Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2004 of 16 February 2004 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in Macao
Date: 2004-02-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Macao, clothing, quantitative restriction, textile product, trade agreement (EU)

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Official Journal of the European Union

17.2.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 271/2004

of 16 February 2004

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

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, therefore, appropriate to grant the requests.

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)

Article 7 of
the Agreement between the European
Economic Community and Macao on trade in textile
products (2), initialled on 19 July 1986 and approved by
Council Decision 87/497/EEC, 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 (3), provides that transfers may be
agreed between categories and quota years.

Macao submitted two requests for transfers between
quota years on 26 June 2003 and 14 January 2004.

The transfers requested by Macao 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,
column 9 thereto.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods
originating in Macao fixed by the Agreement between the Euro-
pean Community and Macao on trade in textile products are
authorised for the quota year 2003 in accordance with the
Annex to this Regulation.

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, 16 February 2004.

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 287, 9.10.1987, p. 47.
(3) OJ L 94, 26.4.1995, p. 1.

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ANNEX

743 MACAO

Adjustment for 2003: carry-over from 2002 and advanced use from 2004

Group

Category

Unit

Limit 2003

Working level
after previous
adjustments

Quantity

%

Flexibility

Working level

IB

IB

IB

IIB

IIB

IIB

IIB

IIB

IIB

IIB

4

7

8

13

15

16

26

31

78

83

736 700

14 734 000

15 765 380

589 360

5 783 000

6 187 810

289 150

8 100 000

5 289 176

405 000

9 092 000

9 728 440

454 600

30 700

614 000

663 120

24 560

493 000

502 860

24 650

1 281 000

1 370 670

64 050

10 210 000

10 924 700

510 500

2 037 000

2 077 740

101 850

489 000

523 230

24 450

5,0

4,0

5,0

5,0

5,0

5,0

4,0

5,0

5,0

5,0

5,0

5,0

pieces

pieces

pieces

pieces

pieces

pieces

pieces

pieces

pieces

pieces

Transfer from year 2002

16 502 080

Transfer from year 2004

17 091 440

Transfer from year 2002

6 476 960

Transfer from year 2002

5 694 176

Transfer from year 2002

10 183 040

Transfer from year 2002

Transfer from year 2004

Transfer from year 2002

693 820

718 380

527 510

Transfer from year 2002

1 434 720

Transfer from year 2002

11 435 200

Transfer from year 2002

2 179 590

Transfer from year 2002

547 680