30. 12. 95 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 326/25 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 3060/95 of 22 December 1995 on the arrangements for imports of certain textile products originating in Taiwan . THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3951/92 of 29 December 1992 on the arrangements for imports of certain textile products originating in Taiwan (') laid down the arrangements for the imports into the Community of the products in question until 31 December 1995; Whereas these arrangements should be maintained beyond that date until such time as Taiwan accedes to the World Trade Organization; Whereas, in order, inter alia, to ensure compliance with the objectives of this Regulation, the release for free circulation of the products in question should be made subject to import authorization on presentation of an export document issued in Taiwan by a body affording all the necessary guarantees; Whereas it is necessary to provide that neither handicraft or traditional folklore products, for which an appropriate certification system will be devised, nor products introduced into the customs territory of the Community under the inward processing rules or under other temporary admission rules and re-exported from that territory in the same state or after processing are to be set off against the abovementioned quantitative limits; Whereas provision should be made for introducing, where certain conditions are fulfilled, quantitative limits on textile products which are included in the import arrangements applicable to Taiwan but for which no quantitative limit has been fixed; Whereas it should be possible, where it is found that products originating in Taiwan and subject to this Regulation have been imported into the Community in an attempt to evade the provisions of this Regulation, to deduct the quantity of goods concerned from the appropriate quantitative limits established under this Regulation; Whereas it should be possible to introduce specific quantitative limits for products obtained under the outward processing relief arrangements; (1) OJ No L 405, 31. 12. 1992, p. 6. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3312/94 (O] No L 350, 31. 12. 1994, p. 3). Whereas the import arrangements at present in force ‘expire on 31 December 1995; whereas it is necessary to provide for transitional arrangements in respect of products shipped before 1 January 1996, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. From 1 January 1996 to 31 December 1998 importation into the Community of the textile products falling under the categories listed in Annex I shall be governed by the provisions of this Regulation. 2. Classification shall be based on the combined nomenclature (CN). 3. Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, importation into the Community of the textile products referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be subject to quantitative restrictions or to measures having equivalent effect. Article 2 1. In 1996, 1997, and 1998, importation into the Community of textile products listed in Annex II and originating in Taiwan shall be effected within the limits of quantitative Community limits laid down in the said - Annex. 2. For the purposes of the application of this Regulation, the concept of originating products, as well as the means of monitoring their origin, shall be those defined by the relevant Community rules in force. 3.  Subject to the other provisions of this Article, the release for free circulation in the Community of the products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the presentation of an import authorization issued by the Member States’ authorities at the importer’s request, on presentation by the said importer of an export document conforming to the model in Annex III, issued by the Taiwan Textile Federation. 4.  The authorities of the Member State of import shall issue the import authorization in conformity with -the rules and procedures established in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules