No L 383 / 10 Official Journal of the European Communities 31 . 12 . 86
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 4131 / 86
of 23 December 1986
amending the Annexes to Council Regulation (EEC) No 182 / 86 and Regulation (EEC)
No 3714 / 85 in so far as concerns imports of certain textile products originating in the People's
Republic of China
adapted to include the regional quantitative limits allocated
to Spain and Portugal ;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) No 2072 / 84 of
29 June 1984 on common rules for imports of certain textile
products originating in China (*), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 4130 / 86 ( 2 ), and in particular
Article 18 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) No 182 / 86 of
14 January 1986 making the importation into Spain and
Portugal of textile products originating in certain third
countries subject to quantitative limits ( 3 ), and in particular
Article 3 thereof,
Article 1
Regulation (EEC ) No 182 / 86 is hereby amended as
follows :
( a ) the reference to China in Annex II is deleted ;
( b ) the quantitative limits for China is deleted from
Annex III .
Article 2
Annex A to Regulation (EEC) No 3714 / 85 is amended in
accordance with the Annex to this Regulation .
Whereas , pursuant to Articles 183 and 370 of the Act of
Accession of Spain and Portugal , the Community negotiated
a protocol adapting the Agreement between the Community
and China on trade in textile products ;
Whereas the Annexes to Regulation (EEC ) No 182 / 86
should therefore be amended ;
Whereas the breakdown for 1986 published in Annex A of
Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 3714 / 85 ( 4 ) should be
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the second day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States .
Done at Brussels , 23 December 1986 .
For the Commission
Willy DE CLERCQ
Vice-President
(') OJ No L 198 , 27 . 7 . 1984 , p. 1 .
( 2 ) See page 1 of this Official Journal .
( 3 ) OJ No L 26 , 31 . 1 . 1986 , p . 1 .
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31 . 12 . 86 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 383 / 11
ANNEX
QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FOR 1986
GROUP 1A
Category
CCT
heading
No
NIMEXE
code
( 1986 )
Description
Third
countries
Mem
ber
states
Units
Quantitative
limits from
1 January to
31 December
1986
1 55.05 55.05-13 , 19 , 21 ,
25 , 27 , 29 , 33 , 35 ,
37 , 41 , 45 , 46 , 48 ,
51 , 53 , 55 , 57 , 61 ,
65 , 67 , 69 , 72 , 78 ,
81 , 83 , 85 , 87
Cotton yarn , not put up for retail
sale
China E
P
EEC
tonnes 115
40
2 938
2 55.09
55.09-03 , 04 , 05 ,
06 , 07 , 08 , 09 , 10 ,
11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ,
16 , 17 , 19 , 21 , 29 ,
32 , 34 , 35 , 37 , 38 ,
39 , 41 , 49 , 51 , 52 ,
53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 ,
59 , 61 , 63 , 64 , 65 ,
66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 ,
71 , 73 , 75 , 76 , 77 ,
78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 ,
83 , 84 , 85 , 87 , 88 ,
89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 ,
98 , 99
Other woven fabrics of cotton :
Woven fabrics of cotton , other
than gauze , terry fabrics , narrow
woven fabrics , pile fabrics , che
nille fabrics , tulle and other net
fabrics :
China E
P
EEC
V )
tonnes 125
75
20 805
2 a ) 55.09-06 , 07 , 08 ,
09 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 ,
55 , 56 , 57 , 59 , 61 ,
63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 ,
70 , 71 , 73 , 83 , 84 ,
85 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 ,
91 , 92 , 93 , 98 , 99
a ) Of which other than unblea
ched of bleached
China E
P
tonnes 13
8
3 56.07
A
56.07-01 , 04 , 05 ,
07 , 08 , 10 , 12 , 15 ,
19 , 20 , 22 , 25 , 29 ,
30 , 31 , 35 , 38 , 39 ,
40 , 41 , 43 , 45 , 46 ,
47 , 49
Woven fabrics of man-made fibres
( discontinuous or waste ):
A. Of synthetic textile fibres :
Woven fabrics of synthetic fib
res ( discontinuous or waste )
other than narrow woven fab
rics , pile fabrics ( including terry
fabrics and chenille fabrics
China E
P
EEC
(')
tonnes 75
75
3 996
(') See Appendix .
