CELEX: 32006R0035
Language: en
Date: 2006-01-11
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 35/2006 of  11 January 2006  amending Annexes I, V and VII to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries

12.1.2006   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 7/8
            
         
      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 35/2006
   of 11 January 2006
   amending Annexes I, V and VII to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries (1), and in particular Article 19 thereof,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               For the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Commission and its Chinese counterpart it is necessary to reintroduce the original provisions under Annex I regarding the product description.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               The Council has approved by Decision 2005/948/EC (2) the signing and the provisional application of a bilateral agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 should therefore be amended accordingly.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee set up by Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 is amended as follows:
   
               1.
            
            
               in Annex I, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
               
                           ‘2.
                        
                        
                           When the constitutive material of the products of categories 1 to 114 originating in Vietnam and China is not specifically mentioned, these products shall be taken to be made exclusively of wool of or fine animal hair, of cotton or of man-made fibres.’;
                        
                     
         
               2.
            
            
               Annex V is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               in Annex VII, the table is replaced by the table in Annex II to this Regulation.
            
         Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   It shall apply with effect from 1 January 2006.
   
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 11 January 2006.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         Peter MANDELSON
         
         
            Member of the Commission
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1478/2005 (OJ L 236, 13.9.2005, p. 3).
   
      (2)  OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 21.
   
      ANNEX I
      Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 is replaced by the following:
      ‘
            ANNEX V
            COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS
            (a)   applicable for the year 2006
            
                        
                           (The complete description of the goods is shown in Annex I)
                        
                     
                     
                        Community quantitative limits
                     
                  
                        Third country
                     
                     
                        Category
                     
                     
                        Unit
                     
                     
                        2006
                     
                  
                        Belarus
                     
                     
                        GROUP IA
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        1
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        1 585
                     
                  
                        2
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        6 000
                     
                  
                        3
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        242
                     
                  
                        GROUP IB
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        4
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        1 672
                     
                  
                        5
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        1 105
                     
                  
                        6
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        1 550
                     
                  
                        7
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        1 252
                     
                  
                        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
                     
                     
                        1 569
                     
                  
                        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
                     
                     
                        1 309
                     
                  
                        37
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        463
                     
                  
                        50
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        207
                     
                  
                        GROUP IIIB
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        67
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        356
                     
                  
                        74
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        377
                     
                  
                        90
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        208
                     
                  
                        GROUP IV
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        115
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        95
                     
                  
                        117
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        2 100
                     
                  
                        118
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        471
                     
                  
                        Serbia (1)
                        
                     
                     
                        GROUP IA
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        1
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        2
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        2a
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        3
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        GROUP IB
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        5
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        6
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        7
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        8
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        GROUP IIA
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        9
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        GROUP IIB
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        15
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        16
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        GROUP IIIB
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        67
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        Vietnam (2)
                        
                     
                     
                        GROUP IB
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        4
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        5
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        6
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        7
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        8
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        GROUP IIA
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        9
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        20
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        39
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        GROUP IIB
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        12
                     
                     
                        1 000 pairs
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        13
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        14
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        15
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        18
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        21
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        26
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        28
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        29
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        31
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        68
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        73
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        76
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        78
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        83
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        GROUP IIIA
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        35
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        41
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        GROUP IIIB
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        10
                     
                     
                        1 000 pairs
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        97
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        GROUP IV
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        118
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        GROUP V
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        161
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
            (b)   applicable for the years 2005, 2006 and 2007
            
                        
                           (The complete description of the goods is shown in Annex I)
                        
                     
                     
                        Agreed levels
                     
                  
                        Third country
                     
                     
                        Category
                     
                     
                        Unit
                     
                     
                        11 June to 31 December 2005 (3)
                        
                     
                     
                        2006
                     
                     
                        2007
                     
                  
                        China
                     
                     
                        GROUP IA
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        2 (including 2a)
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        20 212
                     
                     
                        61 948
                     
                     
                        69 692
                     
                  
                        GROUP IB
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        4 (4)
                        
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        161 255
                     
                     
                        540 204
                     
                     
                        594 225
                     
                  
                        5
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        118 783
                     
                     
                        189 719
                     
                     
                        219 674
                     
                  
                        6
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        124 194
                     
                     
                        338 923
                     
                     
                        382 880
                     
                  
                        7
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        26 398
                     
                     
                        80 493
                     
                     
                        88 543
                     
                  
                        GROUP IIA
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        20
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        6 451
                     
                     
                        15 795
                     
                     
                        17 770
                     
                  
                        39
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        5 521
                     
                     
                        12 349
                     
                     
                        13 892
                     
                  
                        GROUP IIB
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        26
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        8 096
                     
                     
                        27 001
                     
                     
                        29 701
                     
                  
                        31
                     
                     
                        1 000 pieces
                     
                     
                        108 896
                     
                     
                        219 882
                     
                     
                        248 261
                     
                  
                        GROUP IV
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
                        115
                     
                     
                        tonnes
                     
                     
                        2 096
                     
                     
                        4 740
                     
                     
                        5 214
                     
                  
         
            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”
                     
                  ’
      
         (1)  Quantitative restrictions for Serbia do not apply pursuant to the Agreement between the European Community and Serbia on trade in textile products (OJ L 90, 8.4.2005, p. 36). The European Community retains the right to reapply quantitative restrictions under certain circumstances.
      
         (2)  Quantitative restrictions for Vietnam are suspended pursuant to the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on market access (OJ L 75, 22.3.2005, p. 35). The European Community retains the right to reapply quantitative restrictions under certain circumstances.
      
