Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3030/93 and (EC) No 3285/94 as regards the common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries (presented by the Commission)
Date: 2004-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, clothing, import policy, quantitative restriction, textile product

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 25.10.2004 
COM(2004) 713 final 

2004/0245 (ACC) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3030/93 and (EC) No 3285/94 as regards the 
common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

The  WTO  Agreement  on  Textiles  and  Clothing  (ATC),  which  established  a  transitional 
regime for textiles and clothing products until their integration into GATT rules, expires on 31 
December 2004. From 1 January 2005 trade in textiles and clothing products will therefore be 
subject  to  GATT  rules  and  disciplines,  and  upon  that  date  all  quantitative  and  other 
restrictions  shall  be  terminated.  Consequently,  the  basic  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No 
3030/93, which has served as the management tool for the implementation of the ATC, will 
have to be amended and the quantitative restrictions vis-à-vis WTO Members will have to be 
eliminated  with  effect  from  1  January  2005.  Conversely,  restrictions  in  force  under 
agreements with non-WTO members will continue to be governed by Regulation (EEC) No 
3030/93  until  the  date  when  the  countries  in  question  become  members  of  the  WTO  and 
hence benefit from GATT rules.  

However,  specific  provisions  may  apply  to  imports  of  textile  and  clothing  products  from 
China in accordance with its protocol of accession to the WTO. Thus, specific measures may 
be taken until the end of 2008 should imports from China “threaten to impede, due to market 
disruption,  the  orderly  development  of  trade  in  textile  and  clothing  products”.  Moreover,  a 
Member  considering  the  adoption  of  measures  has  the  obligation  to  provide  China  with  a 
detailed  factual  statement  on  imports,  including  quantities  and  prices.  Consequently,  certain 
provisions  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  3030/93  will  need  to  remain  applicable  with  regard  to 
China until the end of 2008, and it is therefore proposed that products which are liberalised 
from 2005 be made subject to prior automatic import surveillance. 

According to Article 4.1 of the ATC, importing members are not obliged to accept shipments 
in  excess  of  restrictions  notified  under  Article  2  of  the  ATC.  This  applies  to  quantitative 
restrictions as well as to the conditions of imports as established in bilateral agreements with 
exporting countries. Consequently, in combination with the relevant provisions of Regulation 
(EEC)  No  3030/93,  the  date  of  shipment  is  the  decisive  factor  in  determining  the  regime 
applicable  to  the  imports  of  textile  and  clothing  products.  Therefore,  all  shipments  made 
during  the  last  quota  year  of  2004  will  be  subject  to  the  quantitative  restrictions  in  force  in 
2004 even if arrival occurs in 2005. This implies that the double control system with export 
and  import  licences  has  to  be  maintained  to  guarantee  the  respect  of  the  international 
obligations  assumed  by  the  EU  and  third  countries  and  which  establish  import  ceilings  for 
2004. However, in order to establish clarity and predictability for trade, it is appropriate to set 
a cut-off date, of 31 March 2005, after which the double control system becomes redundant, 
i.e. export licences are no longer required. 

The  proposed  Regulation  introduces  other  technical  changes  into  Regulation  (EEC)  No 
3030/93  and  Regulation  (EC)  No  3285/94,  to  take  into  account  the  new  legal  situation 
prevailing from 1 January 2005. 

The Council is invited to approve this proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation 
(EEC)  No  3030/93  and  Regulation  (EEC)  No  3285/94  as  regards  the  common  rules  for 
imports of certain textile products from third countries. 

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2004/0245 (ACC) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3030/93 and (EC) No 3285/94 as regards the 
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 Commission1, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

The  Community  is  party  to  the  WTO  Agreement  on  Textiles  and  Clothing  (ATC) 
according  to  which  that  Agreement  and  all  restrictions  hereunder  shall  stand 
terminated on 1 January 2005 in conformity with the integration schedule laid down in 
Article 9 of the Agreement. 

Special provisions may be maintained beyond that date by virtue of the provisions of 
China's Protocol of Accession to the WTO. Within this context and in order to gather 
in good time the necessary information to carry out an effective monitoring of certain 
imports, it is appropriate to establish a prior surveillance of imports of Chinese origin 
by an automatic import licensing regime. 

