Commission Regulation (EC) No 2117/2003 of 1 December 2003 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Republic of India
Date: 2003-12-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: India, clothing industry, originating product, quantitative restriction, textile product

3.12.2003

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2117/2003

of 1 December 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), 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 Euro-
pean Community and the Republic of India on arrange-
ments in the area of market access for textile products,
initialled on 31 December 1994 (2) provides that favour-
able consideration should be given to certain requests
for so-called ‘exceptional flexibility’ by India.

The Republic of India has made requests for transfers
between categories on 10 September and 28 October, as
revised on 7 November 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 column 9 to Regu-
lation (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 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, 1 December 2003.

For the Commission

Pascal LAMY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 138/2003 (OJ L 23, 28.1.2003, p. 1).

(2) 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

IB

IB

3

4

5

6

7

8

kg

35 804 000

33 810 280

– 2 760 000

– 2 760

– 7,7

Pcs

87 733 000

103 588 457

5 832 000

900

Pcs

48 416 000

52 343 678

3 936 570

869

Pcs

12 259 000

15 195 107

440 000

250

Pcs

74 350 000

83 088 944

4 112 550

741

pcs

54 671 000

54 439 388

3 404 000

740

6,6

8,1

3,6

5,5

6,2

Transfers to
categories 4,
5, 6, 7

Transfer
from cate-
gory 3

Transfer
from cate-
gory 3

Transfer
from cate-
gory 3

Transfer
from cate-
gory 3

Transfer
from cate-
gory 15

New adjusted
working level

31 050 280

109 420 457

56 280 248

15 635 107

87 201 444

57 843 388

IIB

15

Pcs

9 198 000

9 414 498

– 621 000

– 740

– 6,8

Transfers to
category 8

8 792 898