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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2038/2005 of 14 December 2005 laying down rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas established for the year 2006 under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94

EU Regulation No 2038/2005 · Adopted 14 December 2005 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2038/2005

of 14 December 2005

laying down rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas established for the year 2006 under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94 of 7 March 1994 on common rules for imports of textile products from certain third countries not covered by bilateral agreements, protocols or other arrangements, or by other specific Community import rulesf1, and in particular Article 17(3) and (6) and Article 21(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 517/94 established quantitative restrictions on imports of certain textile products originating in certain third countries to be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

(2)

Under that Regulation it is possible, in certain circumstances, to use other allocation methods, to divide quotas into tranches, or to reserve a proportion of a specific quantitative limit exclusively for applications which are supported by evidence of the results of past import performance.

(3)

Rules for management of the quotas established for 2006 should be adopted before the quota year begins so that the continuity of trade flows is not affected unduly.

(4)

The measures adopted in previous years, such as those in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2171/2004 of 17 December 2004 laying down rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas established for the year 2005 under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94f2, proved to be satisfactory and it is therefore appropriate to adopt similar rules for 2006.

(5)

In order to satisfy the greatest possible number of operators it is appropriate to make the ‘first come, first served’ allocation method more flexible by placing a ceiling on the quantities which can be allocated to each operator by that method.

(6)

To guarantee a degree of continuity in trade and efficient quota administration, operators should be allowed to make their initial import authorisation application for 2006 equivalent to the quantity which they imported in 2005.

(7)

To achieve optimum use of the quantities, an operator who has used up at least one half of the amount already authorised should be permitted to apply for a further amount, provided that quantities are available in the quotas.

(8)

For the sake of sound administration, import authorisations should be valid for nine months from the date of issue but only until the end of the year at the latest. Member States should issue licences only after being notified by the Commission that quantities are available and only if an operator can prove the existence of a contract and can certify, in the absence of a specific provision to the contrary, that he has not already been allocated a Community import authorisation under this Regulation for the categories and countries concerned. The competent national authorities should, however, be authorised, in response to importers' applications, to extend by three months and up to 31 March 2007 licences of which at least one half has been used by the application date.

(9)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee established by Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 517/94,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ L 67, 10.3.1994, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 931/2005 (OJ L 162, 23.6.2005, p. 37).

f2

OJ L 371, 18.12.2004, p. 20.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. 4Article 4
  5. 5Article 5
  6. Signature
  7. Annex IAnnex I
  8. Annex IIList of licensing offices referred to in Article 4

1

The purpose of this Regulation is to lay down rules on the management of quantitative quotas for imports of certain textile products set out in Annexes IIIB and IV to Regulation (EC) No 517/94 for the year 2006.

2

The quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be allocated according to the chronological order of receipt by the Commission of Member States' notifications of applications from individual operators, for amounts not exceeding the maximum quantities per operator set out in Annex I.

The maximum quantities shall not, however, apply to operators able to prove to the competent national authorities, when making their first application for 2006, that, in respect of given categories and given third countries, they imported more than the maximum quantities specified for each category pursuant to import licences granted to them for 2005.

In the case of such operators, the competent authorities may authorise imports not exceeding the quantities imported in 2005 from given third countries and in given categories, provided that enough quota capacity is available.

3

Any importer who has already used up 50 % or more of the amount allocated to him under this Regulation may make a further application, in respect of the same category and country of origin, for amounts not exceeding the maximum quantities laid down in Annex I.

4

1.

The competent national authorities listed in Annex II may, from 10 a.m. on 4 January 2006, notify the Commission of the amounts covered by requests for import authorisations.

The time fixed in the first subparagraph shall be understood as Brussels time.

2.

The competent national authorities shall issue authorisations only after being notified by the Commission pursuant to Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 517/94 that quantities are available for importation.

They shall issue authorisations only if an operator:

(a)

proves the existence of a contract relating to the provision of the goods and,

(b)

certifies in writing that, in respect of the categories and countries concerned:

  1. (i)

    he has not already been allocated an authorisation under this Regulation, or

  2. (ii)

    he has been allocated an authorisation under this Regulation but has used up at least 50 % of it.

3.

Import authorisations shall be valid for nine months from the date of issue, but until 31 December 2006 at the latest.

The competent national authorities may, however, at the importer's request, grant a three-month extension for authorisations which are at least 50 % used up at the time of the request. Such extension shall in no circumstances expire later than 31 March 2007.

