# 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

## 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:<br>‘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; |
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| (a) | paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:<br>‘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:<br>‘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.’; |
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| (a) | paragraph 4 shall be deleted; |  |  |  |  |
| (b) | paragraph 5 shall be replaced by the following:<br>‘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:<br>‘1. This Regulation applies to imports of products originating in third countries, except for:<br>(a)<br>textile products subject to specific import rules under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94,<br>(b)<br>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.’; |
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| (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](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_1993_275_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1627/2004 ( [OJ L 295, 18.9.2004, p. 1](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2004_295_R_TOC) ).

[^2] [OJ L 349, 31.12.1994, p. 53](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_1994_349_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2474/2000 ( [OJ L 286, 11.11.2000, p. 1](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2000_286_R_TOC) ).

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.’ |
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| ‘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:<br>‘ANNEX II<br>EXPORTING COUNTRIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1<br>Belarus<br>Russia<br>Ukraine<br>Uzbekistan<br>Vietnam’. | Belarus | Russia | Ukraine | Uzbekistan | Vietnam’. |
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| Belarus |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Russia |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ukraine |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Uzbekistan |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Vietnam’. |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| 3) | (a): Article 12(2) is deleted; |
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| 4) | (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 ’;<br>Belarus: Category — Unit — Community quantitative limits 2005<br>Group I A: 1 — tonnes — 1 585<br>2: tonnes — 5 100<br>3: tonnes — 233<br>Group I B: 4 — 1 000 pieces — 1 600<br>5: 1 000 pieces — 1 058<br>6: 1 000 pieces — 1 400<br>7: 1 000 pieces — 1 200<br>8: 1 000 pieces — 1 110<br>Group II A: 9 — tonnes — 363<br>20: tonnes — 318<br>22: tonnes — 498<br>23: tonnes — 255<br>39: tonnes — 230<br>Group II B: 12 — 1 000 pairs — 5 958<br>13: 1 000 pieces — 2 651<br>15: 1 000 pieces — 1 500<br>16: 1 000 pieces — 186<br>21: 1 000 pieces — 889<br>24: 1 000 pieces — 803<br>26/27: 1 000 pieces — 1 069<br>29: 1 000 pieces — 450<br>73: 1 000 pieces — 315<br>83: tonnes — 