COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN CQMVTCJNITIES 
C0M(94) 437 final 
Brussels, 27.10.1994 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
opening and providing for the administration of 
Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural 
and industrial products 
(1st series 1995) 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
Subsequent to requests made by various Member States, the Services of 
the Commission have examined, in conjunction with the Government 
experts concerned, the question of opening in 1994 tariff quotas for 
various products. 
Following this examination, which took place during the "Economic 
Tariff" group meetings, it has been determined that the opening of 
tariff quotas for the following products could have the agreement of 
the Member States without disturbing the markets for such products: 
VanadIumoxides 8 
Ferro-chromium 6% of carbon 300 
Sweet cherries 2 
Ferro-phosphorus 35 
Sour cherries 2 
Poly-alpha-oléfin 5 
Boysenberries 1 
PoI yv i nyIpyr roIi done 
Raw Magnesium 1 
Raw Magnesium 1 
Flat-rolled products 
Polyvinyl butyral 9 
Magnetrons 650 
Ferro-chromium 1.5 % of carbon 15 
Montmor iI Ionite 10 
4-benzylbiphenyl 
Solid extract of wood resin 1 
Bromochloromethane 
1-alkenes 8 
3,3-d imethyIbutanone 
1-chIoro-3,3-d i me t hyI but anone 
Mushrooms 
O-Cresol 13 
Glutathione 
DiisopropyInaphtalene 2 
2,2 isopropyIidene bis 
Magnetic heads 70 
Glass granulate 
Glass face-plate 650 
Static memory 40 000 
1,2 Bis (pentabromophenyl) ethane 
Chlorosulphonated polyethylene 6 000 
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This is the aim of this proposal. 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No / 
of 
opening and providing for the administration of Comnunity tariff quotas 
for certain agricultural and industrial products (1st series 1995) 
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 agricul­
tural and industrial products will remain in the course of 
1995 unable to meet the specific requirements of the user 
industries in the Community ; whereas, consequently, 
Community supplies of products of this type will depend 
to a considerable 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 tariff 
quotas at reduced or at zero duty should therefore be 
opened within the limits of appropriate volumes for a 
period up to 31 December 1995 taking 
account of the need not to disturb the markets for such 
products nor the starting out or development of Commu­
nity production ; Whereas the decision for the opening of autonomous 
tariff quotas should be taken by the Community ; 
whereas, to ensure the efficiency of a common adminis­
tration of these quotas, there is no reasonable obstacle to 
authorizing Member States to draw from the quota-
volumes the necessary quantities corresponding to actual 
imports ; whereas, however, this method of administration 
requires close cooperation between the Member States 
and the Commission and the latter must in particular be 
able to monitor the rate at which the quotas arc used up 
and inform the Member States accordingly ; 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 
Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure for all 
Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to 
the said quotas and to ensure the uninterrupted applica­
tion of the rates laid down for the quotas to all imports of 
the products concerned into all Member States until the 
quotas have been used up ; Article 1 
From 1 January 1995 until the date shown in the table 
below, the customs duties applicable to imports into the 
Community of the products listed below shall be 
suspended at the levels and within the limits of the 
Community tariff quotas shown below : 
2, 
Order 
No 
09.2703 
092711 
092713 
092717 
09.2719 
09.2727 
09.2729 
09.2731 
092741 
092744 
092781 
09.2791 CN code 
(') 
ex 2825 30 00 
7202 41 91 
7202 41 99 
ex 2008 60 19 
ex 2008 60 39 
ex 7202 99 19 
ex 2008 60 19 
ex 2008 60 39 
ex 3902 90 00 
ex 0811 90 99 
ex 3905 90 00 
ex 8104 11 00 
ex 8104 11 00 
ex 7226 10 91 
ex 3905 90 00 Description 
Vanadiumoxidcs and hydroxides, not in the form of powder, 
exclusively for the production af alloys (a) 
Ferro-chromium conuining by weight more than 6 % of 
carbon 
Sweet cherries, marinated in alcohol, of a diameter not excee­
ding 19,9 mm, stoned, intended for the manufacture of 
chocolate products (a) : 
— with a sugar content exceeding 9 % by weight 
— with a sugar content not exceeding 9 % by weight ., 
Ferro-phosphorus conuining by weight 15 % or more of 
phosphorus, intended for the manufacture or refined phos­
phoric iron or steel (a) 
Sour cherries (Prunus cerasus), marinated in alcohol, of a 
diameter not exceeding 19,9 mm, stoned, intended for the 
manufacture of chocolate products (a) : 
— with a sugar content exceeding 9 % 
-*- with a sugar content not exceeding 9 % by weight 
Synthetic poly-alpha-olcfin having a kinetic viscosity of not 
less than 36 x 10-t m' s"~' (38 centistokes) at 100 °C. 
