CELEX: 52004PC0713
Language: en
Date: 2004-10-25
Title: Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3030/93 and (EC) No 3285/94 as regards the common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries (presented by the Commission)

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                   Brussels, 25.10.2004
                                                   COM(2004) 713 final
                                                   2004/0245 (ACC)
                                      Proposal for a
                              COUNCIL REGULATION
   amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3030/93 and (EC) No 3285/94 as regards the
       common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries
                             (presented by the Commission)
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 ---pagebreak---                                 EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
   The WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC), which established a transitional
   regime for textiles and clothing products until their integration into GATT rules, expires on 31
   December 2004. From 1 January 2005 trade in textiles and clothing products will therefore be
   subject to GATT rules and disciplines, and upon that date all quantitative and other
   restrictions shall be terminated. Consequently, the basic Council Regulation (EEC) No
   3030/93, which has served as the management tool for the implementation of the ATC, will
   have to be amended and the quantitative restrictions vis-à-vis WTO Members will have to be
   eliminated with effect from 1 January 2005. Conversely, restrictions in force under
   agreements with non-WTO members will continue to be governed by Regulation (EEC) No
   3030/93 until the date when the countries in question become members of the WTO and
   hence benefit from GATT rules.
   However, specific provisions may apply to imports of textile and clothing products from
   China in accordance with its protocol of accession to the WTO. Thus, specific measures may
   be taken until the end of 2008 should imports from China “threaten to impede, due to market
   disruption, the orderly development of trade in textile and clothing products”. Moreover, a
   Member considering the adoption of measures has the obligation to provide China with a
   detailed factual statement on imports, including quantities and prices. Consequently, certain
   provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 will need to remain applicable with regard to
   China until the end of 2008, and it is therefore proposed that products which are liberalised
   from 2005 be made subject to prior automatic import surveillance.
   According to Article 4.1 of the ATC, importing members are not obliged to accept shipments
   in excess of restrictions notified under Article 2 of the ATC. This applies to quantitative
   restrictions as well as to the conditions of imports as established in bilateral agreements with
   exporting countries. Consequently, in combination with the relevant provisions of Regulation
   (EEC) No 3030/93, the date of shipment is the decisive factor in determining the regime
   applicable to the imports of textile and clothing products. Therefore, all shipments made
   during the last quota year of 2004 will be subject to the quantitative restrictions in force in
   2004 even if arrival occurs in 2005. This implies that the double control system with export
   and import licences has to be maintained to guarantee the respect of the international
   obligations assumed by the EU and third countries and which establish import ceilings for
   2004. However, in order to establish clarity and predictability for trade, it is appropriate to set
   a cut-off date, of 31 March 2005, after which the double control system becomes redundant,
   i.e. export licences are no longer required.
   The proposed Regulation introduces other technical changes into Regulation (EEC) No
   3030/93 and Regulation (EC) No 3285/94, to take into account the new legal situation
   prevailing from 1 January 2005.
   The Council is invited to approve this proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation
   (EEC) No 3030/93 and Regulation (EEC) No 3285/94 as regards the common rules for
   imports of certain textile products from third countries.
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 ---pagebreak---                                                           2004/0245 (ACC)
                                            Proposal for a
                                     COUNCIL REGULATION
     amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3030/93 and (EC) No 3285/94 as regards the
           common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article
   133 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission1,
   Whereas:
   (1)    The Community is party to the WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC)
          according to which that Agreement and all restrictions hereunder shall stand
          terminated on 1 January 2005 in conformity with the integration schedule laid down in
          Article 9 of the Agreement.
   (2)    Special provisions may be maintained beyond that date by virtue of the provisions of
          China's Protocol of Accession to the WTO. Within this context and in order to gather
          in good time the necessary information to carry out an effective monitoring of certain
          imports, it is appropriate to establish a prior surveillance of imports of Chinese origin
          by an automatic import licensing regime.
