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: 2003-05-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, electronic component, engine, glass, organic acid, tariff quota

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 12.05.2003
COM(2003)248 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 Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

By  virtue  of  Regulation  (EC)  No 2505/96  of  the  Council  from  20th  December  1996
opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas
for  certain  agricultural  and  industrial  products1  Community  tariff  quotas  for  certain
agricultural and industrial products were opened. 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  increased,  extended  or  terminated  in  the  case  of  certain  existing  tariff
quotas, while avoiding any disturbance to the markets for these products;

(2)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

With effect from 1 July 2003, the tariff quotas listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall be
added to Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96.

Article 1

For  the  quota  period  from  1  January  to  30  June  2003  in  Annex  I  of  Regulation  (EC)
No 2505/96:

Article 2

– 

– 

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the quota amount of the tariff quota 09.2902 is fixed at 20.000 units.

the quota amount of the tariff quota 09.2935 is fixed at 120.000 tonnes.

OJ L 345, 31.12.1996, p. 1; as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2287/2002 (OJ L 348, 21.12.2002,
p. 42).

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For the quota period from 1 January to 31 December 2003 in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No
2505/96 the quota amount of the tariff quota 09.2904 is fixed at 8.500 units.

Article 3

The quota periods of the tariff quotas 09.2867 and 09.2985, which are foreseen in annex I of
Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 is extended up to 31 December 2003.

Article 4

The quota period of the tariff quota 09.2991, which is foreseen in annex I of Regulation (EC)
No 2505/96 is terminated by 30 June 2003.

Article 5

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

Article 6

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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Order
No

CN code

TARIC code

09.2612

ex 2921 59 90

09.2613

ex 2932 99 70

09.2614

ex 7011 20 00

09.2615
09.2616

ex 2934 99 90
ex 3910 00 00

09.2902

ex 8540 11 15

30

40

85

70
30

91

09.2976

ex 8407 90 10

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ANNEX

Description

3,3’-dichlorobenzidine dihydrochloride

1,3:2,4-Bis-O-(3,4-dimethylbenzylidene)-
D-glucitol
Glass  face-plate  with  a  major  diagonal
measurement from the outer edge to the
outer edge of 91.8 (± 0.2) cm and having
a  light  transmission  of  78  (±  3)  %  by  a
reference glass thickness of 11.43 mm
Ribonucleic Acid
Polydimethylsiloxane  with  a  degree  of
polymerisation of 2800 monomer units ((cid:1)
100)
Flat screen  colour  cathode-ray  tube  with
a  screen  width/height  ratio  of  4/3,  a
diagonal  measurement  of  the  screen  of
59 cm or more but not exceeding 61 cm
and a curvature radius of 50 m or more
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)

Amount of
quota
150 tonnes

Quota duty
(%)
3,5

Quota period

1.7. - 31.12.2003

125 tonnes

3,3

1.7. - 31.12.2003

100.000
units

55 tonnes
650 tonnes

13.000 units

650.000
units

0

0
0

7

0

1.7. - 31.12.2003

1.7. - 31.12.2003
1.7. - 31.12.2003

1.7. - 31.12.2003

1.7.2003 -
30.6.2004

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

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

5.0

5.1

DATE: 2003
APPROPRIATIONS:

BUDGET HEADING:
Chapter 12, Article 120
TITLE:
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.
LEGAL BASIS:
Article 26 of the Treaty
AIMS:
To ensure that the Community processing industry is supplied on favourable terms.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

12 MONTH
PERIOD

CURRENT
FINANCIAL
YEAR

FOLLOWING
FINANCIAL
YEAR

CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET

NATIONAL AUTHORITIES
OTHER

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

OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC

(EUR million)

(EUR million)

(EUR million)

- 5,9 crude

5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
5.1.1 ESTIMATED REVENUE
5.2 METHOD OF CALCULATION:

6.0

6.1

See annex
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:

YES

NO
NO
NO

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ANNEX

Effective from 1.1.2003:

Product
description

Variation in
quota volume
(Units/tons)

Variation in
estimated
price (€/Unit)

Variation in
normal duty
(%)

Variation in
quota duty
(%)

(CCT 2003)

Tube 59-61
cm

09.2902

Tube 79-81
cm

09.2904

Gum rosin

09.2935

+7.000 u

0

7

(initial volume:

(initial price:

(initial price:

13.000 u)

+ 4.900 u

200)

0

14)

0

(initial volume:

(initial price:

(initial price:

3.600 u)

+ 40.000 t

667)

0

14)

0

(initial volume:

(initial price:

(initial duty:

80.000 t)

32,5)

5)

0

0

0

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

+ 98.000

+ 457.562

+ 65.000

Total loss of revenue in relation to the previous quota period: + 620.562 € crude .

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Effective from 1.7.2003:

Product
description

Variation in quota
volume
(Units/tons)

Variation in
estimated
price (€/Unit)

Variation in
normal duty (%)

(CCT 2003)

Variation
in quota
duty
(%)

Chloride

09.2612

Glucitol

09.2613

Face plates

09.2614

Ribonucleic
Acid

09.2615

Polydimethyl-
siloxane

09.2616

Tube 59-61
cm

09.2902

Motors

09.2976

+ 150 t

0

3,5

(initial volume:

(initial price:

(initial duty:

0 t)

+ 125 t

6.402)

0

6,5)

3,3

(initial volume:

(initial price:

(initial duty:

0 t)

933.740)

+100.000 u

0

5,5)

0

(initial volume:

(initial price:

(initial price:

0 u)

+ 55 t

95)

0

4)

0

(initial volume:

(initial price:

(initial duty:

0 t)

+ 650 t

150.000)

0

6,5)

0

(initial volume:

(initial price:

(initial duty:

0 t)

+13.000 u

3.253)

0

6,5)

7

(initial volume:

(initial price:

(initial duty:

0 u)

+ 650.000 u

200)

0

14)

0

(initial volume:

(initial price:

(initial duty:

0 u)

83)

2,7)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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

+ 28.809

+2.567.785

+ 380.000

+ 536.250

+ 137.439,25

+ 182.000

+ 1.456.650

1/7/2003 –
30/06/2004

Total loss of revenue in relation to the previous quota period: + 5.288.933,25 € crude.

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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