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| 31.12.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 349/1 |
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31.12.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 349/1

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1526/2007

of 17 December 2007

amending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 26 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

| (1) | On 20 December 1996, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 (1). Community demand for the products to which that Regulation applies should be met under the most favourable conditions. For that purpose from 1 January 2008 certain existing tariff quota volumes should be increased or reduced and some new Community tariff quotas should be opened at zero rates of duty for appropriate volumes, while avoiding any disturbance of the markets for those products. |
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(1)

On 20 December 1996, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 (1). Community demand for the products to which that Regulation applies should be met under the most favourable conditions. For that purpose from 1 January 2008 certain existing tariff quota volumes should be increased or reduced and some new Community tariff quotas should be opened at zero rates of duty for appropriate volumes, while avoiding any disturbance of the markets for those products.

| (2) | The quota volume for two Community tariff quotas is insufficient to meet the needs of Community industry for the current quota period ending at 31 December 2007. Consequently those volumes should be increased with effect from 1 January 2007. |
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(2)

The quota volume for two Community tariff quotas is insufficient to meet the needs of Community industry for the current quota period ending at 31 December 2007. Consequently those volumes should be increased with effect from 1 January 2007.

| (3) | It is no longer in the Community interest to continue to grant Community tariff quotas in 2008 for certain products on which duties were suspended in 2007. These products should therefore be removed from the table in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96. |
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(3)

It is no longer in the Community interest to continue to grant Community tariff quotas in 2008 for certain products on which duties were suspended in 2007. These products should therefore be removed from the table in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96.

| (4) | In view of the many changes to be made, clarity requires Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 to be replaced in its entirety. |
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(4)

In view of the many changes to be made, clarity requires Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 to be replaced in its entirety.

| (5) | Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(5)

Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (6) | Having regard to the economic importance of this Regulation, it is necessary to rely on the grounds of urgency provided for in point 1,3 of the Protocol on the role of national parliaments in the European Union annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties establishing the European Community. |
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(6)

Having regard to the economic importance of this Regulation, it is necessary to rely on the grounds of urgency provided for in point 1,3 of the Protocol on the role of national parliaments in the European Union annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties establishing the European Community.

| (7) | Since quota periods start on 1 January 2008, this Regulation should apply from the same date and enter into force immediately, |
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(7)

Since quota periods start on 1 January 2008, this Regulation should apply from the same date and enter into force immediately,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 shall be replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

For the quota period from 1 January to 31 December 2007, in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96:

| — | the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2603 is fixed at 6 500 tonnes, |
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the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2603 is fixed at 6 500 tonnes,

| — | the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2950 is fixed at 12 000 tonnes. |
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the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2950 is fixed at 12 000 tonnes.

Article 3

With effect from 1 January 2008 in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96:

| — | the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2030 is fixed at 1 500 tonnes, |
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the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2030 is fixed at 1 500 tonnes,

| — | the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2603 is fixed at 6 500 tonnes, |
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the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2603 is fixed at 6 500 tonnes,

| — | the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2624 is fixed at 600 tonnes, |
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the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2624 is fixed at 600 tonnes,

| — | the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2907 is fixed at 2 500 tonnes, |
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the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2907 is fixed at 2 500 tonnes,

| — | the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2914 is fixed at 5 000 tonnes, |
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the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2914 is fixed at 5 000 tonnes,

| — | the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2950 is fixed at 12 000 tonnes. |
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the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2950 is fixed at 12 000 tonnes.

Article 4

In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96, tariff quotas for order numbers 09.2763, 09.2806, 09.2808, 09.2810, 09.2812, 09.2814, 09.2816 and 09.2818 shall be inserted with effect from 1 January 2008.

Article 5

Tariff quotas for order numbers 09.2610, 09.2612, 09.2625, 09.2627, 09.2809, 09.2882, 09.2904, 09.2919, 09.2920, 09.2979 and 09.2995 shall be closed with effect from 1 January 2008.

Article 6

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2008.

However, Article 2 shall apply from 1 January 2007.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 December 2007.

For the Council

The President

J. SILVA

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(1)  
  OJ L 345, 31.12.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 728/2007 (OJ L 166, 28.6.2007, p. 1).

