CELEX: 31986R4131
Language: en
Date: 1986-12-23
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4131/86 of 23 December 1986 amending the Annexes to Council Regulation (EEC) No 182/86 and Regulation (EEC) No 3714/85 in so far as concerns imports of certain textile products originating in the People' s Republic of China

No L 383 / 10                                Official Journal of the European Communities                                 31 . 12 . 86
                                           COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) No 4131 / 86
                                                          of 23 December 1986
                   amending the Annexes to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 182 / 86 and Regulation ( EEC )
                   No 3714 / 85 in so far as concerns imports of certain textile products originating in the People's
                                                            Republic of China
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                            adapted to include the regional quantitative limits allocated
                                                                        to Spain and Portugal ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                   Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in
Economic Community ,                                                    accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee ,
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 2072 / 84 of
                                                                        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
29 June 1984 on common rules for imports of certain textile
products originating in China (*), as last amended by
Regulation ( EEC ) No 4130 / 86 ( 2 ), and in particular
                                                                                                   Article 1
Article 18 thereof,
                                                                        Regulation ( EEC ) No 182 / 86 is hereby amended as
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 182 / 86 of              follows :
 14 January 1986 making the importation into Spain and
                                                                        ( a ) the reference to China in Annex II is deleted ;
Portugal of textile products originating in certain third
countries subject to quantitative limits ( 3 ), and in particular       ( b ) the quantitative limits for China is deleted from
Article 3 thereof,                                                            Annex III .
Whereas , pursuant to Articles 183 and 370 of the Act of                                           Article 2
Accession of Spain and Portugal , the Community negotiated
a protocol adapting the Agreement between the Community                 Annex A to Regulation ( EEC ) No 3714 / 85 is amended in
and China on trade in textile products ;                                accordance with the Annex to this Regulation .
Whereas the Annexes to Regulation ( EEC ) No 182 / 86
should therefore be amended ;                                                                      Article 3
                                                                        This Regulation shall enter into force on the second day
Whereas the breakdown for 1986 published in Annex A of                  following its publication in the Official Journal of the
Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No 3714 / 85 ( 4 ) should be              European Communities .
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States .
                   Done at Brussels , 23 December 1986 .
                                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                                           Willy DE CLERCQ
                                                                                             Vice-President
(') OJ No L 198 , 27 . 7 . 1984 , p. 1 .
(2) See page 1 of this Official Journal .
(3) OJ No L 26 , 31 . 1 . 1986 , p . 1 .
(<) OJ No L 357 , 31 . 12 . 1985 , p . 1 .
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                                                                 ANNEX
                                               QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FOR 1986
                                                              GROUP 1A
                                                                                                                          Quantitative
                      CCT           NIMEXE                                                                 Mem­            limits from
                                                                                                  Third
    Category         heading            code                           Description                          ber    Units  1 January to
                                                                                                 countries
                       No             ( 1986 )                                                             states         31 December
                                                                                                                              1986
        1      55.05         55.05-13 , 19 ,     21 ,  Cotton yarn , not put up for retail       China       E    tonnes        115
                             25 , 27 , 29 , 33 , 35 ,  sale                                                  P                   40
                             37 , 41 , 45 , 46 , 48 ,
                             51 , 53 , 55 , 57 , 61 ,                                                      EEC               2 938
                             65 , 67 , 69 , 72 , 78 ,
                             81 , 83 , 85 , 87
       2       55.09                                  Other woven fabrics of cotton :            China       E    tonnes        125
                                                                                                             P                   75
                             55.09-03 , 04 ,     05 ,     Woven fabrics of cotton , other
                             06 , 07 , 08 , 09 , 10 ,     than gauze , terry fabrics , narrow
                                                                                                           EEC              20 805
                             11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ,     woven fabrics , pile fabrics , che­
                             16 , 17 , 19 , 21 , 29 ,     nille fabrics , tulle and other net               V)
                             32 , 34 , 35 , 37 , 38 ,     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
       2 a)                  55.09-06 , 07 ,     08 ,     a ) Of which other than unblea­        China       E    tonnes         13
                             09 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 ,         ched of bleached                               P                     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
               A                                      ( discontinuous or waste ):                            P                   75
                                                      A. Of synthetic textile fibres :
                                                                                                           EEC               3 996
                             56.07-01 , 04 ,     05 ,      Woven fabrics of synthetic fib­                  (')
                             07 , 08 , 10 , 12 , 15 ,      res ( discontinuous or waste )
                             19 , 20 , 22 , 25 , 29 ,      other than narrow woven fab­
                             30 , 31 , 35 , 38 , 39 ,      rics , pile fabrics ( including terry
                             40 , 41 , 43 , 45 , 46 ,       fabrics and chenille fabrics
                             47 , 49
(') See Appendix .
