Commission Regulation (EC) No 3168/94 of 21 December 1994 establishing in the field of application of Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94 on common rules for imports of textile products from third countries not covered by bilateral agreements, protocols or other arrangements or by other specific Community import rules a Community import licence and amending certain provisions of the Regulation

Commission Regulation (EC) No 3168/94of 21 December 1994establishing in the field of application of Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94 on common rules for imports of textile products from third countries not covered by bilateral agreements, protocols or other arrangements or by other specific Community import rules a Community import licence and amending certain provisions of the Regulation THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94 of 7 March 1994 on common rules for imports of textile products from third countries not covered by bilateral agreements, protocols or other arrangements or by other specific Community import rulesOJ No L 67, 10. 3. 1994, p. 1., as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2798/94OJ No L 297, 18. 11. 1994, p. 6., and in particular Article 21 thereof, Whereas, as a result of the establishment of the internal market, it is appropriate that the different forms, so far used by the competent authorities of the Member States in the textile and clothing sector for authorizing the import into the Community of products subject to quantitative limits, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 517/94, be replaced by a single document that may be used throughout the customs territory of the Community, regardless of the Member State of issue, or the nationality or domicile of the operator concerned; Whereas to this end it is necessary to create a Community import licence to be drawn up by the competent authorities of the Member States on a common form meeting uniform criteria, to specify which information such document, and the application for such document, shall contain and to amend or complete certain provisions of Regulation (EC) No 517/94; Whereas to facilitate the introduction of such a Community import licence in all Member States, it seems appropriate to authorize the competent authorities of the Member States, during a transitional period which shall end no later than 31 December 1995, to continue to issue the national forms that were in use before the date of entry into force of this Regulation for issuing import authorizations and surveillance documents, unless the applicant, at the time of this application, has requested the issue of a Community import licence; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 In application of Regulation (EC) No 517/94 import authorizations and the extracts shall be issued in accordance with the conditions and conform to the specimen as set out in the Annex. 1.the following subparagraph is added to Article 18 (1): "The authorization application must contain: (a)the name of the applicant and full address (including, if any, telephone and fax numbers, and identification number registered with the competent national authorities), and VAT registration number, if it is a VAT payer; (b)name and full address of declarant; (c)name and full address of probable exporter; (d)the country of origin of the products and the country of consignment; (e)a description of the products including: their commercial designation, description of the products and combined nomenclature (CN) code; (f)the appropriate category and the quantity in the appropriate unit as indicated in Annexes III B and IV for the products in question; (g)the value of the products; (h)any internal code used for administrative purposes, such as the Taric code; (i)date and signature of applicant."; 2.Article 19 (1) is replaced by the following text: "1. The competent authorities of the Member States shall issue import authorizations within five working days of notification of the Commission decision or with the time limit set by the Commission. The issue of the import authorizations and extracts thereof shall be made in accordance with the conditions and detailed rules laid down in Annex VIII."; 3.the Annex to the present Regulation is added as Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 517/94.

Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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

Article 1 Community import licence — common form 1.The forms to be used by the competent authorities of the Member States listed in Appendix 2 to the present Annex for issuing the import authorizations shall conform to the specimen of the import licence set out in Appendix 1. 2.Import licence forms and extracts thereof shall be drawn up in duplicate, one copy, marked "Holder's copy" and bearing the number 1 to be issued to the applicant, and the other, marked "Copy for the issuing authority" and bearing the number 2, to be kept by the authority issuing the licence. For administrative purposes the competent authorities may add additional copies to form 2. 3.Forms shall be printed on white paper free of mechanical pulp, dressed for writing and weighing between 55 and 65 grams per square metre. Their size shall be 210 × 297 mm; the type space between the lines shall be 4,24 mm (one-sixth of an inch); the layout of the forms shall be followed precisely. Both sides of copy No 1, which is the licence itself, shall in addition have a red printed guilloche pattern background so as to reveal any falsification by mechanical or chemical means. 4.Member States shall be responsible for having the forms printed. The forms may also be printed by printers appointed by the Member State in which they are established. In the latter case, reference to the appointment by the Member State must appear on each form. Each form shall bear an indication of the printer's name and address or a mark enabling the printer to be identified. 5.At the time of their issue the import licences or extracts shall be given an issue number determined by the competent authorities of the Member State. The import licence number shall be notified to the Commission electronically within the integrated network set up under Article 17 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 517/94. 6.Licences and extracts shall be completed in the official language, or one of the official languages, of the Member State of issue. 7.In box 12 the competent authorities shall indicate the appropriate textile category. 8.The marks of the issuing agencies and debiting authorities shall be applied by means of a stamp. However, an embossing press combined with letters or figures obtained by means of perforation, or printing on the licence may be substituted for the issuing authority's stamp. The issuing authorities shall use any tamper-proof method to record the quantity allocated in such a way as to make it impossible to insert figures or references (e.g. ECU 1000). 9.The reverse of copy No 1 and copy No 2 shall bear a box in which quantities may be entered, either by the customs authorities when import formalities are completed, or by the competent administrative authorities when an extract is issued. If the space set aside for debits on a licence or extract thereof is insufficient, the competent authorities may attach one or more extension pages bearing boxes matching those on the reverse of copy No 1 and copy No 2 of the licence or extract with such authorizations as specified in paragraph 7. 10.Import licences and extracts issued, and entries and endorsements made, by the authorities of one Member State shall have the same legal effect in each of the other Member States as documents issued, and entries and endorsements made, by the authorities of such Member States. 11.The competent authorities of the Member States concerned may, where indispensable, require the contents of licences or extracts to be translated into the official language or one of the official languages of that Member State.

