Commission Communication in the framework of the implementation of Council Directive 88/378/EEC of 3 May 1998 concerning the approximation of the laws of the Member States referring to the safety of toys (Text with EEA relevance)
27. 11. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 340/69 Commission Communication in the framework of the implementation of Council Directive 88/378/EEC of 3 May 1998 concerning the approximation of the laws of the Member States referring to the safety of toys (1) (1999/C 340/10) (Text with EEA relevance) (Publication of titles and references of European harmonised standards under the Directive) OEN (1) Reference Title of the harmonised standards Year of the ratification CEN EN 71-1:1988 Safety of toys - part 1: mechanical and physical properties 1988 CEN EN 71-1:1998 Safety of toys - part 1: mechanical and physical properties 1998 This publication does not concern the C-weighted peak emission sound pressure level produced by a toy using percussion caps, as referred to standards EN 71-1:1998 in Clause 4. 20(d), in respect of which it grants no presumption of conformity to the provisions of Directive 88/378/EEC. CEN EN 71-2:1993 Safety of toys - part 2: flammability CEN EN 71-3:1994 Safety of toys - part 3: migration of certain element CEN EN 71-4:1990 Safety of toys - part 4: Experimental sets for chemestry and related activities CEN EN 71-4:1990/A1 Safety of toys - part 4: Experimental sets for chemestry and related activities CEN EN 71-5:1993 Safety of toys - part 5: Chemical toys (sets) other than experimental sets CEN EN 71-6:1994 Safety of toys - part 6: Graphical symbol for age warning labelling CENELEC EN 50088:1966 Safety of electric toys CENELEC CENELEC Amendement A1:1996 at EN 50088:1996 Amendement A2:1997 at EN 50088:1996 Safety of electric toys Safety of electric toys 1993 1994 1990 1998 1993 1994 1995 1995 1997 (1) ESO (European standardisation organisation): - CEN: rue de Stassart/Stassartstraat 36, B-1050 Brussels; tel. (32-2) 550 08 11, fax (32-2) 550 08 19; - CENELEC: rue de Stassart/Stassartstraat 35, B-1050 Brussels; tel. (32-2) 519 68 71, fax (32-2) 519 69 19; - ETSI: BP 152, F-06561 Valbonne Cedex, tel. (33-4) 92 94 42 12, fax (33-4) 93 65 47 16. NOTE: - any information concerning the availability of the standards can be obtained either from the European standardisation organisations or from the national standardisation bodies of which the list is annexed to European Parliament and Council Directive 98/34/EC (2), as amended by Council Directive 98/48/EC (3). (1) OJ L 187, 16. 7. 1988. (2) OJ L 204, 21. 7. 1998, p. 37. (3) OJ L 217, 5. 8. 1998, S. 18. C 340/70 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 11. 1999 - publication of the references in the Official Journal of the European Comunities does not imply that the standards are available in all the Community languages; - this list replaces all the previous lists published in the Official Journal of the European Communities: OJ C 155, 23. 6. 1989, OJ C 34, 9. 2. 1991, OJ C 237, 1. 9. 1993, OJ C 129, 11. 5. 1994, OJ C 156, 21. 6. 1995, OJ C 265, 12. 10. 1995, OJ C 190, 21. 6. 1997, OJ C 277, 5. 9. 1998, OJ C 215, 28. 7. 1999; - the Commission ensures the updating of this list. Notice of initiation of an examination procedure concerning an obstacle to trade, within the meaning of Council Regulation (EC) No 3286/94, consisting of trade practices maintained by Argentina in relation to the imports of textile and clothing products (1999/C 340/11) On 11 October 1999, the Commission received a complaint, to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No pursuant 3286/94 (1) (hereinafter áthe Regulationí). themselves known within the limits which make the mentioned below (see point 8), provide evidence that alleged practices are applicable in relation to such products. time 1. Complainant 3. Subject The complaint was lodged by Euratex (European Apparel And Textile Organisation), an association created under Belgian law which represents the European textile and clothing national industrial associations. The complaint concerns obstacles to trade allegedly caused by Argentinian practices and which adversely affect exports of the concerned to the Argentinian market. Euratex products contests the introduction of a number of measures which are alleged to substantially limit the access to the Argentinian market of imports from the EU. 2. Product The complaint concerns textile and clothing products included in CN chapters 50 to 63 (inclusively). The Argentinian practices, which are the subject of Euratex’s complaint, apply to most textile and clothing products. The examination which the Commission is initiating may also cover other products in respect of which interested parties, 4. Allegation of obstacles to trade 4. 1. Pre-shipment inspection and minimum customs values The complaint alleges that textiles and clothing products to be exported to Argentina are regularly subject to pre-shipment the same inspection in the country of export, and that controls (physical inspection and customs value control) are systematically repeated by the Argentinian customs. (1) Council Regulation (EC) No 3286/94 of 22 December 1994 laying common down Community procedures the commercial policy in order Community’s rights under international trade rules, in particular those established under the auspices of the World Trade Organi- sation (OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 71) as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 356/95 (OJ L 41, 23. 2. 1995, p. 3). in the to ensure field of the exercise of the It is also claimed that, since the beginning of 1999, some of the goods have also been subject to a valuation control (canal morado), by which customs duties are assessed according to than the arbitrary substantially higher reference values