Council Regulation (EC) No 2780/98 of 17 December 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products
Date: 1998-12-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: agricultural product, chemical product, industrial product, tariff quota

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2780/98

of 17 December 1998

amending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administra-
tion of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and indus-
trial products

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

1. for the quota period from 1 January to 31 December

1998:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas, by virtue of Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 (1), the
Council opened Community tariff quotas for certain agri-
cultural and industrial products; whereas Community
demand for the products in question should be met under
the most favourable conditions; whereas Community tariff
quotas should therefore be opened at reduced or zero
rates of duty for appropriate volumes, and increased or
extended in the case of certain existing tariff quotas,
avoiding any disturbance to the markets for these prod-
ucts;

Whereas certain products covered by the said Regulation,
for which it is no longer in the Community’s interest to
maintain a Community tariff quota should be removed
from the table in Annex I;

— for order number 09.2934, the amount of the tariff

quota shall be altered to 4 500 000 units,

— for order number 09.2945, the amount of the tariff

quota shall be altered to 2 700 tonnes,

— for order number 09.2949, the amount of the tariff

quota shall be altered to 12 000 000 units,

— for order number 09.2957, the amount of the tariff

quota shall be altered to 55 000 000 units,

— for order number 09.2959, the amount of the tariff

quota shall be altered to 60 000 tonnes,

— for order number 09.2963, the amount of the tariff
quota shall be altered to 1 000 000 000 units;

2. for the quota period from 1 July to 31 December 1998:

— for order number 09.2935, the amount of the tariff

quota shall be altered to 60 000 tonnes;

Whereas in order to take account of amendments to the
combined nomenclature, some of the Taric codes need to
be changed;

3. the quota period for tariff quota with order number
09.2957 shall be replaced by: 1.1. — 31.12.1998.

Whereas in view of the large number of amendments
coming into effect on 1 January 1999 and in order to
clarify matters for the user, these amendments should be
made by replacing the table in Annex I to the said
Regulation by the table in the Annex to this Regulation;

Article 2

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 should therefore be
amended,

The table in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96
shall be replaced by the table set out in the Annex.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 3

Article 1

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of
the European Communities.

Annex I
amended as follows:

to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 shall be

(1) OJ L 345, 31. 12. 1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 2151/98 (OJ L 271, 8. 10. 1998, p. 8).

It shall apply from 1 January 1998 as regards points 1 and
3 of Article 1, as from 1 July 1998 as concerns point 2 of
Aricle 1 and as from 1 January 1999 as concerns Article
2.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 December 1998.

For the Council

The President

W. MOLTERER

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Order
No

CN code

TARIC
code

ANNEX

Description

Amount of
quota

Quota
duty
(%)

09.2703

ex 2825 30 00

10

Vanadium oxides and hydroxides, only for the
production of alloys (a)

13 000 tonnes

09.2711

7202 41 10
7202 41 91
7202 41 99

—

Ferro-chromium containing by weight more than
4 % of carbon

765 000 tonnes

0

0

Quota period

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.

09.2713

09.2719

ex 2008 60 19
ex 2008 60 39

Sweet cherries, marinated in alcohol, of a diameter
not exceeding 19,9 mm, stoned, intended for the
manufacture of chocolate products (a):
— with a sugar content exceeding 9 % by weight
11/19 — with a sugar content not exceeding 9 % by

10

weight

2 000 tonnes

1.1.-31.12.

10 (1)
10

(Prunus

Sour cherries
cerasus), marinated in
alcohol, of a diameter not exceeding 19,9 mm,
chocolate
the manufacture
intended for
products (a):
— with a sugar content exceeding 9 % by weight
— with a sugar content not exceeding 9 % by

of

2 000 tonnes

1.1.-31.12.

10 (1)
10

ex 2008 60 19
ex 2008 60 39

20
20

weight

09.2727

ex 3902 90 90

93

Synthetic poly-alpha-olefin having a viscosity of
not less than 38 (cid:253) 10-6 m2 s-1 (38 centistokes) at
100 (cid:190)C, measured using the ASTM D 445 method

7 500 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2729

ex 0811 90 95

10

Boysenberries, preserved by freezing, not contain-
ing added sugar, for the processing industry (a)

1 500 tonnes

12

1.1.-31.12.

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 % by weight of chromium

35 000 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2809

ex 3802 90 00

10

Acid-activated montmorillonite for the manufac-
ture of self-copy paper (a)

10 000 tonnes

09.2829

ex 3824 90 95

19

Solid extract of the residual insoluble in aliphatic
solvents obtained during the extraction of resin
from wood, having the following characteristics:
— a resin acid content not exceeding 30 % by

weight

— an acid number not exceeding 110, and
— melting point of not less than 100 (cid:190)C

1 600 tonnes

0

0

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.