Article 2 Transitional provisions Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1, for a transitional period ending not later than 31 December 1995 and provided that the applicant, at the time of his application has not requested the issue of a Community import licence conforms to the specimen set out in Appendix 1, the competent authorities of the Member States shall be authorized to use their own national forms to issue the import authorizations and any extracts thereof.

Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Списък на националните компетентни органиLista de las autoridades nacionales competentesSeznam příslušných vnitrostátních orgánůList over kompetente nationale myndighederListe der zuständigen Behörden der MitgliedstaatenRiiklike pädevate asutuste nimekiriΠίνακας των αρμόδιων εθνικών αρχώνList of the national competent authoritiesListe des autorités nationales compétentesLista nadležnih nacionalnih tijelaElenco delle competenti autorità nazionaliValstu kompetento iestāžu sarakstsAtsakingų nacionalinių institucijų sąrašasAz illetékes nemzeti hatóságok listájaLista ta’ l-awtoritajiet nazzjonali kompetentiLijst van bevoegde nationale instantiesLista właściwych organów krajowychLista das autoridades nacionais competentesLista autorităților naționale competenteSeznam pristojnih nacionalnih organovZoznam príslušných štátnych orgánovLuettelo toimivaltaisista kansallisista viranomaisistaFörteckning över behöriga nationella myndigheter 1.Belgique/België Ministère des affaires économiques/Ministerie van Economische ZakenOffice central des contingents et licences/Centrale Dienst voor Contingenten en VergunningenRue J.A. De Motstraat 24-26B-1040 Bruxelles/BrusselTél.: (32 2) 233 61 11Télécopieur: (32 2) 230 83 22 2.Danmark Erhvervsfremme StyrelsenSøndergade 25DK-8600 SilkeborgTlf.: (45 87) 20 40 60Fax: (45 87) 20 40 77 3.Deutschland Bundesamt für WirtschaftFrankfurterstraße 29-31D-65760 EschbornTel.: (49 61 96) 404-0Fax: (49 61 96) 40 48 50 4.Ελλάδα Υπουργείο Εθνικής ΟικονομίαςΓενική Γραμματεία Διεθνών Οικονομικών ΣχέσεωνΓενική Διεύθυνση Εξωτερικών Οικονομικών και Εμπορικών ΣχέσεωνΔ/νση Διαδικασιών Εξωτερικού ΕμπορίουΜητροπόλεως 1GR-10557 ΑθήναΤηλ.: (301) 323 04 18, 322 84 93Τέλεφαξ: (301) 323 43 93 5.España Ministerio de Comercio y TurismoDirección General de Comercio ExteriorPaseo de la Castellana no 162E-28071 MadridTel: (34-1) 349 38 17; 349 37 48Telefax: (34-1) 563 18 23; 349 38 31 6.France Ministère de l'Industrie, des Postes et Télécommunications et du Commerce ExtérieurService des Biens de Consommation (SERBCO)Mission Textile — Importations3/5 rue Barbet de JouyF-75353 Paris 07 SPTél: (33-1) 43 19 36 36Fax: (33-1) 43 19 36 74Télex: 204 472 SERBCO 7.Ireland Department of Tourism and TradeSingle Market Unit (Room 315)Kildare StreetIRL-Dublin 2Tel: (353-1) 662 14 44Fax: (353-1) 676 61 54 8.Italia Ministero del Commercio con l'EsteroDirezione Generale delle Importazioni e delle EsportazioniViale America 341I-00144 RomaTel: (39-6) 59 931Fax: (39-6) 59 93 26 31 — 59 93 22 35Telex: 610083 — 610471 — 614478 9.Luxembourg Ministère des affaires étrangèresOffice des