Article 1 
1. From 1 January 1996 to 31 December 1998 importation into the Community of the textile products falling under the categories listed in Annex I shall be governed by the provisions of this Regulation. 2. Classification shall be based on the combined nomenclature (CN). 3. Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, importation into the Community of the textile products referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be subject to quantitative restrictions or to measures having equivalent effect. Article 2 1. In 1996, 1997, and 1998, importation into the Community of textile products listed in Annex II and originating in Taiwan shall be effected within the limits of quantitative Community limits laid down in the said Annex. 2. For the purposes of the application of this Regulation, the concept of originating products, as well as the means of monitoring their origin, shall be those defined by the relevant Community rules in force. 3. Subject to the other provisions of this Article, the release for free circulation in the Community of the products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the presentation of an import authorization issued by the Member States' authorities at the importer's request, on presentation by the said importer of an export document conforming to the model in Annex III, issued by the Taiwan Textile Federation. 4. The authorities of the Member State of import shall issue the import authorization in conformity with the rules and procedures established in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries (1). Imports authorized in accordance with the provisions of the first subparagraph shall be set off against the quantitative limits established for the year in which the products were shipped in Taiwan. For the purposes of this Regulation, shipment of the goods is considered to have taken place on the date of their loading on the exporting aircraft, vehicle or vessel. 5. The release after 1 January 1996 for free circulation in the Community of the products covered by this Regulation shall be subject to the import arrangements which were in force before that date, provided that the products were loaded on board in Taiwan before 1 January 1996. 6. Should it appear that additional supplies of a product listed in Annex II are required in the Community, importation of amounts greater than those mentioned in Annex II may be authorized in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 9. 7. The definition of quantitative limits laid down in Annex II and of the categories of products to which they apply shall be adapted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 9, where this proves necessary to ensure that any subsequent amendment to the combined nomenclature or a decision amending the classification of such products does not result in a reduction of such quantitative limits. Article 3 1. Imports of textile products of the categories to which this Regulation applies, originating in Taiwan and not listed in Annex II, may be made subject to quantitative limits where the level of those imports exceeds the level of the total imports in the Community of the same products in the preceding year by the following percentages: - for the categories of products in Group I: 0,4 %, - for the categories of products in Group II: 2 %, - for the categories of products in Group III: 6 %. 2. Such limits may not be set at an annual level lower than 106 % of the volume of the imports during the year preceding that in which imports exceeded the threshold established in accordance with paragraph 1, nor lower than the level established under paragraph 1, nor lower than the 1985 volume of imports of the category of products in question originating in Taiwan. 3. The limits referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be introduced in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 9. 4. The provisions for the administration of the quantitative limits described in Articles 2, 4, 6, 7 and 8, shall apply to quantitative limits established under this Article, save for any different provisions adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 9. Article 4 1. According to the procedure envisaged in Article 9, imports in excess of the quantitative limits laid down in Article 2, may be authorized either by carrying over unused quantities from the quantitative limits of the preceding year or by advance drawing on the quantitative limits for the following year, provided that such carry-over and advance drawing does not exceed respectively 7 and 5 % of the quantitative limit to be increased. 2. According to the procedure envisaged in Article 9, the Community may authorize the transfer of unused quantities from one quantitative limit to another quantitative limit within the following limits only: - between categories 2 and 3 of Group I: 4 % of the quantitative limit to which the transfer is made, - between categories 4 to 8 of Group I: 4 % of the quantitative limit to which the transfer is made, - from the categories in Groups I, II and III to categories in Groups II and III: 5 % of the quantitative limit to which the transfer is made. The table of equivalences applying to the transfers referred to in the first subparagraph is given in Annex I. 3. The cumulative application of the flexibility arrangements set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 may not exceed, with regard to each quantitative limit, 12 %. Article 5 Where the Commission finds that products originating in Taiwan which are subject to quantitative limits established under this Regulation have been transshipped, rerouted or otherwise imported into the Community in circumvention of this Regulation and where there is clear proof of such circumvention, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 9, amounts shall be deducted from the quantitative limits established under this Regulation equivalent to the amount of the products concerned originating in Taiwan. Article 6 Specific limits for products resulting from economic outward processing operations fulfilling the conditions set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 3036/94 of 8 December 1994 establishing economic outward processing arrangements applicable to certain textiles and clothing products reimported into the Community after working or processing in certain