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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
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,
Whereas production 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 tariffquotas at reduced or zero duty should therefore be opened within thelimits of appropriate volumes taking account of the need not to disturbthe 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 thequotas to all imports of the products concerned into all Member Statesuntil the quotas have been used up;
Whereas the decision for the opening of autonomous tariff 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;
Whereas production in the Community of certain industrial 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 quotas for certain agricultural and industrialproducts; 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;
Whereas the existing regulations opening autonomous Common
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 as its scope can be adapted and products added 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 — 01.01.2000 — 007.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 326, 30. 12. 1995, p. 19. Regulation as amended by Regulation
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Whereas the amendments to 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-tions of the Annex to this Regulation, 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 temporaryones pending 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 quotas referred to in Article 1 shall 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 this Regulation and if this entry for release is accepted 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 entries for release 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 quantities requested 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 drawings made.
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 amendments and technical adaptations, including the publication of
a consolidated version, arising from amendments of the combined1996R2505 — EN — 01.01.2000 — 007.001 — 3
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nomenclature and Taric codes shall be adopted by the Commission in
accordance withth e procedure laid down in Article 7.
If it becomes apparent 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 its opinion 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 States within the Committee shall 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 suchcommunication.
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 this Regulation which is raised by its chairman, 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 withrespect to Annex II.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.1996R2505 — EN — 01.01.2000 — 007.001 — 4
(1) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as amended by the 1994 Act of
Accession.
ANNEX I
Order No CN code TARIC code Description Amount of quotaQuota duty
(% )Quota period
09.2703 ►C3ex 28253000 ◄ 10 Vanadium oxides and hydroxides, only for the production of
alloys (a)13000 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2711 ►C3ex◄72024110
►C3ex◄72024191
►C3ex◄72024199►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)►M14600000 ◄tonnes 0 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 tonnes 1.1.-31.12
ex 20086019 10 — witha sugar content exceeding 9 % by weigh t 10(1)²
ex 20086039 11/19 — witha sugar content not exceeding 9 % by weigh t 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 tonnes 1.1.-31.12.
ex 20086019 20 — witha sugar content exceeding 9 % by weigh t 10(1)
ex 20086039 20 — witha sugar content not exceeding 9 % by weigh t 10
09.2727 ex 39029090 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 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2729 ex 08119095 10 Boysenberries, preserved by freezing, not containing added
sugar, for the processing industry (a)1 500 tonnes 12 1.1.-31.12.
09.2799 ex 72024990 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►M1547000 ◄tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2809 ex 38029000 10 Acid-activated montmorillonite for the manufacture of self-
copy paper (a)10000 tonnes 0 1.1-31.12.▼M31996R2505 — EN — 01.01.2000 — 007.001 — 5▼M10
Order No CN code TARIC code Description Amount of quotaQuota duty
(% )Quota period
09.2829 ex 38249095 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 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2837 ex 29034980 10 Bromochloromethane 700 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2841 ex 27129099 10 Blend of 1-alkenes containing 80 % by weight or more of 1-
alkenes of a chain-length of 20 and 22 carbon atoms10000 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2849 ex 07108069 10 Mushrooms of the species Auricularia polytricha (uncooked or
cooked by steaming or boiling), frozen, for the manufacture of
prepared meals (
a)(b)700 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2851 ex 29071200 10 o-Cresol having a purity of not less than 98,5 % by weight 13000 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2853 ex 29309070 35 Glutathione 15 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2859 ex 29094990 10 2,2 ′-Isopropylidene-bis (p-phenyleneoxy) diethanol, in solid
form1 300 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2867 ex 32074080 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 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2881 ex 39019090 92 Chlorosulphonated polyethylene 6 000 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2889 38051090 — Sulphate turpentine 20000 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.▼M101996R2505 — EN — 01.01.2000 — 007.001 — 6
Order No CN code TARIC code Description Amount of quotaQuota duty
(% )Quota period
09.2913 ex 24011041 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
products falling within subheading 24021000(a)6 000 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
ex 24011049 10ex 24011050 10ex 24011070 10
ex 24011090 10
ex 24012041 10ex 24012049 10ex 24012050 10ex 24012070 10ex 24012090 10
09.2914 ex 38249095 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 salts38000 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2915 ex 38249095 27 Silicon dioxide having a purity of 99 % or more by weight, in
the form of spherical particles dispersed in monoethylene
glycol60 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2917 29309014 — Cystine 600 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2918 ex 29109000 50 1,2-Epoxybutan 500 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.09.2919 ex 87082990 10 Foldings bellows for the manufacture of articulated buses(
a) 2 600 units 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2933 ex 29036990 30 1,3-Dichlorobenzene 2 600 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2935 38061010 — Rosin and resin acids, obtained from fresholeoresins 60000 tonnes 0 1.1.-30.6.
