EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1. CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL

Autonomous tariff quotas of the Union are needed for products where production in the Union is insufficient to meet the needs of the user industry in the Union for the current quota period. In response to requests from several Member States, the Commission, together with the government experts concerned, considered whether to open autonomous tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products.

On 22 December 2009 the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 7/2010 opening and providing for the management of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and industrial products so that Union demand for the products in question could be met under the most favourable conditions. In view of the numerous amendments made to this Regulation and the transparency policy of the Commission the Regulation should be replaced by this proposal.

Tariff quotas of the Union should be opened at zero or reduced rates of the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duty for appropriate volumes, without disturbing the markets for such products. Discussions at meetings of the Economic Tariff Questions Group showed that the Member States were ready to open quotas for the products covered by the proposal for a Regulation, without disturbing the markets for such products

The proposal is in line with agricultural, trade, entreprise, development and external relations policies. Especially this proposal is not at the expense of countries enjoying a preferential trading agreement with the EU (e.g. GSP, ACP regime, candidate countries and potential candidates).

2. RESULTS OF CONSULTATIONS WITH THE INTERESTED PARTIES AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS

The Economic Tariff Questions Group representing the industries of each Member State was consulted. All listed quotas reflect the agreement reached by the Group.

There was no mention of potentially serious risks with irreversible consequences.

This proposal will follow an inter service consultation procedure and will be published after its adoption by the Council.

3. LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL

A Council Regulation opening and providing for the management of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and industrial products on the legal basis of Article 31 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. By virtue of that Article autonomous tariff quotas are fixed by the Council acting on a qualified majority on the basis of a Commission proposal.

The proposal falls under the exclusive competence of the Union. The subsidiary principle therefore does not apply.

This set of measures is in line with the principles for simplifying the procedures for the operators engaged in foreign trade and with the Commission communication of 2011 concerning autonomous tariff suspensions and quotas (C 363, 13.12.2011, p.6).

4. BUDGETARY IMPLICATION

Uncollected customs duties with a total amount of € -64 900 000.

2013/0383 (NLE)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

opening and providing for the management of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and industrial products and repealing Regulation (EU) No 7/2010

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 31 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Production in the Union of certain agricultural and industrial products is insufficient to meet the specific requirements of the user industries in the Union. Consequently Union supplies of those products depend to a considerable extent on imports from third countries. The most urgent Union requirements for the products in question should be met immediately on the most favorable terms. Union tariff quotas at preferential duty rates should therefore be opened within the limits of appropriate volumes taking account of the need not to disturb the markets for such products or impede the establishment or development of Union production.

(2) It is necessary, to ensure for all Union importers equal and uninterrupted access to those quotas and to ensure the uninterrupted application of the rates laid down for the quotas to all imports of the products concerned into all Member States until the quotas have been exhausted.

(3) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93[1] provides for a system of tariff quota management which ensures equal and uninterrupted access to the quotas and uninterrupted application of the rates and follows the chronological order of dates of acceptance of declarations of release for free circulation. The tariff quotas opened by this Regulation should therefore be managed by the Commission and the Member States in accordance with that system.

(4) The quota volumes are mostly expressed in tonnes. For certain products for which an autonomous tariff quota is opened the quota volume is set out in another measurement unit. Where for those products no supplementary measurement unit is specified in the Combined Nomenclature laid down in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87[2] there can be uncertainty in respect of the measurement unit used. For the sake of clarity and in the interest of a better quota management it is therefore necessary to provide that, in order to benefit from those autonomous tariff quotas, the exact quantity of the products imported be entered in the declaration for release for free circulation using the measurement unit of the quota volume set out for those products in the Annex to this Regulation.

(5) Council Regulation (EU) No 7/2010[3] has been amended many times. In the interest of transparemcy and in order to facilitate economic operators to follow the goods subject to autonomous tariff quotas, it is considered appropriate to replace Regulation (EU) No 7/2010 in its entirety.