According  to  the  ATC,  importing  countries  are  not  obliged  to  accept  shipments  in 
excess of the restrictions notified; in accordance with Community legislation the date 
of shipment is therefore considered to be the determining date for charging against the 
relevant quota. Consequently, goods arriving in 2005 but shipped in 2004 have, during 
a transitional period in 2005, to be charged against the 2004 quotas and do therefore 
remain subject to the system of double checking. 

It  is  in  the  interest  of  the  business  community  to  establish  commercial  certainty  and 
predictability,  and  it  is  therefore  appropriate  to  set  a  definitive  date  after  which  the 
setting-off,  against  2004  quotas,  of  shipments  arriving  in  2005  will  no  longer  be 
permitted. This terminal date should be 31 March 2005. 

To comply with the ATC provisions on the elimination of quantitative restrictions on 
WTO  members,  Annex  II  to  Regulation  (EEC)  No  3030/93  should  only  cover,  from 
2005  onwards,  those  non-WTO  members  with  which  the  Community  has  concluded 
bilateral agreements. 

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(6) 

The list of textiles and clothing products which are governed by the GATT rules and 
disciplines,  contained  in  Annex  II  to  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  3285/94  of  22 
December 1994 on the common rules for imports and repealing Regulation (EC) No 
518/942  should  be  amended  to  include,  as  from  1  January  2005,  the  products  to  be 
integrated into the GATT. 

(7) 

It  is  desirable  for  this  Regulation  to  enter  into  force  on  the  day  after  that  of  its 
publication in order to allow operators to benefit from it as soon as possible, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

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

(1) 

Article 1 is amended as follows: 

(a)  Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: 

“1.  Without prejudice to Article 2 (5) this Regulation shall apply to imports 
of  textile  products  listed  in  Annex  I,  originating  in  third  countries  with 
which  the  Community  has  concluded  bilateral  agreements,  protocols  or 
other arrangements as listed in Annex II. The relevant provisions of this 
Regulation  shall  also  apply  to  imports  of  textile  and  clothing  products 
originating in China in respect to Article 10a.” 

(b)  Paragraph 7 is deleted. 

(2) 

Article 2 is amended as follows: 

(a)  Paragraph 4 is deleted. 

(b)  Paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: 

“5.  The release for free circulation of products the importation of which was 
subject  to  quantitative  limits  before  1  January  2005,  as  listed  in  Annex 
Va,  and  which  were  shipped  before  that  date  shall  continue,  until  31 
March 2005, to be subject to the presentation of an import authorisation 
that  shall  be  issued  under  the  import  regime  in  force  before  1  January 
2005. Shipment of the goods shall be considered to have taken place on 
the  date  of  their  loading  in  the  country  of  origin  on  to  the  exporting 
aircraft, vehicle or vessel.” 

In Article 3 paragraphs 3 and 4 are deleted. 

Article 9 is deleted. 

Article 10 is amended as follows: 

OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 53 as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2474/2000 of 9 November 
2000 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

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(a)  Paragraphs  4,  5  and  6,  subparagraphs  (b)  and  (c)  of  paragraph  9,  and 

paragraphs 10 and 12 are deleted. 

(b)  Paragraph 7 subparagraph (a) is amended as follows: 

“Measures  taken  pursuant  to  paragraph  3  shall  be  subject  to  a  Commission 
communication  published  without  delay  in  the  Official  Journal  of  the  European 
Union” 

(c)  Paragraph 13 is replaced by the following:  

“13. Measures provided for in paragraphs 3 and 9 of this Article shall be adopted and 
implemented in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17” 

(6) 

The following paragraph 2a is inserted into Article 10a 

“2a.  The  imports  of  textile  and  clothing  products  covered  in  Annex  I 
originating in China indicated in table B of Annex III are subject to prior 
automatic  import  licensing  provided  for  in  Part  IV  of  Annex  III,  in 
accordance with the rules and procedures established in paragraphs 1 and 
2  of  Article  13.  Decisions  to  amend  the  list  of  products  subject  to 
licensing may be taken in accordance with Article 17”. 

