Commission Regulation (EC) No 2070/2004 of 1 December 2004 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Republic of India
Date: 2004-12-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: India, clothing, quantitative restriction, textile product

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2070/2004

of 1 December 2004

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

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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,

(4)

(5)

(6)

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The Memorandum of Understanding between the
India on
European Community and the Republic of
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 ‘exceptional flexibility’ by India.

The Republic of India has made a request for transfers
between categories on 13 October 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 appropriate to grant the request.

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, 1 December 2004.

For the Commission

Peter MANDELSON
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 L 295, 18.9.2004, p. 1).

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

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ANNEX

664 INDIA

Group

Category

Unit

Limit 2004

Adjusted
working level

Quantity in units

Adjustment

Quantity in
tonnes

%

Flexibility

IA

IB

IB

IB

3

4

5

6

kgs

38 567 000

34 138 690

– 4 000 000

– 4 000

– 10,4

pcs

100 237 000

118 908 122

6 480 000

1 000

6,5

pcs

pcs

53 303 000

51 901 809

9 060 000

2 000

17,0

13 706 000

15 876 615

1 760 000

1 000

12,8

Transfer to
categories 4, 5
and 6

Transfer from
category 3

Transfer from
category 3

Transfer from
category 3

New adjusted
working level

30 138 690

125 388 122

60 961 809

17 636 615