Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending Regulation (EC) .../96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quota for certain agricultural and industrial products, and amending Regulation (EC) 3059/95 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quota for certain agricultural and industrial products and Regulation (EC) n 789/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain fishery products (1996)
Date: 1996-12-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, agricultural product, fishery product, industrial product, tariff quota

COMMISSION  OF THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

Brussels,  05.12.1996 
COM(96) 639  final 

Proposal  for  a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC) 

amending Regulation (EC) 
/96 opening and providing for the administration  of 
autonomous Community tariff quota for certain agricultural and industrial products, 
and amending Regulation (EC) 3059/95  opening and providing for the administration 
of autonomous Community tariff quota for certain agricultural and industrial  products 
and Regulation (EC) n° 789/96 opening and providing for the administration  of 
autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain fishery products  (1996) 

(presented  by  the  Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMOR/  J 

1. 

2. 

3 

Subsequent  to  requests  made by various Member  States,  the  Services  of the 
Commission  have  examined,  in  conjunction  with  the  Government  experts 
concerned,  the  question  of  increasing  and  opening  tariff  quotas  for  certain 
industrial and fishery products. 

Following  this  examination,  which  took  place  during  the  "Economic  Tariff 
Questions" group meetings,  it has been determined that a solution,  according 
to  which  tariff  quotas  would  be  opened  for  the  products  covered  by  this 
proposal  could  have the agreement  of the Member  States without  disturbing 
the markets for such products, 

Having regard to the requirements of the internal  and external  policies  of the 
Community, the Commission is proposing the increase of tariff quota (cod), to 
ensure continuation of Community production in accordance with the rules and 
obligations of the common organisation of the markets, and to ensure supply of 
the  processing  industries  while  also  taking  into  account  the  current  and 
foreseeable situation on the international market. 

This is the purpose of the attached proposal. 

Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No ...796 
of 

amending Regulation (EC) 

/96 opening and providing for the administration of 

autonomous Community tariff quota for certain agricultural and industrial products, and amending 
Regulation (EC) 3059/95 opening and providing for the administration of 
autonomous Community tariff quota for certain agricultural and industrial  products 
and Regulation (EC) n° 789/96 opening and providing for the administration of 
autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain fishery products (1996) 

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  production  in  the  Community  of  certain  agricultural  and  industrial  products  will  be 
insufficient  to  meet  the  specific  requirements  of  the  user  industries  in  the  Community;  whereas, 
consequently,  Community  supplies  of products  of this  type will  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  Community  tariff  quotas 
at  reduced  or  zero  duty  should  therefore  be  opened  within  the  limits  of  appropriate  volumes  taking 
account of the need not to disturb the markets for such products nor the starting out or development of 
Community production; 

Whereas  by  Regulation  (EC)n°789/96*  the  Council  opened,  for  1996  Community  tariff  quotas  for 
certain  fishery  products;  whereas  the  volume  of  the  quota  for  cod  (Order  Nr.  09.2753)  should  be 
increased; 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

1 

In  the  Regulation  (EC)  n°  789/96,  the  table  shown  in  the  Annex  is  replaced,  for  the  order  n° 
09.2753 by the table shown in the Annex I of this Regulation. 

2  Order numbers and corresponding textes in Annex II of this regulation are added to the table in 

Regulation (EC) n° 

/96, Annex I 

Article  2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 7th day following its publication in the Official  Journal 
of the European Communities. 

It shall be apply from  1  April  1996 with respect to Annex I and from 1  January  1997 with respect to 
Annex II of this regulation. 

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

Done at Brussels, 

l01.  n°L  108, 1.5.1996, p 8 

For the Council 
The President 

ANNEX I 

Description  of goods 

Amount  of 
quota 
(in  tons) 

Quota 

duty 

(%) 

Cod (Gadus morhua,  Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), 

and fish of the genus Boreogadus saida, excluding, livers, 

60 000 

4,5 

roes, presented fresh, chilled or frozen, for processing 

(aXb) 

