CELEX: 32005R2038
Language: en
Date: 2005-12-14
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2038/2005 of  14 December 2005  laying down rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas established for the year 2006 under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94

15.12.2005   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 328/27
            
         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2038/2005
   of 14 December 2005
   laying down rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas established for the year 2006 under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94
   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 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 2006 should be adopted before the quota year begins so that the continuity of trade flows is not affected unduly.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               The measures adopted in previous years, such as those in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2171/2004 of 17 December 2004 laying down rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas established for the year 2005 under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94 (2), proved to be satisfactory and it is therefore appropriate to adopt similar rules for 2006.
            
         
               (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 2006 equivalent to the quantity which they imported in 2005.
            
         
               (7)
            
            
               To achieve optimum use of the quantities, an operator who has used up at least one half of the amount already authorised should be permitted to apply for a further amount, provided that quantities are available in the quotas.
            
         
               (8)
            
            
               For the sake of sound administration, import authorisations should be valid for nine months from the date of issue but only until the end of the year at the latest. Member States should issue licences only after being notified by the Commission that quantities are available and only if an operator can prove the existence of a contract and can certify, in the absence of a specific provision to the contrary, that he has not already been allocated a Community import authorisation under this Regulation for the categories and countries concerned. The competent national authorities should, however, be authorised, in response to importers' applications, to extend by three months and up to 31 March 2007 licences of which at least one half has been used by the application date.
            
         
               (9)
            
            
               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee established by Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 517/94,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The purpose of this Regulation is to lay down rules on the management of quantitative quotas for imports of certain textile products set out in Annexes IIIB and IV to Regulation (EC) No 517/94 for the year 2006.
   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 2006, 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 2005.
   In the case of such operators, the competent authorities may authorise imports not exceeding the quantities imported in 2005 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 % 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 4 January 2006, notify the Commission of the amounts covered by requests for import authorisations.
   The time fixed in the first subparagraph shall be understood as Brussels time.
   2.   The competent national authorities shall issue authorisations only after being notified by the Commission pursuant to Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 517/94 that quantities are available for importation.
   They shall issue authorisations only if an operator:
   
               (a)
            
            
               proves the existence of a contract relating to the provision of the goods and,
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               certifies in writing that, in respect of the categories and countries concerned:
               
                           (i)
                        
                        
                           he has not already been allocated an authorisation under this Regulation, or
                        
                     
                           (ii)
                        
                        
                           he has been allocated an authorisation under this Regulation but has used up at least 50 % of it.
                        
                     
         3.   Import authorisations shall be valid for nine months from the date of issue, but until 31 December 2006 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 % used up at the time of the request. Such extension shall in no circumstances expire later than 31 March 2007.
   Article 5
   This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2006.
   
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 14 December 2005.
      
         
            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)  OJ L 371, 18.12.2004, p. 20.
   ANNEX I
   Maximum amounts referred to in Articles 2 and 3
   
               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
            
            
               Pieces
            
            
               10 000
            
         
               73
            
            
               Pieces
            
            
               10 000
            
         
               74
            
            
               Pieces
            
            
               10 000
            
         
               75
            
            
               Pieces
            
            
               10 000
            
         
               76
            
            
               Kilograms
            
            
               10 000
            
         
               77
            
            
               Kilograms
            
            
               5 000
            
         
               78
            
            
               Kilograms
            
            
               5 000
            
         
               83
            
            
               Kilograms
            
            
               10 000
            
         
               87
            
            
               Kilograms
            
            
               10 000
            
         
               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
            
         
               Republic of Montenegro, Kosovo (1)
               
            
            
               1
            
            
               Kilograms
            
            
               20 000
            
         
               2
            
            
               Kilograms
            
            
               20 000
            
         
               2a
            
            
               Kilograms
            
            
               10 000
            
         
               3
            
            
               Kilograms
            
            
               10 000
            
         
               5
            
            
               Pieces
            
            
               10 000
            
         
               6
            
            
               Pieces
            
            
               10 000
            
         
               7
            
            
               Pieces
            
            
               10 000
            
         
               8
            
            
               Pieces
            
            
               10 000
            
         
               9
            
            
               Kilograms
            
            
               10 000
            
         
               15
            
            
               Pieces
            
            
               10 000
            
         
               16
            
            
               Pieces
            
            
               10 000
            
         
               67
            
            
               Kilograms
            
            
               10 000
            
         
      (1)  As defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.
   ANNEX II
   List of licensing offices referred to in Article 4
   
               1.
            
            
               
                  Belgium
               
               
                           Federale Overheidsdienst Economie
                        
                     
                           Algemene Directie Economisch Potentieel
                        
                     
                           Dienst Vergunningen
                        
                     
                           Leuvenseweg 44
                        
                     
                           B-1040 Brussel
                        
                     
                           Tel. (32-2) 548 64 69
                        
                     
                           Fax (32-2) 548 65 70
                        
                     
                           Service public fédéral Économie
                        
                     
                           Direction générale du potentiel économique
                        
                     
                           Service des licences
                        
                     
                           Rue de Louvain 44
                        
                     
                           B-1000 Bruxelles
                        
                     
                           Tél. (32 2) 548 64 69
                        
                     
                           Fax (32 2) 548 65 70
                        
                     
         
               2.
            