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ANNEX

| Order No | CN code | TARIC | Description | Quota period | Quota volume | Quota duty |
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| 09.2849 | ex 0710 80 69 | 10 | Mushrooms of the species Auricularia polytricha (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling), frozen, for the manufacture of prepared meals (1)
   (2) | 1.1.-31.12. | 700 tonnes | 0 % |
| 09.2713 | ex 2008 60 19
  ex 2008 60 39 | 10
  10 | Sweet cherries, preserved in alcohol, of a diameter not exceeding 19,9 mm, stoned, for use in chocolate products:






  — | with a sugar content exceeding 9 % by weight |

Order No

CN code

TARIC

Description

Quota period

Quota volume

Quota duty

09.2849

ex 0710 80 69

10

Mushrooms of the species Auricularia polytricha (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling), frozen, for the manufacture of prepared meals (1)
   (2)

1.1.-31.12.

700 tonnes

0 %

09.2713

ex 2008 60 19

ex 2008 60 39

10

10

Sweet cherries, preserved in alcohol, of a diameter not exceeding 19,9 mm, stoned, for use in chocolate products:

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with a sugar content exceeding 9 % by weight

| — | with a sugar content not exceeding 9 % by weight (1) |
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with a sugar content not exceeding 9 % by weight (1)

1.1-31.12.

2 000  tonnes

10 % (3)

09.2719

ex 2008 60 19

ex 2008 60 39

20

20

Sour cherries (Prunus cerasus), preserved in alcohol, of a diameter not exceeding 19,9 mm, for use in chocolate products:

| — | with a sugar content exceeding 9 % by weight |
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with a sugar content exceeding 9 % by weight

| — | with a sugar content not exceeding 9 % by weight (1) |
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with a sugar content not exceeding 9 % by weight (1)

1.1.-31.12.

2 000  tonnes

10 % (3)

09.2913

ex 2401 10 41

ex 2401 10 49

ex 2401 10 50

ex 2401 10 70

ex 2401 10 90

ex 2401 20 41

ex 2401 20 49

ex 2401 20 50

ex 2401 20 70

ex 2401 20 90

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

Natural unmanufactured tobacco, whether or not cut in regular size, having a custom value of not less than EUR 450 per 100 kg net weight, for use as binder or wrapper for the manufacture of goods falling within subheading 2402 10 00  (1)

1.1-31.12.

6 000  tonnes

0 %

09.2841

ex 2712 90 99

10

Blend of 1-alkenes containing 80 % by weight or more of 1–alkenes of a chain-length of 20 and 22 carbon atoms

1.1.-31.12.

10 000  tonnes

0 %

09.2703

ex 2825 30 00

10

Vanadium oxides and hydroxides exclusively for use in alloys (1)

1.1-31.12.

13 000  tonnes

0 %

(*1) 09.2806

ex 2825 90 40

30

Tungsten trioxide

1.1.-31.12.

12 000  tonnes

0 %

09.2611

ex 2826 19 90

10

Calcium fluoride having a total content of aluminium, magnesium and sodium of 0,25 mg/kg or less, in the form of powder

1.1.-31.12.

55 tonnes

0 %

09.2837

ex 2903 49 80

10

Bromochloromethane

1.1.-31.12.

600 tonnes

0 %

09.2933

ex 2903 69 90

30

1,3-Dichlorobenzene

1.1.-31.12.

2 600  tonnes

0 %

(*1) 09.2950

ex 2905 59 10

10

2-Chloroethanol, for the manufacture of liquid thioplasts of subheading 4002 99 90  (1)

1.1.-31.12.

12 000  tonnes

0 %

09.2851

ex 2907 12 00

10

O-Cresol having a purity of not less than 98,5 % by weight

1.1.-31.12.

20 000  tonnes

0 %

(*1) 09.2624

2912 42 00

Ethylvanillin (3-ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde)

1.1.-31.12.

600 tonnes

0 %

(*1) 09.2972

2915 24 00

Acetic anhydride

1.1.-31.12.

20 000  tonnes

0 %

09.2618

ex 2918 19 85

40

(R)-2-Chloromandelic acid

1.1.-31.12.

100 tonnes

0 %

(*1) 09.2808

ex 2918 22 00

10

o-Acetylsalicylic acid

1.1.-31.12.

