Commission Regulation (EC) No 1872/2003 of 22 October 2003 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Republic of Korea
Date: 2003-10-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: South Korea, clothing, originating product, quantitative restriction, textile product

25.10.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 275/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1872/2003

of 22 October 2003

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

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 Agreement between the European Economic
Community and the Republic of Korea on trade in textile
products, initialled on 7 August 1986 and approved by
Council Decision 87/471/EEC (3), as last amended by an
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, initi-
alled on 22 December 1994 and approved by Council
Decision 95/131/EC (4), provides that transfers may be
made between quota years.

The Republic of Korea submitted a request for transfers
between quota years on 22 September 2003.

The transfers requested by the Republic of Korea 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 Republic of Korea 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, 22 October 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 263, 14.9.1987, p. 37.
(4) OJ L 94, 26.4.1995, p. 1.

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728 REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Adjustment — transfer between quantitative limits

ANNEX

Group

Category

Unit

Limit 2003

Adjusted working
level

Quantity

IA

IB

IB

IB

1

4

5

6

kg

909 000

936 270

81 810

piece

16 533 000

17 690 310

1 487 970

piece

36 091 000

37 868 221

1 443 640

piece

6 535 000

6 861 750

261 400

IIB

12

pair

220 639 000

238 290 120

19 857 510

IIB

28

piece

1 264 000

1 365 120

113 760

IIB

83

kg

461 000

497 880

41 490

IIIA

35

kg

10 525 000

11 367 000

947 250

%

9

9

4

4

9

9

9

9

New adjusted
working level

1 018 080

19 178 280

39 311 861

7 123 150

258 147 630

1 478 880

539 370

12 314 250

Flexibility

Carryover
from 2002 +
advance use
from 2004

Carryover
from 2002 +
advance use
from 2004

Advance use
from 2004

Advance use
from 2004

Carryover
from 2002 +
advance use
from 2004

Carryover
from 2002 +
advance use
from 2004

Carryover
from 2002 +
advance use
from 2004

Carryover
from 2002 +
advance use
from 2004