            
               
                  Cyprus
               
               
                           Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
                        
                     
                           Trade Department
                        
                     
                           6 Andrea Araouzou Str.
                        
                     
                           CY-1421 Nicosia
                        
                     
                           Tel.: (357-2) 867100
                        
                     
                           Fax: (357-2) 375120
                        
                     
         
               3.
            
            
               
                  Czech Republic
               
               
                           Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu
                        
                     
                           Licenční správa
                        
                     
                           Na Františku 32
                        
                     
                           CZ-110 15 Praha 1
                        
                     
                           Tel: (420-2) 24 90 71 11
                        
                     
                           Fax: (420-2) 24 21 21 33
                        
                     
         
               4.
            
            
               
                  Denmark
               
               
                           Erhvervs- og Byggestyrelsen
                        
                     
                           Økonomi- og Erhvervsministeriet
                        
                     
                           Vejlsøvej 29
                        
                     
                           DK-8600 Silkeborg
                        
                     
                           Tel.: (45) 35 46 64 30
                        
                     
                           Fax: (45) 35 46 64 01
                        
                     
         
               5.
            
            
               
                  Germany
               
               
                           Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA)
                        
                     
                           Frankfurter Str. 29—35
                        
                     
                           D-65760 Eschborn
                        
                     
                           Tel.: (49 61 96) 9 08-0
                        
                     
                           Fax: (49 61 96) 9 42 26
                        
                     
         
               6.
            
            
               
                  Greece
               
               
                           Υπουργείο Οικονομίας & Οικονομικών
                        
                     
                           Γενική Διεύθυνση Σχεδιασμού & Διαχείρισης Πολιτικής
                        
                     
                           Διεύθυνση Διεθνών Οικονομικών Ροών
                        
                     
                           Κορνάρου 1
                        
                     
                           GR-105 63 Αθήνα
                        
                     
                           Τηλ.: (30) 210 328 60 31-5
                        
                     
                           Φαξ: (30) 210 328 60 94
                        
                     
         
               7.
            
            
               
                  Spain
               
               
                           Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio
                        
                     
                           Secretaría General de Comercio Exterior
                        
                     
                           Paseo de la Castellana no 162
                        
                     
                           E-28046 Madrid
                        
                     
                           Tel.: (34 91) 349 38 17, 349 37 48
                        
                     
                           Fax: (34 91) 563 18 23, 349 38 31
                        
                     
         
               8.
            
            
               
                  Estonia
               
               
                           Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium
                        
                     
                           Harju 11
                        
                     
                           15072 Tallinn
                        
                     
                           Estonia
                        
                     
                           Tel.: (372) 6256 400
                        
                     
                           Fax: (372) 6313 660
                        
                     
         
               9.
            
            
               
                  France
               
               
                           Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de l'industrie
                        
                     
                           Direction générale des entreprises
                        
                     
                           Service des industries manufacturières et de la poste (SIMAP)
                        
                     
                           Bureau «Textile-Importations»
                        
                     
                           Le Bervil, 12 rue Villiot
                        
                     
                           F-75572 Paris Cedex 12
                        
                     
                           Tél. (33-1) 53 44 96 60
                        
                     
                           Fax (33-1) 53 44 91 81
                        
                     
         
               10.
            
            
               
                  Hungary
               
               
                           Magyar Kereskedelmi Engedélyezési Hivatal
                        
                     
                           H-1024 Budapest
                        
                     
                           Margit krt. 85.
                        
                     
                           Postafiók: 1537 Budapest, Pf. 345.
                        
                     
                           Tel: (36-1) 336 73 00
                        
                     
                           Fax: (36-1) 336 73 02
                        
                     
         
               11.
            
            
               
                  Ireland
               
               
                           Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
                        
                     
                           Internal Market
                        
                     
                           Kildare Street
                        
                     
                           Dublin 2
                        
                     
                           Ireland
                        
                     
                           Tel.: (353-1) 631 21 21
                        
                     
                           Fax: (353-1) 631 28 26
                        
                     
         
               12.
            
            
               
                  Italy
               
               
                           Ministero del Commercio con l'estero
                        
                     
                           Direzione generale per la Politica commerciale e per la gestione del regime degli scambi
                        
                     
                           DIV. III
                        
                     
                           Viale America, 341
                        
                     
                           I-00144 Roma
                        
                     
                           Tel. (39 6) 59 64 75 17, 59 93 22 02/22 15
                        
                     
                           Fax (39 6) 59 93 22 35/22 63
                        
                     
                           Telex (39 6) 59 64 75 31
                        
                     
         
               13.
            
            
               
                  Latvia
               
               
                           Ekonomikas ministrija
                        
                     
                           Brīvības iela 55
                        
                     
                           LV-1519 Rīga
                        
                     
                           tel: (371) 701 30 06
                        
                     
                           fax: (371) 728 08 82
                        
                     
         
               14.
            
