CELEX: 32007R0054
Language: en
Date: 2007-01-22 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EC) No 54/2007 of 22 January 2007 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries

25.1.2007   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 18/1
            
         
      COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 54/2007
   of 22 January 2007
   amending Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               As from 1 January 2007, the European Union includes two new Member States, Romania and Bulgaria. Article 6(7) of the Act of Accession provides that the quantitative restrictions applied by the Community on imports of textile and clothing products are to be adjusted to take account of the accession of the new Member States to the Community. The quantitative restrictions applicable to imports of certain textile products from third countries into the enlarged Community should consequently be adjusted so as to cover imports into the two new Member States. This necessitates amendments to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries (1).
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               In order to prevent the enlargement of the Community from having restrictive effects on trade, it is appropriate, when amending the quantities, to use a methodology which takes into account, for the purpose of adjusting the new quota levels, the traditional imports into the new Member States. A formula consisting of the average of the last three years' imports into the two new Member States originating in third countries, provides an adequate measurement of those historical flows. A growth rate has been added. The years 2003 to 2005 have been selected as the most significant, as they represent the latest available information about the two new Member States' imports in textiles and clothing.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               Accordingly, Annexes V and VII to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 should be amended to list quota levels applicable from the date of the enlargement, namely 1 January 2007.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               All provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 should be adapted so as to apply to imports into the new Member States. Consequently, the initials of the new Member States should be inserted in Annex III.
            
         
               (5)
            
            
               Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 should therefore be amended accordingly,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 is amended as follows:
   
               1.
            
            
               in Article 2, paragraph 9 is replaced by the following:
               ‘9.   The release for free circulation in one of the new Member States acceding to the European Union on 1 January 2007, namely Romania and Bulgaria, of textile products which are subject to quantitative limits or to surveillance in the Community and which have been shipped before 1 January 2007 and enter the two new Member States on or after 1 January 2007 shall be subject to presentation of an import authorisation. Such import authorisation shall be granted automatically and without quantitative limitation by the competent authorities of the Member State concerned, upon adequate proof, such as the bill of lading, that the products have been shipped before 1 January 2007.
               Such licences shall be communicated to the Commission.’;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               in Article 5, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:
               ‘The release for free circulation of textile products sent from one of the Member States acceding to the European Union on 1 January 2007 to a destination outside the Community for processing before 1 January 2007, and re-imported into the same Member State on or after that date, shall upon adequate proof, such as the export declaration, not be subject to quantitative limits or import authorisation requirements. The competent authorities of the Member State concerned shall provide information on those imports to the Commission.’;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               in Annex III, the second indent of Article 28(6) shall be replaced by the following:
               
                           ‘—
                        
                        
                           two letters identifying the intended Member State of destination, or group of such Member States, as follows:
                           
                                       AT
                                    
                                    
                                       =
                                    
                                    
                                       Austria
                                    
                                 
                                       BG
                                    
                                    
                                       =
                                    
                                    
                                       Bulgaria
                                    
                                 
                                       BL
                                    
                                    
                                       =
                                    
                                    
                                       Benelux
                                    
                                 
                                       CY
                                    
                                    
                                       =
                                    
                                    
                                       Cyprus
                                    
                                 
                                       CZ
                                    
                                    
                                       =
                                    
                                    
                                       Czech Republic
                                    
                                 
                                       DE
                                    
                                    
                                       =
                                    
                                    
                                       Federal Republic of Germany
                                    
                                 
                                       DK
                                    
                                    
                                       =
                                    
                                    
                                       Denmark
                                    
                                 
                                       EE
                                    
                                    
                                       =
                                    
                                    
                                       Estonia
                                    
                                 
                                       GR
                                    
                                    
                                       =
                                    
                                    
                                       Greece
                                    
                                 
                                       ES
                                    
                                    
                                       =
                                    
                                    
                                       Spain
                                    
                                 
                                       FI
                                    
                                    
                                       =
                                    
                                    
                                       Finland
                                    
                                 
                                       FR
                                    
                                    
                                       =
                                    
                                    
                                       France
                                    
                                 
                                       GB
                                    
                                    
                                       =
                                    
                                    
                                       United Kingdom
                                    
                                 
                                       HU
                                    
                                    
                                       =
                                    
                                    
                                       Hungary
                                    
                                 
                                       IE
                                    
                                    
                                       =
                                    
                                    
                                       Ireland
                                    
                                 
                                       IT
                                    
                                    
                                       =
                                    
                                    
                                       Italy
                                    
                                 
                                       LT
                                    
                                    
                                       =
                                    
                                    
                                       Lithuania
                                    
                                 
                                       LV
                                    
                                    
                                       =
                                    
                                    
                                       Latvia
                                    
                                 
                                       MT
                                    
                                    
                                       =
                                    
                                    
                                       Malta
                                    
                                 
                                       PL
                                    
                                    
                                       =
                                    
                                    
                                       Poland
                                    
                                 
                                       PT
                                    
                                    
                                       =
                                    
                                    
                                       Portugal
                                    
                                 
                                       RO
                                    
                                    
                                       =
                                    
                                    
                                       Romania
                                    
                                 
                                       SE
                                    
                                    
                                       =
                                    
                                    
                                       Sweden
                                    
                                 
                                       SI
                                    
                                    
                                       =
                                    
                                    
                                       Slovenia
                                    
                                 
                                       SK
                                    
                                    
                                       =
                                    
                                    
                                       Slovakia’;
                                    
                                 
                     
         
               4.
            
