Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/2004 of 13 December 2004 amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3030/93 and (EC) No 3285/94 as regards the common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries

of 13 December 2004

amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3030/93 and (EC) No 3285/94 as regards the common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries

Preamble

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Community is party to the WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC) according to which that Agreement and all restrictions hereunder shall stand terminated on 1 January 2005 in conformity with the integration schedule laid down in Article 9 of the Agreement.

(2) An a posteriori customs-based surveillance system is established in order to monitor effectively trends of imports of products liberalised.

(3) Special provisions may be maintained beyond that date by virtue of the provisions of China's Protocol of Accession to the WTO. Within this context and in order to gather in good time the necessary information to carry out an effective monitoring of certain imports, it is appropriate to establish a prior surveillance of imports of Chinese origin by an automatic import licensing regime applicable for a period of up to 31 December 2005, although this requirement can be terminated earlier once the customs-based ex-post surveillance system to be set up is fully operational.

(4) According to the ATC, importing countries are not obliged to accept shipments in excess of the restrictions notified; in accordance with Community legislation the date of shipment is therefore considered to be the determining date for charging against the relevant quota. Consequently, goods arriving in 2005 but shipped in 2004 have, during a transitional period in 2005, to be charged against the 2004 quotas and do therefore remain subject to the system of double checking.

(5) It is in the interest of the business community to establish commercial certainty and predictability, and it is therefore appropriate to set a definitive date after which the setting-off, against 2004 quotas, of shipments arriving in 2005 will no longer be applicable. This terminal date should be 31 March 2005.

(6) To comply with the ATC provisions on the elimination of quantitative restrictions on WTO members, Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 ¹ should cover, from 2005 onwards, only those non-WTO members with which the Community has concluded bilateral textiles agreements.

(7) The list of textiles and clothing products which are governed by the GATT rules and disciplines, contained in Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 3285/94 of 22 December 1994 on the common rules for imports and repealing Regulation (EC) No 518/94 ² , should be amended to include, as from 1 January 2005, the products to be integrated into the GATT.

(8) It is desirable for this Regulation to enter into force on the day after that of its publication in order to allow operators to benefit from it as soon as possible,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

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

1.	(a): paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following: ‘1. Without prejudice to Article 2 (5) and to Article 13, this Regulation shall apply to imports of textile products listed in Annex I, originating in third countries with which the Community has concluded bilateral agreements, protocols or other arrangements as listed in Annex II. The relevant provisions of this Regulation shall also apply to imports of textile and clothing products originating in China in respect of Article 10a.’;	(a)	paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following: ‘1. Without prejudice to Article 2 (5) and to Article 13, this Regulation shall apply to imports of textile products listed in Annex I, originating in third countries with which the Community has concluded bilateral agreements, protocols or other arrangements as listed in Annex II. The relevant provisions of this Regulation shall also apply to imports of textile and clothing products originating in China in respect of Article 10a.’;	(b)	paragraph 7 shall be deleted;
(a)	paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following: ‘1. Without prejudice to Article 2 (5) and to Article 13, this Regulation shall apply to imports of textile products listed in Annex I, originating in third countries with which the Community has concluded bilateral agreements, protocols or other arrangements as listed in Annex II. The relevant provisions of this Regulation shall also apply to imports of textile and clothing products originating in China in respect of Article 10a.’;
(b)	paragraph 7 shall be deleted;

2.	(a): paragraph 4 shall be deleted;	(a)	paragraph 4 shall be deleted;	(b)	paragraph 5 shall be replaced by the following: ‘5. The release for free circulation of products the importation of which was subject to quantitative limits before 1 January 2005, as listed in Annexes Va and VIIa and which were shipped before that date shall continue, until 31 March 2005, to be subject to the presentation of an import authorisation that shall be issued under the import regime in force before 1 January 2005. Shipment of the goods shall be considered to have taken place on the date of their loading in the country of origin on to the exporting aircraft, vehicle or vessel.’;
(a)	paragraph 4 shall be deleted;
(b)	paragraph 5 shall be replaced by the following: ‘5. The release for free circulation of products the importation of which was subject to quantitative limits before 1 January 2005, as listed in Annexes Va and VIIa and which were shipped before that date shall continue, until 31 March 2005, to be subject to the presentation of an import authorisation that shall be issued under the import regime in force before 1 January 2005. Shipment of the goods shall be considered to have taken place on the date of their loading in the country of origin on to the exporting aircraft, vehicle or vessel.’;

3. in Article 3, paragraphs 3 and 4 shall be deleted;

4. Article 7 shall be replaced by the following: ‘Article 7 Flexibility provisions Provided they notify the Commission in advance, supplier countries may effect transfers between the quantitative limits listed in Annexes V and Va to the extent and subject to the conditions stipulated in Annexes VIII and VIIIa.’;

5. Article 9 shall be deleted;

7. in Article 10a, the following paragraph shall be inserted: ‘2a. The imports of textile and clothing products covered in Annex I originating in China as indicated in table B of Annex III are subject to a system of single prior surveillance in accordance with Article 13 and Part IV of Annex III. The requirement for the issuance of a surveillance document shall not apply to textile and clothing products for which an import authorisation is issued pursuant to Article 2(5). This prior surveillance system will be lifted once the ex-post customs-based surveillance system set up under Article 13 is fully operational. Decisions to terminate the prior surveillance system and to amend table B of Annex III shall be taken in accordance with Article 17.’;

8. Article 11 shall be deleted;

9. in Article 13, paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following: ‘1. Where, in accordance with the relevant provisions of an agreement, protocol or other arrangement between the Community and a third country, or in order to monitor the trends of imports of products originating in a third country, a system of surveillance a priori or a posteriori is introduced on a category of products referred to in Annex I which is not subject to the quantitative limits listed in Annex V, the procedures and formalities concerning single and double checking, economic outward processing, classification and certification of origin shall be those laid down in Annex III and IV.’;

