Council Regulation (EEC) No 196/91 of 21 January 1991 amending, in respect of products which are subject to national quantitative restrictions, Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 288/82 on common rules for imports
Date: 1991-01-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: agricultural product nomenclature, import, quantitative restriction













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31991R0196

Council Regulation (EEC) No 196/91 of 21 January 1991 amending, in respect of products which are subject to national quantitative restrictions, Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 288/82 on common rules for imports  


Official Journal L 021 , 26/01/1991 P. 0001 - 0075 





COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N° 196/91 of 21 January 1991 amending, in respect of products which are subject to national quantitative restrictions,Annex I to Regulation (EEC) N° 288/82 on common rules for importsTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the instruments establishing common organization of agricultural markets and the instruments concerning processed agricultural products adopted in pursuance of Article 235 of the Treaty, in particular the provisions of those instruments which allow for derogation from the general rule that all quantitative restrictions or measures having equivalent effect are replaced solely by the measures provided for in those instruments,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas Regulation (EEC) N° 288/82 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) N° 3156/90 (2), refers, with regard to the description and codification of the products originating in third countries not liberalized within the Community and listed in Annex I thereto, to the Common Customs Tariffnomenclature and the NIMEXE nomenclature; whereasthese two nomenclatures have been replaced by a new nomenclature known as Combined Nomenclature (CN), whose codes and product descriptions replace those contained in the first two nomenclature as from 1 January 1988; whereas Annex I to Regulation (EEC) N° 288/82 should therefore be amended accordingly,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1Annex I to Regulation (EEC) N° 288/82 is hereby replaced by the Annex attached to this Regulation. Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 21 January 1991.For the CouncilThe PresidentR. STEICHEN(1) OJ N° L 35, 9. 2. 1982, p. 1.(2) OJ N° L 304, 1. 11. 1990, p. 5 and Corrigendum published in OJ N° L 313, 13. 11. 1990, p. 42.ANNEX ANNEX I LIST OF PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO NATIONAL QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTION ON THEIR ENTRY INTO FREE CIRCULATION Explanation of signs, letters or figuresPractical scope of the restrictionT=completely restricted;P=partially restricted. For an exact description of restrictions see Appendix to this Annex which concerns the description of the products;R=complete or partial quantitative restriction for products of chapters 51 to 63, applicable to certain third countries.Geographical scopeWhere there are no special indications, the restriction applies to all the countries covered by this Regulation.Where the restriction applies to a geographical zone or to one or more countries, a marginal note describes the country or countries or the zone or zones to which the restriction applies. These geographical zones are described at the end of this Annex.In any event, the application of these restrictions is subject to the specific common rules referred to in Article 1 (1), first indent of this Regulation and any special rules laid down in the agreements concluded between the Community and certain third countries.This list covers only national restrictions.The import regime set out in this Annex is drawn up without prejudice to the rules applicable to State enterprises to which Member States grant, formally or in effect, exclusive or special privileges in trade with third countries. At present there are no Community restrictions which come within the scope of this Regulation; any such measures which may be taken pursuant to Title V will be listed in an ad hoc publication.Notes;(¹) Article 77 (c) of the Act of Accession.