L 220/12 Official Journal of the European Communities 15.8.2001 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1652/2001 of 14 August 2001 on the authorisation of transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in Taiwan THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (5)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 47/1999 of 22 December 1998 on the arrangements for imports of certain textile products originating in Taiwan ('), as amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1556/1999 (3, and in particular Article 4 thereof, Whereas: (1)  Taiwan made a request on 9 May 2001. (2)  The transfers requested by Taiwan fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 47/1999. (3) It is appropriate to grant the request. (4) It is desirable that this Regulation enters into force the day after its publication in order to allow operators to benefit from it as soon as possible. accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee provided for in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 (), HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods originating in Taiwan are authorised for the quota year 2001 as detailed in the Annex to this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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. Done at Brussels, 14 August 2001. () O] L 12, 16.1.1999, p. 1. () O] L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 1. For the Commission Pascal LAMY Member of the Commission () O] L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1.