Commission Regulation (EC) No 260/2004 of 6 February 2004 amending Annexes I, III, V and VII to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries

Commission Regulation (EC) No 260/2004
of 6 February 2004
amending Annexes I, III, 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) The common rules for imports of textile products from third countries should be updated to take account of a number of recent developments.
(2) The Council has approved by Decision 2003/453/EC(2) the signing, on behalf of the European Community, of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on trade in textile and clothing products and other market-opening measures, and authorising its provisional application.
(3) The Council has approved by decision 1999/867/EC(3) on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Uzbekistan on trade in textile and clothing products and other market-opening measures, and authorising its provisional application.
(4) The Commission has by Regulation (EC) No 337/2003(4), suspended the application of the double-checking regime to one textile product originating in Ukraine.
(5) The Memorandum of Understanding(5) with Egypt expired on 31 December 2003.
(6) The Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on trade in textile and clothing(6) expired on 31 December 2003.
(7) Amendments have been made to the Combined Nomenclature applicable from 1 January 2004(7). These amendments also affect certain codes in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93.
(8) For reasons of clarity, certain Annexes to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 should be replaced altogether.
(9) Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(10) In order to ensure that the Community complies with its international obligations, the measures provided for in this Regulation should apply with effect from 1 January 2004.
(11) 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,