Regulation (EU) 2015/937

What it is

to repeal Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries. PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council. BACKGROUND: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries applies to imports of textile products originating in third countries, with which the European Community has concluded bilateral agreements, signed protocols or made other arrangements. The Committee on International Trade adopted the report by Bernd LANGE (S&D, DE) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries. The parliamentary committee recommended that the European Parliament adopts its position at first reading, following the ordinary legislative procedure, taking over the Commission proposal . Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries applies to imports of textile products originating in third countries, with which the European Community has concluded bilateral agreements, signed protocols or made other arrangements. The European Parliament adopted by 679 votes to 9, with 8 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries. Parliament adopted its position at first reading following the ordinary legislative procedure taking over the Commission proposal. The proposed Regulation seeks to repeal Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries applies to imports of textile products originating in third countries, with which the European Community has concluded bilateral agreements, signed protocols or made other arrangements. LEGISLATIVE ACT: Regulation (EU) 2015/937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 June 2015 repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries. CONTENT: this Regulation repeals Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93. Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 entered into force on 9 November 1993 and was applied as from 1 January 1993. On 22 August 2012, Russia acceded to the World Trade Organization. As a consequence, Serbia remained the last country with which the European Union had a bilateral agreement on trade in textiles. After Russia's accession to the WTO, and the entry into force, on 1 September 2013, of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Serbia, Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 lost its main purpose and therefore, should be repealed.

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