
Article 1 
The purpose of this Regulation is to lay down rules on the management of quantitative quotas for imports of certain textile products set out in Annexes IIIB and IV to Regulation (EC) No 517/94 for the year 2005.
Article 2 
The quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be allocated according to the chronological order of receipt by the Commission of Member States’ notifications of applications from individual operators, for amounts not exceeding the maximum quantities per operator set out in Annex I.
The maximum quantities shall not, however, apply to operators able to prove to the competent national authorities, when making their first application for 2005, that, in respect of given categories and given third countries, they imported more than the maximum quantities specified for each category pursuant to import licences granted to them for 2004.
In the case of such operators, the competent authorities may authorise imports not exceeding the quantities imported in 2004 from given third countries and in given categories, provided that enough quota capacity is available.
Article 3 
Any importer who has already used up 50 % or more of the amount allocated to him under this Regulation may make a further application, in respect of the same category and country of origin, for amounts not exceeding the maximum quantities laid down in Annex I.
Article 4 

1. The competent national authorities listed in Annex II may, from 10.00 a.m. on 4 January 2005, notify the Commission of the amounts covered by requests for import authorisations.The time fixed in the first subparagraph shall be understood as Brussels time.
2. The competent national authorities shall issue authorisations only after being notified by the Commission pursuant to Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 517/94 that quantities are available for importation.They shall issue authorisations only if an operator:
(a) proves the existence of a contract relating to the provision of the goods and,
(b) certifies in writing that, in respect of the categories and countries concerned:
((i)) he has not already been allocated an authorisation under this Regulation, or
((ii)) he has been allocated an authorisation under this Regulation but has used up at least 50 % of it.
3. Import authorisations shall be valid for nine months from the date of issue, but until 31 December 2005 at the latest.The competent national authorities may, however, at the importer’s request, grant a three-month extension for authorisations which are at least 50 % used up at the time of the request. Such extension shall in no circumstances expire later than 31 March 2006.
Article 5 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 17 December 2004.
For the Commission
Peter MANDELSON
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I
Country concerned Category Unit Maximum amount
North Korea 1 Kilograms 10 000
2 Kilograms 10 000
3 Kilograms 10 000
4 Pieces 10 000
5 Pieces 10 000
6 Pieces 10 000
7 Pieces 10 000
8 Pieces 10 000
9 Kilograms 10 000
12 Pairs 10 000
13 Pieces 10 000
14 Pieces 10 000
15 Pieces 10 000
16 Pieces 10 000
17 Pieces 10 000
18 Kilograms 10 000
19 Pieces 10 000
20 Kilograms 10 000
21 Pieces 10 000
24 Pieces 10 000
26 Pieces 10 000
27 Pieces 10 000
28 Pieces 10 000
29 Pieces 10 000
31 Pieces 10 000
36 Kilograms 10 000
37 Kilograms 10 000
39 Kilograms 10 000
59 Kilograms 10 000
61 Kilograms 10 000
68 Kilograms 10 000
69 Pieces 10 000
70 Pieces 10 000
73 Pieces 10 000
74 Pieces 10 000
75 Pieces 10 000
76 Kilograms 10 000
77 Kilograms 5 000
78 Kilograms 5 000
83 Kilograms 10 000
87 Kilograms 10 000
109 Kilograms 10 000
117 Kilograms 10 000
118 Kilograms 10 000
142 Kilograms 10 000
151A Kilograms 10 000
151B Kilograms 10 000
161 Kilograms 10 000
Serbia and Montenegro 1 Kilograms 20 000
2 Kilograms 20 000
2a Kilograms 10 000
3 Kilograms 10 000
5 Pieces 10 000
6 Pieces 10 000
7 Pieces 10 000
8 Pieces 10 000
9 Kilograms 10 000
15 Pieces 10 000
16 Pieces 10 000
67 Kilograms 10 000

ANNEX II


1. Belgium
  
2. Cyprus


Ministerie van Economische ZakenBestuur Economische BetrekkingenDienst VergunningenGeneraal Lemanstraat 60B-1040 BrusselTel. (32-2) 206 58 11Fax (32-2) 230 83 22
 
Ministère des Affaires ÉconomiquesAdm. des Relations ÉconomiquesService des licencesRue Général Leman 60B-1040 BruxellesTel. (32-2) 206 58 11Fax (32-2) 230 83 22
 
Υπουργείο Εμπορίου, Βιομηχανίας και ΤουρισμούΔιεύθυνση Εμπορίου Οδός Ανδρέα Αραούζου 6CY-1421 ΛευκωσίαTel. (357-2) 86 71 00Fax (357-2) 37 51 20


3. 
Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchoduLicenční správaNa Františku 32CZ-110 15 Praha 1Tel. (420-2) 24 90 71 11Fax (420-2) 24 21 21 33
 
4. 
Erhvervs- og ByggestyrelsenØkonomi- og ErhvervsministerietVejlsøvej 29DK-8600 SilkeborgTel. (45-35) 46 64 30Fax (45-35) 46 64 01