third countries (1) may be established, in accordance with the procedure described in Article 9, in respect of the products listed in Annex II or subject to quantitative limits under Article 3. Article 7 Products referred to in Article 1 which are brought into the customs territory of the Community under inward processing arrangements or under other temporary admission arrangements and re-exported from that territory in an unaltered state or after processing shall not be charged against the quantitative limits referred to in Articles 2 and 3. Article 8 1. Products referred to in Article 1 shall not be set off against the quantitative limits referred to in Articles 2 and 3 if they comply with the criteria set out below: (a) fabrics, woven on handlooms entirely operated by hand or foot, of a traditional variety made by the cottage industry in Taiwan; (b) clothes or other textile articles of a traditional variety fabricated by the cottage industry in Taiwan, obtained manually from fabrics described above and handsewn without the aid of machinery; (c) handmade traditional folklore textile products made by the cottage industry in Taiwan. 2. For the application of paragraph 1, products must on importation, be accompanied by a certificate conforming to the model in Annex IV and issued by the Taiwan Textile Federation. Article 9 Where reference is made to the procedure, defined in this Article, the chairman, on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State, shall refer the matter to the Committee which has been established by Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93. The Commission representative, who shall chair the Committee, shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver an opinion on the draft measures within a period which may be fixed by the chairman depending on the degree of urgency of the matter. The Committee shall decide by the majority specified in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty for the adoption of acts by the Council on a proposal from the Commission. In the case of votes within the Committee, the votes of the Member States' representatives shall be weighted in accordance with the abovementioned Article. The chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt the measures proposed where they are in conformity with the Committee's opinion. Where the measures proposed are not in conformity with the Committee's opinion, or where no opinion has been given, the Commission shall submit to the Council without delay a proposal for the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority. Should the Council fail to take a decision within one month of the date on which the proposal was laid before it, the Commission shall adopt the proposed measures. Article 10 The chairman may, on his own initiative or at the request of one of the Member States' representatives, consult the Committee about any other matter relating to the operation of this Regulation. Article 11 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 January 1996 to 31 December 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1995. For the Council The President L. ATIENZA SERNA (1) OJ No L 405, 31. 12. 1992, p. 6. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3312/94 (OJ No L 350, 31. 12. 1994, p. 3). (1) OJ No L 275, 8. 11. 1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1616/95 (OJ No L 154, 5. 7. 1995, p. 3). (1) OJ No L 322, 15. 12. 1994, p. 1.
Article 2 
1. In 1996, 1997, and 1998, importation into the Community of textile products listed in Annex II and originating in Taiwan shall be effected within the limits of quantitative Community limits laid down in the said Annex. 2. For the purposes of the application of this Regulation, the concept of originating products, as well as the means of monitoring their origin, shall be those defined by the relevant Community rules in force. 3. Subject to the other provisions of this Article, the release for free circulation in the Community of the products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the presentation of an import authorization issued by the Member States' authorities at the importer's request, on presentation by the said importer of an export document conforming to the model in Annex III, issued by the Taiwan Textile Federation. 4. The authorities of the Member State of import shall issue the import authorization in conformity with the rules and procedures established in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries (1). Imports authorized in accordance with the provisions of the first subparagraph shall be set off against the quantitative limits established for the year in which the products were shipped in Taiwan. For the purposes of this Regulation, shipment of the goods is considered to have taken place on the date of their loading on the exporting aircraft, vehicle or vessel. 5. The release after 1 January 1996 for free circulation in the Community of the products covered by this Regulation shall be subject to the import arrangements which were in force before that date, provided that the products were loaded on board in Taiwan before 1 January 1996. 6. Should it appear that additional supplies of a product listed in Annex II are required in the Community, importation of amounts greater than those mentioned in Annex II may be authorized in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 9. 7. The definition of quantitative limits laid down in Annex II and of the categories of products to which they apply shall be adapted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 9, where this proves necessary to ensure that any subsequent amendment to the combined nomenclature or a decision amending the classification of such products does not result in a reduction of such quantitative limits. Article 3 1. Imports of textile products of the categories to which this Regulation applies, originating in Taiwan and not listed in Annex II, may be made subject to quantitative limits where the level of those imports exceeds the level of the total imports in the Community of the same products in the preceding year by the following percentages: - for the categories of products in Group I: 0,4 %, - for the categories of products in Group II: 2 %, - for the categories of products in Group III: 6 %. 