Proposal for a Council Regulation authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Date: 2004-06-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Viet Nam, clothing, import policy, quantitative restriction, textile product, trade agreement (EU)

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 10.06.2004 
COM(2004)422 final 

2004/0128 (ACC) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products 
originating in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

On  15  December  1992,  the  European  Community  and  the  Socialist  Republic  of  Vietnam 
initialled an Agreement on trade in textile and clothing products1 which was approved on 8 
August 1996.2 That Agreement has been last amended by an Exchange of Letters between the 
European Community and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, initialled on 15 February 2003 
and provisionally applied from 10 September 2003.3 

In the light of the quota increase provided for under the Exchange of Letters of 15 February 
2003,  the  Socialist  Republic  of  Vietnam,  on  10  September  2003,  made  a  request  that  the 
unused  quantities  of  the  quota  increase  for  2003  be  transferred  to  the  quantitative  limits  of 
quota year 2004. Vietnamese and European Community operators could only partially benefit 
from  the  quota  increase  in  2003,  and  it  is  appropriate  to  transfer  the  unused  part  of  these 
additional quantities to the quota levels of quota year 2004. 

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OJ L 410, 31.12.1992, p. 279. 
OJ L 199, 8.8.1996, p. 1. 
OJ L 152, 20.06.2003, p. 41. 

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2004/0128 (ACC) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products 
originating in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

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

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

On  15  December  1992,  the  European  Community  and  the  Socialist  Republic  of 
Vietnam initialled an Agreement on trade in textile and clothing products4 which was 
approved on 8 August 1996.5 That Agreement has been last amended by an Exchange 
of Letters between the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 
initialled on 15 February 2003 and provisionally applied from 10 September 2003.6 

Pursuant to Article 9 of this Agreement certain quantitative limits may be transferred 
to the following year if they have not been used in the current year. 

In  the  light  of  the  quota  increase  provided  for  under  the  Exchange  of  Letters  of  15 
February  2003,  the  Socialist  Republic  of  Vietnam,  on  10  September  2003,  made  a 
request that the unused quantities of the quota increase for 2003 be transferred to the 
quantitative limits of quota year 2004. 

As Vietnamese and European Community operators could only partially benefit from 
the  quota  increase  in  2003,  and  it  is  appropriate  to  transfer  the  unused  part  of  these 
additional quantities to the quota levels of quota year 2004. 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

Transfers  between  the  quantitative  limits  for  textile  goods  originating  in  the  Socialist 
Republic of Vietnam are authorised for the quota year 2004 in accordance with the Annex to 
this Regulation. 

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OJ L 410, 31.12.1992, p. 279. 
OJ L 199, 8.8.1996, p. 1. 
OJ L 152, 20.06.2003, p. 41. 

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This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  day  following  that  of  its  publication  in  the 
Official Journal of the European Union. 

Article 2 

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

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 
The President 

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ANNEX 

690 Vietnam 

ADJUSTMENT 
Transfers of unused quantities from 
quota year 2003 

Grp 

Cat 

Unit 

Limit 2004 

Working level 2004 
after implementing 
normal flexibilities 

Unused 
quantities of 
2003  

% of total 
2003 quota 
increase 

New adjusted 
working level 
2004 

IB 

IB 

IB 

IB 

IB 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

IIB 

15 

IIB 

18 

IIB 

26 

IIB 

28 

IIB 

29 

IIB 

31 

IIB 

68 

IIB 

73 

IIB 

76 

IIB 

78 

IIB 

83 

IIIA 

35 

IIIA 

41 

IIIB 

97 

pcs 

pcs 

pcs 

pcs 

pcs 

pcs 

kgs 

pcs 

pcs 

pcs 

pcs 

kgs 

pcs 

kgs 

kgs 

kgs 

kgs 

kgs 

kgs 

16.531.000 

17.870.677

2.722.278

55,7%

20.592.955 

5.482.000 

5.926.263

1.621.000

100,0%

7.547.263 

8.435.000 

9.400.125

136.893

5,5%

9.537.018 

4.638.000 

5.013.739

1.372.000

100,0%

6.385.739 

21.929.000 

22.674.787

6.482.000

100,0%

29.156.787 

944.000 

956.190

260.435

76,4%

1.216.625 

1.593.000 

1.662.790

535.000

100,0%

2.197.790 

2.069.000 

2.159.580

696.000

100,0%

2.855.580 

6.391.000 

6.670.860

2.147.000

100,0%

8.817.860 

669.000 

696.510

249.000

100,0%

945.510 

7.873.000 

8.057.050

3.055.000

100,0%

11.112.050 

773.000 

783.440

257.000

100,0%

1.040.440 

1.871.000 

1.954.510

606.000

100,0%

2.560.510 

2.034.000 

2.087.020

392.825

59,5%

2.479.845 

2.024.000 

2.118.500

598.000

100,0%

2.716.500 

674.000 

705.430

200.000

100,0%

905.430 

1.082.000 

1.130.370

350.000

100,0%

1.480.370 

1.311.000 

1.328.860

244.882

57,2%

1.573.742 

366.000 

370.970

91.681

75,8%

462.651 

V 

161 

kgs 

409.000 

426.920

138.000

100,0%

564.920 

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