Commission Regulation (EC) No 856/98 of 23 April 1998 amending Annexes I, II, III, V, VII, VIII and IX of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries
24. 4. 98 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities L 122/11 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 856/98 of 23 April 1998 amending Annexes I, II, III, V, VII, VIII and IX of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 339/98 (2), and in particular Article 19 in conjunction with Article 17 thereof, Whereas, some errors in the Customs Nomenclature for category 76 have occurred in the last updating of Annex I (list of textile products), which need to be corrected; Whereas the Council has decided by Decision of 18 December 1997 (3) to apply on a provisional basis addi- tional protocols to the Free Trade and Europe Agree- ments with the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Lithuania concerning trade in textiles; Whereas the Council has decided by Decision of 18 December 1997 (4) to apply on a provisional basis the agreement in the form of an exchange of letters amend- ing the agreement between the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on trade in textile and clothing products initialled on 15 December 1992, as last amended by the agreement in the form of an exchange of letters initialled on 1 August 1995; Whereas the Council has decided by Decision of 18 December 1997 (5) to apply on a provisional basis the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt on trade in textile products; Whereas, following Mongolia’s accession to the WTO and the termination of application of quantitative restrictions on one category of products originating in that country, it is necessary to establish provisions reflecting the main- tenance of double-checking arrangements on that cat- egory of products; Whereas, following a request from European industry, it is appropriate to establish quantitative limits for 1998 on re-importation into the Community of certain textile (1) OJ L 275, 8. 11. 1993, p. 1. (2) OJ L 45, 16. 2. 1998, p. 1. (3) OJ L 41, 13. 2. 1998, p. 81. (4) OJ L 41, 13. 2. 1998, p. 12. (5) OJ L 41, 13. 2. 1998, p. 1. products (categories 159 and 161) originating in the People’s Republic of China after outward processing operations in that country; whereas direct imports of textile products falling within categories 159 and 161 are subject to the quantitative limits laid down in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93; Whereas all the above elements make it necessary to amend the relevant portions of Annexes I, II, III, V, VII, VIII and IX to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 to take into account the changes introduced applicable on the im- portation into the Community of certain textile products originating in certain third countries within the meaning of Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 is amended as follows: 1. Annex I is amended as indicated in Annex I to this Regulation. 2. Annex II is replaced by Annex II to this Regulation. 3. In Annex III, Article 28 is replaced by the following text: ‘Article 28 The export licence referred to in Articles 11 and 1. 19 and the certificate of origin may include additional copies duly indicated as such. They shall be made out in English, French or Spanish. If the documents are 2. completed by hand, entries must be in ink and in block letters. referred to above 3. In the export licences or equivalent documents and certificates of origin shall measure 210 × 297 mm. The paper shall be white writing paper, sized, not containing mechanical pulp (6) and weighing not less than 25 g/m2. Each part shall have a printed guil- loche pattern background making any falsification by mechanical or chemical means apparent to the eye (7). (6) This is not obligatory for Hong Kong. (7) This is not obligatory for Hong Kong and Egypt. L 122/12 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 4. 98 4. Only the original shall be accepted by the competent authorities in the Community as being valid for import purposes in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation. 