09.2935 38061010 — Rosin and resin acids, obtained from fresholeoresins 50000 tonnes 0 1.7.-31.12.09.2936 ex 38159090 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 tonnes 0 1.1.-30.6.2000▼M101996R2505 — EN — 01.01.2000 — 007.001 — 7
Order No CN code TARIC code Description Amount of quotaQuota duty
(% )Quota period
09.2939 ex 85438995 43 Voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), other than temperature
compensated oscillators, consisting of active and passive
elements mounted on a printed circuit, contained in a housing
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 markings relating to devices
complying withth e abovementioned description►M15260 000000 ◄
units0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2945 ex 29400090 10 D-Xylose 800 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2947 ex 39046990 95 Poly(vinylidene fluoride), in powder form, for the preparation
of paint or varnishfor coating metal (a)1 300 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2949 ex 85438995 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 markings relating to devices
complying withth e abovementioned description►M1516000000 ◄units 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2950 ex 29055020 20 2-Chloroethanol, for the manufacture of liquid thioplasts of
subheading 40029990(a)►M125 000◄tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2954 ex 29269099 55 3-[Trifluoromethyl] phenylacetonitrile 100 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2955 ex 29321900 60 Flurtamone (ISO) 200 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2957 ex 85079098 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 mm70000000 units 0 1.1.-31.12.▼M101996R2505 — EN — 01.01.2000 — 007.001 — 8
Order No CN code TARIC code Description Amount of quotaQuota duty
(% )Quota period
09.2959 ex 48044191 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)►M1580000 ◄tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
ex 48044199 10ex 48045190 10
09.2964 ex 55020080 20 Filament tow of cellulose produced by organic solvent spin-
ning (Lyocell), folr use in the paper industry (
a)1 200 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2966 ex 28391900 20 Crystalline disodium disilicate, containing by weight:
— 59 % or more of silicondioxide, and
— 30 % or more of disodium oxide12000 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2975 ex 29183000 10 Benzophenone-3,3':4,4-tetracarboxylic dianhydride 500 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2976 ex 84079010 10 Four-stroke petrol engines of a cylinder capacity not
exceeding 250 cc, for use in the manufacture of lawnmowers
of sub-heading 843311(a)►M141 200000 ◄units 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2977 ex 32041700 20 Dye C.I.Pigment Blue 61 600 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2978 ex 48045290 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)48000 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2979 ex 70112000 15 Glass face-plate witha diagonal measurement from th e 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) ◄►M14300000 ◄units 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2980 ex 48103210 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)52000 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
ex 48103290 10
09.2981 ex 84079080 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,
witha seat (tractor mowers) of sub-h eading 8433 1151(a)210000 units 0 1.1.-31.12.
ex 84079090 10
09.2982 ex 29036990 20 1,2-Bis (penthabromophenyl) ethane 4 500 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.▼M101996R2505 — EN — 01.01.2000 — 007.001 — 9
Order No CN code TARIC code Description Amount of quotaQuota duty
(% )Quota period
09.2983 ex 29093038 10 Bis (penthabromophenyl) ether ►C36 200 tonnes ◄ 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2984 ex 48112900 10 Kraft paper comprising predominantly of pulped virgin fibres
obtained from the chemical sulphate process, coated on one
side witha (waxy) maize-starchbased adh esive:
— 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 rolls of a width of not less than 150 cm, forslitting and reduction into rolls of subheading
48231900(
a)◄150 tonnes 0 1.1.-31.12.
09.2985 ex 85409100 33 Flat masks of ►C3a lengthof 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)►M15200000 ◄units 0 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.
(1) The specific additional duty is applicable.▼M101996R2505 — EN — 01.01.2000 — 007.001 — 10
ANNEX II
Order No CN code Taric code Description Amount of quota Quota duty (%) Quota period
09.2711 72024110 — Ferro-chromium
— containing by weight more than 4 % of carbon770000 tonnes 0 1. 1 - 31. 12. 1996
72024191
72024199
09.2859 ex 29094990 10 2,2&Prime;-Isopropylidene-bis (p-phenyleneoxy) diethanol
solid form1 300 tonnes 0 1. 1 - 31. 12. 1996
09.2939 85438990 59 Voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), excluding temperature
compensating oscillator, consisting of active and passive
elements mounted on a printed circuit contained in a housing
bearing:
— an identification marking consisting of or including one of
the following combinations of figures and letters:
1012TDK, 1019TDK, EK304, MQC403, MQC404, MQE001,
MQE041, MQE042, MQE051, MQE201, MQE411, MQE501,
URAE8X956A, URAB8, URAE8X960A, VD2S40, VD2S41,
VD5S07
— or other identification markings relating to devices
complying withth e abovementioned description6870000 units 0 1. 7 - 31. 12. 1996▼B1996R2505 — EN — 01.01.2000 — 007.001 — 11