Commission Regulation (EC) No 1476/96 of 26 July 1996 opening quotas for imports of textile products falling within categories 87 and 109 originating in North Korea and amending Annexes IV and V to Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94 on common rules for imports of textile products from certain third countries

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1476/96

of 26 July 1996

opening quotas for imports of textile products falling within categories 87 and 109 originating in North Korea and amending Annexes IV and V to Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94 on common rules for imports of textile products from certain third countries

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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 ([^E0001]), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 538/96 ([^E0002]), and in particular Articles 3 (3) and 5 in conjunction with Article 25 (4) thereof,

Whereas Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 517/94 lays down that the textile products referred to in Annex V originating in the countries indicated therein may be imported into the Community provided an annual quantitative limit is established in accordance with the appropriate procedure provided for in Article 25;

Whereas the Commission has received requests from three Member States with a view to introducing quantitative import limits for products falling within categories 87 (gloves, mittens and mitts, not knitted or crocheted) and 109 (tarpaulins, sails, awnings and sunblinds) originating in North Korea (listed in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 517/94) in order to satisfy certain market requirements; whereas, following deliberations within the committee set up under Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 517/94, it was considered appropriate, in particular in the light of the situation of the Community industry concerned, to set annual quantitative limits for imports into the Community of products falling within categories 87 and 109 originating in North Korea of 5 tonnes and 10 tonnes respectively, which will be applicable from the date of entry into force of this Regulation; whereas Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EC) No 517/94 should be amended accordingly; whereas the quotas in question shall be managed, in the interests of legal security; in accordance with Article 17 of that Regulation;

Whereas these measures are in accordance with the opinion of the committee set up by Regulation (EC) No 517/94,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Imports into the Community of textile products falling within categories 87 and 109 and originating in North Korea shall be subject to annual quantitative limits of 5 tonnes and 10 tonnes respectively.

The quantitative limits provided for above shall be managed in accordance with Article 17 of Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following 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.

ANNEX

‘ANNEX IV

Annual Community quantitative limits referred to in Article 3 (1)

(The products descriptions of the categories listed in this Annex are to be found in Annex I A to this Regulation)

NORTH KOREA

Category	Units	Quantity
1	tonnes	128
2	tonnes	145
3	tonnes	49
4	1 000 pieces	285
5	1 000 pieces	123
6	1 000 pieces	144
7	1 000 pieces	93
8	1 000 pieces	201
9	tonnes	71
12	1 000 pairs	1 290
13	1 000 pieces	1 509
14	1 000 pieces	96
15	1 000 pieces	108
16	1 000 pieces	55
17	1 000 pieces	38
18	tonnes	61
19	1 000 pieces	411
20	tonnes	142
21	1 000 pieces	2 961
24	1 000 pieces	263
26	1 000 pieces	173
27	1 000 pieces	179
28	1 000 pieces	285
29	1 000 pieces	75
31	1 000 pieces	293
36	1 000 pieces	91
37	1 000 pieces	356
39	1 000 pieces	51
59	1 000 pieces	466
61	1 000 pieces	40
68	1 000 pieces	75
69	1 000 pieces	184
70	1 000 pieces	270
73	1 000 pieces	93
74	1 000 pieces	133
75	1 000 pieces	39
76	tonnes	75
77	tonnes	9
78	tonnes	115
83	tonnes	34
87	tonnes	5
109	tonnes	10
117	tonnes	51
118	tonnes	23
142	tonnes	10
151A	tonnes	10
151B	tonnes	10
161	tonnes	152

ANNEX V

referred to in Article 3 (3)

(The products descriptions of the categories listed in this Annex are to be found in Annex I A to this Regulation)

NORTH KOREA

[^E0001]: OJ No L 67, 10.3.1994, p. 1.

[^E0002]: OJ No L 79, 29.3.1996, p. 1.