Commission Regulation (EC) No 2185/2001 of 9 November 2001 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Republic of Korea
Date: 2001-11-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: South Korea, clothing, originating product, tariff quota, textile product, trade agreement (EU)

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Official Journal of the European Communities

10.11.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2185/2001

of 9 November 2001

authorising 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 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)

Article 7 of
the Agreement between the European
Community and the Republic of Korea on trade in
textile products,
initialled on 7 August 1986 and
approved by Council Decision 87/471/EEC (3), as last
amended by an Agreement in the form of an Exchange
of Letters,
initialled on 22 December 1994 and
approved by Decision 95/131/EC (4), provides that trans-
fers may be agreed between quota years.

The Republic of Korea submitted a request for transfers
between quota years on 17 September 2001.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods
originating in the Republic of Korea fixed by the Agreement
between the EC and the Republic of Korea on trade in textile
products are authorised for the quota year 2001 in accordance
with 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, 9 November 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 263, 14.9.1987, p. 37.
(4) OJ L 94, 26.4.1995, p. 1.

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ANNEX

743 REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Adjustment — transfer between quantitative limits

Group

Category

Unit

Limit 2001

Working level
after previous
adjustments

Quantity

%

Flexibility

New
adjusted
working level

IA

IA

IB

IB

IB

IIB

IIB

IIB

IIIA

IIIB

2A

3A

4

5

6

12

28

83

35

10

Kg

Kg

1 044 000

1 009 600

860 000

894 400

Pieces

15 883 000

15 736 670

Pieces

35 307 000

34 969 180

52 200

43 000

794 150

635 320

1 412 280

249 800

Pieces

6 245 000

6 188 150

100 822 250

Pairs

201 645 000

211 727 250

Pieces

1 135 000

1 137 400

Kg

Kg

421 000

421 750

8 825 000

8 854 850

Pairs

34 713 000

34 713 000

8 065 800

56 750

45 400

21 050

16 840

441 250

1 735 650

5

5

5

4

4

4

5

4

5

4

5

4

5

5

Carry-over from 2000

1 061 800

Carry-over from 2000

937 400

Carry-over from 2000

17 166 140

Advance use from 2002

Advance use from 2002

36 381 460

Advance use from 2002

6 437 950

Carry-over from 2000

229 875 300

Advance use from 2002

Carry-over from 2000

1 239 550

Advance use from 2002

Carry-over from 2000

459 640

Advance use from 2002

Carry-over from 2000

9 296 100

Carry-over from 2000

36 448 650