(6) In accordance with the principle of proportionality, it is necessary and appropriate for the achievement of the basic objective of promoting trade between Member States and third countries to lay down rules in order to balance the commercial interest of economic operators in the Union without changing the Union’s Word Trade Orgniation (WTO) schedule. This Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve the objectives pursued in accordance with Article 5(4) of the Treaty on European Union.

(7) Since the tariff quotas have to take effect from 1 January 2014, this Regulation should apply from the same date and enter into force immediately,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the products listed in the Annex autonomous tariff quotas of the Union shall be opened within which the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties shall be suspended for the periods, at the duty rates, and up to the volumes indicated therein.

Article 2

The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

Article 3

Where a declaration for release for free circulation is presented for a product mentioned in this Regulation, for which the quota volume is expressed in a measurement unit other than the weight in tonnes or kilogram and than the value, for products for which no supplementary unit is set out in the Combined Nomenclature laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, the exact quantity of the products imported shall be entered in “Box 41: Supplementary units” of that declaration using the measurement unit of the quota volume for those products as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2014.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels,

For the Council

The President

FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR PROPOSALS HAVING A BUDGETARY IMPACT EXCLUSIVELY LIMITED TO THE REVENUE SIDE

1. NAME OF THE PROPOSAL:

Council Regulation opening and providing for the management of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and industrial products and repealing Regulation (EU) No 7/2010.

2. BUDGET LINES

Chapter and Article: Chapter 12, Article 120

Amount budgeted for the year 2014: 18.086.400.000 € (DB 2014)

3. FINANCIAL IMPACT

¨ Proposal has no financial implications

X Proposal has no financial impact on expenditure but has a financial impact on revenue. The effect is as follows:

(€ million to one decimal place)

Budget line || Revenue[4] || 12 month period, starting dd/mm/aaaa || [Year: 2014]

Article 120 || Impact on own resources || 01/1/2014 || - 64,9

(€ million to one decimal place)

The total amount of uncollected duties in 2014 due to the autonomous tariff quotas of this regulation proposal is estimated at the amount of € 86,5 MEUR.

On the basis of the above, the impact on the loss of revenue resulting from this Regulation is estimated at 86,5 MEUR (gross amount, including collection costs) x 0,75 = 64,9 MEUR/year for the period 01.01.2014 onwards.

.

4. Anti-fraud measures

Checks on the end-use of some of the products covered by this Council Regulation will be carried out in accordance with Articles 291 to 300 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

[1] Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p.1).

[2] Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).

[3] Council Regulation (EU) No 7/2010 of 22 December 2009 opening and providing for the management of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products (OJ L 3, 7.1.2010, p. 1).

[4] Regarding traditional own resources (agricultural duties, sugar levies, customs duties) the amounts indicated must be net amounts, i.e. gross amounts after deduction of 25 % of collection costs

ANNEX

Order number || CN code || TARIC || Description || Quota period || Quota volume || Quota duty (%)

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 (1)(2) || 1.1.-31.12. || 700 tonnes || 0 %

09.2663 || ex 1104 29 17 || 10 || Sorghum grains, processed using milling techniques, that have been at least hulled and de-germed for use in the manufacture of loose fill packaging products (1) || 1.1.-31.12 || 1 500 tonnes || 0 %

09.2664 || ex 2008 60 19 ex 2008 60 39 || 30 30 || Sweet cherries containing added spirit, whether or not with a sugar content of 9 % by weight, of a diameter of not more than 19,9 mm, with stone, for use in chocolate products (1) || 1.1.-31.12 || 1 000 tonnes || 10 % (3)

09.2913 || ex 2401 10 35 ex 2401 10 70 ex 2401 10 95 ex 2401 10 95 ex 2401 10 95 ex 2401 20 35 ex 2401 20 70 ex 2401 20 95 ex 2401 20 95 ex 2401 20 95 || 91 10 11 21 91 91 10 11 21 91 || Natural unmanufactured tobacco, whether or not cut in regular size, having a custom value of not less than Euro 450 per 100 kg net weight, for use as binder or wrapper for the manufacture of goods falling within subheading 2402 10 00 (1) || 1.1.-31.12. || 6 000 tonnes || 0 %

