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 517/94
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2171/2004of 17 December 2004laying down rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas established for the year 2005 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 rules,OJ L 67, 10.3.1994, p.1; Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1877/2004 (OJ L 326, 29.10.2004, p. 25). 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 2005 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 2308/2003 establishing rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas established for the year 2004 under Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94OJ L 342, 29.12.2003, p. 13., proved to be satisfactory and it is therefore appropriate to adopt similar rules for 2005 whilst excluding the adjustments made in Regulation (EC) No 2308/2003 to take account of the enlargement of the European Union from 1 May 2004.(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 2005 equivalent to the quantity which they imported in 2004.(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 2006 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:
Article 1The 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 2005.
Article 2The 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 2005, 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 2004.In the case of such operators, the competent authorities may authorise imports not exceeding the quantities imported in 2004 from given third countries and in given categories, provided that enough quota capacity is available.
Article 3Any 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.
Article 41.The competent national authorities listed in Annex II may, from 10.00 a.m. on 4 January 2005, 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:(i)he has not already been allocated an authorisation under this Regulation, or(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 2005 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 2006.
Article 5This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 17 December 2004.For the CommissionPeter MandelsonMember of the CommissionANNEX I
Maximum amounts referred to in Articles 2 and 3Including Kosovo as defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.
Country concernedCategoryUnitMaximum amount
North Korea1Kilograms10000
2Kilograms10000
3Kilograms10000
4Pieces10000
5Pieces10000
6Pieces10000
7Pieces10000
8Pieces10000
9Kilograms10000
12Pairs10000
13Pieces10000
14Pieces10000
15Pieces10000
16Pieces10000
17Pieces10000
18Kilograms10000
19Pieces10000
20Kilograms10000
21Pieces10000
24Pieces10000
26Pieces10000
27Pieces10000
28Pieces10000
29Pieces10000
31Pieces10000
36Kilograms10000
37Kilograms10000
39Kilograms10000
59Kilograms10000
61Kilograms10000
68Kilograms10000
69Pieces10000
70Pieces10000
73Pieces10000
74Pieces10000
75Pieces10000
76Kilograms10000
77Kilograms5000
78Kilograms5000
83Kilograms10000
87Kilograms10000
109Kilograms10000
117Kilograms10000
118Kilograms10000
142Kilograms10000
151AKilograms10000
151BKilograms10000
161Kilograms10000
Serbia and Montenegro1Kilograms20000
2Kilograms20000
2aKilograms10000
3Kilograms10000
5Pieces10000
6Pieces10000
7Pieces10000
8Pieces10000
9Kilograms10000
15Pieces10000
16Pieces10000
67Kilograms10000
ANNEX IIList of licensing offices referred to in Article 4
1.Belgium2.Cyprus
Ministerie van Economische ZakenBestuur Economische BetrekkingenDienst VergunningenGeneraal Lemanstraat 60B-1040 BrusselTel. (32-2) 206 58 11Fax (32-2) 230 83 22Ministère des Affaires ÉconomiquesAdm. des Relations ÉconomiquesService des licencesRue Général Leman 60B-1040 BruxellesTel. (32-2) 206 58 11Fax (32-2) 230 83 22Υπουργείο Εμπορίου, Βιομηχανίας και ΤουρισμούΔιεύθυνση Εμπορίου Οδός Ανδρέα Αραούζου 6CY-1421 ΛευκωσίαTel. (357-2) 86 71 00Fax (357-2) 37 51 20
