Commission Regulation (EU) No 1258/2009 of 18 December 2009 laying down rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas established for the year 2010 under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94
Date: 2009-12-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import, import policy, market protection, quantitative restriction, textile product, third country




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19.12.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 338/24








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1258/2009
of 18 December 2009
         
laying down rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas established for the year 2010 under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94 of 7 March 1994 on common rules for imports of 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,

Whereas:







(1)


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












(2)


Under that Regulation it is possible, in certain circumstances, 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 the results of past import performance.












(3)


Rules for management of the quotas established for 2010 should be adopted before the quota year begins so that the continuity of trade flows is not affected unduly.












(4)


The measures adopted in previous years, such as those in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1164/2008 of 24 November 2008 laying down rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas established for the year 2009 under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94 (2), proved to be satisfactory and it is therefore appropriate to adopt similar rules for 2010.












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












(6)


To guarantee a degree of continuity in trade and efficient quota administration, operators should be allowed to make their initial import authorisation application for 2010 equivalent to the quantity which they imported in 2009.












(7)


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.












(8)


For the sake of sound administration, import authorisations 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 authorised, in response to importers’ applications, to extend by three months and up to 31 March 2011 licences of which at least one half has been used by the application date.












(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,





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 Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 517/94 for the year 2010.


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.
The maximum quantities shall not, however, apply to operators able to prove to the competent national authorities, when making their first application for 2010, that, in respect of given categories and given third countries, they imported more than the maximum quantities specified for each category pursuant to import licences granted to them for 2009.
In the case of such operators, the competent authorities may authorise imports not exceeding the quantities imported in 2009 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 percent or more of the amount allocated to him under this Regulation may make a further application, in respect of the same category and country of origin, for amounts not exceeding the maximum quantities laid down in Annex I.


Article 4

1.   The competent national authorities listed in Annex II may, from 10 a.m. on 7 January 2010, 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.


2.   The competent national authorities shall issue authorisations only after being notified by the Commission pursuant 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, in respect of the categories and countries concerned:






(i)


he has not already been allocated an authorisation under this Regulation;










(ii)


he has been allocated an authorisation under this Regulation but has used up at least 50 percent of it.










3.   Import authorisations shall be valid for nine months from the date of issue, but until 31 December 2010 at the latest.
The competent national authorities may, however, at the importer’s request, grant a three-month extension for authorisations which are at least 50 percent used up at the time of the request. Such extension shall in no circumstances expire later than 31 March 2011.



Article 5
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2010.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 December 2009.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





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

(2)  
            OJ L 314, 25.11.2008, p. 7.




