Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products
Date: 1999-12-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, chemical product, industrial product, tariff quota

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 10.12.1999
COM(1999) 622 final

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

amending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of
autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products

(presented by the Commission)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1.

2.

In response to requests from several Member States, the Commission’s departments,
together with the government experts concerned, considered whether to open,
increase and extend autonomous tariff quotas for certain industrial products.

Following the discussion, at a meeting of the “Economic Tariff Questions” Group, it
was concluded that the Member States could approve new quotas, increases or
extensions to quotas for the products covered by the proposal for a Regulation,
without disturbing the markets for such products.

Hence the attached proposal for a Regulation.

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Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

amending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of
autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular
Article 26 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission1,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

By virtue of Regulation (EC) No 2505/962, the Council opened Community tariff
quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products. Community demand for the
products in question should be met under the most favourable conditions. Community
tariff quotas should therefore be opened at reduced or zero rates of duty for
appropriate volumes, and certain existing tariff quotas should be increased or extended
for the whole of 1999, avoiding any disturbance to the markets for those products.

It is no longer in the Community’s interest to maintain a Community tariff quota on
some of the products covered by Regulation (EC) No 2505/96, and those products
should therefore be removed from the table in Annex I to that Regulation.

to clarify matters for

In view of the large number of amendments with effect from 1 January 2000 and in
order
those amendments should be made by
replacing the table in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 by the table in the
Annex to this Regulation.

the user,

(4)

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

1

2

OJ C
OJ L 345, 31.12.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1969/1999 (OJ L 244,
16.9.1999, p. 38).

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 shall be amended as follows:

(1)

(a)

the amount of the tariff quota for order number 09.2939 shall be set at
135 000 000 units,

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

the amount of the tariff quota for order number 09.2943 shall be set at
60 000 000 units,

the amount of the tariff quota for order number 09.2944 shall be set at
48 000 000 units,

the amount of the tariff quota for order number 09.2966 shall be set at
12 000 tonnes,

the amount of the tariff quota for order number 09.2711 shall be set at
1 035 000 tonnes.

(2)

The table is replaced by the table annexed to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 January 2000. However, Article 1(1) shall apply as from 1 January 1999
until 31 December 1999.

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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CN code

TARIC code

Description

ANNEX

Order
No
09.2703

09.2711

09.2713

09.2719

ex 2825 30 00

7202 41 10
7202 41 91
7202 41 99

10

-

ex 2008 60 19

10

ex 2008 60 39

11/19

ex 2008 60 19

ex 2008 60 39

09.2727

ex 3902 90 90

09.2729

ex 0811 90 95

09.2799

ex 7202 49 90

09.2809

ex 3802 90 00

09.2829

ex 3824 90 95

09.2837
09.2841

ex 2903 49 80
ex 2712 90 99

09.2849

ex 0710 80 69

09.2851

ex 2907 12 00

09.2853
09.2859

ex 2930 90 70
ex 2909 49 90

09.2867

ex 3207 40 80

20

20

93

10

10

10

19

10
10

10

10

35
10

10

09.2881
09.2889

ex 3901 90 90
3805 10 90

92
-

Amount of
quota

13.000
tonnes
1.035.000
tonnes

Quota duty
(%)
0

Quota period

1.1.-31.12.

0

1.1.-31.12.

2.000 tonnes

1.1.-31.12.

10 (1)

10

2.000 tonnes

1.1.-31.12.

10 (1)

10

0

1.1.-31.12.

7.500 tonnes

1.500 tonnes

12

1.1.-31.12.

35.000
tonnes

10.000
tonnes
1.600 tonnes

700 tonnes
10.000
tonnes

700 tonnes

13.000
tonnes
15 tonnes
1.300 tonnes

310 tonnes

6.000 tonnes
20.000
tonnes

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.

