Commission Regulation (EC) No 1944/2004 of 10 November 2004 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the People’s Republic of China
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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, and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 5 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People’s Republic of China on trade in textile products, initialled on 9 December 1988 and approved by Council Decision 90/647/EEC, as last amended and extended by an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, initialled on 19 May 2000 and approved by Council Decision 2000/787/EC, provides that transfers may be made between quota years. Those flexibility provisions were notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body of the World Trade Organisation following China's accession to it.
(2) On 2 August 2004 the People’s Republic of China submitted a request for transfers of quantities from the quota year 2003 to the quota year 2004.
(3) The transfers requested by the People’s Republic of China fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred to in Article 5 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People’s Republic of China on trade in textile products, initialled on 9 December 1988, and as set out in Annex VIII, column 9 to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93.
(4) It is appropriate to grant the request, to the extent that quantities are available.
(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,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods originating in the People’s Republic of China fixed by the Agreement between the European Community and the People’s Republic of China on trade in textile products are authorised for the quota year 2004 in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 10 November 2004. For the Commission Pascal Lamy Member of the Commission
ANNEX
ANNEX
720 China ADJUSTMENT Transfers from quota year 2003 Group Category Unit Limit 2004 Working level after implementing normal flexibilities Quantity % New adjusted working level IA 1 kgs 4770000 4455350 190800 4,0 4646150 IA 2a kgs 4359000 4533360 121624 2,8 4654984 IA 3 kgs 8088000 8233380 30631 0,4 8264011 IA 3a kgs 2769000 2879760 89653 3,2 2969413 IB 5 pcs 39422000 39814430 63825 0,2 39878255 IB 5a pcs 250000 257500 10000 4,0 267500 IB 6 pcs 40913000 41294420 176003 0,4 41470423 IB 7 pcs 17093000 17605790 683720 4,0 18289510 IB 8 pcs 27723000 28554690 462 0,002 28555152 IIA 9 kgs 6962000 7406210 61956 0,9 7468166 IIA 20/39 kgs 11361000 11901840 99954 0,9 12001794 IIA 22 kgs 19351000 16780878 774040 4,0 17554918 IIA 23 kgs 11847000 3202410 473880 4,0 3676290 IIB 13 pcs 586244000 613195160 285710 0,05 613480870 IIB 14 pcs 17887000 18423610 715480 4,0 19139090 IIB 15 pcs 20131000 21072590 274510 1,4 21347100 IIB 16 pcs 17181000 18241410 149117 0,9 18390527 IIB 17 pcs 13061000 13452830 522440 4,0 13975270 IIB 26 pcs 6645000 7077360 180460 2,7 7257820 IIB 28 pcs 92909000 101270810 3220806 3,5 104491616 IIB 29 pcs 15687000 16410980 126255 0,8 16537235 IIB 31 pcs 96488000 100979370 42992 0,04 101022362 IIB 78 kgs 36651000 36762570 934242 2,5 37696812 IIB 83 kgs 10883000 11378820 274079 2,5 11652899 IIIB 97 kgs 2861000 3118490 114440 4,0 3232930 163 kgs 8481000 8921840 13235 0,2 8935075 Other X20 kgs 59000 60770 2380 4,0 63130 Other X117 kgs 684000 745560 27360 4,0 772920 Other X118 kgs 1513000 1649170 60520 4,0 1709690 Other X122 kgs 220000 226600 8800 4,0 235400 Other X136A kgs 462000 475860 18480 4,0 494340 Other X156 kgs 3986000 4105580 159440 4,0 4265020 Other X157 kgs 13738000 13933540 549520 4,0 14483060 Other X159 kgs 4352000 4482560 174080 4,0 4656640