120 tonnes

0 %

09.2975

ex 2918 30 00

10

Benzophenone-3,3’:4,4’-tetracarboxylic dianhydride

1.1.-31.12.

600 tonnes

0 %

09.2602

ex 2921 51 19

10

o-Phenylenediamine

1.1.-31.12.

1 800  tonnes

0 %

(*1) 09.2977

2926 10 00

Acrylonitrile

1.1.-30.6.2008

35 000  tonnes

0 %

(*1) 09.2030

ex 2926 90 95

74

Chlorothalonil

1.1.-31.12.

1 500  tonnes

0 %

09.2002

ex 2928 00 90

30

Phenylhydrazine

1.1.-31.12.

1 000  tonnes

0 %

09.2917

ex 2930 90 13

90

Cystine

1.1.-31.12.

600 tonnes

0 %

(*1) 09.2603

ex 2930 90 85

79

Bis(3-triethoxysilylpropyl)tetrasulfide

1.1.-31.12.

6 500  tonnes

0 %

(*1) 09.2810

2932 11 00

Tetrahydrofuran

1.1-31.12.

20 000  tonnes

0 %

09.2955

ex 2932 19 00

60

Flurtamone (ISO)

1.1.-31.12.

300 tonnes

0 %

(*1) 09.2812

ex 2932 29 85

77

Hexan-6-olide

1.1.-31.12.

3 000  tonnes

0 %

09.2615

ex 2934 99 90

70

Ribonucleic acid

1.1.-31.12.

110 tonnes

0 %

09.2619

ex 2934 99 90

71

2-Thienylacetonitrile

1.1.-31.12.

80 tonnes

0 %

09.2945

ex 2940 00 00

20

D-Xylose

1.1.-31.12.

400 tonnes

0 %

(*1) 09.2908

ex 3804 00 90

10

Sodium lignosulphonate

1.1.-31.12.

56 000  tonnes

0 %

09.2889

3805 10 90

Sulphate turpentine

1.1.-31.12.

20 000  tonnes

0 %

09.2935

3806 10 10

Rosin and resin acids obtained from fresh oleoresins

1.1.-31.12.

200 000  tonnes

0 %

(*1) 09.2814

ex 3815 90 90

76

Catalyst consisting of titanium dioxide and tungsten trioxide

1.1.-31.12.

800 tonnes

0 %

(*1) 09.2829

ex 3824 90 97

19

Solid extract of the residual, insoluble in aliphatic solvents, obtained during the extraction of rosin from wood, having the following characteristics:

| — | a resin acid content not exceeding 30 % by weight, |
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a resin acid content not exceeding 30 % by weight,

| — | an acid number not exceeding 110
  and |
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an acid number not exceeding 110

and

| — | a melting point of 100 °C or more |
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a melting point of 100 °C or more

1.1.-31.12.

1 600  tonnes

0 %

(*1) 09.2914

ex 3824 90 97

26

Aqueous solution containing not less than 40 % by weight of dry betaine-extract and between 5 % and 30 % by weight of organic or inorganic salts

1.1.-31.12.

5 000  tonnes

0 %

(*1) 09.2986

ex 3824 90 97

76

Mixture of tertiary amines containing:

| — | 60 % by weight of dodecyldimethylamine, or more |
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60 % by weight of dodecyldimethylamine, or more

| — | 20 % by weight of dimethyl(tetradecyl)amine, or more |
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20 % by weight of dimethyl(tetradecyl)amine, or more

| — | 0,5 % by weight of hexadecyldimethylamine, or more, |
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0,5 % by weight of hexadecyldimethylamine, or more,

for use in the production of amine oxides (1)

1.1-31.12.

14 315  tonnes

0 %

(*1) 09.2907

ex 3824 90 97

86

Mixture of phytosterols, in the form of powder, containing by weight:

| — | 75 % or more of sterols, |
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—

75 % or more of sterols,

| — | not more than 25 % of stanols |
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—

not more than 25 % of stanols

for use in the manufacture of stanol/sterol esters (1)

1.1.-31.12.

