Notice to importers of certain products originating in the People's Republic of China subject to quantitative quotas — Second tranche 2004
Date: 2003-11-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, ceramics, footwear industry, import, originating product, quantitative restriction, toiletries

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Notice to importers of certain products originating in the People's Republic of China subject to
quantitative quotas — Second tranche 2004

(2003/C 280/03)

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),
in the
Community and in the Acceding States are informed of the
following:

importers

4. In accordance with Article 3 of Commission Regulation (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:

1. By Regulation (EC) No 2044/2003 (2),

the European
Commission has laid down specific procedures for the
administration in 2004 of certain Community quantitative
quotas
(EC) No
427/2003 (3).

in Council Regulation

forth

set

(a) the

applicant's

full name

(including
telephone and fax numbers and any identification
number registered with the competent national auth-
orities) and VAT registration number, if liable for VAT;

and address

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 importers. The part reserved for
non-traditional importers will, however, be allocated on a
pro-rata basis according to the quantities requested;
the
quantity requested by a non-traditional importer may not
exceed the quantity or value indicated for each product in
Annex I to this notice.

For the purposes of allocating the portion of each quota set
importers
aside for the traditional
shall mean

‘traditional’

importers,

(b) the quota period in question,

i.e.

‘May to December

2004’;

(c) where applicable,

the
declarant or the applicant's representative (including
telephone and fax numbers);

the full name and address of

(d) a description of the goods, giving:

— their trade description,

— combined nomenclature (CN) code,

— operators established in the Community before 1 May
2004, who can show that they have imported goods in
the calendar years 1998 or 1999 into the Community,

— details of their origin and place of consignment;

(e) the quantities requested, expressed in the unit used to

set the quota;

— operators established in one of

the Acceding States
before 1 May 2004 who can show that
they have
imported goods in the calendar years 2001 or 2002
into the Acceding States.

(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;

3. In order to qualify for the allocation of

these quotas,
importers, no matter where they are established in the
European Community may lodge with the competent auth-
orities of the Member State of their choice a single license
application for each quota, drawn up in the official
language or languages of the State concerned.
Importers
established in the Acceding States may lodge with the
competent authorities of the State where they are estab-
lished a single license application for each quota, drawn
up in the official
the State
concerned. The list of competent authorities can be found
in Annex II to this notice.

languages of

language or

(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 or
in one of the Acceding States, 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.

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

806/2003 of 14 April 2003, (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 303, 21.11.2003, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 65, 8.3.2003, p. 1, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No

1985/2003 (OJ L 295, 13.11.2003, p. 43).

I undertake to return the licence to the issuing authority
within ten working days of its expiry.’

(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).

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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
the
applicant is not related to any other operator applying for
the non-traditional quota line in question.

that

7. Applications for import licences may be lodged from the
day after
the publication in the Official
the
European Union of Commission Regulation (EC) No
2044/2003 until 15.00, Brussels time, on 31 December
2003.

Journal of

8. The provisions governing the quotas referred to in this

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 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).

— Council Regulation (EC) No 1985/2003 of 10 November

2003 (OJ L 295, 13.11.2003, p. 43).

— Commission Regulation (EC) No 2044/2003 of 20

November 2003 (OJ L 303, 21.11.2003, p. 3).

5. The supporting documents referred to in Article 7 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 520/94 shall relate to the release for free
circulation during either calendar year 1998 or 1999 for
importers established in the Community and
traditional
traditional
either
importers established in the Acceding States, as indicated
by the importer, of products originating in the People's
Republic of China which are covered by the quota in
respect of which the application is made.

year 2001 or 2002 for

calendar

authorities on the basis of

Alternatively, applicants may enclose with their
licence
applications documents drawn up and certified by the
competent national
the
customs information available to them showing that the
the operators whose activities they have
applicants or
taken over imported the products concerned during either
the 1998 or 1999 calendar year (for importers in the
Community) or either the 2001 or 2002 calendar year
(for importers in Acceding States).

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

application may

enclose with

their

6. When applying for the allocation of the part of the quota
reserved for non-traditional
importers, operators that are
deemed to be related persons as defined by Article 143 of
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (1) of 2 July
1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of
Council Regulation (EEC) 2913/92 (2)
establishing the
Community Customs Code, as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 881/2003 (3), may only submit a single license

(1) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 134, 29.5.2003, p. 1.