5

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2006.

Signature

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

Done at Brussels, 14 December 2005.

For the Commission

Peter Mandelson

Member of the Commission

Annex I

Maximum amounts referred to in Articles 2 and 3

As defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.
Country concernedCategoryUnitMaximum amount
North Korea1Kilograms10 000
2Kilograms10 000
3Kilograms10 000
4Pieces10 000
5Pieces10 000
6Pieces10 000
7Pieces10 000
8Pieces10 000
9Kilograms10 000
12Pairs10 000
13Pieces10 000
14Pieces10 000
15Pieces10 000
16Pieces10 000
17Pieces10 000
18Kilograms10 000
19Pieces10 000
20Kilograms10 000
21Pieces10 000
24Pieces10 000
26Pieces10 000
27Pieces10 000
28Pieces10 000
29Pieces10 000
31Pieces10 000
36Kilograms10 000
37Kilograms10 000
39Kilograms10 000
59Kilograms10 000
61Kilograms10 000
68Kilograms10 000
69Pieces10 000
70Pieces10 000
73Pieces10 000
74Pieces10 000
75Pieces10 000
76Kilograms10 000
77Kilograms5 000
78Kilograms5 000
83Kilograms10 000
87Kilograms10 000
109Kilograms10 000
117Kilograms10 000
118Kilograms10 000
142Kilograms10 000
151AKilograms10 000
151BKilograms10 000
161Kilograms10 000
Republic of Montenegro, Kosovof1 1Kilograms20 000
2Kilograms20 000
2aKilograms10 000
3Kilograms10 000
5Pieces10 000
6Pieces10 000
7Pieces10 000
8Pieces10 000
9Kilograms10 000
15Pieces10 000
16Pieces10 000
67Kilograms10 000

Annex IIList of licensing offices referred to in Article 4

  1. 1..

    Belgium

    Federale Overheidsdienst Economie

    Algemene Directie Economisch Potentieel

    Dienst Vergunningen

    Leuvenseweg 44

    B-1040 Brussel

    Tel. (32-2) 548 64 69

    Fax (32-2) 548 65 70

    Service public fédéral Économie

    Direction générale du potentiel économique

    Service des licences

    Rue de Louvain 44

    B-1000 Bruxelles

    Tél. (32 2) 548 64 69

    Fax (32 2) 548 65 70

  2. 2..

    Cyprus

    Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism

    Trade Department

    6 Andrea Araouzou Str.

    CY-1421 Nicosia

    Tel.: (357-2) 867100

    Fax: (357-2) 375120

  3. 3..

    Czech Republic

    Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu

    Licenční správa

    Na Františku 32

    CZ-110 15 Praha 1

    Tel: (420-2) 24 90 71 11

    Fax: (420-2) 24 21 21 33

  4. 4..

    Denmark

    Erhvervs- og Byggestyrelsen

    Økonomi- og Erhvervsministeriet

    Vejlsøvej 29

    DK-8600 Silkeborg

    Tel.: (45) 35 46 64 30

    Fax: (45) 35 46 64 01

  5. 5..

    Germany

    Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA)

    Frankfurter Str. 29—35

    D-65760 Eschborn

    Tel.: (49 61 96) 9 08-0

    Fax: (49 61 96) 9 42 26

  6. 6..

    Greece

    Υπουργείο Οικονομίας & Οικονομικών

    Γενική Διεύθυνση Σχεδιασμού & Διαχείρισης Πολιτικής

    Διεύθυνση Διεθνών Οικονομικών Ροών

    Κορνάρου 1

    GR-105 63 Αθήνα

    Τηλ.: (30) 210 328 60 31-5

    Φαξ: (30) 210 328 60 94

  7. 7..

    Spain

    Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio

    Secretaría General de Comercio Exterior

    Paseo de la Castellana no 162

    E-28046 Madrid

    Tel.: (34 91) 349 38 17, 349 37 48

    Fax: (34 91) 563 18 23, 349 38 31

  8. 8..

    Estonia

    Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium

    Harju 11

    15072 Tallinn

    Estonia

    Tel.: (372) 6256 400

    Fax: (372) 6313 660

  9. 9..

    France

    Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de l'industrie

    Direction générale des entreprises

    Service des industries manufacturières et de la poste (SIMAP)

    Bureau «Textile-Importations»

    Le Bervil, 12 rue Villiot

    F-75572 Paris Cedex 12

    Tél. (33-1) 53 44 96 60

    Fax (33-1) 53 44 91 81

  10. 10..

