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of20December 1996
openingandprovidingfortheadministrationofautonomousCommunitytariffquotasforcertain
agricultural andindustrialproducts ◄
(OJ L 345, 31.12.1996, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 1085/97 of 13 June 1997 L 157 13 14.6.1997
►M2Council Regulation (EC) No 1291/97 of 27 June 1997 L 176 17 4.7.1997
►M3Council Regulation (EC) No 2631/97 of 18 December 1997 L 356 1 31.12.1997
►M4Council Regulation (EC) No 1421/98 of 29 June 1998 L 190 9 4.7.1998
►M5Commission Regulation (EC) No 2151/98 of 7 October 1998 L 271 8 8.10.1998
►M6Council Regulation (EC) No 2780/98 of 17 December 1998 L 347 5 23.12.1998
►M7Council Regulation (EC) No 1350/1999 of 21 June 1999 L 162 5 26.6.1999
►M8Commission Regulation (EC) No 1644/1999 of 27 July 1999 L 195 6 28.7.1999
►M9Commission Regulation (EC) No 1969/1999 of 15 September 1999 L 244 38 16.9.1999
►M10Council Regulation (EC) No 2745/1999 of 17 December 1999 L 331 17 23.12.1999
►M11Council Regulation (EC) No 2407/1999 of 8 November 1999 L 291 1 13.11.1999
►M12Council Regulation (EC) No 1263/2000 of 8 June 2000 L 144 4 17.6.2000
►M13Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/2000 of 11 July 2000 L 172 11 12.7.2000
►M14Commission Regulation (EC) No 2255/2000 of 11 October 2000 L 258 14 12.10.2000
►M15Council Regulation (EC) No 2802/2000 of 14 December 2000 L 331 55 27.12.2000
►M16Council Regulation (EC) No 775/2000 of 13 April 2000 L 95 1 15.4.2000
Corrected by:
►C1Corrigendum, OJ L 246, 10.9.1997, p. 7 (1291/97)
►C2Corrigendum, OJ L 65, 5.3.1998, p. 35 (2631/97)
►C3Corrigendum, OJ L 196, 2.8.2000, p. 11 (2745/1999)
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COUNCILREGULATION(EC)No2505/96
of20December 1996
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 28 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereasproduction in the Community of certain agricultural and
industrial products will be insufficient to meet the specific require-ments of the user industries in the Community; whereas, consequently,Community supplies of products of this type will depend to a consider-able extent on imports from third countries; whereas the most urgent
Community requirements for the products in question should be met
immediately on the most favourable terms; whereas Community tariffquotasat reduced or zero duty s hould therefore be opened within thelimitsof appropriate volumestaking account of the need not to dis turbthe markets for such products nor the starting out or development of
Community production;
Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure for all Community
importers equal and uninterrupted access to the said quotas and toensure the uninterrupted application of the rates laid down for thequotasto all importsof the productsconcerned into all Member Statesuntil the quotashave been us ed up;
Whereasthe decis ion for the opening of autonomoustariff quotas
should be taken by the Community; whereas, to ensure the efficiencyof a common administration of these quotas, there is no reasonableobstacle to authorizing the Member States to draw from the quota-volumes the necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports;
whereas, however, this method of administration requires close coop-
eration between the Member States and the Commission and the lattermust in particular be able to monitor the rate at which the quotas areused up and inform the Member States accordingly;
Whereasproduction in the Community of certain indus trial products
will remain, in the course of 1996, unable to meet the specific require-
ments of the user industries in the Community; whereas, consequently,
Community supplies of products of this type will depend to a consider-able extent on imports from third countries; whereas the most urgentCommunity requirements for the products in question should be metimmediately on the most favourable terms;
Whereas, by Regulation (EC) No 3059/95(
1), the Council opened, for
1996, Community tariff quotasfor certain agricultural and indus trialproducts; whereas the volume of the quota for ferro-chromium (OrderNo 09.2711), for isopropylidene-bis (Order No 09.2859) and for oscil-lator (Order No 09.2939) should be increased;
Whereasthe exis ting regulationsopening autonomousCommon
Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial and agricultural products
have largely renewed previous measures; whereas, therefore, in theinterests of rationalizing implementation of the measures concerned, itwould seem appropriate not to limit the period of validity of this Regu-lation asitss cope can be adapted and productsadded to or removed
from the list through a Council regulation, if necessary; whereas the
transfer of unused quantities from one quota period to a subsequentone is not permissible;1996R2505 — EN — 15.04.2000 — 008.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 326, 30. 12. 1995, p. 19. Regulation asamended by Regulation
(EC) No 1535/96 (OJ No L 191, 1. 8. 1996, p. 16).▼M2
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Whereasthe amendmentsto the combined nomenclature and the Taric
codes do not give rise to any substantive amendment; whereas, forreasons of simplification, provision should be made to empower the
Commission, following receipt of the opinion of the Customs Code
Committee, to make the necessary amendments and technical adapta-tionsof the Annex to thisRegulation, including the publication of aconsolidated version;
Whereas it should be possible for this procedure to be applied in order
to speed up the procedure where it becomes clear during a calendar
year that an increase of a tariff quota or extension of a quota period isrequired; whereas such measures shall be considered to be temporaryonespending expiry of the relevant calendar year,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The import duties on the goods listed in Annex I shall be
suspended at the indicated duty rate for the periods and in the amounts
indicated therein.
