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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1686/2004 of 28 September 2004 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in Macao

EU Regulation No 1686/2004 · Adopted 28 September 2004 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1686/2004

of 28 September 2004

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

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 countriesf1, and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 7 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Macao on trade in textile products, approved by Council Decision 87/497/EECf2, as last amended by an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, and approved by Council Decision 95/131/ECf3 on 20 February 1995, provides that transfers may be agreed between categories and quota years.

(2)

Macao submitted a request for transfers between quota years on 5 May 2004.

(3)

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

(4)

It is, therefore, 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:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 487/2004 (OJ L 79, 17.3.2004, p. 1).

f2

OJ L 287, 9.10.1987, p. 46.

f3

OJ L 94, 26.4.1995, p. 1.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Annex Annex

1

Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods originating in Macao fixed by the Agreement between the European Community and Macao on trade in textile products are authorised for the quota year 2004 in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

2

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

Signature

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

Done at Brussels, 28 September 2004.

For the Commission

Pascal Lamy

Member of the Commission

743 MACAOAdjustment for 2004: carry-over from 2003
GroupCategoryUnitLimit 2004Working Level after previous adjustmentsQuantity%FlexibilityWorking Level
IB7pcs5 907 0006 261 420295 3505,0Transfer from year 20036 556 770
IB8pcs8 257 0005 641 148412 8505,0Transfer from year 20036 053 998
IIB13pcs9 446 00010 107 220377 8404,0Transfer from year 200310 485 060
IIB16pcs508 000543 56025 4005,0Transfer from year 2003568 960
IIB26pcs1 322 0001 414 54066 1005,0Transfer from year 20031 480 640
IIB31pcs10 789 00011 544 230539 4505,0Transfer from year 200312 083 680
IIB78kg2 115 0002 263 050105 7505,0Transfer from year 20032 368 800
IIB83kg517 000553 19015 5103,0Transfer from year 2003568 700