¹(²) Article 280 (Annex XXVI) of the Act of Accession.¹(³) Article 77 (b) of the Act of Accession.¹(%) Article 245 (Annex XXI) of the Act of Accession.¹(¹) Article 363 (Annex XXIX) of the Act of Accession.¹(() Article 176 (Annex XIV) of the Act of Accession.¹()) Article 343 of the Act of Accession.¹(§) Quantitative restrictions with regard to Zone II.(¹*) Quantitative restrictions with regard to Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yugoslavia, EFTA and zone A 3.(¹¹) Quantitative restrictions in the case of imports originating in countries which are not members of the International Coffee Agreement, provided that quotas are in operation - Quantitative restrictions suspended - Council Decision of 29 September 1989 (OJ N° L 299, 17. 10. 1989, p. 4).(¹²) Article 94 of the Act of Accession.(¹³) Article 292 of the Act of Accession.(¹%) Quantitative restrictions with regard to the dollar area countries, except for Liberia.(¹¹) Subject to quantitative restrictions with regard to Japan.(¹() Subject to quantitative restrictions with regard to Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, EFTA and zone A 3.(¹)) Article 177 (3) (Annex XV (a)) of the Act of Accession.(¹ 7) Article 364 (3) (Annex XXX (b)) of the Act of Accession.(¹§) Quantitative restrictions without any limitation of quantity.(²*) Quantitative restrictions with regard to countries which are not contracting members of GATT.(²¹) Freed from quantitative restrictions with regard to Turkey and Yugoslavia.(²²) Quantitative restrictions with regard to motors for cars, motorcycles and bicycles.(²³) Quantitative restrictions with regard to the Latin American countries, Canada, Lebanon, Liberia, the Philippines, South Korea, Syria and USA.(²¹) Article 364 (3) (Annex XXX (a)) of the Act of Accession.(²() Article 177 (3) (Annex XV (b)) of the Act of Accession.(²§) Article 177 (5) Annex XVI of the Act of Accession.(³³) Quantitative restrictions with regard to Taiwan.(³%) Quantitative restrictions with regard to Asian countries.(³¹) Quantitative restrictions with regard to Hong Kong without any limitation of quantity.(³() Quantitative restrictions with regard to South Korea without any limitation of quantity.(³ 7) Specific common regimes substituting national restrictions previously in force applicable to certain third countries.(³§) Quantitative restrictions with regard to Thailand without any limitation of quantity.(%*) Article 77 (b) of the Act of Accession, excluding goods originating in Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia and Yugoslavia.(%¹) Article 77 (b) of the Act of Accession excluding goods originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Syria and Yugoslavia.(%³) Article 176 (Annex XIV) of the Act of Accession, excluding goods originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Syria and Yugoslavia.>TABLE> CN codeMember StateExact description of certain goods     Appendix to Annex I Description of products covered by the partial quantitative restrictions listed in Annex I>TABLE>FRANCEGeographical zones to which, in general, the quantitative restrictions applyZONE I024 Iceland025 Faroe Islands028 Norway030 Sweden032 Finland036 Switzerland038 Austria043 Andorra044 Gibraltar045 Vatican City State046 Malta048 Yugoslavia052 Turkey021 Canary Islands204 Morocco022 Ceuta and Melilla208 Algeria212 Tunisia220 Egypt224 Sudan228 Mauritania232 Mali236 Burkina Faso (Upper Volta)240 Niger244 Chad247 Republic of Cape Verde248 Senegal252 Gambia257 Guinea Bissau260 Guinea264 Sierra Leone268 Liberia272 Ivory Coast276 Ghana280 Togo284 Benin288 Nigeria302 Cameroon306 Central African