Commission Regulation (EC) No 929/2003 of 27 May 2003 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the People's Republic of China
Date: 2003-05-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, clothing, originating product, quantitative restriction, textile product, trading operation

28.5.2003

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 131/15

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 929/2003

of 27 May 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)

the Agreement between the European
Article 5 of
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.

Appendix B to Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/
93 sets out
textiles and
the quantitative limits for
clothing products originating in the People's Republic of
China and used exclusively at European fairs.

On 21 October 2002 the People's Republic of China
submitted a request for transfers of quantities from the
quota year 2002 to the quota year 2003.

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

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.

It is appropriate to grant the request to the extent that
quantities are available.

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 2003 in accordance with the Annex to this
Regulation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 May 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 27 May 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 2003

Working level after
implementing
normal flexibilities

Quantity

%

Flexibility

IA

IA

IA

IA

IA

IB

IB

IB

IB

IIA

IIB

1

2

2A

3

3A

4

5

7

8

9

13

IIA

20/39

IIA

22

kg

kg

kg

kg

kg

pcs

pcs

pcs

pcs

kg

pcs

kg

kg

317 000

309 310

12 680

4,0 %

1 338 000

1 391 520

53 520

4,0 %

159 000

165 360

6 360

4,0 %

196 000

203 840

7 840

4,0 %

27 000

28 080

1 080

4,0 %

2 061 000

2 205 270

82 440

4,0 %

705 000

754 350

28 200

4,0 %

302 000

259 062

12 080

4,0 %

992 000

801 121

39 680

4,0 %

294 000

320 460

11 760

4,0 %

3 192 000

3 479 280

78 181

2,4 %

372 000

405 480

14 880

4,0 %

332 000

288 653

13 280

4,0 %

Transfer from quota
year 2002

Transfer from quota
year 2002

Transfer from quota
year 2002

Transfer from quota
year 2002

Transfer from quota
year 2002

Transfer from quota
year 2002

Transfer from quota
year 2002

Transfer from quota
year 2002

Transfer from quota
year 2002

Transfer from quota
year 2002

Transfer from quota
year 2002

Transfer from quota
year 2002

Transfer from quota
year 2002

New adjusted
working level

321 990

1 445 040

171 720

211 680

29 160

2 287 710

782 550

271 142

840 801

332 220

3 557 461

420 360

301 933