09.2928 || ex 2811 22 00 || 40 || Silica filler in the form of granules, with a purity by weight of 97 % or more of silicon dioxide || 1.1.-31.12 || 1 700 tonnes || 0 %

09.2703 || ex 2825 30 00 || 10 || Vanadium oxides and hydroxides exclusively for use in alloys (1) || 1.1.-31.12. || 13 000 tonnes || 0 %

09.2806 || ex 2825 90 40 || 30 || Tungsten trioxide, including blue tungsten oxide (CAS RN 1314-35-8 + 39318-18-8) || 1.1.-31.12. || 12 000 tonnes || 0 %

09.2929 || 2903 22 00 || || Trichloroethylene (CAS RN 79-01-6) || 1.1.-31.12 || 10 000 tonnes || 0 %

09.2837 || ex 2903 79 90 || 10 || Bromochloromethane (CAS RN 74-97-5) || 1.1.-31.12. || 600 tonnes || 0 %

09.2933 || ex 2903 99 90 || 30 || 1,3-Dichlorobenzene (CAS RN 541-73-1) || 1.1.-31.12. || 2 600 tonnes || 0 %

09.2950 || ex 2905 59 98 || 10 || 2-Chloroethanol, for the manufacture of liquid thioplasts of subheading 4002 99 90 (CAS RN 107-07-3) (1) || 1.1.-31.12. || 15 000 tonnes || 0 %

09.2851 || ex 2907 12 00 || 10 || O-Cresol having a purity of not less than 98.5 % by weight (CAS RN 95-48-7) || 1.1.-31.12. || 20 000 tonnes || 0 %

09.2624 || 2912 42 00 || || Ethylvanillin (3-ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde) (CAS RN 121-32-4) || 1.1.-31.12. || 950 tonnes || 0 %

09.2852 || ex 2914 29 00 || 60 || Cyclopropyl methyl ketone (CAS RN 765-43-5) || 1.1.-31.12 || 300 tonnes || 0 %

09.2638 || ex 2915 21 00 || 10 || Acetic acid of a purity by weight of 99 % or more (CAS RN 64-19-7) || 1.1.-31.12. || 1 000 000 tonnes || 0 %

09.2972 || 2915 24 00 || || Acetic anhydride (CAS RN 108-24-7) || 1.1.-31.12 || 20 000 tonnes || 0 %

09.2665 || ex 2916 19 95 || 30 || Potassium (E,E)-hexa-2,4-dienoate (CAS RN 24634-61-5) || 1.1.-31.12 || 8 000 tonnes || 0 %

09.2769 || ex 2917 13 90 || 10 || Dimethyl sebacate (CAS RN 106-79-6) || 1.1.-31.12 || 1 000 tonnes || 0 %

09.2634 || ex 2917 19 90 || 40 || Dodecanedioic acid, of a purity by weight of more than 98,5 % (CAS RN693-23-2) || 1.1.-31.12 || 4 600 tonnes || 0 %

09.2808 || ex 2918 22 00 || 10 || o-Acetylsalicylic acid (CAS RN 50-78-2) || 1.1.-31.12. || 120 tonnes || 0 %

09.2975 || ex 2918 30 00 || 10 || Benzophenone-3,3’,4,4’-tetracarboxylic dianhydride (CAS RN 2421-28-5) || 1.1.-31.12. || 1 000 tonnes || 0 %

09.2602 || ex 2921 51 19 || 10 || o-Phenylenediamine (CAS RN 95-54-5) || 1.1.-31.12. || 1 800 tonnes || 0 %

09.2854 || ex 2924 19 00 || 85 || 3-Iodoprop-2-ynyl N-butylcarbamate (CAS RN 55406-53-6) || 1.1.-31.12 || 1 300 tonnes || 0 %

