COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2000/2004

of 19 November 2004

authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Republic of Korea

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), 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 (2), as last amended by an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, initialled on 22 December 1994 and approved by Council Decision 95/131/EC (3), provides that transfers may be made between quota years.

(2) The Republic of Korea submitted a request for transfers between quota years on 6 September 2004.

(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 column 9 of Annex VIII thereto.

(4) It is appropriate to grant the request.

(5) It is desirable for this Regulation to enter into force on 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:

Article 1

Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods originating in the Republic of Korea are authorised for the quota year 2004 in accordance with the Annex.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the

Official Journal of the European Union

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 19 November 2004.

For the Commission

Pascal LAMY

Member of the Commission

(1)

OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1

. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1627/2004 (

OJ L 295, 18.9.2004, p. 1

(2)

OJ L 263, 19.9.1987, p. 37

(3)

OJ L 94, 26.4.1995, p. 1

ANNEX

728 REPUBLIC OF KOREA					Adjustment — transfer between quantitative limits
Group	Category	Unit	Limit 2004	Adjusted working level	Quantity	%	Flexibility	New adjusted working level
IA	1	kgs	932 000	905 190	46 600	5,0	Carry-over from 2003	951 790
IA	2a	kgs	1 156 000	1 173 010	57 800	5,0	Carry-over from 2003	1 230 810
IA	3	kgs	9 470 000	9 613 160	171 520	1,8	Carry-over from 2003	9 784 680
IA	3a	kgs	5 156 000	5 212 880	257 800	5,0	Carry-over from 2003	5 470 680
IB	4	pcs	16 962 000	17 153 070	848 100	5,0	Carry-over from 2003	18 001 170
IIB	12	prs	231 975 000	237 181 300	9 518 942	4,1	Carry-over from 2003	246 700 242
IIB	13	pcs	17 701 000	18 940 070	328 856	1,9	Carry-over from 2003	19 268 926
IIB	28	pcs	1 359 000	1 390 930	67 950	5,0	Carry-over from 2003	1 458 880
IIB	83	kgs	485 000	495 900	24 250	5,0	Carry-over from 2003	520 150
IIIA	35	kgs	17 631 000	18 338 920	881 550	5,0	Carry-over from 2003	19 220 470