ANNEX I

Maximum amounts referred to in Articles 2 and 3









Country concerned


Category


Unit


Maximum amount




Belarus


1


Kilograms


20 000 




2


Kilograms


80 000 




3


Kilograms


5 000 




4


Pieces


20 000 




5


Pieces


15 000 




6


Pieces


20 000 




7


Pieces


20 000 




8


Pieces


20 000 




15


Pieces


17 000 




20


Kilograms


5 000 




21


Pieces


5 000 




22


Kilograms


6 000 




24


Pieces


5 000 




26/27


Pieces


10 000 




29


Pieces


5 000 




67


Kilograms


3 000 




73


Pieces


6 000 




115


Kilograms


20 000 




117


Kilograms


30 000 




118


Kilograms


5 000 




North Korea


1


Kilograms


10 000 




2


Kilograms


10 000 




3


Kilograms


10 000 




4


Pieces


10 000 




5


Pieces


10 000 




6


Pieces


10 000 




7


Pieces


10 000 




8


Pieces


10 000 




9


Kilograms


10 000 




12


Pairs


10 000 




13


Pieces


10 000 




14


Pieces


10 000 




15


Pieces


10 000 




16


Pieces


10 000 




17


Pieces


10 000 




18


Kilograms


10 000 




19


Pieces


10 000 




20


Kilograms


10 000 




21


Pieces


10 000 




24


Pieces


10 000 




26


Pieces


10 000 




27


Pieces


10 000 




28


Pieces


10 000 




29


Pieces


10 000 




31


Pieces


10 000 




36


Kilograms


10 000 




37


Kilograms


10 000 




39


Kilograms


10 000 




59


Kilograms


10 000 




61


Kilograms


10 000 




68


Kilograms


10 000 




69


Pieces


10 000 




70


Pieces


10 000 




73


Pieces


10 000 




74


Pieces


10 000 




75


Pieces


10 000 




76


Kilograms


10 000 




77


Kilograms


5 000 




78


Kilograms


5 000 




83


Kilograms


10 000 




87


Kilograms


8 000 




109


Kilograms


10 000 




117


Kilograms


10 000 




118


Kilograms


10 000 




142


Kilograms


10 000 




151A


Kilograms


10 000 




151B


Kilograms


10 000 




161


Kilograms


10 000 









ANNEX II

List of Licensing offices referred to in Article 4







1.



Austria






Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft, Familie und Jugend




Außenwirtschaftsadministration




Abteilung C2/2




Stubenring 1A-1011 Wien




Tel. +43 1711000




Fax +43 1711008386














2.



Belgium






FOD Economie, Kmo, Middenstand en Energie




Economisch Potentieel




KBO-Beheerscel – Vergunningen




Leuvenseweg 44




1000 Brussel




BELGIË




Tel. +32 22776713




Fax +32 22775063









SPF Économie, PME, Classes moyennes et Énergie




Potentiel économique




Cellule de gestion BCE – Licences




Rue de Louvain 44




1000 Bruxelles, BELGIQUE




Tél. +32 2277613




Fax +32 22775063














3.



Bulgaria






Министерство на икономиката, енергетиката и туризма




Дирекция „Регистриране, лицензиране и контрол“
                        




ул. „Славянска“ № 8




1052 София










Тел.:


+359 29407008 / +359 29407673 /
+359 29407800




Факс:


+359 29815041 / +359 29804710 /
+359 29883654


















4.



Cyprus






Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism




Trade Department




6 Andrea Araouzou Str.




1421 Nicosia




Τηλ. +357 2867100




Φαξ +357 2375120














5.



Czech Republic






Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu




Licenční správa




Na Františku 32




110 15 Praha 1




Česká republika




Tel.: +420 224907111




Fax: +420 224212133














6.



Denmark






Erhvervs- og Byggestyrelsen




Økonomi- og Erhvervsministeriet




Langelinje Allé 17




2100 København




DANMARK




Tlf.: +45 35466030




Fax +45 35466029














7.



Estonia






Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium




Harju 11




EST-15072 Tallinn




Estonia




Tel. +372 6256400




Fax +372 6313660














8.



Finland






Tullihallitus




PL 512




FI-00101 Helsinki




Puh. +358 96141




Faksi +358 204922852









Tullstyrelsen




PB 512




FI-00101 Helsingfors




Tel. +358 96141




Fax +358 204922852














9.



France






Ministère de l’économie, de l’industrie et de l’emploi




Direction générale de la compétitivité, de l’industrie et des services




Sous-direction «industries de santé, de la chimie et des nouveaux matériaux»
                        




Bureau «matériaux du futur et nouveaux procédés»
                        




Le Bervil




12 rue Villiot




75572 Paris Cedex 12, FRANCE




Tél. +33 153449026




Fax +33 153449172














10.



Germany






Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA)




Frankfurter Str. 29-35




D-65760 Eschborn




Tel. +49 61969080




Fax +49 6196908800














11.



Greece






Υπουργείο Οικονομίας, Ανταγωνιστικότητας & Ναυτιλίας




Γενική Διεύθυνση Διεθνούς Οικονομικής Πολιτικής




Διεύθυνση Καθεστώτων Εισαγωγών-Εξαγωγών, Εμπορικής Άμυνας




Κορνάρου 1




105 63 Αθήνα




Τηλ. +30 2103286021/22




Φαξ +210 3286094














12.