178<br>Group III A: 33 — tonnes — 387<br>36: tonnes — 1 242<br>37: tonnes — 463<br>50: tonnes — 196<br>Group III B: 67 — tonnes — 339<br>74: 1 000 pieces — 361<br>90: tonnes — 199<br>Group IV: 115 — tonnes — 87<br>117: tonnes — 1 800<br>118: tonnes — 448<br>Third country: Category — Unit — 2005<br>Vietnam [^1]: Group I B<br>4: 1 000 pieces — 23 613<br>5: 1 000 pieces — 8 129<br>6: 1 000 pieces — 10 340<br>7: 1 000 pieces — 6 792<br>8: 1 000 pieces — 23 986<br>Group II A<br>9: tonnes — 1 131<br>20: tonnes — 307<br>39: tonnes — 282<br>Group II B<br>12: 1 000 pairs — 5 872<br>13: 1 000 pieces — 15 883<br>14: 1 000 pieces — 675<br>15: 1 000 pieces — 1 124<br>18: tonnes — 2 260<br>21: 1 000 pieces — 24 318<br>26: 1 000 pieces — 2 489<br>28: 1 000 pieces — 7 536<br>29: 1 000 pieces — 792<br>31: 1 000 pieces — 8 574<br>68: tonnes — 837<br>73: 1 000 pieces — 2 219<br>76: tonnes — 2 173<br>78: tonnes — 2 254<br>83: tonnes — 753<br>Group III A<br>35: tonnes — 1 422<br>41: tonnes — 1 416<br>Group III B<br>10: 1 000 pairs — 7 252<br>97: tonnes — 389<br>Group IV<br>118: tonnes — 312<br>Group V<br>161: tonnes — 578 ’; 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| 5) | The following Annex Va is inserted:<br>‘ANNEX Va<br>COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS referred to under Article 2(5)<br>Third country<br>Category<br>Unit<br>Community quantitative limits<br>Quota levels applicable in 2004<br>Argentina<br>GROUP I A<br>1<br>tonnes<br>6 010<br>2<br>tonnes<br>8 551<br>2 a<br>tonnes<br>7 622<br>China [^3] [^4]<br>GROUP I A<br>1<br>tonnes<br>4 770<br>2 [^2]<br>tonnes<br>30 556<br>of which 2 a<br>tonnes<br>4 359<br>3<br>tonnes<br>8 088<br>of which 3 a<br>tonnes<br>2 769<br>GROUP I B<br>4 [^2]<br>1 000 pieces<br>126 808<br>5 [^2]<br>1 000 pieces<br>39 422<br>6 [^2]<br>1 000 pieces<br>40 913<br>7 [^2]<br>1 000 pieces<br>17 093<br>8 [^2]<br>1 000 pieces<br>27 723<br>GROUP II A<br>9<br>tonnes<br>6 962<br>20/39<br>tonnes<br>11 361<br>22<br>tonnes<br>19 351<br>23<br>tonnes<br>11 847<br>GROUP II B<br>12<br>1 000 pairs<br>132 029<br>13<br>1 000 pieces<br>586 244<br>14<br>1 000 pieces<br>17 887<br>15 [^2]<br>1 000 pieces<br>20 131<br>16<br>1 000 pieces<br>17 181<br>17<br>1 000 pieces<br>13 061<br>26 [^2]<br>1 000 pieces<br>6 645<br>28<br>1 000 pieces<br>92 909<br>29<br>1 000 pieces<br>15 687<br>31<br>1 000 pieces<br>96 488<br>78<br>tonnes<br>36 651<br>83<br>tonnes<br>10 883<br>GROUP III B<br>97<br>tonnes<br>2 861<br>GROUP V<br>163 [^2]<br>tonnes<br>8 481<br>Hong Kong<br>GROUP I A<br>2<br>tonnes<br>14 172<br>2 a<br>tonnes<br>12 166<br>3<br>tonnes<br>11 912<br>3 a<br>tonnes<br>8 085<br>GROUP I B<br>4 [^2]<br>1 000 pieces<br>58 250<br>5<br>1 000 pieces<br>40 240<br>6 [^2]<br>1 000 pieces<br>79 703<br>6 a<br>1 000 pieces<br>68 857<br>7<br>1 000 pieces<br>42 372<br>8<br>1 000 pieces<br>59 172<br>GROUP II A<br>39<br>tonnes<br>2 444<br>GROUP II B<br>12<br>1 000 pairs<br>53 159<br>13 [^2]<br>1 000 pieces<br>117 655<br>16<br>1 000 sets<br>4 707<br>26<br>1 000 pieces<br>12 498<br>29<br>1 000 sets<br>5 191<br>31<br>1 000 pieces<br>35 442<br>78<br>tonnes<br>14 