Commission Regulation (EC) No 1572/2003 of 4 September 2003 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Date: 2003-09-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Pakistan, clothing, originating product, quantitative restriction, textile product

6.9.2003

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 224/19

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1572/2003

of 4 September 2003

authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating
in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

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,

(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,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The Memorandum of Understanding between the
European Community and the Islamic Republic of Paki-
stan on arrangements in the area of market access for
textiles products, initialled on 31 December 1994 (3) and
approved by Council Decision 96/386/EC (4), provides
that favourable consideration should be given to certain
requests for so-called ‘exceptional flexibility’ by Pakistan.

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan submitted a request for
transfers between categories on 27 May 2003.

The transfers requested by the Islamic Republic of Paki-
stan fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions
referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93
and set out in Annex VIII thereto.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods origi-
nating in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan are authorised for
the quota year 2003 in accordance with the Annex.

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, 4 September 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 153, 27.6.1996, p. 48.
(4) OJ L 153, 27.6.1996, p. 47.

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ANNEX

Pakistan

Group

Category

Unit

Limit 2003

Adjusted
working level

Quantity in
units

Quantity in
tonnes

pcs

49 142 000

49 972 189

2 640 000

1 500

Adjustment

%

5,4

IB

IIA

IIA

IIB

6

9

20

28

kgs

13 464 000

13 173 480

1 500 000

1 500

11,1

kgs

52 407 000

55 355 640

1 000 000

1 000

1,9

pcs

115 272 000 123 341 040 – 6 440 000

– 4 000

– 5,6

Flexibility

Transfer from
category 28

Transfer from
category 28

Transfer from
category 28

Adjusted
working level

52 612 189

14 673 480

56 355 640

Transfer to cate-
gories 6, 9 and 20

116 901 040