Commission Regulation (EC) No 1954/2001 of 5 October 2001 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Republic of India
Date: 2001-10-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: India, clothing, originating product, quantitative restriction, textile product

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Official Journal of the European Communities

6.10.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1954/2001

of 5 October 2001

authorising 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 textile
products from third countries (1), as last amended by Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 1809/2001 (2), and in particular
Article 7 thereof,

in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 and set out
in Annex VIII thereto.

It is, therefore, appropriate to grant the request.

It is desirable for this Regulation to enter into force on
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,

(4)

(5)

(6)

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Paragraph 6 of
the Memorandum of Understanding
between the European Community and the Republic of
India on arrangements in the area of market access for
textiles products, initialled on 31 December 1994 and
approved by Council Decision 96/386/EC (3), provides
that favourable consideration shall be given to certain
requests for so-called ‘exceptional flexibility’ by India.

The Republic of India submitted a request for transfers
between different textile and clothing products on 8
August 2001.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods
originating in the Republic of India fixed by the Memorandum
of Understanding between the European Community and the
Republic of India on arrangements in the area of market access
for textiles products are authorised for the quota year 2001 in
accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

The transfers requested by the Republic of India fall
within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred to

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following 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, 5 October 2001.

For the Commission

Pascal LAMY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 252, 20.9.2001, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 153, 27.6.1996, p. 53.

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ANNEX

664 INDIA

Adjustment

Group

Category

Unit

Limit 2001

Adjusted
working level

Quantity
(Units)

Quantity
(Tonnes)

%

Flexibility

21 372 000

22 868 000

1 000 000

1 000

4,6

Transfer from
category 3

31 059 000

33 233 130

– 3 500 000

– 3 500

– 11,3

pieces

74 819 000

93 016 330

6 480 000

1 000

8,7

pieces

10 279 000

13 638 530

2 640 000

1 500

25,7

kg

kg

IA

IA

IB

IB

2A

3

4

6

Adjusted
working level

23 868 000

Transfer to
categories 2a, 4, 6

29 733 130

Transfer from
category 3

Transfer from
category 3

99 496 330

16 278 530