Commission Regulation (EC) No 729/98 of 31 March 1998 amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 2577/97 concerning imports of certain textile products originating in the Russian Federation
L 100/52 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities 1. 4. 98 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 729/98 of 31 March 1998 amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 2577/97 concerning imports of certain textile products originating in the Russian Federation THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 517/94 of 7 textile March 1994 on common rules for imports of products from certain third countries not covered by bila- teral agreements, protocols or other arrangements, or by other last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1457/97 (2), and in particular Article 12(2) in conjunction with Article 25(5) thereof, specific Community rules (1), import as Whereas the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Russian Federation on trade in textile products initialled on 19 December 1995 expired on 31 December 1996 and whereas, pending the completion of negotiations directed towards the initialling of a new agreement with the Russian Federation, Commission Regulations (EC) No 2446/96 (3), (EC) No 562/97 (4), (EC) No 1025/97 (5) and (EC) No 2577/97 (6) were adopted in order to safeguard the economic interests of the Community in the further conduct of trade in textile products with that country; Whereas a new textile agreement with the Russian Federation has been initialled on 28 March 1998; whereas this agreement provides for the elimination of any quant- itative restriction in trade of textile products between the Parties as of 1 May 1998; Whereas the measures introduced by Regulation (EC) No 2577/97 are applicable until 31 March 1998; Whereas it is therefore necessary, given the sensitivity of the textiles and clothing sector, to maintain the present import regime for an additional period of one month starting on 1 April 1998 and to establish quantitative limits proportionately to the former limits; Whereas the proposed measures are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up by Regulation (EC) No 517/94, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 2577/97 is amended as follows: 1. In Article 7 the date ‘31 March 1998’ shall be replaced by ‘30 April 1998’. 2. Annexes I and II shall be replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 31 March 1998. For the Commission Leon BRITTAN Vice-President (1) OJ L 67, 10. 3. 1994, p. 1. (2) OJ L 199, 26. 7. 1997, p. 6. (3) OJ L 333, 21. 12. 1996, p. 7. (4) OJ L 85, 27. 3. 1997, p. 38. (5) OJ L 150, 7. 6. 1997, p. 20. (6) OJ L 350, 20. 12. 1997, p. 60. 1. 4. 98 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities L 100/53 ANNEX ‘ANNEX I Community quantitative limits referred to in Article 1(1) applicable from 1 January 1998 to 30 April 1998 Category (*) Unit Quantity 1 2 2a 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 20 22 39 12 13 15 16 21 24 29 83 33 37 50 74 90 115 117 118 tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes 1 000 pairs 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes 1 000 pieces tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes 1 804 5 344 411 701 1 003 637 1 117 315 959 653 947 513 335 1 572 2 063 395 287 474 488 219 163 184 634 197 211 339 170 607 358 (*) The full description of products falling within these categories is set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 517/94. L 100/54 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities 1. 4. 98 ANNEX II OUTWARD PROCESSING TRAFFIC Community quantitative limits referred to in Article 1(2) applicable from 1 January 1998 to 30 April 1998 Category (*) Unit Quantity 4 5 6 7 8 12 13 15 16 21 24 29 83 74 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pairs 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces tonnes 1 000 pieces 347 796 2 202 1 406 1 274 1 698 501 1 332 487 1 931 982 1 530 175 351 (*) The full description of products falling within these categories is set out in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 517/94. ’