Information from the Commission - Lifting of quotas on textiles and clothing imports from Ukraine
Date: 2001-03-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Ukraine, customs duties, tariff reduction, textile product, trade agreement (EU)

23.3.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 92/23

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2363 (cid:151) BHP/Caemi)

(2001/C 92/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 12 March 2001 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which the undertaking BHP Limited, Australia, acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the
Regulation, control of the whole of Caemi Minera(cid:231)ªo e Metalurgia SA, Brazil, by way of purchase of
shares.
2.
(cid:151) BHP: production and distribution of iron ore, operations in a variety of metals and minerals, as well as

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

petroleum,

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within

(cid:151) Caemi: production and distribution of iron ore and other metals and minerals, logistics services.
3.
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.
4.
proposed operation.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference
COMP/M.2363 (cid:151) BHP/Caemi, to:
European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B (cid:151) Merger Task Force,
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70,
B-1000 Brussels.

their possible observations on the

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.

Lifting of quotas on textiles and clothing imports from Ukraine

(2001/C 92/05)

The agreement on trade in textiles and clothing signed by the European Community and Ukraine on 19
December 2000 in Brussel (1), requires Ukraine to implement tariff reductions for European Union exports
of textiles and clothing products. It has been established that these tariff reductions have been implemented
with the adoption of Cabinet Decree No 170 of 23 February 2001.
In accordance with paragraph 3.3 of the agreement, the European Community will lift all quantitative
restrictions (quotas) on imports of textile and clothing products from Ukraine from 26 March 2001.
Surveillance (licensing without quotas) will be maintained until further notice for the following textile
product categories (see Appendix 4 of the agreement): 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, 24, 26/27, 29, 83,
50, and 117.
The maximum tariff rates applicable to Community exports of textile and clothing products to Ukraine can
be consulted in Appendices 6 and 7 of the agreement. Between 2001 and 2004 Ukraine will reduce its
maximum tariff rates in parallel with the reduction schedule notified by the EU to the WTO. Under this
schedule the maximum rates in 2004 will in general be the following: 4 % for yarns and fibres, 8 % for
fabrics, 12 % for clothing and made-up textile products. For carpets the following rates will be imple-
mented: 12 % in 2001, 10 % in 2002 and EU maximum rates (8 % in general) from 2003.

(1) Council Decision 2001/33/EC of 19 December 2000 authorising the signing and provisional application of the
(cid:145)Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and Ukraine concerning the
extension and amendment of the agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on trade in textile
products initialled on 5 May 1993, as last amended by the agreement in the form of an exchange of letters initialled
on 15 October 1999(cid:146) (OJ L 16, 18.1.2001).