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32005R0209•Commission Regulation (EC) No 209/2005 of 7 February 2005 establishing the list of textile products for which no proof of origin is required on release for free circulation in the Community
32005R0209RegulationJan 1, 2005
of 7 February 2005
establishing the list of textile products for which no proof of origin is required on release for free circulation in the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1541/98 of 13 July 1998 on proof of origin for certain textile products falling within Section XI of the Combined Nomenclature and released for free circulation in the Community, and on the conditions for the acceptance of such proof 1 , and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) For those textile and clothing products not subject to specific measures under the Community’s trade policy and which are released for free circulation, the above Regulation provides both that exemption from the obligation to present a proof of origin may be granted and that the provisions establishing exemption from the obligation to present a certificate of origin should indicate if a declaration of origin is to be presented or not for such product.
(2) The Commission Regulation (EC) No 2579/98 of 30 November 1998 established the list of textile products for which no proof of origin was required on release for free circulation in the Community 2 . It is presently necessary to update this list by including in it new categories of textile products.
(3) For reasons of clarity and legal certainty, Regulation (EC) No 2579/98 should be expressly repealed and replaced by the provisions of this Regulation.
(4) In order to implement the EU obligations arising from the expiry of the WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, and in particular in order to comply with the requirements of Article 2§8(c) of the WTO Agreement on Textile and Clothing stating that ‘on the first day of the 121st month that the WTO Agreement is in effect, the textiles and clothing sector shall stand integrated into GATT 1994, all restrictions under this Agreement having been eliminated’, the provisions in this Regulation should apply from 1 January 2005.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
The release for free circulation of the textile products listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall not be subject to the presentation of any proof of origin.
The Regulation (EC) No 2579/98 is repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force seven days following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
It shall apply from 1 January 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 7 February 2005. For the Commission László KOVÁCS Member of the Commission
1 OJ L 202, 18.7.1998, p. 11 .
2 OJ L 322, 1.12.1998, p. 27 .
LIST OF TEXTILE PRODUCTS
| Group V | |
|---|---|
| 124 | Synthetic staple fibres |
| 5501 10 00 , 5501 20 00 , 5501 30 00 , 5501 90 10 , 5501 90 90 , 5503 10 10 , 5503 10 90 , 5503 20 00 , 5503 30 00 , 5503 40 00 , 5503 90 10 , 5503 90 90 , 5505 10 10 , 5505 10 30 , 5505 10 50 , 5505 10 70 , 5505 10 90 | |
| 125A | Synthetic filament yarn (continuous) not put up for retail sale, other than yarn of category 41 |
| 5402 41 00 , 5402 42 00 , 5402 43 00 | |
| 125B | Monofilament, strip (artificial straw and the like) and imitation catgut of synthetic materials |
| 5404 10 10 , 5404 10 90 , 5404 90 11 , 5404 90 19 , 5404 90 90 , ex 5604 20 00 , ex 5604 90 00 | |
| 126 | Artificial staple fibres |
| 5502 00 10 , 5502 00 40 , 5502 00 80 , 5504 10 00 , 5504 90 00 , 5505 20 00 | |
| 127A | Yarn of artificial filaments (continuous) not put up for retail sale, other than yarn of category 42 |
| 5403 31 00 , ex 5403 32 00 , ex 5403 33 00 | |
| 127B | Monofilament, strip (artificial straw and the like) and imitation catgut of artificial textile materials |
| 5405 00 00 , ex 5604 90 00 | |
| 128 | Coarse animal hair, carded or combed |
| 5105 40 00 | |
| 129 | Yarn of coarse animal hair or of horsehair |
| 5110 00 00 | |
| 130A | Silk yarn other than yarn spun from silk waste |
| 5004 00 10 , 5004 00 90 , 5006 00 10 | |
| 130B | Silk yarn other than of category 130A; silk-worm gut |
| 5005 00 10 , 5005 00 90 , 5006 00 90 , ex 5604 90 00 | |
| 131 | Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres |
| 5308 90 90 | |
| 132 | Paper yarn |
| 5308 90 50 | |
| 133 | Yarn of true hemp |
| 5308 20 10 , 5308 20 90 | |
| 134 | Metallised yarn |
| 5605 00 00 | |
