Commission Regulation (EC) No 1467/2002 of 12 August 2002 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the People's Republic of China
Date: 2002-08-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, clothing, import policy, originating product, quantitative restriction, textile product

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1467/2002

of 12 August 2002

authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating
in the People’s Republic of China

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 (1) of
12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain
textile products from third countries, as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 797/2002 (2), and in particular
Article 7 thereof;

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

the Agreement between the European
Article 5 of
Economic Community and the People’s Republic of
China on trade in textiles products (3),
initialled on 9
December 1988 and approved by Council Decision 90/
647/EEC, as last amended and extended by an Agree-
ment in the form of an Exchange of Letters, initialled on
19 May 2000 and approved by Council Decision 2000/
787/EC (4), provides that transfers may be made between
quota years.

The People’s Republic of China submitted a request for
transfers between quota years on 6 June 2002 for addi-
tional flexibilities, and most specifically for a carryover
of quantities from the quantitative limits of year 2001
into year 2002.

The transfers requested by the People’s Republic of China
fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred
to in Article 5 of the Agreement between the Commu-

nity and the People’s Republic of China on trade in
textiles products, initialled on 9 December 1988 and as
set out in Annex VIII to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93.

It is, therefore, appropriate to grant the request to the
extent that quantities are available.

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)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods origi-
nating in the People’s Republic of China fixed by the Agree-
ment between the Community and the People’s Republic of
China are authorised for the quota year 2002 in accordance
with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply to the quota year 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 August 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 352, 15.12.1990, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 314, 14.12.2000, p. 13.

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ANNEX

720 CHINA

Adjustment

Group

Category

Unit

Limit 2002

Working level after
previous adjustment

Quantity

%

Flexibility

4 250 000

3 982 840

170 000

4,0

Carry-over from
2001

kg

kg

kg

kg

kg

IA

IA

IA

IA

IA

IB

IB

1

2

2A

3

3A

5A

7

29 029 000

30 190 160

1 161 160

4,0

3 750 000

3 900 000

5 672

0,2

5 929 000

6 166 160

237 160

4,0

758 000

788 320

30 320

4,0

Piece

237 000

244 110

9 480

4,0

Piece

12 932 000

12 942 080

147 920

1,1

IIA

20/39

IIA

22

IIA

23

kg

kg

kg

9 445 000

10 295 050

247 947

2,6

17 213 000

14 522 382

688 520

4,0

11 317 000

1 585 675

452 680

4,0

IIB

12

Pair

31 073 000

33 869 570

1 242 920

4,0

IIB

14

Piece

13 288 000

14 483 920

531 520

4,0

IIB

16

Piece

15 969 000

17 406 210

638 760

4,0

IIB

17

Piece

11 532 000

12 569 880

461 280

4,0

IIB

28

Piece

74 832 000

81 566 880

2 993 280

4,0

IIB

29

Piece

12 678 000

13 468 530

185 574

1,5

IIB

31

Piece

77 273 000

84 227 570

687 761

0,9

IIB

83

kg

8 914 000

9 469 810

298 585

3,3

New adjusted
working level

4 152 840

Carry-over from
2001

31 351 320

Carry-over from
2001

3 905 672

Carry-over from
2001

6 403 320

Carry-over from
2001

Carry-over from
2001

818 640

253 590

Carry-over from
2001

13 090 000

Carry-over from
2001

10 542 997

Carry-over from
2001

15 210 902

Carry-over from
2001

2 038 355

Carry-over from
2001

35 112 490

Carry-over from
2001

15 015 440

Carry-over from
2001

18 044 970

Carry-over from
2001

13 031 160

Carry-over from
2001

84 560 160

Carry-over from
2001

13 654 104

Carry-over from
2001

84 915 331

Carry-over from
2001

9 768 395

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720 CHINA

Adjustment

Group

Category

Unit

Limit 2002

Working level after
previous adjustment

Quantity

%

Flexibility

IIIB

97

Other

ex 20 (1)

Other

115

Other

117

Other

118

Other

122

Other

136A

Other

156

Other

157

Other

159

kg

kg

kg

kg

kg

kg

kg

kg

kg

kg

New adjusted
working level

2 584 310

51 360

2 287 000

2 492 830

91 480

4,0

48 000

49 440

1 920

4,0

Carry-over from
2001

Carry-over from
2001

1 203 000

1 311 270

15 093

1,3

572 000

623 480

18 798

3,3

1 340 000

1 460 600

53 600

4,0

186 000

202 740

7 440

4,0

419 000

233 510

16 760

4,0

3 291 000

3 389 730

131 640

4,0

12 184 000

12 549 520

487 360

4,0

4 236 000

4 363 080

169 440

4,0

Carry-over from
2001

1 326 363

Carry-over from
2001

642 278

Carry-over from
2001

1 514 200

Carry-over from
2001

Carry-over from
2001

210 180

250 270

Carry-over from
2001

3 521 370

Carry-over from
2001

13 036 880

Carry-over from
2001

4 532 520

(1) Categories marked by ‘ex’ cover products other than those of wool or fine animal hair, cotton or synthetic or artificial textile materials.