Commission Regulation (EC) No 2038/2005 of  14 December 2005  laying down rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas established for the year 2006 under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94
Date: 2005-12-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import, import licence, quantitative restriction, textile product, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2038/2005

of 14 December 2005

laying down rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas established for the year
2006 under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

ceiling on the quantities which can be allocated to each
operator by that method.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94 of
7 March 1994 on common rules
textile
products from certain third countries not covered by bilateral
agreements, protocols or other arrangements, or by other
specific Community import rules (1), and in particular Article
17(3) and (6) and Article 21(2) thereof,

imports of

for

Whereas:

Regulation (EC) No 517/94 established quantitative
restrictions on imports of certain textile products origi-
nating in certain third countries to be allocated on a first
come, first served basis.

Under that Regulation it is possible,
in certain circum-
stances, to use other allocation methods, to divide quotas
into tranches, or to reserve a proportion of a specific
quantitative limit exclusively for applications which are
supported by evidence of
import
performance.

the results of past

(6)

(7)

(8)

To guarantee a degree of continuity in trade and efficient
quota administration, operators should be allowed to
make their initial
import authorisation application for
2006 equivalent to the quantity which they imported
in 2005.

To achieve optimum use of the quantities, an operator
who has used up at least one half of the amount already
authorised should be permitted to apply for a further
amount, provided that quantities are available in the
quotas.

For the sake of sound administration,
import authori-
sations should be valid for nine months from the date
of issue but only until the end of the year at the latest.
Member States should issue licences only after being
notified by the Commission that quantities are available
and only if an operator can prove the existence of a
contract and can certify,
in the absence of a specific
provision to the contrary, that he has not already been
allocated a Community import authorisation under this
Regulation for the categories and countries concerned.
The competent national authorities should, however, be
to
authorised,
extend by three months and up to 31 March 2007
licences of which at least one half has been used by
the application date.

in response to importers' applications,

Rules for management of the quotas established for 2006
should be adopted before the quota year begins so that
the continuity of trade flows is not affected unduly.

(9)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee
established by Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 517/94,

The measures adopted in previous years, such as those in
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2171/2004 of 17
December 2004 laying down rules for the management
and distribution of textile quotas established for the year
2005 under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94 (2),
proved to be satisfactory and it is therefore appropriate
to adopt similar rules for 2006.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The purpose of this Regulation is to lay down rules on the
management of quantitative quotas for
imports of certain
textile products set out in Annexes IIIB and IV to Regulation
(EC) No 517/94 for the year 2006.

(5)

In order
to satisfy the greatest possible number of
operators it is appropriate to make the ‘first come, first
served’ allocation method more flexible by placing a

(1) OJ L 67, 10.3.1994, p. 1. Regulation as

last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 931/2005 (OJ L 162, 23.6.2005,
p. 37).

(2) OJ L 371, 18.12.2004, p. 20.

Article 2

The quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be allocated according
to the chronological order of receipt by the Commission of
Member States' notifications of applications from individual
operators, for amounts not exceeding the maximum quantities
per operator set out in Annex I.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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The maximum quantities shall not, however, apply to operators
able to prove to the competent national authorities, when
in respect of
making their first application for 2006,
they imported
given categories and given third countries,
each
than the maximum quantities
more
category pursuant to import licences granted to them for 2005.

specified for

that,

In the case of such operators, the competent authorities may
authorise imports not exceeding the quantities imported in
2005 from given third countries and in given categories,
provided that enough quota capacity is available.

Article 3

Any importer who has already used up 50 % or more of the
amount allocated to him under this Regulation may make a
further application,
the same category and
country of origin, for amounts not exceeding the maximum
quantities laid down in Annex I.

in respect of

Article 4

1.
The competent national authorities listed in Annex II may,
from 10 a.m. on 4 January 2006, notify the Commission of the
amounts covered by requests for import authorisations.

The time fixed in the first subparagraph shall be understood as
Brussels time.

to Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 517/94 that quantities
are available for importation.