10. in Article 13, paragraph 3 shall be replaced by the following: ‘3. The decision to impose the surveillance system on categories of products or on supplier countries not listed in the tables in Annex III shall be taken, when applicable, in accordance with the relevant provisions regarding consultations contained in the agreement, protocol or other arrangements with the third country in question. The Commission shall decide to introduce an a priori or an a posteriori surveillance system. Decisions to impose the a priori surveillance system as well as any other measures needed to implement this system, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17.’;

11. Article 14 shall be deleted;

12. Article 15(1) shall be replaced by the following: ‘1. Where, following the enquiries carried out in accordance with the procedures established in Annex IV, the Commission finds that the information in its possession constitutes proof that products originating in a supplier country listed in Annex V and being subject to the quantitative limits referred to in Article 2 or introduced pursuant to Articles 10 or 10a have been trans-shipped, re-routed or otherwise imported into the Community through circumvention of such quantitative limits and that there is a need for the necessary adjustments to be made, it shall request that consultations be opened, in accordance with the procedure described in Article 17, so that agreement may be reached on an equivalent adjustment of the corresponding quantitative limits.’;

13. in Article 16, paragraph 2 shall be deleted;

14. Article 20 shall be replaced by the following: ‘Article 20 This Regulation shall not prejudice the provisions of the bilateral agreements, protocols or arrangements between the Community and the third countries listed in Annex II.’;

15. the following Article shall be inserted: ‘Article 21a References to Annexes V, VII and VIII are deemed to cover also, where appropriate, Annexes Va, VIIa and VIIIa;’;

16. Annexes I, II, III, V, VII, VIII, IX and X shall be amended and new Annexes Va, VIIa and VIIIa added as indicated in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

Regulation (EEC) No 3285/94 is hereby amended as follows:

1.	in Article 1, paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following: ‘1. This Regulation applies to imports of products originating in third countries, except for: (a) textile products subject to specific import rules under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94, (b) the products originating in certain third countries listed in Council Regulation (EC) No 519/94 on common rules for imports of certain third countries.’;	(a)	textile products subject to specific import rules under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94,	(b)	the products originating in certain third countries listed in Council Regulation (EC) No 519/94 on common rules for imports of certain third countries.’;
(a)	textile products subject to specific import rules under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94,
(b)	the products originating in certain third countries listed in Council Regulation (EC) No 519/94 on common rules for imports of certain third countries.’;

2. Annex II shall be deleted.

Article 3

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

It shall apply from 1 January 2005, with the exception of the following provisions of the Annex which shall apply from 1 April 2005:

paragraph 1, subparagraphs (a), (e) and (j) of paragraph 3, subparagraphs (b) and (c) of paragraph 4, paragraph 6 and subparagraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 9.

Subparagraph (l) of paragraph 3 of the Annex shall not apply beyond 31 December 2005.

Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 13 December 2004. For the Council The President B. R. BOT

¹ OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1 . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1627/2004 ( OJ L 295, 18.9.2004, p. 1 ).

² OJ L 349, 31.12.1994, p. 53 . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2474/2000 ( OJ L 286, 11.11.2000, p. 1 ).

AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN ANNEXES OF REGULATION (EEC) No 3030/93

1)	‘2.: When the constitutive material of the products of categories 1 to 114 originating in Vietnam is not specifically mentioned, these products shall be taken to be made exclusively of wool or of fine animal hair, of cotton or of man-made fibres.’	‘2.	When the constitutive material of the products of categories 1 to 114 originating in Vietnam is not specifically mentioned, these products shall be taken to be made exclusively of wool or of fine animal hair, of cotton or of man-made fibres.’
‘2.	When the constitutive material of the products of categories 1 to 114 originating in Vietnam is not specifically mentioned, these products shall be taken to be made exclusively of wool or of fine animal hair, of cotton or of man-made fibres.’

2)	Annex II is replaced by the following: ‘ANNEX II EXPORTING COUNTRIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 Belarus Russia Ukraine Uzbekistan Vietnam’.	Belarus	Russia	Ukraine	Uzbekistan	Vietnam’.
Belarus
Russia
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vietnam’.

3)	(a): Article 12(2) is deleted;