(7) 

(8) 

(9) 

Article 11 is deleted. 

Article 14 is deleted. 

Article 15(1) is replaced by the following: 

“1.  Where,  following  the  enquiries  carried  out  in  accordance  with  the 
procedures  established  in  Annex  IV,  the  Commission  finds  that  the 
information in its possession constitutes proof that products originating in 
a supplier country listed in Annex V and being subject to the quantitative 
limits referred to in Article 2 or introduced pursuant to Articles 10 or 10a 
have  been  trans-shipped,  re-routed  or  otherwise  imported  into  the 
Community  through  circumvention  of  such  quantitative  limits  and  that 
there is a need for the necessary adjustments to be made, it shall request 
that consultations be opened, in accordance with the procedure described 
in  Article  16,  so  that  agreement  may  be  reached  on  an  equivalent 
adjustment of the corresponding quantitative limits.”  

(10) 

In Article 16, paragraph 2 is deleted. 

(11) 

Article 20 is replaced by the following 

“Article 20 

This  Regulation  shall  not  prejudice  the  provisions  of  the  bilateral  agreements, 
protocols or arrangements  between the Community and the third countries listed in 
Annex II”. 

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(12) 

Annexes I, II, III, V, VII, VIII, IX and X are amended as indicated in the Annex to 
this Regulation. 

Article 2 

Regulation (EEC) No 3285/94 is hereby amended as follows: 

(1) 

Paragraph 1 of Article 1 is replaced by the following: 

“1.  This  Regulation  applies  to  imports  of  products  originating  in  third  countries, 

except for: 

(a)  textile  products  subject  to  specific  import  rules  under  Council 
Regulation (EC) No 517/94, 

(b)  the  textile  products  originating  in  certain  third  countries  listed  in 
Council Regulation (EC) No 519/94.” 

(2) 

Annex II is deleted. 

Article 3 

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

It shall apply from 1 January 2005, with the exception of Annex paragraph 1, subparagraphs 
(a) to (g) of paragraph 3, 4 (b)(c), 6, 7, 8(a) and (b) which shall apply from 1 April 2005. 

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  

Amendments to certain Annexes of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 

1. 

In Annex I, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: 

“2.  When  the  constitutive  material  of  the  products  of  categories  1  to  114 
originating in Vietnam is not specifically mentioned, these products shall be taken to 
be made exclusively of wool or of fine animal hair, of cotton or of man-made fibres.”  

2. 

Annex II is replaced by the following: 

“ANNEX II 

Exporting countries referred to in Article 1 

Belarus 

Ukraine 

Uzbekistan 

Vietnam” 

3. 

Annex III is amended as follows: 

(a)  Article 12 (2) is deleted. 

(b)  Article 18 (2) is deleted. 

(c)  Article 19 (2) is deleted. 

(d)  The before last sentence of Article 21 (1) is deleted. 

(e)  The specimens for certificates of origin for Hong Kong and Thailand, and the 
specimens for the export licences for Hong Kong and Thailand are deleted. 

(f)  The specimen export licence for Egypt is deleted. 

(g)  Article 28 (6) is replaced by the following: 

“6.  This number shall be composed of the following elements: 

– 

two letters identifying the exporting country as follows: 

– 

– 

– 

– 

Belarus = BY 

China = CN 

Ukraine = UA 

Uzbekistan = UZ  

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– 

Vietnam = VN, 

– 

two letters identifying the intended Member State of destination, or 
group of such Member States, as follows: 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

AT = Austria 

BL = Benelux 

CY = Cyprus 

CZ = Czech Republic 

DE = Federal Republic of Germany 

DK = Denmark 

EE = Estonia 

GR = 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" 

– 

a  one-digit  number  identifying  the  quota  year  or  the  year  under 
which exports were recorded, in the case of products listed in table 

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A  of  this  Annex,  corresponding  to  the  last  figure  in  the  year  in 
question, e.g. ‘5’ for 2005 and ‘6’ for 2006. In the case of products 
originating in the People's Republic of China listed in Appendix C 
to Annex V this number should be ‘0’ for the year 2004. 

