Commission Regulation (EC) No 548/2003 of 27 March 2003 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the People's Republic of China
Date: 2003-03-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, clothing, originating product, quantitative restriction, textile product

28.3.2003

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 548/2003

of 27 March 2003

authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating
in the People's Republic of China

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 Regulation
(EC) No 138/2003 (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 5 of
the Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the People's Republic of
China on trade in textile products (3),
initialled on 9
December 1988 and approved by Council Decision 90/
647/EEC, as last amended and extended by an Agree-
ment in the form of an Exchange of Letters, initialled on
19 May 2000 and approved by Council Decision 2000/
787/EC (4), provides that transfers may be made between
quota years. Those flexibility provisions were notified to
the Textiles Monitoring Body of the World Trade Orga-
nisation following China's accession to it.

On 20 February 2003 the People's Republic of China
submitted a request for transfers of quantities from the
quota year 2003 to the quota year 2002.

The transfers requested by the People's Republic of
China fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions
referred to in Article 5 of the Agreement between the

European Economic Community and the People's
Republic of China on trade in textiles products as set out
in Annex VIII to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93.

(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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods origi-
nating in the People's Republic of China fixed by the Agree-
ment between the European Community and the People's
Republic of China 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 28 March 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 March 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 352, 15.12.1990, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 314, 14.12.2000, p. 13.

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ANNEX

720 China

Adjustment

Group

Category

Unit

Limit 2002

Working level
after previous
adjustments

Working level
after imple-
menting 1 %
normal flexibil-
ities

Quantity

%

Flexibility

IB

3

kg

5 929 000

6 403 320

6 462 610

118 580

2,0

Transfer from
quota year
2003

New adjusted
working level

6 581 190