CELEX: 32006R1786
Language: en
Date: 2006-12-04 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1786/2006 of 4 December 2006 amending Annexes III B, IV, and VI to Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94 as regards textile quotas for 2007

5.12.2006   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 337/12
            
         
      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1786/2006
   of 4 December 2006
   amending Annexes III B, IV, and VI to Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94 as regards textile quotas for 2007
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   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 5(2) thereof,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               Regulation (EC) No 517/94 establishes the annual quantitative limits for certain textile products originating in Montenegro, Kosovo (2) and North Korea.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               As from 1 January 2007, the European Union will include two new Member States, Romania and Bulgaria. Article 6(7) of the Act of Accession provides that the quantitative restrictions applied by the Community on imports of textile and clothing products are to be adjusted to take account of the accession of the new Member States to the Community. The quantitative restrictions applicable to imports of certain textile products from third countries into the enlarged Community should consequently be adjusted so as to cover imports into the two new Member States. This requires the amendment of certain Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 517/94.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               In order to prevent the enlargement of the Community from having restrictive effects on trade, it is appropriate, when amending the quantities, to use a methodology which takes into account, for the purpose of adjusting the new quota levels, the traditional imports into the new Member States. A formula consisting of the average of the last three years’ imports into the two new Member States originating in third countries provides an adequate measurement of those historical flows. Due to the fact that Montenegro became independent on 3 June 2006, the Commission has no separate figures of the trade flow between Montenegro and Kosovo, on one hand, and the new Member States on the other hand. Therefore, the new quota levels have been established using the most appropriate criterion for doing so, namely the population ratios of the two new Member States. A growth rate has been added in both cases.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               Annexes III B, IV and VI to Regulation (EC) No 517/94 should therefore be amended so as to list quota levels applicable for the year 2007. The detailed rules governing 2007 quota allocation are those contained in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1785/2006 (3) on the management of textile quotas established under Regulation (EC) No 517/94 for the year 2007.
            
         
               (5)
            
            
               All provisions of Regulation (EC) No 517/94 are to apply to imports into the new Member States. Regulation (EC) No 517/94 should therefore be amended accordingly.
            
         
               (6)
            
            
               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
   Annexes III B, IV and VI to Regulation (EC) No 517/94 are replaced as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2007.
   
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 4 December 2006.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         Peter MANDELSON
         
         
            Member of the Commission
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 67, 10.3.1994, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 931/2005 (OJ L 162, 23.6.2005, p. 37).
   
      (2)  As defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.
   
      (3)  See page 5 of this Official Journal.
   
      ANNEX
      Annexes III B, IV and VI to Regulation (EC) No 517/94 are amended as follows:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Annex III B is replaced by the following:
                  
                     ‘ANNEX III B
                     Annual Community quantitative limits referred to in the fourth indent of Article 2(1)
                     Republic of Montenegro, Kosovo (1)
                     
                     
                                 Category
                              
                              
                                 Unit
                              
                              
                                 Quantity
                              
                           
                                 1
                              
                              
                                 tonnes
                              
                              
                                 631
                              
                           
                                 2
                              
                              
                                 tonnes
                              
                              
                                 765
                              
                           
                                 2a
                              
                              
                                 tonnes
                              
                              
                                 173
                              
                           
                                 3
                              
                              
                                 tonnes
                              
                              
                                 84
                              
                           
                                 5
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 356
                              
                           
                                 6
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 191
                              
                           
                                 7
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 104
                              
                           
                                 8
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 297
                              
                           
                                 9
                              
                              
                                 tonnes
                              
                              
                                 78
                              
                           
                                 15
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 148
                              
                           
                                 16
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 75
                              
                           
                                 67
                              
                              
                                 tonnes
                              
                              
                                 65
                              
                           
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Annex IV is replaced by the following:
                  
                     ‘ANNEX IV
                     Annual Community quantitative limits referred to in Article 3(1)
                     North Korea
                     
