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Document 32006R0035

    Commission Regulation (EC) No 35/2006 of 11 January 2006 amending Annexes I, V and VII to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries

    OJ L 7, 12.1.2006, p. 8–14 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
    OJ L 330M, 28.11.2006, p. 5–11 (MT)

    This document has been published in a special edition(s) (BG, RO, HR)

    Legal status of the document No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 25/06/2015; Implicitly repealed by 32015R0937

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2006/35/oj

    12.1.2006   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    L 7/8


    COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 35/2006

    of 11 January 2006

    amending Annexes I, 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)

    For the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Commission and its Chinese counterpart it is necessary to reintroduce the original provisions under Annex I regarding the product description.

    (2)

    The Council has approved by Decision 2005/948/EC (2) the signing and the provisional application of a bilateral agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products.

    (3)

    Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 should therefore be amended accordingly.

    (4)

    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

    Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 is amended as follows:

    1.

    in Annex I, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

    ‘2.

    When the constitutive material of the products of categories 1 to 114 originating in Vietnam and China is not specifically mentioned, these products shall be taken to be made exclusively of wool of or fine animal hair, of cotton or of man-made fibres.’;

    2.

    Annex V is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation;

    3.

    in Annex VII, the table is replaced by the table in Annex II to this Regulation.

    Article 2

    This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

    It shall apply with effect from 1 January 2006.

    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

    Done at Brussels, 11 January 2006.

    For the Commission

    Peter MANDELSON

    Member of the Commission


    (1)   OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1478/2005 (OJ L 236, 13.9.2005, p. 3).

    (2)   OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 21.


    ANNEX I

    Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 is replaced by the following:

    ‘ANNEX V

    COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS

    (a)   applicable for the year 2006

    (The complete description of the goods is shown in Annex I)

    Community quantitative limits

    Third country

    Category

    Unit

    2006

    Belarus

    GROUP IA

     

     

    1

    tonnes

    1 585

    2

    tonnes

    6 000

    3

    tonnes

    242

    GROUP IB

     

     

    4

    1 000 pieces

    1 672

    5

    1 000 pieces

    1 105

    6

    1 000 pieces

    1 550

    7

    1 000 pieces

    1 252

    8

    1 000 pieces

    1 160

    GROUP IIA

     

     

    9

    tonnes

    363

    20

    tonnes

    329

    22

    tonnes

    524

    23

    tonnes

    255

    39

    tonnes

    241

    GROUP IIB

     

     

    12

    1 000 pairs

    5 959

    13

    1 000 pieces

    2 651

    15

    1 000 pieces

    1 569

    16

    1 000 pieces

    186

    21

    1 000 pieces

    930

    24

    1 000 pieces

    844

    26/27

    1 000 pieces

    1 117

    29

    1 000 pieces

    468

    73

    1 000 pieces

    329

    83

    tonnes

    184

    GROUP IIIA

     

     

    33

    tonnes

    387

    36

    tonnes

    1 309

    37

    tonnes

    463

    50

    tonnes

    207

    GROUP IIIB

     

     

    67

    tonnes

    356

    74

    1 000 pieces

    377

    90

    tonnes

    208

    GROUP IV

     

     

    115

    tonnes

    95

    117

    tonnes

    2 100

    118

    tonnes

    471

    Serbia (1)

    GROUP IA

     

     

    1

    tonnes

     

    2

    tonnes

     

    2a

    tonnes

     

    3

    tonnes

     

    GROUP IB

     

     

    5

    1 000 pieces

     

    6

    1 000 pieces

     

    7

    1 000 pieces

     

    8

    1 000 pieces

     

    GROUP IIA

     

     

    9

    tonnes

     

    GROUP IIB

     

     

    15

    1 000 pieces

     

    16

    1 000 pieces

     

    GROUP IIIB

     

     

    67

    tonnes

     

    Vietnam (2)

    GROUP IB

     

     

    4

    1 000 pieces

     

    5

    1 000 pieces

     

    6

    1 000 pieces

     

    7

    1 000 pieces

     

    8

    1 000 pieces

     

    GROUP IIA

     

     

    9

    tonnes

     

    20

    tonnes

     

    39

    tonnes

     