2. Such limits may not be set at an annual level lower than 106 % of the volume of the imports during the year preceding that in which imports exceeded the threshold established in accordance with paragraph 1, nor lower than the level established under paragraph 1, nor lower than the 1985 volume of imports of the category of products in question originating in Taiwan. 3. The limits referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be introduced in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 9. 4. The provisions for the administration of the quantitative limits described in Articles 2, 4, 6, 7 and 8, shall apply to quantitative limits established under this Article, save for any different provisions adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 9. Article 4 1. According to the procedure envisaged in Article 9, imports in excess of the quantitative limits laid down in Article 2, may be authorized either by carrying over unused quantities from the quantitative limits of the preceding year or by advance drawing on the quantitative limits for the following year, provided that such carry-over and advance drawing does not exceed respectively 7 and 5 % of the quantitative limit to be increased. 2. According to the procedure envisaged in Article 9, the Community may authorize the transfer of unused quantities from one quantitative limit to another quantitative limit within the following limits only: - between categories 2 and 3 of Group I: 4 % of the quantitative limit to which the transfer is made, - between categories 4 to 8 of Group I: 4 % of the quantitative limit to which the transfer is made, - from the categories in Groups I, II and III to categories in Groups II and III: 5 % of the quantitative limit to which the transfer is made. The table of equivalences applying to the transfers referred to in the first subparagraph is given in Annex I. 3. The cumulative application of the flexibility arrangements set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 may not exceed, with regard to each quantitative limit, 12 %. Article 5 Where the Commission finds that products originating in Taiwan which are subject to quantitative limits established under this Regulation have been transshipped, rerouted or otherwise imported into the Community in circumvention of this Regulation and where there is clear proof of such circumvention, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 9, amounts shall be deducted from the quantitative limits established under this Regulation equivalent to the amount of the products concerned originating in Taiwan. Article 6 Specific limits for products resulting from economic outward processing operations fulfilling the conditions set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 3036/94 of 8 December 1994 establishing economic outward processing arrangements applicable to certain textiles and clothing products reimported into the Community after working or processing in certain third countries (1) may be established, in accordance with the procedure described in Article 9, in respect of the products listed in Annex II or subject to quantitative limits under Article 3. Article 7 Products referred to in Article 1 which are brought into the customs territory of the Community under inward processing arrangements or under other temporary admission arrangements and re-exported from that territory in an unaltered state or after processing shall not be charged against the quantitative limits referred to in Articles 2 and 3. Article 8 1. Products referred to in Article 1 shall not be set off against the quantitative limits referred to in Articles 2 and 3 if they comply with the criteria set out below: (a) fabrics, woven on handlooms entirely operated by hand or foot, of a traditional variety made by the cottage industry in Taiwan; (b) clothes or other textile articles of a traditional variety fabricated by the cottage industry in Taiwan, obtained manually from fabrics described above and handsewn without the aid of machinery; (c) handmade traditional folklore textile products made by the cottage industry in Taiwan. 2. For the application of paragraph 1, products must on importation, be accompanied by a certificate conforming to the model in Annex IV and issued by the Taiwan Textile Federation. Article 9 Where reference is made to the procedure, defined in this Article, the chairman, on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State, shall refer the matter to the Committee which has been established by Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93. The Commission representative, who shall chair the Committee, shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver an opinion on the draft measures within a period which may be fixed by the chairman depending on the degree of urgency of the matter. The Committee shall decide by the majority specified in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty for the adoption of acts by the Council on a proposal from the Commission. In the case of votes within the Committee, the votes of the Member States' representatives shall be weighted in accordance with the abovementioned Article. The chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt the measures proposed where they are in conformity with the Committee's opinion. Where the measures proposed are not in conformity with the Committee's opinion, or where no opinion has been given, the Commission shall submit to the Council without delay a proposal for the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority. Should the Council fail to take a decision within one month of the date on which the proposal was laid before it, the Commission shall adopt the proposed measures. Article 10 The chairman may, on his own initiative or at the request of one of the Member States' representatives, consult the Committee about any other matter relating to the operation of this Regulation. Article 11 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 January 1996 to 31 December 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1995. For the Council The President L. ATIENZA SERNA (1) OJ No L 405, 31. 12. 1992, p. 6. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3312/94 (OJ No L 350, 31. 12. 1994, p. 3). (1) OJ No L 275, 8. 11. 1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1616/95 (OJ No L 154, 5. 7. 1995, p. 3). (1) OJ No L 322, 15. 12. 1994, p. 1.
