CELEX: 31986R4130
Language: en
Date: 1986-12-22
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 4130/86 of 22 December 1986 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2072/84 on common rules for imports of certain textile products originating in the People' s Republic of China

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                                                                         I
                                                     (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                                COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) No 4130 / 86
                                                              of 22 December 1986
                        amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 2072 / 84 on common rules for imports of certain textile
                                             products originating in the People's Republic of China
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                                          31 December 1985 , and also imports into Spain and
                                                                                    Portugal . Trade between the Community and Spain
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                              and Portugal , and trade between Spain and Portugal
 Economic Community , and in particular Article 113                                 themselves , shall not be included in these quantites .
 thereof,                                                                           3b . For the purposes of establishing Community limits
                                                                                    and regional limits , other than for Spain and Portugal ,
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,                                if the data for calculating the total quantities of
                                                                                    imports into the Community pursuant to paragraph
 Whereas , pursuant to Articles 183 and 370 of the Act of                           3a are not available , or if these quantities are lower
                                                                                    than those calculated in accordance with the rules
 Accession of Spain and Portugal , the Community has
 negotiated a protocol adapting the bilateral Agreement                             used before accession , the latter shall continue to
 between the Community and the People's Republic of China                           apply .
 on trade in textile products ;                                                     For the purposes of calculating regional limits for
                                                                                    Spain and Portugal , if statistics for 1985 are not
 Whereas , pursuant to Article 27 of the Act of Accession ,                         available , the total quantities of imports into the
 Annex II thereto , Regulation ( EEC ) No 2072 / 84 ( J ), as last                  Community will be calculated in the same way as
 amended by Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No                                        provided for in paragraph 3a on the basis of imports in
 3714 / 85 ( 2 ), should be adapted ,                                               1984 .'
                                                                            2 . The quantitative limits set out in Annex III are amended
                                                                                for the years 1986 , 1987 and 1988 as laid down in the
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                                  Annex hereto .
                                                                            3 . The text of the second indent in Article 18 ( 3 ) of Annex V
                                                                                is replaced by the following:
                                Article 1
                                                                                'BL = Benelux
 Regulation! ( EEC ) No 2072 / 84 is hereby amended as                          DK = Denmark
 follows :
                                                                                DE = Federal Republic of Germany
                                                                                FR    = France
 1 . In Article 12 :
                                                                                GB = United Kingdom
      ( a ) the following shall be added in paragraph 3 :                       GR = Greece
            'Spain 7,5%                                                         IR    = Ireland
            Portugal 1,5% ';                                                    IT    = Italy
                                                                                ES = Spain
      ( b ) the following paragraphs shall be inserted after
            paragraph 3 :                                                       PT = Portugal'
            '3a . For the purposes of applying paragraphs 2 and 3
            in 1986 , the preceding calendar year's total imports
            into the Community shall be calculated on the basis                                         Article 2
            of imports into the Community as constituted on
                                                                            This Regulation shall enter into force on the second day
H OJ No L 198 , 27 . 7 . 1984 , p . 1 .                                     following its publication in the Official Journal of the
( 2 ) OJ No L 357 , 31 . 12 . 1985 , p . 1 .                                European Communities .
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             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels , 22 December 1986 .