1.1.-31.12.
1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.
1.1.-31.12.

for

not

added

sugar,

having

cherries

(Prunus

exceeding

intended for

Vanadium oxides and hydroxides, only for
the production of alloys(a)
Ferro-chromium containing by weight
more than 4 % of carbon for
the
manufacture or as additive of steel of
Chapter 72 of Combined Nomenclature
(a)
Sweet cherries, marinated in alcohol, of a
diameter
19,9 mm,
stoned, intended for the manufacture of
chocolate products (a):
- with a sugar content exceeding 9 % by
weight
- with a sugar content not exceeding 9 %
by weight
cerasus),
Sour
marinated in alcohol, of a diameter not
exceeding 19,9 mm,
the
manufacture of chocolate products (a):
- with a sugar content exceeding 9 % by
weight
- with a sugar content not exceeding 9 %
by weight
Synthetic
a
poly-alpha-olefin
viscosity of not less than 38 x 10 -6 m² s -1
(38 centistokes) at 100 °C, measured
using the ASTM D 445 method
Boysenberries, preserved by freezing, not
containing
the
processing industry(a)
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
Acid-activated montmorillonite for
manufacture of self-copy paper (a)
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 °C
Bromochloromethane
Blend of 1-alkenes containing 80 % by
weight or more of 1-alkenes of a chain-
length of 20 and 22 carbon atoms
Mushrooms of
polytricha (uncooked
cooked
for
steaming or boiling),
manufacture of prepared meals (a)(b)
o-Cresol having a purity of not less than
98,5 % by weight
Glutathione
2,2’-Isopropylidene-bis
(p-phenyleneoxy)diethanol, in solid form
Glass granulate, containing by weight :
- 73 % or more but not more than 77 %
of silicon dioxide,
- 12 % or more but not more than 18 %
of dibroron trioxide
and
- 4 % or more but not more than 8 % of
polyethylene glycol
Chlorosulphonated polyethylene
Sulphate turpentine

the species Auricularia
by
the

or
frozen,

the

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CN code

TARIC code

Description

Order
No
09.2913

09.2914

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
ex 3824 90 95

10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
26

09.2915

ex 3824 90 95

27

09.2917
09.2918
09.2919

09.2933
09.2935

2930 90 14
ex 2910 90 00
ex 8708 29 90

ex 2903 69 90
3806 10 10

09.2935

3806 10 10

09.2936

ex 3815 90 90

-
50
10

30
-

-

45

09.2939

ex 8543 89 95

43

09.2945
09.2947

ex 2940 00 90
ex 3904 69 90

09.2949

ex 8543 89 95

09.2950

ex 2905 50 20

09.2954
09.2955

ex 2926 90 99
ex 2932 19 00

10
95

44

20

55
60

Amount of
quota
6.000 tonnes

Quota duty
(%)
0

Quota period

1.1.-31.12.

38.000
tonnes

60 tonnes

600 tonnes
500 tonnes
2.600 units

2.600 tonnes
60.000
tonnes
50.000
tonnes
100 tonnes

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.-30.6.

1.7.-31.12.

1.1.-30.6.2000

135.000.000
units

0

1.1.-31.12.

800 tonnes
1.300 tonnes

12.000.000
units

4.000 tonnes

100 tonnes
200 tonnes

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.

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

€

in

of

for

use

zinc,

active

dispersed

temperature
consisting

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
Silicon dioxide having a purity of 99 % or
more by weight, in the form of spherical
in monoethylene
particles
glycol
Cystine
1,2-Epoxybutan
Foldings bellows for the manufacture of
articulated buses(a)
1,3-Dichlorobenzene
Rosin and resin acids, obtained from
fresh oleoresins
Rosin and resin acids, obtained from
fresh oleoresins
Catalyst, in the form of powder, consisting
of mixed vanadium and phosphorus
oxides, containing by weight not more
than 0,5% of one of
the following
lithium, potassium, sodium,
elements:
cadmium or
the
manufacture of maleic anhydride from
butane (a)
Voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), other
than
compensated
and
oscillators,
passive elements mounted on a printed
circuit, contained in a housing bearing:
- an identification marking consisting of or
including
following
of
one
alphanumeric combinations:
1012TDK, 1019TDK, EK304, MQC403,
MQC404, MQE001, MQE041, MQE042
MQE051, MQE201, MQE411, MQE501,
URAE8X956A, URAB8,
URAE8X960A,
VD2S40, VD2S41, VD5S07
- or other identification markings relating
to
the
complying
abovementioned description
D-Xylose
Poly(vinylidene fluoride), in powder form,
for the preparation of paint or varnish for
coating metal (a)
Temperature
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
following
of
one
alphanumeric combinations:
3211A-ANF50,
111, TXO2603
- or other identification markings relating
to
the
complying
abovementioned description
2-Chloroethanol,
for the manufacture of
liquid thioplasts of subheading 4002 99
90(a)
3-[Trifluoromethyl] phenylacetonitrile
Flurtamone (ISO)