2 500  tonnes

0 %

(*1) 09.2140

ex 3824 90 97

98

Mixture of tertiary amines containing by weight:

| — | 2,0-4,0 % of N,N-dimethyl-1-octanamine |
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2,0-4,0 % of N,N-dimethyl-1-octanamine

| — | 94 % minimum of N,N-dimethyl-1-decanamine |
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94 % minimum of N,N-dimethyl-1-decanamine

| — | 2 % maximum of N,N-dimethyl-1-dodecanamine |
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—

2 % maximum of N,N-dimethyl-1-dodecanamine

1.1.-31.12.

4 500  tonnes

0 %

09.2992

ex 3902 30 00

93

Propylene-butylene copolymer, containing by weight not less than 60 % but not more than 68 % of propylene and not less than 32 % but not more than 40 % of butylene, of a melt viscosity not exceeding 3 000  mPa at 190 °C, as determined by the ASTM D 3236 method, for use as an adhesive in the manufacture of products falling within subheading 4818 40  (1)

1.1.-31.12.

1 000  tonnes

0 %

09.2947

ex 3904 69 90

95

Poly(vinylidene fluoride), in powder form, for the preparation of paint or varnish for coating metal (1)

1.1.-31.12.

1 300  tonnes

0 %

09.2604

ex 3905 30 00

10

Poly(vinyl alcohol) partially acetalized with 5-(4-azido-2-sulfobenzylidene)-3-(formylpropyl)-rhodanine, sodium salt

1.1.-31.12.

100 tonnes

0 %

09.2616

ex 3910 00 00

30

Polydimethylsiloxane with a degree of polymerisation of 2 800 monomer units (± 100 )

1.1.-31.12.

1 300  tonnes

0 %

(*1) 09.2816

ex 3912 11 00

20

Cellulose acetate flakes for use in the manufacture of cellulose acetate filament tow (1)

1.1.-31.12.

22 500  tonnes

0 %

(*1) 09.2818

ex 6902 90 00

10

Refractory bricks with

| — | an edge length of more than 300 mm and |
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an edge length of more than 300 mm and

| — | a TiO2 content of no more than 1 % by weight and |
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—

a TiO2 content of no more than 1 % by weight and

| — | a Al2O3 content of no more than 0,4 % by weight and |
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—

a Al2O3 content of no more than 0,4 % by weight and

| — | a change in volume of less than 9 % at 1 700  °C |
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a change in volume of less than 9 % at 1 700  °C

1.1.-31.12.

75 tonnes

0 %

09.2628

ex 7019 52 00

10

Glass web woven from glass fibre coated in plastic, of a weight of 120 g/m2 (±10  g/m2), of a type used in rolling insect screens with fixed frames

1.1.-31.12.

350 000  m2

0 %

09.2799

ex 7202 49 90

10

Ferro-chromium containing 1,5 % or more but not more than 4 % by weight of carbon and not more than 70 % of chromium

1.1.-31.12.

50 000  tonnes

0 %

09.2629

ex 7616 99 90

85

Aluminium telescopic handle for use in the manufacture of luggage (1)

1.1.-31.12.

240 000 units

0 %

(*1) 09.2763

ex 8501 40 80

30

Electric AC commutator motor, single-phase, with an output exceeding 750 W, an input power of more than 1 600  W but not exceeding 2 700  W, an external diameter of more than 120 mm (±0,2  mm) but not exceeding 135 mm (±0,2  mm), a rated speed of more than 30 000  rpm but not exceeding 50 000  rpm, equipped with air-inducting ventilator, for use in the manufacture of vacuum cleaners (1)

1.1.-30.6.2008

1 150 000 units

0 %

09.2620

ex 8526 91 20

20

Assembly for GPS system having a position determination function

1.1.-31.12.

1 000 000 units

0 %

09.2003

ex 8543 70 90

63

Voltage controlled frequency generator, consisting of active and passive elements mounted on a printed circuit, contained in a housing whose dimensions do not exceed 30 × 30 mm

1.1.-31.12.

1 400 000 units

0 %

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(1)  Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions (see Articles 291 to 300 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 — OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 71 and subsequent amendments).

(2)  However, the tariff quota is not allowed where processing is carried out by retail or catering undertakings.

(3)  The specific additional duty is applicable.

(*1)  New or amended position.

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