Notice to Community importers of certain products originating in the People's Republic of China subject to quantitative quotas
Date: 2004-02-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, ceramics, footwear industry, import, originating product, quantitative restriction, toiletries

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Notice to Community importers of certain products originating in the People's Republic of China
subject to quantitative quotas

(2004/C 46/02)

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), Community importers
are informed of the following:

1. By Regulation (EC) No 308/2004 (2),

the European
Commission has laid down specific procedures for the redis-
tribution in 2004 of portions unused in 2003 of certain
Community quantitative quotas provided by Regulation (EC)
No 427/2003 (3).

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.

importers are those able to show that

Traditional
they
imported into the Community the product or products
covered by the quotas in question in either the calendar
year 1998 or 1999.

3. In order to qualify for the allocation of

these quotas,
Community importers, no matter where they are established
in the 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. The list of
competent authorities can be found in Annex II to this
notice.

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:

(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

(b) the quota period in question, i.e.

‘unused quantities of

2003’;

(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

any
additional details needed for the administration of
the quota (e.g. Taric code),

code

(CN)

and

— details of their origin and place of consignment;

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

set the quota;

(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;

(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,
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.

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

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

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

(2) OJ L 52, 21.2.2004, p. 37.
(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).

(4) OJ L 87, 31.3.1994, p. 47, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No

983/96 (OJ L 131, 1.6.1996, p. 47).

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
traditional
importers established in the Community, 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.

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licence
Alternatively, applicants may enclose with their
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.

authorities on the basis of

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
308/2004 until 10 March 2004 at 3 p.m., Brussels time.

Journal of

8. The provisions governing the quotas referred to in this

notice result from the following Regulations:

Alternatively, applicants already holding import
licences
the products
issued under Community legislation for
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 the year of the reference period chosen.

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) (laying down
provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation
the Community
(EEC) No
Customs Code) may only submit a single license 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 that the applicant is not related to
any other operator applying for the non-traditional quota
line in question.

2913/92 (2)

establishing

— 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),

— Commission Regulation (EC) No 428/2003 of 12

February 2003 (OJ L 65, 8.3.2003, p. 12),

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

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

— Commission Regulation

(EC) No

308/2004

of

21.2.2004 (OJ L 52, 21.2.2004, p. 37).

(1) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No

881/2003 (OJ L 134, 29.5.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, 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.

ANNEX II

List of the competent national authorities in the Member States

1. BELGIQUE/BELGÏE

Service Public Fédéral Economie, P.M.E., Classes
Moyennes and Energie
Administration du Potentiel économique
Politiques d'accès aux marchés, Service Licences

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

2. DANMARK

Erhvervs -og Boligstyrelsen
Vejlsøvej 29
DK-8600 Silkeborg

Tel. (45) 35 46 64 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) 619 69 08-800

4. GREECE

Ministry of Economy and Finance
General Directorate of Policy Planning and
Implementation
Directorate of International Economic Issues
1, Kornarou Street
GR-105-63 Athens
Tel. (30-210) 328 60 31/328 60 32
Fax (30-210) 328 60 94/328 60 59

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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
Tel. (33-1) 55 07 46 69/95
Fax (33-1) 55 07 48 32/34/35

7. IRELAND

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

8. ITALIA

Ministero Attività Produttive
Direzione Generale Politica Commerciale e la Gestione
del regime degli scambi
Div. VII
Viale Boston 25
I-00144 Roma
Tel. (39-06) 599 32 489/(39-06) 599 32 487
Fax (39-06) 592 55 56

9. LUXEMBOURG

Ministère des affaires étrangères
Office des licences
Boîte postale 113
L-2011 Luxembourg
Tel. (352) 22 61 62
Fax (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) 171 100 0
Fax (43) 171 100 83 86

12. PORTUGAL

Ministério das Finanças
Direcção-Geral das Alfândegas e dos Impostos Especiais
sobre o Consumo, Edificio 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-00101 Helsinki/Helsingfors
Tel. (358-9) 61 41
Fax (358-9) 614 28 52

14. SVERIGE

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

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