CELEX: 32011R1323
Language: en
Date: 2011-12-16 00:00:00
Title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1323/2011 of 16 December 2011 laying down rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas established for the year 2012 under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94

17.12.2011   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 335/57
            
         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1323/2011
   of 16 December 2011
   laying down rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas established for the year 2012 under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94 of 7 March 1994 on common rules for imports of textile products from certain third countries not covered by bilateral agreements, protocols or other arrangements, or by other specific Community import rules (1), and in particular Article 17(3) and (6) and Article 21(2) thereof,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               Regulation (EC) No 517/94 established quantitative restrictions on imports of certain textile products originating in certain third countries to be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               Under that Regulation it is possible, in certain circumstances, to use other allocation methods, to divide quotas into tranches, or to reserve a proportion of a specific quantitative limit exclusively for applications which are supported by evidence of the results of past import performance.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               Rules for management of the quotas established for 2012 should be adopted before the quota year begins so that the continuity of trade flows is not affected unduly.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               The measures adopted in previous years, such as those in Commission Regulation (EU) No 1159/2010 of 9 December 2010 laying down rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas established for the year 2011 under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94 (2), proved to be satisfactory and it is therefore appropriate to adopt similar rules for 2012.
            
         
               (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 2012 equivalent to the quantity which they imported in 2011.
            
         
               (7)
            
            
               To achieve optimum use of the quantities, an operator who has used up at least one half of the amount already authorised should be permitted to apply for a further amount, provided that quantities are available in the quotas.
            
         
               (8)
            
            
               To secure a sound administration, import authorisations should be valid for 9 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 3 months and up to 31 March 2013 licences of which at least one half has been used by the application date.
            
         
               (9)
            
            
               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee established by Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 517/94,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The purpose of this Regulation is to lay down rules on the management of quantitative quotas for imports of certain textile products set out in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 517/94 for the year 2012.
   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 2012, 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 2011.
   In the case of such operators, the competent authorities may authorise imports not exceeding the quantities imported in 2011 from given third countries and in given categories, provided that enough quota capacity is available.
   Article 3
   Any importer who has already used up 50 percent or more of the amount allocated to him under this Regulation may make a further application, in respect of the same category and country of origin, for amounts not exceeding the maximum quantities laid down in Annex I.
   Article 4
   1.   The competent national authorities listed in Annex II may, from 10 o’clock a.m. on 9 January 2012, notify the Commission of the amounts covered by requests for import authorisations.
   The time fixed in the first subparagraph shall be understood as Brussels time.
   2.   The competent national authorities shall issue authorisations only after being notified by the Commission pursuant to Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 517/94 that quantities are available for importation.
   They shall issue authorisations only if an operator:
   
               (a)
            
            
               proves the existence of a contract relating to the provision of the goods; and
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               certifies in writing that, in respect of the categories and countries concerned:
               
                           (i)
                        
                        
                           the operator has not already been allocated an authorisation under this Regulation; or
                        
                     
                           (ii)
                        
                        
                           the operator has been allocated an authorisation under this Regulation but has used up at least 50 percent of it.
                        
                     
         3.   Import authorisations shall be valid for 9 months from the date of issue, but until 31 December 2012 at the latest.
   The competent national authorities may, however, at the importer’s request, grant a three-month extension for authorisations which are at least 50 percent used up at the time of the request. Such extension shall in no circumstances expire later than 31 March 2013.
   Article 5
   This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2012.
   
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 16 December 2011.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         
            The President
         
         José Manuel BARROSO
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 67, 10.3.1994, p. 1.
   
      (2)  OJ L 326, 10.12.2010, p. 25.
   