(a): Annex V is replaced by the following: ‘ANNEX V COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS applicable for the year 2005 Belarus Category Unit Community quantitative limits 2005 Group I A 1 tonnes 1 585 2 tonnes 5 100 3 tonnes 233 Group I B 4 1 000 pieces 1 600 5 1 000 pieces 1 058 6 1 000 pieces 1 400 7 1 000 pieces 1 200 8 1 000 pieces 1 110 Group II A 9 tonnes 363 20 tonnes 318 22 tonnes 498 23 tonnes 255 39 tonnes 230 Group II B 12 1 000 pairs 5 958 13 1 000 pieces 2 651 15 1 000 pieces 1 500 16 1 000 pieces 186 21 1 000 pieces 889 24 1 000 pieces 803 26/27 1 000 pieces 1 069 29 1 000 pieces 450 73 1 000 pieces 315 83 tonnes 178 Group III A 33 tonnes 387 36 tonnes 1 242 37 tonnes 463 50 tonnes 196 Group III B 67 tonnes 339 74 1 000 pieces 361 90 tonnes 199 Group IV 115 tonnes 87 117 tonnes 1 800 118 tonnes 448 Third country Category Unit 2005 Vietnam ¹ Group I B 4 1 000 pieces 23 613 5 1 000 pieces 8 129 6 1 000 pieces 10 340 7 1 000 pieces 6 792 8 1 000 pieces 23 986 Group II A 9 tonnes 1 131 20 tonnes 307 39 tonnes 282 Group II B 12 1 000 pairs 5 872 13 1 000 pieces 15 883 14 1 000 pieces 675 15 1 000 pieces 1 124 18 tonnes 2 260 21 1 000 pieces 24 318 26 1 000 pieces 2 489 28 1 000 pieces 7 536 29 1 000 pieces 792 31 1 000 pieces 8 574 68 tonnes 837 73 1 000 pieces 2 219 76 tonnes 2 173 78 tonnes 2 254 83 tonnes 753 Group III A 35 tonnes 1 422 41 tonnes 1 416 Group III B 10 1 000 pairs 7 252 97 tonnes 389 Group IV 118 tonnes 312 Group V 161 tonnes 578 ’; — Belarus — Category — Unit — Community quantitative limits 2005 — Group I A — 1 — tonnes — 1 585 — 2 — tonnes — 5 100 — 3 — tonnes — 233 — Group I B — 4 — 1 000 pieces — 1 600 — 5 — 1 000 pieces — 1 058 — 6 — 1 000 pieces — 1 400 — 7 — 1 000 pieces — 1 200 — 8 — 1 000 pieces — 1 110 — Group II A — 9 — tonnes — 363 — 20 — tonnes — 318 — 22 — tonnes — 498 — 23 — tonnes — 255 — 39 — tonnes — 230 — Group II B — 12 — 1 000 pairs — 5 958 — 13 — 1 000 pieces — 2 651 — 15 — 1 000 pieces — 1 500 — 16 — 1 000 pieces — 186 — 21 — 1 000 pieces — 889 — 24 — 1 000 pieces — 803 — 26/27 — 1 000 pieces — 1 069 — 29 — 1 000 pieces — 450 — 73 — 1 000 pieces — 315 — 83 — tonnes — 178 — Group III A — 33 — tonnes — 387 — 36 — tonnes — 1 242 — 37 — tonnes — 463 — 50 — tonnes — 196 — Group III B — 67 — tonnes — 339 — 74 — 1 000 pieces — 361 — 90 — tonnes — 199 — Group IV — 115 — tonnes — 87 — 117 — tonnes — 1 800 — 118 — tonnes — 448 — Third country — Category — Unit — 2005 — Vietnam ¹ — Group I B — 4 — 1 000 pieces — 23 613 — 5 — 1 000 pieces — 8 129 — 6 — 1 000 pieces — 10 340 — 7 — 1 000 pieces — 6 792 — 8 — 1 000 pieces — 23 986 — Group II A — 9 — tonnes — 1 131 — 20 — tonnes — 307 — 39 — tonnes — 282 — Group II B — 12 — 1 000 pairs — 5 872 — 13 — 1 000 pieces — 15 883 — 14 — 1 000 pieces — 675 — 15 — 1 000 pieces — 1 124 — 18 — tonnes — 2 260 — 21 — 1 000 pieces — 24 318 — 26 — 1 000 pieces — 2 489 — 28 — 1 000 pieces — 7 536 — 29 — 1 000 pieces — 792 — 31 — 1 000 pieces — 8 574 — 68 — tonnes — 837 — 73 — 1 000 pieces — 2 219 — 76 — tonnes — 2 173 — 78 — tonnes — 2 254 — 83 — tonnes — 753 — Group III A — 35 — tonnes — 1 422 — 41 — tonnes — 1 416 — Group III B — 10 — 1 000 pairs — 7 252 — 97 — tonnes — 389 — Group IV — 118 — tonnes — 312 — Group V — 161 — tonnes — 578 ’;
Belarus: Category — Unit — Community quantitative limits 2005
Group I A: 1 — tonnes — 1 585
2: tonnes — 5 100
3: tonnes — 233
Group I B: 4 — 1 000 pieces — 1 600
5: 1 000 pieces — 1 058
6: 1 000 pieces — 1 400
7: 1 000 pieces — 1 200
8: 1 000 pieces — 1 110
Group II A: 9 — tonnes — 363
20: tonnes — 318
22: tonnes — 498
23: tonnes — 255
39: tonnes — 230
Group II B: 12 — 1 000 pairs — 5 958
13: 1 000 pieces — 2 651
15: 1 000 pieces — 1 500
16: 1 000 pieces — 186
21: 1 000 pieces — 889
24: 1 000 pieces — 803
26/27: 1 000 pieces — 1 069
29: 1 000 pieces — 450
73: 1 000 pieces — 315
83: tonnes — 178
Group III A: 33 — tonnes — 387
36: tonnes — 1 242
37: tonnes — 463
50: tonnes — 196
Group III B: 67 — tonnes — 339
74: 1 000 pieces — 361
90: tonnes — 199
Group IV: 115 — tonnes — 87
117: tonnes — 1 800
118: tonnes — 448
Third country: Category — Unit — 2005
Vietnam ¹: Group I B
4: 1 000 pieces — 23 613
5: 1 000 pieces — 8 129
6: 1 000 pieces — 10 340
7: 1 000 pieces — 6 792
8: 1 000 pieces — 23 986
Group II A
9: tonnes — 1 131
20: tonnes — 307
39: tonnes — 282
Group II B
12: 1 000 pairs — 5 872
13: 1 000 pieces — 15 883
14: 1 000 pieces — 675
15: 1 000 pieces — 1 124
18: tonnes — 2 260
21: 1 000 pieces — 24 318
26: 1 000 pieces — 2 489
28: 1 000 pieces — 7 536
29: 1 000 pieces — 792
31: 1 000 pieces — 8 574
68: tonnes — 837
73: 1 000 pieces — 2 219
76: tonnes — 2 173
78: tonnes — 2 254
83: tonnes — 753
Group III A
35: tonnes — 1 422
41: tonnes — 1 416
Group III B
10: 1 000 pairs — 7 252
97: tonnes — 389
Group IV
118: tonnes — 312
Group V
161: tonnes — 578 ’;

