Notice to Community importers of certain products originating in the People's Republic of China subject to quantitative quotas
Date: 2003-03-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, footwear industry, household article, import (EU), originating product, quantitative restriction

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Notice to Community importers of certain products originating in the People's Republic of China
subject to quantitative quotas

(2003/C 75/07)

In accordance with Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No
520/94 of 7 March 1994 establishing a Community procedure
for administering quantitative quotas (1), Community importers
are informed of the following:

1. By Regulation (EC) No 538/2003 (2),

the European
Commission has laid down specific procedures for the redis-
tribution in 2003 of portions unused in 2002 of certain
Community quantitative quotas introduced in respect of the
People's Republic of China by Council Regulation (EC) No
519/94 of 7 March 1994 (3).

2. These quotas will be administered using the method based
on traditional trade flows (Article 2(2)(a) of Regulation (EC)
No 520/94). Under this method, the quotas are divided into
two parts, one reserved for traditional
importers and the
other for non-traditional importers. The part reserved for
non-traditional importers will, however, be allocated on a
pro-rata basis according to the quantities requested;
the
quantity requested by a non-traditional importer may not
exceed the quantity or value indicated for each product in
Annex I to this notice.

importers are those able to show that

Traditional
they
imported into the Community the product or products
covered by the quotas in question in either the calendar
year 1998 or 1999.

3. In order to qualify for the allocation of

these quotas,
Community importers, no matter where they are established
in the Community, may lodge with the competent auth-
orities of
their choice a single
licence application for each quota, drawn up in the
official
the Member State
languages of
concerned. The list of competent authorities can be found
in Annex II to this notice.

the Member State of

language or

4. In accordance with Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 738/94 (4) of 30 March 1994 laying down certain rules
for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 520/94, the
import licence application shall state only:

(a) the

applicant's

full name

(including
telephone and fax numbers and any identification
number registered with the competent national auth-
orities) and VAT registration number, if liable for VAT;

and address

(b) the quota period in question, i.e.

‘unused quantities of

2002’;

(c) where applicable,

the
declarant or the applicant's representative (including
telephone and fax numbers);

the full name and address of

(d) a description of the goods, giving:

— their trade description,

— combined nomenclature (CN) code,

— details of their origin and place of consignment;

(e) the quantities requested, expressed in the unit used to

set the quota;

(f) where the licence application relates to footwear and the
quantitative quota covers two CN codes, a breakdown
by CN code of the quantities requested;

(g) the following statement

the
applicant's signature and his name printed in capital
letters:

followed by the date,

‘I, the undersigned, declare that the information given in
this application is correct and is given in good faith,
I am established in the European Community,
that
and that this application is the only one made by me
or on my behalf for the quota relating to the goods
described in this application.

I undertake to return the licence to the issuing authority
within 10 working days of its expiry.’

licence applications certified copies of

5. To qualify for the allocation of
importers,

that part of
the quota
importers shall enclose
reserved for traditional
with their
the
entries for release for free circulation made out during
either the 1998 or 1999 calendar year in their name or
that of the operator whose activities they have taken over in
respect of the release for free circulation of the products
originating in the People's Republic of China covered by the
quantitative quota referred to in the licence application.

(1) OJ L 66, 10.3.1994, p. 1, amended by Regulation (EC) No 138/96

of 22 January 1996 (OJ L 21, 27.1.1996, p. 6).

(2) OJ L 80, 27.3.2003, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 67, 10.3.1994, p. 89, last amended by Regulation (EC) No

427/2003 of 3 March 2003 (OJ L 65, 8.3.2003, p. 1).

(4) OJ L 87, 31.3.1994, p. 47, last amended by Regulation (EC) No

983/96 of 31 May 1996 (OJ L 131, 1.6.1996, p. 47).

Alternatively, applicants may enclose with their
licence
applications documents drawn up and certified by the
competent national
the
customs information available to them showing that the
applicants or
the operators whose activities they have
taken over imported the products concerned during either
the 1998 or 1999 calendar year.

authorities on the basis of

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for products

licences
Alternatively, applicants already holding import
issued for 2003 under Commission Regulation (EC) No
2077/2002 (1),
licence
application may enclose a copy of their previous licences
they shall
with their licence applications.
indicate in their licence application the aggregate quantity
of imports of the product in question in the year of the
reference period chosen.

In that case,

covered by

the

6. When applying for the allocation of the part of the quota
reserved for non-traditional
importers, operators that are
deemed to be related persons as defined by Article 143 of
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (2) (laying down
provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs
Code) may only submit a single license application for the
goods described in the application.
In addition to the
statement required by Article 3(2)(g) of Regulation (EC)
No 738/94, the license application for the non-traditional
quota shall contain a statement that the applicant is not
related to any other operator applying for the non-tradi-
tional quota line in question.

(1) OJ L 319, 23.11.2002, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.

7. Applications for import licences may be lodged from the
day after
the publication in the Official
the
European Union of Commission Regulation (EC) No
538/2003 until 9 May 2003 at 15.00, Brussels time.

Journal of

8. The provisions governing the quotas referred to in this

notice result from the following Regulations:

— Council Regulation (EC) No 520/94 of 7 March 1994

(OJ L 66, 10.3.1994, p. 1),

— Council Regulation (EC) No 519/94 of 7 March 1994

(OJ L 67, 10.3.1994, p. 89),

— Council Regulation (EC) No 538/95 of 6 March 1995

(OJ L 55, 11.3.1995, p. 1),

— Council Regulation (EC) No 138/96 of 22 January 1996

(OJ L 21, 27.1.1996, p. 6),

— Commission Regulation (EC) No 738/94 of 30 March

1994 (OJ L 87, 31.3.1994, p. 47),

— Commission Regulation (EC) No 983/96 of 31 May

1996 (OJ L 131, 1.6.1996, p. 47),

— Commission Regulation (EC) No 538/2003 of 26 March

2003 (OJ L 80, 27.3.2003, p. 3).

