COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 30.05.1997 
COM(97) 254 final 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
amending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of 
autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products 
(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. In response to requests from several Member States, the Commission's departments, 
together with the government experts concerned, considered whether to open, 
increase and extend autonomous tariff quotas for certain industrial products. 
Following the discussion, at a meeting of the Economic Tariff Problems Group, it 
was concluded that the Member States could approve new quotas, increases or 
extensions to quotas for the products covered by the proposal for a Regulation, 
without disturbing the markets for such products. 
Hence the attached proposal for a Regulation. 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 191 
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 28 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas, by virtue of Regulation (EC) No 2505/961, the Council opened Community 
tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products; whereas Community demand 
for the products in question should be met under the most favourable conditions; whereas 
Community tariff quotas should therefore be opened at reduced or zero rates of duty for 
appropriate volumes, and increased or extended in the case of certain existing tariff 
quotas, avoiding any disturbance to the markets for these products; 
Whereas the amendments made to Regulation (EC) No 3059/952 by virtue of Regulation 
(EC) No 2505/96 are no longer valid, and the reference to Regulation (EC) No 3059/95 
in the title of Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 should be deleted; 
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 should therefore be amended accordingly, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
The title of Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 is replaced by the following title: 
"Council Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 of 20 December 1996 opening and providing for 
the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and 
industrial products". 
Article 2 
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 is amended as follows: 
1 OJNoL 345, 31.12.1996, p. 1. 
OJ NoL 326, 30.12.1995, p. 19. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 (OJ 
No L 345, 31.12.1996, p. 1). 
0 1 
- the table lines shown in Annex I are replaced, for order 09.2711, 09.2837, 09.2935, 
09.2939 and 09.2945, by those shown in Annex I to this Regulation; 
- the tariff quotas shown in Annex II of this Regulation are added. 
Article 3 
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. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
$ H 
ANNEXI 
Order No 
09.2711 
09.2837 
09.2935 
09.2939 
09.2945 CNcode 
7202 41 10 
7202 41 91 
7202 41 99 
ex 2903 49 80 
38061010 
ex 8543 89 90 
ex 2940 00 90 Taric 
subdivisi 
on 
10 
-
59 
10 Description 
Ferro-chromium containing by weight more than 4 % 
of carbon 
Bromochloromethane 
Rosin obtained from fresh oleoresins 
Voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), other 
than thermal compensation oscillators, 
composed of active and passive elements 
mounted on a printed circuit, enclosed in a 
housing bearing: 
- an identifying mark consisting of and/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 identifying marks referring to products 
which meet this description 
D-Xylose Amount of 
quota 
765.000 
tonnes 
700 tonnes 
70.000 
tonnes 
13.000.000 
units 
2.250 
tonnes Quota duty 
(%) 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 Quota period 
1.1.-31.12. 
1.1.-31.12. 
1.1.-30.6.97 
1.1 .-30.6.97 
1.1.-31.12. 
ANNEX H 
Order No 
09.2871 
09.2938 
09.2939 
09.2950 
09.2951 
09.2952 
09.2953 
09.2954 
09.2955 CN code 
ex 7011 20 00 
ex 7011 20 00 
ex 8543 89 90 
ex 2905 50 10 
ex 3302 90 90 
ex5504 90 00 
ex8529 90 89 
ex 2926 90 80 
ex 2932 19 00 Taric 
subdivisi 
on 
70 
65 
59 
20 
10 
10 
34 
55 
60 Description 
Glass face-plate with a diagonal measurement of 
723 mm ( + 3 mm) and of dimensions of 602 x 477 
mm ( ± 2 mm), with a cylindrical curve, for the 
manufacture of colour cathode-ray tubes (a) 
Glass face-plate with a diagonal measurement of: 
- 604,5 mm (± 3 mm) and dimensions 340 x 541 
mm (± 2 mm), with a cylindrical curve, 
- 708 mm (± 3 mm) and dimensions 404 x 633 
mm (± 2 mm), with a cylindrical curve, 
- 812,8 mm (± 3 mm) and dimensions 463,8 x 
725,5 mm (± 2 mm), with a cylindrical curve, 
for the manufacture of colour cathode-ray tubes (a) 
Voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), other 
than thermal compensation oscillators, 
composed of active and passive elements 
mounted on a printed circuit, enclosed in a 
housing bearing: 
- an identifying mark consisting of and/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 identifying marks referring to products 
which meet this description 
2-Chloroethanol, for the manufacture of liquid 
thioplasts of subheading 4002 99 90(a) 
Crude mixture of geranoil and nerol containing by 
weight: 