measured using the ASTM D 445 method 
Boysenberries, preserved by freezing, not containing added 
sugar, for the processing industry (a) 
Polyvinylpyrrolidone, presented in powder form, the particles 
of which are less than 38 micrometres and which has a solu­
bility in water at 25 °C of less than, or equal to 1,5% by 
weight and which is intended for the pharmaceutical indus­
try (a) 
Unwrought magnesium having a purity of not less than 
99,95 % in the form of ingots, intended for the manufac­
ture of elements used in the nuclear industry (a) 
Unwrought magnesium having a purity of not less than 
99,95 % in the form of ingots, for the manufacture of 
zirconium sponge (a) 
Flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel, cold-rolled, 
grain oriented, of a width not exceeding 500 mm, of a thick­
ness of 0,23 mm or less, with a nominal magnetic inversion 
loss rate of 0,8 W/kg or less determined by the Epstein 
method with a current of 50 cycles and one induction of 1,7 
testa 
Polyvinyl butyral in the form of powder, for the production 
of film for laminated safety glass (a) Amount of 
quota 
(in tonnes) 
8 000 T 
300 000 T 
1 2 000 T 
35 000 T 
1 2 000 T 
5 500 T 
1 500 T 
100 T 
1 800 T 
1 100 T 
600 T 
9 000 T Quota 
duty 
(%) 
0 
0 
10 + AGR 
10 
0 
10 + AGR 
10 
0 
12 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 End of 
quota period 
31.12.1995 
31.12.1995 
31.12.1995 
31.12.1995 
31.12. 1995 
31. 12. 1995 
31.12. 1995 
31.12.1995 
31.12.1995 
31. 12. 1995 
31.12.1995 
31. 12. 1995 
J 
Order 
No 
092797 CN code 
(') 
ex 8540 41 00 Description 
Magnetrons with a power output of not more than 1 000 
W, for the manufacture of microwave ovens (a) Amount 
of quota 
650 000 
pieces Quota 
duty 
(%) 
0 End of quota 
period 
31.12.1995 
09.2799 
092809 
09.2811 
09.2829 
092837 
09.2841 ex 7202 49 90 
ex 3802 90 00 
ex 2902 90 90 
ox 3823 90 98 
ex 2903 40 98 
ex 2712 90 90 Ferro-chromium containing" more than 1,5X 
but no more than 4% by weight of carbon 
and not more than 70% of chromium 
Acid-activatcd.montmorillonite for the manufacture of self-
copy paper (a) 
4-benzylbiphenyl 
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 by weight not exceeding 30 % 
— an acid number not exceeding 110, and 
— a melting point of not less than 100 °C 
Bromchloromcthane 
Blend of 1-alkenes containing by weight 80 % or more of 
1-alkenes of a chain-length of 20 and 22 carbon atoms 15 000 T 
10 000 T 
400 
1 200 
370 T 
8 000 T . 0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 31.12. 1995 
31. 12. 1995 
31. 12 1995 
31. 12.1995 
31.12. 1995 
31.12.1995 
09.2845 
09.2847 
09.2849 
09.2851 
09.2853 
09.2857 
092859 
09.2863 ex 2914 19 00 
ex 2914 70 90 
ex 0710 80 60 
ex 2907 12 00 
ex 2930 90 80 
ex 2902 90 90 
ex 2929 49 90 
ex 8473 30 90 3,3-Dimethylbutanone 
1 -Chloro-3,3-Dimethylbutanone 
Mushrooms of the species Auricular la polytrlcha, 
either steamed, boiled or frozen, for the manu­
facture or prepared meals (a)(b) 
O-Cresol having a purity of not less than 98.5 % 
Glutathione 
Diisopropylnaphtalene, mixed isomers 
2,2 isopropylidene-bis(/>-phenyIeneoxydiethanol) solid form 
Thin-film magnetic heads of Winchester technology 
(microsliders) capable of recording to a density of 78 
tracks or more per millimetre, for the incorporation in 
hard disc storage units with an external disc diameter not 
exceeding 8,89 cm (3,5 inches) (a) 1 
750 T 
550 T 
630 T 
13 000 T 
15 T 
2 000 T 
600 T 
70 000 
pieces 1 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 31.12. 1995 
31.12.1995 
31.12. 1995 
31.12. 1995 