    GROUP IIB

     

     

    12

    1 000 pairs

     

    13

    1 000 pieces

     

    14

    1 000 pieces

     

    15

    1 000 pieces

     

    18

    tonnes

     

    21

    1 000 pieces

     

    26

    1 000 pieces

     

    28

    1 000 pieces

     

    29

    1 000 pieces

     

    31

    1 000 pieces

     

    68

    tonnes

     

    73

    1 000 pieces

     

    76

    tonnes

     

    78

    tonnes

     

    83

    tonnes

     

    GROUP IIIA

     

     

    35

    tonnes

     

    41

    tonnes

     

    GROUP IIIB

     

     

    10

    1 000 pairs

     

    97

    tonnes

     

    GROUP IV

     

     

    118

    tonnes

     

    GROUP V

     

     

    161

    tonnes

     


    (b)   applicable for the years 2005, 2006 and 2007

    (The complete description of the goods is shown in Annex I)

    Agreed levels

    Third country

    Category

    Unit

    11 June to 31 December 2005 (3)

    2006

    2007

    China

    GROUP IA

     

     

     

     

    2 (including 2a)

    tonnes

    20 212

    61 948

    69 692

    GROUP IB

     

     

     

     

    4 (4)

    1 000 pieces

    161 255

    540 204

    594 225

    5

    1 000 pieces

    118 783

    189 719

    219 674

    6

    1 000 pieces

    124 194

    338 923

    382 880

    7

    1 000 pieces

    26 398

    80 493

    88 543

    GROUP IIA

     

     

     

     

    20

    tonnes

    6 451

    15 795

    17 770

    39

    tonnes

    5 521

    12 349

    13 892

    GROUP IIB

     

     

     

     

    26

    1 000 pieces

    8 096

    27 001

    29 701

    31

    1 000 pieces

    108 896

    219 882

    248 261

    GROUP IV

     

     

     

     

    115

    tonnes

    2 096

    4 740

    5 214

    ‘Appendix A to Annex V

    Category

    Third country

    Remarks

    4

    China

    For the purpose of setting off exports against the agreed levels a conversion rate of five garments (other than babies’ garments) of a maximum commercial size of 130 cm for three garments whose commercial size exceeds 130 cm may be applied for up to 5 % of the agreed levels.

    The export licence concerning these products must bear, in box 9, the words “The conversion rate for garments of a commercial size of not more than 130 cm must be applied”

    .

    (1)  Quantitative restrictions for Serbia do not apply pursuant to the Agreement between the European Community and Serbia on trade in textile products (OJ L 90, 8.4.2005, p. 36). The European Community retains the right to reapply quantitative restrictions under certain circumstances.

    (2)  Quantitative restrictions for Vietnam are suspended pursuant to the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on market access (OJ L 75, 22.3.2005, p. 35). The European Community retains the right to reapply quantitative restrictions under certain circumstances.

    (3)  Imports into the Community of products which were shipped to the Community before 11 June 2005 but presented for free circulation on or after that date shall not be subject to quantitative limits. Import authorisations for such products shall be granted automatically and without quantitative limits by the competent authorities of the Member States, upon adequate proof, such as the bill of lading, and the presentation of a signed declaration by the importer, that the goods have been shipped to the Community before that date. By way of derogation of Article 2(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93, imports of goods shipped before 11 June 2005 shall also be released for free circulation upon the presentation of a surveillance document issued in accordance with Article 10a(2a) of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93.

    Import authorisations for goods shipped to the Community between 11 June 2005 and 12 July shall be granted automatically and cannot be denied on the grounds that there are no quantities available within the 2005 quantitative limits. However, the import of all products shipped from 11 June 2005 will be counted against the 2005 quantitative limits.

    The granting of import authorisations will not require the presentation of the corresponding export licenses for goods shipped to the Community before China has put in place its export licensing system (20 July 2005).

    Applications for import licences for the import, from the date of entry into force of this Regulation, of goods that have been shipped between 11 June 2005 and 19 July 2005 (inclusive) shall be presented to the competent authorities of a Member State no later than 20 September 2005.