            
               Annex V is replaced by the text set out in Part A of the Annex to this Regulation;
            
         
               5.
            
            
               in Annex VII, the table is replaced by the table set out in Part B of the Annex to this Regulation.
            
         Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication.
   It shall apply from 1 January 2007.
   
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 22 January 2007.
      
         
            For the Council
         
         
            The President
         
         F.-W. STEINMEIER
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 35/2006 (OJ L 7, 12.1.2006, p. 8).
   
      ANNEX
      PART A
      Annex V is replaced by the following:
      ‘
            ANNEX V
            COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS
            Applicable for the year 2007
            
               
            
                        (The complete description of the goods is shown in Annex I)
                     
                     
                        Community quantitative limits
                     
                  
                        Third country
                     
                     
                        Category
                     
                     
                        Unit
                     
                     
                        2007
                     
                  
                        BELARUS
                     
                     
                        GROUP IA
                     
                  
                        1
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        1 586
                     
                  
                        2
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        6 643
                     
                  
                        3
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        242
                     
                  
                        GROUP IB
                     
                  
                        4
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        1 839
                     
                  
                        5
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        1 105
                     
                  
                        6
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        1 705
                     
                  
                        7
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        1 377
                     
                  
                        8
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        1 160
                     
                  
                        GROUP IIA
                     
                  
                        9
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        363
                     
                  
                        20
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        329
                     
                  
                        22
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        524
                     
                  
                        23
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        255
                     
                  
                        39
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        241
                     
                  
                        GROUP IIB
                     
                  
                        12
                     
                     
                        1 000 pairs
                     
                     
                        5 959
                     
                  
                        13
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        2 651
                     
                  
                        15
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        1 726
                     
                  
                        16
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        186
                     
                  
                        21
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        930
                     
                  
                        24
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        844
                     
                  
                        26/27
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        1 117
                     
                  
                        29
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        468
                     
                  
                        73
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        329
                     
                  
                        83
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        184
                     
                  
                        GROUP IIIA
                     
                  
                        33
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        387
                     
                  
                        36
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        1 312
                     
                  
                        37
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        463
                     
                  
                        50
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        207
                     
                  
                        GROUP IIIB
                     
                  
                        67
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        359
                     
                  
                        74
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        377
                     
                  
                        90
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        208
                     
                  
                        GROUP IV
                     
                  
                        115
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        268
                     
                  
                        117
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        2 312
                     
                  
                        118
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        471
                     
                  
                        CHINA
                     
                     
                        GROUP IA
                     
                  
                        2 (including 2a)
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        70 636
                     
                  
                        GROUP IB
                     
                  
                        4 (1)
                        
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        595 624
                     
                  
                        5
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        220 054
                     
                  
                        6
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        388 528
                     
                  
                        7
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        90 829
                     
                  
                        GROUP IIA
                     
                  
                        20
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        18 518
                     
                  
                        39
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        14 862
                     
                  
                        GROUP IIB
                     
                  
                        26
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        29 736
                     
                  
                        31
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        250 209
                     
                  
                        GROUP IV
                     
                  
                        115
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        5 347
                     
                  
         
            Appendix A to Annex V
            
                        Category
                     
                     
                        Third Country
                     
                     
                        Remarks
                     
                  
                        4
                     
                     
                        China
                     
                     
                        For the purpose of setting off exports against the agreed levels a conversion rate of five garments (other than babies' garments) of a maximum commercial size of 130 cm for three garments whose commercial size exceeds 130 cm may be applied for up to 5 % of the agreed levels.
                        The export licence concerning these products must bear, in box 9, the words “The conversion rate for garments of a commercial size of not more than 130 cm must be applied”
                     
                  ’
      PART B
      In Annex VII the table is replaced by the following:
      
         ‘Table
         COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FOR GOODS RE-IMPORTED UNDER OUTWARD PROCESSING TRAFFIC
         
                     (The complete description of the goods is shown in Annex I)
                  
                  
                     Community quantitative limits
                  
               
                     Third country
                  
                  
                     Category
                  
                  
                     Unit
                  
                  
                     2007
                  
               
                     BELARUS
                  
                  
                     GROUP IB
                  
               
                     4
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     5 796
                  
               
                     5
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     8 079
                  
               
                     6
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     10 775
                  
               
                     7
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     8 088
                  
               
                     8
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     2 754
                  
               
                     GROUP IIB
                  
               
                     12
                  
                  
                     1 000 pairs
                  
                  
                     5 445
                  
               
                     13
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     853
                  
               
                     15
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     4 723
                  
               
                     16
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     962
                  
               
                     21
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     3 142
                  
               
                     24
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     809
                  
               
                     26/27
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     3 938
                  
               
                     29
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     1 596
                  
               
                     73
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     6 119
                  
               
                     83
                  
                  
                     tonnes
                  
                  
                     813
                  
               
                     GROUP IIIB
                  
               
                     74
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     1 067
                  
               
                     CHINA
                  
                  
                     GROUP IB
                  
               
                     4
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     450
                  
               
                     5
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     977
                  
               
                     6
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     3 589
                  
               
                     7
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     970
                  
               
                     GROUP IIB
                  
               
                     26
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     1 707
                  
               
                     31
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     13 681’
                  
               
      
         (1)  See Appendix A.