COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2798/98 of 22 December 1998 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries

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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1053/98 (2), and in particular Article 19 in conjunction with Article 17 thereof,

Whereas modifications have been introduced in the Combined Nomenclature applicable from 1 January 1999;

Whereas it is therefore necessary to amend Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 to take into account these modifications, which are applicable to the importation into the Community of certain textile products originating in certain third countries within the meaning of Article 19 of the abovementioned Regulation;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 is replaced by Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of 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.

Done at Brussels, 22 December 1998.

For the Commission

Leon BRITTAN

Vice-President

(1) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 151, 21.5.1998, p. 10.

ANNEX I

'ANNEX I

PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 (1)

1. When the constitutive material of the products of categories 1 to 114 is not specifically mentioned, these products are to be taken to be made exclusively of wool or of fine hair, of cotton or of man-made fibres (2).

2. Garments which are not recognisable as being garments for men or boys or as being garments for women or girls are classified with the latter.

3. Where the expression "babies' garments" is used, this is meant to cover garments up to and including commercial size 86.

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ANNEX IA

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ANNEX IB

1. This Annex covers textile raw materials (categories 128 and 154), textile products other than those of wool and fine animal hair, cotton and man-made fibres, as well as man-made fibres and filaments and yarns of categories 124, 125A, 125B, 126, 127A and 127B.

2. Without prejudice to the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording of the description of goods is considered to be of indicative value only, since the products covered by each category are determined, within this Annex, by CN codes. Where there is an "ex" symbol in front of a CN code, the products covered in each category are determined by the scope of the CN code and by that of the corresponding description.

3. Garments which are not recognisable as being garments for men or boys or as being garments for women or girls are classified with the latter.

4. Where the expression "babies' garments" is used, this is meant to cover garments up to and including commercial size 86.

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(1) Covers only categories 1 to 114, with the exception of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Vietnam for which categories 1 to 161 are covered and of Taiwan for which categories 1 to 123 are covered. In the case of Taiwan categories 115 to 123 are included in Group III B.

(2) In the case of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhastan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Vietnam the products covered by each category are determined by the CN codes. Where there is an "ex" symbol in front of a CN code, the products covered in each category are determined by the scope of the CN code and by that of the corresponding description.`