    Goods shipped before 12 July do not need to have been shipped directly to the Community to benefit from the exemption of quantitative limits, although the competent authorities of the Community may deny such benefits if they have reasons to suspect that they have been shipped to another destination before 12 July in order to circumvent this Regulation, in case such transactions do not respond to normal business practices or purely logistical reasons. By way of example, are considered as corresponding to a normal conduct of business goods shipped to distribution centres for the importing companies, or when the importer can present a contract or letter of credit preceding the date of shipment, or when the goods have been transhipped outside China onto another means of transport within a reasonably short period of time.

    The increases to the agreed levels introduced by the Regulation are made available to enable the issuance of import licences for goods shipped to the Community between 13 and 19 July 2005, or for goods shipped to the Community after 20 July 2005 with a valid Chinese export licence, which are in excess of the agreed levels introduced by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1084/2005 (OJ L 177, 9.7.2005, p. 19) in Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93.

    Should any goods shipped to the Community between 13 and 19 July 2005 exceed these levels, the Commission may authorise the issuance of further import licences after informing the Textiles Committee, and after effecting the transfer of 2 072 924 kg of products of category 2 as provided for in Annex VIII.

    (4)  See Appendix A.


    ANNEX II

    In Annex VII to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 the table is replaced by the following:

    ‘TABLE

    COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FOR GOODS REIMPORTED UNDER OPT

    Community quantitative limits

    Third country

    Category

    Unit

    2006

    Belarus

    GROUP IB

     

     

    4

    1 000 pieces

    5 055

    5

    1 000 pieces

    7 047

    6

    1 000 pieces

    9 398

    7

    1 000 pieces

    7 054

    8

    1 000 pieces

    2 402

    GROUP IIB

     

     

    12

    1 000 pairs

    4 749

    13

    1 000 pieces

    744

    15

    1 000 pieces

    4 120

    16

    1 000 pieces

    839

    21

    1 000 pieces

    2 741

    24

    1 000 pieces

    706

    26/27

    1 000 pieces

    3 434

    29

    1 000 pieces

    1 392

    73

    1 000 pieces

    5 337

    83

    tonnes

    709

    GROUP IIIB

     

     

    74

    1 000 pieces

    931

    Serbia (1)

    GROUP IB

     

     

    5

    1 000 pieces

     

    6

    1 000 pieces

     

    7

    1 000 pieces

     

    8

    1 000 pieces

     

    GROUP IIB

     

     

    15

    1 000 pieces

     

    16

    1 000 pieces

     

    Vietnam (2)

    GROUP IB

     

     

    4

    1 000 pieces

     

    5

    1 000 pieces

     

    6

    1 000 pieces

     

    7

    1 000 pieces

     

    8

    1 000 pieces

     

    GROUP IIB

     

     

    12

    1 000 pairs

     

    13

    1 000 pieces

     

    15

    1 000 pieces

     

    18

    tonnes

     

    21

    1 000 pieces

     

    26

    1 000 pieces

     

    31

    1 000 pieces

     

    68

    tonnes

     

    76

    tonnes

     

    78

    tonnes

     


    Third country

    Category

    Unit

    Specific agreed levels

    11 June to 31 December 2005 (3)

    2006

    2007

    China

    GROUP IB

     

     

     

     

    4

    1 000 pieces

    208

    408

    449

    5

    1 000 pieces

    453

    886

    975

    6

    1 000 pieces

    1 642

    3 216

    3 538

    7

    1 000 pieces

    439

    860

    946

    GROUP IIB

     

     

     

     

    26

    1 000 pieces

    791

    1 550

    1 705

    31

    1 000 pieces

    6 301

    12 341

    13 575


    (1)  Quantitative restrictions for Serbia do not apply pursuant to the Agreement between the European Community and Serbia on trade in textile products (OJ L 90, 8.4.2005, p. 36). The European Community retains the right to reapply quantitative restrictions under certain circumstances.

    (2)  Quantitative restrictions for Vietnam are suspended pursuant to the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on market access (OJ L 75, 22.3.2005, p. 35). The European Community retains the right to reapply quantitative restrictions under certain circumstances.

    (3)  The relevant textile products sent from the Community to the People’s Republic of China for processing before 11 June 2005 and reimported into the Community after that date will, upon adequate proof such as the export declaration, benefit from these provisions.’


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