3.Czech RepublicMinisterstvo průmyslu a obchoduLicenční správaNa Františku 32CZ-110 15 Praha 1Tel. (420-2) 24 90 71 11Fax (420-2) 24 21 21 334.DenmarkErhvervs- og ByggestyrelsenØkonomi- og ErhvervsministerietVejlsøvej 29DK-8600 SilkeborgTel. (45-35) 46 64 30Fax (45-35) 46 64 01
5.GermanyBundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA)Frankfurter Straße 29—35D-65760 EschbornTel. (49 61) 969 08-0Fax (49 61) 969 42 266.GreeceΥπουργείο Οικονομίας και ΟικονομικώνΓενική Γραμματεία Διεθνών ΣχέσεωνΓενική Διεύθυνση Σχεδιασμού και Διαχείρισης ΠολιτικήςΔιεύθυνση Διεθνών Οικονομικών ΡοώνΚορνάρου 1GR-10563 ΑθήναTel. (30-210) 328 60 31-5Fax (30-210) 328 60 94
7.SpainMinisterio de Industria, Turismo y ComercioSecretaría General de Comercio ExteriorPaseo de la Castellana, 162E-28046 MadridTel. (34-91) 349 38 17, 349 37 48Fax (34-91) 563 18 23, 349 38 318.EstoniaMajandus- ja KommunikatsiooniministeeriumHarju 11EE-15072 TallinnTel. (372-6) 256 400Fax (372-6) 313 660
9.FranceMinistère de l'Économie, des Finances et de l'IndustrieDirection Générale de l'Industrie, des Technologies de l'Information et des PostesService des Industries Manufacturières (SIM)Mission Textile-ImportationsLe Bervil, 12 rue VilliotF-75572 Paris CEDEX 12Tel. (33-1) 44 87 17 17Fax (33-1) 53 44 91 8110.HungaryMagyar Kereskedelmi Engedélyezési HivatalMargit krt. 85.H-1024 BudapestPostafiók: 1537 Budapest Pf. 345.Tel. (36-1) 336 73 00Fax (36-1) 336 73 02
11.IrelandDepartment of Enterprise, Trade and Employment Internal MarketKildare StreetIRL-Dublin 2IRELANDTel. (353-1) 631 21 21Fax (353-1) 631 28 2612.ItalyMinistero del Commercio con l'EsteroDirezione Generale per la Politica Commerciale e per la Gestione del Regime degli ScambiDIV. IIIViale America 341I-00144 RomaTel. (39-06) 59 64 75 17, 59 93 22 02/22 15Fax (39-06) 59 93 22 35/22 63Telex (39-06) 59 64 75 31
13.LatviaEkonomikas ministrijaBrīvības iela 55LV-1519 RīgaTel. (371) 701 30 06Fax (371) 728 08 8214.LithuaniaLietuvos Respublikos Ūkio MinisterijaGedimino Ave 38/2LT-2600 VilniusTel. (370-5) 262 50 30/(370-5) 262 87 50Fax (370-5) 262 39 74
15.LuxembourgMinistère des Affaires EtrangèresOffice des licencesBoîte postale 113L-2011 LuxembourgTel. (352) 478 23 71Fax (352) 46 61 3816.MaltaMinistry of Finance and Economic AffairsTrade Services Directorate, Commerce Division LascarisMT-Valletta CMR02 MaltaTel. (356-21) 24 68 00Fax (356-2) 12 515 15
17.NetherlandsBelastingdienst/DouaneCentrale dienst voor in- en uitvoerEngelse Kamp 2Postbus 30003NL-9700 RD GroningenNederlandTel. (31-50) 523 91 11Fax (31-50) 523 22 1018.PolandMinisterstwo Gospodarki, Pracy i Polityki SpołecznejPl. Trzech Krzyży 3/5PL-00-950 WarszawaTel. (48-22) 693 55 53Fax (48-22) 693 40 21
19.PortugalMinistério das FinançasDirecção Geral das Alfândegas e dos Impostos Especiais sobre o ConsumoRua Terreiro do TrigoEdifício da AlfândegaPT-1149-060 LisboaTel. (351-21) 881 42 63Fax (351-21) 881 42 61E-mail: dsl@dgaiec.min-financas.pt20.SlovakiaMinisterstvo Hospodárstva SROdbor výkonu obchodno-politických opatreníMierová 19SK-827 15 BratislavaTel. (421-2) 43 42 39 13/(421-2) 48 54 21 60Fax (421-2) 43 42 39 19
21.SloveniaMinistrstvo za gospodarstvoPodročje ekonomskih odnosov s tujinoKotnikova 5SL-1000 LjubljanaTel. (386-1) 478 35 42Fax (386-1) 478 36 1122.United KingdomDepartment of Trade and IndustryImport Licensing BranchQueensway HouseWest PrecinctBillinghamUK-TS23 2NFUnited KingdomTel. (44-1642) 36 43 33, 36 43 34Fax (44-1642) 53 35 57
23.AustriaBundesministerium für Wirtschaft und ArbeitAussenwirtschaftsadministrationAbteilung C2/2Stubenring 1A-1011 WienTel. (43-1) 711 00-0Fax (43-1) 711 00-83 8624.SwedenNational Board of Trade(Kommerskollegium)Box 6803S-113 86 StockholmTel. (46-8) 690 48 00Fax (46-8) 30 67 59
25.FinlandTullihallitus/TullstyrelsenErottajankatu/Skillnadsatan 2FIN-00101 Helsinki/HelsingforsTel. (358-9) 61 41Fax (358-20) 92 28 52