         (3)  Imports into the Community of products which were shipped to the Community before 11 June 2005 but presented for free circulation on or after that date shall not be subject to quantitative limits. Import authorisations for such products shall be granted automatically and without quantitative limits by the competent authorities of the Member States, upon adequate proof, such as the bill of lading, and the presentation of a signed declaration by the importer, that the goods have been shipped to the Community before that date. By way of derogation of Article 2(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93, imports of goods shipped before 11 June 2005 shall also be released for free circulation upon the presentation of a surveillance document issued in accordance with Article 10a(2a) of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93.
      Import authorisations for goods shipped to the Community between 11 June 2005 and 12 July shall be granted automatically and cannot be denied on the grounds that there are no quantities available within the 2005 quantitative limits. However, the import of all products shipped from 11 June 2005 will be counted against the 2005 quantitative limits.
      The granting of import authorisations will not require the presentation of the corresponding export licenses for goods shipped to the Community before China has put in place its export licensing system (20 July 2005).
      Applications for import licences for the import, from the date of entry into force of this Regulation, of goods that have been shipped between 11 June 2005 and 19 July 2005 (inclusive) shall be presented to the competent authorities of a Member State no later than 20 September 2005.
      Goods shipped before 12 July do not need to have been shipped directly to the Community to benefit from the exemption of quantitative limits, although the competent authorities of the Community may deny such benefits if they have reasons to suspect that they have been shipped to another destination before 12 July in order to circumvent this Regulation, in case such transactions do not respond to normal business practices or purely logistical reasons. By way of example, are considered as corresponding to a normal conduct of business goods shipped to distribution centres for the importing companies, or when the importer can present a contract or letter of credit preceding the date of shipment, or when the goods have been transhipped outside China onto another means of transport within a reasonably short period of time.
      The increases to the agreed levels introduced by the Regulation are made available to enable the issuance of import licences for goods shipped to the Community between 13 and 19 July 2005, or for goods shipped to the Community after 20 July 2005 with a valid Chinese export licence, which are in excess of the agreed levels introduced by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1084/2005 (OJ L 177, 9.7.2005, p. 19) in Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93.
      Should any goods shipped to the Community between 13 and 19 July 2005 exceed these levels, the Commission may authorise the issuance of further import licences after informing the Textiles Committee, and after effecting the transfer of 2 072 924 kg of products of category 2 as provided for in Annex VIII.
      
         (4)  See Appendix A.
   
   
      ANNEX II
      In Annex VII to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 the table is replaced by the following:
      
         ‘TABLE
         COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FOR GOODS REIMPORTED UNDER OPT
         
                     Community quantitative limits
                  
               
                     Third country
                  
                  
                     Category
                  
                  
                     Unit
                  
                  
                     2006
                  
               
                     Belarus
                  
                  
                     GROUP IB
                  
                  
                      
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     4
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     5 055
                  
               
                     5
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     7 047
                  
               
                     6
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     9 398
                  
               
                     7
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     7 054
                  
               
                     8
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     2 402
                  
               
                     GROUP IIB
                  
                  
                      
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     12
                  
                  
                     1 000 pairs
                  
                  
                     4 749
                  
               
                     13
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     744
                  
               
                     15
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     4 120
                  
               
                     16
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     839
                  
               
                     21
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     2 741
                  
               
                     24
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     706
                  
               
                     26/27
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     3 434
                  
               
                     29
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     1 392
                  
               
                     73
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     5 337
                  
               
                     83
                  
                  
                     tonnes
                  
                  
                     709
                  
               
                     GROUP IIIB
                  
                  
                      
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     74
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     931
                  
               
                     Serbia (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     GROUP IB
                  
                  
                      
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     5
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     6
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     7
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     8
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     GROUP IIB
                  
                  
                      
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     15
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     16
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     Vietnam (2)
                     
                  
                  
                     GROUP IB
                  
                  
                      
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     4
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     5
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     6
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     7
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     8
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     GROUP IIB
                  
                  
                      
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     12
                  
                  
                     1 000 pairs
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     13
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     15
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     18
                  
                  
                     tonnes
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     21
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     26
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     31
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     68
                  
                  
                     tonnes
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     76
                  
                  
                     tonnes
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     78
                  
                  
                     tonnes
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
            
         
                     Third country
                  
                  
                     Category
                  
                  
                     Unit
                  
                  
                     Specific agreed levels
                  
               
                     11 June to 31 December 2005 (3)
                     
                  
                  
                     2006
                  
                  
                     2007
                  
               
                     China
                  
                  
                     GROUP IB
                  
                  
                      
                  
                  
                      
                  
                  
                      
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     4
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     208
                  
                  
                     408
                  
                  
                     449
                  
               
                     5
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     453
                  
                  
                     886
                  
                  
                     975
                  
               
                     6
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     1 642
                  
                  
                     3 216
                  
                  
                     3 538
                  
               
                     7
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     439
                  
                  
                     860
                  
                  
                     946
                  
               
                     GROUP IIB
                  
                  
                      
                  
                  
                      
                  
                  
                      
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     26
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     791
                  
                  
                     1 550
                  
                  
                     1 705
                  
               
                     31
                  
                  
                     1 000 pieces
                  
                  
                     6 301
                  
                  
                     12 341
                  
                  
                     13 575
                  
               
      
         (1)  Quantitative restrictions for Serbia do not apply pursuant to the Agreement between the European Community and Serbia on trade in textile products (OJ L 90, 8.4.2005, p. 36). The European Community retains the right to reapply quantitative restrictions under certain circumstances.
      
         (2)  Quantitative restrictions for Vietnam are suspended pursuant to the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on market access (OJ L 75, 22.3.2005, p. 35). The European Community retains the right to reapply quantitative restrictions under certain circumstances.
      
         (3)  The relevant textile products sent from the Community to the People’s Republic of China for processing before 11 June 2005 and reimported into the Community after that date will, upon adequate proof such as the export declaration, benefit from these provisions.’