Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1281/2013 of 10 December 2013 laying down rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas established for the year 2014 under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94
Date: 2013-12-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import (EU), import licence, quantitative restriction, tariff quota, textile product




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11.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 332/5








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1281/2013
of 10 December 2013
         
laying down rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas established for the year 2014 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 2014 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1163/2012 (2), proved to be satisfactory and it is therefore appropriate to adopt similar rules for 2014.












(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 2014 equivalent to the quantity which they imported in 2013.












(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)


To secure a 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 2015 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
This Regulation lays 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 2014.


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 2014, 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 2013.
In the case of such operators, the competent authorities may authorise imports not exceeding the quantities imported in 2013 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 per cent 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 8 January 2014, 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)


the operator has not already been allocated an authorisation under this Regulation; or










(ii)


the operator has been allocated an authorisation under this Regulation but has used up at least 50 per cent of it.










3.   Import authorisations shall be valid for nine months from the date of issue, but until 31 December 2014 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 per cent used up at the time of the request. Such extension shall in no circumstances expire later than 31 March 2015.



Article 5
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2014.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 December 2013.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





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

(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1163/2012 of 7 December 2012 laying down rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas established for the year 2013 under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94 (OJ L 336, 8.12.2012, p. 22).




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 















Country concerned


Category


Unit


Maximum amount




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.   Belgium






FOD Economie, KMO, Middenstand en Energie (FPS Economy, SMEs, Self-Employed and Energy)




Algemene Directie Economisch Potentieel




Dienst Vergunningen




Vooruitgangstraat 50




1210 Brussel




BELGIË




Tel +32 22776713




Fax +32 22775063









SPF Economie, PME, Classes moyennes et Energie (FPS Economy, SMEs, Self-Employed and Energy)




Direction générale Potentiel économique




Service Licences




Rue du Progrès 50




1210 Bruxelles




BELGIQUE




Tél +32 22776713




Fax +32 22775063




2.   Bulgaria






Министерство на икономиката, енергетиката и туризма




Дирекция „Регистриране, лицензиране и контрол“
               




ул. „Славянска“
                  № 8




1052 София




БЪЛГАРИЯ




Тел. +359 29407008/+359 29407673/+359 29407800




Факс +359 29815041/+359 29804710/+359 29883654










Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism






Slavyanska Str. 8






1052 Sofia






BULGARIA






Tel. +359 29407008/+359 29407673/+359 29407800






Fax +359 29815041/+359 29804710/+359 29883654





3.   Czech Republic






Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu (Ministry of Industry and Trade)




Licenční správa




Na Františku 32




110 15 Praha 1




ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA




Tel. +420 224907111




Fax +420 224212133




4.   Denmark






Erhvervs- og Vækstministeriet (Ministry for Business and Growth)




Erhvervsstyrelsen




Langelinje Allé 17




2100 København




DANMARK




Tlf. +45 35466030




Fax +45 35466029




5.   Germany






Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA) [Federal Office of Economics and Export Control]




Frankfurter Str. 29-35




65760 Eschborn




DEUTSCHLAND




Tel. +49 6196908-0




Fax +49 6196908800




6.   Estonia






Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium (Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications)




Harju 11




15072 Tallinn




EESTI/ESTONIA




Tel +372 6256400




Faks +372 6313660




7.   Ireland






Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment




Internal Market




Kildare Street




Dublin 2




IRELAND




Tel. +353 16312121




Fax +353 16312826




8.   Greece






Υπουργείο Ανάπτυξης, Ανταγωνιστικότητας & Ναυτιλίας




Γενική Διεύθυνση Διεθνούς Οικονομικής Πολιτικής




Διεύθυνση Καθεστώτων Εισαγωγών-Εξαγωγών, Εμπορικής Άμυνας




Κορνάρου 1




105 63 Αθήνα




ΕΛΛΑΔΑ




Τηλ. +30 2103286041-43, 2103286021




Φαξ +30 2103286094










Ministry of Development, Competitiveness and Shipping,





General Directorate for International Economic Policy,





Directorate of Import-Export Regimes, Trade Defence Instruments






Unit A'






Kornarou Str. 1






105 63 Athens






GREECE






Tel. +30 2103286041-43, 2103286021






Fax +30 2103286094





9.   Spain






Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness)




Dirección General de Comercio e Inversiones




Paseo de la Castellana, 162




28046 Madrid




ESPAÑA




Tel. +34 913493817, 3493874




Fax +34 913493831




E-mail: sgindustrial.sscc@comercio.mineco.es




10.   France






Ministère du Redressement Productif




(Ministry for Production Recovery)




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




Bureau des matérieaux




BP 80001




67 rue Barbès




94201 Ivry-sur-Seine CEDEX




FRANCE




Tél. +33 179843449




E-mail: isabelle.paimblanc@finances.gouv.fr




11.   Croatia






Ministarstvo vanjskih i europskih poslova (Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs)