                                                                              For the Council
                                                                               The President
                                                                                 G. SHAW
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                                                                                ANNEX
                                                                              'ANNEX III
                                                                              GROUP I A
                                  NIMEXE                                                               Mem­
                                                                                                                          Quantitative limits from
   Cate­
                                      code
                                                                                              Third
                                                                                                        ber
                                                                                                                         1 January to 31 December
            CCT heading No                                           Description             countries
                                                                                                               Units
   gory                                                                                                States
                                    ( 1986 )
                                                                                                                       1986         1987         1988
    1     55.05            55.05-13 , 19 ,     21 , Cotton yarn , not put up for retail        China     E    tonnes    115          116          116
                           25 , 27 , 29 , 33 , 35 , sale                                                 P                40          40           40
                           37 , 41 , 45 , 46 , 48 ,
                                                                                                       EEC            2 938       2 956         2 973
                           51 , 53 , 55 , 57 , 61 ,
                           65 , 67 , 69 , 72 , 78 ,
                           81 , 83 , 85 , 87
    2     55.09                                     Other woven fabrics of cotton :            China     E    tonnes    125          126          126
                                                                                                         P                75          75           76
                           55.09-03 , 04 ,     05 ,     Woven fabrics of cotton , other
                           06 , 07 , 08 , 09 , 10 ,     than gauze , terry fabrics , narrow            EEC           20 805      20 909        21 013
                           11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ,     woven fabrics , pile fabrics ,                  (')
                           16 , 17 , 19 , 21 , 29 ,     chenille fabrics , tulle and other
                           32 , 34 , 35 , 37 , 38 ,     net fabrics :
                           39 , 41 , 49 , 51 , 52 ,
                           53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 ,
                           59 , 61 , 63 , 64 , 65 ,
                           66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 ,
                           71 , 73 , 75 , 76 , 77.,
                           78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 ,
                           83 , 84 , 85 , 87 , 88 ,
                           89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 ,
                           98 , 99
   2a                      55.09-06 , 07 ,     08       a ) Of       which      other   than  China      E    tonnes      13          13           13
                           09 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54            unbleached or bleached                      P                 8            8           8
                           55 , 56 , 57 , 59 , 61
                           63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67
                           70 , 71 , 73 , 83 , 84
                           85 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90
                              91 , 92 , 93 ,   98
                              99
    3    56.07                                      Woven fabrics of man-made fibres          China      E    tonnes      75          77           80
         A                                          ( discontinuous or waste ):                          P                75          77           80
                                                    A. Of synthetic textile fibres :                   EEC            3 996       4 115         4 240
                                                                                                         1
                           56.07-01 , 04 ,     05 ,       Woven fabrics of synthetic
                           07 , 08 , 10 , 12 , 15 ,       fibres ( discontinuous or waste )
                           19 , 20 , 22 , 25 , 29 ,       other     than   narrow     woven
                           30 , 31 , 35 , 38 , 39 ,       fabrics , pile fabrics ( including
                           40 , 41 , 43 , 45 , 46 ,       terry fabrics ) and chenille
                           47 , 49                        fabrics :
    3 a                    56.07-01 , 05 , 07 ,           a ) Of     which      other   than  China      E    tonnes       8            8           8
                           08 , 12 , 15 , 19 , 22 ,           unbleached or bleached                     P                 8            8           8
                           25 , 29 , 31 , 35 , 38 ,
                           40 , 41 , 43 , 46 , 47 ,
                           49
(') See Appendix .
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                                                                                    GROUP I B
                                         NIMEXE                                                               Mem­
                                                                                                                                       Quantitative limits from
 Cate­                                                                                               Third                            1 January to 31 December
         CCT heading No                      code                          Description                         ber        Units
 gory                                                                                               countries
                                           ( 1986 )                                                           States
                                                                                                                                    1986         1987         1988
  4    60.04                                                Under garments , knitted or               China     E     1 000 pieces   150          156          162
       B I                                                  crocheted , not elastic or rub­                     P                      17           18          18
           II a )                                           berized :
                                                                                                              EEC                  6 116       6 361         6 614
              b)
                                  60.04-19 , 20 , 22 ,           Shirts , T-shirts , lightweight ,
              c)
                                  23 , 24 , 26 , 41 , 50 ,       fine knit roll , polo or turtle
         IV b ) 1 aa )
                                  58 , 71 , 79 , 89             necked jumpers and pullovers ,
                      dd )
                                                                undervests and the like , knitted
                   2 ee)
                                                                or crocheted , not elastic or
              d ) 1 aa )
                                                                rubberized , other than babies'
                      dd )
                                                                garments , of cotton or
                   2 dd )
                                                                synthetic textile fibres ; T-shirts
                                                                and lightweight fine knit roll ,
                                                                polo or turtle necked jumpers
                                                                and pullovers , of regenerated
                                                                textile fibres , other than babies'