They shall issue authorisations only if an operator:

(a) proves the existence of a contract relating to the provision

of the goods and,

(b) certifies in writing that,
countries concerned:

in respect of the categories and

(i) he has not already been allocated an authorisation under

this Regulation, or

(ii) he has been allocated an authorisation under this Regu-

lation but has used up at least 50 % of it.

3.
Import authorisations shall be valid for nine months from
the date of issue, but until 31 December 2006 at the latest.

The competent national authorities may, however, at
the
importer's request, grant a three-month extension for authori-
sations which are at least 50 % used up at the time of the
request. Such extension shall in no circumstances expire later
than 31 March 2007.

The competent national authorities shall

2.
issue authori-
sations only after being notified by the Commission pursuant

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2006.

Article 5

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 14 December 2005.

For the Commission

Peter MANDELSON
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

Maximum amounts referred to in Articles 2 and 3

Country concerned

Category

North Korea

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

24

26

27

28

29

31

36

37

39

59

61

68

69

70

73

74

75

76

77

78

83

87

109

117

118

142

151A

151B

161

Unit

Kilograms

Kilograms

Kilograms

Pieces

Pieces

Pieces

Pieces

Pieces

Kilograms

Pairs

Pieces

Pieces

Pieces

Pieces

Pieces

Kilograms

Pieces

Kilograms

Pieces

Pieces

Pieces

Pieces

Pieces

Pieces

Pieces

Kilograms

Kilograms

Kilograms

Kilograms

Kilograms

Kilograms

Pieces

Pieces

Pieces

Pieces

Pieces

Kilograms

Kilograms

Kilograms

Kilograms

Kilograms

Kilograms

Kilograms

Kilograms

Kilograms

Kilograms

Kilograms

Kilograms

Maximum amount

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

5 000

5 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

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Country concerned

Category

Republic of Montenegro,
Kosovo (1)

1

2

2a

3

5

6

7

8

9

15

16

67

Unit

Kilograms

Kilograms

Kilograms

Kilograms

Pieces

Pieces

Pieces

Pieces

Kilograms

Pieces

Pieces

Kilograms

Maximum amount

20 000

20 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

(1) As defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.

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ANNEX II

List of licensing offices referred to in Article 4

1. Belgium
Federale Overheidsdienst
Economie
Algemene Directie
Economisch Potentieel
Dienst Vergunningen
Leuvenseweg 44
B-1040 Brussel
Tel. (32-2) 548 64 69
Fax (32-2) 548 65 70

Service public fédéral
Économie
Direction générale du
potentiel économique
Service des licences
Rue de Louvain 44
B-1000 Bruxelles
Tél. (32 2) 548 64 69
Fax (32 2) 548 65 70

2. Cyprus
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
Trade Department
6 Andrea Araouzou Str.
CY-1421 Nicosia
Tel.: (357-2) 867100
Fax: (357-2) 375120

3. Czech Republic
Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu
Licenční správa
Na Františku 32
CZ-110 15 Praha 1
Tel: (420-2) 24 90 71 11
Fax: (420-2) 24 21 21 33

4. Denmark
Erhvervs- og Byggestyrelsen
Økonomi- og Erhvervsministeriet
Vejlsøvej 29
DK-8600 Silkeborg
Tel.: (45) 35 46 64 30
Fax: (45) 35 46 64 01

5. Germany
Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA)
Frankfurter Str. 29—35
D-65760 Eschborn
Tel.: (49 61 96) 9 08-0
Fax: (49 61 96) 9 42 26

6. Greece
Υπουργείο Οικονομίας & Οικονομικών
Γενική Διεύθυνση Σχεδιασμού & Διαχείρισης Πολιτικής
Διεύθυνση Διεθνών Οικονομικών Ροών
Κορνάρου 1
GR-105 63 Αθήνα
Τηλ.: (30) 210 328 60 31-5
Φαξ: (30) 210 328 60 94

7. Spain
Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio
Secretaría General de Comercio Exterior
Paseo de la Castellana no 162
E-28046 Madrid
Tel.: (34 91) 349 38 17, 349 37 48
Fax: (34 91) 563 18 23, 349 38 31

9. France
Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de l'industrie
Direction générale des entreprises
Service des industries manufacturières et de la poste (SIMAP)
Bureau «Textile-Importations»
Le Bervil, 12 rue Villiot
F-75572 Paris Cedex 12
Tél. (33-1) 53 44 96 60
Fax (33-1) 53 44 91 81

