Commission Regulation (EC) No 1573/2003 of 4 September 2003 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Republic of India
Date: 2003-09-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: India, clothing, originating product, quantitative restriction, textile product

6.9.2003

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 224/21

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1573/2003

of 4 September 2003

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

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 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
provided for in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/
93,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The Memorandum of Understanding between the
India on
European Community and the Republic of
arrangements in the area of market access for textiles
initialled on 31 December 1994 (3) provides
products,
that favourable consideration should be given to certain
requests for so-called ‘exceptional flexibility’ by India.

The Republic of India has made a request for transfers
between categories on 6 June 2003 and amended it on 4
August 2003.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods origi-
nating in the Republic of India 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. 53.

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ANNEX

664 India

Adjustment

Group

Category

Unit

Limit 2003

Adjusted
working level

Quantity in
units

Quantity in
tonnes

%

Flexibility

IA

IB

IB

IB

3

4

6

7

kgs

35 804 000

35 804 000

– 4 500 000

– 4 500

– 12,6

pcs

87 733 000

88 068 700

12 960 000

2 000

14,8

pcs

12 259 000

12 310 700

1 760 000

1 000

14,4

pcs

74 350 000

74 513 600

8 325 000

1 500

11,2

Transfer to
categories 4,6,7

Transfer from
category 3

Transfer from
category 3

Transfer from
category 3

New adjusted
working level

31 304 000

101 028 700

14 070 700

82 838 600