                                                                garments
  5    60.05                                               Outer garments and other articles ,       China      E    1 000 pieces      85          88           92
       A I                                                 knitted or crocheted , not elastic or                P                      14          15           15
         II b ) 4 bb) 11 aaa)                              rubberized :
                                                                                                              EEC                  6 048       6 290         6 541
                            bbb )
                                                           A. Outer garments and clothing
                            ccc)                                accessories :
                            ddd )
                            eee ) 60.05-01 , 31 , 33 ,          Jerseys , pullovers , slip-overs ,
                         22 bbb ) 34 , 35 , 36 , 39 , 40 ,      waistcoats , twinsets , cardi­
                            ccc) 41 , 42 , 43                   gans , bed jackets and jumpers ,
                            ddd )                               knitted or crocheted , not elastic
                            eee )                               or rubberized , of wool , of
                            fff)                                cotton      or    of    man-made
                                                                textile fibres
  6    61.01                                               Mens' and boys' outer garments            China     E     1 000 pieces    120          124          129
       B V d) 1                                                                                                 P                      20          21           21
                  2
                                                                                                              EEC                  7 746       8 017         8 297
                  3
             e) 1
                  2
                  3
                                                           Women's , girls' and infants' outer
       61.02                                               garments :
       B II e ) 6 aa )                                     B. Other :
                    bb )
                    cc )          61.01-62 , 64 , 66 ,         Men's       and     boys'    woven
                                  72 , 74 , 76                 breeches , shorts and trousers
                                                               ( including slacks ); women's ,
                                  61.02-66 , 68 , 72
                                                               girls' and infants' woven
                                                               trousers and slacks , of wool , of
                                                               cotton or of man-made textile
                                                               fibres
  7    60.05                                               Outer garments and other articles ,       China     E     1 000 pieces     40           41           42
       A II b ) 4 aa ) 22                                  knitted or crocheted , not elastic or               P                       10          10           10
                          33                               rubberized :
                                                                                                              EEC                  1 871       1 908         1 946
                          44
                                                           A. Outer garments and clothing
                          55
                                                                accessories :
                                                                II . Other :
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                                NIMEXE                                                           Mem­
                                                                                                                         Quantitative limits from
  Cate­
                                   code
                                                                                        Third
                                                                                                  ber       Units
                                                                                                                        1 January to 31 December
            CCT heading No                                    Description              countries
   gory                                                                                          States
                                 ( 1986 )                                                                             1986         1987         1988
    7     61.02                                 Women's , girls' and infants' outer
(cont'd) B II e ) 7 bb )                        garments :
                      cc )                      B. Other :
                      dd )
                           60.05-22 , 23 , 24 ,     Blouses and shirt-blouses ,
                           25                       knitted , crocheted ( not elastic
                                                    or rubberized ), or woven , for
                           61.02-78 , 82 , 84
                                                    women , girls and infants , of
                                                    wool , of cotton or of man-made
                                                    textile fibres
    8     61.03                                 Men's , and boys' under garments ,       China     E    1 000 pieces   120          122          125
         A                                      including collars , shirt fronts and               P                     17          17           18
                                                cuffs :
                                                                                                 EEC                 7 555       7 668         7 785
                           61.03-11 , 15 , 19       Men's and boys' shirts , woven ,
                                                    of wool , of cotton or of
                                                    man-made textile fibres
                                                                      GROUP II A
                                NIMEXE                                                           Mem­
                                                                                                                         Quantitative limits from
  Cate­
                                   code
                                                                                        Third                           1 January to 31 December
            CCT heading No                                    Description              countries
                                                                                                  ber       Units
   gory
                                 ( 1986 )                                                        States
                                                                                                                      1986         1987         1988
     9    55.08                                 Terry towelling and similar terry        China     E       tonnes        27          29           30
                                                fabrics of cotton                                  P                       5           5            6
          62.02                                 Bed linen , table linen , toilet linen           EEC                 3 043       3 226         3 419
          B III a ) 1                           and kitchen linen ; curtains and
                                                other furnishing articles :
                                                B. Other :
                           55.08-10 , 30 , 50 ,     Woven cotton terry fabrics ;
                           80                       toilet  and    kitchen  linen   of
                           62.02-71                 woven cotton terry fabrics
    20    62.02                                 Bed linen , table linen , toilet linen   China     E       tonnes
          B I a)                                and kitchen linen ; curtains and                   P
              c)                                other furnishing articles :
                                                                                                 EEC
                                                B. Other :                                                                           (M
                           62.02-12 , 13 , 19       Bed linen , woven
(') See Appendix .