658<br>83<br>tonnes<br>792<br>India<br>GROUP I A<br>1<br>tonnes<br>55 398<br>2<br>tonnes<br>67 539<br>2 a<br>tonnes<br>30 211<br>3<br>tonnes<br>38 567<br>3 a<br>tonnes<br>7 816<br>GROUP I B<br>4 [^2]<br>1 000 pieces<br>100 237<br>5<br>1 000 pieces<br>53 303<br>6 [^2]<br>1 000 pieces<br>13 706<br>7<br>1 000 pieces<br>78 485<br>8<br>1 000 pieces<br>58 173<br>GROUP II A<br>9<br>tonnes<br>15 656<br>20<br>tonnes<br>29 049<br>23<br>tonnes<br>31 206<br>39<br>tonnes<br>9 185<br>GROUP II B<br>15<br>1 000 pieces<br>10 238<br>26<br>1 000 pieces<br>24 712<br>29<br>1 000 pieces<br>14 637<br>Indonesia<br>GROUP I A<br>1<br>tonnes<br>22 559<br>2<br>tonnes<br>34 126<br>2 a<br>tonnes<br>12 724<br>3<br>tonnes<br>31 250<br>3 a<br>tonnes<br>16 872<br>GROUP I B<br>4<br>1 000 pieces<br>59 337<br>5<br>1 000 pieces<br>58 725<br>6 [^2]<br>1 000 pieces<br>21 429<br>7<br>1 000 pieces<br>15 694<br>8<br>1 000 pieces<br>24 626<br>GROUP II A<br>23<br>tonnes<br>32 405<br>GROUP III A<br>35<br>tonnes<br>32 725<br>Macao<br>GROUP I B<br>4 [^2]<br>1 000 pieces<br>15 051<br>5<br>1 000 pieces<br>14 055<br>6 [^2]<br>1 000 pieces<br>15 179<br>7<br>1 000 pieces<br>5 907<br>8<br>1 000 pieces<br>8 257<br>GROUP II A<br>20<br>tonnes<br>244<br>39<br>tonnes<br>307<br>GROUP II B<br>13<br>1 000 pieces<br>9 446<br>15<br>1 000 pieces<br>651<br>16<br>1 000 pieces<br>508<br>26<br>1 000 pieces<br>1 322<br>31<br>1 000 pieces<br>10 789<br>78<br>tonnes<br>2 115<br>83<br>tonnes<br>517<br>Malaysia<br>GROUP I A<br>2<br>tonnes<br>8 870<br>2 a<br>tonnes<br>3 406<br>3 [^2]<br>tonnes<br>18 594<br>3 a [^2]<br>tonnes<br>7 652<br>GROUP I B<br>4 [^2]<br>1 000 pieces<br>21 805<br>5<br>1 000 pieces<br>10 132<br>6 [^2]<br>1 000 pieces<br>12 831<br>7<br>1 000 pieces<br>43 822<br>8<br>1 000 pieces<br>10 500<br>GROUP II A<br>22<br>tonnes<br>18 573<br>Pakistan<br>GROUP I A<br>1 [^2]<br>tonnes<br>25 961<br>2<br>tonnes<br>51 252<br>2 a<br>tonnes<br>19 376<br>3<br>tonnes<br>86 004<br>GROUP I B<br>4 [^2]<br>1 000 pieces<br>50 030<br>5<br>1 000 pieces<br>14 849<br>6<br>1 000 pieces<br>53 885<br>7<br>1 000 pieces<br>36 205<br>8<br>1 000 pieces<br>8 350<br>GROUP II A<br>9<br>tonnes<br>15 398<br>20<br>tonnes<br>59 896<br>39<br>tonnes<br>20 156<br>GROUP II B<br>26<br>1 000 pieces<br>35 434<br>28<br>1 000 pieces<br>128 083<br>Peru<br>GROUP I A<br>1 [^2]<br>tonnes<br>24 085<br>2<br>tonnes<br>18 080<br>Philippines<br>GROUP I B<br>4 [^2]<br>1 000 pieces<br>32 787<br>5<br>1 000 pieces<br>16 653<br>6 [^2]<br>1 000 pieces<br>15 388<br>7<br>1 000 pieces<br>8 185<br>8<br>1 000 pieces<br>9 275<br>GROUP II B<br>13<br>1 000 pieces<br>42 526<br>15<br>1 000 pieces<br>5 213<br>26<br>1 000 pieces<br>6 964<br>31<br>1 000 pieces<br>26 364<br>Singapore<br>GROUP I A<br>2<br>tonnes<br>5 895<br>2 a<br>tonnes<br>2 846<br>3<br>tonnes<br>2 009<br>GROUP I B<br>4 [^2]<br>1 000 pieces<br>35 106<br>5<br>1 000 pieces<br>19 924<br>6 [^2]<br>1 000 pieces<br>21 452<br>7<br>1 000 pieces<br>17 176<br>8<br>1 000 pieces<br>10 343<br>South Korea<br>GROUP I A<br>1<br>tonnes<br>932<br>2<br>tonnes<br>6 290<br>2 a<br>tonnes<br>1 156<br>3<br>tonnes<br>9 470<br>3 