11. Ireland
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Internal Market
Kildare Street
Dublin 2
Ireland
Tel.: (353-1) 631 21 21
Fax: (353-1) 631 28 26

13. Latvia
Ekonomikas ministrija
Brīvības iela 55
LV-1519 Rīga
tel: (371) 701 30 06
fax: (371) 728 08 82

8. Estonia
Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium
Harju 11
15072 Tallinn
Estonia
Tel.: (372) 6256 400
Fax: (372) 6313 660

10. Hungary
Magyar Kereskedelmi Engedélyezési Hivatal
H-1024 Budapest
Margit krt. 85.
Postafiók: 1537 Budapest, Pf. 345.
Tel: (36-1) 336 73 00
Fax: (36-1) 336 73 02

12. Italy
Ministero del Commercio con l'estero
Direzione generale per la Politica commerciale e per la
gestione del regime degli scambi
DIV. III
Viale America, 341
I-00144 Roma
Tel. (39 6) 59 64 75 17, 59 93 22 02/22 15
Fax (39 6) 59 93 22 35/22 63
Telex (39 6) 59 64 75 31

14. Lithuania
Lietuvos Respublikos ūkio ministerija
Gedimino pr. 38/2
LT-01104 Vilnius
Tel.: (370) 5 262 87 50; (370) 5 261 94 88
faksas (370) 5 262 39 74

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15. Luxembourg
Ministère des affaires étrangères
Office des licences
Boîte postale 113
L-2011 Luxembourg
Tél. (352) 47 82 371
Fax (352) 46 61 38

17. Netherlands
Belastingdienst/Douane
Centrale dienst voor in- en uitvoer
Engelse Kamp 2
Postbus 30003
9700 RD Groningen
Nederland
Tel. (31-50) 523 91 11
Fax (31-50) 523 22 10

16. Malta
Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs
Trade Services Directorate, Commerce Division
Lascaris
Valletta CMR02 Malta
tel: 00 356 21 246 800
fax: 00 356 21 251 515

18. Poland
Ministerstwo Gospodarki
Pl. Trzech Krzyży 3/5
00-950 Warszawa
tel.: 0048/22/693 55 53
fax: 0048/22/693 40 21

19. Portugal
Ministério das Finanças
Direcção Geral das Alfândegas e dos Impostos Especiais
sobre o Consumo
Rua Terreiro do Trigo
Edifício da Alfândega
PT-1149-060 LISBOA
Tel.: (351-1) 218 814 263
Fax: (351-1) 218 814 261
E-mail: dsl@dgaiec.min-financas.pt

20. Slovakia
Ministerstvo hospodárstva SR
Odbor licencií
Mierová 19
827 15 Bratislava
Slovenská republika
Tel.: 00 421 2 48 54 20 21/00 421 2 48 54 71 19
Fax: 00 421 2 43 42 39 19

22. United Kingdom
Department of Trade and Industry
Import Licensing Branch
Queensway House
West Precinct
Billingham TS23 2NF
United Kingdom
Tel.: (44-1642) 36 43 33/36 43 34
Fax: (44-1642) 53 35 57

24. Sweden
National Board of Trade (Kommerskollegium)
Box 6803
S-113 86 Stockholm
Tel (46 8) 690 48 00
Fax (46 8) 30 67 59

21. Slovenia
Ministrstvo za finance
Carinska uprava Republike Slovenije
Carinski urad Jesenice
Center za TARIC in kvote
Spodnji Plavž 6c
SI-4270 Jesenice
Tel. (386-4) 297 44 70
Faks (386-4) 297 44 72
E-pošta: taric.cuje@gov.si

23. Austria
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit
Aussenwirtschaftsadministration
Abteilung C2/2
Stubenring 1
A-1011 Wien
Tel.: (43 1) 71100-0
Fax: (43 1) 71100-8386

25. Finland
Tullihallitus
Erottajankatu 2
FIN-00101 Helsinki
Tel.: (358-9) 61 41
Fax: (358-20) 492 28 52