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                                                                                                         Quantitative
               CCT          NIMEXE                                                         Mem­           limits from
                                                                                   Third
 Category     heading           code                      Description                       ber    Units 1 January to
                                                                                 countries
                No            ( 1986 )                                                     states        31 December
                                                                                                             1986
     3 a)             56.07-01 , 05 ,     07 ,   a ) Of which other than unblea­ China       E    tonnes          8
                      08 , 12 , 15 , 19 , 22 ,       ched or bleached                        P                    8
                      25 , 29 , 31 , 35 , 38 ,
                      40 , 41 , 43 , 46 , 47 ,
                      49
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                                                                          GROUP I B
                                                                                                                                          Quantitative
                            CCT                 NIMEXE                                                               Mem­                  limits from
                                                                                                            Third
  Category                heading                    code                        Description                          ber       Units     1 January to
                                                                                                           countries
                              No                   ( 1986 )                                                          States               31 December
                                                                                                                                               1986
      4      60.04                                                 Under      garments ,     knitted    or China       E    1 000 pieces        150
             B    I                                                crocheted ,     not      elastic     or             P                          17
                 II a )                                            rubberized :                                                               6 116
                     b)                                                                                              EEC
                                          60.04-19 , 20 , 22 ,       Shirts , T-shirts , lightweight fine
                     c)
                                          23 , 24 , 26 , 41 , 50 ,   knit roll , polo or turtle necked
               IV b ) 1 aa )
                                          58 , 71 , 79 , 89          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 synthetic
                         2 dd )
                                                                     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
             A la )                                                knitted or crocheted , not elastic or               P                          14
                II b)4 bb ) 11 aaa )                               rubberized
                                    bbb )                                                                            EEC                     6 048
                                                                   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                        61.01-62 , 64 , 66 ,     Men's and boy's outer garments :        China       E    1 000 pieces        120
             B Vd ) 1                     72 , 74 , 76                                                                 P                         20
                        2
                        3                                                                                            EEC                     7 746
                    e) 1
                        2
                        3
             61.02                                                 Women's , girls' and infants' outer
             B II e ) 6 aa )                                       garments :
                          bb )                                     B. Other :
                          cc )
                                          61.02-66 , 68 , 72          Men's and boys' woven
                                                                      breeches , shorts and trousers
                                                                      ( including slacks ); women's ,
                                                                      girls' and infants' woven
                                                                      trousers and slacks , of wool , of
                                                                      cotton or of man-made textile
                                                                      fibres
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                                                                                                                            Quantitative
                        CCT         NIMEXE                                                              Mem­                 limits from
                                                                                                Third
 Category              heading          code                        Description                          ber       Units    1 January to
                                                                                              countries
                         No           ( 1986 )                                                          States              31 December
                                                                                                                                 1986
     7      60.05                                    Outer garments and other articles ,      China       E    1 000 pieces        40
            A II b ) 4 aa ) 22                       knitted or crocheted , not elastic or                P                         10
                            33                        rubberized :
                            44                                                                          EEC                     1 871
                            55
                                                     A. Outer garments and clothing
                                                         accessories :
                               60.05-22 , 23 , 24 ,      II . Other
                               25
            61.02                                    Women's , girls' and infants' outer
            B II e ) 7 bb )                          garments :
                       cc )                           B. Other :
                       dd )
                               61.02-78 , 82 , 84        Blouses     and      shirt-blouses ,
                                                         knitted , crocheted ( not elastic
                                                         or rubberized ), or woven , for
                                                         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
             A                                       including collars , shirt fronts and                 P                         17
                                                     cuffs :                                                                   7 555
                                                                                                        EEC
                               61.03-11 , 15 , 19       Men's and boys' shirts , woven ,
                                                        of    wool ,  of cotton       or  of
                                                        man-made textile fibres
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                                                                   GROUP II A
                                                                                                                                 Quantitative
                            CCT          NIMEXE                                                                 Mem­              limits from
                                                                                                       Third
   Category                heading            code                          Description                          ber    Units    1 January to
                                                                                                      countries
                             No             ( 1986 )                                                            States           31 December
                                                                                                                                     1986
        9      55.08                                        Terry towelling and similar terry         China       E    tonnes           27
                                                            fabrics of cotton                                     P                       5
               62.02                                        Bed linen , table linen , toilet linen
                                                                                                                EEC                 3 043
               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 :
                                   62.02-12 , 13 , 19            Bed linen , woven
                                                                                                                              /
      23       56.05                                        Yarn        of     man-made        fibres China       E    tonnes           65
               B                                            ( discontinuous or waste ), not put                   P                     12
                                                            up for retail sale :
                                                                                                                EEC                 5 479
                                                            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
                                                            fabrics ( other than terry towelling                  P                     14
                                                            or similar terry fabrics of cotton
                                                            falling within heading No 55.08                     EEC                 2 564
                                                            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
(') See Appendix .
