Commission Regulation (EC) No 2085/2000 of 2 October 2000 on the authorisation of transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Republic of India
Date: 2000-10-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: India, clothing, import policy, originating product, quantitative restriction, textile product

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2085/2000

of 2 October 2000

on the authorisation of transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products
originating in the Republic of India

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(5)

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12
October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile
products from third countries (1), as last amended by Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 1987/2000 (2), and in particular
Article 7 thereof,

Whereas:

the tariff lines agreed in the Memorandum of Under-
standing.

The notification by India of 1 December 1999 is not
fully consistent with the Memorandum of Under-
standing. However, consultations between the two
parties have led to mutual clarifications. It is therefore
appropriate to grant the request partially and to release
the remainder of the exceptional flexibilities as soon as
India amends its notification to the WTO for those tariff
lines for which India has announced that it will intro-
duce maximum customs duties.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The Memorandum of Understanding between the Euro-
pean Community and the Republic of India on arrange-
ments in the area of market access for textiles products,
initialled on 31 December 1994 (3) (the Memorandum
of Understanding) provides that favourable considera-
tion shall be given to certain requests for ‘exceptional
flexibility’ by India.

The Republic of India made a request on 28 January
2000.

The transfers requested by the Republic of India fall
within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred to
in Article 7 and set out in Annex VIII of Regulation
(EEC) No 3030/93.

(6)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of the Textiles Management
Committee provided for in Article 17 of Regulation
(EEC) No 3030/93,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods
originating in the Republic of India are authorised for the
quota year 2000 as detailed in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

Pursuant to paragraph 2 of the Memorandum of Under-
standing, India made on 1 December 1999 a notification
to the WTO for the binding of the customs duties for

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 2 October 2000.

For the Commission

Pascal LAMY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 237, 21.9.2000, p. 34.
(3) OJ L 153, 27.6.1996, p. 53.

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ANNEX

— Category 1:

transfer of 87 500 kilograms from the quantitative limits of category 23.

— Category 4:

transfer of 875 000 kilograms from the quantitative limits of category 15.

— Category 5:

transfer of 218 750 kilograms from the quantitative limits of category 15.

— Category 6:

transfer of 1 093 750 kilograms from the quantitative limits of category 29.

— Category 20:

transfer of 131 250 kilograms from the quantitative limits of category 23.

— Category 26:

transfer of 1 093 750 kilograms from the quantitative limits of category 15, 24 and 27.