      ANNEX I
      
         Maximum amounts referred to in Articles 2 and 3
      
      
                  Country concerned
               
               
                  Category
               
               
                  Unit
               
               
                  Maximum amount
               
            
                  Belarus
               
               
                  1
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  20 000
               
            
                  2
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  80 000
               
            
                  3
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  5 000
               
            
                  4
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  20 000
               
            
                  5
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  15 000
               
            
                  6
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  20 000
               
            
                  7
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  20 000
               
            
                  8
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  20 000
               
            
                  15
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  17 000
               
            
                  20
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  5 000
               
            
                  21
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  5 000
               
            
                  22
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  6 000
               
            
                  24
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  5 000
               
            
                  26/27
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  29
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  5 000
               
            
                  67
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  3 000
               
            
                  73
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  6 000
               
            
                  115
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  20 000
               
            
                  117
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  30 000
               
            
                  118
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  5 000
               
            
                  North Korea
               
               
                  1
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  2
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  3
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  4
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  5
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  6
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  7
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  8
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  9
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  12
               
               
                  Pairs
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  13
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  14
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  15
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  16
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  17
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  18
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  19
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  20
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  21
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  24
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  26
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  27
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  28
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  29
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  31
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  36
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  37
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  39
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  59
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  61
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  68
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  69
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  70
               
               
                  Pairs
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  73
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  74
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  75
               
               
                  Pieces
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  76
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  77
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  5 000
               
            
                  78
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  5 000
               
            
                  83
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  87
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  8 000
               
            
                  109
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  117
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  118
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  142
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  151A
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  151B
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
                  161
               
               
                  Kilograms
               
               
                  10 000
               
            
   
