PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) OPENING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS FOR CERTAIN CHEMICAL AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
Date: 1990-07-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: industrial product, tariff quota

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

C0MC90) 315final 

Brussels, 11 July 1990 

Proposal for a 

rntmciL REGIHATIQM  fEEO 

opening  and  providing  for  the  administration  of  Community  uriff  quotms  for 

certain  chemical  and  industrial  products 

(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

1.  Subsequent to requests made by various Member States, the Services 

of the Commission have examined, in conjunction with the Govern 

ment experts concerned, the question of opening in 1990 tariff 

quotas for some new products. 

2.  Following this examination, which took place during the "Economic 

Tariff" group meetings last held in particular on 11 May 1990, it 

has been determined that the opening of tariff quotas for the follow 

ing products could have the agreement of the Member States without 

disturbing the markets for such products: 

- vanadiumoxydes and hydroxydes, not in the form of powder, exclusive 

ly for the production of alloys: 3 150 tonnes at 0 % 

- certain colour cathode-ray tubes: 60 500 pieces at 0 X 

- LS.BT.620: 20 tonnes at 0 X. 

As regards the colour cathode-ray tubes, the proposed volume 

could be the subject of a revision in the course of the exercise 

if it appears that the Community production cannot satisfy all the 

needs. 

This is the purpose of this proposal. 

Proposal  for  a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) No 

of 

opening  and providing  for  die  administration  of  Community  tariff  quotas  for 

certain  chemical  and industrial 

products 

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  vanadiusr 
oxvdes and hydroxydes,  of  certain  colour  cathode-ray-
tubes and of  the  product  with  the  trade  name LS.BT.620  is 

currently  unable  to  meet  the  spécifie  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  uriff quotas should therefore be opened 
within  the  limits  of  appropriate  volumes  for  a  period 

Lp to  il  December  19*0;  taking  account of  the  raed 
not  to  disturb  the  markets  for  such products  nor 
the  starting  out  or  development  of  .Gommirity 
production;  whereas  the  volumes  kept  for  the 

colour  cathode-ray t»_fces cculcf be  adjusts  In  t h*  course 
of  the  exercise  according  to  real  needs  that  have been 
noted. 

Whereas, it is appropriate  to take the necessary measures 
to  ensure  efficient  Community  administration  of  these 
tariff  quotas  while  offering  the  Member  States  the 
from  the  quota  volumes  the 
opportunity  to  draw 
necessary  quantities  corresponding  to  actual  imports; 
whereas  this  method  of  administration  requires  dose 
cooperation  between 
the  Member  States  and  the 
Commission  and the latter  must  in, particular  be able to 
monitor  the  rate  at  which  die  quotas  are used  up and 
inform  the Member  States  accordingly ; 

Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of 
the  Netherlands  and die  Grand  IXichy  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 : 

Whereas  it  is necessary,  in  particular,  to  ensure  lor  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  so all 
import* of the products concerned into all Member States 
until  the  quotas  have  been  used up; 

t.From  the  date  of  entrylnto  force  of  this  IteguUrdonTnlU  31  Oecmsfcer 19B.  trie 
applicable  to  imports  into  the  Community of  the  products  listed  below  shall  be 
the  levels  and within  the  liarits  of  the  Comvnity  t a r i ff  quotas  shown below: 

duties 

at 

ArtitU 

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09.2703 

ex2825 30 00| 

09.2705 

ex8540 30  10| 

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Dncription 

Amount  of 
O M O* 

Quota  duty 

Vanadiumoxydes  and hydroxydes,  not  in  the  form 
of  powder,  exclusively  for  the  procàxtion  of 
alloys  (1) 

3 150 ton. 

Colour  cathode-ray  tubes  with  a  dot  mask, 
equipped with  electron  guns placed  side  by  side 
(in-line  technology),  with  a  distance  of  less 
than 0,40  mm between  colour  dots,  a  diagonal 
angle  of  deflection  of  not  more  than  90*, 
convergence  errors  not  exceeding 0,8  irni at  the 
comers  and a  diagonal  screen measurement  of: 
-  not  more  than  29 cm 

-  more  than  29 and not  more  than 42 cm 

10 500 
pieces 
50 000 
pieces 

09.2707 

ex2933  90 9d 

2,2- methylene-bis-(4-(1,1,3,3-tetra-inethyl-
buthyl)-c>-(2rHMn2C)-tna2ol-2^l)-phenol 
(named LS.BT.620) 

20 ton, 

(a)  TARIC  codes  :  2825  30  00  *  10,  8540 30  10  *  26  and 2933  90  90  *  21 

i l)  Control  of  the  use  for  this  special  purpose  shall  be  carried  out  pursuant  to  the  relevant  Comurrity 

provisions.  ... 

2. Within the limits of these uriff  quotas the Kingdom 
of Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall apply customs 
the  relevant 
in  accordance  with 
duties  calculated 
provisions  of  the  IV85  Act  of  Accession. 

notifying  the  Commission,  draw  an  amount  corre 
sponding  to  its  requirements  from  the  appropriate quota 
volume. 

Article  2 

Requests  for  drawings,  indicating  the  date  on  which  the 
entries  were  accepted,  must  be  sent  to  the  Commission 
without  delay. 

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 

Drawings shall  be granted by the  Commission  in chrono 
logical  order  of  the  dates  on  which  the  customs 
authorities  of  the  Member Sûtes  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  uke  advanuge  of  the  preferential 
arrangements,  and  the  entry  is  accepted  by  the  customs 
authorities,  the  Member  Sute  concerned  shall,  by 

If  a Member Sute  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  quott  volume,  the  balance  shall  be 
allocated  among  applicants  pro  rau.  The  Commission 
shall  inform  the  Member  Sûtes  of  the  drawings  made. 

Article  4 

bach  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  3 

The  Member  Sûtes  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 of 
the European Comuiities. 

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

Done  at  Brussels. 

for  the Council 

Tftr  fttsittenl 

FICHE  FINANCIERE 

1. 

Ligne budgétaire concernée : Chap. 12 art. 120 

2. 

Base juridique  : art. 28 du traité 

intitulé de la mesure tarifaire  : Proposition de règlement 
du Conseil portant ouverture et mode de gestion de 
contingents tarifaires autonomes pour certains oxydes et 
hydroxydes de vanadium, tubes cathodiques couleur et un 
produit chimique. 

Objectif  : Assurer la couverture à des conditions 
favorables, des besoins communautaires. 

Mode de calcul : 

Désignation des 
produits 

Quantités 

Prix en 
écus/unité 

Droit 
normal (en %) 

Droit contin 
genta ire (en %) 

Perte de 

recettes (en écus) 

Oxydes et hydro-
xydes de vanadium 

Tubes cathodiques 
couleur 

3 150 t 

4 000 

5.5 

60 500 
pièces 

300 

5.1 

LS BT 620 

2 0T 

46 250 

8 

0 

0 

0 

• 

693 000 

925 650 

74 000 

1.692.650 

Nouvelles mesures tarifaires. 

FICHE D'IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L'EMPLOI 

La présente proposition vise l'ouverture de oontingents 
tarifaires communautaires autonomes destinés à couvrir, A 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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