Commission Regulation (EC) No 2031/2002 of 15 November 2002 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in Macao
Date: 2002-11-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Macao, clothing, import policy, originating product, quantitative restriction, textile product

16.11.2002

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 313/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2031/2002

of 15 November 2002

authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating
in Macao

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, 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
set up by Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

the Agreement between the European
Article 7 of
Economic Community and Macao on trade in textile
products, initialled on 19 July 1986 and approved by
Council Decision 87/497/EEC (3), as last amended by an
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, initi-
alled on 22 December 1994 and approved by Council
Decision 95/131/EC (4), provides that transfers may be
agreed between categories and quota years.

Macao submitted a request for transfers between quota
years on 10 August 2002.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods origi-
nating in Macao fixed by the Agreement between the European
Community and Macao on trade in textile products 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 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, 15 November 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 287, 9.10.1987, p. 47.
(4) OJ L 94, 26.4.1995, p. 1.

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ANNEX

743 MACAO

Adjustment — Advance Use from 2003
Exceptional flexibility

Group

Category

Unit

Limit 2002

Normal
flexibilities
granted

Working level
after adjustment

Quantity

%

Flexibility

Working level

IB

IB

IB

IB

IIB

IIB

IIB

4

5

6

7

13

31

83

pcs

14 468 000

144 680

15 480 760

578 720

4,0

pcs

13 514 000

135 140

13 538 931

540 560

4,0

pcs

14 574 000

145 740

14 589 644

582 960

4,0

pcs

5 679 000

56 790

5 859 260

227 160

4,0

pcs

8 769 000

87 690

9 733 587

87 690

1,0

pcs

9 676 000

96 760

10 450 072

387 040

4,0

kg

463 000

4 630

500 040

18 520

4,0

Transfer from
year 2003

Transfer from
year 2003

Transfer from
year 2003

Transfer from
year 2003

Transfer from
year 2003

Transfer from
year 2003

Transfer from
year 2003

16 059 480

14 079 491

15 172 604

6 086 420

9 821 277

10 837 112

518 560