   (3)    According to the ATC, importing countries are not obliged to accept shipments in
          excess of the restrictions notified; in accordance with Community legislation the date
          of shipment is therefore considered to be the determining date for charging against the
          relevant quota. Consequently, goods arriving in 2005 but shipped in 2004 have, during
          a transitional period in 2005, to be charged against the 2004 quotas and do therefore
          remain subject to the system of double checking.
   (4)    It is in the interest of the business community to establish commercial certainty and
          predictability, and it is therefore appropriate to set a definitive date after which the
          setting-off, against 2004 quotas, of shipments arriving in 2005 will no longer be
          permitted. This terminal date should be 31 March 2005.
   (5)    To comply with the ATC provisions on the elimination of quantitative restrictions on
          WTO members, Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 should only cover, from
          2005 onwards, those non-WTO members with which the Community has concluded
          bilateral agreements.
   1
          OJ C […] […], p.[…]
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 ---pagebreak---    (6)   The list of textiles and clothing products which are governed by the GATT rules and
         disciplines, contained in Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 3285/94 of 22
         December 1994 on the common rules for imports and repealing Regulation (EC) No
         518/942 should be amended to include, as from 1 January 2005, the products to be
         integrated into the GATT.
   (7)   It is desirable for this Regulation to enter into force on the day after that of its
         publication in order to allow operators to benefit from it as soon as possible,
   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                                   Article 1
   Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 is hereby amended as follows:
   (1)     Article 1 is amended as follows:
           (a)   Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
                 “1.    Without prejudice to Article 2 (5) this Regulation shall apply to imports
                        of textile products listed in Annex I, originating in third countries with
                        which the Community has concluded bilateral agreements, protocols or
                        other arrangements as listed in Annex II. The relevant provisions of this
                        Regulation shall also apply to imports of textile and clothing products
                        originating in China in respect to Article 10a.”
           (b)   Paragraph 7 is deleted.
   (2)     Article 2 is amended as follows:
           (a)   Paragraph 4 is deleted.
           (b)   Paragraph 5 is replaced by the following:
                 “5.    The release for free circulation of products the importation of which was
                        subject to quantitative limits before 1 January 2005, as listed in Annex
                        Va, and which were shipped before that date shall continue, until 31
                        March 2005, to be subject to the presentation of an import authorisation
                        that shall be issued under the import regime in force before 1 January
                        2005. Shipment of the goods shall be considered to have taken place on
                        the date of their loading in the country of origin on to the exporting
                        aircraft, vehicle or vessel.”
   (3)     In Article 3 paragraphs 3 and 4 are deleted.
   (4)     Article 9 is deleted.
   (5)     Article 10 is amended as follows:
   2
          OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 53 as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2474/2000 of 9 November
          2000
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 ---pagebreak---         (a)   Paragraphs 4, 5 and 6, subparagraphs (b) and (c) of paragraph 9, and
              paragraphs 10 and 12 are deleted.
        (b)   Paragraph 7 subparagraph (a) is amended as follows:
        “Measures taken pursuant to paragraph 3 shall be subject to a Commission
        communication published without delay in the Official Journal of the European
        Union”
        (c)   Paragraph 13 is replaced by the following:
        “13. Measures provided for in paragraphs 3 and 9 of this Article shall be adopted and
        implemented in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17”
   (6)  The following paragraph 2a is inserted into Article 10a
              “2a. The imports of textile and clothing products covered in Annex I
                    originating in China indicated in table B of Annex III are subject to prior
                    automatic import licensing provided for in Part IV of Annex III, in
                    accordance with the rules and procedures established in paragraphs 1 and
                    2 of Article 13. Decisions to amend the list of products subject to
                    licensing may be taken in accordance with Article 17”.
   (7)  Article 11 is deleted.
   (8)  Article 14 is deleted.
