Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products
Date: 2000-03-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: South Africa, agricultural product, industrial product, tariff quota, trade agreement (EU)

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 07.03.2000
COM(2000) 122 final

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

amending Regulation 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

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By Regulation (EC) No 2745/99 of 17.12.1999 the Council has opened a duty free
autonomous tariff quota for ferro-chrome of 1,035,000 tonnes. This quota covers the
total need of European processing industries for a duty free supply of ferro-chrome in
the year 2000.

By Council Regulation (EC) No 2793/99 of 17.12.1999 an additional duty free tariff
quota for ferro-chrome originating in South Africa of 515,000 tonnes was introduced
with effect from 1st January 2000 and applicable when the agreement with Republic
of South Africa enters into force.

With the introduction of the tariff quota for South Africa the quantity for the
autonomous quota has to be reduced accordingly in order to avoid injurious effects
on Community producers of this product and to allow South Africa the full benefit of
its quota.

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Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

amending Regulation 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 Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

By Regulation (EC) No 2745/99 of 17.12.19991 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 has opened a
duty free autonomous tariff quota for ferro-chrome of 1,035,000 tonnes. This quota
covers at present the total need of European processing industries for a duty free
supply of ferro-chrome in the year 2000.

By Council Regulation (EC) No 2793/99 of 17.12.19992 on certain procedures for
applying the Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement between the European
Community and the Republic of South Africa an additional duty free tariff quota for
ferro-chrome originating in South Africa of 515,000 tonnes was introduced with effect
from 1st January 2000 and applicable when the agreement with Republic of South
Africa enters into force.

(3) With the introduction of the tariff quota for South Africa the quantity for the
autonomous quota has to be reduced accordingly in order to avoid injurious effects on
Community producers of this product and to allow South Africa the full benefit of its
quota.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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OJ L 331 of 23.12.1999, p. 17
OJ L 337 of 30.12.1999, p. 29

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Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of
autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products shall be
amended as follows:

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order number 09.2711: the amount of the tariff quota shall be altered to
520.000 tonnes.”

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

Article 2

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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5.0

5.1

FINANCIAL STATEMENT

DATE: 31.01.2000
APPROPRIATIONS:

BUDGET HEADING:
Chapter 12 – Article 120
TITLE:
Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of
autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products
LEGAL BASIS:
Article 26 of the Treaty
AIMS:
Promotion of trade between South Africa and the European Union
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

12 MONTH
PERIOD

CURRENT
FINANCIAL
YEAR
[n]
(EUR million)

FOLLOWING
FINANCIAL
YEAR
[n+1]
(EUR million)

(EUR million)

CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET

NATIONAL AUTHORITIES
OTHER

EXPENDITURE
-
(REFUNDS/INTERVENTIONS)
-
-
REVENUE
-
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES)
NATIONAL
-

OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC

5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
5.1.1 ESTIMATED REVENUE
5.2 METHOD OF CALCULATION:

[n+2]

[n+3]

[n+4]

[n+5]

6.0

6.1

CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE
RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET?
CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF
THE CURRENT BUDGET?

6.2 WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY?
6.3 WILL APPROPRIATIONS NEED TO BE ENTERED IN FUTURE BUDGETS?
OBSERVATIONS:
This measure has no impact on the revenue foreseen for the year 2000 since the quantitive reduction of the
autonomous duty free tariff quota is replaced by a duty free tariff quota for the same product and for the
corresponding quantity originating in South Africa.

YES NO

YES NO
YES NO
YES NO

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