5. Each export licence or equivalent document and the certificate of origin shall bear a standardised serial number, whether or not printed, by which it can be identified (1). This number shall be composed of the following 6. elements (2): — two letters identifying the exporting country as follows: — Argentina — Armenia — Azerbaijan — Bangladesh — Belarus — Brazil — China — Egypt — Estonia — Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia — Georgia — Hong Kong — India — Indonesia — Kazakhstan — Kyrgyzstan — Latvia — Lithuania — Macao — Malaysia — Moldova — Mongolia — Pakistan — Peru — Philippines — Singapore — South Korea — Sri Lanka — Taiwan — Tajikistan — Thailand — Turkmenistan — Ukraine — United Arab Emirates — Uruguay = AR = AM = AZ = BD = BY = BR = CN = EG = EE = 96 = GE = HK = IN = ID = KZ = KG = LV = LT = MO = MY = MD = MN = PK = PE = PH = SG = KR = LK = TW = TJ = TH = TM = UA = AE = UY (1) In the case of Hong Kong, this is obligatory only for the ex- (2) In the case of Peru and Egypt, this provision will enter into port licence. force at a later date. — Uzbekistan — Vietnam = UZ = VN — two letters identifying the intended Member State of destination as follows: — AT = Austria — BL = Benelux — DE = Federal Republic of Germany — DK = Denmark — EL = Greece — ES = Spain — FI = Finland — FR = France — GB = United Kingdom — IE = Ireland — IT = Italy — PT = Portugal — SE = Sweden — a one-digit number identifying the quota year or the year under which exports were recorded, in the case of products listed in Table A of this Annex, corresponding to the last figure in the year in question, e. g. “5” for 1995. In the case of products originating in the People’s Republic of China listed in Appendix C to Annex V this number should be “1” for the year 1995, “2” for the year 1996, “3” for the year 1997 and so on, — a two-digit number identifying the issuing office in the exporting country, — a five-digit number running consecutively from 00001 to 99999 allocated to the specific Member State of destination. ’ 4. Table A to Annex III is replaced by Annex III to this Regulation. 5. The specimen of the certificate of Hong Kong origin appended to Annex III is replaced by the specimen in Annex IV to this Regulation. 6. The specimen of licence appended to Annex III is replaced by the specimen in Annex V to this Regulation. the Hong Kong export 7. In Annex V, the table at Annex VI to this Regulation is added at the end. 8. In Annex VII, the table for China is replaced by the table at Annex VII to this Regulation and the table for Vietnam at Annex VII is added at the end. 9. Annex VIII is replaced by Annex VIII to this Regula- tion. 10. Annex IX is replaced by Annex IX to this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 24. 4. 98 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities L 122/13 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 23 April 1998. For the Commission Leon BRITTAN Vice-President ANNEX I In Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 the section concerning category 76 is replaced by the following text: ‘76 Men’s or boys’ industrial or occupational clothing, other than knitted or crocheted 6203 22 10 6203 23 10 6203 29 11 6203 32 10 6203 33 10 6203 39 11 6203 42 11 6203 42 51 6203 43 11 6203 43 31 6203 49 11 6203 49 31 6211 32 10 6211 33 10 Women’s or girls’ aprons, smock overalls and other industrial or occupational clothing, other than knitted or crocheted 6204 22 10 6204 23 10 6204 29 11 6204 32 10 6204 33 10 6204 39 11 6204 62 11 6204 62 51 6204 63 11 6204 63 31 6204 69 11 6204 69 31 6211 42 10 6211 43 10’ L 122/14 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 4. 98 ANNEX II ‘ANNEX II Exporting countries referred to in Article 1 Argentina Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Brazil China Egypt Estonia Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Georgia Hong Kong India Indonesia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Macao Malaysia Moldova Mongolia Pakistan Peru Philippines Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Taiwan Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan Ukraine United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam’ 24. 4. 98 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities L 122/15 ANNEX III ‘TABLE A Countries and categories subject to the system of double-checking surveillance (The complete description of the categories is shown in Annex I) Third country Group Category Unit Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Estonia Egypt I A I B I A I B II A II B V I B I A I B II A II B IV I A I B II A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 20 12 13 136 4 (*) 6 (*) 8 (*) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 20 39 13 117 118 1 2 4 (*) 20 (*) tonnes tonnes tonnes 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces tonnes tonnes tonnes 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces tonnes 1 000 pairs 1 000 pieces tonnes 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces tonnes tonnes tonnes 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces tonnes tonnes tonnes 1 000 pieces tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes 1 000 pieces tonnes L 122/16 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 4. 