Commission Regulation (EC) No 1981/2001 of 10 October 2001 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Date: 2001-10-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Pakistan, clothing, originating product, quantitative restriction, textile product

11.10.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 270/17

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1981/2001

of 10 October 2001

authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in
the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

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,

referred to 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 Islamic
Republic of Pakistan on arrangements in the area of
initialled on 31
market access for textiles products,
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 Pakistan.

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan submitted a request for
transfers between different textile and clothing products
on 27 August 2001.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods
originating in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan fixed by the
Memorandum of Understanding between the European
Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on arrange-
ments 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 Islamic Republic of Paki-
stan fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions

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, 10 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. 47.

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ANNEX

Pakistan

Adjustment

Group

Category

Unit

Limit 2001

Adjusted
working level

Quantity
(units)

Quantity
(tonnes)

%

Flexibility

IB

IIA

6

9

IIA

20

pieces

35 831 000

41 358 540

2 992 000

1 700

8,4

kg

kg

9 493 000

10 251 049

1 700 000

1 700

17,9

36 349 000

38 901 731

600 000

600

1,7

IIB

26

pieces

22 491 000

24 065 370

– 12 400 000

– 4 000

– 55,1

Transfer from
category 26

Transfer from
category 26

Transfer from
category 26

Transfer from
categories 6, 9
and 20

Adjusted
working level

44 350 540

11 951 049

39 501 731

11 665 370