Commission Regulation (EC) No 2030/2002 of 15 November 2002 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Republic of Korea
Date: 2002-11-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: South Korea, clothing, import policy, originating product, quantitative restriction, textile product

16.11.2002

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 313/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2030/2002

of 15 November 2002

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

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 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 Economic
Community and the Republic of Korea on trade in textile
products, initialled on 7 August 1986 and approved by
Council Decision 87/471/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 quota years.

The Republic of Korea submitted a request for transfers
between quota years on 5 September 2002.

The transfers requested by the Republic of Korea 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 the Republic of Korea fixed by the Agreement
between the European Community and the Republic of Korea
on trade in textile products 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, 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 263, 19.9.1987, p. 37.
(4) OJ L 94, 26.4.1995, p. 1.

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ANNEX

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Adjustment — transfer between quantitative limits

Group

Category

Unit

Limit 2002

Working level after
previous adjustments

Quantity

IA

IA

IB

IB

IB

2A

3A

4

5

6

kg

kg

1 046 000

1 066 920

52 300

876 000

893 520

43 800

pcs

16 204 000

16 544 130

810 200

648 160

pcs

pcs

35 697 000

35 716 500

1 427 880

6 388 000

6 522 910

319 400

255 520

IIB

12

pcs

210 928 000

217 719 990

10 546 400

IIB

28

pcs

1 198 000

1 237 090

59 900

8 437 120

47 920

IIB

83

kg

440 000

454 150

22 000

17 600

IIIA

35

kg

9 637 000

10 311 590

389 240

%

5

5

5

4

4

5

4

5

4

5

4

5

4

4

New adjusted
working level

1 119 220

937 320

18 002 490

Flexibility

Carry-over from
2001

Carry-over from
2001

Carry-over from
2001

Advance use from
2003

Advance use from
2003

37 144 380

Carry-over from
2001

7 097 830

Advance use from
2003

Carry-over from
2001

236 703 510

Advance use from
2003

Carry-over from
2001

1 344 910

Advance use from
2003

Carry-over from
2001

493 750

Advance use from
2003

Carry-over from
2001

10 700 830