98 Third country Group Category Unit Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia I A I B II B III B I A I B I A I B I A I B I A I B II A II B 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 15 16 67 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 4 5 6 7 9 12 15 26 27 31 tonnes tonnes 1 000 pieces 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 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces tonnes tonnes tonnes 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces tonnes tonnes tonnes 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces tonnes tonnes 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces tonnes 1 000 pairs 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 24. 4. 98 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities L 122/17 Third country Group Category Unit Lithuania Moldova Mongolia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine I A I B II A II B IV I A I B II A II B IV I B I A I B I A I B II A II B III A III B 2 4 5 6 7 8 20 39 12 13 28 117 118 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 20 39 15 115 117 118 5 5 A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 22 73 83 33 74 tonnes 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces tonnes tonnes 1 000 pairs 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces tonnes tonnes tonnes 1 000 pieces tonnes tonnes tonnes 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces tonnes tonnes tonnes 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces tonnes tonnes tonnes 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces tonnes 1 000 pieces tonnes tonnes 1 000 pieces L 122/18 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 4. 98 Third country Group Category Unit United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam I A I B II A II B V I A I B II A II B V I A II A II B III A III B IV V 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 20 21 26 157 161 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 20 15 26 159 161 1 2 3 22 23 32 16 17 19 24 27 33 36 37 90 115 117 136 156 157 159 160 tonnes 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces tonnes tonnes 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces tonnes 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes (*) For these categories the provisions of Article 9 do not apply. ’ ANNEX IV Specimen of certificate of origin referred to in Article 28 of Annex III for Hong Kong Exporter (full name and address) CERTIFICATE NO. Consignee (if required) CERTIFICATE OF HONG KONG ORIGIN Departure Date (on or about) Factory Number Vessel/Flight/Vehicle No. Place of Loading Port of Discharge Final Destn. if on Carriage Marks, Nos. and Container No. ; No. and Kind of Packages; Description of Goods TRADE DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION Quantity or Weight (in words and figures) Brand Names or Labels (if any) Destn. Country I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE GOODS DESCRIBED ABOVE ORIGINATE IN HONG KONG ORIGINAL—WHITE DUPLICATE—YELLOW TRIPLICATE—LIGHT BLUE COPYRIGHT RESERVED Signature for Director-General of Trade ANNEX V Specimen of export licence referred to in Article 12(2) of Annex III for Hong Kong EXPORT LICENCE (TEXTILES) FORM 5 ORIGINAL Audit No. Import and Export Ordinance (Cap. 60) Import and Export (General) Regulations Exporter (Name & Address) T. C. R. No. (if any) B. R. No. (See Explanatory Note (6) Overleaf) Date of Receipt and Receipt No. Date of Issue & Licence No. Issue of this licence is approved. for Director-General of Trade Fax No. Tel. No. Stamps Consignee (Name & Address) Manufacturer (Name & Address) T. C. R. No. (if any) B. R. No. (See Explanatory Note (6) Overleaf) F. R. No. (if any) Fax No. Tel. No. Departure Date Country of Final Destination Mode of Transport C. O. /Form A No. FOR CONDITIONS OF THIS LICENCE PLEASE SEE OVERLEAF WARNING: Heavy penalties are provided for false declaration and information, unauthorised alterations, and misuse of this licence Visa Chop Item No. Category/Sub- Category No. T. C. R. No. of Quota/ Permit Holder Quota Reference Quantity in Quota Units 1 2 3 Mark(s) and Number(s), Origin marking (if any) on packages No. of Packages Full Description of Goods, Origin marking (if any) on goods (State Country of Origin of raw materials) No. of Units Value f. o. b. HK$ MANUFACTURER’S DECLARATION EXPORTER’S DECLARATION Date. Date. I,. acting for and on behalf of I,. acting for and on behalf of (Name of Signatory) (See Condition (5) Overleaf) (Name of Signatory) (See Condition (6) Overleaf). (Trading Name of Manufacturer). (Trading Name of Exporter) make the following declaration:– make the following declaration:– Total value f. o. b. HK$ I hereby declare that I have read and understood the conditions overleaf, that the manufacturer named herein is the manufacturer of the goods described in this application, that the goods are of Hong Kong origin in accordance with condition (2) overleaf, that the manufacturer named herein undertakes to abide by the conditions overleaf, and that the particulars given herein are true. I hereby declare that the exporter the exporter named herein is the exporter of named herein undertakes to abide by the conditions overleaf, and that the particulars given herein are true. I have read and understood the conditions overleaf, the goods described in this application, that that ** I further declare that the manufacturer named herein is supplying the quotas for the goods covered by this application in accordance with condition (3) overleaf. ** I further declare that the exporter named herein is supplying the quotas for the goods covered by this application in accordance with condition (3) overleaf. ** I further declare that the quota utilisation conditions for free quotas as stipulated in the relevant Notices to Exporters are complied with. ** I further declare that the quota utilisation conditions for free quotas as stipulated in the relevant Notices to Exporters are complied with. (** Delete if not applicable) (** Delete if not applicable). Signature. Company/Business Chop. Signature. Company/Business Chop For Chinese translation of this form, please refer to the inside cover of the pad containing the forms. This licence is valid for 28 days from the date of issue unless endorsed otherwise. COPYRIGHT RESERVED 24. 4. 98 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities L 122/23 ANNEX VI Third country Category Unit Community quantitative limits 1998 1999 2000 ‘Vietnam GROUP I B 4 5 6 7 8 GROUP II A 9 20 39 GROUP II B 12 13 14 15 18 21 26 28 29 31 68 73 76 78 83 GROUP III A 35 41 GROUP III B 10 97 GROUP IV 118 GROUP V 161 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces tonnes tonnes tonnes 1 000 pairs 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces tonnes 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces tonnes 1 000 pieces tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes 1 000 pairs tonnes tonnes tonnes 6 600 2 555 4 175 2 200 9 600 847 215 205 2 750 7 750 400 300 810 14 300 750 3 250 250 2 700 300 535 940 660 200 500 620 4 596 100 80 206 6 798 2 632 4 300 2 266 9 888 868 221 211 2 805 7 983 414 315 834 15 015 773 3 348 258 2 781 311 562 987 680 206 525 648 4 826 104 82 212 7 002 2 711 4 429 2 334 10 185 890 227 217 2 861 8 222 428 331 859 15 766 796 3 448 265 2 864 321 590 1 036 700 212 551 677 5 067 107 85 219’ L 122/24 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 4. 98 ANNEX VII Third country Category Unit Community quantitative limits 1998 1999 2000 ‘China GROUP I B 4 5 6 7 8 GROUP II B 13 14 15 16 17 18 21 24 26 29 31 73 76 78 83 GROUP V 159 161 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces tonnes 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes 287 636 2 235 611 1 402 827 583 496 954 765 128 2 030 129 1 094 114 6 231 247 1 149 62 62 8 15’ Third country Category Unit Community quantitative limits 1998 1999 2000 ‘Vietnam GROUP I B 4 5 6 7 8 GROUP II B 12 13 15 18 21 26 31 68 76 78 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pairs 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces tonnes 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces 1 000 pieces tonnes tonnes tonnes 707 539 504 944 2 186 2 312 680 204 255 1 380 138 1 243 102 328 246 749 571 534 1 000 2 318 2 405 721 224 270 1 518 146 1 318 110 361 261 794 605 566 1 060 2 457 2 501 764 247 286 1 669 155 1 397 117 397 276’ 24. 4. 98 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities L 122/25 ANNEX VIII ‘ANNEX VIII referred to in Article 7 Flexibility provisions The attached table indicates for each of the supplier countries listed in column 1 the maximum amounts which, after advance notification to the Commission, it may transfer between the corresponding quantitative limits indicated in Annex V in ac- cordance with the following provisions: — advance utilisation of the quantitative limit for the particular category established for the following quota year shall be authorised up to the percentage of the quantitative limit for the current year indicated in column 2; the amounts in ques- tion shall be deducted from the corresponding quantitative limits for the following year, — carry-over of amounts not utilised in a given year to the corresponding quantitative limit for the following year shall be authorised up to the percentage of the quantitative limit for the year of actual utilisation indicated in column 3, — transfers from categories 1 to categories 2 and 3 shall be authorised up to the percentages of the quantitative limit to which the transfer is made indicated in column 4, — transfers between categories 2 and 3 shall be authorised up to the percentages of the quantitative limit to which the transfer is made indicated in