Imports of textile products from certain third countries not covered by bilateral agreements, protocols or other arrangements, or by other specific Union import rules. Recast

The European Parliament adopted by 634 votes to 35, with 20 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for imports of textile products from certain third countries not covered by bilateral agreements, protocols or other arrangements, or by other specific Union import rules (recast).

Parliament adopted its position at first reading following the ordinary legislative procedure. The amendments adopted in plenary amend the Commission proposal so as to:

stipulate that implementing acts are no longer adopted by the Council, but by the Commission following the new comitology procedure;

keep in force, in its amended version, Annex VII on Outward Processing Traffic (OPT) from Council Regulation (EEC) 3030/93, which is in the process of being repealed and transferred to the recast version as OPT is still in use; the Commission has been empowered to adopt delegated acts in this context;

transfer CN code 3005 90 31 Gauze and articles of gauze from Council Regulation (EEC) 3030/93, which is in the process of being repealed, to Annex I.A under category 163 of the recast version.