   (9)  Article 15(1) is replaced by the following:
              “1.   Where, following the enquiries carried out in accordance with the
                    procedures established in Annex IV, the Commission finds that the
                    information in its possession constitutes proof that products originating in
                    a supplier country listed in Annex V and being subject to the quantitative
                    limits referred to in Article 2 or introduced pursuant to Articles 10 or 10a
                    have been trans-shipped, re-routed or otherwise imported into the
                    Community through circumvention of such quantitative limits and that
                    there is a need for the necessary adjustments to be made, it shall request
                    that consultations be opened, in accordance with the procedure described
                    in Article 16, so that agreement may be reached on an equivalent
                    adjustment of the corresponding quantitative limits.”
   (10) In Article 16, paragraph 2 is deleted.
   (11) Article 20 is replaced by the following
                                          “Article 20
        This Regulation shall not prejudice the provisions of the bilateral agreements,
        protocols or arrangements between the Community and the third countries listed in
        Annex II”.
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 ---pagebreak---    (12)      Annexes I, II, III, V, VII, VIII, IX and X are amended as indicated in the Annex to
             this Regulation.
                                                  Article 2
   Regulation (EEC) No 3285/94 is hereby amended as follows:
   (1)       Paragraph 1 of Article 1 is replaced by the following:
             “1.   This Regulation applies to imports of products originating in third countries,
                   except for:
                         (a) textile products subject to specific import rules under Council
                         Regulation (EC) No 517/94,
                         (b) the textile products originating in certain third countries listed in
                         Council Regulation (EC) No 519/94.”
   (2)       Annex II is deleted.
                                                  Article 3
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the
   Official Journal of the European Union.
   It shall apply from 1 January 2005, with the exception of Annex paragraph 1, subparagraphs
   (a) to (g) of paragraph 3, 4 (b)(c), 6, 7, 8(a) and (b) which shall apply from 1 April 2005.
   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
   Done at Brussels,
                                                   For the Council
                                                   The President
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 ---pagebreak---                                          ANNEX
          Amendments to certain Annexes of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93
   1. In Annex I, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
      “2. When the constitutive material of the products of categories 1 to 114
      originating in Vietnam is not specifically mentioned, these products shall be taken to
      be made exclusively of wool or of fine animal hair, of cotton or of man-made fibres.”
   2. Annex II is replaced by the following:
                                        “ANNEX II
                       Exporting countries referred to in Article 1
                                          Belarus
                                          Ukraine
                                        Uzbekistan
                                         Vietnam”
   3. Annex III is amended as follows:
      (a)   Article 12 (2) is deleted.
      (b)   Article 18 (2) is deleted.
      (c)   Article 19 (2) is deleted.
      (d)   The before last sentence of Article 21 (1) is deleted.
      (e)   The specimens for certificates of origin for Hong Kong and Thailand, and the
            specimens for the export licences for Hong Kong and Thailand are deleted.
      (f)   The specimen export licence for Egypt is deleted.
      (g)   Article 28 (6) is replaced by the following:
                  “6.   This number shall be composed of the following elements:
                  –     two letters identifying the exporting country as follows:
                        –      Belarus = BY
                        –      China = CN
                        –      Ukraine = UA
                        –      Uzbekistan = UZ
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 ---pagebreak---      –     Vietnam = VN,
   – two letters identifying the intended Member State of destination, or
     group of such Member States, as follows:
     –     AT = Austria
     –     BL = Benelux
     –     CY = Cyprus
     –     CZ = Czech Republic
     –     DE = Federal Republic of Germany
     –     DK = Denmark
     –     EE = Estonia
     –     GR = Greece
     –     ES = Spain
     –     FI = Finland
     –     FR = France
     –     GB = United Kingdom
     –     HU = Hungary
     –     IE = Ireland
     –     IT = Italy
     –     LT = Lithuania
     –     LV = Latvia
     –     MT = Malta
     –     PL = Poland
     –     PT = Portugal
     –     SE = Sweden
     –     SI = Slovenia
     –     SK = Slovakia"
   – a one-digit number identifying the quota year or the year under
     which exports were recorded, in the case of products listed in table
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 ---pagebreak---                           A of this Annex, corresponding to the last figure in the year in
                          question, e.g. ‘5’ for 2005 and ‘6’ for 2006. In the case of products
                          originating in the People's Republic of China listed in Appendix C
                          to Annex V this number should be ‘0’ for the year 2004.