2. In Regulation (EC) No 3059/95, the table shown in the Annex
shall be replaced, for Order Nos 09.2711, 09.2859 and 09.2939, bythe table shown in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 2
The tariff quotasreferred to in Article 1 s hall be managed by the
Commission, which may take all appropriate administrative measuresin order to ensure effective administration thereof.
Article 3
If an importer presents in a Member State an entry for release for free
circulation, including a request for preferential benefit for a productcovered by thisRegulation and if thisentry for releas e isaccepted by
the customs authorities, the Member States concerned shall inform the
Commission and draw an amount corresponding to its requirementsfrom the corresponding quota amount.
The drawing request, with indication of the date of acceptance of the
said entries, must be transmitted to the Commission without delay.
The drawings are granted by the Commission by reference to the date
of acceptance of the entriesfor releas e for free circulation by thecustoms authorities of the Member States concerned to the extent thatthe available balance so permits.
If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn it shall return
them as soon as possible to the corresponding quota amount.
If the quantitiesreques ted are greater than the available balance of the
quota amount, allocation shall be made on a pro rata basis with respectto the requests. Member States shall be informed by the Commission ofthe drawingsmade.
Article 4
Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products
concerned have equal and uninterrupted access to the quotas for such
time as the residual balance of the quota volumes so permits.
Article 5
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to
ensure that this Regulation is complied with.
Article 6
The amendmentsand technical adaptations , including the publication of
a consolidated version, arising from amendments of the combined1996R2505 — EN — 15.04.2000 — 008.001 — 3
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nomenclature and Taric codes shall be adopted by the Commission in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7.
If it becomesapparent during a calendar year:
— a quota quantity is not sufficient to satisfy the needs of the Commu-
nity industry, taking into account the production capacity inside theCommunity, or
— a prolongation of a tariff quota whose validity period has been
limited is necessary beyond this period to satisfy the needs of theCommunity industry, taking into account the production capacityinside the Community,
the quota concerned may, until the end of the calendar year, be
increased by not more than 50 % or the quota period extended for a
period not exceeding six months in accordance with the procedurelaid down in Article 7.
Article 7
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Customs Code
Committee set up by Article 247 of Council Regulation (EEC) No2913/92(
1).
2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the
Committee a draft of the measures to be adopted. The Committee shall
deliver itsopinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman
may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinionshall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of theTreaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopton a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives ofthe Member Stateswithin the Committee s hall be weighted in the
manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote.
The Commission shall adopt measures, which shall apply immediately.
However, if those measures are not in accordance with the opinion ofthe Committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to theCouncil forthwith. In that event the Commission shall defer applicationof the measures upon which it has decided for three months from the
date of such communication.
The Council, acting by qualified majority, may take a different deci-
sion within the time limit referred to in the previous paragraph.
3. The Committee may examine any question concerning the appli-
cation of thisRegulation which israis ed by itschairman, either on hisown initiative or at the request of a Member State.
Article 8
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from 1 January 1997 with respect to Annex I and from 1
January 1996 with respect to Annex II.
ThisRegulation s hall be binding in itsentirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.1996R2505 — EN — 15.04.2000 — 008.001 — 4
(1) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1. Regulation asamended by the 1994 Act of
Accession.