Hungary






Magyar Kereskedelmi Engedélyezési Hivatal




Margit krt. 85.




H-1024 Budapest.




Postafiók: 1537 Budapest Pf. 345.




Tel. +36 13367303




Fax +36 1336 7302




e-mail: mkeh@mkeh.gov.hu














13.



Ireland






Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment




Internal Market




Kildare Street




IRL-Dublin 2




Tel. +353 16312121




Fax +353 16312826














14.



Italy






Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico




Direzione Generale per la Politica Commerciale




DIV. III




Viale America 341




I-00144 Roma










Tel.


+39 0659647517, 59932471, 59932245, 59932260




Fax


+39 0659932636




E-mail:


polcom3@mincomes.it


















15.



Latvia






Ekonomikas ministrija




Brīvības iela 55




Rīga, LV-1519




LATVIJA




Tālr.: +371 67013299, +371 67013248




Fakss: +371 67280882














16.



Lithuania






Lietuvos Respublikos Ūkio Ministerija




Gedimino pr. 38/2




LT-01104 Vilnius




Tel. +370 5262850/+370 52619488




Fax +370 52623974














17.



Luxembourg






Ministère de l’économie et du commerce




Office des licences




Boîte postale 113




2011 Luxembourg, LUXEMBOURG




Tél. +352 4782371




Fax +352 466138














18.



Malta






Ministry for Competitiveness and Communication




Commerce Division, Trade Services Directorate




Lascaris




Valletta CMR02




Malta




Tel. +356 21237112




Fax +356 21237900














19.



Netherlands






Belastingdienst/Douane




Centrale Dienst voor in- en uitvoer




Engelse Kamp 2




Postbus 30003




9700 RD Groningen




NEDERLAND




Tel. +31 505232600




Fax +31 505232210














20.



Poland






Ministerstwo Gospodarki




Pl. Trzech Krzyży 3/5




00-950 Warszawa




Tel. +48 226935553




Faks +48 226934021














21.



Portugal






Ministério das Finanças




Direcção Geral das Alfândegas e dos Impostos Especiais sobre o Consumo




Rua Terreiro do Trigo




Edifício da Alfândega




P-1149-060 LISBOA




Tel. +351 218814263




Fax +351 218814261




E-mail: dsl@dgaiec.min-financas.pt














22.



Romania






Ministerul Întreprinderilor Mici si Mijlocii, Comertului și Mediului de Afaceri




Directia Generala Politici Comerciale




Str. Ion Câmpineanu, nr. 16




Bucuresti, sector 1




Cod postal 010036




Tel. +40 21315.00.81




Fax +40 2131504.54




e-mail: clc@dce.gov.ro














23.



Slovakia






Ministerstvo hospodárstva SR




Oddelenie licencií




Mierová 19




827 15 Bratislava




SLOVENSKO




Tel. +421 248542021/+421 248547119




Fax +421 243423919














24.



Slovenia






Ministrstvo za finance




Carinska uprava Republike Slovenije




Carinski urad Jesenice




Center za TARIC in kvote




Spodnji Plavž 6c




SI-4270 Jesenice




SLOVENIJA




Tel. +386 42974470




Faks +386 42974472




E-naslov: taric.cuje@gov.si














25.



Spain






Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio




Secretaría General de Comercio Exterior




Paseo de la Castellana, 162




28046 Madrid




ESPAÑA




Tel. +34 913493817-3748




Fax +34 915631823-349 3831














26.



Sweden






National Board of Trade (Kommerskollegium)




Box 6803




SE-113 86 Stockholm




SVERIGE




Tfn +46 86904800




Fax +46 8306759














27.



United Kingdom






Department for Business, Innovation and Skills




Import Licensing Branch




Queensway House – West Precinct




Billingham




UK-TS23 2NF




Tel. +44 1642364333, 364334




Fax +44 1642364269




E-mail: enquiries.ilb@bis.gsi.gov.uk