                                 Category
                              
                              
                                 Unit
                              
                              
                                 Quantity
                              
                           
                                 1
                              
                              
                                 tonnes
                              
                              
                                 128
                              
                           
                                 2
                              
                              
                                 tonnes
                              
                              
                                 153
                              
                           
                                 3
                              
                              
                                 tonnes
                              
                              
                                 117
                              
                           
                                 4
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 289
                              
                           
                                 5
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 189
                              
                           
                                 6
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 218
                              
                           
                                 7
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 101
                              
                           
                                 8
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 302
                              
                           
                                 9
                              
                              
                                 tonnes
                              
                              
                                 71
                              
                           
                                 12
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pairs
                              
                              
                                 1 308
                              
                           
                                 13
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 1 509
                              
                           
                                 14
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 154
                              
                           
                                 15
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 175
                              
                           
                                 16
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 88
                              
                           
                                 17
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 61
                              
                           
                                 18
                              
                              
                                 tonnes
                              
                              
                                 61
                              
                           
                                 19
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 411
                              
                           
                                 20
                              
                              
                                 tonnes
                              
                              
                                 142
                              
                           
                                 21
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 3 416
                              
                           
                                 24
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 263
                              
                           
                                 26
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 176
                              
                           
                                 27
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 289
                              
                           
                                 28
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 286
                              
                           
                                 29
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 120
                              
                           
                                 31
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 293
                              
                           
                                 36
                              
                              
                                 tonnes
                              
                              
                                 96
                              
                           
                                 37
                              
                              
                                 tonnes
                              
                              
                                 394
                              
                           
                                 39
                              
                              
                                 tonnes
                              
                              
                                 51
                              
                           
                                 59
                              
                              
                                 tonnes
                              
                              
                                 466
                              
                           
                                 61
                              
                              
                                 tonnes
                              
                              
                                 40
                              
                           
                                 68
                              
                              
                                 tonnes
                              
                              
                                 120
                              
                           
                                 69
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 184
                              
                           
                                 70
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 270
                              
                           
                                 73
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 149
                              
                           
                                 74
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 133
                              
                           
                                 75
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 39
                              
                           
                                 76
                              
                              
                                 tonnes
                              
                              
                                 120
                              
                           
                                 77
                              
                              
                                 tonnes
                              
                              
                                 14
                              
                           
                                 78
                              
                              
                                 tonnes
                              
                              
                                 184
                              
                           
                                 83
                              
                              
                                 tonnes
                              
                              
                                 54
                              
                           
                                 87
                              
                              
                                 tonnes
                              
                              
                                 8
                              
                           
                                 109
                              
                              
                                 tonnes
                              
                              
                                 11
                              
                           
                                 117
                              
                              
                                 tonnes
                              
                              
                                 52
                              
                           
                                 118
                              
                              
                                 tonnes
                              
                              
                                 23
                              
                           
                                 142
                              
                              
                                 tonnes
                              
                              
                                 10
                              
                           
                                 151A
                              
                              
                                 tonnes
                              
                              
                                 10
                              
                           
                                 151B
                              
                              
                                 tonnes
                              
                              
                                 10
                              
                           
                                 161
                              
                              
                                 tonnes
                              
                              
                                 152’
                              
                           
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  Annex VI is replaced by the following:
                  
                     ‘ANNEX VI
                     OUTWARD PROCESSING TRAFFIC
                     Annual Community limits referred to in Article 4(2)
                     Republic of Montenegro, Kosovo (2)
                     
                     
                                 Category
                              
                              
                                 Unit
                              
                              
                                 Quantity
                              
                           
                                 5
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 403
                              
                           
                                 6
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 1 196
                              
                           
                                 7
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 588
                              
                           
                                 8
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 1 325
                              
                           
                                 15
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 691
                              
                           
                                 16
                              
                              
                                 1 000 pieces
                              
                              
                                 369
                              
                           
               
            
         (1)  As defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.’
      
         (2)  As defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.’