                    –     a two-digit number identifying the issuing office in the exporting
                          country,
                    –     a five-digit number running consecutively from 00001 to 99999
                          allocated to the specific Member State of destination.
   (h) Article 32 is replaced by the following:
                                               “Article 32
       In case the import of textile and clothing products is subject to surveillance
       measures, Member States shall communicate to the Commission the country of
       origin, the product category, and the details of the quantity and value of the products
       for which each surveillance document has been issued. This information shall be
       provided without delay once the surveillance documents are issued, electronically via
       the integrated network set up for this purpose («Système Intégré de Gestion de
       Licences»), in accordance with data formats and procedures to be harmonised."
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 ---pagebreak---    (i) Table A is replaced by the following:
          Third country             Group      Category     Unit
           Uzbekistan                 IA           1       tonnes
                                                   3       tonnes
                                      IB           4    1 000 pieces
                                                   5    1 000 pieces
                                                   6    1 000 pieces
                                                   7    1 000 pieces
                                                   8    1 000 pieces
                                      II B        26    1 000 pieces
            Vietnam                   IA           1       tonnes
                                                   2       tonnes
                                                   3       tonnes
                                      II A        22       tonnes
                                                  23       tonnes
                                                  32       tonnes
                                      II B        16    1 000 pieces
                                                  17    1 000 pieces
                                                  19    1000 pieces
                                                  24    1000 pieces
                                                  27    1000 pieces
                                     III A        33       tonnes
                                                  36       tonnes
                                                  37       tonnes
                                     III B        90       tonnes
                                       IV        115       tonnes
                                                 117       tonnes
                                       V         136       tonnes
                                                 156       tonnes
                                                 157       tonnes
                                                 159       tonnes
                                                 160       tonnes
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 ---pagebreak---    (j) Table B is replaced by the following:
               Third country       Group        Category       Unit
            China            GROUP IA
                                                    1         tonnes
                                                    2         tonnes
                                               of which 2a    tonnes
                                                    3         tonnes
                                               of which 3a    tonnes
                                                  ex 20       tonnes
                             GROUP IB
                                                    4      1 000 pieces
                                                    5      1 000 pieces
                                                    6      1 000 pieces
                                                    7      1 000 pieces
                                                    8      1 000 pieces
                             GROUP IIA
                                                    9         tonnes
                                                  20/39       tonnes
                                                   22         tonnes
                                                   23         tonnes
                             GROUP IIB
                                                   12       1 000 pairs
                                                   13      1 000 pieces
                                                   14      1 000 pieces
                                                   15      1 000 pieces
                                                   16      1 000 pieces
                                                   17      1 000 pieces
                                                   26      1 000 pieces
                                                   28      1 000 pieces
                                                   29      1 000 pieces
                                                   31      1 000 pieces
                                                   78         tonnes
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 ---pagebreak---                     83 tonnes
   Group III A
                    35 tonnes
   Group III B
                    97 tonnes
   Group IV
                   115 tonnes
                   117 tonnes
                   118 tonnes
                   122 tonnes
   Group V
                  136A tonnes
                   156 tonnes
                   157 tonnes
                   159 tonnes
                   163 tonnes
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 ---pagebreak---    4. Annex V is modified as follows:
      (a) Annex V is replaced by the following:
                                          “ANNEX V
                                 COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS
                                    applicable for the year 2005
             (The complete                                              Community
            description of the                                       quantitative limits
           goods is shown in
                Annex I)
             Third country         Category                 Unit           2005
          Belarus              GROUP IA
                               1                           tonnes
                               2                           Tonnes
                               3                           Tonnes
                               GROUP IB
                               4                        1 000 pieces
                               5                        1 000 pieces
                               6                        1 000 pieces
                               7                        1 000 pieces
                               8                        1 000 pieces
                               GROUP IIA
                               9                           Tonnes
                               20                          Tonnes
                               22                          Tonnes
                               23                          Tonnes
                               39                          Tonnes
                               GROUP IIB
                               12                        1 000 pairs
                               13                       1 000 pieces
                               15                       1 000 pieces
                               16                       1 000 pieces
                               21                       1 000 pieces
                               24                       1 000 pieces
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 ---pagebreak---                                  26/27         1 000 pieces
                                 29            1 000 pieces
