Extension of electronic licensing for imports of textiles and clothing imports
Date: 2002-03-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: clothing, data processing, import licence, originating product, textile product, third country

C 77/38

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

28.3.2002

— special controls targeted at specific issues identified at
national or Community level as deserving particular
attention such as Salmonella sp. contamination, the use
of feed additives or heavy metals.

requiring a coordinated action at
conclusions on areas
Community level. It is therefore necessary to develop an appro-
priate reporting format for adoption under the procedure laid
down in Article 23 of Directive 95/53/EC.

Both controls usually involve sampling and testing.

3. Concerning the result of the inspections, the number and
type of infringements found are provided; however, their
is
interpretation is
difficult
importance of an
infringement.

sometimes cumbersome because it

to report on the relative

4. Most Member States set out what action was taken where
than
for
corrective

infringements were found. However, details other
sanctions,
number of
instance
of
measures at field level, are seldom provided.

criminal
enforcement

administrative or

concerning

the

In the meantime during discussions in the Standing Committee,
it emerged that
is worthwhile recommending targeted
inspections for 2002 at Community level on the following
issues:

it

— dioxins in trace elements and mineral feedingstuffs,

— heavy metals in trace elements and mineral feedingstuffs,

— mycotoxins in feedingstuffs,

4. CONCLUSIONS

The format of the reports provided is not homogeneous and
from the activities carried out it is not possible to drawn clear

— restrictions on the use of processed animal proteins to
protect against transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.

Extension of electronic licensing for imports of textiles and clothing imports

(2002/C 77/08)

Paragraph 3 of Article 11 of Annex III to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for
imports of certain textile products from third countries, introduced by Regulation (EC) No 391/2001 of 26
February 2001 (1), states that ‘where a supplier country has entered into administrative arrangements with
the Community concerning electronic licensing the relevant information may be transmitted by electronic
means to replace the grant of export licences in paper form’.

Electronic licensing has already been introduced in a number of countries as from 1 November 2001 (2) 1
January 2002 (3) and 1 February 2002 (4). Since then, the Commission has entered into the necessary
arrangements with the following: Cabodia, Thailand, Malaysia and Ukraine. For these, from 1 April 2002,
the presentation of the original of the corresponding export licence will no longer be required for the
issuance of import licences by the licensing authorities of Member States, and these can therefore be issued
upon receipt by the competent authorities of Member States of the data transmitted in electronic form by
the supplier countries and confirmation from the Commission that the amounts requested are available
and/or of the validity of the electronic license. The competent authorities of the supplier third countries
concerned may, however, issue an export licence or any similar documents, including if they consider it
appropriate formal export licenses, for the benefit of operators in order to facilitate the transaction.

For any questions, economic operators are invited to address the licensing authorities of Member States,
which is published in OJ C 78, 18.3.2000, p. 2.

(1) OJ L 58, 28.2.2001, p. 3.
(2) OJ C 308, 1.11.2001, p. 16, (Sri Lanka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Vietnam).
(3) OJ C 374, 29.12.2001, p. 58 (Russia, Nepal, Taiwan, Macao and Philippines).
(4) OJ C 29, 1.2.2002, p. 5 (India, South Korea and Laos).