Council Regulation (EC) No 487/2004 of 11 March 2004 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries
Date: 2004-03-11
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: import policy, originating product, quantitative restriction, textile product, third country

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 487/2004

of 11 March 2004

amending Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products
from third countries

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

As from 1 May 2004, the European Union will include
ten new Member States. The Act of Accession establishes
that the new Member States must apply the common
trade policy concerning textiles and that the quantitative
restrictions applied by the Community on imports of
textile and clothing products are to be adjusted to take
account of the accession. The quantitative restrictions
applicable to imports of certain textile products from
third countries into the enlarged Community should
consequently be adjusted so as to cover imports into the
10 new Member States. This necessitates amendments to
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October
1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile
products from third countries (1).

In the interests of preventing the enlargement of the
Community from having restrictive effects on trade, it is
appropriate, when amending the quantities,
to use a
methodology which takes into account, for the purpose
of adjusting the new quota levels, the traditional levels
and patterns of imports into the 10 new Member States.
A formula consisting of the average of the last three
years' imports into the 10 new Member States origin-
ating in third countries, adjusted pro rata temporis,
would provide an appropriate reflection of these historic
flows. The years 2000 to 2002 have been selected as the
most significant, as they represent the latest available
information about the 10 new Member States' imports
in textiles and clothing.

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Accordingly, Annexes V and VII to Regulation (EEC) No
3030/93 should be amended to list quota levels applic-
able from the date of the enlargement, namely 1 May
2004.

The quotas applicable to Vietnam should be those listed
in the bilateral textile agreement between the European
Community and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, initi-
alled on 15 February 2003 and approved by Decision
2003/453/EC (2), pending compliance by Vietnam with
the market access commitments under that agreement.

All provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 should
be reformulated to apply to imports into the 10 new
Member States; consequently, the initials of the new
Member States should be inserted in Annex III.

In order to enable certain operations to take place, it is
necessary to insert into Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 a
transitional rule whereby textile products whose impor-
tation into the Community is otherwise subject to quan-
titative limits or surveillance, and which are shipped into
the Community prior to 1 May 2004 but which enter
the ten new Member States on or after 1 May 2004, will
qualify for import authorisations that are granted auto-
matically.

In order to provide legal cover for the operations in
question, it is necessary to insert into Regulation (EEC)
No 3030/93 a transitional rule whereby textile products
which are shipped prior to 1 May 2004 from the
acceding Member States out of
the Community for
processing, and which are re-imported into the 10 new
Member States on or after 1 May 2004, are exempt
from quantitative limits or presentation of an import
authorisation.

(8)

Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 should therefore be
amended accordingly,

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

sion Regulation (EC) No 260/2004 (OJ L 51, 20.2.2004, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 152, 20.6.2003, p. 41.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 is hereby amended as follows:

1. the following paragraph shall be added to Article 2:

‘9.
The release for free circulation in one of the 10 new
Member States acceding to the European Union on 1 May
2004, namely Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Lithuania,
Latvia, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, of
textile products which are subject to quantitative limits or
to surveillance in the Community and which have been
shipped before 1 May 2004 and enter the 10 new Member
States on or after 1 May 2004 shall be subject to presenta-
tion of an import authorisation. Such import authorisation
shall be granted automatically and without quantitative
limitation by the competent authorities of the Member State
concerned, upon adequate proof, such as the bill of lading,
that the products have been shipped before 1 May 2004.