09.2977 || 2926 10 00 || || Acrylonitrile (CAS RN 107-13-1) || 1.1.-31.12. || 75 000 tonnes || 0 %

09.2856 || ex 2926 90 95 || 84 || 2-Nitro-4(trifluoromethyl)benzonitrile (CAS RN 778-94-9) || 1.1.-31.12 || 500 tonnes || 0 %

09.2838 || ex 2927 00 00 || 85 || C,C’-Azodi(formamide) (CAS RN 123-77-3) with: — || a pH of 6,5 or more but not more than 7,5, and

— || a semicarbazide (CAS RN 57-56-7) content of not more than 1 500 mg/kg as determined by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS),

— || decomposition temperature range of 195 °C - 205 °C,

— || specific gravity 1,64 - 1,66, and

— || combustion heat 215 - 220 Kcal/mol

1.1.-31.12

100 tonnes

0 %

09.2603 || ex 2930 90 99 || 79 || Bis(3-triethoxysilylpropyl)tetrasulphide (CAS RN 40372-72-3) || 1.1.-31.12 || 9 000 tonnes || 0 %

09.2955 || ex 2932 19 00 || 60 || Flurtamone (ISO) (CAS RN 96525-23-4) || 1.1.-31.12. || 300 tonnes || 0 %

09.2812 || ex 2932 20 90 || 77 || Hexan-6-olide (CAS RN 502-44-3) || 1.1.-31.12. || 4 000 tonnes || 0 %

09.2858 || 2932 93 00 || || Piperonal (CAS RN 120-57-0) || 1.1.-31.12 || 220 tonnes || 0 %

09.2860 || ex 2933 69 80 || 30 || 1,3,5-Tris[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]hexahydro-1,3,5-triazine (CAS RN 15875-13-5) || 1.1.-31.12 || 300 tonnes || 0 %

09.2658 || ex 2933 99 80 || 73 || 5-(Acetoacetylamino)benzimidazolone (CAS RN 26576-46-5) || 1.1.-31.12 || 200 tonnes || 0 %

09.2945 || ex 2940 00 00 || 20 || D-Xylose (CAS RN 58-86-6) || 1.1.-31.12. || 400 tonnes || 0 %

09.2862 || ex 3105 40 00 || 10 || Monoammonium phosphate (CAS RN 7722-76-1) || 1.1.-31.12.2014 || 45 000 tonnes || 0 %

09.2666 || ex 3204 17 00 || 55 || Dye C.I. Pigment Red 169 (CAS RN 12237-63-7) || 1.1.-31.12 || 40 tonnes || 0 %

09.2659 || ex 3802 90 00 || 19 || Soda flux calcinated diatomaceous earth || 1.1.-31.12 || 30 000 tonnes || 0 %

09.2908 || ex 3804 00 00 || 10 || Sodium lignosulphonate || 1.1.-31.12. || 40 000 tonnes || 0 %

09.2889 || 3805 10 90 || || Sulphate turpentine || 1.1.-31.12. || 25 000 tonnes || 0 %

09.2935 || ex 3806 10 00 || 10 || Rosin and resin acids obtained from fresh oleoresins || 1.1.-31.12. || 280 000 tonnes || 0 %

09.2814 || ex 3815 90 90 || 76 || Catalyst consisting of titanium dioxide and tungsten trioxide || 1.1.-31.12. || 3 000 tonnes || 0 %

09.2829 || ex 3824 90 97 || 19 || 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 not exceeding 30 % by weight,

— || an acid number not exceeding 110

and

— || a melting point of 100° C or more

1.1.-31.12

1 600 tonnes

0 %

09.2907 || ex 3824 90 97 || 86 || Mixture of phytosterols, in the form of powder, containing by weight: — || 75 % or more of sterols,

— || not more than 25 % of stanols

for use in the manufacture of stanols/sterols or stanol/sterol esters

(1)

1.1.-31.12.