The following Annex Va is inserted:
‘ANNEX Va
COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS referred to under Article 2(5)
Third country
Category
Unit
Community quantitative limits
Quota levels applicable in 2004
Argentina
GROUP I A
1
tonnes
6 010
2
tonnes
8 551
2 a
tonnes
7 622
China ³ ⁴
GROUP I A
1
tonnes
4 770
2 ²
tonnes
30 556
of which 2 a
tonnes
4 359
3
tonnes
8 088
of which 3 a
tonnes
2 769
GROUP I B
4 ²
1 000 pieces
126 808
5 ²
1 000 pieces
39 422
6 ²
1 000 pieces
40 913
7 ²
1 000 pieces
17 093
8 ²
1 000 pieces
27 723
GROUP II A
9
tonnes
6 962
20/39
tonnes
11 361
22
tonnes
19 351
23
tonnes
11 847
GROUP II B
12
1 000 pairs
132 029
13
1 000 pieces
586 244
14
1 000 pieces
17 887
15 ²
1 000 pieces
20 131
16
1 000 pieces
17 181
17
1 000 pieces
13 061
26 ²
1 000 pieces
6 645
28
1 000 pieces
92 909
29
1 000 pieces
15 687
31
1 000 pieces
96 488
78
tonnes
36 651
83
tonnes
10 883
GROUP III B
97
tonnes
2 861
GROUP V
163 ²
tonnes
8 481
Hong Kong
GROUP I A
2
tonnes
14 172
2 a
tonnes
12 166
3
tonnes
11 912
3 a
tonnes
8 085
GROUP I B
4 ²
1 000 pieces
58 250
5
1 000 pieces
40 240
6 ²
1 000 pieces
79 703
6 a
1 000 pieces
68 857
7
1 000 pieces
42 372
8
1 000 pieces
59 172
GROUP II A
39
tonnes
2 444
GROUP II B
12
1 000 pairs
53 159
13 ²
1 000 pieces
117 655
16
1 000 sets
4 707
26
1 000 pieces
12 498
29
1 000 sets
5 191
31
1 000 pieces
35 442
78
tonnes
14 658
83
tonnes
792
India
GROUP I A
1
tonnes
55 398
2
tonnes
67 539
2 a
tonnes
30 211
3
tonnes
38 567
3 a
tonnes
7 816
GROUP I B
4 ²
1 000 pieces
100 237
5
1 000 pieces
53 303
6 ²
1 000 pieces
13 706
7
1 000 pieces
78 485
8
1 000 pieces
58 173
GROUP II A
9
tonnes
15 656
20
tonnes
29 049
23
tonnes
31 206
39
tonnes
9 185
GROUP II B
15
1 000 pieces
10 238
26
1 000 pieces
24 712
29
1 000 pieces
14 637
Indonesia
GROUP I A
1
tonnes
22 559
2
tonnes
34 126
2 a
tonnes
12 724
3
tonnes
31 250
3 a
tonnes
16 872
GROUP I B
4
1 000 pieces
59 337
5
1 000 pieces
58 725
6 ²
1 000 pieces
21 429
7
1 000 pieces
15 694
8
1 000 pieces
24 626
GROUP II A
23
tonnes
32 405
GROUP III A
35
tonnes
32 725
Macao
GROUP I B
4 ²
1 000 pieces
15 051
5
1 000 pieces
14 055
6 ²
1 000 pieces
15 179
7
1 000 pieces
5 907
8
1 000 pieces
8 257
GROUP II A
20
tonnes
244
39
tonnes
307
GROUP II B
13
1 000 pieces
9 446
15
1 000 pieces
651
16
1 000 pieces
508
26
1 000 pieces
1 322
31
1 000 pieces
10 789
78
tonnes
2 115
83
tonnes
517
Malaysia
GROUP I A
2
tonnes
8 870
2 a
tonnes
3 406
3 ²
tonnes
18 594
3 a ²
tonnes
7 652
GROUP I B
4 ²
1 000 pieces
21 805
5
1 000 pieces
10 132
6 ²
1 000 pieces
12 831
7
1 000 pieces
43 822
8
1 000 pieces
10 500
GROUP II A
22
tonnes
18 573
Pakistan
GROUP I A
1 ²
tonnes
25 961
2
tonnes
51 252
2 a
tonnes
19 376
3
tonnes
86 004
GROUP I B
4 ²
1 000 pieces
50 030
5
1 000 pieces
14 849
6
1 000 pieces
53 885
7
1 000 pieces
36 205
8
1 000 pieces
8 350
GROUP II A
9
tonnes
15 398
20
tonnes
59 896
39
tonnes
20 156
GROUP II B
26
1 000 pieces
35 434
28
1 000 pieces
128 083
Peru
GROUP I A
1 ²
tonnes
24 085
2
tonnes
18 080
Philippines
GROUP I B
4 ²
1 000 pieces
32 787
5
1 000 pieces
16 653
6 ²
1 000 pieces
15 388
7
1 000 pieces
8 185
8
1 000 pieces
9 275
GROUP II B
13
1 000 pieces
42 526
15
1 000 pieces
5 213
26
1 000 pieces
6 964
31
1 000 pieces
26 364
Singapore
GROUP I A
2
tonnes
5 895
2 a
tonnes
2 846
3
tonnes
2 009
GROUP I B
4 ²
1 000 pieces
35 106
5
1 000 pieces
19 924
6 ²
1 000 pieces
21 452
7
1 000 pieces
17 176
8
1 000 pieces
10 343
South Korea
GROUP I A
1
tonnes
932
2
tonnes
6 290
2 a
tonnes
1 156
3
tonnes
9 470
3 a
tonnes
5 156
GROUP I B
4 ²
1 000 pieces
16 962
5
1 000 pieces
36 754
6 ²
1 000 pieces
6 749
7
1 000 pieces
10 785
8
1 000 pieces
34 921
GROUP II A
9
tonnes
1 721
22
tonnes
22 841
GROUP II B
12
1 000 pairs
231 975
13
1 000 pieces
17 701
14
1 000 pieces
8 961
15
1 000 pieces
12 744
16
1 000 pieces
1 285
17
1 000 pieces
3 524
26
1 000 pieces
3 345
28
1 000 pieces
1 359
29 ²
1 000 pieces
857
31
1 000 pieces
8 318
78
tonnes
9 358
83
tonnes
485
GROUP III A
35
tonnes
17 631
50
tonnes
1 463
GROUP III B
97
tonnes
2 783
97 a ²
tonnes
889
Taiwan
GROUP I A
2
tonnes
5 994
2 a
tonnes
595
3
tonnes
12 143
3 a
tonnes
4 485
GROUP I B
4 ²
1 000 pieces
12 468
5
1 000 pieces
22 264
6 ²
1 000 pieces
6 215
7
1 000 pieces
3 823
8
1 000 pieces
9 821
GROUP II A
20
tonnes
369
22
tonnes
10 054
23
tonnes
6 524
GROUP II B
12
1 000 pairs
43 744
13
1 000 pieces
3 765
14
1 000 pieces
5 076
15
1 000 pieces
3 162
16
1 000 pieces
530
17
1 000 pieces
1 014
26
1 000 pieces
3 467
28 ²
1 000 pieces
2 549
78
tonnes
5 815
83
tonnes
1 300
GROUP III A
35
tonnes
12 480
GROUP III B
97
tonnes
1 783
97 a ²
tonnes
807
Thailand
GROUP I A
1
tonnes
25 175
2
tonnes
18 729
2 a
tonnes
4 987
3 ²
tonnes
34 101
3 a ²
tonnes
9 517
GROUP I B
4
1 000 pieces
55 198
5
1 000 pieces
38 795
6
1 000 pieces
16 568
7
1 000 pieces
13 169
8
1 000 pieces
6 856
GROUP II A
20
tonnes
15 443
22
tonnes
7 478
GROUP II B
12
1 000 pairs
49 261
26
1 000 pieces
11 460
GROUP III B
97
tonnes
3 445
97 a ²
tonnes
2 911
Appendix A to Annex Va
Category
Third Country
Remarks
1
Pakistan
The following additional quantities may be added to the relevant annual quantitative limit (tonnes):
509
These quantities may subject to notification be transferred to the relevant quantitative limits for category 2. Part of the quantity so transferred may be used on a pro rata basis for category 2a)
Peru
In addition to the quantitative limits shown in Annex Va. an additional annual quantity of 900 tonnes of products falling within category 1 is reserved for imports into the Community for processing by the Community industry
2
China
For fabrics below 115 cm in width (CN codes: 5208 11 90 , ex 5208 12 16 , ex 5208 12 96 , 5208 13 00 , 5208 19 00 , 5208 21 90 , ex 5208 22 16 , ex 5208 22 96 , 5208 23 00 , 5208 29 00 , 5208 31 00 , ex 5208 32 16 , ex 5208 32 96 , 5208 33 00 , 5208 39 00 , 5208 41 00 , 5208 42 00 , 5208 43 00 , 5208 49 00 , 5208 51 00 , 5208 52 10 , 5208 53 00 , 5208 59 00 , 5209 11 00 , 5209 12 00 , 5209 19 00 , 5209 21 00 , 5209 22 00 , 5209 29 00 , 5209 31 00 , 5209 32 00 , 5209 39 00 , 5209 41 00 , 5209 42 00 , 5209 43 00 , 5209 49 90 , 5209 51 00 , 5209 52 00 , 5209 59 00 , 5210 11 10 , 5210 12 00 , 5210 19 00 , 5210 31 10 , 5210 32 00 , 5210 39 00 , 5210 41 00 , 5210 42 00 , 5210 49 00 , 5211 11 00 , 5211 12 00 , 5211 19 00 , 5211 31 00 , 5211 32 00 , 5211 39 00 , 5211 41 00 , 5211 42 00 , 5211 43 00 , ex 5211 49 10 , 5211 49 90 , 5212 11 10 , 5212 11 90 , 5212 13 90 , 5212 14 10 , 5212 14 90 , 5212 21 10 , 5212 21 90 , 5212 23 10 , 5212 23 90 , 5212 24 10 , 5212 24 90 , ex 5811 00 00 and ex 6308 00 00 ) the following additional quantities may be exported to the Community by China (tonnes):
