Commission Regulation (EC) No 221/2003 of 4 February 2003 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Date: 2003-02-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Pakistan, clothing, import, originating product, quantitative restriction, textile product

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 221/2003

of 4 February 2003

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

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 138/2003 (2), and in particular Article
7 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The Memorandum of Understanding between the
European Community and the Islamic Republic of Paki-
stan on arrangements in the area of market access for
textiles products, initialled on 15 October 1994 (3) and
approved by Council Decision 96/386/EC (4), provides
that favourable consideration is to be given to certain
requests for so-called ‘exceptional flexibility’ by Pakistan.

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan submitted requests for
transfers between categories on 20 December 2002 and
16 January 2003.

The transfers requested by the Islamic Republic of Paki-
stan 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.

(4)

(5)

(6)

It is appropriate to grant the requests in the form of an
advance use of 2003 quotas for the categories requested.

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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods origi-
nating in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 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 Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 February 2003.

For the Commission

Pascal LAMY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 23, 28.1.2003, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 153, 27.6.1996, p. 48.
(4) OJ L 153, 27.6.1996, p. 47.

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ANNEX

Pakistan

Group

Category

Unit

Limit 2002

Adjusted
working level

Quantity in
Units

Quantity
(in tonnes)

pieces

44 999 000

50 799 525

2 816 901

1 600

Adjustment

%

6,3

IB

IIA

IIB

6

9

20

kg

kg

12 124 000

14 082 950

1 300 000

1 300

10,7

46 804 000

54 889 102

1 000 000

1 000

2,1

Flexibility

Advance use
from 2003

Advance use
from 2003

Advance use
from 2003

Adjusted
working level

53 615 525

15 382 950

55 889 102