Republic310 Equatorial Guinea311 São Tomé and Principe314 Gabon318 Congo322 Zaire324 Rwanda328 Burundi329 St Helena and dependencies330 Angola334 Ethiopia338 Djibouti342 Somalia346 Kenya350 Uganda352 Tanzania355 Seychelles and dependencies357 British Indian Ocean Territory366 Mozambique370 Madagascar373 Mauritius375 Comoros378 Zambia382 Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia)386 Malawi391 Botswana393 Swaziland395 Lesotho400 United States of America404 Canada406 Greenland413 Bermuda421 Belize452 Haiti453 Bahamas454 Turks and Caicos Islands455 West Indies456 Dominican Republic457 Virgin Islands of the United States460 Dominica463 Cayman Islands464 Jamaica465 St Lucia467 St Vincent469 Barbados472 Trinidad and Tobago473 Grenada476 Netherlands Antilles488 Guyana492 Suriname529 Falkland Islands and dependencies600 Cyprus604 Lebanon608 Syria624 Israel628 Jordan636 Kuwait640 Bahrain644 Qatar647 United Arab Emirates649 Oman656 South Yemen684 Laos696 Kampuchea (Cambodia)701 Malaysia703 Brunei706 Singapore740 Hong Kong743 Macao801 Papua New Guinea803 Nauru806 Solomon Islands807 Tuvalu (formerly Ellice Islands)808 American Oceania812 Kiribati813 Pitcairn Islands815 Fiji816 Vanuatu (formerly New Hebrides)817 Tonga819 Western SamoaZONE II216 Libya390 Republic of South Africa and Namibia412 Mexico416 Guatemala424 Honduras428 El Salvador432 NicaraguaZONE II (cont'd)436 Costa Rica442 Panama448 Cuba480 Colombia484 Venezuela500 Ecuador504 Peru508 Brazil512 Chile516 Bolivia520 Paraguay524 Uruguay528 Argentina612 Iraq616 Iran632 Saudi Arabia652 North Yemen660 Afghanistan662 Pakistan664 India666 Bangladesh667 Maldives669 Sri Lanka672 Nepal675 Bhutan676 Burma680 Thailand700 Indonesia708 Philippines728 South Korea732 Japan736 Taiwan800 Australia802 Australian Oceania804 New Zealand814 New Zealand OceaniaITALYGeographical zones to which, barring exceptions, the quantitative restrictions applyZONE A 2(a)  Overseas countries and territories associated with the EEC (OCT):476 Netherlands Antilles(Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, St Eustatius and southern part of St Martin)021 Canary Islands022 Ceuta and Melilla377 Mayotte809 New Caledonia and dependencies822 French Polynesia811 Wallis and Futuna Islands463 Cayman Islands529 Falkland Islands and dependencies455 Montserrat813 Pitcairn329 St Helena and dependencies455 West Indies Associated States(Anguilla)890 British Antarctic Territory357 British Indian Ocean Territory454 Turks and Caicos Islands455 British Virgin Islands(b)ACP States330 Angola and Cabinda459 Antigua and Barbuda236 Burkina Faso (Upper Volta)453 Bahamas469 Barbados421 Belize284 Benin391 Botswana703 Brunei328 Burundi302 Cameroon247 Republic of Cape Verde306 Central African Republic244 Chad375 Comoros318 Congo272 Ivory Coast460 Dominica334 Ethiopia452 Haiti456 Dominican Republic815 Fiji314 Gabon252 Gambia276 Ghana464 Jamaica338 Djibouti473 Grenada(including the Southern Grenadines)260 Guinea257 Guinea Bissau310 Equatorial Guinea488 Guyana346 Kenya812 Kiribati (formerly Gilbert Islands)395 Lesotho268 Liberia370 Madagascar386 Malawi232 Mali228 Mauritania373 Mauritius449 Nevis240 Niger288 Nigeria801 Papua New Guinea324 Rwanda806 Solomon Islands449 St Christopher819 Western Samoa465 St Lucia467 St Vincent(including the Northern Grenadines)311 São Tomé and Principe355 Seychelles248 Senegal264 Sierra Leone342 Somalia224 Sudan492 Suriname393 Swaziland352 Tanzania280 Togob)  ACP StatesZONE A 2 (cont'd)817 Tonga472 Trinidad and Tobago807 Tuvalu (formerly Ellice Islands)350 Uganda816 Vanuatu (formerly New Hebrides)322 Zaire378 Zambia382 Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia)(c)EFTA Zone038 Austria032 Finland024 Iceland028 Norway030 Sweden036 Switzerland(d)SAP countries208 Algeria600 Cyprus220 Egypt025 Faeroes628 Jordan624 Israel048 Yugoslavia604 Lebanon046 Malta204 Morocco608 Syria212 Tunisia052 Turkey406 GreenlandZONE A 3660 Afghanistan647 United