Such licences shall be communicated to the Commission.’;

2. the following subparagraph shall be added to Article 5:

‘The release for free circulation of textile products sent from
one of the ten new Member States acceding to the European
Union on 1 May 2004 to a destination outside the Com-
munity for processing before 1 May 2004, and re-imported
into the same Member State on or after that date, shall
upon adequate proof, such as the export declaration, not be
import authorisation
subject
requirements. The competent authorities of
the Member
State concerned shall provide information on those imports
to the Commission.’;

to quantitative

limits or

3.

in Annex III, the second indent of Article 28(6) shall be
replaced by the following:
‘— two letters identifying the intended Member State of
destination, or group of such Member States, as follows:

— CY = Cyprus

— CZ = Czech Republic

— DE = Federal Republic of Germany

— DK = Denmark

— EE

= Estonia

— EL

= Greece

— ES

= Spain

— FI

= Finland

— FR = France

— GB = United Kingdom

— HU = Hungary

— IE

= Ireland

— IT

= Italy

— LT

= Lithuania

— LV = Latvia

— MT = Malta

— PL

= Poland

— PT

= Portugal

— SE

= Sweden

— SI

= Slovenia

— SK = Slovakia’;

4. Annex V shall be replaced by the text set out in Part A of

the Annex to this Regulation;

5.

in Annex VII, the table shall be replaced by the table set out
in Part B of the Annex to this Regulation.

— AT = Austria

— BL

= Benelux

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 2004.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 11 March 2004.

For the Council

The President

M. HARNEY

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ANNEX

PART A

‘ANNEX V

COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS

applicable in 2004

(The complete description of the goods is shown in Annex I)

Third country

Category

Unit

Community quantitative limits

Quota levels applicable from 1
May 2004

Argentina

Belarus

GROUP IA
1
2
2a

GROUP IA
1
2
3

GROUP IB
4
5
6
7
8

GROUP IIA
9
20
22
23
39

GROUP IIB
12
13
15
16
21
24
26/27
29
73
83

GROUP IIIA
33
36
37
50

GROUP IIIB
67
74
90

GROUP IV
115
117
118

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pairs
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
tonnes

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

tonnes
1 000 pieces
tonnes

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

6 010
8 551
7 622

1 532
4 334
225

1 135
1 012
854
843
1 062

347
307
473
243
219

5 675
2 574
969
176
850
764
1 023
352
302
173

370
1 178
441
186

323
346
189

83
1 210
427

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Third country

Category

Unit

Community quantitative limits

Quota levels applicable from 1
May 2004

Brazil (5)

GROUP IA

China (2) (3)

1

2

2a

3

GROUP IB

4

6 (1)

GROUP IIA

9

20

22

39

GROUP IA

1

2 (*) (1)

of which 2a

3

of which 3a

GROUP IB

4 (1)

5 (1)

6 (1)

7 (1)

8 (1)

GROUP IIA

9

20/39

22

23

GROUP IIB

12

13

14

15

16

17

26

28

29

31

78

83

GROUP III B

97

GROUP V

163 (1)

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pairs

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces (1)

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces (1)

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

4 770

30 556

4 359

8 088

2 769

126 808

39 422

40 913

17 093

27 723

6 962

11 361

19 351

11 847

132 029

586 244

17 887

20 131

17 181

13 061

6 645

92 909

15 687

96 488

36 651

10 883

2 861

8 481

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Third country

Category

Unit

Community quantitative limits

Quota levels applicable from 1
May 2004

Hong Kong

India

Indonesia

GROUP IA
2
2a
3
3a

GROUP IB
4 (1)
5
6 (1)
6a
7
8

GROUP IIA
39

GROUP IIB
12
13 (1)
16
26
29
31
78
83

GROUP IA
1
2
2a
3
3a

GROUP IB
4 (1)
5
6 (1)
7
8

GROUP IIA
9
20
23
39

GROUP IIB
15
26
29

GROUP IA
1
2
2a
3
3a

GROUP IB
4
5
6 (1)
7
8

GROUP II A
23

GROUP IIIA
35

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes

1 000 pairs
1 000 pieces
1 000 sets
1 000 pieces
1 000 sets
1 000 pieces
tonnes
tonnes