Article 3 
1. Imports of textile products of the categories to which this Regulation applies, originating in Taiwan and not listed in Annex II, may be made subject to quantitative limits where the level of those imports exceeds the level of the total imports in the Community of the same products in the preceding year by the following percentages: - for the categories of products in Group I: 0,4 %, - for the categories of products in Group II: 2 %, - for the categories of products in Group III: 6 %. 2. Such limits may not be set at an annual level lower than 106 % of the volume of the imports during the year preceding that in which imports exceeded the threshold established in accordance with paragraph 1, nor lower than the level established under paragraph 1, nor lower than the 1985 volume of imports of the category of products in question originating in Taiwan. 3. The limits referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be introduced in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 9. 4. The provisions for the administration of the quantitative limits described in Articles 2, 4, 6, 7 and 8, shall apply to quantitative limits established under this Article, save for any different provisions adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 9. Article 4 1. According to the procedure envisaged in Article 9, imports in excess of the quantitative limits laid down in Article 2, may be authorized either by carrying over unused quantities from the quantitative limits of the preceding year or by advance drawing on the quantitative limits for the following year, provided that such carry-over and advance drawing does not exceed respectively 7 and 5 % of the quantitative limit to be increased. 2. According to the procedure envisaged in Article 9, the Community may authorize the transfer of unused quantities from one quantitative limit to another quantitative limit within the following limits only: - between categories 2 and 3 of Group I: 4 % of the quantitative limit to which the transfer is made, - between categories 4 to 8 of Group I: 4 % of the quantitative limit to which the transfer is made, - from the categories in Groups I, II and III to categories in Groups II and III: 5 % of the quantitative limit to which the transfer is made. The table of equivalences applying to the transfers referred to in the first subparagraph is given in Annex I. 3. The cumulative application of the flexibility arrangements set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 may not exceed, with regard to each quantitative limit, 12 %. Article 5 Where the Commission finds that products originating in Taiwan which are subject to quantitative limits established under this Regulation have been transshipped, rerouted or otherwise imported into the Community in circumvention of this Regulation and where there is clear proof of such circumvention, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 9, amounts shall be deducted from the quantitative limits established under this Regulation equivalent to the amount of the products concerned originating in Taiwan. Article 6 Specific limits for products resulting from economic outward processing operations fulfilling the conditions set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 3036/94 of 8 December 1994 establishing economic outward processing arrangements applicable to certain textiles and clothing products reimported into the Community after working or processing in certain third countries (1) may be established, in accordance with the procedure described in Article 9, in respect of the products listed in Annex II or subject to quantitative limits under Article 3. Article 7 Products referred to in Article 1 which are brought into the customs territory of the Community under inward processing arrangements or under other temporary admission arrangements and re-exported from that territory in an unaltered state or after processing shall not be charged against the quantitative limits referred to in Articles 2 and 3. Article 8 1. Products referred to in Article 1 shall not be set off against the quantitative limits referred to in Articles 2 and 3 if they comply with the criteria set out below: (a) fabrics, woven on handlooms entirely operated by hand or foot, of a traditional variety made by the cottage industry in Taiwan; (b) clothes or other textile articles of a traditional variety fabricated by the cottage industry in Taiwan, obtained manually from fabrics described above and handsewn without the aid of machinery; (c) handmade traditional folklore textile products made by the cottage industry in Taiwan. 2. For the application of paragraph 1, products must on importation, be accompanied by a certificate conforming to the model in Annex IV and issued by the Taiwan Textile Federation. Article 9 Where reference is made to the procedure, defined in this Article, the chairman, on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State, shall refer the matter to the Committee which has been established by Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93. The Commission representative, who shall chair the Committee, shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver an opinion on the draft measures within a period which may be fixed by the chairman depending on the degree of urgency of the matter. The Committee shall decide by the majority specified in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty for the adoption of acts by the Council on a proposal from the Commission. In the case of votes within the Committee, the votes of the Member States' representatives shall be weighted in accordance with the abovementioned Article. The chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt the measures proposed where they are in conformity with the Committee's opinion. Where the measures proposed are not in conformity with the Committee's opinion, or where no opinion has been given, the Commission shall submit to the Council without delay a proposal for the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority. Should the Council fail to take a decision within one month of the date on which the proposal was laid before it, the Commission shall adopt the proposed measures. Article 10 The chairman may, on his own initiative or at the request of one of the Member States' representatives, consult the Committee about any other matter relating to the operation of this Regulation. Article 11 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 January 1996 to 31 December 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1995. For the Council The President L. ATIENZA SERNA (1) OJ No L 405, 31. 12. 1992, p. 6. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3312/94 (OJ No L 350, 31. 12. 1994, p. 3). (1) OJ No L 275, 8. 11. 1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1616/95 (OJ No L 154, 5. 7. 1995, p. 3). (1) OJ No L 322, 15. 12. 1994, p. 1.