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                                                                                                                             Quantitative
                              CCT          NIMEXE                                                              Mem­           limits from
                                                                                                       Third
   Category                  heading            code                       Description                          ber    Units 1 January to
                                                                                                     countries
                               No             ( 1986 )                                                         States        31 December
                                                                                                                                 1986
      39       62.02                                          Bed linen , table linen , toilet linen China (')   E    tonnes       200
               B II a )                                       and kitchen linen ; curtains and                   P                  21
                       c)                                     other furnishing articles :
                   III a ) 2                                  B. Other :
                                                                                                               EEC              4 620
                       c)
                                     62.02-40 , 42 , 44 ,        Woven table linen , toilet and
                                     46 , 51 , 59 , 65 , 72 ,    kitchen linen , other than of
                                     74 , 77                     cotton terry fabric
0 ) See Appendix .
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                                                              GROUP II B
                                                                                                                             Quantitative
                         CCT          NIMEXE                                                            Mem­                  limits from
                                                                                               Third
  Category             heading            code                       Description              countries
                                                                                                         ber       Units     1 January to
                          No            ( 1986 )                                                        States               31 December
                                                                                                                                  1986
      12     60.03                                    Stockings , under stockings , socks ,   China       E     1 000 pairs        250
             A                                         ankle-socks , sockettes and the like ,             P                          65
             B I                                      knitted or crocheted , not clastic or
               II b )                                 rubberized :                                      EEC                    10 698
             C
             D
                                60.03-11 , 19 , 20 ,      Other than women's stockings of
                                27 , 30 , 90              synthetic textile fibres
      18     61.03                                     Men's and boys' under garments ,       China       E       tonnes             14
             B                                         including collars , shirt fronts and               P                           5
             C                                         cuffs :
                                                                                                        EEC                        576
                                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 pieces        800
             A                                                                                            P                          75
             C
                                                                                                        EEC                    61 012
     21      61.01                                     Men's and boys' outer garments :       China       E    1 000 pieces        125
             B IV                                                                                         P                          25
             61.02                                     Women's , girls' and infants' outer              EEC                      4 736
             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
             A II b ) 4 cc ) 11                        knitted or crocheted , not elastic or              P                          20
                             22                        rubberized :
                             33                                                                         EEC                      2 557
                                                       A. Outer garments and clothing
                             44
                                                            accessories :
                                60.05-45 , 46 , 47 ,        II . Other :
                                48
             61.02                                     Women's , girls' and infants' outer
             B II e ) 4 bb )                           garments :
                        cc )                           B. Other :
                        dd )
                        ee )    61.02-48 , 52 , 53 ,       Women's , girls' and infants'
                                54                         ( other than babies') woven and
                                                           knitted or crocheted dresses , of
                                                           wool , of cotton or of man-made
                                                           textile fibres
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                                                                                                                                Quantitative
                        CCT          NIMEXE                                                                 Mem­                  limits from
                                                                                                    Third
 Category              heading           code                           Description                          ber       Units    1 January to
                                                                                                  countries
                         No            ( 1986 )                                                             States              31 December
                                                                                                                                      1986
    73      60.05                                       Outer garments and other articles ,       China       E    1 000 pieces         35
            A II b ) 3                                  knitted or crocheted , not elastic or                 P                          10
                                                        rubberized :
                                                                                                            EEC                      1 620
                                                        A. Outer garments and clothing
                                                             accessories :
                                                             II . Other :
                               60.05-16 , 17 , 19                 Track suits of knitted or
                                                                  crocheted fabric , not elastic
                                                                  or rubberized , of wool , of
                                                                  cotton or of       man-made
                                                                  textile fibres
    76      61.01                                       Men's and boys' outer garments :          China       E       tonnes             35
            B I                                                                                               P                           8
            61.02                                       Women's , girls' and infants' outer                 EEC                     2 571
            B II a )                                    garments :
                                                        B. Other :
                               61.01-13 , 15 , 17 ,          Men's and boy's 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
                                                                                                                                Quantitative
                        CCT          NIMEXE                                                                 Mem­                  limits from
                                                                                                    Third
 Category              heading           code                           Description                          ber       Units     1 January to
                                                                                                  countries
                         No            ( 1986 )                                                             States              31 December
                                                                                                                                      1986
    37      56.07                                       Woven fabrics of man-made fibres          China       E       tonnes           140
            B                                           ( discontinuous or waste ):                           P                          40
                                                        B. Of regenerated textile fibres :                  EEC                      6 806
                               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
                               59 , 61 , 65 , 67 , 69 ,           unbleached or bleached                      P                          12
                               70 , 71 , 73 , 74 , 77 ,
                               78 , 83 , 84 , 87
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                                                      Appendix
             Category
                      Supplier                                       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 )
                                                                              1986
                                                                   E            50