            
               
                  Lithuania
               
               
                           Lietuvos Respublikos ūkio ministerija
                        
                     
                           Gedimino pr. 38/2
                        
                     
                           LT-01104 Vilnius
                        
                     
                           Tel.: (370) 5 262 87 50; (370) 5 261 94 88
                        
                     
                           faksas (370) 5 262 39 74
                        
                     
         
               15.
            
            
               
                  Luxembourg
               
               
                           Ministère des affaires étrangères
                        
                     
                           Office des licences
                        
                     
                           Boîte postale 113
                        
                     
                           L-2011 Luxembourg
                        
                     
                           Tél. (352) 47 82 371
                        
                     
                           Fax (352) 46 61 38
                        
                     
         
               16.
            
            
               
                  Malta
               
               
                           Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs
                        
                     
                           Trade Services Directorate, Commerce Division
                        
                     
                           Lascaris
                        
                     
                           Valletta CMR02 Malta
                        
                     
                           tel: 00 356 21 246 800
                        
                     
                           fax: 00 356 21 251 515
                        
                     
         
               17.
            
            
               
                  Netherlands
               
               
                           Belastingdienst/Douane
                        
                     
                           Centrale dienst voor in- en uitvoer
                        
                     
                           Engelse Kamp 2
                        
                     
                           Postbus 30003
                        
                     
                           9700 RD Groningen
                        
                     
                           Nederland
                        
                     
                           Tel. (31-50) 523 91 11
                        
                     
                           Fax (31-50) 523 22 10
                        
                     
         
               18.
            
            
               
                  Poland
               
               
                           Ministerstwo Gospodarki
                        
                     
                           Pl. Trzech Krzyży 3/5
                        
                     
                           00-950 Warszawa
                        
                     
                           tel.: 0048/22/693 55 53
                        
                     
                           fax: 0048/22/693 40 21
                        
                     
         
               19.
            
            
               
                  Portugal
               
               
                           Ministério das Finanças
                        
                     
                           Direcção Geral das Alfândegas e dos Impostos Especiais sobre o Consumo
                        
                     
                           Rua Terreiro do Trigo
                        
                     
                           Edifício da Alfândega
                        
                     
                           PT-1149-060 LISBOA
                        
                     
                           Tel.: (351-1) 218 814 263
                        
                     
                           Fax: (351-1) 218 814 261
                        
                     
                           E-mail: dsl@dgaiec.min-financas.pt
                        
                     
         
               20.
            
            
               
                  Slovakia
               
               
                           Ministerstvo hospodárstva SR
                        
                     
                           Odbor licencií
                        
                     
                           Mierová 19
                        
                     
                           827 15 Bratislava
                        
                     
                           Slovenská republika
                        
                     
                           Tel.: 00 421 2 48 54 20 21/00 421 2 48 54 71 19
                        
                     
                           Fax: 00 421 2 43 42 39 19
                        
                     
         
               21.
            
            
               
                  Slovenia
               
               
                           Ministrstvo za finance
                        
                     
                           Carinska uprava Republike Slovenije
                        
                     
                           Carinski urad Jesenice
                        
                     
                           Center za TARIC in kvote
                        
                     
                           Spodnji Plavž 6c
                        
                     
                           SI-4270 Jesenice
                        
                     
                           Tel. (386-4) 297 44 70
                        
                     
                           Faks (386-4) 297 44 72
                        
                     
                           E-pošta: taric.cuje@gov.si
                        
                     
         
               22.
            
            
               
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                           Department of Trade and Industry
                        
                     
                           Import Licensing Branch
                        
                     
                           Queensway House
                        
                     
                           West Precinct
                        
                     
                           Billingham TS23 2NF
                        
                     
                           United Kingdom
                        
                     
                           Tel.: (44-1642) 36 43 33/36 43 34
                        
                     
                           Fax: (44-1642) 53 35 57
                        
                     
         
               23.
            
            
               
                  Austria
               
               
                           Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit
                        
                     
                           Aussenwirtschaftsadministration
                        
                     
                           Abteilung C2/2
                        
                     
                           Stubenring 1
                        
                     
                           A-1011 Wien
                        
                     
                           Tel.: (43 1) 71100-0
                        
                     
                           Fax: (43 1) 71100-8386
                        
                     
         
               24.
            
            
               
                  Sweden
               
               
                           National Board of Trade (Kommerskollegium)
                        
                     
                           Box 6803
                        
                     
                           S-113 86 Stockholm
                        
                     
                           Tel (46 8) 690 48 00
                        
                     
                           Fax (46 8) 30 67 59
                        
                     
         
               25.
            
            
               
                  Finland
               
               
                           Tullihallitus
                        
                     
                           Erottajankatu 2
                        
                     
                           FIN-00101 Helsinki
                        
                     
                           Tel.: (358-9) 61 41
                        
                     
                           Fax: (358-20) 492 28 52