      ANNEX II
      
         List of licensing offices referred to in Article 4
      
      1.   Austria
      
      
                  Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft, Familie und Jugend
               
            
                  Außenwirtschaftsadministration
               
            
                  Abteilung C2/2
               
            
                  Stubenring 1A
               
            
                  1011 Wien, Österreich
               
            
                  Tel.: +43 171100-0
               
            
                  Fax: +43 171100-8386
               
            2.   Belgium
      
      
                  FOD Economie, kmo, Middenstand en Energie
               
            
                  Algemene Directie Economisch Potentieel
               
            
                  Dienst Vergunningen
               
            
                  Vooruitganstraat 50
               
            
                  1210 Brussel
               
            
                  Tel. +32 22776713
               
            
                  Fax +32 22775063
               
            
                  SPF Économie, PME, classes moyennes et énergie
               
            
                  Direction générale potentiel économique
               
            
                  Service licences
               
            
                  Rue du Progrès 50
               
            
                  1210 Bruxelles
               
            
                  BELGIQUE
               
            
                  Tél. +32 22776713
               
            
                  Fax +32 22775063
               
            3.   Bulgaria
      
      
                  Министерство на икономиката, енергетиката и туризма
               
            
                  Дирекция „Регистриране, лицензиране и контрол“
               
            
                  ул. „Славянска“ № 8
               
            
                  1052 София
               
            
                  Тел.: +359 29 40 7008/+359 29 40 7673/+359 29 40 7800
               
            
                  Факс: +359 29 81 5041/+359 29 80 4710/+359 29 88 3654
               
            4.   Cyprus
      
      
                  Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
               
            
                  Trade Department
               
            
                  6 Andrea Araouzou Str.
               
            
                  CY-1421 Nicosia
               
            
                  Τηλ. +357 2 867100
               
            
                  Φαξ +357 2 375120
               
            5.   Czech Republic
      
      
                  Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu
               
            
                  Licenční správa
               
            
                  Na Františku 32
               
            
                  CZ-110 15 Praha 1
               
            
                  Tel.: (420) 22490 7111
               
            
                  Fax: (420) 22421 2133
               
            6.   Denmark
      
      
                  Erhvervs- og Byggestyrelsen
               
            
                  Økonomi- og Erhvervsministeriet
               
            
                  Langelinje Allé 17
               
            
                  DK – 2100 København
               
            
                  Tlf. (45) 35 46 60 30
               
            
                  Fax (45) 35 46 60 29
               
            7.   Estonia
      
      
                  Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium
               
            
                  Harju 11
               
            
                  15072 Tallinn
               
            
                  EESTI/ESTONIA
               
            
                  Tel: +372 6256400
               
            
                  Faks: +372 6313660
               
            8.   Finland
      
      
                  Tullihallitus
               
            
                  PL 512
               
            
                  FI-00101 Helsinki
               
            
                  SUOMI
               
            
                  Puhelin: +358 96141
               
            
                  Faksi: +358 204922852
               
            
                  Tullstyrelsen
               
            
                  PB 512
               
            
                  FI-00101 Helsingfors
               
            
                  FINLAND
               
            
                  Faksi: +358 204922852
               
            9.   France
      
      
                  Ministère de l’économie, de l’industrie et de l’emploi
               
            
                  Direction générale de la compétitivité, de l’industrie et des services
               
            
                  Sous-direction «industries de santé, de la chimie et des nouveaux matériaux»
               
            
                  Bureau «matérieaux du futur et nouveaux procédés»
               
            
                  Le Bervil
               
            
                  12, rue Villiot
               
            
                  75572 Paris Cedex 12
               
            
                  FRANCE
               
            
                  Tél. + 33 153449026
               
            
                  Fax + 33 153449172
               
            10.   Germany
      
      
                  Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA)
               
            
                  Frankfurter Str. 29-35
               
            
                  65760 Eschborn, Deutschland
               
            
                  Tel.: +49 6196-9080
               
            
                  Fax: +49 6196-908800
               
            11.   Greece
      
      
                  Υπουργείο Ανάπτυξης, Ανταγωνιστικότητας & Ναυτιλίας
               
            
                  Γενική Διεύθυνση Διεθνούς Οικονομικής Πολιτικής
               
            
                  Διεύθυνση Καθεστώτων Εισαγωγών-Εξαγωγών, Εμπορικής Άμυνας
               
            
                  Κορνάρου 1
               
            
                  GR-105 63 Αθήνα
               
            
                  Τηλ. +(30 210) 328 6021-22
               
            
                  Φαξ +(30 210) 328 60 94
               
            12.   Hungary
      
      
                  Magyar Kereskedelmi Engedélyezési Hivatal
               
            
                  Budapest
               
            
                  Németvölgyi út 37–39.
               
