Commission Regulation (EC) No 1686/2004 of 28 September 2004 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in Macao

30.9.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 303/22
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1686/2004
of 28 September 2004
authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in Macao
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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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 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 7 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Macao on trade in textile products, approved by Council Decision 87/497/EEC (2), as last amended by an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, and approved by Council Decision 95/131/EC (3) on 20 February 1995, provides that transfers may be agreed between categories and quota years.
(2) Macao submitted a request for transfers between quota years on 5 May 2004.
(3) The transfers requested by Macao fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 and set out in Annex VIII, column 9 thereto.
(4) It is, therefore, appropriate to grant the request.
(5) It is desirable for this Regulation to enter into force on the day after its publication in order to allow operators to benefit from it as soon as possible.
(6) 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,