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Category
CCT
heading
No
NIMEXE
code
( 1986 )
Description
Third
countries
Mem
ber
states
Units
Quantitative
limits from
1 January to
31 December
1986
3 a ) 56.07-01 , 05 , 07 ,
08 , 12 , 15 , 19 , 22 ,
25 , 29 , 31 , 35 , 38 ,
40 , 41 , 43 , 46 , 47 ,
49
a ) Of which other than unblea
ched or bleached
China E
P
tonnes 8
8
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GROUP I B
Category
CCT
heading
No
NIMEXE
code
( 1986 )
Description
Third
countries
Mem
ber
States
Units
Quantitative
limits from
1 January to
31 December
1986
4 60.04
B I
II a )
b )
c )
IV b ) 1 aa )
dd )
2 ee )
d ) 1 aa )
dd )
2 dd )
60.04-19 , 20 , 22 ,
23 , 24 , 26 , 41 , 50 ,
58 , 71 , 79 , 89
Under garments , knitted or
crocheted , not elastic or
rubberized :
Shirts , T-shirts , lightweight fine
knit roll , polo or turtle necked
jumpers and pullovers ,
undervests and the like , knitted
or crocheted , not elastic or
rubberized , other than babies'
garments , of cotton or synthetic
textile fibres ; T-shirts and
lightweight fine knit roll , polo or
turtle necked jumpers and
pullovers , of regenerated textile
fibres , other than babies'
garments
China E
P
EEC
1 000 pieces 150
17
6 116
5 60.05
A la )
II b)4 bb ) 11 aaa )
bbb )
ccc )
ddd )
eee )
22 bbb )
ccc )
ddd )
eee )
fff )
60.05-01 , 31 , 33 ,
34 , 35 , 36 , 39 , 40 ,
41 , 42 , 43
Outer garments and other articles ,
knitted or crocheted , not elastic or
rubberized
A. Outer garments and clothing
accessories :
Jerseys , pullovers , slip-overs ,
waistcoats , twinsets , cardi
gans , bed jackets and jumpers ,
knitted or crocheted , not elastic
or rubberized , of wool , of
cotton or of man-made textile
fibres
China E
P
EEC
1 000 pieces 85
14
6 048
6 61,01
B Vd ) 1
2
3
e ) 1
2
3
61.02
B II e ) 6 aa )
bb )
cc )
61.01-62 , 64 , 66 ,
72 , 74 , 76
61.02-66 , 68 , 72
Men's and boy's outer garments :
Women's , girls' and infants' outer
garments :
B. Other :
Men's and boys' woven
breeches , shorts and trousers
( including slacks ); women's ,
girls ' and infants ' woven
trousers and slacks , of wool , of
cotton or of man-made textile
fibres
China E
P
EEC
1 000 pieces 120
20
7 746
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Category
CCT
heading
No
NIMEXE
code
( 1986 )
Description
Third
countries
Mem
ber
States
Units
Quantitative
limits from
1 January to
31 December
1986
7 60.05
A II b ) 4 aa ) 22
33
44
55
61.02
B II e ) 7 bb )
cc )
dd )
60.05-22 , 23 , 24 ,
25
61.02-78 , 82 , 84
Outer garments and other articles ,
knitted or crocheted , not elastic or
rubberized :
A. Outer garments and clothing
accessories :
II . Other
Women's , girls' and infants' outer
garments :
B. Other :
Blouses and shirt-blouses ,
knitted , crocheted ( not elastic
or rubberized ), or woven , for
women , girls and infants , of
wool , of cotton or ofman-made
textile fibres
China E
P
EEC
1 000 pieces 40
10
1 871
8 61.03
A
61.03-11 , 15 , 19
Men's and boys' under garments ,
including collars , shirt fronts and
cuffs :
Men's and boys ' shirts , woven ,
of wool , of cotton or of
man-made textile fibres
China E
P
EEC
1 000 pieces 120
17
7 555
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GROUP II A
Category
CCT
heading
No
NIMEXE
code
( 1986 )
Description
Third
countries
Mem
ber
States
Units
Quantitative
limits from
1 January to
31 December
1986
9 55.08
62.02
B III a ) 1
55.08-10 , 30 , 50 ,
80
62.02-71
Terry towelling and similar terry
fabrics of cotton
Bed linen , table linen , toilet linen
and kitchen linen ; curtains and
other furnishing articles :
B. Other :
Woven cotton terry fabrics ;
toilet and kitchen linen of
woven cotton terry fabrics
China E
P
EEC
tonnes 27
5
3 043
20 62.02
B I a )
c )
62.02-12 , 13 , 19
Bed linen , table linen , toilet linen
and kitchen linen ; curtains and
other furnishing articles :
B. Other :
Bed linen , woven
China E
P
EEC
tonnes
/
23 56.05
B
56.05-51 , 55 , 61 ,
65 , 71 , 75 , 81 , 85 ,
91 , 95 , 99
Yarn of man-made fibres
( discontinuous or waste ), not put
up for retail sale :
B. Of regenerated textile fibres :
Yarn of discontinuous or waste
regenerated fibres , not put up
for retail sale
China E
P
EEC
tonnes 65
12
5 479
32 ex 58.04
58.04-07 , 11 , 15 ,
18 , 41 , 43 , 45 , 61 ,
63 , 67 , 69 , 71 , 75 ,
77 , 78
Woven pile fabrics and chenille
fabrics ( other than terry towelling
or similar terry fabrics of cotton
falling within heading No 55.08
and fabrics falling within heading
No 58.05 ):
Woven pile fabrics and chenille
fabrics ( other than terry fabrics
of cotton and narrow woven
fabrics ), of wool , of cotton or of
man-made textile fibres
China E
P
EEC
tonnes 18
14
2 564
(') See Appendix .
