L 65/12 Official Journal of the European Union 8.3.2003 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 428/2003 of 12 February 2003 establishing the allocation method for the additional quantities resulting from the quota increase brought in by Council Regulation (EC) No 4272003 to the 2002 and 2003 Community quantitative quotas on certain products originating in the People's Republic of China 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 520/94 of 7 March 1994 establishing a Community procedure for adminis- tering quantitative quotas ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 138/96 (%), and in particular Articles 9 and 13 thereof, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1394/2001 of 9 July 2001 establishing administrative procedures for the 2002 quantitative quotas for certain products originating in the People's Republic of China (%), Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1498/2002 of 21 August 2002 establishing administrative procedures for the 2003 quantitative quotas for certain products originating in the People's Republic of China (¥), Whereas: (1) By Regulation (EC) No 1995/2001 (}) the Commission laid down the quantities to be allocated to importers from the 2002 quantitative quotas on certain products originating in the People's Republic of China. (2) By Regulation (EC) No 2077/2002 (°) the Commission laid down the quantities to be allocated to importers from the 2003 quantitative quotas on certain products originating in the People's Republic of China. (3)  Article 21(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 427/2003 of 3 March 2003 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 519/94 on common rules for imports from certain countries () provides that the allocation method for the additional quantities for the years 2002 and 2003 resulting from the quota increases provided for in Annex Il of the same Regulation and an appropriate period of time for their utilisation shall be established by the Commission. (4)  Accordingly, simple administrative procedures should be established to enable Community importers to import the additional quantities brought in by Regulation (EC) No 427/2003. 1 () OJ L 66, 10.3.1994, p. 1. () OJL 21, 27.1.1996, p. 6. () OJ L 187, 10.7.2001, p. 31. () OJ L 225, 22.8.2002, p. 15. () OJ L 271, 12.10.2001, p. 18. () OJ L 319, 23.11.2002, p. 12. () See page 1 of this Official Journal. accordance with the opinion of the Committee for managing quotas set up by Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 520/94, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Atrticle 1 Any importer having held an import licence issued for 2002 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1995/2001 for products falling within HS/CN codes ex 6402 99, ex 6403 91, ex 6403 99, ex 6404 11 and 6404 19 10 is entitled to import an additional quantity of 10,25 % to the quantity indicated in its import licence. Any importer having held an import licence issued for 2002 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1995/2001 for products falling within HS/CN codes 6403 51 and 6403 59 is entitled to import an additional quantity of 15,5 % to the quantity indi- cated in its import licence. Any importer having held an import licence issued for 2002 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1995/ 2001 for products falling within HS/CN codes 6911 10 and 6912 00 is entitled to import an additional quantity of 32,25 % to the quantity indicated in its import licence. Atticle 2 The competent authority shall issue an additional licence for the additional quantities mentioned in Article 1. The additional licence shall be valid until 31 December 2003 and issued free of charge and certified by the competent authority. Atticle 3 Any importer holding an import licence issued for 2003 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2077/2002 for products falling within HS/CN codes ex 6402 99, ex 6403 91, ex 6403 99, ex 6404 11 and 6404 19 10 is entitled to import an additional quantity of 21,28 % to the quantity indicated in its import licence. Any importer holding an import licence issued for 2003 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2077/2002 for products