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

ANNEX I

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

5 000 pairs

ex 6403 91 (1)

5 000 pairs

ex 6403 99 (1)

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 in the Member States

1. BELGIQUE/BELGÏE

8. ITALIA

Service public fédéral de l'économie, des PME, des
classes moyennes & de l'énergie
Administration du potentiel économique
Politiques d'accès aux marchés, Service «Licences»

K.M.O.,

Economie,

Federale Overheidsdienst
Middenstand & Energie
Bestuur Economisch Potentieel
Markttoegangsbeleid, Dienst Vergunningen
Rue Général-Leman 60, Generaal Lemanstraat 60
B-1040 Brussel/Bruxelles
Tél./Tel.: (32-2) 206 58 16
Télécopieur/Fax: (32-2) 230 83 22/231 14 84

2. DANMARK

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

3. DEUTSCHLAND

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

4. GREECE

Ministry of Economy & Finance
General Directorate of Policy Planning &
Implementation
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

5. 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

6. 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

7. IRELAND

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Licensing Unit, Block C
Earlsfort Centre
Hatch Street
Dublin 2
Ireland
Tel. (353-1) 631 25 41
Fax (353-1) 631 25 62

Ministero delle attività produttive
Direzione generale Politica commerciale
Div. VII
Viale Boston 25
I-00144 Roma
Tel. (39 06) 59 93 24 89
Fax (39 06) 592 55 56

9. LUXEMBOURG

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

10. NEDERLAND

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

11. 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

12. PORTUGAL

Ministério das Finanças
Direcção-Geral das Alfândegas e dos Impostos Especiais
sobre o Consumo, Edifício da Alfândega de Lisboa
Largo do Terreiro do Trigo
P-1100 Lisboa
Tel.: (351) 21 881 42 63
Fax: (351) 21 881 42 61

13. SUOMI

Tullihallitus/Tullstyrelsen
Erottajankatu/Skillnadsgatan 2
FIN-00120 Helsinki/Helsingfors
P./Tel. (358-9) 61 41
F. (358-9) 614 28 52

14. SVERIGE

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

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15. 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

List of the competent national authorities in the acceding countries

1. CYPRUS

6. LITHUANIA

Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Trade
Department
6 Andrea Araouzou Str.
1421 Nicosia
Tel: ++357 2 867100
Fax: ++357 2 375120

Lietuvos Respublikos U¯kio ministerija
Gedimino pr. 38/2
LT-2600 Vilnius
tel.: 00 370 5 262 50 30/00 370 5 262 87 50
faksi.: 00 370 5 262 39 74

2. CZECH REPUBLIC

Ministerstvo pru˚myslu a obchodu
Licencˇní správa
Na Františku 32
CZ-110 15 Praha 1
Tel: (420) 22406 2206
Fax: (420) 22421 2133

3. ESTONIA

Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium
Harju 11
15072 Tallinn
Estonia
Tel.: (372) 6256 400
Faks: (372) 6313 660

7. MALTA

Ministry for Economic Services
Commerce Division
Ministeru gnas-Servizzi Ekonomic˙i
Diviz˙joni tal- Kummerc˙
Lascaris
Valletta CMR02
Malta
tel: 00 356 21 243 286
fax: 00 356 21 231 919

8. POLAND

Ministerstwo Gospodarki, Pracy i Polityki
Społecznej
Pl. Trzech Krzyz˙y 3/5
00-950 Warszawa
tel: 0048/22/693 55 53
fax: 0048/22/693 40 21

4. HUNGARY

9. SLOVAKIA

Gazdasági és Közlekedési Minisztérium
Engedélyezési és Közigazgatási Hivatala
H-1024 Budapest, Margit krt. 85.
Postafiók: 1537 Budapest Pf. 345.
Tel: (36-1) 336 7300
Fax: (36-1) 336 7302

5. LATVIA

Ekonomikas ministrija
Brı¯vı¯bas iela 55
LV-1519 Rïga
Tel.: 00 371 701 3006
Fakss: 00 371 728 0882

Ministerstvo Hospodárstva SR
Odbor vy´ konu obchodno-politicky´ ch opatrení
Mierová 19
SK-827 15 Bratislava
tel: 00 421 2 434 23 913/00 421 2 485 42 160
fax: 00 421 2 4342 3919

10. SLOVENIA

Ministrstvo za gospodarstvo
Podrocˇje ekonomskih odnosov s tujino
Kotnikova 5
1000 Ljubljana
tel: +386(0)1/478 3600
fax: +386(0)1/478 3611