1 454
For fabrics of category 2 for medical gauze (CN codes: 5208 11 10 and 5208 21 10 ) the following additional quantities may be exported to the Community by China (tonnes):
2 009
Possibility of transfer to and from category 3 of up to 40 % of the category to which the transfer is made
3
Malaysia
Thailand
The quantitative limits shown in Annex Va include cotton fabric falling within category 2
3 a
Malaysia
Thailand
The quantitative limits shown in Annex Va include cotton fabric other than unbleached or bleached falling within category 2a)
4
China
Hong Kong
India
Macao
Malaysia
For the purpose of setting off exports against the agreed quantitative limits 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 quantitative limits
5
Pakistan
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
For Hong Kong, Macao and South Korea, this figure shall be 3 %, and for Taiwan 4 %
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’
China
These figures include the following quantities reserved for European industry for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):
700
For products of category 5 (other than anoraks, windcheaters, waister jackets and the like) of fine animal hair falling within CN codes: 6110 10 35 , 6110 10 38 , 6110 10 95 and 6110 10 98 , the following sublimits apply within the quantitative limits established for category 5 (1 000 pieces):
250
6
China
The figures include the following quantities reserved for European industry for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):
1 274
The following additional quantities of shorts (CN codes 6203 41 90 , 6203 42 90 , 6203 43 90 , and 6203 49 50 ) may be exported by China to the Community (1 000 pieces):
1 266
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Macao
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
For the purpose of setting off exports against the agreed quantitative limits 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 quantitative limits
For Macao this figure shall be 3 % and for Hong Kong it shall be 1 % Utilisation of the conversion rate for Hong Kong is limited in respect of long trousers to the subceiling shown below
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’
Hong Kong
Within the quantitative limits laid down in Annex Va there are the following subceilings for long trousers falling within CN codes:
6203 41 10 , 6203 42 31 , 6203 42 33 , 6203 42 35 , 6203 43 19 , 6203 49 19 , 6204 61 10 , 6204 62 31 , 6204 62 33 , 6204 62 39 , 6204 63 18 , 6204 69 18 , 6211 32 42 , 6211 33 42 , 6211 42 42 and 6211 43 42 (1 000 pieces):
68 857
The export licence covering these products should be endorsed ‘category 6 A’.
7
China
These figures include the following quantities reserved for European industry for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):
755
8
China
These figures include the following quantities reserved for European industry for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):
1 220
13
Hong Kong
The quantitative limits shown in Annex Va cover only products of cotton or synthetic fibres falling within CN codes:
6107 11 00 , ex 6107 12 00 , 6108 21 00 , ex 6108 22 00 and ex 6212 10 10 .
In addition to the quantitative limits shown in Annex Va, the following specific quantities were agreed for exports of products (of wool or regenerated fibres) falling within CN codes:
Ex 6107 12 00 , ex 6107 19 00 , ex 6108 22 00 , ex 6108 29 00 and ex 6212 10 10 (tonnes):
3 002
The export licence covering these products should be endorsed ‘category 13 S’.
15
China
These figures include the following quantities reserved for European industry for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):
371
26
China
These figures include the following quantities reserved for European industry for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):
370
28
Taiwan
In addition to the quantitative limits laid down in Annex Va, specific quantities were agreed for exports of bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts falling within CN codes:
6103 41 90 , 6103 42 90 , 6103 43 90 , 6103 49 91 , 6104 61 90 , 6104 62 90 , 6104 63 90 and 6104 69 91 :
1 226 368 pieces.
29
South Korea
In addition to the quantitative limits laid down in Annex Va, additional quantities are reserved for martial arts (judo, karate, kung fu, taekwondo or the like) clothing (1 000 pieces):
454
97 a
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
Fine nets (CN codes: 5608 11 19 and 5608 11 99 )
163
China
These figures include the following quantities reserved for European industry for a period of 180 days each year (tons):
400
All categories subject to quantitative limits
Vietnam
Vietnam shall reserve 30 % of its quantitative limits for firms belonging to the Community textile industry for a period of four months beginning on 1 January of each year, on the basis of lists provided by the Community before 30 October of the preceding year
Appendix B to Annex Va
Third country
Category
Unit
2004
China
The following quantities made available for the year 2004, may be used exclusively at European fairs:
1
tonnes
317
2
tonnes
1 338
2 a
tonnes
159
3
tonnes
196
3 a
tonnes
27
4
1 000 pieces
2 061
5
1 000 pieces
705
6
1 000 pieces
1 689
7
1 000 pieces
302
8
1 000 pieces
992
9
tonnes
294
12
1 000 pairs
843
13
1 000 pieces
3 192
20/39
tonnes
372
22
tonnes
332
Flexibilities provided for in Article 7 of and Annex VIIIa to Council Regulation 3030/93 for China are applicable to the above categories and amounts
Appendix C to Annex Va
COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS
Third country
Category
Unit
2004
China
GROUP I
ex 20 ⁵
tonnes
59
GROUP IV
115
tonnes
1 413
117
tonnes
684
118
tonnes
1 513
122
tonnes
220
GROUP V
136 A
tonnes
462
156 ⁶
tonnes
3 986
157 ⁶
tonnes
13 738
159 ⁶
tonnes
4 352

