Council Regulation (EC) No 54/2007 of 22 January 2007 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries
Date: 2007-01-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Belarus, China, import (EU), import licence, originating product, outward processing, quantitative restriction, re-import, textile product

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REGULATIONS

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 54/2007

of 22 January 2007

amending Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products
from third countries

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,

establishing the European

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

As from 1 January 2007, the European Union includes
two new Member States, Romania and Bulgaria. Article
6(7) of the Act of Accession provides that the quanti-
tative restrictions applied by the Community on imports
of textile and clothing products are to be adjusted to take
account of the accession of the new Member States to
the Community. The quantitative restrictions applicable
to imports of
from third
countries into the enlarged Community should conse-
quently be adjusted so as to cover imports into the
two new Member States. This necessitates amendments
to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October
1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile
products from third countries (1).

certain textile products

In order to prevent the enlargement of the Community
from having restrictive effects on trade, it is appropriate,
when amending the quantities, to use a methodology
which takes into account, for the purpose of adjusting
the new quota levels, the traditional imports into the new
Member States. A formula consisting of the average of
the last three years' imports into the two new Member
States originating in third countries, provides an adequate
measurement of those historical flows. A growth rate has
been added. The years 2003 to 2005 have been selected
the latest
as the most significant, as they represent
available
two new Member
information about
States' imports in textiles and clothing.

the

(3)

(4)

Accordingly, Annexes V and VII to Regulation (EEC) No
3030/93 should be
levels
applicable from the date of the enlargement, namely 1
January 2007.

amended to list quota

All provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 should
be adapted so as to apply to imports into the new
the new
the initials of
Member States. Consequently,
Member States should be inserted in Annex III.

(5)

Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 should therefore be
amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

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

1.

in Article 2, paragraph 9 is replaced by the following:

to quantitative limits or

‘9.
The release for free circulation in one of the new
Member States acceding to the European Union on 1
textile
January 2007, namely Romania and Bulgaria, of
products which are subject
to
surveillance in the Community and which have been
shipped before 1 January 2007 and enter the two new
Member States on or after 1 January 2007 shall be subject
to presentation of an import authorisation. Such import
authorisation shall be granted automatically and without
quantitative limitation by the competent authorities of the
Member State concerned, upon adequate proof, such as the
bill of lading, that the products have been shipped before 1
January 2007.

(1) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1. Regulation as

last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 35/2006 (OJ L 7, 12.1.2006, p. 8).

Such licences shall be communicated to the Commission.’;

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2.

in Article 5,
following:

the second paragraph is replaced by the

FR = France

GB = United Kingdom

‘The release for free circulation of textile products sent from
one of the Member States acceding to the European Union
on 1 January 2007 to a destination outside the Community
for processing before 1 January 2007, and re-imported into
the same Member State on or after that date, shall upon
adequate proof, such as the export declaration, not be
authorisation
import
subject
requirements. The competent authorities of
the Member
State
information on those
imports to the Commission.’;

concerned shall provide

to quantitative

limits or

3.

in Annex III, the second indent of Article 28(6) shall be
replaced by the following:

‘— two letters identifying the intended Member State of
such Member States, as

destination, or group of
follows:

AT = Austria

BG = Bulgaria

BL = Benelux

CY = Cyprus

CZ = Czech Republic

DE = Federal Republic of Germany

DK = Denmark

EE = Estonia

GR = Greece

ES = Spain

FI = Finland

HU = Hungary

IE = Ireland

IT = Italy

LT = Lithuania

LV = Latvia

MT = Malta

PL = Poland

PT = Portugal

RO = Romania

SE = Sweden

SI = Slovenia

SK = Slovakia’;

4. Annex V is replaced by the text set out in Part A of the

Annex to this Regulation;

5.

in Annex VII, the table is replaced by the table set out in Part
B of the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi-
cation.

It shall apply from 1 January 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 January 2007.

For the Council
The President

F.-W. STEINMEIER

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Annex V is replaced by the following:

ANNEX

PART A

‘ANNEX V

Applicable for the year 2007

COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS

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

Community quantitative limits

Third country

Category

BELARUS

GROUP IA

GROUP IB

GROUP IIA

GROUP IIB

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

20

22

23

39

12

13

15

16

21

24

26/27

29

73

83

GROUP IIIA

GROUP IIIB

33

36

37

50

67

74

90

GROUP IV

115

117

118

Unit

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

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

2007

1 586

6 643

242

1 839

1 105

1 705

1 377

1 160

363

329

524

255

241

5 959

2 651

1 726

186

930

844

1 117

468

329

184

387

1 312

463

207

359

377

208

268

2 312

471

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

Community quantitative limits

Third country

Category

Unit

CHINA

GROUP IA

2 (including 2a)

tonnes

GROUP IB

4 (1)

5

6

7

20

39

26

31

GROUP IIA

GROUP IIB

GROUP IV

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

(1) See Appendix A.

115

tonnes

Appendix A to Annex V

Category

Third Country

Remarks

2007

70 636

595 624

220 054

388 528

90 829

18 518

14 862

29 736

250 209

5 347

4

China

For the purpose of setting off exports against the agreed levels a conversion rate
of five garments (other than babies' garments) of a maximum commercial size of
130 cm for three garments whose commercial size exceeds 130 cm may be
applied for up to 5 % of the agreed levels.

The export licence concerning these products must bear, in box 9, the words “The
conversion rate for garments of a commercial size of not more than 130 cm must
be applied” ’

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In Annex VII the table is replaced by the following:

PART B

‘Table

COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FOR GOODS RE-IMPORTED UNDER OUTWARD PROCESSING
TRAFFIC

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

Community quantitative limits

Third country

Category

Unit

2007

BELARUS

GROUP IB

GROUP IIB

4

5

6

7

8

12

13

15

16

21

24

26/27

GROUP IIIB

CHINA

GROUP IB

GROUP IIB

29

73

83

74

4

5

6

7

26

31

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

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

tonnes

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

5 796

8 079

10 775

8 088

2 754

5 445

853

4 723

962

3 142

809

3 938

1 596

6 119

813

1 067

450

977

3 589

970

1 707
13 681’