Article 4 
1. According to the procedure envisaged in Article 9, imports in excess of the quantitative limits laid down in Article 2, may be authorized either by carrying over unused quantities from the quantitative limits of the preceding year or by advance drawing on the quantitative limits for the following year, provided that such carry-over and advance drawing does not exceed respectively 7 and 5 % of the quantitative limit to be increased. 2. According to the procedure envisaged in Article 9, the Community may authorize the transfer of unused quantities from one quantitative limit to another quantitative limit within the following limits only: - between categories 2 and 3 of Group I: 4 % of the quantitative limit to which the transfer is made, - between categories 4 to 8 of Group I: 4 % of the quantitative limit to which the transfer is made, - from the categories in Groups I, II and III to categories in Groups II and III: 5 % of the quantitative limit to which the transfer is made. The table of equivalences applying to the transfers referred to in the first subparagraph is given in Annex I. 3. The cumulative application of the flexibility arrangements set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 may not exceed, with regard to each quantitative limit, 12 %. Article 5 Where the Commission finds that products originating in Taiwan which are subject to quantitative limits established under this Regulation have been transshipped, rerouted or otherwise imported into the Community in circumvention of this Regulation and where there is clear proof of such circumvention, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 9, amounts shall be deducted from the quantitative limits established under this Regulation equivalent to the amount of the products concerned originating in Taiwan. Article 6 Specific limits for products resulting from economic outward processing operations fulfilling the conditions set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 3036/94 of 8 December 1994 establishing economic outward processing arrangements applicable to certain textiles and clothing products reimported into the Community after working or processing in certain third countries (1) may be established, in accordance with the procedure described in Article 9, in respect of the products listed in Annex II or subject to quantitative limits under Article 3. Article 7 Products referred to in Article 1 which are brought into the customs territory of the Community under inward processing arrangements or under other temporary admission arrangements and re-exported from that territory in an unaltered state or after processing shall not be charged against the quantitative limits referred to in Articles 2 and 3. Article 8 1. Products referred to in Article 1 shall not be set off against the quantitative limits referred to in Articles 2 and 3 if they comply with the criteria set out below: (a) fabrics, woven on handlooms entirely operated by hand or foot, of a traditional variety made by the cottage industry in Taiwan; (b) clothes or other textile articles of a traditional variety fabricated by the cottage industry in Taiwan, obtained manually from fabrics described above and handsewn without the aid of machinery; (c) handmade traditional folklore textile products made by the cottage industry in Taiwan. 2. For the application of paragraph 1, products must on importation, be accompanied by a certificate conforming to the model in Annex IV and issued by the Taiwan Textile Federation. Article 9 Where reference is made to the procedure, defined in this Article, the chairman, on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State, shall refer the matter to the Committee which has been established by Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93. The Commission representative, who shall chair the Committee, shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver an opinion on the draft measures within a period which may be fixed by the chairman depending on the degree of urgency of the matter. The Committee shall decide by the majority specified in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty for the adoption of acts by the Council on a proposal from the Commission. In the case of votes within the Committee, the votes of the Member States' representatives shall be weighted in accordance with the abovementioned Article. The chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt the measures proposed where they are in conformity with the Committee's opinion. Where the measures proposed are not in conformity with the Committee's opinion, or where no opinion has been given, the Commission shall submit to the Council without delay a proposal for the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority. Should the Council fail to take a decision within one month of the date on which the proposal was laid before it, the Commission shall adopt the proposed measures. Article 10 The chairman may, on his own initiative or at the request of one of the Member States' representatives, consult the Committee about any other matter relating to the operation of this Regulation. Article 11 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 January 1996 to 31 December 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1995. For the Council The President L. ATIENZA SERNA (1) OJ No L 405, 31. 12. 1992, p. 6. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3312/94 (OJ No L 350, 31. 12. 1994, p. 3). (1) OJ No L 275, 8. 11. 1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1616/95 (OJ No L 154, 5. 7. 1995, p. 3). (1) OJ No L 322, 15. 12. 1994, p. 1.
