Commission Regulation (EC) No 3169/94 of 21 December 1994 amending Annex III to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries and establishing in the field of application of the Regulation a Community import licence

• Published date: 23 December 1994
• Subject Matter: Commercial policy,External relations,Textiles
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 335, 23 December 1994

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 3169/94 of 21 December 1994 amending Annex III to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries and establishing in the field of application of the Regulation a Community import licence

Official Journal L 335 , 23/12/1994 P. 0033 - 0042
Finnish special edition: Chapter 11 Volume 33 P. 0122
Swedish special edition: Chapter 11 Volume 33 P. 0122

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3169/94 of 21 December 1994 amending Annex III to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries and establishing in the field of application of the Regulation a Community import licence

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) 195/94 (2), and in particular Articles 12 (8), 13 (3) and 17 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, under Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93, to quantitative limits or surveillance, be replaced by a single document that may be used throughout the Customs territory of the Community, regardless of the Member State of issue, the country of destination indicated on the export licence or equivalent document, or the nationality or domicile of the applicant;

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 shall contain and finally to amend Annex III of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93;

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 not 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

Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 is amended as follows:

1. Article 14 (3) is replaced by the following text:

'3. The import authorizations of products, drawn up on the form conforming to the specimen set out in Appendix 1 to the present Annex, shall be valid throughout the customs territory of the European Community.'

2. Article 14 (4) is replaced by the following text:

'4. The declaration or request made by the importer to the competent authorities listed in Appendix 2 to the present Annex in order to obtain the import authorization shall contain:

(a) the names of the importer and full address (including, if any, telephone and fax number, 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 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 code;

(f) the appropriate category and the quantity in the appropriate unit as indicated in Annex V for the products in question;

(g) the value of the products, as indicated in box 12 of the export licence;

(h) where appropriate, dates of payment and delivery and a copy of the bill of lading and of the purchase contract;

(i) date and number of the export licence;

(j) any internal code used for administrative purposes, such as the Taric code;

(k) date and signature of importer.'

3. At the end of Article 21 (1), the following sentence is added:

'Import authorizations, drawn up on the form conforming to the specimen...