– 

– 

a  two-digit  number  identifying  the  issuing  office  in  the  exporting 
country, 

a  five-digit  number  running  consecutively  from  00001  to  99999 
allocated to the specific Member State of destination. 

(h) 

Article 32 is replaced by the following: 

“Article 32 

In  case  the  import  of  textile  and  clothing  products  is  subject  to  surveillance 
measures,  Member  States  shall  communicate  to  the  Commission  the  country  of 
origin, the product category, and the details of the quantity and value of the products 
for  which  each  surveillance  document  has  been  issued.  This  information  shall  be 
provided without delay once the surveillance documents are issued, electronically via 
the  integrated  network  set  up  for  this  purpose  («Système  Intégré  de  Gestion  de 
Licences»), in accordance with data formats and procedures to be harmonised." 

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(i) 

Table A is replaced by the following: 

Third country 

Group 

Category 

Uzbekistan 

Vietnam 

I A 

I B 

II B 

I A 

II A 

II B 

III A 

III B 

IV 

V 

1 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

26 

1 

2 

3 

22 

23 

32 

16 

17 

19 

24 

27 

33 

36 

37 

90 

115 

117 

136 

156 

157 

159 

160 

Unit 

tonnes 

tonnes 

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 

1000 pieces 

1000 pieces 

1000 pieces 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

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(j) 

Table B is replaced by the following:  

Third country 

Group 

Category 

Unit 

China 

GROUP IA 

 GROUP IB 

 GROUP IIA 

 GROUP IIB 

1 

2 

of which 2a 

3 

of which 3a 

ex 20 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

20/39 

22 

23 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

26 

28 

29 

31 

78 

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 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

tonnes 

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 Group III A 

 Group III B 

 Group IV 

 Group V 

83 

35 

97 

115 

117 

118  

122 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

136A 

tonnes 

156 

157 

159 

163 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

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4. 

Annex V is modified as follows: 

(a)  Annex V is replaced by the following: 

“ANNEX V 

COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS 

applicable for the year 2005 

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

Community 
quantitative limits 

Third country 

Category 

Unit 

2005 

Belarus 

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 

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 

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 26/27 

1 000 pieces 

 29 

 73 

 83 

 GROUP IIIA 

 33 

 36 

 37 

 50 

 GROUP IIIB 

 67 

 74 

 90 

 GROUP IV 

 115 

 117 

 118 

Vietnam(1)  

GROUP IB 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

GROUP IIA 

9 

20 

39 

GROUP IIB 

12 

13 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

Tonnes 

Tonnes 

Tonnes 

Tonnes 

Tonnes 

Tonnes 

1 000 pieces 

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 

23.613 

8.129 

10.340 

6.792 

23.986 

1.131 

307 

282 

5.872 

15.883 

(1) See appendix A 

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1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

Tonnes 

675 

1.124 

2.260 

1 000 pieces 

24.318 

14 

15 

18 

21 

26 

28 

29 

31 

68 

73 

76 

78 

83 

GROUP IIIA 

35 

41 

GROUP IIIB 

10 

97 

GROUP IV 

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 

2.489 

7.536 

792 

8.574 

837 

2.219 

2.173 

2.254 

753 

1.422 

1.416 

7.252 

389 

312 

578 

118 

Tonnes 

GROUP V 

161 

Tonnes 

(b) 

Appendix A is replaced by the following: 

Appendix A to Annex V 

Category  

Third Country   Remarks 

Vietnam 

All  categories 
subject 
to 
quantitative 
limits 

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  

(c) 

Appendices B and C are deleted.  

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5. 

The following Annex Va is inserted: 

ANNEX Va 

COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS in force in 2004 to which the transitional provisions of Article 2 
paragraph 5 apply until 31st March 2005. 