a<br>tonnes<br>5 156<br>GROUP I B<br>4 [^2]<br>1 000 pieces<br>16 962<br>5<br>1 000 pieces<br>36 754<br>6 [^2]<br>1 000 pieces<br>6 749<br>7<br>1 000 pieces<br>10 785<br>8<br>1 000 pieces<br>34 921<br>GROUP II A<br>9<br>tonnes<br>1 721<br>22<br>tonnes<br>22 841<br>GROUP II B<br>12<br>1 000 pairs<br>231 975<br>13<br>1 000 pieces<br>17 701<br>14<br>1 000 pieces<br>8 961<br>15<br>1 000 pieces<br>12 744<br>16<br>1 000 pieces<br>1 285<br>17<br>1 000 pieces<br>3 524<br>26<br>1 000 pieces<br>3 345<br>28<br>1 000 pieces<br>1 359<br>29 [^2]<br>1 000 pieces<br>857<br>31<br>1 000 pieces<br>8 318<br>78<br>tonnes<br>9 358<br>83<br>tonnes<br>485<br>GROUP III A<br>35<br>tonnes<br>17 631<br>50<br>tonnes<br>1 463<br>GROUP III B<br>97<br>tonnes<br>2 783<br>97 a [^2]<br>tonnes<br>889<br>Taiwan<br>GROUP I A<br>2<br>tonnes<br>5 994<br>2 a<br>tonnes<br>595<br>3<br>tonnes<br>12 143<br>3 a<br>tonnes<br>4 485<br>GROUP I B<br>4 [^2]<br>1 000 pieces<br>12 468<br>5<br>1 000 pieces<br>22 264<br>6 [^2]<br>1 000 pieces<br>6 215<br>7<br>1 000 pieces<br>3 823<br>8<br>1 000 pieces<br>9 821<br>GROUP II A<br>20<br>tonnes<br>369<br>22<br>tonnes<br>10 054<br>23<br>tonnes<br>6 524<br>GROUP II B<br>12<br>1 000 pairs<br>43 744<br>13<br>1 000 pieces<br>3 765<br>14<br>1 000 pieces<br>5 076<br>15<br>1 000 pieces<br>3 162<br>16<br>1 000 pieces<br>530<br>17<br>1 000 pieces<br>1 014<br>26<br>1 000 pieces<br>3 467<br>28 [^2]<br>1 000 pieces<br>2 549<br>78<br>tonnes<br>5 815<br>83<br>tonnes<br>1 300<br>GROUP III A<br>35<br>tonnes<br>12 480<br>GROUP III B<br>97<br>tonnes<br>1 783<br>97 a [^2]<br>tonnes<br>807<br>Thailand<br>GROUP I A<br>1<br>tonnes<br>25 175<br>2<br>tonnes<br>18 729<br>2 a<br>tonnes<br>4 987<br>3 [^2]<br>tonnes<br>34 101<br>3 a [^2]<br>tonnes<br>9 517<br>GROUP I B<br>4<br>1 000 pieces<br>55 198<br>5<br>1 000 pieces<br>38 795<br>6<br>1 000 pieces<br>16 568<br>7<br>1 000 pieces<br>13 169<br>8<br>1 000 pieces<br>6 856<br>GROUP II A<br>20<br>tonnes<br>15 443<br>22<br>tonnes<br>7 478<br>GROUP II B<br>12<br>1 000 pairs<br>49 261<br>26<br>1 000 pieces<br>11 460<br>GROUP III B<br>97<br>tonnes<br>3 445<br>97 a [^2]<br>tonnes<br>2 911<br>Appendix A to Annex Va<br>Category<br>Third Country<br>Remarks<br>1<br>Pakistan<br>The following additional quantities may be added to the relevant annual quantitative limit (tonnes):<br>509<br>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)<br>Peru<br>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<br>2<br>China<br>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):<br>1 454<br>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):<br>2 009<br>Possibility of transfer to and from category 3 of up to 40 % of the category to which the transfer is made<br>3<br>Malaysia<br>Thailand<br>The quantitative limits shown in Annex Va include cotton fabric falling within category 2<br>3 a<br>Malaysia<br>Thailand<br>The quantitative limits shown in Annex Va include cotton fabric other than unbleached or bleached falling within category 2a)<br>4<br>China<br>Hong Kong<br>India<br>Macao<br>Malaysia<br>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<br>5<br>Pakistan<br>Philippines<br>Singapore<br>South