Commission Regulation (EU) No 1159/2010 of 9 December 2010 laying down rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas established for the year 2011 under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94
Date: 2010-12-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import, import policy, market protection, quantitative restriction, textile product, third country




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10.12.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 326/25








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1159/2010
of 9 December 2010
         
laying down rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas established for the year 2011 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 2011 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 (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 (2), proved to be satisfactory and it is therefore appropriate to adopt similar rules for 2011.












(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 2011 equivalent to the quantity which they imported in 2010.












(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 2012 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 2011.


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 2011, 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 2010.
In the case of such operators, the competent authorities may authorise imports not exceeding the quantities imported in 2010 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 10.00 o’clock a.m. on 7 January 2011, 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; or










(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 2011 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 2012.



Article 5
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2011.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 December 2010.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





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

(2)  
            OJ L 338, 19.12.2009, p. 24.




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


Pairs


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 1) 71100-0




Fax: (43 1) 71100-8386














2.



Belgium






FOD Economie, KMO, Middenstand en Energie




Algemene Directie Economisch Potentieel




Dienst Vergunningen




Vooruitganstraat 50




B-1210 Brussel




Tel: + 32 (0) 2 277 67 13




Fax: + 32 (0) 2 277 50 63









SPF Economie, PME, Classes moyennes et Energie




Direction générale Potentiel économique




Service Licences




Rue du Progrès 50




B-1210 Bruxelles




Tél: + 32 (0) 2 277 67 13




Fax: + 32 (0) 2 277 50 63














3.



Bulgaria






Министерство на икономиката, енергетиката и туризма




Дирекция ‘Регистриране, лицензиране и контрол’
                     




ул. ‘Славянска’
                        № 8




1052 София










Тел.:


+359 29 40 7008 / +359 29 40 7673 / +359 29 40 7800




Факс:


+359 29 81 5041 / +359 29 80 4710 / +359 29 88 3654


















4.



Cyprus






Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism




Trade Department




6 Andrea Araouzou Str.




CY-1421 Nicosia




Tel: ++357 2 867100




Fax: ++357 2 375120














5.



Czech Republic






Ministerstvo prumyslu a obchodu




Licencní správa




Na Frantisku 32




CZ-110 15 Praha 1




Tel: (420) 22490 7111




Fax: (420) 22421 2133














6.



Denmark






Erhvervs- og Byggestyrelsen




Økonomi- og Erhvervsministeriet




Langelinje Allé 17




DK - 2100 København




Tel.: (45) 35 46 60 30




Fax: (45) 35 46 60 29














7.



Estonia






Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium




Harju 11




EST-15072 Tallinn




Estonia




Tel.: (372) 6256 400




Fax: (372) 6313 660














8.



Finland






Tullihallitus




PL 512




FIN-00101 Helsinki




Tel.: (358 9) 61 41




Fax: (358 20) 492 2852









Tullstyrelsen




PB 512




FIN-00101 Helsingfors




Fax (358-20) 492 28 52














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 «matérieaux du futur et nouveaux procédés»
                     




Le Bervil




12, rue Villiot




F-75572 Paris Cedex 12




tel (+33) 1 53 44 90 26




Fax (33) 1 53 44 91 72














10.



Germany






Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA)




Frankfurter Str. 29-35




D-65760 Eschborn




Tel.: (49 61 96) 908-0




Fax: (49 61 96) 908 800














11.



Greece






Υπουργείο Οικονομίας, Ανταγωνιστικότητας & Ναυτιλίας




Γενική Διεύθυνση Διεθνούς Οικονομικής Πολιτικής




Διεύθυνση Καθεστώτων Εισαγωγών-Εξαγωγών, Εμπορικής Άμυνας




Κορνάρου 1




GR-105 63 Αθήνα




Τηλ. (30210) 328 6021-22




Fax: 210 328 60 94














12.



Hungary






Magyar Kereskedelmi Engedélyezési Hivatal




Budapest




Németvölgyi út 37-39.