                                 73            1 000 pieces
                                 83               Tonnes
                                 GROUP IIIA
                                 33               Tonnes
                                 36               Tonnes
                                 37               Tonnes
                                 50               Tonnes
                                 GROUP IIIB
                                 67               Tonnes
                                 74            1 000 pieces
                                 90               Tonnes
                                 GROUP IV
                                 115              Tonnes
                                 117              Tonnes
                                 118              Tonnes
                             (1)
                     Vietnam     GROUP IB
                                 4             1 000 pieces 23.613
                                 5             1 000 pieces  8.129
                                 6             1 000 pieces 10.340
                                 7             1 000 pieces  6.792
                                 8             1 000 pieces 23.986
                                 GROUP IIA
                                 9                Tonnes     1.131
                                 20               Tonnes       307
                                 39               Tonnes       282
                                 GROUP IIB
                                 12             1 000 pairs  5.872
                                 13            1 000 pieces 15.883
   (1)
       See appendix A
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 ---pagebreak---                                    14                      1 000 pieces                    675
                                   15                      1 000 pieces                  1.124
                                   18                         Tonnes                     2.260
                                   21                      1 000 pieces                 24.318
                                   26                      1 000 pieces                  2.489
                                   28                      1 000 pieces                  7.536
                                   29                      1 000 pieces                    792
                                   31                      1 000 pieces                  8.574
                                   68                         Tonnes                       837
                                   73                      1 000 pieces                  2.219
                                   76                         Tonnes                     2.173
                                   78                         Tonnes                     2.254
                                   83                         Tonnes                       753
                                   GROUP IIIA
                                   35                         Tonnes                     1.422
                                   41                         Tonnes                     1.416
                                   GROUP IIIB
                                   10                       1 000 pairs                  7.252
                                   97                         Tonnes                       389
                                   GROUP IV
                                   118                        Tonnes                       312
                                   GROUP V
                                   161                        Tonnes                       578
   (b)        Appendix A is replaced by the following:
                                           Appendix A to Annex V
   Category        Third Country Remarks
   All categories  Vietnam       Vietnam shall reserve 30 % of its quantitative limits for firms belonging to
   subject      to               the Community textile industry for a period of four months beginning on 1
   quantitative                  January of each year, on the basis of lists provided by the Community
   limits                        before 30 October of the preceding year
   (c)        Appendices B and C are deleted.
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 ---pagebreak---    5.              The following Annex Va is inserted:
                                                                             ANNEX Va
    COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS                       in force in 2004 to which the transitional provisions of Article 2
                                                  paragraph 5 apply until 31st March 2005.
                                               (The complete description of the goods is shown in Annex I)
                                                                                                                Community
                                                                                                             quantitative limits
                                  Third country                 Category                       Unit            Quota levels
                                                                                                             applicable in 2004
                              Argentina                  GROUP IA
                                                         1                                    Tonnes                        6.010
                                                         2                                    tonnes                        8.551
                                                         2a                                   tonnes                        7.622
                                      (2)(3)
                              China                      GROUP IA
                                                         1                                    tonnes                        4.770
                                                           *
                                                         2 (1)                                tonnes                      30.556
                                                         of which 2a                          tonnes                        4.359
                                                         3                                    tonnes                        8.088
                                                         of which 3a                          tonnes                        2.769
                                                         GROUP IB
                                                         4(1)                             1 000 pieces                   126.808
                                                         5(1)                             1 000 pieces                    39.422
                                                         6(1)                             1 000 pieces                    40.913
                                                         7(1)                             1 000 pieces                    17.093
                                                         8(1)                             1 000 pieces                    27.723
                                                         GROUP IIA
                                                         9                                    tonnes                        6.962
                                                         20/39                                tonnes                      11.361
                                                         22                                   tonnes                      19.351
                                                         23                                   tonnes                      11.847
                                                         GROUP IIB
   (2)
       See appendix B
   (3)
       See appendix C
   * Possibility to transfer to and from category 3 up to 40% of the category to which the transfer is made.