ANNEX I
Order No CN code TARIC code Description Amount of quotaQuota duty
(% )Quota period
09.2703 ►C3ex 2825 30 00 ◄ 10 Vanadium oxidesand hydroxides , only for the production of
alloys(a)13 000 tonnes0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2711 ►C3ex◄7202 41 10
►C3ex◄7202 41 91
►C3ex◄7202 41 99►C3
10
10
10
◄Ferro-chromium containing by weight more than 4 % of
carbon for the manufacture of iron or steel of Chapter 72 of
Combined Nomenclature (a)►M16520 000 ◄tonnes0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2713 Sweet cherries, marinated in alcohol, of a diameter not
exceeding 19,9 mm, stoned, intended for the manufacture of
chocolate products(a):2 000 tonnes1.1.-31.12
ex 2008 60 19 10 — with a sugar content exceeding 9 % by weight 10 (1)²
ex 2008 60 39 11/19 — with a sugar content not exceeding 9 % by weight 10
09.2719 Sour cherries (Prunus cerasus), marinated in alcohol, of a
diameter not exceeding 19,9 mm, intended for the manufac-
ture of chocolate products(a):2 000 tonnes1.1.-31.12.
ex 2008 60 19 20 — with a sugar content exceeding 9 % by weight 10 (1)
ex 2008 60 39 20 — with a sugar content not exceeding 9 % by weight 10
09.2727 ex 3902 90 90 93 Synthetic poly-alpha-olefin having a viscosity of not less than
38 × 10-6m2s-1(38 centistokes) at 100 ºC, measures using the
ASTM D 445 method7 500 tonnes0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2729 ex 0811 90 95 10 Boysenberries, preserved by freezing, not containing added
sugar, for the processing industry (a)1 500 tonnes12 1.1.-31.12.
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 % by weight
of chromium►M1547 000 ◄tonnes0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2809 ex 3802 90 00 10 Acid-activated montmorillonite for the manufacture of self-
copy paper (a)10 000 tonnes0 1.1-31.12.▼M31996R2505 — EN — 15.04.2000 — 008.001 — 5▼M10
Order No CN code TARIC code Description Amount of quotaQuota duty
(% )Quota period
09.2829 ex 3824 90 95 19 Solid extract of the residual insoluble in aliphatic solvents
obtained during the extraction of resin from wood, having
the following characteristics:
— a resin acid content not exceeding 30 % by weight
— an acid number not exceeding 110, and— melting point of not less than 100 ºC1 600 tonnes0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2837 ex 2903 49 80 10 Bromochloromethane 700 tonnes0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2841 ex 2712 90 99 10 Blend of 1-alkenescontaining 80 % by weight or more of 1-
alkenesof a chain-length of 20 and 22 carbon atoms10 000 tonnes0 1.1.-31.12.
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(
a)(b)700 tonnes0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2851 ex 2907 12 00 10 o-Cresol having a purity of not less than 98,5 % by weight 13 000 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2853 ex 2930 90 70 35 Glutathione 15 tonnes0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2859 ex 2909 49 90 10 2,2 ′-Isopropylidene-bis (p-phenyleneoxy) diethanol, in solid
form1 300 tonnes0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2867 ex 3207 40 80 10 Glass granulate, containing by weight:
— 73 % or more but not more than 77 % of silicon dioxide,
— 12 % or more but not more than 18 % of dibroron
trioxide and
— 4 % or more but not more than 8 % of polyethylene
glycol310 tonnes0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2881 ex 3901 90 90 92 Chlorosulphonated polyethylene 6 000 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2889 3805 10 90 — Sulphate turpentine 20 000 tonnes0 1.1.-31.12.▼M101996R2505 — EN — 15.04.2000 — 008.001 — 6
Order No CN code TARIC code Description Amount of quotaQuota duty
(% )Quota period
09.2913 ex 2401 10 41 10 Natural unmanufactured tobacco, whether or not cut in regular
size, having a custom value of not less than 450 €/100 kg net
weight, for use as binder or wrapper for the manufacture of
productsfalling within s ubheading 2402 10 00 (a)6 000 tonnes0 1.1.-31.12.