Korea<br>Taiwan<br>For Hong Kong, Macao and South Korea, this figure shall be 3 %, and for Taiwan 4 %<br>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’<br>China<br>These figures include the following quantities reserved for European industry for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):<br>700<br>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):<br>250<br>6<br>China<br>The figures include the following quantities reserved for European industry for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):<br>1 274<br>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):<br>1 266<br>Hong Kong<br>India<br>Indonesia<br>Macao<br>Malaysia<br>Philippines<br>Singapore<br>South Korea<br>Taiwan<br>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<br>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<br>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’<br>Hong Kong<br>Within the quantitative limits laid down in Annex Va there are the following subceilings for long trousers falling within CN codes:<br>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):<br>68 857<br>The export licence covering these products should be endorsed ‘category 6 A’.<br>7<br>China<br>These figures include the following quantities reserved for European industry for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):<br>755<br>8<br>China<br>These figures include the following quantities reserved for European industry for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):<br>1 220<br>13<br>Hong Kong<br>The quantitative limits shown in Annex Va cover only products of cotton or synthetic fibres falling within CN codes:<br>6107 11 00 , ex 6107 12 00 , 6108 21 00 , ex 6108 22 00 and ex 6212 10 10 .<br>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:<br>Ex 6107 12 00 , ex 6107 19 00 , ex 6108 22 00 , ex 6108 29 00 and ex 6212 10 10 (tonnes):<br>3 002<br>The export licence covering these products should be endorsed ‘category 13 S’.<br>15<br>China<br>These figures include the following quantities reserved for European industry for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):<br>371<br>26<br>China<br>These figures include the following quantities reserved for European industry for a period of 180 days each year (1 000 pieces):<br>370<br>28<br>Taiwan<br>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:<br>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 :<br>1 226 368 pieces.<br>29<br>South Korea<br>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):<br>454<br>97 a<br>South Korea<br>Taiwan<br>Thailand<br>Fine nets (CN codes: 5608 11 19 and 5608 11 99 )<br>163<br>China<br>These figures include the following quantities reserved for European industry for a period of 180 days each year (tons):<br>400<br>All categories subject to quantitative limits<br>Vietnam<br>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<br>Appendix B to Annex Va<br>Third country<br>Category<br>Unit<br>2004<br>China<br>The following quantities made available for the year 2004, may be