Commission Regulation (EC) No 2000/2004 of 19 November 2004 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Republic of Korea

32004R2000RegulationNov 24, 2004

of 19 November 2004

authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Republic of Korea

Preamble

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 7 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Korea on trade in textile products, initialled on 7 August 1986 and approved by Council Decision 87/471/EEC 2 , as last amended by an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, initialled on 22 December 1994 and approved by Council Decision 95/131/EC 3 , provides that transfers may be made between quota years.

(2) The Republic of Korea submitted a request for transfers between quota years on 6 September 2004.

(3) The transfers requested by the Republic of Korea fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 and set out in column 9 of Annex VIII thereto.

(4) It is appropriate to grant the request.

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

(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee set up by Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods originating in the Republic of Korea are authorised for the quota year 2004 in accordance with the Annex.

Article 2

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

Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 19 November 2004. For the Commission Pascal LAMY Member of the Commission

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 263, 19.9.1987, p. 37 .

3 OJ L 94, 26.4.1995, p. 1 .

GroupCategoryUnitLimit 2004Adjusted working levelQuantity%FlexibilityNew adjusted working level
IA1kgs932 000905 19046 6005,0Carry-over from 2003951 790
IA2akgs1 156 0001 173 01057 8005,0Carry-over from 20031 230 810
IA3kgs9 470 0009 613 160171 5201,8Carry-over from 20039 784 680
IA3akgs5 156 0005 212 880257 8005,0Carry-over from 20035 470 680
IB4pcs16 962 00017 153 070848 1005,0Carry-over from 200318 001 170
IIB12prs231 975 000237 181 3009 518 9424,1Carry-over from 2003246 700 242
IIB13pcs17 701 00018 940 070328 8561,9Carry-over from 200319 268 926
IIB28pcs1 359 0001 390 93067 9505,0Carry-over from 20031 458 880
IIB83kgs485 000495 90024 2505,0Carry-over from 2003520 150
IIIA35kgs17 631 00018 338 920881 5505,0Carry-over from 200319 220 470

Footnotes

  1. . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1627/2004 (). 2

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