31.12. 1995 
31.12. 1995 
31.12. 1995 
31.12. 1995 
H 
Order 
No 
09.2867 
092871 
09.2873 
09.2877 
09.2881 CN code 
(') 
ex 3207 40 90 
ex 7011 20 00 
ex 8542 11 23 
ex 2903 69 00 
ex 3901 90 00 Description 
Glass granulate, conuining by weight : 
— 73 % or more but not more than 77 % of silicon 
dioxide, 
— 12 % or more but not more than 18 % of diboron 
trioxide and 
— 4 % or more but not more than 8 % of polyethylene 
glycol 
Glass face-plate: 
— with a diagonal measurement of 723 mm (±3 mm) 
and of dimensions of 602 x 477 mm (±2 mm), for 
the manufacture of colour cathode-ray tubes (a) 
Static random access memory of C-MOS technology 
(CMOS SRAM), with a storage capacity of 32 K x 8 bits 
and an access line exceeding 55 ns, in the form of a 
monolithic integrated circuit, contained in a housing the 
exterior dimensions of which do not exceed 17 x 39 
mm. with not more than 32 connections and bearing : 
— an identification marking consisting of or including 
one of the following combinations of figures and 
letters : 
KM 62256 M5M 5256 PD 43256 
— other identification markings relating to devices 
complying with the abovementioned description 
1,2-Bis(penubromophenyl)ethane 
Chlorosulphonated polyethylene Amount 
of quota 
80 tonnes 
650 000 
pieces 
40 000 000 
pieces 
300 tonnes 
6 o :00 X Quota 
duty 
{%) 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 r.nd of quota 
period 
31 12. 1995 
31. 12. 1995 
31. 12. 1995 
31. 12. I99Ç 
31. 12. 1995 
(') See Taric codes in the Annex. 
(a) Checks on the.r prescribed end use shall be carried pursuant to the relevant Community provins 
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Article 2 
The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed 
by the Commission, which may take any appropriate 
administrative measures to ensure that they arc managed 
efficiently. 
Article 3 for release for free circulation, to the extent that the avai­
lable balance so permits. 
If a Member State does not use a drawing in full it shall 
return any unused portion to the corresponding quota 
volume as soon as possible. 
If the quantities requested are greater than the available 
balance of the quota volume, the balance shall be allo­
cated among applicants pro rata. The Commission shall 
inform the Member States of the drawings made. 
Where an importer presents a declaration covered by this 
Regulation for release for free circulation in a Member 
State, applying to take advantage of the preferential arran­
gements, and the entry is accepted by the customs autho­
rities, the Member State concerned shall, by notifying the 
Commission, draw an amount corresponding to its requi­
rements from the appropriate quota volume. 
Requests for drawings, indicating the date on which the 
entries were accepted, must be sent to the Commission 
without delay. Article 4 
Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the 
products in question have equal and continuous access to 
the quotas for as long as the balance of the relevant quota 
volume so permits. 
Article 5 
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate 
closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. 
Drawings shall be granted by the Commission in chrono­
logical order of the dates on which the customs authori­
ties of the Member States concerned accepted the entries Article 6 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1995. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at 
For the Council 
The President 
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ANNEX 
TARIC codes 
Order Nos. 
