COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
COM(90) 117fInal 
Brussels, 2 April 1990 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
opening and providing for the administration of autonomous 
community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and 
chemical products (1990) 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
Subsequent to requests made by various Member States, the Services of 
the Commission nave examined, in conjunction with the Government experts 
concerned, the question of renewal in 1990 of autonomous tariff quotas 
which had been opened during 1989, and also the opening in 1990 of a 
tariff quota for a new proauct. 
Following this examination, which took place during the "Economic Tariff" 
group meetings held in particular on 19 January 1990, 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: 
- eels: 5 000 tonnes at 0% 
- t-butyl-hydroperoxide: 500 tonnes at 0% 
- sodium 3,5-bis(methoxycarbonyl)benzenesulphonate: 280 tonnes at 0% 
- aniline: 8 500 tonnes at 0% 
This is the purpose of this proposal. 
9. 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 
of 
opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for 
certain agricultural and chemical products (1990) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas production in the Community of certain 
agricultural 3rd chamical products is currently 
unable to meet the specific requirements of the user 
industries in the Community ; whereas, consequently, 
Community supplies of products of this type currently 
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 zero 
duty Community tariff quotas should therefore be opened 
within the limits of appropriate volumes for a period up to 31 December 
1990 or 30 June 1991 ; whereas, in order not to upset the 
balance of the markets for these products, the volume of 
certain of these Community tariff quotas should be set at 
provisional levels which cover immediate requirements ; 
whereas the setting of the quota volumes at this level does 
not rule out an adjustment during the year ; Whereas, it is appropriate to take the necessary measures 
to ensure efficient Community administration of these 
tariff quotas while offering the Member States the 
opportunity to draw from the quota volumes the 
necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports ; 
whereas 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 are used up and 
inform the Member States accordingly ; 
Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of 
the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 
are united within and jointly represented by the Benelux 
Economic Union, all transactions concerning the 
administration of the quantities draw by that economic 
union may be carried out by any one of its members. 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 
Article 1 
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 
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 used up ; 1. From 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1991. the customs 
duties applicable to imports into the Community of the 
product listed below shall be suspended at the level 
within the limits of the Community tariff quota 
indicated: nd 
Order No CN codes 
(a) Description Amount of 
(in ftxines) Quota dutv 
09.2701 |exU301 92 001 Eels (Anguilla spp.), live, fresh, chilled or 
exQ302 66 00, frozen, intended for processing by curina or 
ex0303 76 00 skinning enterprises or for use in the industrial 
manufacture of products falling within CN code 
1604 (1) 5 000 
(a) Taric codes 0301 92 00 *10 
0302 66 00 *10 
0303 76 00 *10 
(1) Control.of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions. 
£. From the date of entry into force of this Regulation until 31 December 1990, the customFdutiei 
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: 
Order No 
09.2745 
09.2749 
09.2795 CN codes 
(») 
ex2909 60 90 -2-
Description 
ex2917 39 90 
ex2921 41 00 t-Butyl-hydroperoxide containing by weight 28% 
or more but not more than 32X of water 
sodiurn 3,5-bi s(methoxycarbonyI)benzenesuIphonate1 
Aniline 
(a) Taric codes: 2909 60 90 *10 
2917 39 90 *60 
2921 41 00 *10 Amount •:•! 
quotJ quo::* Quot.i dutv 
500 
280 
8500 
3. Within the limits of these tariff quotas the Kingdom 
of Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall apply customs 
duties calculated in accordance with the relevant 
provisions of the 1985 Act of Accession. notifying the Commission, draw an amount corre­
sponding to its requirements from the appropriate quota 
volume. 
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 are managed 
efficiently. 
Article 3 Requests for drawings, indicating the date on which the 
entries were accepted, must be sent to the Commission 
without delay. 
Drawings shall be granted by the Commission in chrono­
logical order of the dates on which the customs 
authorities of the Member States concerned accepted the 
entries for release for free circulation, to the extent that 
the available balance so permits. 
Where an importer presents a present covered by this 
Regulation for release for free circulation in a Member 
State, applying to take advantage of the preferential 
arrangements, and the entry is accepted by the customs 
authorities, the Member State concerned shall, by 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. 
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If the quantities requested are greater than the available 
balance of the quota volume, the balance shall be 
allocated among applicants pro rata. The Commission 
shall inform the Member States of the drawings made. 
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. 
Article 6 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day 
following its publication in the Official Journal < 
the European Communities. of 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
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FICHE FINANCIERE 
1. Ligne budgétaire concernée : Chap. 12 art. 120 
2. Base Juridique : art. 28 du traité 
3. Intitulé de la mesure tarifaire : Proposition de règlement 
du Conseil portant ouverture et mode de gestion de 
contingents tarifaires autonomes pour certains produits 
agricole et chimiques (1990). 
4. Objectif : Assurer la couverture à des conditions 
favorables, des besoins communautaires. 
5. Mode de calcul : 
Designation des 
prodults 
Anguilles 
Hydroperoxycte de 
tert-butyle 
3,5-bls-methoxy-
carbonyl benzene 
sulfonate de 
sodium 
Aniline QuantItes 
5 000 t 
600 t 
280 t 
8500 t Prix en 
ecus/unite 
5 100 
1 667 
6 260 
927 Droit 
normal (en %) 
3 
6.6 • 
13 
12 Droit contin­
gentaire (en %) 
0 
0 
0 
0 Perte de 
recettes (en ecus) 
765 000 
54 681 
227 864 
945 540 
1 993 085 
Par rapport à la période contingentais précédente, augmentation 
des pertes de 1 993 085 écus - 1 927 146 ecus - 65 939 ecus. 
FICHE D'IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE EEJL1EMELQI 
La présente proposition vise l'ouverture de contingents 
tarifaires communautaires autonomes destinés à couvrir, à des 
conditions favorables, les besoins des industries utilisatrices. 
Elle aura pour effet de permettre à ces industries de 
concurrencer celles des pays tiers sur les marchés de la 
Communauté et des pays tiers et de maintenir ou même d'améliorer 
l'emploi dans la Communauté. 
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