Laws of the People's Republic of China

Ministry of Commerce

Circular of the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, Issuing Scheme of the Second Batch of Applicable Quantity of Textiles Exported to the USA and EU in 2006

Shang Mao Han [2006] No. 26

Administrative commercial departments in all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, separately listed cities, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps of CPLA, Harbin, Changchun, Shenyang, Xi'an, Nanjing, Wuhan, Chengdu and Guangzhou:

In accordance with Provisional Administrative Measures on Textiles Export (hereinafter referred to as "Measures") and Commodities List under Provisional Administration of Textiles Export, here releases the second batch of applicable quantity of textiles exported to the USA and EU in 2006 (please refer to Appendix 1). Related matters are announced as follows:

1.

The applicative quantities of 21 categories of textiles exported to the USA of the second distribution by achievement in 2006 equal to the differential value between the total applicative quantities of 2006 and the first batch of applicative quantities in 2006 (please refer to No.102, 2005 for details). By this kind of calculating method, negative numbers appear in the second batch of applicative quantities of some enterprises (please refer to Appendix 2), whose relevant applicative quantities will be deducted in equal mounts in the first distribution of 2007.

2.

The applicable quantities of the 10 categories of textiles exported to EU in the second distribution of 2006 by achievement accounts 25% of the total annual distributing quantities. Applicable quantities of this distribution refer to the rest of relevant categories in 2006 (please refer to No.85, 2005).

3.

The applicable quantity is 200 piece (kg, square meter) or 20 dozen (double dozen) at least. In case less than the least applicable quantity, the applicable quantity of operator equals to zero.

4.

Local administrative commercial departments should urge local operators to submit applications in line with the applicable quantities released in the appendix and report date of the 13-digit import and export codes or Chinese titles of absent enterprises. Before Apr 15, local administrative commercial departments should gather all application reports and electronic date of local operators to Ministry of Commerce (please accept and report electronic date through visa system of provisional administration on textiles export).

5.

In line with written reports as well as related electronic date, Ministry of Commerce will release formal distributing scheme separately, based on which Provisional License of Textile Export will be issued to relevant operators.

6.

Please all local administrative commercial departments transmit the circular to local operators and inform them that relevant achievement and application quantity will also be announced at governmental website of Ministry of Commerce, column "information for textile export".

7.

Related operators should support local administrative commercial departments to well finish work of affirming, submitting applications within specified time. Those submitted after the deadline will be considered invalid.

8.

Please China International Electronic Commerce Center well finish preparation work of related techniques.

Appendix1: The Second Batch of Applicable Quantity of Textile Exported to the USA in 2006 (issued by electronic form) (omitted)

Appendix 2: Name List of Enterprises with Negative Numbers in the Second Batch of Applicative Quantities (issued by electronic form) (omitted)

Ministry of Commerce

Mar 27, 2006