Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2000of 10 July 2000 amending Annexes II, III, V, VII, VIII and IX to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries

• Published date: 25 July 2000
• Subject Matter: External relations,Commercial policy,Textiles
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 186, 25 July 2000

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2000of 10 July 2000 amending Annexes II, III, V, VII, VIII and IX to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries

Official Journal L 186 , 25/07/2000 P. 0001 - 0042

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2000

of 10 July 2000

amending Annexes II, III, V, VII, VIII and IX 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 1072/99(2), and in particular Article 19 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The Council has decided, by its Decision of 21 December 1999(3), to apply on a provisional basis the Agreements in the form of Exchanges of Letters between the European Community and certain third States (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) on trade in textile products.

(2) The Council has decided, by its Decision of 21 December 1999(4), to apply on a provisional basis the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products.

(3) The Council has decided, by its Decision of 21 December 1999(5), to apply on a provisional basis the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Ukraine amending the Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on trade in textile products.

(4) The Council has decided, by its Decision of 21 December 1999(6), to apply on a provisional basis the Agreement in the form of en Exchange of Letters amending the Agreements between the European Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textile products.

(5) The Council has decided, by its Decision of 21 December 1999(7), to apply on a provisional basis the Agreement between the European Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on trade in textile products.

(6) The Council has decided, by its Decision of 21 December 1999(8), to apply on a provisional basis the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt on trade in textile products.

(7) The Council has decided, by its Decision of 13 September 1999(9), to apply on a provisional basis the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Nepal on trade in textile products.

(8) The Council has decided, by its Decision of 12 July 1999(10), to apply on a provisional basis the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Cambodia on trade in textile products.

(9) All the above elements make it necessary to amend the relevant portions of Annexes II, III, V, VII, VIII and IX 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 above mentioned Regulation; whereas certain other amendments in order to take account of agreements, protocols or arrangements in the sense of that article are also appropriate.

(10) In order to ensure that the Community complies with its international obligations the measures provided for in this Regulation should apply with effect from 1 January 2000.

(11) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

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

1. Annex II is replaced by Annex 1 to this Regulation.

2. In Annex III, Article 28 is replaced by the following text:

"Article 28

1. The export licence referred to in Articles 11 and 19 and the certificate of origin may include additional copies duly indicated as such. They shall be made out in English, French or Spanish.

2. If the documents referred to above are completed by hand, entries must be in ink and in block...