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 ---pagebreak---              12              1 000 pairs 132.029
             13             1 000 pieces 586.244
             14             1 000 pieces  17.887
             15(1)          1 000 pieces  20.131
             16             1 000 pieces  17.181
             17             1 000 pieces  13.061
             26(1)          1 000 pieces   6.645
             28             1 000 pieces  92.909
             29             1 000 pieces  15.687
             31             1 000 pieces  96.488
             78                tonnes     36.651
             83                tonnes     10.883
             Group III B
             97                tonnes      2.861
             GROUP V
             163 (1)           tonnes      8.481
   Hong Kong GROUP IA
             2                 tonnes     14.172
             2a                tonnes     12.166
             3                 tonnes     11.912
             3a                tonnes      8.085
             GROUP IB
             4(1)           1 000 pieces  58.250
             5              1 000 pieces  40.240
             6(1)           1 000 pieces  79.703
             6a             1 000 pieces  68.857
             7              1 000 pieces  42.372
             8              1 000 pieces  59.172
             GROUP IIA
             39                tonnes      2.444
             GROUP IIB
             12              1 000 pairs  53.159
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 ---pagebreak---              13(1)        1 000 pieces 117.655
             16            1 000 sets    4.707
             26           1 000 pieces  12.498
             29            1 000 sets    5.191
             31           1 000 pieces  35.442
             78              tonnes     14.658
             83              tonnes        792
   India     GROUP IA
             1               tonnes     55.398
             2               tonnes     67.539
             2a              tonnes     30.211
             3               tonnes     38.567
             3a              tonnes      7.816
             GROUP IB
             4(1)         1 000 pieces 100.237
             5            1 000 pieces  53.303
             6(1)         1 000 pieces  13.706
             7            1 000 pieces  78.485
             8            1 000 pieces  58.173
             GROUP IIA
             9               tonnes     15.656
             20              tonnes     29.049
             23              tonnes     31.206
             39              tonnes      9.185
             GROUP IIB
             15           1 000 pieces  10.238
             26           1 000 pieces  24.712
             29           1 000 pieces  14.637
   Indonesia GROUP IA
             1               tonnes     22.559
             2               tonnes     34.126
             2a              tonnes     12.724
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 ---pagebreak---             3                tonnes    31.250
            3a               tonnes    16.872
            GROUP IB
            4             1 000 pieces 59.337
            5             1 000 pieces 58.725
            6(1)          1 000 pieces 21.429
            7             1 000 pieces 15.694
            8             1 000 pieces 24.626
            GROUP II A
            23               tonnes    32.405
            GROUP IIIA
            35               tonnes    32.725
   Macao    GROUP IB
            4(1)          1 000 pieces 15.051
            5             1 000 pieces 14.055
            6(1)          1 000 pieces 15.179
            7             1 000 pieces  5.907
            8             1 000 pieces  8.257
            GROUP IIA
            20               tonnes       244
            39               tonnes       307
            GROUP IIB
            13            1 000 pieces  9.446
            15            1 000 pieces    651
            16            1 000 pieces    508
            26            1 000 pieces  1.322
            31            1 000 pieces 10.789
            78               tonnes     2.115
            83               tonnes       517
   Malaysia GROUP IA
            2                tonnes     8.870
            2a               tonnes     3.406
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 ---pagebreak---                3(1)            tonnes     18.594
               3a(1)           tonnes      7.652
               GROUP IB
               4(1)         1 000 pieces  21.805
               5            1 000 pieces  10.132
               6(1)         1 000 pieces  12.831
               7            1 000 pieces  43.822
               8            1 000 pieces  10.500
               GROUP IIA
               22              tonnes     18.573
   Pakistan    GROUP IA
               1(1)            tonnes     25.961
               2               tonnes     51.252
               2a              tonnes     19.376
               3               tonnes     86.004
               GROUP IB
               4(1)         1 000 pieces  50.030
               5            1 000 pieces  14.849
               6            1 000 pieces  53.885
               7            1 000 pieces  36.205
               8            1 000 pieces   8.350
               GROUP IIA
               9               tonnes     15.398
               20              tonnes     59.896