Trg N. Š. Zrinskog 7-8




HR-10000 Zagreb




HRVATSKA




Tel. +385 16444626




Faks +385 16444601




12.   Italy






Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico (Ministry of Economic Development)




Dipartimento per l'impresa e l'internazionalizzazione




Direzione Generale per la Politica Commerciale Internazionale




Divisione III - Politiche settoriali




Viale Boston 25




00144 Roma




ITALIA




Tel. +39 0659647517, 59932202, 59932406




Fax +39 0659932263, 59932636




E-mail: polcom3@mise.gov.it




13.   Cyprus






Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism




Trade Department




Andrea Araouzou Str. 6




1421 Nicosia




CYPRUS




Tel. +357 2867100




Fax +357 2375120




14.   Latvia






Latvijas Republikas Ekonomikas ministrija (Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia)




Brīvības iela 55




Rīga, LV-1519




LATVIJA




Tālr. +371 67013248




Fakss +371 67280882




15.   Lithuania






Lietuvos Respublikos ūkio ministerija (Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Lithuania)




Gedimino pr. 38 / Vasario 16-osios g. 2




LT-01104 Vilnius




LIETUVA/LITHUANIA




Tel. +370 70664658, +370 70664808




Faks. +370 70664762




E-mail: vienaslangelis@ukmin.lt




16.   Luxembourg






Ministère de l'Economie et du Commerce Exterieur (Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade)




Office des licences




Boîte postale 113




2011 Luxembourg




LUXEMBOURG




Tél. +352 4782371




Fax +352 466138




17.   Hungary






Magyar Kereskedelmi Engedélyezési Hivatal




(Hungarian Trade Licencing Office)




Budapest




Németvölgyi út 37-39.




1124




MAGYARORSZÁG/HUNGARY




Tel. +36 14585503




Fax +36 14585814




E-mail: keo@mkeh.gov.hu




18.   Malta






Ministry of Finance, Economy and Investment




Commerce Department, Trade Services Directorate




Lascaris




Valletta LTV 2000




MALTA




Tel. +356 25690202




Faks +356 21237112




19.   Netherlands






Belastingdienst/Douane (Customs Administration)




centrale dienst voor in- en uitvoer




Kempkensberg 12




Postbus 30003




9700 RD Groningen




NEDERLAND




Tel. +31 881512122




Fax +31 881513182




20.   Austria






Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft, Familie und Jugend (Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth)




Außenwirtschaftskontrolle




Abteilung C2/9




Stubenring 1




1011 Wien




ÖSTERREICH




Tel. +43 171100-0




Fax +43 171100-8386




21.   Poland






Ministerstwo Gospodarki (Ministry of Economy)




Pl. Trzech Krzyzy 3/5




00-950 Warszawa




POLSKA/POLAND




Tel. +48 226935553




Faks +48 226934021




22.   Portugal






Ministério das Finanças (Ministry of Finance)




Direcção Geral das Alfândegas e dos Impostos Especiais sobre o Consumo




Rua Terreiro do Trigo




Edifício da Alfândega




1149-060 Lisboa




PORTUGAL




Tel. +351 1218814263




Fax +351 1218814261




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




23.   Romania






Ministerul Economiei (Ministry of Economy)




Comerțului și Mediului de Afaceri




Direcția Politici Comerciale




Calea Victoriei nr. 152, sector 1




010096 București




ROMÂNIA




Tel. +40 213150081




Fax +40 213150454




E-mail: clc@dce.gov.ro




24.   Slovenia






Ministrstvo za finance (Ministry of Finance)




Carinska uprava Republike Slovenije




Carinski urad Jesenice




Center za TARIC in kvote




Spodnji Plavž 6 c




SI-4270 Jesenice




SLOVENIJA




Tel. +386 42974470




Faks +386 42974472




E-mail: taric.cuje@gov.si




25.   Slovakia






Ministerstvo hospodárstva SR (Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic)




Odbor výkonu obchodných opatrení




Mierová 19




827 15 Bratislava




SLOVENSKO/SLOVAKIA




Tel. +421 248547019




Fax +421 243423915




E-mail: jan.krocka@mhsr.sk




26.   Finland






Tullihallitus (National Board of Customs)





PL 512




FI-00101 Helsinki




SUOMI/FINLAND




P. +358 96141




F. +358 204922852









Tullstyrelsen (National Board of Customs)




PB 512




FI-00101 Helsingfors




FINLAND




Fax +358 204922852




27.   Sweden






Kommerskollegium (National Board of Trade)




Box 6803




SE-113 86 Stockholm




SVERIGE




Tfn +46 86904800




Fax +46 8306759




E-mail: registrator@kommers.se




28.   United Kingdom

Import Licensing Branch (ILB)
Department for Business Innovation and Skills
E-mail: enquiries.ilb@bis.gsi.gov.uk