column 5, — transfers between categories 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 shall be au- thorised up to the percentages of the quantitative limit to which the transfer is made indicated in column 6, — transfers into any of the categories in Groups II or III (and where applicable Group IV) from any of the categories in Groups I, II or III shall be authorised up to the percentages of the quantitative limit to which the transfer is made indi- cated in column 7. The cumulative application of the flexibility provisions referred to above shall not result in an increase in any Community quan- titative limit for a given year above the percentage indicated in column 8. The table of equivalence applicable to the abovementioned trans- fers is given in Annex I. Additional conditions, possibilities for transfers and notes are given in column 9 of the table. L 122/26 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 4. 98 Country Advance utilisation Carry-over Transfers from category 1 to categories 2 and 3 Transfers between categories 2 and 3 Transfers between categories 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 Transfers from Groups I, II, III to Groups II, III, IV Maximum increase in any category (1) (2) (3) (4) Argentina 5 % 7 % 7 % (5) 7 % (6) 7 % (7) 7 % (8) n. a. Additional conditions (9) Transfers may be made from categories 2 and 3 to category 1 up to 4 % Armenia 5 % 7 % 4 % 4 % 4 % 5 % Azerbaijan 5 % 7 % 4 % 4 % 4 % 5 % are not currently 13,5 % Imports subject to quantitative limits. With regard to column 7, transfers can also be made from and to Group V. For Group I categories the limit in column 8 is 13 % are not currently 13,5 % Imports subject to quantitative limits. With regard to column 7, transfers can also be made from and to Group V. For Group I categories the limit in column 8 is 13 % Bangladesh 5 % 10 % 12 % 12 % 12 % 12 % n. a. Note: imports subject to quantitative limits currently are not Belarus 5 % 7 % 4 % 4 % 4 % 5 % 13,5 % With regard to column 7, transfers can also be made from and to Group V. For Group I categories the limit in column 8 is 13 % Brazil 5 % 7 % 7 % 7 % 7 % 7 % n. a. A transfer of 2 % from categ- ories 2 and 3 to category 1 shall also be authorised China 1 % 3 % 1 % 4 % 4 % 6 % 17 % Further amounts may be authorised following consulta- tions accordance with in Article 16 up to: column 2: 5 % column 3: 7 %. With regard to column 7, transfers from Groups I, II, and III may only be made into Groups II and III 24. 4. 98 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities L 122/27 (1) (2) (3) (4) Estonia 5 % 7 % 4 % (5) 4 % (6) 4 % 5 % (7) (8) (9) 5 % 9 % 7 % 7 % 7 % 10 % Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Georgia 5 % 7 % 4 % 4 % 4 % 5 % Hong Kong * * India 5 % 7 % 0 % 7 % 4 % 7 % 4 % 7 % 5 % 7 % Indonesia Kazakhstan 5 % 5 % 7 % 7 % 7 % 4 % 7 % 4 % 7 % 4 % 7 % 5 % Kyrgyzstan 5 % 7 % 4 % 4 % 4 % 5 % Latvia 5 % 7 % 4 % 4 % 4 % 5 % Lithuania 5 % 7 % 4 % 4 % 4 % 5 % are currently not 13,5 % Imports subject to quantitative limits. With regard to column 7, transfers can also be made from and to Group V. For Group I categories the limit in column 8 is 13 % 17 % With regard to column 7, transfers from any category in Groups I, II, III to any category only in Groups II and III are currently not 13,5 % Imports subject to quantitative limits. With regard to column 7, transfers can also be made from and to Group V. For Group I categories the limit in column 8 is 13 % n. a. See appendix to Annex VIII in amounts may Further be authorised following consulta- tions accordance with Article 16 up to 7 000 tonnes (up to 2 500 tonnes for any particular textiles category and up to 3 000 tonnes for any particular clothing category) n. a. n. a. are currently not 13,5 % Imports subject to quantitative limits. With regard to column 7, transfers can also be made from and to Group V. For Group I categories the limit in column 8 is 13 % are currently not 13,5 % Imports subject to quantitative limits. With regard to column 7, transfers can also be made from and to Group V. For Group I categories the limit in column 8 is 13 % are currently not 13,5 % Imports to quantitative limits. subject With regard to column 7, transfers can also be made from and to Group V. For Group I categories the limit in column 8 is 13 % are currently not 13,5 % Imports subject to quantitative limits. With regard to column 7, transfers can also be made from and to Group V. For Group I categories the limit in column 8 is 13 % L 122/28 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 4. 