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Order
No

CN code

TARIC
code

Description

Amount of
quota

Quota
duty
(%)

Quota period

09.2837

ex 2903 49 80

09.2841

ex 2712 90 99

10

10

Bromochloromethane

Blend of 1-alkenes containing 80 % by weight or
more of 1-alkenes of a chain-length of 20 and 22
carbon atoms

700 tonnes

8 000 tonnes

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 (a) (b)

700 tonnes

09.2851

ex 2907 12 00

10

0-Cresol having a purity of not less than 98,5 % by
weight

13 000 tonnes

09.2853

ex 2930 90 70

35

Glutathione

15 tonnes

09.2859

ex 2909 49 90

10

2,2’-Isopropylidene-bis (p-phenyleneoxy)diethanol,
in solid form

1 300 tonnes

09.2867

ex 3207 40 80

10

Glass granulate, containing by weight:
— 73 % or more but not more than 77 % of

310 tonnes

silicon dioxide,

— 12 % or more but not more than 18 % of

dibroron trioxide
and

— 4 % or more but not more than 8 % of poly-

ethylene glycol

09.2881

ex 3901 90 90

92

Chlorosulphonated polyethylene

6 000 tonnes

09.2887

ex 2905 50 20

10

2,2,2-Trifluoroethanol

350 tonnes

09.2889

3805 10 90

—

Sulphate turpentine

20 000 tonnes

Natural unmanufactured tobacco, whether or not
cut in regular size, having a custom value of not
less than EUR 450 per 100 kg net weight, for use
as binder or wrapper
the manufacture of
products falling within subheading 2402 10 00 (a)

for

6 000 tonnes

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.

09.2913

ex 2401 10 41
ex 2401 10 49
ex 2401 10 50
ex 2401 10 70
ex 2401 10 90
ex 2401 20 41
ex 2401 20 49
ex 2401 20 50
ex 2401 20 70
ex 2401 20 90

10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10

09.2914

ex 3824 90 95

26

Aqueous solution containing by weight not less
than 40 % of dry betaine-extract and 5 % or more
but not more than 30 % by weight of organic or
inorganic salts

38 000 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

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Quota
duty
(%)

Quota period

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.1999

1.1.-30.6.

1.7.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.1999

1.1.-31.12.

Amount of
quota

60 tonnes

600 tonnes

500 tonnes

Order
No

CN code

TARIC
code

Description

09.2915

ex 3824 90 95

27

Silicon dioxide having a purity of 99 % or more by
weight, in the form of spherical particles dispersed
in monoethylene glycol

Cystine

1,2-Epoxybutan

09.2917

2930 90 14

09.2918

ex 2910 90 00

09.2919

ex 8708 29 90

—

50

10

09.2920

ex 5502 00 40

10

Foldings bellows for the manufacture of articulated
buses (a)

2 600 units

Cellulose acetate tow made up of 10 000 filaments
or more but not exceeding 12 000 filaments,
measuring 2,6 decitex or more but not exceeding
2,7 decitex per filament

350 tonnes

09.2933

ex 2903 69 90

09.2934

ex 3818 00 10

30

30

1,3-Dichlorobenzene

2 600 tonnes

Doped silicon slices, for use in the manufacture of
solar cells falling within subheading 8541 40 90 (a)

15 000 000
units

09.2935

3806 10 10

—

Rosin and resin acids, obtained from fresh oleo-
resins

60 000 tonnes

09.2935

3806 10 10

—

Rosin and resin acids, obtained from fresh oleo-
resins

50 000 tonnes

09.2936

ex 3815 90 90

45

in the form of powder, consisting of
Catalyst,
mixed vanadium and phosphorus oxides, contain-
ing by weight not more than 0,5 % of one of the
following elements:
lithium potassium, sodium,
cadmium or zinc, for use in the manufacture of
maleic anhydride from butane (a)

200 tonnes

09.2937

ex 3818 00 10

40

Doped silicon wafers having a diameter of 200 mm
(5 0,25 mm),
for use in the manufacture of
products falling within heading No 8542 (a)

800 000
units

09.2939

ex 8543 89 95

43

70 000 000
units

Voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), other than
temperature compensated oscillators, consisting of
active and passive elements mounted on a printed
circuit, contained in a housing bearing:
— an identification marking consisting of or
including one of the following alphanumeric
combinations: 1012TDK, 1019TDK, EK304,
MQC403, MQC404, MQE001, MQE041,
MQE042, MQE051, MQE201, MQE411,
MQE501,
URAB8,
URAE8X956A,
URAE8X960A, VD2S40, VD2S41, VD5S07

— or other identification markings relating to
devices complying with the abovementioned
description

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Order
No

CN code

TARIC
code

Description

Amount of
quota

Quota
duty
(%)

Quota period

09.2942

ex 2917 19 90

40

Dodecanadioic acid of a purity by weight of more
than 98,5 %

1 800 tonnes

09.2943

ex 8531 20 80

10

Liquid crystal display (LCD), other than with an
active matrix, comprising electronic components,
other than products with one or more of the fol-
lowing characteristics:
— comprising one or more monolithic integrated
circuits mounted on the glass (‘chip on glass'
technology)

— having 256 000 pixels or more

30 000 000
units

09.2944

ex 9013 80 30

20

Liquid crystal display, other than with an active
liquid crystals
matrix, consisting of a layer of
between two plates or sheets of glass