5111B-ANL51, TCXO-

compensated

devices

devices

with

with

the

the

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CN code

TARIC code

Description

Order
No
09.2957

ex 8507 90 98

10

09.2959

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

09.2964

ex 5502 00 80

09.2966

ex 2839 19 00

09.2975

ex 2918 30 00

09.2976

ex 8407 90 10

09.2977
09.2978

ex 3204 17 00
ex 4804 52 90

10
10
10

20

20

10

10

20
10

09.2979

ex 7011 20 00

15

09.2980

ex 4810 32 10
ex 4810 32 90

09.2981

ex 8407 90 80
ex 8407 90 90

09.2982
09.2983
09.2984

ex 2903 69 90
ex 2909 30 38
ex 4811 29 00

10
10

10
10

20
10
10

09.2985

ex 8540 91 00

32

Amount of
quota
70.000.000
units

Quota duty
(%)
0

Quota period

1.1.-31.12.

45.000
tonnes

1.200 tonnes

12.000
tonnes

500 tonnes

900.000
units

600 tonnes
48.000
tonnes

200.000
units

52.000
tonnes

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

210.000
units

0

1.1.-31.12

4.500 tonnes
6.200 tonnes
150 tonnes

0
0
0

1.1-31.12
1.1.-31.12
1.1. – 31.12.2000

150.000
units

0

1.1. - 31.12.

a

for

for

process,

sulphate

face-plate with

in non-alloy
Stamped cylindrical can,
steel,
an
post-nickel-plated,
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
Kraft paper and paperboard, weighing
more than 150 g/m2, only consisting of
unbleached virgin fibres obtained by the
chemical
the
manufacture of products falling within
heading 3921 (a)
Filament
tow of cellulose produced by
organic solvent spinning (Lyocell), for use
in the paper industry (a)
Crystalline disodium disilicate, containing
by weight:
- 59 % or more of silicon-dioxide
and
- 30 % or more of disodium oxide
Benzophenone-3,3':4,4'-tetracarboxylic
dianhydride
Four-stroke petrol engines of a cylinder
capacity not exceeding 250 cc, for use in
the manufacture of lawnmowers of sub-
heading 8433 11 (a)
Dye C.I.Pigment Blue 61
Kraft paper and paperboard, bleached
uniformly throughout the mass, weighing
250 g/m² or more,
for use in the
manufacture of liquid food containers (a)
Glass
diagonal
measurement from the outer edge to the
outer edge of 80,9 (– 0,2) cm and having a
transmission of 80% (–
light
2%) by a
glass thickness of 11,43 mm
Kraft paper and paperboard,
in rolls,
bleached uniformly throughout the mass,
coated on one side with kaolin and/or
calcium carbonate, weighing more than
150g/m² but less than 400 g/m², for use in
the manufacture of liquid food containers
(a)
rotary
Spark-ignition
internal
engines,
having a cylinder capacity of not less than
300 cc and a power of not less than 6 but
not
the
15,5
lawn
manufacture
mowers, with a seat of sub-heading
8433 11 51 (a)
1,2-Bis (penthabromophenyl) ethane
Bis (penthabromophenyl) ether
Kraftpaper comprising predominantly of
pulped virgin fibres obtained from the
chemical sulphate process, coated on
one side with a (waxy) maize-starch
based adhesive :
- not reinforced, having a weight of not
less than 48 grammes/m² but not
exceeding 93 grammes/m²
- reinforced, having a weight of not less
than 130 grammes/m² but not exceeding
210 grammes/m²
in the form of rolls of a width of not less
than 150 cm, for slitting and reduction
into rolls of subheading 4823 19 00 (a)
Flat masks of a length of 691,6 mm
(– 0,2 mm) and a height of 407,7 mm
(– 0,2 mm), with a width of the slots at the
end of the central vertical axe of 155
micrometer (– 8 micrometer)

self-propelled

reciprocating

combustion

exceeding

piston

kW,

for

or

of

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(a)

(b)

Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the
relevant Community provisions.

