Commission Regulation (EC) No 1314/2002 of 19 July 2002 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Republic of India
Date: 2002-07-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: India, clothing, import (EU), originating product, quantitative restriction, tariff quota, textile product

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Official Journal of the European Communities

20.7.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1314/2002

of 19 July 2002

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

(4)

(5)

(6)

It is appropriate to grant the request.

It is desirable for this Regulation to enter into force 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
provided for in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/
93,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The Memorandum of Understanding between the
European Community and the Republic of
India on
arrangements in the area of market access for textile
products, initialled on 31 December 1994 (3), provides
that favourable consideration should be given to certain
requests for so-called ‘exceptional flexibility’ by India.

The Republic of
between categories on 17 May 2002.

India made a request

for transfers

The transfers requested by the Republic of India fall
within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred to
in Article 7 and set out in Annex VIII to Regulation
(EEC) No 3030/93.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods origi-
nating in the Republic of India are authorised for the quota year
2002 in accordance with the Annex.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that
of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Commu-
nities.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 July 2002.

For the Commission

Pascal LAMY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 128, 15.5.2002, p. 29.
(3) OJ L 153, 27.6.1996, p. 53.

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ANNEX

664 INDIA

ADJUSTMENT

Group

Category

Unit

Limit 2002

Adjusted
working level

Quantity
in units

Quantity
in tonnes

%

Flexibility

IA

IA

IB

IB

2a

3

4

6

kg

kg

23 733 000

26 445 819

1 500 000

1 500

6,3

33 347 000

34 019 980

– 7 000 000

7 000

– 21,0

pcs

81 019 000

84 350 769

19 440 000

3 000

24,0

pcs

11 225 000

11 295 930

4 400 000

2 500

39,2

Transfer from
category 3

Transfer to
categories 2a,
4 and 6

Transfer from
category 3

Transfer from
category 3

New adjusted
working level

27 945 819

27 019 980

103 790 769

15 695 930