               39              tonnes     20.156
               GROUP IIB
               26           1 000 pieces  35.434
               28           1 000 pieces 128.083
   Peru        GROUP IA
               1(1)            tonnes     24.085
               2               tonnes     18.080
   Philippines GROUP IB
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 ---pagebreak---                4(1)         1 000 pieces 32.787
               5            1 000 pieces 16.653
               6(1)         1 000 pieces 15.388
               7            1 000 pieces  8.185
               8            1 000 pieces  9.275
               GROUP IIB
               13           1 000 pieces 42.526
               15           1 000 pieces  5.213
               26           1 000 pieces  6.964
               31           1 000 pieces 26.364
   Singapore   GROUP IA
               2               tonnes     5.895
               2a              tonnes     2.846
               3               tonnes     2.009
               GROUP IB
               4(1)         1 000 pieces 35.106
               5            1 000 pieces 19.924
               6(1)         1 000 pieces 21.452
               7            1 000 pieces 17.176
               8            1 000 pieces 10.343
   South Korea GROUP IA
               1               tonnes       932
               2               tonnes     6.290
               2a              tonnes     1.156
               3               tonnes     9.470
               3a              tonnes     5.156
               GROUP IB
               4(1)         1 000 pieces 16.962
               5            1 000 pieces 36.754
               6(1)         1 000 pieces  6.749
               7            1 000 pieces 10.785
               8            1 000 pieces 34.921
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 ---pagebreak---           GROUP IIA
          9                tonnes      1.721
          22               tonnes     22.841
          GROUP IIB
          12             1 000 pairs 231.975
          13            1 000 pieces  17.701
          14            1 000 pieces   8.961
          15            1 000 pieces  12.744
          16            1 000 pieces   1.285
          17            1 000 pieces   3.524
          26            1 000 pieces   3.345
          28            1 000 pieces   1.359
          29(1)         1 000 pieces     857
          31            1 000 pieces   8.318
          78               tonnes      9.358
          83               tonnes        485
          GROUP IIIA
          35               tonnes     17.631
          50               tonnes      1.463
          GROUP IIIB
          97               tonnes      2.783
          97a(1)           tonnes        889
   Taiwan GROUP IA
          2                tonnes      5.994
          2a               tonnes        595
          3                tonnes     12.143
          3a               tonnes      4.485
          GROUP IB
          4(1)          1 000 pieces  12.468
          5             1 000 pieces  22.264
          6(1)          1 000 pieces   6.215
          7             1 000 pieces   3.823
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 ---pagebreak---             8             1 000 pieces  9.821
            GROUP IIA
            20               tonnes       369
            22               tonnes    10.054
            23               tonnes     6.524
            GROUP IIB
            12             1 000 pairs 43.744
            13            1 000 pieces  3.765
            14            1 000 pieces  5.076
            15            1 000 pieces  3.162
            16            1 000 pieces    530
            17            1 000 pieces  1.014
            26            1 000 pieces  3.467
            28(1)         1 000 pieces  2.549
            78               tonnes     5.815
            83               tonnes     1.300
            GROUP IIIA
            35               tonnes    12.480
            GROUP IIIB
            97               tonnes     1.783
            97a(1)           tonnes       807
   Thailand GROUP IA
            1                tonnes    25.175
            2                tonnes    18.729
            2a               tonnes     4.987
            3(1)             tonnes    34.101
            3a(1)            tonnes     9.517
            GROUP IB
            4             1 000 pieces 55.198
            5             1 000 pieces 38.795
            6             1 000 pieces 16.568
            7             1 000 pieces 13.169
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 ---pagebreak---                             8                    1 000 pieces                6.856
                            GROUP IIA
                            20                      tonnes                 15.443
                            22                      tonnes                   7.478
                            GROUP IIB
                            12                    1 000 pairs              49.261
                            26                   1 000 pieces              11.460
                            GROUP IIIB
                            97                      tonnes                   3.445
                            97a(1)                  tonnes                   2.911
   6. Annex VI is amended as follows:
      (a)  Subparagraph (d) of paragraph 1 is deleted.
