20.7.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L192/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1309/2002 of 12 July 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 517/94 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 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas: 1) In the interest of more efficient administrative manage- ment, the surveillance document in Annex VII to Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94 () should be updated to align it on the common Community surveil- lance document provided for in Council Regulations (EC) No 3285/94 (3 and (EC) No 519/94 (), both as amended by Regulation (EC) No 139/96 (*). In the interest of clarity, the provisions of Article 14 of Regula- tion (EC) No 517/94 should be redrafted accordingly. The possibility to apply for and issue the surveillance document electronically should be introduced. In that context, it is necessary to amend Article 21 of Regula- tion (EC) No 517/94 in order to allow the electronic submission of the request concerning that document. The provisions of Regulation (EC) No 517/94 concerning the committee procedure should be adapted to take account of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commis- sion (%). The procedure under Article 25(4) of Regulation (EC) No 517/94 relating to the introduction of emergency safe- guard measures under Article 13 of that Regulation is a () O L 67, 10.3.1994, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by p.- 1). () O] L 349, 31.12.1994, Regulation (EC) No 24742000 (O] L 286, 11.11.2000, p. 1). Commission Regulation (EC) No 888/2002 (O] L 146, 4.6.2002, . 53. Regulation as last amended by () OJ L 67, 10.3.1994, p. 89. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1138/98 (O] L 159, 3.6.1998, p. 1). (*) O] L 21, 27.1.1996, p. 7. () O] L 184, 28.6.1999, p. 23. variant of the former ‘1B’ procedure which is no longer valid. It is appropriate to apply, for the application of emergency safeguard measures, the procedure for the application of safeguards foreseen by Article 6(c), first alternative, of Decision 1999/468/EC. The procedure for the application of standard safeguard measures contained in Article 25(5) of Regulation (EC) No 517/94 corresponds to the procedure set out in Article 6(c), second alternative, of Decision 1999/ 468 /EC, which is appropriate for the application of such safeguard measures. The procedure for the application of surveillance meas- ures under Title III of Regulation (EC) No 517/94 should therefore be the same as that for the application of normal safeguard measures, namely that foreseen in Article 6(c), second alternative, of Decision 1999/ 468/EC, since the two types of measure are closely linked. For reasons of clarity it is appropriate to replace the whole provisions of Regulation (EC) No 517/94 relating to the Committee procedure. In the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 517/94, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia includes Kosovo, as defined by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999. In Kosovo, the international civil administration (UNMIK) has established a separate customs administration. The Annexes to that Regulation should be adapted in order to take account of this situation. Regulation (EC) No 517/94 should therefore be amended accordingly,