| 135 | Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair or of horse hair |
| 5113 00 00 | |
| 137 | Woven pile fabric and chenille fabrics and narrow woven fabrics of silk, or of silk waste |
| ex 5801 90 90 , ex 5806 10 00 | |
| 138 | Woven fabrics of paper yarn and other textile fibres other than of ramie |
| 5311 00 90 , ex 5905 00 90 | |
| 139 | Woven fabrics of metal threads or of metallised yarn |
| 5809 00 00 | |
| 140 | Knitted or crocheted fabric of textile material other than wool or fine animal hair, cotton or man made fibres |
| ex 6001 10 00 , ex 6001 29 00 , ex 6001 99 00 , 6003 90 00 , 6005 90 00 , 6006 90 00 | |
| 141 | Travelling rugs and blankets of textile material other than wool or fine animal hair, cotton or man made fibres |
| ex 6301 90 90 | |
| 144 | Felt of coarse animal hair |
| 5602 10 35 , ex 5602 29 00 | |
| 145 | Twine, cordage, ropes and cables plaited or not abaca (Manila hemp) or of true hemp |
| 5607 90 10 , ex 5607 90 90 | |
| 146A | Binder or baler twine for agricultural machines, of sisal or other fibres of the agave family |
| ex 5607 21 00 | |
| 146B | Twine, cordage, ropes and cables of sisal or other fibres of the agave family, other than the products of category 146A |
| ex 5607 21 00 , 5607 29 10 , 5607 29 90 | |
| 146C | Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided, of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading No 5303 |
| 5607 10 00 | |
| 147 | Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling), yarn waste and garneted stock, other than not carded or combed |
| 5003 90 00 | |
| 148A | Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading No 5303 |
| 5307 10 10 , 5307 10 90 , 5307 20 00 | |
| 148B | Coir yarn |
| 5308 10 00 | |
| 149 | Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of a width of more than 150 cm |
| 5310 10 90 , ex 5310 90 00 | |
| 150 | Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of a width of not more than 150 cm; sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, of jute or of other textile bast fibres, other than used |
| 5310 10 10 , ex 5310 90 00 , 5905 00 50 , 6305 10 90 | |
| 152 | Needle loom felt of jute or of other textile bast fibres not impregnated or coated, other than floor coverings |
| 5602 10 11 | |
| 153 | Used sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading No 5303 |
| 6305 10 10 | |
| 154 | Silkworm cocoons suitable for reeling |
| 5001 00 00 | |
| Raw silk (not thrown) | |
| 5002 00 00 | |
| Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling), yarn waste and garneted stock, not carded or combed | |
| 5003 10 00 | |
| Wool not carded or combed | |
| 5101 11 00 , 5101 19 00 , 5101 21 00 , 5101 29 00 , 5101 30 00 | |
| Fine or coarse animal hair, not carded or combed | |
| 5102 11 00 , 5102 19 10 , 5102 19 30 , 5102 19 40 , 5102 19 90 , 5102 20 00 | |
| Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including yarn waste but excluding garnetted stock | |
| 5103 10 10 , 5103 10 90 , 5103 20 10 , 5103 20 91 , 5103 20 99 , 5103 30 00 | |
| Garnetted stock of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair | |
| 5104 00 00 | |
| Flax, raw or processed but not spun: flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) | |
| 5301 10 00 , 5301 21 00 , 5301 29 00 , 5301 30 10 , 5301 30 90 | |
| Ramie and other vegetable textile fibres, raw or processed but not spun: tow, noils and waste, other than coir and abaca of heading No 5304 | |
| 5305 90 00 | |
| Cotton, not carded nor combed | |
| 5201 00 10 , 5201 00 90 | |
| Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) | |
| 5202 10 00 , 5202 91 00 , 5202 99 00 | |
| True hemp ( cannabis sativa L.), raw or processed but not spun: tow and waste of true hemp (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) | |
| 5302 10 00 , 5302 90 00 | |
| Abaca ( Manila hemp or Musa Textilis Nee ), raw or processed but not spun: tow and waste of abaca (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) | |
| 5305 21 00 , 5305 29 00 | |
| Jute or other textile bast fibres (excluding flax, true hemp and ramie), raw or processed but not spun: tow and waste of jute or other textile bast fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) | |
| 5303 10 00 , 5303 90 00 | |
| Other vegetable textile fibres, raw or processed but not spun: tow and waste of such fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) | |
| 5304 10 00 , 5304 90 00 , 5305 11 00 , 5305 19 00 , 5305 90 00 |
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