98 (1) (2) (3) (4) Macao 1 % 2 % 0 % (5) 4 % (6) 4 % (7) 5 % (8) n. a. (9) amounts may Further be authorised following consulta- accordance with in tions Article 16 up to: column 2: 5 % column 3: 7 % Malaysia 5 % 7 % 7 % Moldova 5 % 7 % 4 % 7 % 4 % 7 % 4 % 7 % n. a. 5 % are currently not 13,5 % Imports to quantitative limits. subject With regard to column 7, transfers can also be made from and to Group V. For Group I categories the limit in column 8 is 13 % Mongolia 5 % 7 % 4 % 4 % 4 % 5 % n. a. Pakistan 5 % 7 % 7 % 7 % 7 % 7 % n. a. Peru 5 % 9 % 11 % 11 % 11 % 11 % n. a. Philippines 5 % 7 % 7 % Singapore 5 % 7 % 7 % South Korea 1 % 2 % 0 % 7 % 7 % 4 % 7 % 7 % 4 % 7 % 7 % 5 % n. a. n. a. n. a. are currently not Imports subject to quantitative limits. With regard to column 7, transfers can also be made from and to Group V. With regard to column 4, transfers may also be made between categories 1, 2 and 3 With regard to column 4 trans- fers may be made between categories 1, 2 and 3. Further amounts may be authorised in following accordance with Article 16 up to 3 000 tonnes (up to 2 000 tonnes for any particular cat- egory) consultations Transfers may be made between categories 1, 2 and 3 up to 11 % amounts may Further be authorised following consulta- tions accordance with in Article 16 up to: column 2: 5 % column 3: 7 % Sri Lanka 5 % 9 % 11 % 11 % 11 % 11 % n. a. Tajikistan 5 % 7 % 4 % 4 % 4 % 5 % are currently not 13,5 % Imports subject to quantitative limits. With regard to column 7, transfers can also be made from and to Group V. For Group I categories the limit in column 8 is 13 % 24. 4. 98 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities L 122/29 (1) (2) (3) Taiwan 5 % 7 % Thailand 5 % 7 % Turkmenistan 5 % 7 % (4) 0 % 7 % 4 % (5) 4 % 7 % 4 % (6) 4 % 7 % 4 % 7 % 5 % (7) (8) (9) 5 % 12 % n. a. are currently not 13,5 % Imports subject to quantitative limits. With regard to column 7, transfers can also be made from and to Group V. For Group I categories the limit in column 8 is 13 % 13,5 % With regard to column 7, transfers can also be made from and to Group V. For Group I categories the limit in column 8 is 13 % Ukraine 5 % 7 % 4 % 4 % 4 % 5 % United Arab Emirates 5 % 6 % 5 % 5 % 5 % 6 % n. a. are currently not Imports subject to quantitative limits. With regard to column 7, transfers can also be made from and to Group V Uzbekistan 5 % 7 % 4 % 4 % 4 % 5 % Vietnam 5 % 7 % 0 % 0 % 7 % 7 % 13,5 % With regard to column 7, transfers can also be made from and to Group V. For Group I categories the limit in column 8 is 13 % 17 % With regard to column 7 trans- fers can be made from any category in Groups I, II, III, IV and V to Groups II, III, IV and V n. a. = not applicable. Flexibility provisions for quantitative restrictions referred to in Appendix C to Annex V Country Advance utilisation Carry-over Transfers between categories 156, 157, 159 and 161 Transfers between other categories Maximum increase in any category Additional conditions (1) China (2) 1 % (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 3 % 1,5 % 6 % 14 % Further amounts may be authorised following consultations in accordance with Article 16 up to: column 2: 5 % column 3: 7 % L 122/30 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 4. 98 Appendix to Annex VIII Flexibility provisions Hong Kong Group Category Advance utilisation Country (1) Hong Kong GROUP I 2, 2A 3, 3A, 4, 7, 8 5 6, 6A GROUP II 13, 21, 68, 73 12, 16, 18, 24, 26, 32, 39, 77 13S, 31, 68S, 83 27, 29, 78 GROUP III All categories Country (1) Group Category Hong Kong GROUP I GROUP II 2, 2A, 3, 3A 4 5 6, 6A, 7, 8 13, 13S, 21, 73 18, 68, 68S 12, 31 24, 26, 27, 32, 39, 78 16, 29, 77, 83 (2) 3,25 % 3,00 % 3,75 % 2,75 % 3,50 % 4,25 % 4,50 % 5,00 % 5,00 % Carry-over (3) 3,75 % 3,25 % 3,00 % 2,50 % 3,00 % 3,50 % 4,50 % 5,00 % 5,50 % GROUP III All categories 5,50 %’ 24. 4. 98 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities L 122/31 ANNEX IX ‘ANNEX IX referred to in Article 10 Safeguard clauses; basket exit thresholds Supplier country Group I Group II Group III Group IV Group V Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus China Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Moldova Taiwan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan 0,35 % 0,35 % 1,00 % 0,35 % 0,35 % 0,35 % 0,40 % 0,40 % 0,35 % 0,40 % 0,35 % 0,35 % 0,35 % 1,20 % 1,20 % 1,20 % 5,00 % 5,00 % 1,20 % 1,20 % 1,20 % 2,40 % 2,40 % 1,20 % 2,00 % 1,20 % 1,20 % 1,20 % 1,20 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 10,00 % 10,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 8,00 % 8,00 % 4,00 % 6,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 8,00 % 8,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 8,00 % 8,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 % 4,00 % Supplier country Group I Group II A Group II B Group III Group IV Group V Vietnam 1,0 % 5,0 % 2,5 % 10,0 % 10,0 % 10,0 % China (for products referred to in Annex I B) For silk products For other products 25,00 % 10,00 %’