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Category
CCT
heading
No
NIMEXE
code
( 1986 )
Description
Third
countries
Mem
ber
States
Units
Quantitative
limits from
1 January to
31 December
1986
39 62.02
B II a )
c )
III a ) 2
c )
62.02-40 , 42 , 44 ,
46 , 51 , 59 , 65 , 72 ,
74 , 77
Bed linen , table linen , toilet linen
and kitchen linen ; curtains and
other furnishing articles :
B. Other :
Woven table linen , toilet and
kitchen linen , other than of
cotton terry fabric
China (') E
P
EEC
tonnes 200
21
4 620
0 ) See Appendix .
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GROUP II B
Category
CCT
heading
No
NIMEXE
code
( 1986 )
Description
Third
countries
Mem
ber
States
Units
Quantitative
limits from
1 January to
31 December
1986
12 60.03
A
B I
II b )
C
D
60.03-11 , 19 , 20 ,
27 , 30 , 90
Stockings , under stockings , socks ,
ankle-socks , sockettes and the like ,
knitted or crocheted , not clastic or
rubberized :
Other than women's stockings of
synthetic textile fibres
China E
P
EEC
1 000 pairs 250
65
10 698
18 61.03
B
C
61.03-51 , 55 , 59 ,
81 , 85 , 89
Men's and boys' under garments ,
including collars , shirt fronts and
cuffs :
Men's and boys' woven under
garments other than shirts , of
wool , of cotton or of man-made
textile fibres
China E
P
EEC
tonnes 14
5
576
19 61.05
A
C
61.05-10 , 99 Handkerchiefs China E
P
EEC
1 000 pieces 800
75
61 012
21 61.01
B IV
61.02
B II d )
61.01-29 , 31 , 32
61.02-25 , 26 , 28
Men's and boys' outer garments :
Women's , girls' and infants' outer
garments :
B. Other :
Parkas ; anoraks , windcheaters ,
waister jackets and the like ,
woven , of wool , of cotton or of
man-made textile fibres
China E
P
EEC
1 000 pieces 125
25
4 736
26 60.05
A II b ) 4 cc ) 11
22
33
44
61.02
B II e ) 4 bb )
cc )
dd )
ee )
60.05-45 , 46 , 47 ,
48
61.02-48 , 52 , 53 ,
54
Outer garments and other articles ,
knitted or crocheted , not elastic or
rubberized :
A. Outer garments and clothing
accessories :
II . Other :
Women's , girls' and infants' outer
garments :
B. Other :
Women's , girls' and infants'
( other than babies ') woven and
knitted or crocheted dresses , of
wool , of cotton or of man-made
textile fibres
China E
P
EEC
1 000 pieces 88
20
2 557
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Category
CCT
heading
No
NIMEXE
code
( 1986 )
Description
Third
countries
Mem
ber
States
Units
Quantitative
limits from
1 January to
31 December
1986
73 60.05
A II b ) 3
60.05-16 , 17 , 19
Outer garments and other articles ,
knitted or crocheted , not elastic or
rubberized :
A. Outer garments and clothing
accessories :
II . Other :
Track suits of knitted or
crocheted fabric , not elastic
or rubberized , of wool , of
cotton or of man-made
textile fibres
China E
P
EEC
1 000 pieces 35
10
1 620
76 61.01
B I
61.02
B II a )
61.01-13 , 15 , 17 ,
19
61.02-12 , 14
Men's and boys' outer garments :
Women's , girls ' and infants ' outer
garments :
B. Other :
Men's and boy's woven
industrial and occupational
clothing ; women's , girls' and
infants ' woven aprons ,
smock-overalls and other
industrial and occupational
clothing (whether or not also
suitable for domestic use ), of
wool , of cotton or of man-made
textile fibres
China E
P
EEC
tonnes 35
8
2 571
GROUP III A
Category
CCT
heading
No
NIMEXE
code
( 1986 )
Description
Third
countries
Mem
ber
States
Units
Quantitative
limits from
1 January to
31 December
1986
37 56.07
B
56.07-50 , 51 , 55 ,
56 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 65 ,
67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 ,
72 , 73 , 74 , 77 , 78 ,
82 , 83 , 84 , 87
56.07-50 , 55 , 56 ,
59 , 61 , 65 , 67 , 69 ,
70 , 71 , 73 , 74 , 77 ,
78 , 83 , 84 , 87
Woven fabrics of man-made fibres
( discontinuous or waste ):
B. Of regenerated textile fibres :
Woven fabrics of regenerated
textile fibres ( discontinuous or
waste ) other than narrow
woven fabrics , pile fabrics
( including terry fabrics ) and
chenille fabrics
a ) Of which other than
unbleached or bleached
China
China
E
P
EEC
E
P
tonnes
tonnes
140
40
6 806
42
12
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Appendix
Category Supplier
country
Provisions
2 China Possibility of transfer to and from category 3 of up to 40 % of the category to
which the transfer is made .
3 China Possibility of transfer with category 2 of up to 40 % of the category to which the
transfer is made .
20 China See category 39 .
39 China The quantitative limits prescribed in the Annex include bed linen of
category 20 .
The following sub-limits for bed linen apply within the quantitative limits
prescribed in the Annex for Spain :
( tonnes )
1986
E 50
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