used exclusively at European fairs:<br>1<br>tonnes<br>317<br>2<br>tonnes<br>1 338<br>2 a<br>tonnes<br>159<br>3<br>tonnes<br>196<br>3 a<br>tonnes<br>27<br>4<br>1 000 pieces<br>2 061<br>5<br>1 000 pieces<br>705<br>6<br>1 000 pieces<br>1 689<br>7<br>1 000 pieces<br>302<br>8<br>1 000 pieces<br>992<br>9<br>tonnes<br>294<br>12<br>1 000 pairs<br>843<br>13<br>1 000 pieces<br>3 192<br>20/39<br>tonnes<br>372<br>22<br>tonnes<br>332<br>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<br>Appendix C to Annex Va<br>COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS<br>Third country<br>Category<br>Unit<br>2004<br>China<br>GROUP I<br>ex 20 [^5]<br>tonnes<br>59<br>GROUP IV<br>115<br>tonnes<br>1 413<br>117<br>tonnes<br>684<br>118<br>tonnes<br>1 513<br>122<br>tonnes<br>220<br>GROUP V<br>136 A<br>tonnes<br>462<br>156 [^6]<br>tonnes<br>3 986<br>157 [^6]<br>tonnes<br>13 738<br>159 [^6]<br>tonnes<br>4 352 |
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| 7) | \| 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 ’ \| \| |
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| 8) | The following Annex VIIa is inserted:<br>ANNEX VII a)<br>‘TABLE<br>COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FOR GOODS RE-IMPORTED UNDER OPT referred to under Article 2(5)<br>Third country<br>Category<br>Unit<br>Community quantitative limits<br>2004<br>Belarus<br>GROUP I B<br>4<br>1 000 pieces<br>4 432<br>5<br>1 000 pieces<br>6 179<br>6<br>1 000 pieces<br>7 526<br>7<br>1 000 pieces<br>5 586<br>8<br>1 000 pieces<br>1 966<br>GROUP II B<br>12<br>1 000 pairs<br>4 163<br>13<br>1 000 pieces<br>419<br>15<br>1 000 pieces<br>3 228<br>16<br>1 000 pieces<br>736<br>21<br>1 000 pieces<br>2 403<br>24<br>1 000 pieces<br>526<br>26/27<br>1 000 pieces<br>2 598<br>29<br>1 000 pieces<br>1 221<br>73<br>1 000 pieces<br>4 679<br>83<br>tonnes<br>622<br>GROUP III B<br>74<br>1 000 pieces<br>816<br>China<br>GROUP I B<br>4<br>1 000 pieces<br>337<br>5<br>1 000 pieces<br>746<br>6<br>1 000 pieces<br>2 707<br>7<br>1 000 pieces<br>724<br>8<br>1 000 pieces<br>1 644<br>GROUP II B<br>13<br>1 000 pieces<br>888<br>14<br>1 000 pieces<br>660<br>15<br>1 000 pieces<br>679<br>16<br>1 000 pieces<br>1 032<br>17<br>1 000 pieces<br>868<br>26<br>1 000 pieces<br>1 281<br>29<br>1 000 pieces<br>129<br>31<br>1 000 pieces<br>10 199<br>78<br>tonnes<br>105<br>83<br>tonnes<br>105<br>GROUP V<br>159<br>tonnes<br>9<br>India<br>GROUP I B<br>7<br>1 000 pieces<br>4 987<br>8<br>1 000 pieces<br>3 770<br>GROUP II B<br>15<br>1 000 pieces<br>380<br>26<br>1 000 pieces<br>3 555<br>Indonesia<br>GROUP I B<br>6<br>1 000 pieces<br>2 456<br>7<br>1 000 pieces<br>1 633<br>8<br>1 000 pieces<br>2 045<br>Macao<br>GROUP I B<br>6<br>1 000 pieces<br>335<br>GROUP II B<br>16<br>1 000 pieces<br>906<br>Malaysia<br>GROUP I B<br>4<br>1 000 pieces<br>594<br>5<br>1 000 pieces<br>594<br>6<br>1 000 pieces<br>594<br>7<br>1 000 pieces<br>383<br>8<br>1 000 pieces<br>308<br>Pakistan<br>GROUP I B<br>4<br>1 000 pieces<br>8 273<br>5<br>1 000 pieces<br>4 148<br>6<br>1 000 pieces<br>7 096<br>7<br>1 000 pieces<br>3 372<br>8<br>1 000 pieces<br>4 704<br>GROUP