6)	(a): subparagraph (d) of paragraph 1 is deleted.	(a)	subparagraph (d) of paragraph 1 is deleted.	(b)	the second and third subparagraphs of paragraph 2 are deleted.
(a)	subparagraph (d) of paragraph 1 is deleted.
(b)	the second and third subparagraphs of paragraph 2 are deleted.

| 2005 | | | |; | --- | --- | --- | --- |; | Belarus | Group I B | | |; | 4 | 1 000 pieces | 4 733 | |; | 5 | 1 000 pieces | 6 599 | |; | 6 | 1 000 pieces | 8 800 | |; | 7 | 1 000 pieces | 6 605 | |; | 8 | 1 000 pieces | 2 249 | |; | Group II B | | | |; | 12 | 1 000 pairs | 4 446 | |; | 13 | 1 000 pieces | 697 | |; | 15 | 1 000 pieces | 3 858 | |; | 16 | 1 000 pieces | 786 | |; | 21 | 1 000 pieces | 2 567 | |; | 24 | 1 000 pieces | 661 | |; | 26/27 | 1 000 pieces | 3 215 | |; | 29 | 1 000 pieces | 1 304 | |; | 73 | 1 000 pieces | 4 998 | |; | 83 | tonnes | 664 | |; | Group III B | | | |; | 74 | 1 000 pièces | 872 | |; | Vietnam | Group I B | | |; | 4 | 1 000 pieces | 1 129 | |; | 5 | 1 000 pieces | 861 | |; | 6 | 1 000 pieces | 811 | |; | 7 | 1 000 pieces | 1 503 | |; | 8 | 1 000 pieces | 3 483 | |; | Group II B | | | |; | 12 | 1 000 pairs | 3 549 | |; | 13 | 1 000 pieces | 1 086 | |; | 15 | 1 000 pieces | 350 | |; | 18 | tonnes | 409 | |; | 21 | 1 000 pieces | 2 374 | |; | 26 | 1 000 pieces | 223 | |; | 31 | 1 000 pieces | 1 981 | |; | 68 | tonnes | 166 | |; | 76 | tonnes | 564 | |; | 78 | tonnes | 395 ’ | |