Article 5 
Where the Commission finds that products originating in Taiwan which are subject to quantitative limits established under this Regulation have been transshipped, rerouted or otherwise imported into the Community in circumvention of this Regulation and where there is clear proof of such circumvention, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 9, amounts shall be deducted from the quantitative limits established under this Regulation equivalent to the amount of the products concerned originating in Taiwan. Article 6 Specific limits for products resulting from economic outward processing operations fulfilling the conditions set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 3036/94 of 8 December 1994 establishing economic outward processing arrangements applicable to certain textiles and clothing products reimported into the Community after working or processing in certain third countries (1) may be established, in accordance with the procedure described in Article 9, in respect of the products listed in Annex II or subject to quantitative limits under Article 3. Article 7 Products referred to in Article 1 which are brought into the customs territory of the Community under inward processing arrangements or under other temporary admission arrangements and re-exported from that territory in an unaltered state or after processing shall not be charged against the quantitative limits referred to in Articles 2 and 3. Article 8 1. Products referred to in Article 1 shall not be set off against the quantitative limits referred to in Articles 2 and 3 if they comply with the criteria set out below: (a) fabrics, woven on handlooms entirely operated by hand or foot, of a traditional variety made by the cottage industry in Taiwan; (b) clothes or other textile articles of a traditional variety fabricated by the cottage industry in Taiwan, obtained manually from fabrics described above and handsewn without the aid of machinery; (c) handmade traditional folklore textile products made by the cottage industry in Taiwan. 2. For the application of paragraph 1, products must on importation, be accompanied by a certificate conforming to the model in Annex IV and issued by the Taiwan Textile Federation. Article 9 Where reference is made to the procedure, defined in this Article, the chairman, on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State, shall refer the matter to the Committee which has been established by Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93. The Commission representative, who shall chair the Committee, shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver an opinion on the draft measures within a period which may be fixed by the chairman depending on the degree of urgency of the matter. The Committee shall decide by the majority specified in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty for the adoption of acts by the Council on a proposal from the Commission. In the case of votes within the Committee, the votes of the Member States' representatives shall be weighted in accordance with the abovementioned Article. The chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt the measures proposed where they are in conformity with the Committee's opinion. Where the measures proposed are not in conformity with the Committee's opinion, or where no opinion has been given, the Commission shall submit to the Council without delay a proposal for the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority. Should the Council fail to take a decision within one month of the date on which the proposal was laid before it, the Commission shall adopt the proposed measures. Article 10 The chairman may, on his own initiative or at the request of one of the Member States' representatives, consult the Committee about any other matter relating to the operation of this Regulation. Article 11 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 January 1996 to 31 December 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1995. For the Council The President L. ATIENZA SERNA (1) OJ No L 405, 31. 12. 1992, p. 6. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3312/94 (OJ No L 350, 31. 12. 1994, p. 3). (1) OJ No L 275, 8. 11. 1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1616/95 (OJ No L 154, 5. 7. 1995, p. 3). (1) OJ No L 322, 15. 12. 1994, p. 1.
