Commission Regulation (EC) No 1442/2001 of 16 July 2001 on the authorisation of transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Republic of India
Date: 2001-07-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: India, clothing, import policy, originating product, quantitative restriction, textile product

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1442/2001

of 16 July 2001

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,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12
October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain texile
products from third countries (1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 391/2001 (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

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) provides that favour-
able consideration shall be given to certain requests for
so-called ‘exceptional flexibility’ by India

The Republic of India has made a request on 31 May
2001.

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.

(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 India are authorised for the
quota year 2001 as detailed in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that
of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communi-
ties.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 July 2001.

For the Commission

Pascal LAMY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 58, 28.2.2001, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 153, 27.6.1996, p. 53.

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ADJUSTMENT

Group

Category

Unit

Limit 2001

Adjusted
working level

Quantity
in units

Quantity in
tonnes

%

Flexibility

ANNEX

4

6

pieces

74 819 000

80 056 330

12 960 000

2 000

17,3 %

pieces

10 279 000

10 998 530

2 640 000

1 500

25,7 %

Transfer from
category 15

Transfer from
category 15

Adjusted working
level

93 016 330

13 638 530

15

pieces

7 459 000

7 981 130

– 3 780 000

– 4 500

– 50,7 %

26

pieces

19 546 000

20 914 220

3 100 000

1 000

15,9 %

Transfer to catego-
ries 4, 6, 26

4 201 130

Transfer from
category 15

24 014 220

IB

IB

IIB

IIB