Commission Regulation (EC) No 2226/2000 of 6 October 2000 on the authorisation of transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Republic of Korea
Date: 2000-10-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: South Korea, clothing, import, originating product, quantitative restriction, textile product

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2226/2000

of 6 October 2000

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

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 7 of the Agreement between the Community and
the Republic of Korea on trade in textile products (3),
initialled on 7 August 1986 and as last amended by an
Agreement
letters,
initialled on 22 December 1994 (4), provides that trans-
fers may be agreed between quota years.

in the form of an exchange of

The Republic of Korea made a request on 30 August
2000.

The transfers requested by the Republic of Korea 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.

(4)

(5)

(6)

It is appropriate to grant the request.

It is desirable that this Regulation enters into force the
day after its publication in order to allow operators to
benefit from it as soon as possible.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of the Textile 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 Korea are authorised for the
quota year 2000 as detailed in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation enters into force on the 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, 6 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. 24.
(3) Approved by Council Decision 87/471/EEC (OJ L 263, 14.9.1987,

p. 37).

(4) Approved by Council Decision 95/131/EC (OJ L 94, 26.4.1995,

p. 459).

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ANNEX

— Category 2:

carryover of 72 940 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits

— Category 2A: carryover of 72 940 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits

— Category 3:

carryover of 59 290 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits

— Category 3A: carryover of 59 290 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits

— Category 4:

advance use of 781 650 pieces from year 2001 quantitative limits

— Category 5:

advance use of 1 750 100 pieces from year 2001 quantitative limits

— Category 6:

carryover of 429 310 pieces from year 1999 quantitative limits and advance use of 306 650 pieces
from year 2001 quantitative limits

— Category 12: carryover of 13 621 370 pairs from year 1999 quantitative limits

— Category 28: advance use of 54 350 pieces from year 2001 quantitative limits

— Category 83: carryover of 28 420 kilograms from year 1999 quantitative limits and advance use of 20 300

kilograms from year 2001 quantitative limits

— Category 35: advance use of 411 400 pieces from year 2001 quantitative limits