The following Annex VIIa is inserted:
ANNEX VII a)
‘TABLE
COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FOR GOODS RE-IMPORTED UNDER OPT referred to under Article 2(5)
Third country
Category
Unit
Community quantitative limits
2004
Belarus
GROUP I B
4
1 000 pieces
4 432
5
1 000 pieces
6 179
6
1 000 pieces
7 526
7
1 000 pieces
5 586
8
1 000 pieces
1 966
GROUP II B
12
1 000 pairs
4 163
13
1 000 pieces
419
15
1 000 pieces
3 228
16
1 000 pieces
736
21
1 000 pieces
2 403
24
1 000 pieces
526
26/27
1 000 pieces
2 598
29
1 000 pieces
1 221
73
1 000 pieces
4 679
83
tonnes
622
GROUP III B
74
1 000 pieces
816
China
GROUP I B
4
1 000 pieces
337
5
1 000 pieces
746
6
1 000 pieces
2 707
7
1 000 pieces
724
8
1 000 pieces
1 644
GROUP II B
13
1 000 pieces
888
14
1 000 pieces
660
15
1 000 pieces
679
16
1 000 pieces
1 032
17
1 000 pieces
868
26
1 000 pieces
1 281
29
1 000 pieces
129
31
1 000 pieces
10 199
78
tonnes
105
83
tonnes
105
GROUP V
159
tonnes
9
India
GROUP I B
7
1 000 pieces
4 987
8
1 000 pieces
3 770
GROUP II B
15
1 000 pieces
380
26
1 000 pieces
3 555
Indonesia
GROUP I B
6
1 000 pieces
2 456
7
1 000 pieces
1 633
8
1 000 pieces
2 045
Macao
GROUP I B
6
1 000 pieces
335
GROUP II B
16
1 000 pieces
906
Malaysia
GROUP I B
4
1 000 pieces
594
5
1 000 pieces
594
6
1 000 pieces
594
7
1 000 pieces
383
8
1 000 pieces
308
Pakistan
GROUP I B
4
1 000 pieces
8 273
5
1 000 pieces
4 148
6
1 000 pieces
7 096
7
1 000 pieces
3 372
8
1 000 pieces
4 704
GROUP II B
26
1 000 pieces
4 604
Philippines
GROUP I B
6
1 000 pieces
738
8
1 000 pieces
221
Singapore
GROUP I B
7
1 000 pieces
1 283
Thailand
GROUP I B
5
1 000 pieces
416
6
1 000 pieces
417
7
1 000 pieces
653
8
1 000 pieces
416
GROUP II B
26
1 000 pieces
633
Vietnam
GROUP I B
4
1 000 pieces
1 064
5
1 000 pieces
811
6
1 000 pieces
757
7
1 000 pieces
1 417
8
1 000 pieces
3 286
GROUP II B
12
1 000 pairs
3 348
13
1 000 pieces
1 024
15
1 000 pieces
329
18
tonnes
385
21
1 000 pieces
2 235
26
1 000 pieces
209
31
1 000 pieces
1 869
68
tonnes
156
76
tonnes
532
78
tonnes
371 ’.

(a): The table is replaced by the following: ‘COUNTRY Advance utilisation Carry-over Transfers from cat 1 to cats 2 and 3 Transfers between cats 2 and 3 Transfers between cats 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Transfers from Groups I, II, III to Groups II, III, IV Maximum increase in any cat. 9. Additional conditions (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) Belarus 5 % 7 % 4 % 4 % 4 % 5 % 13,5 % With regard to column 7, transfers can also be made from and to Group V. For Group I categories the limit in column 8 is 13 %. Vietnam 5 % 7 % 0 % 0 % 7 % 7 % 17 % With regard to column 7, transfers can be made from any category in Groups I, II, III, IV and V to Groups II, III, IV and V.’ — ‘COUNTRY — Advance utilisation — Carry-over — Transfers from cat 1 to cats 2 and 3 — Transfers between cats 2 and 3 — Transfers between cats 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 — Transfers from Groups I, II, III to Groups II, III, IV — Maximum increase in any cat. — 9. Additional conditions — (1) — (2) — (3) — (4) — (5) — (6) — (7) — (8) — (9) — Belarus — 5 % — 7 % — 4 % — 4 % — 4 % — 5 % — 13,5 % — With regard to column 7, transfers can also be made from and to Group V. For Group I categories the limit in column 8 is 13 %. — Vietnam — 5 % — 7 % — 0 % — 0 % — 7 % — 7 % — 17 % — With regard to column 7, transfers can be made from any category in Groups I, II, III, IV and V to Groups II, III, IV and V.’
‘COUNTRY: Advance utilisation — Carry-over — Transfers from cat 1 to cats 2 and 3 — Transfers between cats 2 and 3 — Transfers between cats 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 — Transfers from Groups I, II, III to Groups II, III, IV — Maximum increase in any cat. — 9. Additional conditions
(1): (2) — (3) — (4) — (5) — (6) — (7) — (8) — (9)
Belarus: 5 % — 7 % — 4 % — 4 % — 4 % — 5 % — 13,5 % — With regard to column 7, transfers can also be made from and to Group V. For Group I categories the limit in column 8 is 13 %.
Vietnam: 5 % — 7 % — 0 % — 0 % — 7 % — 7 % — 17 % — With regard to column 7, transfers can be made from any category in Groups I, II, III, IV and V to Groups II, III, IV and V.’