ex 2401 10 49 10ex 2401 10 50 10ex 2401 10 70 10
ex 2401 10 90 10
ex 2401 20 41 10ex 2401 20 49 10ex 2401 20 50 10ex 2401 20 70 10ex 2401 20 90 10
09.2914 ex 3824 90 95 26 Aqueous solution containing by weight not less than 40 % of
dry betaine-extract and 5 % or more but not more than 30 %
by weight of organic or inorganic salts38 000 tonnes0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2915 ex 3824 90 95 27 Silicon dioxide having a purity of 99 % or more by weight, in
the form of spherical particles dispersed in monoethylene
glycol60 tonnes0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2917 2930 90 14 — Cystine 600 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2918 ex 2910 90 00 50 1,2-Epoxybutan 500 tonnes0 1.1.-31.12.09.2919 ex 8708 29 90 10 Foldingsbellowsfor the manufacture of articulated bus es(
a) 2 600 units0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2933 ex 2903 69 90 30 1,3-Dichlorobenzene 2 600 tonnes0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2935 3806 10 10 — Rosin and resin acids, obtained from fresh oleoresins 60 000 tonnes 0 1.1.-30.6.
09.2935 3806 10 10 — Rosin and resin acids, obtained from fresh oleoresins 50 000 tonnes 0 1.7.-31.12.09.2936 ex 3815 90 90 45 Catalyst, in the form of powder, consisting of mixed vana-
dium and phosphorus oxides, containing by weight not more
than 0,5 % of one of the following elements: lithium, potas-
sium, sodium, cadmium or zinc, for use in the manufacture
of maleic anhydride from butane (
a)100 tonnes0 1.1.-30.6.2000▼M101996R2505 — EN — 15.04.2000 — 008.001 — 7
Order No CN code TARIC code Description Amount of quotaQuota duty
(% )Quota period
09.2939 ex 8543 89 95 43 Voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), other than temperature
compensated oscillators, consisting of active and passive
elementsmounted on a printed circuit, contained in a hous ing
bearing:
— an identification marking consisting of or including one of
the following alphanumeric combinations:
1012TDK, 1019TDK, EK304, MQC403, MQC404,
MQE001, MQE041, MQE042, MQE051, MQE201,
MQE411, MQE501, URAE8X956A, URAB8,
URAE8X960A, VD2S40, VD2S41, VD5S07
— or other identification markingsrelating to devices
complying with the abovementioned description►M15260 000 000 ◄
units0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2945 ex 2940 00 90 10 D-Xylose 800 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2947 ex 3904 69 90 95 Poly(vinylidene fluoride), in powder form, for the preparation
of paint or varnish for coating metal (a)1 300 tonnes0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2949 ex 8543 89 95 44 Temperature compensated oscillator, comprising a printed
circuit on which are mounted at least a piezo-electric crystal
and an adjustable capacitor, contained in a housing bearing:
— an identification marking consisting of o including one of
the following alphanumeric combinations:
3211A-ANF50, 5111B-ANL51, TCXO-111, TXO2603
— or other identification markingsrelating to devices
complying with the abovementioned description►M1516 000 000 ◄units0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2950 ex 2905 50 20 20 2-Chloroethanol, for the manufacture of liquid thioplasts of
subheading 4002 99 90 (a)►M125 000◄tonnes0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2954 ex 2926 90 99 55 3-[Trifluoromethyl] phenylacetonitrile 100 tonnes0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2955 ex 2932 19 00 60 Flurtamone (ISO) 200 tonnes0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2957 ex 8507 90 98 10 Stamped cylindrical can, in non-alloy steel, post-nickel-plated,
for an accumulator, of a diameter of 13 mm or more but not
exceeding 17 mm ←and of a height of 27 mm or more but
not exceeding 70 mm70 000 000 units0 1.1.-31.12.▼M101996R2505 — EN — 15.04.2000 — 008.001 — 8
Order No CN code TARIC code Description Amount of quotaQuota duty
(% )Quota period
09.2959 ex 4804 41 91 10 Kraft paper and paperboard, weighing more than 150 g/m2,
only consisting of unbleached virgin fibres obtained by the
chemical sulphate process, for the manufacture of products
falling within heading 3921 (a)►M1580 000 ◄tonnes0 1.1.-31.12.