40 000 000
units

09.2945

ex 2940 00 90

10

D-Xylose

800 tonnes

09.2947

ex 3904 69 90

95

Poly(vinylidene fluoride), in powder form for the
preparation of paint or varnish for coating metal (a)

1 300 tonnes

09.2948

ex 8529 90 40

10

Keypads, comprising a layer of silicone and poly-
carbonate keytops, for the manufacture of mobile
radio-telephones of subheading 8525 20 91 (a)

70 000 000
units

09.2949

ex 8543 89 95

44

12 000 000
units

Temperature compensated oscillator, comprising a
printed circuit on which are mounted at least a
piezo-electric crystal and an adjustable capacitor,
contained in a housing bearing:
— an identification marking consisting of or
including one of the following alphanumeric
combinations:
3211A-ANF50,
TXO2603

5111B-ANL51, TCXO-111,

— or other identification markings relating to
devices complying with the abovementioned
description

09.2950

ex 2905 50 20

20

2-Chloroethanol,
thioplasts of subheading 4002 99 90 (a)

for the manufacture of

liquid

4 000 tonnes

09.2953

ex 8529 90 40

20

Keypad wholly of silicone or wholly of polycar-
bonate, including printed keys, for the manufac-
ture of mobile radio-telephones of subheading
8525 20 91 (a)

20 000 000
units

09.2954

ex 2926 90 99

55

3-[Trifluoromethyl] phenylacetonitrile

100 tonnes

09.2955

ex 2932 19 00

60

Flurtamone (ISO)

200 tonnes

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.1999

1.1.-31.12.1999

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.1999

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.1999

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.

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Order
No

CN code

TARIC
code

Description

Amount of
quota

Quota
duty
(%)

Quota period

09.2956

ex 3818 00 10

60

(so-called
High temperature hydrogen-treated
‘hydrogen annealed') doped silicon wafer, with a
diameter of 150 mm (5 0,5 mm), for the manufac-
ture of products falling within heading No 8542 (a)

220 000 units

09.2957

ex 8507 90 98

10

Stamped cylindrical can, in non-alloy steel, post-
nickel-plated, for an accumulator, of a diameter of
13 mm or more but not exceeding 17 mm, and of
a height of 27 mm or more but not exceeding 70
mm

70 000 000
units

0

0

1.1.-31.12.1999

1.1.-31.12.

09.2959

ex 4804 41 91
ex 4804 41 99
ex 4804 51 90

10
10
10

Kraft paper and paperboard, weighing more than
150 g/m2, only consisting of unbleached virgin
fibres obtained by the chemical sulphate process,
for the manufacture of products falling within
heading 3921 (a)

45 000 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2963

ex 8533 21 00

31

Fixed thick film resistor, with a resistance of 10
ohm or more but not exceeding 2,2 Mohm, a dissi-
pation rate not exceeding 0,063 W, contained in a
housing of the SMD (Surface mounted device) type
the exterior dimensions of which do not exceed
0,4 (cid:253) 0,55 (cid:253) 1,1 mm

1 000 000 000
units

1.1.-31.12.1999

09.2964

ex 5502 00 80

20

Filament
tow of cellulose produced by organic
solvent spinning (Lyocell), for use in the paper
industry (a)

1 200 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2966

ex 2839 19 00

20

Crystalline disodium disillicate, containing by
weight:
— 59 % or more of silicon-dioxide

and

— 30 % or more of disodium oxide

4 000 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2967

ex 8518 29 20
ex 8518 29 80

20
30

Loudspeaker, having a diameter of less than 23
mm, for use in the manufacture of products falling
within subheading 8525 20 91 (a)

3 000 000
units

0

1.1.-30.6.1999

52 500 m2

0

1.1.-30.6.1999

09.2969

ex 3920 91 00

93

Film of polyethylene terephthalate metallised on
one or both sides, and having the following charac-
teristics:
— a visible light transmission of not less than

50 %,

— not coated with an adhesive or any other non-

plastic material,

— covered on both sides with a layer of polyvinyl

butyral,

— a total thickness not exceeding 0,2 mm without
taking into account any presence of layers of
polyvinyl butyral, for use in the manufacture of
heat-reflecting laminated glass (a)

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Order
No

CN code

TARIC
code

Description

Amount of
quota

Quota
duty
(%)

Quota period

09.2971

ex 3818 00 10

45

Doped silicon wafers having a diameter of 300 mm
(5 0,25 mm),
for use in the manufacture of
products falling within heading No 8542 (a)

30 000 units

09.2974

ex 2915 40 00

09.2975

ex 2918 30 00

20

10

Isopropyl chloroacetate

350 tonnes

Benzophenone-3,3Y:4,4Y-tetracarboxylic
ride

dianhyd-

500 tonnes

0

0

0

1.1.-31.12.1999

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.

(a) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions.
(b) However, the tariff quota is not allowed where processing is carried out by retail or catering undertakings.
(1) The specific additional duty is applicable.