09.2703 
09.2711 
09.2713 
09.2717 
09.2719 
09.2727 
09.2729 
09.2731 
09.2741 
09.2744 
09.2781 
09.2791 
09.2797 
09.2799 
09.2809 
09.2811 
09.2829 
09.2837 
09.2841 
09.2845 
09.2847 
09.2849 
09.2851 
09.2853 
09.2857 
09.2859 
09.2863 
09.2867 
09.2871 
09.2873 
09.2877 
09.2881 CN codes 
6X2825 30 00 
7202 41 91 
7202 41 99 
6X2008 60 19 
ex2008 60 39 
6X7202 99 19 
ex2008 60 19 
6X2008 60 39 
6X3902 90 00 
6X0811 90 99 
6X3905 90 00 
6X8104 11 00 
6X8104 11 00 
6X7226 10 91 
6X3905 90 00 
6X8540 41 00 
6X7202 49 90 
6X3802 90 00 
6X2902 90 90 
6X3823 90 98 
6X2903 40 98 
6X2712 90 90 
6X2914 19 00 
ex2914 70 90 
6X0710 80 60 
6X2907 12 00 
6X2930 90 80 
6X2902 90 90 
6X2929 49 90 
6X8473 30 90 
ex3207 40 90 
6X7011 20 00 
6X8542 11 23 
6X2903 69 00 
6X3901 90 00 TARIC codes 
*10 
*10 
*11 
*19 
•20 
*20 
*95 
*10 
*94 
*30 
*40 
*20 
*91 
*91 
*10 
*10 
*50 
*50 
*10 
*30 
*20 
*10 
*10 
*10 
*16 
*80 
*10 
*80 
*30 
*70 
*26 
*20 
*94 
FINANCIAL RECORD 
1. Budget IIne concerned : Chap. 12 Art. 120 
2. Legal basis : Art. 28 of the Treaty 
3. Title of the tariff measure concerned : Proposal for a Council 
Regulation opening and providing for the administration of Community 
tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products (1st 
series 1995). 
4. Object ive : To ensure an adequate supply for Community user-
industries. 
5. Method of calculation : 
Description of 
the products Quantities Price 
(ECU/unit) Normal 
rate (in X) Quota duty 
(in X) Duty-loss 
(in ECUS) 
Vanadiumoxldes 
Ferro-chromium 
6X of carbon 
Sweet cherries 
Ferro-phosphorus 
Sour cherries 
Poly-alfo-
olefines 
Boysenberries 
Polyvinylpyrro-
Ii done 
Flat-rolled 
products 
Polyvinyl butyral 
Ferro-chromium 
1.5X 
MontmoriIlonite 
4-benzylbiphe-
nyl 
Rosin from wood 
Bromochloro-
methane 
1-alkenes 8 000 T 
300 000 T 
2 000 T 
35 000 T 
2 000 T 
5 500 T 
1 500 T 
100 T 
600 T 
9 000 T 
15 000 T 
10 000 T 
400 T 5 104 
1 478 
1 963 
245 
1 960 
3 766 
5 104 
3 465 
2 362 
4 064 
1 416 
728 
16 914 
1 200 T J 1 214 
I 370 T j 2 958 
8 000 T 926 5.5 
8 
32 
5 
32 
12.5 
5.5 
12.5 
12.5 
8 
5.7 
6.3 
4.6 
7,4 
4.4 0 
0 
10 
0 
10 
0 
0 
0 2 245 760 
35 472 000 
863 720 
428 750 
862 400 
2 589 125 
421 080 
43 312 
85 032 
4 572 000 
1 699 200 
414 960 
426 232 
67 012 
80 990 
325 952 
Description of 
the products Quantities Price 
(ECU/unlt) Normal 
rate (in X) Quota duty 
(in X) Duty-loss 
(in ECUS) 
3.3-0imethylbu— 
tanone 
1-chloro—3,3— 
d ime thyIbutanone 
Mushrooms 
O-cresol 
Glutathione 
Di isopropylnaph-
talene 
mixed isomers 
2,2- isopropyIi-
dene bis 
ChIorosuIphonoted 
polyethylene 
Magnesium 
Magnesium 
Magnetrons 
Magnetic heads 
Glass granulate 
Glass face-plate 
Static memory 
1.2 Bis (pento-
bromophenyl) 
ethane 750 T 
550 T 
630 T 
13 000 T 
15 T 
2 000 T 
600 T 
6 000 T 
1 800 T 
1 100 T 
650 000 p. 
70 000 T 
80 T 
650 000 p. 
40 000 000 p. 
300 T 6 117 
3 704 
20 837 
1 036 
299 248 
1 102 
4 032 
3 645 
7 541 
7 541 
24 
66 
6 246 
11 
3 
2 100 7.1 
6.6 
18 
2.1 
7.6 
6.3 
6.6 
12.5 
5.3 
5.3 
5.1 
4 
3.7 
7 
14 
7.6 325 730 
134 455 
2 362 915 
282 828 
341 142 
138 852 
159 667 
2 733 750 
719 411 
439 640 
795 600 
184 800 
18 488 
500 500 
16 800 000 
47 880 
Total duty loss: 76 583 183 Ecus: 
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