MAXIMUM QUANTITY WHICH MAY BE REQUESTED BY EACH IMPORTER OTHER THAN TRADITIONAL

ANNEX I

Product description

Footwear falling within HS/CN codes

HS/CN code

ex 6402 99 (1)

6403 51
6403 59

ex 6403 91 (1)
ex 6403 99 (1)

ex 6404 11 (2)

6404 19 10

Tableware, kitchenware of porcelain or china falling within HS/CN code

6911 10

Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet
articles, other than of porcelain or china falling within HS/CN code

6912 00

Predetermined
maximum quantity

5 000 pairs

5 000 pairs

5 000 pairs

5 000 pairs

5 000 pairs

5 tonnes

5 tonnes

(1) Excluding footwear involving special technology: shoes which have a cif price per pair of not less than EUR 9 for use in sporting
activities, with a single- or multi-layer moulded sole, not injected, manufactured from synthetic materials specially designed to absorb
the impact of vertical or lateral movements and with technical features such as hermetic pads containing gas or fluid, mechanical
components which absorb or neutralise impact or materials such as low-density polymers.

(2) Excluding:

(a) footwear which is designed for a sporting activity and has, or has provision for the attachment of, spikes, sprigs, stops, clips, bats

or the like, with a non-injected sole;

(b) footwear involving special technology: shoes which have a cif price per pair of not less than EUR 9 for use in sporting activities,
with a single- or multi-layer moulded sole, not injected, manufactured from synthetic materials specially designed to absorb the
impact of vertical or lateral movements and with technical features such as hermetic pads containing gas or fluid, mechanical
components which absorb or neutralise impact or materials such as low-density polymers.

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ANNEX II

LIST OF THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES

1. BELGIQUE/BELGÏE

8. ITALIA

Service public fédéral économie, PME,
Classes moyennes & Energie
Administration du potentiel économique
Politiques d'accès aux marchés, Service Licences

Federale overheidsdienst economie, KMO,
Middenstand & Energie
Bestuur Economisch potentieel
Markttoegangsbeleid, dienst Vergunningen
Generaal Lemanstraat 60, rue Général Leman 60
B-1040 Brussel/Bruxelles
Tél./Tel. (32-2) 206 58 16
Télécopieur/fax (32-2) 230 83 22/231 14 84

2. DANMARK

Erhvervs- og Boligstyrelsen
Vejlsøvej 29
DK-8600 Silkeborg
Tlf. (45) 35 46 60 30
Fax (45) 35 46 64 01

3. DEUTSCHLAND

Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA)
Frankfurter Straße 29—35
D-65760 Eschborn
Tel. (49) 619 69 08-0
Fax (49) 619 69 42 26/619 69 08-800

4. GREECE

Ministry of Economy & Finance
General Directorate of Policy Planning & Implementation
Directorate of International Economic Issues
1, Kornarou Street
GR-105-63 Athens
Tel. (30-1) 328 60 31/328 60 32
Fax (30-1) 328 60 94/328 60 59

5. ESPAÑA

Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda
Dirección General de Comercio Exterior
Paseo de la Castellana, 162
E-28046 Madrid
Tel. (34) 913 49 38 94/913 49 37 78
Fax (34) 913 49 38 32/913 49 37 40

6. FRANCE

Service des titres du commerce extérieur
8, rue de la Tour-des-Dames
F-75436 Paris Cedex 09
Tél. (33-1) 55 07 46 69/95
Télécopieur (33-1) 55 07 48 32/34/35

7. IRELAND

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Licencing Unit, Block C
Earlsfort Centre
Hatch Street
Dublin 2
Ireland
Tel. (353-1) 631 25 41
Fax (353-1) 631 25 62

Ministero del Commercio con l'estero
D.G. per la politica commerciale e la gestione del regime degli scambi
— Divisione VII
Viale America 341
I-00144 Roma
Tel. (39) 06 599 31 — 06 59 93 24 19 — 06 59 93 24 00
Fax (39) 06 592 55 56

9. LUXEMBOURG

Ministère des affaires étrangères
Office des licences
Boîte postale 113
L-2011 Luxembourg
Tél. (352) 22 61 62
Fax (352) 46 61 38

10. NEDERLAND

Belastingdienst/Douane
Engelse Kamp 2
Postbus 30003
9700 RD Groningen
Nederland
Tel. (31-50) 523 91 11
Fax (31-50) 523 22 10

11. ÖSTERREICH

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit
Landstrasser Hauptstraße 55/57
A-1031 Wien
Tel. (43) 171 100 83 45
Fax (43) 171 100 83 86

12. PORTUGAL

Ministério da Economia
Direcção-Geral das Relações Económicas Internacionais
Avenida da República, 79
P-1069-059 Lisboa
Tel. (351-21) 791 18 00/19 43
Fax (351-21) 793 22 10, 796 37 23
Telex: 13 418

13. SUOMI

Tullihallitus/Tullstyrelsen
Erottajankatu/Skillnadsgatan 2
FIN-00101 Helsinki/Helsingfors
P./Tel. (358-9) 61 41
F. (358-9) 614 28 52

14. SVERIGE

Kommerskollegium
Box 6803
S-113 86 Stockholm
Tfn (46-8) 690 48 00
Fax (46-8) 30 67 59

15. UNITED KINGDOM

Department of Trade and Industry
Import Licensing Branch
Queensway House
West Precinct
Billingham
TS23 2NF
United Kingdom
Tel. (44-1642) 36 43 33/36 43 34
Fax (44-1642) 53 35 57