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

14 172
12 166
11 912
8 085

58 250
40 240
79 703
68 857
42 372
59 172

2 444

53 159
117 655
4 707
12 498
5 191
35 442
14 658
792

55 398
67 539
30 211
38 567
7 816

100 237
53 303
13 706
78 485
58 173

15 656
29 049
31 206
9 185

10 238
24 712
14 637

22 559
34 126
12 724
31 250
16 872

59 337
58 725
21 429
15 694
24 626

32 405

32 725

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Third country

Category

Unit

Community quantitative limits

Quota levels applicable from 1
May 2004

Macao

Malaysia

Pakistan

Peru

Philippines

GROUP IB
4 (1)
5
6 (1)
7
8

GROUP IIA
20
39

GROUP IIB
13
15
16
26
31
78
83

GROUP IA
2
2a
3 (1)
3a (1)

GROUP IB
4 (1)
5
6 (1)
7
8

GROUP IIA
22

GROUP IA
1 (1)
2
2a
3

GROUP IB
4 (1)
5
6
7
8

GROUP IIA
9
20
39

GROUP IIB
26
28

GROUP IA
1 (1)
2

GROUP IB
4 (1)
5
6 (1)
7
8

GROUP IIB
13
15
26
31

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
tonnes
tonnes

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

15 051
14 055
15 179
5 907
8 257

244
307

9 446
651
508
1 322
10 789
2 115
517

8 870
3 406
18 594
7 652

21 805
10 132
12 831
43 822
10 500

18 573

25 961
51 252
19 376
86 004

50 030
14 849
53 885
36 205
8 350

15 398
59 896
20 156

35 434
128 083

24 085
18 080

32 787
16 653
15 388
8 185
9 275

42 526
5 213
6 964
26 364

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Third country

Category

Unit

Community quantitative limits

Quota levels applicable from 1
May 2004

Singapore

GROUP IA

2

2a

3

GROUP IB

4 (1)

5

6 (1)

7

8

South Korea

GROUP IA

1

2

2a

3

3a

GROUP IB

4 (1)

5

6 (1)

7

8

GROUP IIA

9

22

GROUP IIB

12

13

14

15

16

17

26

28

29 (1)

31

78

83

GROUP IIIA

35

50

GROUP IIIB

97

97a (1)

Sri Lanka (4)

GROUP IB

6

7

8

5 895

2 846

2 009

35 106

19 924

21 452

17 176

10 343

932

6 290

1 156

9 470

5 156

16 962

36 754

6 749

10 785

34 921

1 721

22 841

231 975

17 701

8 961

12 744

1 285

3 524

3 345

1 359

857

8 318

9 358

485

17 631

1 463

2 783

889

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pairs

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

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Third country

Category

Unit

Community quantitative limits

Quota levels applicable from 1
May 2004

Taiwan

Thailand

GROUP IA
2
2a
3
3a

GROUP IB
4 (1)
5
6 (1)
7
8

GROUP IIA
20
22
23

GROUP IIB
12
13
14
15
16
17
26
28 (1)
78
83

GROUP IIIA
35

GROUP IIIB
97
97a (1)

GROUP IA
1
2
2a
3 (1)
3a (1)

GROUP IB
4
5
6
7
8

GROUP IIA
20
22

GROUP IIB
12
26

GROUP IIIB
97
97a (1)

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pairs
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
tonnes
tonnes

tonnes

tonnes
tonnes

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pairs
1 000 pieces

tonnes
tonnes

5 994
595
12 143
4 485

12 468
22 264
6 215
3 823
9 821

369
10 054
6 524

43 744
3 765
5 076
3 162
530
1 014
3 467
2 549
5 815
1 300

12 480

1 783
807

25 175
18 729
4 987
34 101
9 517

55 198
38 795
16 568
13 169
6 856

15 443
7 478

49 261
11 460

3 445
2 911

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Third country

Category

Unit

Community quantitative limits

Quota levels applicable from 1
May 2004

Vietnam (1) (6)