II B<br>26<br>1 000 pieces<br>4 604<br>Philippines<br>GROUP I B<br>6<br>1 000 pieces<br>738<br>8<br>1 000 pieces<br>221<br>Singapore<br>GROUP I B<br>7<br>1 000 pieces<br>1 283<br>Thailand<br>GROUP I B<br>5<br>1 000 pieces<br>416<br>6<br>1 000 pieces<br>417<br>7<br>1 000 pieces<br>653<br>8<br>1 000 pieces<br>416<br>GROUP II B<br>26<br>1 000 pieces<br>633<br>Vietnam<br>GROUP I B<br>4<br>1 000 pieces<br>1 064<br>5<br>1 000 pieces<br>811<br>6<br>1 000 pieces<br>757<br>7<br>1 000 pieces<br>1 417<br>8<br>1 000 pieces<br>3 286<br>GROUP II B<br>12<br>1 000 pairs<br>3 348<br>13<br>1 000 pieces<br>1 024<br>15<br>1 000 pieces<br>329<br>18<br>tonnes<br>385<br>21<br>1 000 pieces<br>2 235<br>26<br>1 000 pieces<br>209<br>31<br>1 000 pieces<br>1 869<br>68<br>tonnes<br>156<br>76<br>tonnes<br>532<br>78<br>tonnes<br>371 ’. |
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| 9) | (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.’<br>‘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<br>(1): (2) — (3) — (4) — (5) — (6) — (7) — (8) — (9)<br>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 %.<br>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.’ |
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| 10) | The following Annex is inserted:<br>‘ANNEX VIIIa<br>Flexibility provisions referred to under Article 7<br>COUNTRY<br>Advance utilisation<br>Carry-over<br>Transfers from cat 1 to cats 2 and 3<br>Transfers between cats 2 and 3<br>Transfers between cats 4, 5, 6, 7, 8<br>Transfers from Groups I, II, III to Groups II, III, IV<br>Maximum increase in any cat.<br>Additional conditions<br>(1)<br>(2)<br>(3)<br>(4)<br>(5)<br>(6)<br>(7)<br>(8)<br>(9)<br>Argentina<br>5 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>n.a.<br>Transfers may be made from categories 2 and 3 to cat. 1 up to 4 %.<br>Belarus<br>5 %<br>7 %<br>4 %<br>4 %<br>4 %<br>5 %<br>13,5 %<br>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 %.<br>China<br>1 %<br>3 %<br>1 %<br>4 %<br>4 %<br>6 %<br>17 %<br>Further amounts may be authorized by the Commission in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 17(2) up to:<br>Column 2: 5 %<br>Column 3: 7 %<br>With regard to column 7, transfers from Groups I, II, and III may only be made into Groups II and III.<br>Hong Kong<br>*<br>*<br>0 %<br>4 %<br>4 %<br>5 %<br>n.a.<br>See appendix to Annex VIIIa.<br>India<br>5 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>n.a.<br>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).<br>Indonesia<br>5 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>n.a.<br>Macao<br>1 %<br>2 %<br>0 %<br>4 %<br>4 %<br>5 %<br>n.a.<br>Further amounts may be authorised by the Commission in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 17(2) up to:<br>Column 2: 5 %<br>Column 3: 7%<br>Malaysia<br>5 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>n.a.<br>Pakistan<br>5 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>n.a.<br>With regard to Column 4 transfers may be made between categories 1, 2 and 3.<br>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).