ex 4804 41 99 10ex 4804 51 90 10
09.2964 ex 5502 00 80 20 Filament tow of cellulose produced by organic solvent spin-
ning (Lyocell), folr use in the paper industry (
a)1 200 tonnes0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2966 ex 2839 19 00 20 Crystalline disodium disilicate, containing by weight:
— 59 % or more of silicondioxide, and
— 30 % or more of disodium oxide12 000 tonnes0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2975 ex 2918 30 00 10 Benzophenone-3,3':4,4-tetracarboxylic dianhydride 500 tonnes0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2976 ex 8407 90 10 10 Four-stroke petrol engines of a cylinder capacity not
exceeding 250 cc, for use in the manufacture of lawnmowers
of sub-heading 8433 11 (a)►M141 200 000 ◄units0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2977 ex 3204 17 00 20 Dye C.I.Pigment Blue 61 600 tonnes0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2978 ex 4804 52 90 10 Kraft paper and paperboard, bleached uniformly throughout
the mass, weighing 250 g/m2or more, for use in the manufac-
ture of liquid food containers(a)48 000 tonnes0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2979 ex 7011 20 00 15 Glass face-plate with a diagonal measurement from the outer
edge►C3to the outer edge of 80,9 cm (± 0,2) cm and
having a light transmission of 80 % (± 3 %) by a reference
thickness of the glass of 11,43 mm) ◄►M14300 000 ◄units0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2980 ex 4810 32 10 10 Kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls, bleached uniformly
throughout the mass, coated on one side with kaolin and/or
calcium carbonate, weighing more than 150 g/m2but less
than 400 g/m2, for use in the manufacture of liquid food
containers(a)52 000 tonnes0 1.1.-31.12.
ex 4810 32 90 10
09.2981 ex 8407 90 80 10 Spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion
piston engines, having a cylinder capacity of not less than
300 cc and a power of not less than 6 but not exceeding
15,5 kW, for the manufacture of self-propelled lawn mowers,
with a seat (tractor mowers) of sub-heading 8433 11 51 (a)210 000 units0 1.1.-31.12.
ex 8407 90 90 10
09.2982 ex 2903 69 90 20 1,2-Bis(penthabromophenyl) ethane 4 500 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.▼M101996R2505 — EN — 15.04.2000 — 008.001 — 9
Order No CN code TARIC code Description Amount of quotaQuota duty
(% )Quota period
09.2983 ex 2909 30 38 10 Bis(penthabromophenyl) ether ►C36 200 tonnes ◄ 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2984 ex 4811 29 00 10 Kraft paper comprising predominantly of pulped virgin fibres
obtained from the chemical sulphate process, coated on one
side with a (waxy) maize-starch based adhesive:
— not reinforced, having a weight of not less than 48
grammes/m2but not exceeding 93 grammes/m2
►C3— reinforced, having a weight of not less than 130
grams/m2but not exceeding 210 grams/m2
in the form of rollsof a width of not les sthan 150 cm, forslitting and reduction into rolls of subheading
4823 19 00 (
a)◄150 tonnes0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2985 ex 8540 91 00 33 Flat masks of ►C3a length of 691,6 mm (±0,2 mm) ◄and
a height of 407,7 mm (± 0,2 mm), with a width of the slots at
the end of the central vertical axe of 155 micrometer (± 8
micrometer)►M15200 000 ◄units0 1.1.-31.12.
(a) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions.
(b) However, the tariff quota is not allowed where processing is carried out by retail or catering undertakings.
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ANNEX II
Order No CN code Taric code Description Amount of quota Quota duty (%) Quota period
09.2711 7202 41 10 — Ferro-chromium
— containing by weight more than 4 % of carbon770 000 tonnes0 1. 1 - 31. 12. 1996
7202 41 91
7202 41 99
09.2859 ex 2909 49 90 10 2,2&Prime;-Isopropylidene-bis (p-phenyleneoxy) diethanol
solid form1 300 tonnes0 1. 1 - 31. 12. 1996
09.2939 8543 89 90 59 Voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), excluding temperature
compensating oscillator, consisting of active and passive
elementsmounted on a printed circuit contained in a hous ing
bearing:
— an identification marking consisting of or including one of
the following combinationsof figuresand letters :
1012TDK, 1019TDK, EK304, MQC403, MQC404, MQE001,
MQE041, MQE042, MQE051, MQE201, MQE411, MQE501,
URAE8X956A, URAB8, URAE8X960A, VD2S40, VD2S41,
VD5S07
— or other identification markingsrelating to devices
complying with the abovementioned description6 870 000 units0 1. 7 - 31. 12. 1996▼B1996R2505 — EN — 15.04.2000 — 008.001 — 11