    Hungary

    Magyar Kereskedelmi Engedélyezési Hivatal

    H-1024 Budapest

    Margit krt. 85.

    Postafiók: 1537 Budapest, Pf. 345.

    Tel: (36-1) 336 73 00

    Fax: (36-1) 336 73 02

  11. 11..

    Ireland

    Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

    Internal Market

    Kildare Street

    Dublin 2

    Ireland

    Tel.: (353-1) 631 21 21

    Fax: (353-1) 631 28 26

  12. 12..

    Italy

    Ministero del Commercio con l'estero

    Direzione generale per la Politica commerciale e per la gestione del regime degli scambi

    DIV. III

    Viale America, 341

    I-00144 Roma

    Tel. (39 6) 59 64 75 17, 59 93 22 02/22 15

    Fax (39 6) 59 93 22 35/22 63

    Telex (39 6) 59 64 75 31

  13. 13..

    Latvia

    Ekonomikas ministrija

    Brīvības iela 55

    LV-1519 Rīga

    tel: (371) 701 30 06

    fax: (371) 728 08 82

  14. 14..

    Lithuania

    Lietuvos Respublikos ūkio ministerija

    Gedimino pr. 38/2

    LT-01104 Vilnius

    Tel.: (370) 5 262 87 50; (370) 5 261 94 88

    faksas (370) 5 262 39 74

  15. 15..

    Luxembourg

    Ministère des affaires étrangères

    Office des licences

    Boîte postale 113

    L-2011 Luxembourg

    Tél. (352) 47 82 371

    Fax (352) 46 61 38

  16. 16..

    Malta

    Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

    Trade Services Directorate, Commerce Division

    Lascaris

    Valletta CMR02 Malta

    tel: 00 356 21 246 800

    fax: 00 356 21 251 515

  17. 17..

    Netherlands

    Belastingdienst/Douane

    Centrale dienst voor in- en uitvoer

    Engelse Kamp 2

    Postbus 30003

    9700 RD Groningen

    Nederland

    Tel. (31-50) 523 91 11

    Fax (31-50) 523 22 10

  18. 18..

    Poland

    Ministerstwo Gospodarki

    Pl. Trzech Krzyży 3/5

    00-950 Warszawa

    tel.: 0048/22/693 55 53

    fax: 0048/22/693 40 21

  19. 19..

    Portugal

    Ministério das Finanças

    Direcção Geral das Alfândegas e dos Impostos Especiais sobre o Consumo

    Rua Terreiro do Trigo

    Edifício da Alfândega

    PT-1149-060 LISBOA

    Tel.: (351-1) 218 814 263

    Fax: (351-1) 218 814 261

    E-mail: [email protected]

  20. 20..

    Slovakia

    Ministerstvo hospodárstva SR

    Odbor licencií

    Mierová 19

    827 15 Bratislava

    Slovenská republika

    Tel.: 00 421 2 48 54 20 21/00 421 2 48 54 71 19

    Fax: 00 421 2 43 42 39 19

  21. 21..

    Slovenia

    Ministrstvo za finance

    Carinska uprava Republike Slovenije

    Carinski urad Jesenice

    Center za TARIC in kvote

    Spodnji Plavž 6c

    SI-4270 Jesenice

    Tel. (386-4) 297 44 70

    Faks (386-4) 297 44 72

    E-pošta: [email protected]

  22. 22..

    United Kingdom

    Department of Trade and Industry

    Import Licensing Branch

    Queensway House

    West Precinct

    Billingham TS23 2NF

    United Kingdom

    Tel.: (44-1642) 36 43 33/36 43 34

    Fax: (44-1642) 53 35 57

  23. 23..

    Austria

    Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit

    Aussenwirtschaftsadministration

    Abteilung C2/2

    Stubenring 1

    A-1011 Wien

    Tel.: (43 1) 71100-0

    Fax: (43 1) 71100-8386

  24. 24..

    Sweden

    National Board of Trade (Kommerskollegium)

    Box 6803

    S-113 86 Stockholm

    Tel (46 8) 690 48 00

    Fax (46 8) 30 67 59

  25. 25..

    Finland

    Tullihallitus

    Erottajankatu 2

    FIN-00101 Helsinki

    Tel.: (358-9) 61 41

    Fax: (358-20) 492 28 52