Commission Regulation (EC) No 475/2002 of 15 March 2002 on the suspension of the application of the double-checking regime to certain textile products

Commission Regulation (EC) No 475/2002
of 15 March 2002
on the suspension of the application of the double-checking regime to certain textile products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 2001/33/EC of 19 December 2001 on the signing of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Ukraine concerning the extension and amendment of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Ukraine on trade in textile products initialled on 5 May 1993, as last amended by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters initialled on 15 October 1999 and authorising its provisional application(1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2(1) of the Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on trade on textile products(2), as amended, stipulates that at the latest six weeks before the end of every Agreement year the Commission and Ukraine shall hold consultations on the necessity of maintaining the categories listed in Annex III to the Agreement under double-checking, with a view to the possible suspension of categories from double-checking.
(2) Consultations were held in November 2001 with a view to reviewing the need to maintain the application of the double-checking system for certain textile products. As a result of these consultations, the parties agreed to suspend the double checking regime for certain textile products.
(3) It is desirable for this Regulation to enter into force immediately in order to inform operators of its benefits as soon as possible.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textiles Committee,