Series 
Number 

CN code 

TARIC 
Sub 
division 

09.2753 

ex 0302 50 10 
ex0302  50 90 

ex 0302 69 35 
ex 0303 60 11 
ex 0303 60 19 
ex 0303 60 90 
ex 0303 79 41 

20 
11 
91 
10 
10 
10 
10 
10 

ANNEXn 

Order 
Number 

CN Code 

Taric 
Code 

Description 

09.2937 

ex 2940 00 90 

40 

09.2945 

ex 3818 00 10 

09.2946 

ex 3818 00 10 

10 

50 

09.2947 

ex 3904 69 90 

95 

09.2948 

ex 8529 90 89 

33 

09.2949 

ex 8543 89 90 

60 

Doped silicon wafers having a diameter of 200mm 
(+/- 0.25 mm), for use in the manufacture of goods 
of heading 8542 (a) 

D - Xylose 

Doped silicon wafer, of a diameter of 150 mm (+/-
0.5 mm), with a near surface zone extending 
greater than 10 microns containing less than 6x108 
bulk micrometers defects, for use in manufacture 
of goods of heading 8542 (a) 

Poiyfluorene of vinylidene, in powder, intended for 
the manufacture of  paint or varnish for application 
to metal (a) 

Keypads for cellular mobile telephones, 
incorporating a layer of silicone and a layer of 
plastic, intended for the manufacture of mobile 
radio-telephones of heading n° 8525 20 91  (a) 

Voltage controlled and temperatur compensated 
oscillator, comprising a printed circuit on which is 
mounted at least a piezo- electric crystal and an 
adjustable capacitor, contained in a housing: 

- an identification marking consisting of or 
including one of the following combinations: 
3211A-ANF50,  5111B-ANL51,  TCXO-111, 

TXO2603 

- or other identification markings relating to devices 

I  complying with the abovementioned description 

Amount of 
Quota 

1.500 

800.000 T 

30.000 

900 T 

Quota 
Duty 
(%) 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Quota 
period 

1.1-31.12 

1.1-31.12 

1.1-31.12 

1.1-31.12 

1.1-31.12 

0 

1.1-31.12 

k 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

FINANCIAL RECORD 

Budget line concerned  : Chap.  12 Art.  120 

Legal basis : Art. 28 of the Treaty 

(EC) 

/96  opening  and  providing 

Title  of  the  tariff  measure  concerned  :  Proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation 
amending  Regulation 
the 
administration  of Community tariff  quota for  certain agricultural  and  industrial 
products,  and  amending  Regulation  (EC)  3059/95  opening  and  providing  for 
the  administration  of  Community  tariff  quota  for  certain  agricultural  and 
industrial  products  and  Regulation  (EC)  n° 789/96  opening  and  providing  for 
the  administration  of  autonomous  Community  tariff  quotas  for  certain fishery 
products (1996) 

for 

Objective  : To ensure an adequate supply for Community processing-industries. 

Method of calculation : 

Description 

Variation  on 
Quantities 
(Unit) 

Variation  on 
price 
(Ecus/unit) 

cod 

xylose 

lO.OOOT 
(initial volume: 
50.000T) 
1500T 

0 
(initial price: 
1.270) 
2.100 

silicium 200 

silicium 150 

400.000 
(initial volume: 
400.000 
30.000 

0 
(initial price: 
113,3) 
40,8 

polyfluorene of 
vinylidene 

900T 

9.000 

keypads 

8.000.000 

TCO 

6.500.000 

2,9 

3,8 

Variation  on 
Quota  duty 
(%) 

0 
(initial duty 
4.5) 
0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Variation 
on 
normal 
Duty 
rate 
0 
(initial duty 
12) 
0 
(initial duty 
16) 
0 
(initial duty 
6.9) 
0 
(initial duty 
6.9) 
0 
(initial duty 
10.7) 
0 
(initial duty 
4.7) 
0 
(initial duty 
5) 

Assessed variation  on 
Duty loss against  the 
preceding  Quota  period 

(Ecus) 

952.500 

504.000 

3.127.080 

84.456 

867.700 

1.090.400 

1.235.000 

Total loss of duty against the preceding Quota period : 7.861.136 Ecu 

Fight against fraude :  The provisions concerning the management of tariff quotas stipulate 
the necessary measures to assure prevention and protection against fraude and irrégularités. 

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