Article 6 
Specific limits for products resulting from economic outward processing operations fulfilling the conditions set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 3036/94 of 8 December 1994 establishing economic outward processing arrangements applicable to certain textiles and clothing products reimported into the Community after working or processing in certain third countries (1) may be established, in accordance with the procedure described in Article 9, in respect of the products listed in Annex II or subject to quantitative limits under Article 3. Article 7 Products referred to in Article 1 which are brought into the customs territory of the Community under inward processing arrangements or under other temporary admission arrangements and re-exported from that territory in an unaltered state or after processing shall not be charged against the quantitative limits referred to in Articles 2 and 3. Article 8 1. Products referred to in Article 1 shall not be set off against the quantitative limits referred to in Articles 2 and 3 if they comply with the criteria set out below: (a) fabrics, woven on handlooms entirely operated by hand or foot, of a traditional variety made by the cottage industry in Taiwan; (b) clothes or other textile articles of a traditional variety fabricated by the cottage industry in Taiwan, obtained manually from fabrics described above and handsewn without the aid of machinery; (c) handmade traditional folklore textile products made by the cottage industry in Taiwan. 2. For the application of paragraph 1, products must on importation, be accompanied by a certificate conforming to the model in Annex IV and issued by the Taiwan Textile Federation. Article 9 Where reference is made to the procedure, defined in this Article, the chairman, on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State, shall refer the matter to the Committee which has been established by Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93. The Commission representative, who shall chair the Committee, shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver an opinion on the draft measures within a period which may be fixed by the chairman depending on the degree of urgency of the matter. The Committee shall decide by the majority specified in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty for the adoption of acts by the Council on a proposal from the Commission. In the case of votes within the Committee, the votes of the Member States' representatives shall be weighted in accordance with the abovementioned Article. The chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt the measures proposed where they are in conformity with the Committee's opinion. Where the measures proposed are not in conformity with the Committee's opinion, or where no opinion has been given, the Commission shall submit to the Council without delay a proposal for the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority. Should the Council fail to take a decision within one month of the date on which the proposal was laid before it, the Commission shall adopt the proposed measures. Article 10 The chairman may, on his own initiative or at the request of one of the Member States' representatives, consult the Committee about any other matter relating to the operation of this Regulation. Article 11 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 January 1996 to 31 December 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1995. For the Council The President L. ATIENZA SERNA (1) OJ No L 405, 31. 12. 1992, p. 6. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3312/94 (OJ No L 350, 31. 12. 1994, p. 3). (1) OJ No L 275, 8. 11. 1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1616/95 (OJ No L 154, 5. 7. 1995, p. 3). (1) OJ No L 322, 15. 12. 1994, p. 1.
Article 7 
Products referred to in Article 1 which are brought into the customs territory of the Community under inward processing arrangements or under other temporary admission arrangements and re-exported from that territory in an unaltered state or after processing shall not be charged against the quantitative limits referred to in Articles 2 and 3. Article 8 1. Products referred to in Article 1 shall not be set off against the quantitative limits referred to in Articles 2 and 3 if they comply with the criteria set out below: (a) fabrics, woven on handlooms entirely operated by hand or foot, of a traditional variety made by the cottage industry in Taiwan; (b) clothes or other textile articles of a traditional variety fabricated by the cottage industry in Taiwan, obtained manually from fabrics described above and handsewn without the aid of machinery; (c) handmade traditional folklore textile products made by the cottage industry in Taiwan. 2. For the application of paragraph 1, products must on importation, be accompanied by a certificate conforming to the model in Annex IV and issued by the Taiwan Textile Federation. Article 9 Where reference is made to the procedure, defined in this Article, the chairman, on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State, shall refer the matter to the Committee which has been established by Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93. The Commission representative, who shall chair the Committee, shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver an opinion on the draft measures within a period which may be fixed by the chairman depending on the degree of urgency of the matter. The Committee shall decide by the majority specified in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty for the adoption of acts by the Council on a proposal from the Commission. In the case of votes within the Committee, the votes of the Member States' representatives shall be weighted in accordance with the abovementioned Article. The chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt the measures proposed where they are in conformity with the Committee's opinion. Where the measures proposed are not in conformity with the Committee's opinion, or where no opinion has been given, the Commission shall submit to the Council without delay a proposal for the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority. Should the Council fail to take a decision within one month of the date on which the proposal was laid before it, the Commission shall adopt the proposed measures. Article 10 The chairman may, on his own initiative or at the request of one of the Member States' representatives, consult the Committee about any other matter relating to the operation of this Regulation. Article 11 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 January 1996 to 31 December 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1995. For the Council The President L. ATIENZA SERNA (1) OJ No L 405, 31. 12. 1992, p. 6. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3312/94 (OJ No L 350, 31. 12. 1994, p. 3). (1) OJ No L 275, 8. 11. 1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1616/95 (OJ No L 154, 5. 7. 1995, p. 3). (1) OJ No L 322, 15. 12. 1994, p. 1.
