Commission Regulation (EC) No 1687/2004 of 28 September 2004 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Republic of India
Date: 2004-09-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: India, clothing, quantitative restriction, textile product

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1687/2004

of 28 September 2004

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

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 Republic of
India on
arrangements in the area of market access for textile
initialled on 31 December 1994 (2) provides
products,
that favourable consideration should be given to certain
requests for so-called ‘exceptional flexibility’ by India.

The Republic of India has made a request for transfers
between categories on 8 June 2004.

The transfers requested by the Republic of
India fall
within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred to
in Article 7 and set out in Annex VIII, column 9 to
Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93.

It is desirable for this Regulation to enter into force 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
provided for
in 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 Republic of India 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, 28 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 Regu-

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

(2) OJ L 153, 27.6.1996, p. 53.

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Adjustment

Group

Category

Unit

Limit 2004

Adjusted
working level

Quantity in
units

Quantity
in tonnes

%

Flexibility

ANNEX

kg

38 567 000 41 266 690 – 4 000 000 – 4 000

– 10,4 Transfer to

categories 4, 6,
7

New adjusted
working level

37 266 690

pcs 100 237 000 98 919 259 12 960 000

2 000

12,9 Transfer from

111 879 259

category 3

pcs

13 706 000 13 633 135

1 760 000

1 000

12,8 Transfer from

15 393 135

pcs

78 485 000 78 716 569

5 550 000

1 000

category 3

7,1 Transfer from
category 3

84 266 569

IA

IB

IB

IB

3

4

6

7