However, the tariff quota is not allowed where processing is carried out by retail or
catering undertakings.

(1)

The specific additional duty is applicable.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT

1.

TITLE OF OPERATION

Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96
opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff
quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products.

2.

BUDGET HEADING(S) INVOLVED

Chapter 12, Article 120 (1210 + 1060)

3.

LEGAL BASIS

Article 26 of the Treaty

4.

4.1

5.

5.1

DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION

General objective

To ensure that the Community processing industry is supplied on favourable terms.

FINANCIAL IMPACT

Method of calculating total cost of operation (relation between individual and
total costs)

A. Effective in 1999:

Product
description

Variation in
quota volume
(Units/tonnes)

Variation in
estimated
€

price (

/Unit)

Variation in
normal duty
(%)

Variation in
quota duty
(%)

Expected
variation in the
loss of revenue in
relation to the
previous quota

period (in

€
)

VCO
09.2939
LCD I
09.2943

LCD II
09.2944

Disodium
disilicate
09.2966

+ 65 000 000 u
(initial volume:
70 000 000 u)
+20 000 000 u
(initial volume:
40 000 000 u)
+ 8 000 000 u
(initial volume:
40 000 000)
+ 8 000 t
(initial volume:
4 000 t)

0
(initial price:
1.9)
0
(initial price:
6)
0
(initial price:
1.15)
0
(initial price:
650)

0
(initial duty:
3.7)
0
(initial duty:
1.1)
0
(initial duty:
1.6)
0
(initial duty:
5)

0

0

0

0

- 4 569 500

-1 320 000

- 147 200

- 260 000

€

6 296 700.

Total loss of revenue in relation to the previous quota period: -

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B. Effective from 2000:

Note: this table lists only products from the annex to the Regulation which have a
financial incidence.

Product
description

Variation in quota
volume
(Units/tonnes)

Variation in
estimated
€

price (

/Unit)

Variation in
normal duty (%)

(CCT 2000)

Variation
in quota
duty
(%)

Expected variation
in the loss of
revenue in relation
to the previous
€
quota period (in
)

0.8

+4 020 160

Ferro-
chromium
09.2711
Catalyst
09.2936

VCO
09.2939

Motors I
09.2976
Colorant
09.2977
Paper I
09.2978
Face-plates
09.2979
Paper II
09.2980
Motors II
09.2981
Ethane
09.2982
Ether
09.2983
Paper III
09.2984
Oils
09.2989

+ 95 000 t
(initial volume:
765 000 t)

- 100 t
(initial volume:
200 t)
+ 60 000 000 u
(initial volume:
70 000 000 u)
+ 900 000 u

0
(initial price:
1.478)

0
(initial price:
22 000)
0
(initial price:
1.9)
63

0
(initial duty:
4)

0
(initial duty:
6.5)
0
(initial duty:
3.7)
2.7

+ 600 t

16 250

+ 48 000 t

700

+ 200 000 u

52.50

6.5

2.8

4

+ 52 000 t

210 000 u

4 500 t

6 200 t

150 t

760

243

3 200

2 000

1 812

4.4
(average duty)

4.2

5.5

5,5

4.8

+ 1 000 000 t
(initial volume:
200 000 t)

0
(initial price:
558

9
(average duty)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

+ 143 000

- 4 218 000

- 1 530 900

- 633 750

- 940 800

- 420 000

- 1 738 880

- 2 143 260

- 792 000

- 682 000

- 13 050

- 40 176 000

€

49 125 480.

Total loss of revenue in relation to the previous quota period: -

6.

FRAUD PREVENTION MEASURES

Provisions on the management of tariff quotas include the measures needed to
prevent and protect against frauds and irregularities.

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