Article 8 
1. Products referred to in Article 1 shall not be set off against the quantitative limits referred to in Articles 2 and 3 if they comply with the criteria set out below: (a) fabrics, woven on handlooms entirely operated by hand or foot, of a traditional variety made by the cottage industry in Taiwan; (b) clothes or other textile articles of a traditional variety fabricated by the cottage industry in Taiwan, obtained manually from fabrics described above and handsewn without the aid of machinery; (c) handmade traditional folklore textile products made by the cottage industry in Taiwan. 2. For the application of paragraph 1, products must on importation, be accompanied by a certificate conforming to the model in Annex IV and issued by the Taiwan Textile Federation. Article 9 Where reference is made to the procedure, defined in this Article, the chairman, on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State, shall refer the matter to the Committee which has been established by Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93. The Commission representative, who shall chair the Committee, shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver an opinion on the draft measures within a period which may be fixed by the chairman depending on the degree of urgency of the matter. The Committee shall decide by the majority specified in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty for the adoption of acts by the Council on a proposal from the Commission. In the case of votes within the Committee, the votes of the Member States' representatives shall be weighted in accordance with the abovementioned Article. The chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt the measures proposed where they are in conformity with the Committee's opinion. Where the measures proposed are not in conformity with the Committee's opinion, or where no opinion has been given, the Commission shall submit to the Council without delay a proposal for the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority. Should the Council fail to take a decision within one month of the date on which the proposal was laid before it, the Commission shall adopt the proposed measures. Article 10 The chairman may, on his own initiative or at the request of one of the Member States' representatives, consult the Committee about any other matter relating to the operation of this Regulation. Article 11 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 January 1996 to 31 December 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1995. For the Council The President L. ATIENZA SERNA (1) OJ No L 405, 31. 12. 1992, p. 6. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3312/94 (OJ No L 350, 31. 12. 1994, p. 3). (1) OJ No L 275, 8. 11. 1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1616/95 (OJ No L 154, 5. 7. 1995, p. 3). (1) OJ No L 322, 15. 12. 1994, p. 1.
Article 9 
Where reference is made to the procedure, defined in this Article, the chairman, on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State, shall refer the matter to the Committee which has been established by Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93. The Commission representative, who shall chair the Committee, shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver an opinion on the draft measures within a period which may be fixed by the chairman depending on the degree of urgency of the matter. The Committee shall decide by the majority specified in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty for the adoption of acts by the Council on a proposal from the Commission. In the case of votes within the Committee, the votes of the Member States' representatives shall be weighted in accordance with the abovementioned Article. The chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt the measures proposed where they are in conformity with the Committee's opinion. Where the measures proposed are not in conformity with the Committee's opinion, or where no opinion has been given, the Commission shall submit to the Council without delay a proposal for the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority. Should the Council fail to take a decision within one month of the date on which the proposal was laid before it, the Commission shall adopt the proposed measures. Article 10 The chairman may, on his own initiative or at the request of one of the Member States' representatives, consult the Committee about any other matter relating to the operation of this Regulation. Article 11 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 January 1996 to 31 December 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1995. For the Council The President L. ATIENZA SERNA (1) OJ No L 405, 31. 12. 1992, p. 6. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3312/94 (OJ No L 350, 31. 12. 1994, p. 3). (1) OJ No L 275, 8. 11. 1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1616/95 (OJ No L 154, 5. 7. 1995, p. 3). (1) OJ No L 322, 15. 12. 1994, p. 1.
Article 10 
The chairman may, on his own initiative or at the request of one of the Member States' representatives, consult the Committee about any other matter relating to the operation of this Regulation. Article 11 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 January 1996 to 31 December 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1995. For the Council The President L. ATIENZA SERNA (1) OJ No L 405, 31. 12. 1992, p. 6. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3312/94 (OJ No L 350, 31. 12. 1994, p. 3). (1) OJ No L 275, 8. 11. 1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1616/95 (OJ No L 154, 5. 7. 1995, p. 3). (1) OJ No L 322, 15. 12. 1994, p. 1.
Article 11 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 January 1996 to 31 December 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1995. For the Council The President L. ATIENZA SERNA (1) OJ No L 405, 31. 12. 1992, p. 6. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3312/94 (OJ No L 350, 31. 12. 1994, p. 3). (1) OJ No L 275, 8. 11. 1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1616/95 (OJ No L 154, 5. 7. 1995, p. 3). (1) OJ No L 322, 15. 12. 1994, p. 1.