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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No3610/90
of11December 1990
openingandprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariffquotasfor
certainagricultural ,chemicalandindustrialproducts(1991)
Whereas,itisappropriatetotakethenecessarymeasures
toensureefficientCommunityadministration ofthese
tariffquotaswhileofferingtheMemberStatestheoppor­
tunitytodrawfromthequotavolumesthenecessary
quantitiescorresponding toactualimports;whereasthis
methodofadministration requiresclosecooperation
betweentheMemberStatesandtheCommissionandthe
lattermustinparticularbetoabletomonitortherateat
whichthequotasareusedupandinformtheMember
Statesaccordingly ;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourg
areunitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcerningtheadmi­
nistrationofthequantitiesdrawbythateconomicunion
maybecarriedoutbyanyoneofitsmembers,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle28
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasproductionintheCommunityofcertainagricul­
tural,chemicalandindustrialproductswillremaininthe
courseof1991unabletomeetthespecificrequirements
oftheuserindustriesintheCommunity ;whereas,conse­
quently,Communitysuppliesofproductsofthistypewill
dependtoaconsiderableextentonimportsfromthird
countries;whereasthemosturgentCommunityrequire­
mentsfortheproductsinquestionshouldbemetimme­
diatelyonthemostfavourableterms;whereasCommu­
nitytariffquotasatreducedoratzerodutyshouldthere­
forebeopenedwithinthelimitsofappropriatevolumes
foraperiodupto31December1991takingaccountof
theneednottodisturbthemarketsforsuchproductsnor
thestartingoutordevelopmentofCommunityproduc­
tion;
Whereasitisnecessary,inparticular,toensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accessto
thesaidquotasandtoensuretheuninterrupted applica­
tionoftherateslaiddownforthequotastoallimportsof
theproductsconcernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthe
quotashavebeenusedup;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1991,thecustoms
dutiesapplicabletoimportsintotheCommunityofthe
productslistedbelowshallbesuspendedatthelevelsand
withinthelimitsoftheCommunitytariffquotasshown
below:
OrderNoCNcode
(a)DescriptionAmountof
quotaQuotaduty
(%)
09.2713
ex20086019
ex20086039Sweet,clear-fleshedcherries,marinatedinalcohol,ofadiameter
notexceeding 18,9mm,stoned,intendedforthemanufactureof
chocolateproducts('):
—Withasugarcontentexceeding9%byweight
—Withasugarcontentnotexceeding9%byweight'
12000tonnes10+AGR
10
09.2707 ex293390902,2-methylene-bis [4-(l,l,3,3-tetra-methyl-buthyi)-6 (2H-benzo­
triazol-2-yl)-phenol ] 40tonnes 0
09.2727 ex39029000Syntheticpoly-alpha-olefin havingakineticviscosityofnotless
than38x10~~6m2s—1(38centistokes)at100°Cmeasured
usingtheASTMD445method,forthemanufactureoflubrica­
tingoil 4000tonnes 0
09.2741 ex81041100Unwroughtmagnesiumhavingapurityofhotlessthan99,95%
intheformofingots,intendedforthemanufactureofelements
usedinthenuclearindustry(') 1500tonnes 0
09.2743 ex38069000Extractsofwoodrosin,insolubleinaliphatichydrocarbures ,with
acontentofresinacidnothigherthan30%inweight 1190tonnes 0
09.2797 ex85404100Magnetronswithapoweroutputoflessthan1000W,forthe
manufactureofmicrowaveovens(') 1500000pieces 0
(a)SeeTariccodesintheAnnex.
(')Checksontheirprescribedend-useshallbecarriedoutpursuanttotherelevantCommunityprovisions.

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forreleaseforfreecirculation,totheextentthattheavai­
lablebalancesopermits.
IfaMemberStatedoesnotuseadrawinginfullitshall
returnanyunusedportiontothecorresponding quota
volumeassoonaspossible.
Ifthequantitiesrequestedaregreaterthantheavailable
balanceofthequotavolume,thebalanceshallbeallo­
catedamongapplicantsprorata.TheCommissionshall
informtheMemberStatesofthedrawingsmade.
Article4
EachMemberStateshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhaveequalandcontinuousaccessto
thequotasforaslongasthebalanceoftherelevantquota
volumesopermits.
Article5
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1991.2.WithinthelimitsofthesetariffquotastheKingdom
ofSpainandthePortugueseRepublicshallapplycustoms
dutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovi­
sionsofthe1985ActofAccession .
Article2
ThetariffquotasreferredtoinArticle1shallbemanaged
bytheCommission ,whichmaytakeanyappropriate
administrative measurestoensurethattheyaremanaged
efficiently.
Article3
Whereanimporterpresentsaproductcoveredbythis
RegulationforreleaseforfreecirculationinaMember
State,applyingtotakeadvantageofthepreferentialarran­
gements,andtheentryisacceptedbythecustomsautho­
rities,theMemberStateconcernedshall,bynotifyingthe
Commission ,drawanamountcorresponding toitsrequi­
rementsfromtheappropriatequotavolume.
Requestsfordrawings,indicatingthedateonwhichthe
entrieswereaccepted,mustbesenttotheCommission
withoutdelay.
DrawingsshallbegrantedbytheCommissioninchrono­
logicalorderofthedatesonwhichthecustomsauthori­
tiesoftheMemberStatesconcernedacceptedtheentries
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,11December1990.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
V.SACCOMANDI

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ANNEX
Tariccodes
OrderNo CNcode Tariccode
09.2713 ex20086019 *10
ex20086039 *10
09.2707 ex29339090 *21
09.2727 ex39029000 *95
09.2741 ex81041100 *30
09.2743 ex38069000 *30
09.2797 ex85404100 •91