1124




MAGYARORSZÁG




Tel. +36 1458 5503




Fax +36 1458 5814




E-mail: mkeh@mkeh.gov.hu














13.



Ireland






Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment




Internal Market




Kildare Street




IRL-Dublin 2




Tel.: (353 1) 631 21 21




Fax: (353 1) 631 28 26














14.



Italy






Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico




Dipartimento per l’impresa e l’internazionalizzazione




Direzione Generale per la Politica Commerciale Internazionale




Divisione III - Politiche settoriali




Viale Boston, 25




I - 00144 Roma




Tel.: (39 06) 5964 7517, 5993 2202, 5993 2198




Fax: (39 06) 5993 2263, 5993 2636




E-mail: polcom3@sviluppoeconomico.gov.it














15.



Latvia






Ekonomikas ministrija




Brivibas iela 55




LV-1519 Riga




Tel: 00 371 670 132 99 / 00 371 670 132 48




Fax: 00 371 672 808 82














16.



Lithuania






Lietuvos Respublikos Ūkio Ministerija




Gedimino pr. 38/2




LT-01104 Vilnius




Tel: 00 370 5 262 87 50 / 00370 5 261 94 88




Fax: 00 370 5 262 39 74














17.



Luxembourg






Ministère de l’Economie et du Commerce




Office des licences




Boîte postale 113




L-2011 Luxembourg




Tel.: (352) 47 82 371




Fax: (352) 46 61 38














18.



Malta






Ministry of Finance, Economy and Investment




Commerce Department, Trade Services Directorate




Lascaris




Valletta LTV2000




Malta




Tel: 00 356 256 90 202




Fax: 00 356 212 37 112














19.



Netherlands






Belastingdienst/Douane




centrale dienst voor in- en uitvoer




Engelse Kamp 2




Postbus 30003




NL-9700 RD Groningen




Tel.: (31 50) 52 32 600




Fax: (31 50) 52 32 210














20.



Poland






Ministerstwo Gospodarki




Pl.Trzech Krzyzy 3/5




PL-00-950 Warszawa




Tel: 0048/22/693 55 53




Fax: 0048/22/693 40 21














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.: (351-1) 218 814 263




Fax: (351-1) 218 814 261




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














22.



Romania






Ministerul Econoniei




Comertului și Mediului de Afaceri




Directia Generala Politici Comerciale




Str. Ion Câmpineanu, nr. 16




Bucuresti, sector 1




Cod postal 010036




Tel: (40-21) 315.00.81




Fax: (40-21) 315.04.54




e-mail: clc@dce.gov.ro














23.



Slovakia






Ministerstvo hospodárstva SR




Oddelenie licencií




Mierová 19




SK-827 15 Bratislava




Tel: 00 421 2 4854 2021/ 00 421 2 4854 7119




Fax: 00 421 2 4342 3919














24.



Slovenia






Ministrstvo za finance




Carinska uprava Republike Slovenije




Carinski urad Jesenice




Center za TARIC in kvote




Spodnji Plavž 6c




SLO-4270 Jesenice




Slovenija




Tel: +386(0)4/297 44 70




Fax: +386(0)4/297 44 72




E-mail: taric.cuje@gov.si














25.



Spain






Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio




Dirección General de Comercio e Inversiones




Paseo de la Castellana no 162




E-28046 Madrid




Tel.: (34 91) 349 38 17, 349 38 74




Fax: (34 91) 349 38 31




e-mail: sgindustrial.sscc@comercio.mityc.es














26.



Sweden






National Board of Trade (Kommerskollegium)




Box 6803




S-113 86 Stockholm




Tel.: (46 8) 690 48 00




Fax: (46 8) 30 67 59




e-mail: registrator@kommers.se














27.



United Kingdom






Department for Business, Innovation and Skills




Import Licensing Branch




Queensway House – West Precinct




Billingham




UK-TS23 2NF




Tel.: (44-1642) 36 43 33




Fax: (44-1642) 36 42 69




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