10)

The following Annex is inserted:
‘ANNEX VIIIa
Flexibility provisions referred to under Article 7
COUNTRY
Advance utilisation
Carry-over
Transfers from cat 1 to cats 2 and 3
Transfers between cats 2 and 3
Transfers between cats 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Transfers from Groups I, II, III to Groups II, III, IV
Maximum increase in any cat.
Additional conditions
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
Argentina
5 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
n.a.
Transfers may be made from categories 2 and 3 to cat. 1 up to 4 %.
Belarus
5 %
7 %
4 %
4 %
4 %
5 %
13,5 %
With regard to column 7, transfers can also be made from and to Group V. For Group I categories the limit in column 8 is 13 %.
China
1 %
3 %
1 %
4 %
4 %
6 %
17 %
Further amounts may be authorized by the Commission in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 17(2) up to:
Column 2: 5 %
Column 3: 7 %
With regard to column 7, transfers from Groups I, II, and III may only be made into Groups II and III.
Hong Kong

0 %
4 %
4 %
5 %
n.a.
See appendix to Annex VIIIa.
India
5 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
n.a.
Further amounts may be authorised by the Commission in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 17(2) up to 8 000 tonnes (2 500 tonnes for any particular textiles category and 3 000 tonnes for any particular clothing category).
Indonesia
5 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
n.a.
Macao
1 %
2 %
0 %
4 %
4 %
5 %
n.a.
Further amounts may be authorised by the Commission in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 17(2) up to:
Column 2: 5 %
Column 3: 7%
Malaysia
5 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
n.a.
Pakistan
5 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
n.a.
With regard to Column 4 transfers may be made between categories 1, 2 and 3.
Further amounts may be authorised by the Commission in accordance with the procudure set out in Article 17(2) up to 4 000 tonnes (2 000 tonnes for any particular category).
Peru
5 %
9 %
11 %
11 %
11 %
11 %
n.a.
Transfers may be made between categories 1, 2 and 3 up to 11 %.
Philippines
5 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
n.a.
Singapore
5 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
n.a.
South Korea
1 %
2 %
0 %
4 %
4 %
5 %
n.a.
Further amounts may be authorised by the Commission in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 17/2) up to:
Column 2: 5 %
Column 3: 7 %
Taiwan
5 %
7 %
0 %
4 %
4 %
5 %
12 %
Thailand
5 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
7 %
n.a.
Uzbekistan
5 %
7 %
4 %
4 %
4 %
5 %
13,5 %
With regard to column 7, transfers can also be made from and to Group V.
For Group I categories the limit in column 8 is 13 %.
Vietnam
5 %
7 %
0 %
0 %
7 %
7 %
17 %
With regard to column 7, transfers can be made from any category in Groups I, II, III, IV and V to Groups II, III, IV and V.
n.a. = not applicable
Flexibility provisions for quantitative restrictions referred to in Appendix C to Annex Va
COUNTRY
Advance utilisation
Carry-over
Transfers between cats 156, 157, 159 and 161
Transfers between other categories
Maximum increase in any cat.
Additional conditions
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
China
1 %
3 %
1,5 %
6 %
14 %
Further amounts may be authorized by the Commission in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 17(2) up to:
Column 2: 5 %
Column 3: 7 %
n.a. = not applicable
Appendix to Annex VIIIa
Flexibility provisions Hong Kong
1.
Country
Group
Category
2.
Advance utilisation
Hong Kong
Group I
2, 2 A
3,25 %
3, 3 A, 4, 7, 8
3,00 %
5
3,75 %
6, 6 A
2,75 %
Group II
13, 21, 68, 73
3,50 %
12, 16, 18, 24, 26, 32, 39, 77
4,25 %
13 S, 31, 68 S, 83
4,50 %
27, 29, 78
5,00 %
Group III
all categories
5,00 %
1.
Country
Group
Category
3.
Carry-over
Hong Kong
Group I
2, 2 A, 3, 3 A
3,75 %
4
3,25 %
5
3,00 %
6, 6 A, 7, 8
2,50 %
Group II
13, 13 S, 21, 73
3,00 %
18, 68, 68 S
3,50 %
12, 31
4,50 %
24, 26, 27, 32, 39, 78
5,00 %
16, 29, 77, 83
5,50 %
Group III
all categories
5,50 %.

11)	Annex IX is replaced by the following: ‘ANNEX IX Supplier country Group I Group II Group III Group IV Group V Belarus 1,20 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 % Ukraine 1,20 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 % Uzbekistan 0,35 % ⁷ 1,20 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 % Supplier country Group I Group II A Group II B Group III Group IV Group V Vietnam 1,0 % 5,0 % 2,5 % 10,0 % 10,0 % 10,0 %’.

Annex X is deleted.

¹ See appendix A.

² See appendix A.

³ See appendix B.

⁴ See appendix C.

Possibility to transfer to and from category 3 up to 40 % of the category to which the transfer is made.

⁵ Categories marked by “ex” cover products other than those of wool or fine animal hairs, cotton or synthetic or artificial textile materials.

⁶ For these categories, China undertakes to reserve, as a priority 23 % of the quantitative limits concerned for users belonging to the textile Community industry during 90 days beginning on 1 January of each year.

⁷ Except for category 1: 2005: %.

See appendix A. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶
See appendix A. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵ ↩¹⁶ ↩¹⁷ ↩¹⁸ ↩¹⁹ ↩²⁰ ↩²¹ ↩²² ↩²³ ↩²⁴ ↩²⁵ ↩²⁶ ↩²⁷ ↩²⁸ ↩²⁹ ↩³⁰ ↩³¹ ↩³² ↩³³ ↩³⁴ ↩³⁵ ↩³⁶ ↩³⁷ ↩³⁸ ↩³⁹ ↩⁴⁰ ↩⁴¹ ↩⁴²
See appendix B. ↩ ↩²
See appendix C. ↩ ↩²
Categories marked by “ex” cover products other than those of wool or fine animal hairs, cotton or synthetic or artificial textile materials. ↩ ↩²
For these categories, China undertakes to reserve, as a priority 23 % of the quantitative limits concerned for users belonging to the textile Community industry during 90 days beginning on 1 January of each year. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴
Except for category 1: 2005: %. ↩ ↩²