2 500 tonnes

0 %

09.2644 || ex 3824 90 97 || 96 || Preparation containing by weight: — || 55 % or more but not more than 78 % of dimethyl glutarate,

— || 10 % or more but not more than 30 % of dimethyl adipate, and

— || not more than 35 % of dimethyl succinate

1.1.-31.12

10 000 tonnes

0 %

09.2140 || ex 3824 90 97 || 98 || Mixture of tertiary amines containing by weight: — || 2.0-4.0 % of N,N-dimethyl-1-octanamine

— || 94 % minimum of N,N-dimethyl-1-decanamine

— || 2 % maximum of N,N-dimethyl-1-dodecanamine

1.1.-31.12.

4 500 tonnes

0 %

09.2660 || ex 3902 30 00 || 96 || Propylene-ethylene copolymer, with a melt viscosity of not more than 1700 mPa at 190°C, as determined by ASTM D 3236 method || 1.1.-31.12 || 500 tonnes || 0 %

09.2639 || 3905 30 00 || || Poly(vinyl alcohol), whether or not containing unhydrolysed acetate groups || 1.1.-31.12. || 18 000 tonnes || 0 %

09.2930 || ex 3905 30 00 || 30 || Vinyl alcohol containing unhydrolysed acetate groups and methylenebutanedioic sodium salts copolymer (CAS RN 122625-12-1) of a kind used for the manufacture of thermal paper || 1.1.-30.06 || 192 tonnes || 0 %

09.2671 || ex 3905 99 90 || 81 || Poly(vinylbutyral)(CAS RN 63148-65-2): — || containing by weight 17,5 % or more, but not more than 20 % of hydroxyl groups and

— || with a median particle size (D50) more than 0,6 mm

1.1.-31.12

11 000 tonnes

0 %

09.2616 || ex 3910 00 00 || 30 || Polydimethylsiloxane with a degree of polymerisation of 2800 monomer units (± 100) || 1.1.-31.12. || 1 300 tonnes || 0 %

09.2816 || ex 3912 11 00 || 20 || Cellulose acetate flakes || 1.1.-31.12. || 75 000 tonnes || 0 %

09.2864 || ex 3913 10 00 || 10 || Sodium alginate, extracted from brown seaweed (CAS RN 9005-38-3) || 1.1.-31.12 || 1 000 tonnes || 0 %

09.2641 || ex 3913 90 00 || 87 || Sodium hyaluronate, non sterile, with: — || a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of not more than 900 000,

— || an endotoxin level of not more than 0,008 Endotoxin units (EU)/mg,

— || an ethanol content of not more than 1 % by weight,

— || an isopropanol content of not more than 0,5 % by weight

1.1.-31.12.

200 kg

0 %

09.2661 || ex 3920 51 00 || 50 || Sheets of polymethylmethacrylate conforming to standards: — || EN 4364 (MIL-P-5425E) and DTD5592A, or

— || EN 4365 (MIL-P-8184) and DTD5592A

1.1.-31.12

100 tonnes

0 %

09.2645 || ex 3921 14 00 || 20 || Cellular block of regenerated cellulose, impregnated with water containing magnesium chloride and quaternary ammonium compounds, measuring 100 cm (± 10 cm) x 100 cm (± 10 cm) x 40 cm (± 5 cm) || 1.1.-31.12 || 1 300 tonnes || 0 %

09.2818 || ex 6902 90 00 || 10 || Refractory bricks with — || an edge length of more than 300 mm and

— || a TiO2 content of not more than 1 % by weight and

— || a Al2O3 content of not more than 0.4 % by weight and

— || a change in volume of less than 9 % at 1700° C

1.1.-31.12.

