Notice to Community importers of certain products originating in the People's Republic of China subject to quantitative quotas
Date: 2003-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, ceramics, footwear industry, 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 180/02)

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:

(d) a description of the goods, giving:

— their trade description,

By Regulation (EC) No 1351/2003 (2),

1.
the European
Commission has laid down specific procedures for the adminis-
tration in 2004 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
reserved for
importers will, however, be allocated on a
non-traditional
the
pro-rata basis according to the quantities
requested;
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. The part

importers are those able to show that

they
Traditional
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 authorities
of the Member State of their choice a single licence application
for each quota, drawn up in the official language or languages
of the Member State concerned. The list of competent auth-
orities can be found in Annex II to this notice.

In accordance with Article 3 of Commission Regulation
4.
(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 and address (including telephone
and fax numbers and any identification number registered
with the competent national authorities) and VAT regis-
tration number, if liable for VAT;

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

‘January to April 2004’;

(c) where applicable,
the
declarant or
telephone and fax numbers);

the full name and address of
applicant's

representative

the
(including

— 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, that I
am established in the European Community, 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 ten working days of its expiry.’

importers

traditional

To qualify for the allocation of that part of the quota
5.
reserved for
shall enclose
importers,
with their licence applications certified copies of 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.

applicants may enclose with their

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

(1) OJ L 66, 10.3.1994, p. 1, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No

138/96 of 22 January 1996 (OJ L 21, 27.1.1996, p. 6).

(2) OJ L 192, 31.7.2003, p. 8.
(3) OJ L 67, 10.3.1994, p. 89, as 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, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No

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

Alternatively, applicants already holding import licences issued
under Community legislation for the products covered by the
quantitative quota concerned by the licence application may
enclose with their
their
previous licences. In that case, they shall state in their import
licence applications the aggregate volume of the actual imports
of the product concerned in either 1998 or 1999.

licence applications a copy of

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for

importers, operators

6. When applying for the allocation of the part of the quota
reserved for non-traditional
that are
deemed to be related persons as defined by Article 143 of
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (1)
(laying down
the implementation of Council Regulation
provisions
(EEC) No 2913/92 (2) 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-traditional quota line
in question.

7.
Applications for import licences may be lodged from the
day after the publication in the Official Journal of the European
Union of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1351/2003 until 3
pm, Brussels time, on 20 September 2003.

(1) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.

The provisions governing the quotas referred to in this

8.
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 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).

— Council Regulation (EC) No 427/2003 of 3 March 2003

(OJ L 65, 8.3.2003, p. 1).

— Commission Regulation (EC) No 1351/2003 of 30 July

2003 (OJ L 192, 31.7.2003, p. 8).

ANNEX I

Maximum quantity which may be requested by each non-traditional importer

Product description

HS/CN Code

Predetermined
maximum quantity

Footwear falling within HS/CN codes

ex 6402 99 (1)

5 000 pairs

6403 51
6403 59

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

5 000 pairs

5 000 pairs

ex 6404 11 (2)

5 000 pairs

6404 19 10

5 000 pairs

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

6911 10

5 tonnes

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

6912 00

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, bars

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

BELGIQUE/BELGÏE

Service public fédéral économie, PME Classes
moyennes & énergie
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
Téléphone/Tel. (32-2) 206 58 16
Télécopieur/Fax (32-2) 230 83 22/231 14 84

DANMARK

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

DEUTSCHLAND

für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle

Bundesamt
(BAFA)
Frankfurter Straße 29—35
D-65760 Eschborn
Tel. (49) 619 69 08-0
Fax (49) 619 69 42 26/(49) 6196 908-800

GREECE

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

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

FRANCE

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

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

06 59 93 24 19

06 599 31

(39)

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LUXEMBOURG
Ministère des affaires étrangères
Office des licences
Boîte postale 113
L-2011 Luxembourg
Téléphone (352) 22 61 62
Télécopieur (352) 46 61 38

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

ÖSTERREICH
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit
Außenwirtschaftsadministration
Abteilung C2/2
Stubenring 1
A-1011 Wien
Tel. (43) 1 711 00 0
Fax (43) 1 711 00 83 86

PORTUGAL
Ministério das Finanças
Direcção-Geral das Alfândegas e dos Impostos Especiais
sobre o Consumo, Edificio da Alfândega de Lisboa
Largo do Terreiro do Trigo
P-1100 Lisboa
Tel. (351-21) 881 4263
Fax (351-21) 881 4261

SUOMI/FINLAND
Tullihallitus/Tullstyrelsen
Erottajankatu/Skillnadsgatan 2
FIN-00101 Helsinki/Helsingfors
P./Tel. (358-9) 6141
F. (358-9) 614 28 52

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

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

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