Commission Regulation (EC) No 337/2003 of 21 February 2003 suspending the application of the double-checking regime to certain textile products originating in Ukraine
Date: 2003-02-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Ukraine, textile product, trade agreement (EU)

22.2.2003

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 49/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 337/2003

of 21 February 2003

suspending the application of the double-checking regime to certain textile products originating in
Ukraine

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 2001/33/EC of 19
December 2000 on the signing of an Agreement in the form of
an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and
Ukraine concerning the extension and amendment of
the
Agreement between the European Economic Community and
Ukraine on trade in textile products initialled on 5 May 1993,
as last amended by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange
of Letters initialled on 15 October 1999 and authorising its
provisional application (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(2)

(3)

(4)

Consultations were held in October 2002 with a view to
reviewing the need to maintain the application of the
double-checking system for certain textile products. As a
result of
the parties agreed to
suspend the double checking regime for one textile
product.

these consultations,

It is desirable for this Regulation to enter into force
immediately in order to inform operators of its benefits
as soon as possible.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(1)

The Agreement between the European Community and
Ukraine on trade on textile products (2), as last amended
by an agreement between the parties implemented by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 475/2002 (3), stipulates
in Article 2(1) that at the latest six weeks before the end
of every Agreement year the Commission and Ukraine
shall hold consultations on the necessity of maintaining
the categories listed in Annex III to the Agreement under
double checking, with a view to the possible suspension
of categories from double-checking.

Annex III to the Agreement between the European Community
and Ukraine on trade in textile products, which sets out the
products without quantitative limits subject
to the double
checking system referred to in the second subparagraph of
Article 2(1) of that Agreement, is replaced by 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, 21 February 2003.

For the Commission

Pascal LAMY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 16, 18.1.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 123, 17.5.1994, p. 718.
(3) OJ L 75, 16.3.2002, p. 26.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX III

Products without quantitative limits subject to the double-checking system referred to in Article 2(1), second
subparagraph, of the Agreement

Group

Category

2000

IA

IB

IIA

IIB

IIIA

IIIB

IV

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

20

22

23

39

12

13

15

16

21

24

26/27

29

73

83

33

36

37

50

67

74

90

115

117

118

Quota

Quota

Quota

Quota

Quota

Quota

Quota

Quota

Quota

Quota

Surveillance

Quota

Quota

Quota

Quota

Quota

Quota

Quota

Quota

Quota

Quota

2001

Free

2002

Free

2003

Free

2004

Free

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Free

Free

Free

Free

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Free

Free

Free

Free

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Quota

Quota

Quota

Quota

Surveillance

Quota

Quota

Quota

Quota

Free

Free

Free

Surveillance

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Surveillance

Free

Free

Free

Free’