            
                  1124
               
            
                  MAGYARORSZÁG
               
            
                  Tel. +36 1458 5503
               
            
                  Fax + 36 1458 5814
               
            
                  E-mail: mkeh@mkeh.gov.hu
               
            13.   Ireland
      
      
                  Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
               
            
                  Internal Market
               
            
                  Kildare Street
               
            
                  IRL-Dublin 2
               
            
                  Tel. (353 1) 631 21 21
               
            
                  Fax (353 1) 631 28 26
               
            14.   Italy
      
      
                  Ministero dello Sviluppo economico
               
            
                  Dipartimento per l’impresa e l’internazionalizzazione
               
            
                  Direzione generale per la Politica commerciale internazionale
               
            
                  Divisione III — Politiche settoriali
               
            
                  Viale Boston, 25
               
            
                  I-00144 Roma
               
            
                  Tel. (39 06) 5964 7517, 5993 2202, 5993 2198
               
            
                  Fax (39 06) 5993 2263, 5993 2636
               
            
                  E-mail: polcom3@sviluppoeconomico.gov.it
               
            15.   Latvia
      
      
                  Ekonomikas ministrija
               
            
                  Brīvības iela 55
               
            
                  LV-1519 Rīga
               
            
                  Tālr.: + 371 670 132 99/+ 371 670 132 48
               
            
                  Fakss: + 371 672 808 82
               
            16.   Lithuania
      
      
                  Lietuvos Respublikos Ūkio ministerija
               
            
                  Gedimino pr. 38, Vasario 16-osios g. 2
               
            
                  LT-01104 Vilnius
               
            
                  Tel.: + 370 706 64 658/+ 370 706 64 808
               
            
                  Faks. + 370 706 64 762
               
            17.   Luxembourg
      
      
                  Ministère de l’économie et du commerce
               
            
                  Office des licences
               
            
                  Boîte postale 113
               
            
                  2011 Luxembourg
               
            
                  LUXEMBOURG
               
            
                  Tél. + 352 4782371
               
            
                  Fax + 352 466138
               
            18.   Malta
      
      
                  Il-Ministeru tal-Finanzi, l-Ekonomija u l-Investiment
               
            
                  Id-Dipartiment tal-Kummerċ, Id-Direttorat tas-Servizzi Kummerċjali
               
            
                  Lascaris
               
            
                  Valletta VLT 2000
               
            
                  Malta
               
            
                  Tel. 00 356 256 90 202
               
            
                  Fax 00 356 212 37 112
               
            19.   Netherlands
      
      
                  Belastingdienst/Douane
               
            
                  Centrale dienst voor in- en uitvoer
               
            
                  Kempkensberg 12
               
            
                  Postbus 30003
               
            
                  9700 RD Groningen
               
            
                  Tel. +31 881512122
               
            
                  Fax +31 881513182
               
            20.   Poland
      
      
                  Ministerstwo Gospodarki
               
            
                  Pl. Trzech Krzyży 3/5
               
            
                  PL-00-950 Warszawa
               
            
                  Tel.: 0048/22/693 55 53
               
            
                  Faks: 0048/22/693 40 21
               
            21.   Portugal
      
      
                  Ministério das Finanças
               
            
                  Direcção-Geral das Alfândegas e dos Impostos Especiais sobre o Consumo
               
            
                  Rua Terreiro do Trigo
               
            
                  Edifício da Alfândega
               
            
                  P-1149-060 LISBOA
               
            
                  Tel. (351-1) 218 814 263
               
            
                  Fax: (351-1) 218 814 261
               
            
                  E-mail: dsl@dgaiec.min-financas.pt
               
            22.   Romania
      
      
                  Ministerul Economiei,
               
            
                  Comerțului și Mediului de Afaceri
               
            
                  Direcția Generală Politici Comerciale
               
            
                  Str. Ion Câmpineanu, nr. 16
               
            
                  București, sector 1
               
            
                  Cod poștal 010036
               
            
                  Tel. +40 213150081
               
            
                  Fax +40 213150454
               
            
                  e-mail: clc@dce.gov.ro
               
            23.   Slovakia
      
      
                  Ministerstvo hospodárstva SR
               
            
                  Oddelenie licencií
               
            
                  Mierová 19
               
            
                  SK-827 15 Bratislava
               
            
                  Tel.: +421 24854 2021 / +421 2 4854 7119
               
            
                  Fax: + 421 24342 3919
               
            24.   Slovenia
      
      
                  Ministrstvo za finance
               
            
                  Carinska uprava Republike Slovenije
               
            
                  Carinski urad Jesenice
               
            
                  Center za TARIC in kvote
               
            
                  Spodnji plavž 6c
               
            
                  SLO-4270 Jesenice
               
            
                  Slovenija
               
            
                  Telefon: +386-4 2974470
               
            
                  Telefaks: +386-4 2974472
               
            
                  E-naslov: taric.cuje@gov.si
               
            25.   Spain
      
      
                  Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio
               
            
                  Dirección General de Comercio e Inversiones
               
            
                  Paseo de la Castellana no 162
               
            
                  E-28046 Madrid
               
            
                  Tel. (34 91) 349 38 17 / 349 38 74
               
            
                  Fax (34 91) 349 38 31
               
            
                  E-mail: sgindustrial.sscc@comercio.mityc.es
               
            26.   Sweden
      
      
                  National Board of Trade (Kommerskollegium)
               
            
                  Box 6803
               
            
                  113 86 Stockholm
               
            
                  Tfn +46 86904800
               
            
                  Fax +46 8306759
               
            
                  E-post: registrator@kommers.se
               
            27.   United Kingdom
      
      
                  Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
               
            
                  Import Licensing Branch
               
            
                  Queensway House – West Precinct
               
            
                  Billingham
               
            
                  UK-TS23 2NF
               
            
                  Tel. (44-1642) 36 43 33
               
            
                  Fax (44-1642) 36 42 69
               
            
                  E-mail: enquiries.ilb@bis.gsi.gov.uk