GROUP IB
4
5
6
7
8

GROUP IIA
9
20
39

GROUP IIB
12
13
14
15
18
21
26
28
29
31
68
73
76
78
83

GROUP IIIA
35
41

GROUP IIIB
10
97

GROUP IV
118

GROUP V
161

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pairs
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
tonnes
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
tonnes
1 000 pieces
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

tonnes
tonnes

1 000 pairs
tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

11 030
3 658
5 629
3 094
14 632

1 011
263
252

3 189
9 530
507
507
997
21 462
1 294
3 998
393
4 503
487
1 193
1 297
1 350
449

691
833

0
6 345
231

0
286

256

(*) Possibility to transfer to and from category 3 up to 40 % of the category to which the transfer is made.
(1) See appendix A.
(2) See appendix B.
(3) See appendix C.
(4) The application of quantitative restrictions for Sri Lanka is not in application pursuant to the EC/Sri Lanka Memorandum of Under-
standing on market access in the textile sector, under which the European Community retains the right to reapply them under
certain circumstances.

(5) The application of quantitative restrictions for Brazil is not in application pursuant to the EC/Brazil Memorandum of Understanding
on market access in the textile sector, under which the European Community retains the right to reapply them under certain circum-
stances.

(6) These quotas will be increased to the levels indicated in Annex II, column 5 of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Socialist republic of Vietnam on trade in textile and clothing
products and other market opening measures initialled on 15 February 2003, subject to fulfilment of Vietnam of its commitments.

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Appendix A to Annex V

Category

Third country

Remarks

1

Pakistan

The following additional quantities may be added to the relevant annual
quantitative limit (tonnes):

509

These quantities may, subject to notification, be transferred to the relevant
quantitative limits for category 2. Part of the quantity so transferred may be
used on a pro rata basis for category 2(a)

Peru

In addition to the quantitative limits shown in Annex V, an additional annual
quantity of 900 tonnes of products falling within category 1 is reserved for
imports into the Community for processing by the Community industry

2

China

5208 33 00,

5208 39 00,

For fabrics, below 115 cm in width (CN codes): 5208 11 90, ex 5208 12 16,
ex 5208 22 16,
ex 5208 12 96, 5208 13 00, 5208 19 00, 5208 21 90,
ex 5208 32 16,
ex 5208 22 96, 5208 23 00, 5208 29 00, 5208 31 00,
5208 42 00,
ex 5208 32 96,
5208 53 00,
5208 43 00,
5209 21 00,
5208 59 00,
5209 39 00,
5209 22 00,
5209 51 00,
5209 41 00,
5210 19 00,
5209 52 00,
5210 42 00,
5210 31 10,
5211 31 00,
5210 49 00,
5211 43 00,
5211 32 00,
5212 13 90,
ex 5211 49 10,
5212 14 10,
5212 23 10,
5212 21 10,
5212 23 90, 5212 24 10, 5212 24 90, ex 5811 00 00 and ex 6308 00 00)
the following additional quantities may be exported to the Community by
China (tonnes):

5208 41 00,
5208 52 10,
5209 19 00,
5209 32 00,
5209 49 90,
5210 12 00,
5210 41 00,
5211 19 00,
5211 42 00,
5212 11 90,
5212 21 90,

5208 51 00,
5209 12 00,
5209 31 00,
5209 43 00,
5210 11 10,
5210 39 00,
5211 12 00,
5211 41 00,

5208 49 00,
5209 11 00,
5209 29 00,
5209 42 00,
5209 59 00,
5210 32 00,
5211 11 00,
5211 39 00,

5212 11 10,

5211 49 90,

5212 14 90,

1 454

For fabrics of category 2 for medical gauze (CN codes: 5208 11 10 and
5208 21 10) the following additional quantities may be exported to the Com-
munity by China (tonnes):

2 009

Possibility of transfer to and from category 3 of up to 40 % of the category
to which the transfer is made

3

3a

4

Malaysia
Thailand

The quantitative limits shown in Annex V include cotton fabric falling within
category 2

Malaysia
Thailand

The quantitative limits shown in Annex V include cotton fabric other than
unbleached or bleached falling within category 2(a)

China
Hong Kong
India
Macao
Malaysia
Pakistan
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan

For the purpose of setting off exports against the agreed quantitative limits a
conversion rate of five garments (other than babies' garments) of a maximum
commercial size of 130 cm for three garments whose commercial size
exceeds 130 cm may be applied for up to 5 % of the quantitative limits

For Hong Kong, Macao and South Korea, this figure shall be 3 %, and for
Taiwan 4 %

The export licence concerning these products must bear, in box 9, the words
“The conversion rate for garments of a commercial size of not more than
130 cm must be applied”

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Category

Third country

Remarks

5

6

7

8

China

These figures include the following quantities reserved for European industry
for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):

700

For products of category 5 (other than anoraks, windcheaters, waister jackets
fine animal hair falling within CN codes: 6110 12 10,
and the like) of
6110 12 90, 6110 19 10 and 6110 19 90,
the following sublimits apply
within the quantitative limits established for category 5 (1 000 pieces):

250

China

The figures include the following quantities reserved for European industry
for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):

1 274

The following additional quantities of
(CN codes 6203 41 90,
6203 42 90, 6203 43 90 and 6203 49 50) may be exported by China to the
Community (1 000 pieces):

shorts

1 266

Brazil (1)
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Macao
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
Sri Lanka (2)
Taiwan

Hong Kong

China

China

For the purpose of setting off exports against the agreed quantitative limits a
conversion rate of five garments (other than babies' garments) of a maximum
commercial size of 130 cm for three garments whose commercial size
exceeds 130 cm may be applied for up to 5 % of the quantitative limits

For Macao this figure shall be 3 % and for Hong Kong it shall be 1 % Utilisa-
tion of the conversion rate for Hong Kong is limited in respect of long trou-
sers to the subceiling shown below

The export licence concerning these products must bear, in box 9, the words
“The conversion rate for garments of a commercial size of not more than
130 cm must be applied”

for

long trousers

Within the quantitative limits laid down in Annex V there are the following
falling within CN codes: 6203 41 10,
subceilings
6203 49 19,
6203 43 19,
6203 42 35,
6203 42 31,
6204 63 18,
6204 62 39,
6204 62 33,
6204 61 10,
6204 69 18, 6211 32 42, 6211 33 42, 6211 42 42 and 6211 43 42 (1 000
pieces):

6203 42 33,
6204 62 31,

56 292

The export licence covering these product should be endorsed “category 6 A”

These figures include the following quantities reserved for European industry
for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):

755

These figures include the following quantities reserved for European industry
for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):

1 220

The quantitative limits shown in Annex V cover only products of cotton or
synthetic fibres
falling within CN codes: 6107 11 00, ex 6107 12 00,
6108 21 00, ex 6108 22 00 and ex 6212 10 10

In addition to the quantitative limits shown in Annex V, the following specific
quantities were agreed for exports of products (of wool or regenerated fibres)
falling within CN codes: ex 6107 12 00, ex 6107 19 00, ex 6108 22 00,
ex 6108 29 00 and ex 6212 10 10 (tonnes):

3 002

The export licence covering these products should be endorsed “category 13
S”

13

Hong Kong

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Third country

Remarks

15

26

28

29

97a

163

China

China

Taiwan

These figures include the following quantities reserved for European industry
for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):

371

These figures include the following quantities reserved for European industry
for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):

370

In addition to the quantitative limits laid down in Annex V, specific quantities
were agreed for exports of bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts falling
within CN codes: 6103 41 90, 6103 42 90, 6103 43 90, 6103 49 91,
6104 61 90, 6104 62 90, 6104 63 90 and 6104 69 91:

1 226 368 pieces

South Korea

In addition to the quantitative limits laid down in Annex V, additional quanti-
ties are reserved for martial arts (judo, karate, kung fu, taekwondo or the like)
clothing (1 000 pieces):

South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand

China

454

Fine nets (CN codes: 5608 11 19 and 5608 11 99)

These figures include the following quantities reserved for European industry
for a period of 180 days each year (tonnes):

400

All categories
subject to quantita-
tive limits

Vietnam

Vietnam shall reserve 30 % of its quantitative limits for firms belonging to
the Community textile industry for a period of four months beginning on 1
January of each year, on the basis of lists provided by the Community before
30 October of the preceding year'

(1) The application of quantitative restrictions for Brazil is not in application pursuant to the EC/Brazil Memorandum of Understanding
on market access in the textile sector, under which the European Community retains the right to reapply them under certain circum-
stances.