-geranoil 55 % (± 5 %); 
-nerol 34 % (± 3 %); 
-hydrocarbons 7 % (± 3 %) 
Cellulose fibre obtained by an organic solvents 
spinning process (lyocell) 
Keyboard, wholly of silicon, including printed keys, 
for the manufacture of mobile radiotelephones of 
subheading 8525 20 91 (a) 
3-[Trifluoromethyl]phenylacetonitrile 
Flurtamone (ISO) Amount of 
quota 
400.000 
units 
125.000 
units 
19.000.000 
units 
1.500 
tonnes 
1.500 
tonnes 
11.120 
tonnes 
4.800.000 
units 
48 tonnes 
100 tonnes Quota duty 
(%) 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
3 
0 
0 
0 Quota period 
1.7.-
31.12.97 
1.7.-
31.12.97 
1.7.-
31.12.97 
1.7.-
31.12.97 
1.7.-
31.12.97 
1.7.-
31.12.97 
1.7.-
31.12.97 
1.7.-
31.12.97 
1.7.-
31.12.97 
09.2956 
09.2957 
09.2958 
09.2959 
09.2960 
09.2961 ex 3818 00 10 
ex 8507 90 98 
ex 8540 11 19 
ex 4804 41 91 
ex 4804 51 90 
ex 5402 43 90 60 
10 
91 
10 
10 
10 Hydrogen-annealed doped silicon wafer, with a 
diameter of 150 mm (±0,5 mm), for the 
manufacture of products falling wihtin heading 
8542 (a) 
Stamped cylindrical bucket, in non-alloy steel, 
nickel-plated, for an accumulator, of a diameter 
not less than 13 mm and not exceeding 17 mm, 
and of a height not less than 27 mm and not 
exceeding 70 mm 
Colour cathode-ray tube with electron guns placed 
one beside the other (in-line technique), with a 
diagonal measurement of the screen of 89 cm or 
more 
Saturating kraft, only consisting of unbleached 
virgin fibers obtained by the chemical sulphate 
process, weighing more than 150 g/m2 but less 
than 225 g/m2, for the manufacture of products 
falling within heading 3921 (a) 
Saturating kraft, weighing 225 g/m2 or more, for 
the manufacture of products falling within 
subheading 3921 90 30 (a) 
Synthetic bicomponent filament yarn, not textured, 
untwisted, consisting of a core of polyethylene 
terephthalate and a skin of polyamide-6, 
containing by weight 75 % or more but not more 
than 77 % of polyethylene terephthalate, 
measuring 1.650 decitex, for use in the 
manufacture of roofings(a) 40.000 units 
25.000.000 
units 
6.000 
units 
8.000 
tonnes 
7.000 
tonnes 
650 
tonnes 0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 1.7.-
31.12.97 
1.7.-
31.12.97 
1.7.-
31.12.97 
1.7.-
31.12.97 
1.7.-
31.12.97 
1.7.-
31.12.97 
FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
Budget heading concerned: Chapter 12, Article 120 
Legal basis: Article 28 of the Treaty 
Title of tariff measure: Regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 
opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff 
quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products. 
Objective: To ensure that the Community processing industry is supplied on 
favourable terms. 
Method of calculation: 
Product 
description 
Ferro-
chromium 
Bromochloro-
methane 
Glass 
faceplates 
Rosin obtained 
from fresh 
oleoresins 
Glass 
faceplates 
Oscillators Variation in 
quota volume 
(Units/tonnes) 
+ 215.000 t 
(initial volume: 
550.000 t) 
+ 350 t 
(initial volume: 
3501) 
+400.000 u 
(initial volume: 
350.000 u). 
+20.0001 
(initial volume: 
50.000 t) 
+125.000 u 
(initial volume: 
515.000 u) 
+23.000.000 u 
(initial volume: 
9.000.000 u) Variation 
in 
estimated 
price 
(ECU/Unit) 
0 
(initial price: 
1.478) 
0 
(initial price: 
2,958) 
0 
(initial price: 
11) 
0 
(initial price: 
32,5) 
0 
(initial price: 
2,5) 
0 
(initial price: 
1,9) Variation in 
normal duty 
(%) 
-0,8 
(initial duty: 
6,4) 
-0,7 
(initial duty: 
7) 
-0,6 
(initial duty: 
5,8) 
0 
(initial duty: 
5) 
-0,6 
(initial duty: 
5,8) 
0 
(initial duty: 
5) Variation in 
quota duty 
(%) 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 Expected 
variation in the 
loss of revenue 
in relation to 
the previous 
quota period (in 
ECU) 
17.795.120 
65.224 
228.800 
32.500 
16.250 
2.185.000 
S 
Xylose 
Chlorœthanol 
Mixture of 
geranoil and 
nerol 
Lyocell 
Keyboards 
TAN 
Flurtamone 
Doped silicon 
wafers 
Buckets 
Cathode-ray 
tube 
Kraft paper 
150-225 g 
Kraft paper 
+225 g 
Filament yarn +7501 
(initial volume: 
1.500 t) 
1.5001 
1.5001 
11.120 t 
4.800.000 u 
48 t 
loot 
60.000 u 
25.000.000 u 
6.000 u 
8.000 t 
7.000 t 
650 t 0 
(initial price: 
2.100) 
initial price: 
733 
initial price: 
3.000 
initial price: 
2.900 
initial price: 
0,66 
initial price: 
15.625 
initial price: 
25.000 
initial price: 
40,8 
initial price: 
0,05 
initial price: 
500 
initial price: 
490 
initial price: 
540 
initial price: 
1.900 0 
(initial duty: 
16) 
initial duty: 
6,5 
initial duty: 
2,1 
initial duty: 
6,8 
initial duty: 
4,7 
initial duty: 
11,1 
initial duty: 
7,1 
initial duty: 
6,9 
initial duty: 
3,9 
initial duty: 
14,4 
initial duty: 
5,7 
initial duty: 
5,7 
initial duty: 
7,5 0 
0 
0 
initial duty: 
3 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 252.000 
71.500 
94.500 
1.225.424 
148.896 
83.250 
177.500 
168.912 
48.750 
432.000 
223.440 
215.460 
92.625 
Total loss of revenue in relation to the previous quota period: 
ECU 23.557.151. 
Anti-fraud measures: Provisions on the management of tariff quotas include the measures 
needed to prevent and protect against frauds and irregularities. 

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