Commission Regulation (EC) No 1944/2004 of 10 November 2004 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the People’s Republic of China
Date: 2004-11-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, clothing, customs regulations, originating product, quantitative restriction, textile product

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1944/2004

of 10 November 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,

(3)

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)

the Agreement between the European
Article 5 of
Economic Community and the People’s Republic of
China on trade in textile products,
initialled on 9
December 1988 and approved by Council Decision
90/647/EEC (2), as last amended and extended by an
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.

(2)

On 2 August 2004 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,
initialled on 9
December 1988, and as set out in Annex VIII, column
9 to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93.

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,

(4)

(5)

(6)

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 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, 10 November 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 1627/2004, (OJ No L 295, 18.9.2004, 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
Transfers from quota year 2003

Group

Category

Unit

Limit 2004

Working level after
implementing
normal flexibilities

Quantity

%

New adjusted
working level

IA

IA

IA

IA

IB

IB

IB

IB

IB

IIA

IIA

IIA

IIA

IIB

IIB

IIB

IIB

IIB

IIB

IIB

IIB

IIB

IIB

IIB

IIIB

1

2a

3

3a

5

5a

6

7

8

9

20/39

22

23

13

14

15

16

17

26

28

29

31

78

83

97

163

X20

Other

kgs

kgs

kgs

kgs

pcs

pcs

pcs

pcs

pcs

kgs

kgs

kgs

kgs

pcs

pcs

pcs

pcs

pcs

pcs

pcs

pcs

pcs

kgs

kgs

kgs

kgs

kgs

4 770 000

4 455 350

190 800

4 359 000

4 533 360

121 624

8 088 000

8 233 380

30 631

2 769 000

2 879 760

89 653

39 422 000

39 814 430

63 825

250 000

257 500

10 000

40 913 000

41 294 420

176 003

17 093 000

17 605 790

683 720

4,0

2,8

0,4

3,2

0,2

4,0

0,4

4,0

4 646 150

4 654 984

8 264 011

2 969 413

39 878 255

267 500

41 470 423

18 289 510

27 723 000

28 554 690

462

0,002

28 555 152

6 962 000

7 406 210

61 956

11 361 000

11 901 840

99 954

19 351 000

16 780 878

774 040

11 847 000

3 202 410

473 880

0,9

0,9

4,0

4,0

7 468 166

12 001 794

17 554 918

3 676 290

586 244 000

613 195 160

285 710

0,05

613 480 870

17 887 000

18 423 610

715 480

20 131 000

21 072 590

274 510

17 181 000

18 241 410

149 117

13 061 000

13 452 830

522 440

6 645 000

7 077 360

180 460

4,0

1,4

0,9

4,0

2,7

19 139 090

21 347 100

18 390 527

13 975 270

7 257 820

92 909 000

101 270 810

3 220 806

3,5

104 491 616

15 687 000

16 410 980

126 255

0,8

16 537 235

96 488 000

100 979 370

42 992

0,04

101 022 362

36 651 000

36 762 570

934 242

10 883 000

11 378 820

274 079

2 861 000

3 118 490

114 440

8 481 000

8 921 840

13 235

59 000

60 770

2 380

2,5

2,5

4,0

0,2

4,0

37 696 812

11 652 899

3 232 930

8 935 075

63 130

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720 China

Group

Category

Unit

Limit 2004

ADJUSTMENT
Transfers from quota year 2003

Working level after
implementing
normal flexibilities

Quantity

%

New adjusted
working level

Other

X117

Other

X118

Other

X122

Other

X136A

Other

X156

Other

X157

Other

X159

kgs

kgs

kgs

kgs

kgs

kgs

kgs

684 000

745 560

27 360

1 513 000

1 649 170

60 520

220 000

226 600

8 800

462 000

475 860

18 480

3 986 000

4 105 580

159 440

13 738 000

13 933 540

549 520

4 352 000

4 482 560

174 080

4,0

4,0

4,0

4,0

4,0

4,0

4,0

772 920

1 709 690

235 400

494 340

4 265 020

14 483 060

4 656 640