(2) The application of quantitative restrictions for Sri Lanka is not in application pursuant to the EC/Sri Lanka Memorandum of Under-
standing on market access in the textile sector, under which the European Community retains the right to reapply them under
certain circumstances.

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China

Appendix B to Annex V

Category

Unit

2004

The following quantities made available for the year 2004, may be used exclusively at European
fairs:

1
2
2a
3
3a
4
5
6
7
8
9
12
13
20/39
22

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
tonnes
1 000 pairs
1 000 pieces
tonnes
tonnes

317
1 338
159
196
27
2 061
705
1 689
302
992
294
843
3 192
372
332

Flexibilities provided for in Article 7 of and Annex VIII to Regulation 3030/93 for China are applicable to the above categories and
amounts.

Appendix C to Annex V

COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS

(The complete description of the goods is shown in Annex IB)

Third country

Category

Unit

Quota levels applicable from 1
May 2004

China

GROUP I
ex 20 (1)

GROUP IV
115
117
118
122

GROUP V
136A
156 (2)
157 (2)
159 (2)

tonnes

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

59

1 413
684
1 513
220

462
3 986
13 738
4 352

(1) Categories marked by “ex” cover products other than those of wool or fine animal hairs, cotton or synthetic or artificial textile mate-

rials.

(2) For these categories, China undertakes to reserve, as a priority 23 % of the quantitative limits concerned for users belonging to the

textile Community industry during 90 days beginning on 1January of each year.’

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PART B

‘COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FOR GOODS RE-IMPORTED UNDER OPT

applicable for 2004

(The complete description of the goods is shown in Annex I)

Third country

Category

Unit

Community quantitative limits

Quota levels applicable from 1
May 2004

Belarus

China

India

Indonesia

GROUP IB
4
5
6
7
8

GROUP IIB
12
13
15
16
21
24
26/27
29
73
83

GROUP IIIB
74

GROUP IB
4
5
6
7
8

GROUP IIB
13
14
15
16
17
26
29
31
78
83

GROUP V
159

GROUP 1B
7
8

GROUP IIB
15
26

GROUP 1B
6
7
8

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

1 000 pairs
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
tonnes
tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

4 432
6 179
7 526
5 586
1 966

4 163
419
3 228
736
2 403
526
2 598
1 221
4 679
622

816

337
746
2 707
724
1 644

888
660
679
1 032
868
1 281
129
10 199
105
105

9

4 987
3 770

380
3 555

2 456
1 633
2 045

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Category

Unit

Community quantitative limits

Quota levels applicable from 1
May 2004

Macao

Malaysia

Pakistan

Philippines

Singapore

Sri Lanka (1)

Thailand

Vietnam

GROUP IB
6

GROUP IIB
16

GROUP IB
4
5
6
7
8

GROUP IB
4
5
6
7
8

GROUP IIB
26

GROUP IB
6
8

GROUP IB
7

GROUP IB
6
7
8

GROUP IB
5
6
7
8

GROUP IIB
26

GROUP IB
4
5
6
7
8

GROUP IIB
12
13
15
18
21
26
31
68
76
78

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces

1 000 pairs
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
tonnes
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
1 000 pieces
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes

335

906

594
594
594
383
308

8 273
4 148
7 096
3 372
4 704

4 604

738
221

1 283

416
417
653
416

633

1 064
811
757
1 417
3 286

3 348
1 024
329
385
2 235
209
1 869
156
532
371

(1) The application of quantitative restrictions for Sri Lanka is not in application pursuant to the EC/Sri Lanka Memorandum of Under-
standing on market access in the textile sector, under which the European Community retains the right to reapply them under
certain circumstances.’