75 tonnes

0 %

09.2628 || ex 7019 52 00 || 10 || Glass web woven from glass fibre coated in plastic, of a weight of 120 g/m²(± 10 g/m²), of a type used in rolling insect screens with fixed frames || 1.1.-31.12. || 3 000 000 m² || 0 %

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 % of chromium || 1.1.-31.12. || 50 000 tonnes || 0 %

09.2629 || ex 7616 99 90 ex 8302 49 00 || 85 91 || Aluminium telescopic handle for use in the manufacture of luggage (1) || 1.1.-31.12 || 800 000 pieces || 0 %

09.2840 || ex 8104 30 00 || 20 || Magnesium powder: — || of purity by weight of 98 % or more, but not more than 99,5 %

— || with a particle size of 0,2 mm or more but not more than 0,8 mm

1.1.-31.12

2 000 tonnes

0 %

09.2642 || ex 8501 40 20 ex 8501 40 80 || 30 40 || Assembly, consisting of — || a single-phase electric AC commutator motor, with an output of 480 W or more, but not more than 1 400 W, an input power of more than 900 W but not more than 1 600 W, an external diameter of more than 119,8 mm but not more than 135,2 mm and a rated speed of more than 30 000 rpm but not more than 50 000 rpm, and

— || an air-inducting ventilator,

for use in the manufacture of vacuum cleaners

(1)

1.1.-31.12.

120 000 pieces

0 %

09.2763 || ex 8501 40 80 || 30 || Electric AC commutator motor, single-phase, with an output of more than 750 W, an input power of more than 1 600 W but not more than 2 700 W, an external diameter of more than 120 mm (± 0,2 mm) but not more than 135 mm (± 0,2 mm), a rated speed of more than 30 000 rpm but not more than 50 000 rpm, equipped with air-inducting ventilator, for use in the manufacture of vacuum cleaners (1) || 1.1.-31.12. || 2 000 000 pieces || 0 %

09.2633 || ex 8504 40 82 || 20 || Electric rectifier, with a capacity of not more than 1 kVA, for use in the manufacture of appliances falling within subheading 8509 80 and heading 8510 (1) || 1.1.-31.12 || 4 500 000 pieces || 0 %

09.2643 || ex 8504 40 82 || 30 || Power supply boards for use in the manufacture of goods falling under heading 8521 and 8528 (1) || 1.1.-31.12. || 1 038 000 pieces || 0 %

09.2620 || ex 8526 91 20 || 20 || Assembly for GPS system having a position determination function, without display, and a weight of not more than 2 500 g || 1.1.-31.12 || 3 000 000 pieces || 0 %

09.2672 || ex 8529 90 92 ex 9405 40 39 || 75 70 || Printed circuit board with LED diodes: — || whether or not equipped with prisms/lens, and

— || whether or not fitted with connector(s)

for the manufacture of backlight units for goods of heading 8528

(1)

1.1.-31.12

115 000 000 pieces

0 %

09.2003 || ex 8543 70 90 || 63 || Voltage controlled frequency generator, consisting of active and passive elements mounted on a printed circuit, contained in a housing with dimensions of not more than 30 mm x 30 mm || 1.1.-31.12. || 1 400 000 pieces || 0 %

09.2668 || ex 8714 91 10 ex 8714 91 10 || 21 31 || Bicycle frame, constructed from carbon fibres and artificial resin, painted, lacquered and/or polished, for use in the manufacture of bicycles (1) || 1.1.-31.12 || 76 000 pieces || 0 %

09.2669 || ex 8714 91 30 ex 8714 91 30 || 21 31 || Bicycle front fork, constructed from carbon fibres and artificial resin, painted, lacquered and/or polished, for use in the manufacture of bicycles (1) || 1.1.-31.12 || 52 000 pieces || 0 %

09.2631 || ex 9001 90 00 || 80 || Unmounted glass lenses, prisms and cemented elements for use in the manufacture of goods of CN codes 9002, 9005, 9013 10 and 9015 (1) || 1.1.-31.12. || 5 000 000 pieces || 0 %

(1) Suspension of duties is subject to Articles 291 to 300 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (OJ L 253 11.10.1993, p. 1).

(2) However, the measure is not allowed where processing is carried out by retail or catering undertakings.

(3) The specific duty shall apply.