licencesBoîte postale 113L-2011 LuxembourgTél.: (352) 22 61 62Télécopieur: (352) 46 61 38 10.Nederland Centrale Dienst voor In- en UitvoerEngelse Kamp 2Postbus 30003NL-9700 RD GroningenTel: (3150) 23 91 11Fax: (3150) 26 06 98 11.Portugal Ministério do Comércio e TurismoDirecção-Geral do ComércioAvenida da República 79P-1000 LisboaTel: (351-1) 793 03 93; 793 30 02Telecópia: (351-1) 793 22 10; 796 37 23Telex: 13418 12.United Kingdom Department of Trade and IndustryImport Licencing BranchQueensway HouseWest PrecinctBillinghamUK-Cleveland TS23 2NFTel: (44 642) 36 43 33; 36 43 34Fax: (44 642) 53 35 57Telex: 58608 13.Österreich Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche AngelegenheitenGrupe II ALandstrasser Hauptstr. 55/57A-1030 WienTel: (43-1) 771 02 362; 771 02 361Tel: (43-1) 715 83 47 14.Sweden Swedish National Board of Trade (Kommerskollegium)BOX 1209S-1182 StockholmTel: (46.8) 791 05 00Fax: (46.8) 20 03 24 15.Suomi TullihallitusPL 512FIN-00101 HelsinkiSuomiTel: (358-0) 61 41/61 42 648Fax: (358-0) 61 42 764 16.Česká republika Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchoduLicenční správaNa Františku 32110 15 Praha 1Tel: +420 2 2406 2206Fax: +420 2 2421 2133 17.Eesti Majandus- ja KommunikatsiooniministeeriumKaubandusosakondVäliskaubanduspoliitika talitusHarju 1115072 TallinnTel: +372 6 256 342Fax: +372 6 313 660E-Mail: kantselei@mkm.ee 18.Κύπρος Υπουργείο Εμπορίου, Βιομηχανίας και Τουρισμού (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism)Υπηρεσία ΕμπορίουΟδός Αραούζου Αρ. 61421 ΛευκωσίαTel: +357-22-867100Fax: +357-22-375120 19.Latvija Latvijas Republikas Ekonomikas ministrijaBrīvības iela 55RīgaLV 1519Tel. +371 7013101Fax: +371 7280882 20.Lietuva Lietuvos Respublikos ūkio ministerijaUžsienio prekybos departamentasGedimino pr. 38/2LT-2600 VilniusTel: +370 5 262 50 30Fax: +370 5 262 39 74 21.Magyarország Gazdasági és Közlekedési MinisztériumEngedélyezési és Közigazgatási HivatalEngedélyezési FőosztályMargit körút 851024 BudapestTel: +36-1 336-7300Fax: +36-1 336-7302 22.Malta Diviżjoni għall-KummerċServizzi KummerċjaliLascarisValletta CMR02Tel: +356 25690214Fax: +356 25690299 23.Polska Ministerstwo Gospodarki, Pracy i Polityki SpołecznejDepartament Administrowania Obrotem Towarami i UsługamiPlac Trzech Krzyży 3/500-507 WarszawaTel: +48 22 628 55 53Fax: +48 22 693 40 22 24.Slovenija Ministrstvo za gospodarstvoPodročje ekonomskih odnosov s tujinoKotnikova 5SI-1000 LjubljanaTel.: +386 1 478 3521Fax: +386 1 478 3611 25.Slovensko Ministerstvo hospodárstva Slovenskej republikySekcia obchodných vzťahov a ochrany spotrebiteľaMierová 19827 15 BratislavaTel.: +421 2 4854 2161Fax: +421 2 4854 3116 26.България Министерство на икономиката и енергетиката Министерство на икономиката(Ministry of Economy and energy)ул. "Славянска" № 8гр. София, 1052Tel. +359 2 940 71Fax +359 2 987 2190 27.România Ministerul Economiei ți ComerțuluiDepartamentul de Comerț ExteriorStrada Ion Câmpineanu nr. 16Sector 1, BucurețtiTel. +40 21 401 0507Fax +40 21 315 9698 28.Hrvatska Državni ured za trgovinsku politikuGajeva 410000 ZagrebRepublika HrvatskaTel. + 385 16303794Fax + 385 16303885