Arab Emirates(Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwan,Ras al Khaimah and Fujairah)043 Andorra632 Saudi Arabia528 Argentina800 Australia (and territories under Australian administration)640 Bahrain666 Bangladesh413 Bermuda675 Bhutan676 Burma516 Bolivia508 Brazil404 Canada512 Chile480 Colombia728 South Korea436 Costa Rica448 Cuba500 Ecuador428 El Salvador708 Philippines044 Gibraltar416 Guatemala424 Honduras740 Hong Kong664 India700 Indonesia612 Iraq616 Iran696 Kampuchea (Cambodia)636 Kuwait684 Laos216 Libya743 Macao701 Malaysia667 Maldives412 Mexico366 Mozambique803 Nauru672 Nepal432 Nicaragua804 New Zealand (and territories under New Zealandadministration)649 Oman662 Pakistan442 Panama520 Paraguay504 Peru644 Qatar706 Singapore669 Sri Lanka400 United States of America (and territories under United States administration)390 South Africa736 Taiwan680 Thailand524 Uruguay484 Venezuela652 North Yemen656 South Yemen (People's Republic)ZONE C732 JapanUNITED KINGDOMGeographical zones to which, barring exceptions, the quantitative restrictions applyI.  DOLLAR ZONE516 Bolivia404 Canada480 Colombia436 Costa Rica448 Cuba500 Ecuador428 El Salvador416 Guatemala424 HondurasII.  DOLLAR ZONE (cont'd)268 Liberia412 Mexico432 Nicaragua442 Panama708 Philippines400 United States of America484 VenezuelaII.  RESIDUAL TEXTILE ZONE = all countries and territories other than:208 Algeria528 Argentina666 Bangladesh516 Bolivia508 Brazil480 Colombia428 El Salvador416 Guatemala740 Hong Kong664 India700 Indonesia616 Iran628 Jordan728 South Korea743 Macao701 Malaysia412 Mexico432 Nicaragua662 Pakistan520 Paraguay504 Peru708 Philippines706 Singapore669 Sri Lanka608 Syria736 Taiwan680 Thailand524 Uruguay703 Brunei667 Maldives442 Panamaand those making up the ACP zone, the Community-EFTA zone, the Far East zone and West zone, the Mediterranean zone and the OCT zone.1.  ACP ZONE453 Bahamas469 Barbados284 Benin391 Botswana328 Burundi302 Cameroon247 Republic of Cape Verde306 Central African Republic244 Chad375 Comoros318 Congo338 Djibouti460 Dominica310 Equatorial Guinea334 Etiopia815 Fiji452 Haiti456 Dominican Republic314 Gabon252 Gambia330 Angola459 Antigua and Barbuda421 Belize464 Jamaica366 Mozambique450 St Christopher and Nevis816 Vanuatu382 Zimbabwe276 Ghana473 Grenada260 Guinea257 Guinea Bissau488 Guyana272 Ivory Coast346 Kenya812 Kiribati395 Lesotho268 Liberia370 Madagascar386 Malawi232 Mali228 Mauritania373 Mauritius240 Niger288 Nigeria801 Papua New Guinea324 Rwanda465 St Lucia467 St Vincent311 São Tomé and Principe248 Senegal355 Seychelles264 Sierra Leone806 Solomon Islands342 Somalia224 Sudan492 Suriname393 Swaziland352 Tanzania280 Togo817 Tonga472 Trinidad and Tobago807 Tuvalu (formerly Ellice Islands)350 Uganda236 Burkina Faso (Upper Volta)819 Western Samoa322 Zaire378 Zambia2.COMMUNITY-EFTA ZONE038 Austria002 Belgium008 Denmark032 Finland001 France004 Germany009 Greece024 Iceland007 Ireland005 Italy002 Luxembourg003 Netherlands028 Norway040 Portugal030 Sweden036 Switzerland-Liechtenstein006 United Kingdom042 Spain3.FAR EAST AND WEST ZONE800 Australia404 Canada732 Japan804 New Zealand400 United States of America4.MEDITERRANEAN ZONE600 Cyprus220 Egypt624 Israel604 Lebanon046 Malta204 Morocco212 Tunisia052 Turkey048 Yugoslavia5.OCT ZONE421 Belize890 British Antarctic Territory357 British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Archipelago)890 French Southern and Antarctic Territories406 Greenland450 Montserrat451 West Indies(Antigua, St Christopher (St Kitts), Nevis-Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Montserrat)463 Cayman Islands529 Falkland Islands and dependencies822 French Polynesia377 Mayotte476 Netherlands Antilles(Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, St Eustatius,St Martin (South))809 New Caledonia and dependencies813 Pitcairn329 St Helena and dependencies408 St Pierre and Miquelon454 Turks and Caicos Islands811 Wallis and Futuna Islands.