Commission Regulation (EC) No 1652/2004 of 20 September 2004 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Date: 2004-09-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Pakistan, customs regulations, originating product, quantitative restriction, textile product

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1652/2004

of 20 September 2004

authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in
the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

It is appropriate to grant the request.

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,

(5)

(6)

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The Memorandum of Understanding between the
European Community and the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan on arrangements in the area of market access
for textile products, initialled on 31 December 1994 and
approved by Council Decision 96/386/EC (2), provides
that favourable consideration should be given to certain
requests for so-called ‘exceptional flexibility’ by Pakistan.

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan submitted a request for
transfers between categories on 24 May 2004.

The transfers
requested by the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan 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 thereto.

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 Islamic Republic of Pakistan are authorised for the
quota year 2004 in accordance with the Annex.

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, 20 September 2004.

For the Commission

Pascal LAMY
Member of the Commission

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

(EC) No 487/2004 (OJ L 79, 17.3.2004, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 153, 27.6.1996, p. 47.

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ANNEX

PAKISTAN

ADJUSTMENT

Group

Category

Unit

Limit 2004

Adjusted
working level

Quantity in
units

Quantity in
tonnes

%

Flexibility

New adjusted
working level

IB

IB

IIA

IIB

4

5

20

28

pieces

50 030 000

54 445 723

12 960 000

2 000

25,9 Transfer from

67 405 723

category 28

pieces

14 849 000

15 467 728

2 265 000

500

15,3 Transfer from

17 732 728

category 28

kilograms

59 896 000

61 953 754

1 500 000

1 500

2,5 Transfer from

63 453 754

pieces

128 083 000

137 043 630

– 6 440 000

– 4 000

category 28

– 5,0 Transfer

to cate-
gories 4, 5 and 20

130 603 630