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

Third country 

Category 

Unit 

Argentina 

GROUP IA 

Community 
quantitative limits 

Quota levels 
applicable in 2004 

 1 

 2 

 2a 

China(2)(3)  

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 

Tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

6.010 

8.551 

7.622 

4.770 

30.556 

4.359 

8.088 

2.769 

1 000 pieces 

126.808 

1 000 pieces  

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

39.422 

40.913 

17.093 

27.723 

6.962 

11.361 

19.351 

11.847 

(2) See appendix B 
(3) See appendix C 
* Possibility to transfer to and from category 3 up to 40% of the category to which the transfer is made. 

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 12 

 13 

 14 

1 000 pairs 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

 15(1) 

1 000 pieces 

 16 

 17 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

 26(1) 

1 000 pieces 

 28 

 29 

 31 

 78 

 83 

 Group III B 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

tonnes 

tonnes 

132.029 

586.244 

17.887 

20.131 

17.181 

13.061 

6.645 

92.909 

15.687 

96.488 

36.651 

10.883 

 97 

tonnes 

2.861 

 GROUP V 

 163 (1) 

tonnes 

8.481 

Hong Kong 

GROUP IA 

 2 

 2a 

 3 

 3a 

 GROUP IB 

 4(1) 

 5 

 6(1) 

 6a  

 7 

 8 

 GROUP IIA 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

14.172 

12.166 

11.912 

8.085 

58.250 

40.240 

79.703 

68.857 

42.372 

59.172 

 39 

tonnes 

2.444 

 GROUP IIB 

12 

1 000 pairs 

53.159 

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 13(1) 

1 000 pieces 

117.655 

 16 

 26 

 29 

 31 

 78 

 83 

India 

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 

Indonesia 

GROUP IA 

 1 

 2 

 2a 

1 000 sets 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 sets 

1 000 pieces 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

4.707 

12.498 

5.191 

35.442 

14.658 

792 

55.398 

67.539 

30.211 

38.567 

7.816 

1 000 pieces 

100.237 

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 

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 

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 3 

 3a 

 GROUP IB 

4 

 5 

 6(1) 

 7 

 8 

 GROUP II A 

tonnes 

tonnes 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

31.250 

16.872 

59.337 

58.725 

21.429 

15.694 

24.626 

 23 

tonnes 

32.405 

 GROUP IIIA 

 35 

tonnes 

32.725 

Macao 

GROUP IB 

 4(1) 

 5 

 6(1) 

 7 

 8 

 GROUP IIA 

 20 

 39 

 GROUP IIB 

 13 

 15 

 16 

 26 

 31 

 78 

 83 

Malaysia 

GROUP IA 

 2 

 2a 

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 

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 

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 3a(1) 

 GROUP IB 

4(1) 

 5 

 6(1) 

 7 

 8 

 GROUP IIA 

tonnes 

tonnes 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

18.594 

7.652 

21.805 

10.132 

12.831 

43.822 

10.500 

22 

tonnes 

18.573 

Pakistan 

GROUP IA 

 1(1) 

 2 

 2a 

 3 

 GROUP IB 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

 4(1) 

1 000 pieces 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 GROUP IIA 

 9 

 20 

 39 

 GROUP IIB 

 26 

 28 

Peru 

GROUP IA 

 1(1) 

 2 

Philippines 

GROUP IB 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

tonnes 

tonnes 

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 

EN 

20 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4(1) 

 5 

 6(1) 

 7 

 8 

 GROUP IIB 

13 

 15 

 26 

 31 

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 

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 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

32.787 

16.653 

15.388 

8.185 

9.275 

42.526 

5.213 

6.964 

26.364 

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 

EN 

21 

   EN 

 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 GROUP IIA 

 9 

 22 

GROUP IIB 

12 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 26 

 28 

tonnes 

tonnes 

1.721 

22.841 

1 000 pairs 

231.975 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

 29(1) 

1 000 pieces 

 31 

 78 

 83 

 GROUP IIIA 

 35 

 50 

 GROUP IIIB 

 97 

 97a(1) 

Taiwan 

GROUP IA 

 2 

 2a 

 3 

 3a 

 GROUP IB 

 4(1) 

 5 

 6(1) 