<br>Peru<br>5 %<br>9 %<br>11 %<br>11 %<br>11 %<br>11 %<br>n.a.<br>Transfers may be made between categories 1, 2 and 3 up to 11 %.<br>Philippines<br>5 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>n.a.<br>Singapore<br>5 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>n.a.<br>South Korea<br>1 %<br>2 %<br>0 %<br>4 %<br>4 %<br>5 %<br>n.a.<br>Further amounts may be authorised by the Commission in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 17/2) up to:<br>Column 2: 5 %<br>Column 3: 7 %<br>Taiwan<br>5 %<br>7 %<br>0 %<br>4 %<br>4 %<br>5 %<br>12 %<br>Thailand<br>5 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>n.a.<br>Uzbekistan<br>5 %<br>7 %<br>4 %<br>4 %<br>4 %<br>5 %<br>13,5 %<br>With regard to column 7, transfers can also be made from and to Group V.<br>For Group I categories the limit in column 8 is 13 %.<br>Vietnam<br>5 %<br>7 %<br>0 %<br>0 %<br>7 %<br>7 %<br>17 %<br>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.<br>n.a. = not applicable<br>Flexibility provisions for quantitative restrictions referred to in Appendix C to Annex Va<br>COUNTRY<br>Advance utilisation<br>Carry-over<br>Transfers between cats 156, 157, 159 and 161<br>Transfers between other categories<br>Maximum increase in any cat.<br>Additional conditions<br>(1)<br>(2)<br>(3)<br>(4)<br>(5)<br>(6)<br>(7)<br>China<br>1 %<br>3 %<br>1,5 %<br>6 %<br>14 %<br>Further amounts may be authorized by the Commission in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 17(2) up to:<br>Column 2: 5 %<br>Column 3: 7 %<br>n.a. = not applicable<br>Appendix to Annex VIIIa<br>Flexibility provisions Hong Kong<br>1.<br>Country<br>Group<br>Category<br>2.<br>Advance utilisation<br>Hong Kong<br>Group I<br>2, 2 A<br>3,25 %<br>3, 3 A, 4, 7, 8<br>3,00 %<br>5<br>3,75 %<br>6, 6 A<br>2,75 %<br>Group II<br>13, 21, 68, 73<br>3,50 %<br>12, 16, 18, 24, 26, 32, 39, 77<br>4,25 %<br>13 S, 31, 68 S, 83<br>4,50 %<br>27, 29, 78<br>5,00 %<br>Group III<br>all categories<br>5,00 %<br>1.<br>Country<br>Group<br>Category<br>3.<br>Carry-over<br>Hong Kong<br>Group I<br>2, 2 A, 3, 3 A<br>3,75 %<br>4<br>3,25 %<br>5<br>3,00 %<br>6, 6 A, 7, 8<br>2,50 %<br>Group II<br>13, 13 S, 21, 73<br>3,00 %<br>18, 68, 68 S<br>3,50 %<br>12, 31<br>4,50 %<br>24, 26, 27, 32, 39, 78<br>5,00 %<br>16, 29, 77, 83<br>5,50 %<br>Group III<br>all categories<br>5,50 %. |
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| 11) | Annex IX is replaced by the following:<br>‘ANNEX IX<br>Supplier country<br>Group I<br>Group II<br>Group III<br>Group IV<br>Group V<br>Belarus<br>1,20 %<br>4,00 %<br>4,00 %<br>4,00 %<br>Ukraine<br>1,20 %<br>4,00 %<br>4,00 %<br>4,00 %<br>Uzbekistan<br>0,35 % [^7]<br>1,20 %<br>4,00 %<br>4,00 %<br>4,00 %<br>Supplier country<br>Group I<br>Group II A<br>Group II B<br>Group III<br>Group IV<br>Group V<br>Vietnam<br>1,0 %<br>5,0 %<br>2,5 %<br>10,0 %<br>10,0 %<br>10,0 %’. |
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12) 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: %.

[^1]: See appendix A.
[^2]: See appendix A.
[^3]: See appendix B.
[^4]: See appendix C.
[^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: %.