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                                 NIMEXE                                                                  Mem­
                                                                                                                                 Quantitative limits from
  Cate­
                                      code
                                                                                                 Third
                                                                                                          ber
                                                                                                                                1 January to 31 December
            CCT heading No                                           Description               countries
                                                                                                                   Units
   gory
                                    ( 1986 )                                                             States
                                                                                                                              1986         1987         1988
    23   56.05                                      Yarn of man-made fibres ( disconti­          China     E      tonnes         65          68           72
         B                                          nuous or waste ), not put up for                       P                     12          13            13
                                                    retail sale :
                                                                                                         EEC                 5 479        5 753        6 041
                                                    B. Of regenerated textile fibres :
                           56.05-51 , 55 , 61 ,          Yarn of discontinuous or waste
                           65 , 71 , 75 , 81 , 85 ,      regenerated fibres , not put up
                           91 , 95 , 99                  for retail sale
    32   ex 58.04                                   Woven pile fabrics and chenille              China     E      tonnes         18   •      19           20
                                                    fabrics ( other than terry towelling                   P                     14          15            15
                                                    or similar terry fabrics of cotton
                                                                                                         EEC                 2 564        2 693        2 827
                                                    falling within heading No 55.08
                                                    and fabrics falling within heading
                                                    No 58.05 ):
                           58.04-07 , 11 , 15 ,         Woven pile fabrics and chenille
                           18 , 41 , 43 , 45 , 61 ,      fabrics ( other than terry fabrics
                           63 , 67 , 69 , 71 , 75 ,      of cotton and narrow woven
                           77 , 78                       fabrics ) , of wool , of cotton or of
                                                         man-made textile fibres
    39   62.02                                      Bed linen , table linen , toilet linen       China     E      tonnes       200 (')      210 0)       221(1)
         B II a )                                   and kitchen linen ; curtains and                       P                     21          22           23
               c)                                   other furnishing articles :
                                                                                                         EEC                 4 620       4 851         5 094
           III a ) 2                                B. Other :
               c)
                           62.02-40 , 42 , 44 ,         Woven table linen , toilet and
                           46 , 51 , 59 , 65 , 72 ,     kitchen linen , other than of cot­
                           74 , 77                      ton terry fabric
(') See Appendix .
                                                                             GROUP II B
                                 NIMEXE                                                                  Mem­
                                                                                                                                 Quantitative limits from
  Cate­                                                                                         Third
                                                                                                          ber      Units
                                                                                                                                1 January to 31 December
           CCT heading No             code                           Description               countries
   gory                                                                                                  States
                                   ( 1986 )                                                                                   1986         1987         1988
    12   60.03                                      Stockings , under stockings , socks ,        China     E    1 000 pairs    250          260          270
         A                                          ankle-socks , sockettes and the like ,                 P                     65          68           70
         B I                                        knitted or crocheted , not elastic or
                                                    rubberized :                                         EEC                10 698      11 127        11 571
           lib )
         C
                           60.03-11 , 19 , 20 ,        Other than women's stockings of
         D
                           27 , 30 , 90                synthetic textile fibres
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                                                                                                   Mem­
                                                                                                                            Quantitative limits from
                                   NIMEXE
 Cate­
                                       code
                                                                                          Third
                                                                                                    ber
                                                                                                                           1 January to 31 December
            CCT heading No                                        Description            countries
                                                                                                              Units
 gory                                                                                              States
                                     ( 1986 )
                                                                                                                         1986         1987         1988
  18      61.03                                   Men's and boys' under garments ,         China     E       tonnes         14          15           15
          B                                       including collars , shirt fronts and               P                        5           5            6
          C                                       cuffs :
                                                                                                   EEC                    576          605          635
                             61.03-51 , 55 , 59 ,    Men's and boys' woven under
                             81 , 85 , 89            garments other than shirts , of
                                                     wool , of cotton or of man-made
                                                     textile fibres
  19      61.05              61.05-10 , 99        Handkerchiefs                            China     E     1 000 pices    800          832          865
          A                                                                                          P                      75          78           81
          C
                                                                                                   EEC                 61 012      63 452        65 990
  21      61.01                                   Men's and boys' outer garments :         China     E    1 000 pieces    125          131          137
          B IV                                                                                       P                      25          26           27
          61.02                                   Women's , girls' and infants' outer              EEC                  4 736       4 950         5 173