      (b)  The second and third subparagraphs of paragraph 2 are deleted.
   7. In Annex VII, the table is replaced by the following:
                                          “TABLE
                      COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS
                     FOR GOODS RE-IMPORTED UNDER OPT
                                 applicable for year 2005
             (The complete description of the goods is shown in Annex I)
                                                                 Community
                                                              quantitative limits
              Third country       Category           Unit           2005
                 Belarus    GROUP IB
                            4                    1 000 pieces
                            5                    1 000 pieces
                            6                    1 000 pieces
                            7                    1 000 pieces
                            8                    1 000 pieces
                            GROUP IIB
                            12                    1 000 pairs
                            13                   1 000 pieces
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 ---pagebreak---            15            1 000 pieces
           16            1 000 pieces
           21            1 000 pieces
           24            1 000 pieces
           26/27         1 000 pieces
           29            1 000 pieces
           73            1 000 pieces
           83               Tonnes
           GROUP IIIB
           74            1 000 pieces
   Vietnam GROUP IB
           4             1 000 pieces 1.129
           5             1 000 pieces   861
           6             1 000 pieces   811
           7             1 000 pieces 1.503
           8             1 000 pieces 3.483
           GROUP IIB
           12             1 000 pairs 3.549
           13            1 000 pieces 1.086
           15            1 000 pieces   350
           18               Tonnes      409
           21            1 000 pieces 2.374
           26            1 000 pieces   223
           31            1 000 pieces 1.981
           68               Tonnes      166
           76               Tonnes      564
           78               Tonnes      395
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 ---pagebreak---      8.         The Annex VIII is amended as follows:
                         (a)    The table is replaced by the following:
        1.            2.          3.          4.           5.          6.               7.            8.               9.
   COUNTRY       Advance      Carry-over  Transfers   Transfers    Transfers     Transfers        Maximum          Additional
                 utilisation                from       between     between from Groups increase in                 conditions
                                            cat 1    cats 2 and 3 cats 4, 5, 6,   I, II, III to    any cat.
                                           to cats                    7, 8      Groups II, III,
                                           2 and 3                                     IV
  Belarus            5%          7%          4%           4%          4%               5%           13.5%   With regard to
                                                                                                            column 7, transfers
                                                                                                            can also be made
                                                                                                            from and to Group V.
                                                                                                            For Group I
                                                                                                            categories the limit in
                                                                                                            column 8 is 13%
  Vietnam            5%          7%          0%          0%           7%              7%            17 %    With regard to
                                                                                                            column 7, transfers
                                                                                                            can be made from
                                                                                                            any category in
                                                                                                            Groups I, II, III, IV
                                                                                                            and V to Groups II,
                                                                                                            III, IV and V.
                (b)       The Appendix to Annex VIII is deleted.
     9.        Annex IX is replaced with the following:
                                                              “Annex IX
            Supplier country           Group I      Group II        Group III              Group IV         Group V
           Belarus                                    1.20 %          4.00 %                  4.00 %          4.00 %
           Ukraine                                    1.20 %          4.00 %                  4.00 %          4.00 %
           Uzbekistan                  0.35 %3        1.20 %          4.00 %                  4.00 %          4.00 %
        Supplier            Group I       Group II       Group II         Group III             Group IV        Group V
        country                               A               B
        Vietnam              1.0 %         5.0 %            2.5 %           10.0 %               10.0 %          10.0 %”
     10.       Annex X is deleted.
     3
               Except for category 1:     2005:    %
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