 7 

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 

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 

5.994 

595 

12.143 

4.485 

12.468 

22.264 

6.215 

3.823 

EN 

22 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8 

1 000 pieces 

9.821 

 GROUP IIA 

 20 

 22 

 23 

GROUP IIB 

12 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 26 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

369 

10.054 

6.524 

1 000 pairs 

43.744 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

3.765 

5.076 

3.162 

530 

1.014 

3.467 

2.549 

5.815 

1.300 

 28(1) 

1 000 pieces 

 78 

 83 

 GROUP IIIA 

tonnes  

tonnes 

 35 

tonnes 

12.480 

 GROUP IIIB 

 97 

 97a(1) 

Thailand 

GROUP IA 

 1 

 2 

 2a 

 3(1) 

 3a(1) 

 GROUP IB 

4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

tonnes 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1.783 

807 

25.175 

18.729 

4.987 

34.101 

9.517 

55.198 

38.795 

16.568 

13.169 

EN 

23 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8 

1 000 pieces 

6.856 

 GROUP IIA 

 20 

 22 

 GROUP IIB 

12 

 26 

 GROUP IIIB 

 97 

 97a(1) 

tonnes 

tonnes 

1 000 pairs 

1 000 pieces 

tonnes 

tonnes 

15.443 

7.478 

49.261 

11.460 

3.445 

2.911 

6. 

Annex VI is amended as follows: 

(a)  Subparagraph (d) of paragraph 1 is deleted. 

(b)  The second and third subparagraphs of paragraph 2 are deleted. 

7. 

In Annex VII, the table is replaced by the following: 

“TABLE 

COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS 

FOR GOODS RE-IMPORTED UNDER OPT 

applicable for year 2005  

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

Community 
quantitative limits 

Third country 

Category 

Unit 

2005 

Belarus 

GROUP IB 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

GROUP IIB 

12 

13 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pairs 

1 000 pieces 

EN 

24 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15 

16 

21 

24 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

26/27 

1 000 pieces 

29 

73 

83 

GROUP IIIB 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

Tonnes 

74 

1 000 pieces 

Vietnam 

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 pairs 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

Tonnes 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

1 000 pieces 

Tonnes 

Tonnes 

Tonnes 

1.129 

861 

811 

1.503 

3.483 

3.549 

1.086 

350 

409 

2.374 

223 

1.981 

166 

564 

395 

EN 

25 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. 

The Annex VIII is amended as follows: 

(a)  The table is replaced by the following: 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

COUNTRY 

Advance 
utilisation 

Carry-over 

Transfers 
from  
cat 1  
to cats  
2 and 3 

Transfers 
between 
cats 2 and 3

Transfers 
between 
cats 4, 5, 6, 
7, 8 

Transfers 
from Groups 
I, II, III to 
Groups II, III, 
IV 

Maximum 
increase in 
any cat. 

Additional 
conditions 

Belarus 

5% 

7% 

4% 

4% 

4% 

5% 

13.5%  With regard to 

column 7, transfers 
can also be made 
from and to Group V. 
For Group I 
categories the limit in 
column 8 is 13% 

Vietnam 

5 % 

7 % 

0 % 

0 % 

7 % 

7 % 

17 %  With regard to 

column 7, transfers 
can be made from 
any category in 
Groups I, II, III, IV 
and V to Groups II, 
III, IV and V. 

(b)  The Appendix to Annex VIII is deleted. 

9. 

Annex IX is replaced with the following: 

“Annex IX 

Supplier country 

Group I 

Group II  Group III 

Group IV 

Group V 

Belarus 

Ukraine 

1.20 % 

4.00 % 

4.00 % 

4.00 % 

1.20 % 

4.00 % 

4.00 % 

4.00 % 

Uzbekistan 

0.35 %3 

1.20 % 

4.00 % 

4.00 % 

4.00 % 

Supplier 
country 

Group I 

Group II 
A 

Group II 
B 

Group III  Group IV  Group V 

Vietnam 

1.0 % 

5.0 % 

2.5 % 

10.0 % 

10.0 % 

10.0 %” 

10. 

Annex X is deleted. 

3 

Except for category 1: 

2005:  % 

EN 

26 

   EN