Commission Regulation (EC) No 1367/2004 of 28 July 2004 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the People’s Republic of China
Date: 2004-07-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, customs regulations, quantitative restriction, textile product

30.7.2004

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1367/2004

of 28 July 2004

authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in
the People’s Republic of China

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 5 of
the Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the People’s Republic of
China on trade in textile products (2),
initialled on 9
December 1988 and approved by Council Decision
last amended and extended by an
90/647/EEC, as
Agreement
in the form of an Exchange of Letters,
initialled on 19 May 2000 and approved by Council
Decision 2000/787/EC (3), provides that
transfers may
be made between quota years. Those flexibility provisions
were notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body of the
World Trade Organisation following China's accession
to it.

Appendix B to Annex V of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93
sets out the quantitative limits for textiles and clothing
products originating in the People’s Republic of China
and used exclusively at European fairs.

On 12 September 2003 the People’s Republic of China
submitted a request for transfers of quantities from the
quota year 2003 to the quota year 2004.

The transfers requested by the People’s Republic of China
fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred
to in Article 5 of the Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the People’s Republic of
China on trade in textile products, as set out in Annex
VIII, column 9 to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93.

(5)

(6)

(7)

It is appropriate to grant the request, to the extent that
quantities are available.

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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods origi-
nating in the People’s Republic of China fixed by the Agreement
between the European Community and the People’s Republic of
China on trade in textile products are authorised for the quota
year 2004 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, 28 July 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 487/2004 (OJ L 79, 17.3.2004, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 352, 15.12.1990, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 314, 14.12.2000, p. 13.

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ANNEX

720 CHINA

ADJUSTMENT

Group

Category

Unit

Limit 2004

Working level
after
implementing
normal
flexibilities

Quantity

%

Flexibility

317 000

309 310

12 680

4,0

Transfer from quota
year 2003

New
adjusted
working
level

321 990

1

2

2A

3

3A

4

5

6

7

8

9

kg

kg

kg

kg

kg

1 338 000

1 391 520

53 520

4,0

159 000

165 360

6 360

4,0

196 000

203 840

7 840

4,0

27 000

28 080

1 080

4,0

pieces

2 061 000

2 205 270

82 440

4,0

pieces

705 000

754 350

28 200

4,0

pieces

1 689 000

1 807 230

33 368

2,0

pieces

302 000

259 062

12 080

4,0

pieces

992 000

801 121

39 680

4,0

kg

294 000

320 460

11 760

4,0

13

pieces

3 192 000

3 479 280

127 680

4,0

20/39

22

kg

kg

372 000

405 480

14 880

4,0

332 000

288 653

13 280

4,0

Transfer from quota
year 2003

1 445 040

Transfer from quota
year 2003

Transfer from quota
year 2003

Transfer from quota
year 2003

171 720

211 680

29 160

Transfer from quota
year 2003

2 287 710

Transfer from quota
year 2003

782 550

Transfer from quota
year 2003

1 840 598

Transfer from quota
year 2003

Transfer from quota
year 2003

Transfer from quota
year 2003

271 142

840 801

332 220

Transfer from quota
year 2003

3 606 960

Transfer from quota
year 2003

Transfer from quota
year 2003

420 360

301 933

IA

IA

IA

IA

IA

IB

IB

IB

IB

IB

IIA

IIB

IIA

IIA