5. 
Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA)Frankfurter Straße 29—35D-65760 EschbornTel. (49 61) 969 08-0Fax (49 61) 969 42 26
 
6. 
Υπουργείο Οικονομίας και ΟικονομικώνΓενική Γραμματεία Διεθνών ΣχέσεωνΓενική Διεύθυνση Σχεδιασμού και Διαχείρισης ΠολιτικήςΔιεύθυνση Διεθνών Οικονομικών ΡοώνΚορνάρου 1GR-10563 ΑθήναTel. (30-210) 328 60 31-5Fax (30-210) 328 60 94


7. 
Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y ComercioSecretaría General de Comercio ExteriorPaseo de la Castellana, 162E-28046 MadridTel. (34-91) 349 38 17, 349 37 48Fax (34-91) 563 18 23, 349 38 31
 
8. 
Majandus- ja KommunikatsiooniministeeriumHarju 11EE-15072 TallinnTel. (372-6) 256 400Fax (372-6) 313 660


9. 
Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de l'IndustrieDirection Générale de l'Industrie, des Technologies de l'Information et des PostesService des Industries Manufacturières (SIM)Mission Textile-ImportationsLe Bervil, 12 rue VilliotF-75572 Paris CEDEX 12Tel. (33-1) 44 87 17 17Fax (33-1) 53 44 91 81
 
10. 
Magyar Kereskedelmi Engedélyezési HivatalMargit krt. 85.H-1024 BudapestPostafiók: 1537 Budapest Pf. 345.Tel. (36-1) 336 73 00Fax (36-1) 336 73 02


11. 
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment Internal MarketKildare StreetIRL-Dublin 2IRELANDTel. (353-1) 631 21 21Fax (353-1) 631 28 26
 
12. 
Ministero del Commercio con l'EsteroDirezione Generale per la Politica Commerciale e per la Gestione del Regime degli ScambiDIV. IIIViale America 341I-00144 RomaTel. (39-06) 59 64 75 17, 59 93 22 02/22 15Fax (39-06) 59 93 22 35/22 63Telex (39-06) 59 64 75 31


13. 
Ekonomikas ministrijaBrīvības iela 55LV-1519 RīgaTel. (371) 701 30 06Fax (371) 728 08 82
 
14. 
Lietuvos Respublikos Ūkio MinisterijaGedimino Ave 38/2LT-2600 VilniusTel. (370-5) 262 50 30/(370-5) 262 87 50Fax (370-5) 262 39 74


15. 
Ministère des Affaires EtrangèresOffice des licencesBoîte postale 113L-2011 LuxembourgTel. (352) 478 23 71Fax (352) 46 61 38
 
16. 
Ministry of Finance and Economic AffairsTrade Services Directorate, Commerce Division LascarisMT-Valletta CMR02 MaltaTel. (356-21) 24 68 00Fax (356-2) 12 515 15


17. 
Belastingdienst/DouaneCentrale dienst voor in- en uitvoerEngelse Kamp 2Postbus 30003NL-9700 RD GroningenNederlandTel. (31-50) 523 91 11Fax (31-50) 523 22 10
 
18. 
Ministerstwo Gospodarki, Pracy i Polityki SpołecznejPl. Trzech Krzyży 3/5PL-00-950 WarszawaTel. (48-22) 693 55 53Fax (48-22) 693 40 21


19. 
Ministério das FinançasDirecção Geral das Alfândegas e dos Impostos Especiais sobre o ConsumoRua Terreiro do TrigoEdifício da AlfândegaPT-1149-060 LisboaTel. (351-21) 881 42 63Fax (351-21) 881 42 61E-mail: dsl@dgaiec.min-financas.pt
 
20. 
Ministerstvo Hospodárstva SROdbor výkonu obchodno-politických opatreníMierová 19SK-827 15 BratislavaTel. (421-2) 43 42 39 13/(421-2) 48 54 21 60Fax (421-2) 43 42 39 19


21. 
Ministrstvo za gospodarstvoPodročje ekonomskih odnosov s tujinoKotnikova 5SL-1000 LjubljanaTel. (386-1) 478 35 42Fax (386-1) 478 36 11
 
22. 
Department of Trade and IndustryImport Licensing BranchQueensway HouseWest PrecinctBillinghamUK-TS23 2NFUnited KingdomTel. (44-1642) 36 43 33, 36 43 34Fax (44-1642) 53 35 57


23. 
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und ArbeitAussenwirtschaftsadministrationAbteilung C2/2Stubenring 1A-1011 WienTel. (43-1) 711 00-0Fax (43-1) 711 00-83 86
 
24. 
National Board of Trade(Kommerskollegium)Box 6803S-113 86 StockholmTel. (46-8) 690 48 00Fax (46-8) 30 67 59


25. 
Tullihallitus/TullstyrelsenErottajankatu/Skillnadsatan 2FIN-00101 Helsinki/HelsingforsTel. (358-9) 61 41Fax (358-20) 92 28 52
 