Laws of the People's Republic of China

The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation

Circular of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation on Informing the Supplementary Scheme of the Passive Quota Distribution Scheme 2002 on Some Categories of Textiles for Textile-producing Enterprises Exporting by Themselves

WaiJingMaoMaoHan [2002] No.204

March 18, 2002

The departments (commissions, bureaus) of foreign trade and economic cooperation in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zejiang, Ningbo, Anhui, Fujian, Shandong, Qingdao, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Shenzhen, Sichuang, Shanxi, Ningxia and Xinjiang, each enterprise directly under the Central Government, the Bureau of Quota and License Administration and the EDI Center of the Ministry:

In order to continue to support the textile-producing enterprises doing export by themselves (hereinafter referred to as manufacturing enterprises) to expand their export, the Supplementary Scheme of the Passive Quota Distribution Scheme 2002 on Some Categories of Textiles for the Textile-producing Enterprises Exporting by Themselves (see Attachment) is hereby distributed to you. Relevant details are as follows:

I.

The quota categories in this Supplementary Scheme are 3/4A, 5, 5A, 7/8A and 43 which are exported to Canada and Category 659-s for the US market. Year 2002 agreement quota levels for these categories are provided in this Supplementary Scheme, as they are not included in the Circular on Informing the Supplementary Scheme of the Passive Quota Distribution Scheme 2002 on Some Categories of Textiles for the Textile-producing Enterprises Exporting by Themselves (WaiJingMaoMaoFangHan [2002] No.3).

II.

The 2002 quota level of each of the above-mentioned categories for the manufacturing enterprise is 30% respectively of the total distributable level of each category of the same the year.

III.

The State Economic and Trade Commission is responsible for working out the 2002 list of manufacturing enterprises and the specific quota distribution scheme.

IV.

The quota distribution scheme of each local enterprise is to be delivered by electronic means. The quota distribution scheme of enterprises administrated by the Central Government and the distribution scheme of Changchun is to be offered in written forms. Meanwhile, the Changchun's scheme will be sent to the export license issuing authority by electronic means.

V.

All local commissions (departments/bureaus) of foreign trade and economic cooperation shall transmit this Circular and the quota distribution scheme to the relevant local manufacturing enterprises as soon as possible and issue the textile export licenses to the relevant enterprises strictly in accordance with the distribution scheme.

VI.

All local commissions (departments/bureaus) of foreign trade and economic cooperation shall, as specific steps to seriously carry out the strategy of "Broadly-Based Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation", bring manufacturing enterprises under unified passive textile quota control, strengthen the guidance and training of them in quota utilization and timely resolve the problems in the process of textile export so as to help and supervise these manufacturing enterprises to make better use of the textile quota.

VII.

The EDI Center of the Ministry is requested to tabulate, according to this Supplementary Scheme, the quota level of each category distributed to the local manufacturing enterprises and send the data to all export license issuing unit for reference. In order to reduce the data input workload, the EDI Center of the Ministry is also requested to work out and release the data of quota level of local subsidiary enterprises provided in the Supplementary Scheme.

The Circular is hereby given for strict implementation.

Attachment: The Supplementary Scheme 2002 of the Passive Textile Quota Distribution Scheme for the Textile-producing Enterprises Exporting by Themselves (omitted)