Commission Regulation (EC) No 1057/2002 of 18 June 2002 on the opening of additional quotas for imports into the Community in quota year 2003 of certain textile products originating in certain third countries participating in trade fairs organised in November 2002 in the European Community
Date: 2002-06-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import, originating product, quantitative restriction, textile product, third country, trade event

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1057/2002

of 18 June 2002

on the opening of additional quotas for imports into the Community in quota year 2003 of certain
textile products originating in certain third countries participating in trade fairs organised in
November 2002 in the European Community

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 797/2002 (2), and in particular Article
8 thereof,

Whereas:

as certified by the competent authorities of the Member
State where it is held.

In order to avoid circumvention, issue of import authori-
sations should only cover products shipped in the sup-
plier country in which they originate no earlier than 1
January 2003.

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 con-
formity with the opinion of the Textile Committee,

(7)

(8)

(9)

Additional quotas to those indicated in Annex V to
Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 may be opened when re-
quired under special circumstances. The Commission has
received a request to open additional quotas in view of
trade fairs to be held in 2002.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Additional quotas have already been opened for trade
fairs in previous years for certain third countries.

Article 1

Access to the additional quotas should be limited to pro-
ducts which have been exhibited by the exporting coun-
tries at the relevant fair and for the quantities agreed to
by sales contracts, as certified by the competent authori-
ties of the Member State where the fair is taking place.

In addition to the quantitative limits on imports established by
Regulation (EEC) No. 3030/93, additional quotas for quota year
2003 shall be opened in respect of the trade fairs to be held in
November 2002 in the European Community as set out in the
Annex hereto.

In order to avoid an over-utilisation of these additional
quotas it appears appropriate to request the Member
State on the territory of which the fair is taking place, on
the one hand, to ensure that the total amounts covered
by certified contracts do not exceed the limits set for
these additional quotas and, on the other hand, to in-
form the Commission after closure of the fair of the total
quantities covered by such certified contracts.

It seems appropriate to apply to imports into the Com-
munity of products for which the additional quotas are
opened the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93
which are applicable to imports of products subject to
quantitative limits set out in Annex V to the said Regula-
tion, with the exception of those relating to flexibilities.

(6)

Requests for import authorisations should moreover be
accompanied by the contract signed at the relevant fair,

(1) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 128, 15.5.2002, p. 29.

Article 2

1.
Access to the additional quotas referred to in Article 1
shall be limited to such products which have been exhibited by
the exporting countries at the fair and for the quantities agreed
by a sales contract signed at the relevant fair as certified by the
competent authorities of the Member States where the fair takes
place.

The competent authorities of the Member State in the ter-
2.
ritory of which the fair is taking place shall ensure that the total
amounts covered by certified contracts do not exceed the limits
fixed in the Annex.

3.
The Commission shall be informed by the relevant Mem-
ber State no earlier than 1 January 2003 of the total quantities
covered by contracts certified as having been concluded during
the fair. This information shall be provided by supplier country
and category.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

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Article 3

1. Without prejudice to paragraphs 2 and 3, imports into
the Community of products for which additional quotas have
been opened shall be subject to the provisions of Regulation
(EEC) No 3030/93 which are applicable to imports of products
subject to quantitative limits established in Annex V to the said
Regulation, with the exception of those relating to flexibilities.

2.
Import authorisations shall only be issued on the presen-
tation of an export licence bearing in box 9 an indication of
the fair and year to which it relates and accompanied by the
original of the certified contract referred to in Article 2.

Import authorisations shall only cover products shipped
3.
into the Community from the third country in which they ori-
ginate no earlier than 30 days after the closure of the fair but
not before 1 January 2003.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that
of
the European
Communities.

its publication in the Official

Journal of

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

Done at Brussels, 18 June 2002.

For the Commission

Pascal LAMY

Member of the Commission

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ADDITIONAL QUOTAS FOR THE BERLIN TRADE FAIR TO BE HELD ON

ANNEX

(The complete description of the goods is shown in Annex I of Regulation (EEC) No. 3030/93 as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 797/2002)

14 to 15 November 2002

Category

Unit

Third country (1)

Quantitative limit

1

4

5

6

7

8

9

12

15

18

20

21

26

27

29

78

118

tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes

1 000 pairs

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

Pakistan

Belarus
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Pakistan
Vietnam

Belarus
India
Malaysia
Pakistan
Vietnam

India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Vietnam

India
Indonesia
Vietnam

Belarus
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Pakistan
Vietnam

Pakistan

Belarus

Belarus
India
Vietnam

Vietnam

Belarus
India
Pakistan

Vietnam

Belarus
India

Belarus

India

Vietnam

Belarus

66

4
454
212
94
225
25

4
252
42
215
20

118
131
92
20

407
98
25

4
323
518
82
158
220

233

4

4
124
20

5

2
294
149

30

4
383

4

268

5

2

(1) Additional quotas are opened on condition that trade in textile products originating in the countries concerned will remain subject in

2002 to a specific conventional regime.