          B II d )                                garments :
                                                  B. Other :
                             61.01-29 , 31 , 32       Parkas ; anoraks , windcheaters ,
                                                      waister jackets and the like ,
                             61.02-25 , 26 , 28       woven , of wool , of cotton or of
                                                      man-made textile fibres
  26      60.05                                   Outer garments and other articles ,      China     E    1 000 pieces      88          92           95
         A II b ) 4 cc ) 11                       knitted or crocheted , not elastic or              P                      20          21           22
                          22                      rubberized :
                          33                                                                       EEC                  2 557       2 660         2 776
                          44
                                                  A. Outer garments and clothing
                                                       accessories :
                                                       II . Other
          61.02                                   Women's , girls' and infants' outer
          B II e ) 4 bb )                         garments :
                     cc )                         B. Other :
                     dd )
                     ee )    60.05-45 , 46 , 47 ,     Women's , girls' and infants'
                             48                       ( other than babies') woven and
                                                      knitted or crocheted dresses , of
                             61.02-48 , 52 , 53 ,     wool , of cotton or of man-made
                             54                       textile fibres
  73      60.05                                   Outer garments and other articles ,      China     E    1 000 pieces      35          36           38
          A II b ) 3                              knitted or crocheted , not elastic or              P                      10          10           11
                                                  rubberized :
                                                                                                   EEC                  1 620       1 684         1 752
                                                  A. Outer garments and clothing
                                                       accessories :
                                                       II . Other :
                             60.05-16 , 17 , 19             Track suits of knitted or
                                                            crocheted      fabrics , not
                                                            elastic or rubberized , of
                                                            wool , of cotton or of man­
                                                            made textile fibres
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                              NIMEXE                                                               Mem­
                                                                                                                     Quantitative limits from
 Cate­
                                   code
                                                                                           Third                    1 January to 31 December
         CCT heading No                                         Description              countries
                                                                                                    ber    Units
 gory
                                 ( 1986 )                                                          States
                                                                                                                  1986         1987         1988
  76   60.01                                     Men 's and boys' outer garments           China     E    tonnes     35          37            38
       B I                                                                                           P                 8           8            9
                                                 Women's , girls' and infants' outer
       61.02                                     garments :                                        EEC           2 571       2 687         2 808
       B II a )                                  B. Other :
                        61.01-13 , 15 , 17 ,          Men's and boys' woven
                        19                            industrial and occupational
                                                      clothing ; women's , girls' and
                        61.02-12 , 14                 infants' woven aprons , smock­
                                                      overalls and other industrial
                                                      and     occupational      clothing
                                                      ( whether or not also suitable for
                                                      domestic use ), of wool , of
                                                      cotton or of man-made textile
                                                      fibres
                                                                        GROUP III A
                              NIMEXE                                                               Mem­
                                                                                                                     Quantitative limits from
 Cate­
                                   code
                                                                                          Third
                                                                                                    ber    Units
                                                                                                                   1 January to 31 December
         CCT heading No                                         Description              countries
 gory                           ( 1986 )                                                           States
                                                                                                                  1986         1987         1988
  37   56.07                                     Woven fabrics of man-made fibres          China     E    tonnes   140          148           157
       B                                         ( discontinuous or waste ):                         P               40          42            45
                                                 B. Of regenerated textile fibres :                EEC           6 806       7 213         7 647
                        56.07-50 , 51 , 55 ,          Woven fabrics of regenerated
                        56 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 65 ,      textile fibres ( discontinuous or
                        67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 ,      waste ) other than narrow
                        72 , 73 , 74 , 77 , 78 ,      woven fabrics , pile fabrics
                        82 , 83 , 84 , 87             ( including terry fabrics ) and
                                                      chenille fabrics
                        56.07-50 , 55 , 56 ,          a ) Of    which      other    than   China     E    tonnes     42          44            47
                        59 , 61 , 65 , 67 , 69 ,           unbleached or bleached                    P               12          13            14
                        70 , 71 , 73 , 74 , 77 ,
                        78 , 83 , 84 , 87
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                                                      Appendix
                      Supplier
             Category                                                 Provisions
                      country
                 2     China     Possibility of transfer to and from category 3 of up to 40 % of the category to
                                 which the transfer is made
                 3     China     Possibility of transfer with category 2 of up to 40 % of the category to which the
                                 transfer is made
                20     China     See category 39
                39     China     The quantitative limits prescribed in the Annex include bed linen of
                                 category 20
                                 The following sub-limits for bed linen apply within the quantitative limits
                                 prescribed in the Annex for Spain :
                                                                                         (tonnes I
                                                                  1986         1987     1988
                                                        E          50           53       55