Council Regulation (EC) No 1985/2003 of 10 November 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 427/2003 on a transitional product-specific safeguard mechanism for imports originating in the People's Republic of China
Date: 2003-11-10
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: China, ceramics, footwear industry, import, originating product, protective clause, quantitative restriction

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1985/2003

of 10 November 2003

amending Regulation (EC) No 427/2003 on a transitional product-specific safeguard mechanism for
imports originating in the People's Republic of China

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity, and in particular Article 133 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

(4)

It is therefore appropriate to amend Annex I to Regula-
tion (EC) No 427/2003,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 427/2003 (1) lays down quantitative
quotas for certain products originating in the People's
Republic of China.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1351/2003 (2) estab-
lished administrative procedures for the first tranche of
the 2004 quantitative quotas for certain products origi-
nating in the People's Republic of China.

In view of the enlargement of the European Community
on 1 May 2004 it is appropriate to increase the quotas
in accordance with Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994
and the Understanding of
this
Article.

the interpretation of

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 427/2003 shall be replaced by
the text in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion 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, 10 November 2003.

For the Council

The President

A. MARZANO

(1) OJ L 65, 8.3.2003, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 192, 31.7.2003, p. 8.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

Phasing-out timetable of industrial (non-textile) quotas on imports originating in China

Product description

HS/CN code

January to
December
2003

January to
April 2004

May to
December
2004

2005

Footwear

ex 6402 99 (1)

47 480 959

18 201 035

58 538 970

Removal

6403 51
6403 59

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

3 712 459

1 423 109

3 183 457

Removal

14 698 530

5 634 436

13 992 904

Removal

ex 6404 11 (2)

22 106 953

8 474 332

18 901 998

Removal

6404 19 10

38 683 955

14 828 849

33 502 413

Removal

Tableware,
porcelain or china

kitchenware

of

6911 10

73 139

28 036

67 905

Removal

Ceramic
kitchen-
tableware,
ware, other than of porcelain
or china

6912 00

55 334

21 212

58 124

Removal

(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)

(b)

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;
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.’