16.11.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L 313/9 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2030/2002 of 15 November 2002 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Republic of Korea THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (4) It is appropriate to grant the request. Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European (5) It is desirable for this Regulation to enter into force on Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries (!), as last amended by Commis- sion Regulation (EC) No 797/2002 (%), and in particular Article 7 thereof, Whereas: (1)  The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Korea on trade in textile products, initialled on 7 August 1986 and approved by Council Decision 87/471[EEC (°), as last amended by an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, initi- alled on 22 December 1994 and approved by Council Decision 95/131/EC (), provides that transfers may be agreed between quota years. (2)  The Republic of Korea submitted a request for transfers between quota years on 5 September 2002. (3)  The transfers requested by the Republic of Korea fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 and set out in Annex VIII thereto. the day after its publication in order to allow operators to benefit from it as soon as possible. (6)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee set up by Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Atrticle 1 Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods origi- nating in the Republic of Korea fixed by the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Korea on trade in textile products are authorised for the quota year 2002 in accordance with the Annex. Atticle 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Commu- nities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 15 November 2002. 1 () OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1. () OJ L 128, 15.5.2002, p. 29. () OJ L 263,19.9.1987, p. 37. () OJ L 94, 26.4.1995, p. 1. For the Commission Pascal LAMY Member of the Commission