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

• Published date: 29 December 1998
• Subject Matter: Textiles,Commercial policy,External relations
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 353, 29 December 1998

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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

Official Journal L 353 , 29/12/1998 P. 0001 - 0033

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...