Council Regulation (EC) No 226/2004 of 10 February 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products
Date: 2004-02-10
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: agricultural product, chemical product, industrial product, tariff quota

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 226/2004

of 10 February 2004

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

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(6)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity, and in particular Article 26 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the economic importance of this Regu-
lation, it is necessary to rely on the grounds of urgency
provided for in point I.3 of the Protocol annexed to the
Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties estab-
lishing the European Community on the role of national
parliaments in the European Union,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

On 20 December 1996 the Council adopted Regulation
(EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the admin-
istration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for
certain agricultural and industrial products (1). Com-
munity demand for the products in question should be
met under the most
favourable conditions. For that
purpose new Community tariff quotas should be opened
at reduced or zero rates of duty for appropriate volumes,
and certain existing tariff quotas should be extended,
while avoiding any disturbance to the markets for these
products.

The quota amount for certain autonomous Community
tariff quotas is insufficient to meet the needs of the Com-
munity industry for the current quota period. Conse-
quently, these quota amounts should be increased with
effect from 1 January 2003 or 1 July 2003, depending
on the starting date of these quotas, and therefore the
immediate entry into force of this Regulation should be
envisaged.

Article 1

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

Article 2

For the quota period from 1 January to 31 December 2003,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 is hereby amended as
follows:

(a) order number 09.2979: the amount of the tariff quota is

fixed at 800 000 units;

(b) order number 09.2985: the amount of the tariff quota is

fixed at 600 000 units.

Article 3

It is no longer in the Community's interest to maintain
the
in 2004 a Community tariff quota on some of
products for which duties were suspended in 2003.
Those products should therefore be removed from the
table set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96.

For the quota period from 1 July to 31 December 2003, Annex
I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 is hereby amended as follows:

Order number 09.2935: the amount of the tariff quota shall be
fixed at 90 000 tonnes.

In view of the large number of amendments and in the
interest of clarity, Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/
96 should be replaced entirely.

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

(1) OJ L 345, 31.12.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1078/2003 (OJ L 156, 25.6.2003, p. 1).

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2004, except for Article 2 which
shall apply from 1 January 2003, and Article 3 which shall
apply from 1 July 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 February 2004.

For the Council

The President

C. McCREEVY

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

Description

Amount of quota

Quota duty
( %)

Quota period

Order No

CN code

09.2602

ex 2921 51 19

09.2603

ex 2931 00 95

09.2604

ex 3905 30 00

TARIC
code

10

15

10

09.2605

ex 3824 90 99

78

o-phenylenediamine

1 800 tonnes

Bis(3-triethoxysilylpropyl) tetrasulfide

2 000 tonnes

Poly(vinyl alcohol) partially acetalised with 5-(4-
azido-2-sulfobenzylidene)-3-(formylpropyl)-rhoda-
nine, sodium salt

100 tonnes

Silver and palladium-based chemical dispersion of
a kind used for screen coatings, having a content
not exceeding 0,4 % by weight of silver and palla-
dium each

80 000 litres

09.2606

ex 3824 90 99

79

Silica sol for use as polishing agent in the manu-
facture of products falling within subheading
8542 21 01 (a)

1 200 tonnes

09.2607

ex 2922 50 00

09.2609

ex 2811 22 00

09.2610

ex 2925 20 00

09.2611

ex 2826 19 00

09.2612

ex 2921 59 90

09.2613

ex 2932 99 70

60

20

20

10

30

40

09.2614

ex 7011 20 00

85

09.2615

ex 2934 99 90

09.2616

ex 3910 00 00

09.2618

ex 2918 19 80

09.2619

ex 2934 99 90

09.2620

ex 8526 91 90

70

30

40

71

10

Fesoterodine (INN) hydrogen fumarte

30 kg

Fumed silica for use as a polish agent in the
manufacture
within
products
subheading 8542 21 01 (a)

falling

of

1 000 tonnes

(Chloromethylene)dimethylammonium chloride

100 tonnes

Calcium fluoride having a total content of alumi-
nium, magnesium and sodium of 0,25 mg/kg or
less, in the form of powder

55 tonnes

Glass face-plate with a 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
thickness of
11,43 mm

reference

glass

a

Ribonucleic acid

Polydimethylsiloxane with a degree of polymerisa-
tion of 2 800 monomer units (± 100)

(R)-2-Chloromandelic acid

2-Thienylacetonitrile

200 000 units

110 tonnes

1 300 tonnes

100 tonnes

120 tonnes

Assembly for GPS system having a position
determination function

100 000 units

09.2621

ex 3812 30 80

50

Aluminium magnesium zinc hydroxide carbonate
hydrate, coated with a surface-active agent

1 800 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.

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

3,3'-dichlorobenzidine dihydrochloride

300 tonnes

1,3:2,4-Bis-O-(3,4-dimethylbenzylidene)-D-
glucitol

250 tonnes

3,5

3,3

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

09.2703

ex 2825 30 00

10

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

13 000 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2713

09.2719

cherries, marinated in alcohol, of

2 000 tonnes

1.1.-31.12.

Sweet
diameter
not
intended for
products (a):

exceeding

19,9 mm,

the manufacture of

a
stoned,
chocolate

ex 2008 60 19

10

— with a sugar

content exceeding 9 % by

weight,

ex 2008 60 39

11/19 — with a sugar content not exceeding 9 % by

weight

10 (1)

10

(Prunus

cherries

Sour
cerasus), marinated in
alcohol, of a diameter not exceeding 19,9 mm,
intended for
chocolate
products (a):

the manufacture of

2 000 tonnes

1.1.-31.12.

ex 2008 60 19

20

— with a sugar

content exceeding 9 % by

weight,

ex 2008 60 39

20

— with a sugar content not exceeding 9 % by

weight

10 (1)

10

09.2727

ex 3902 90 90

93

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

10 000 tonnes

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

50 000 tonnes

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 99

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 °C

1 600 tonnes

09.2837

ex 2903 49 80

10

Bromochloromethane

450 tonnes

09.2841

ex 2712 90 99

10

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

10 000 tonnes

09.2849

ex 0710 80 69

10

Mushrooms of the species Auricularia polytricha
(uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling),
frozen,
prepared
the manufacture
for
meals (a) (b)

of

700 tonnes

09.2851

ex 2907 12 00

10

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

20 000 tonnes

09.2853

ex 2930 90 70

35

Glutathione

15 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.

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Description

Amount of quota

Quota duty
( %)

Quota period

Order No

CN code

09.2881

ex 3901 90 90

09.2882

ex 2908 90 00

09.2889

3805 10 90

09.2902

ex 8540 11 15

TARIC
code

92

20

—

91

09.2904

ex 8540 11 19

95

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

09.2914

ex 3824 90 99

09.2917

ex 2930 90 13

09.2918

ex 2910 90 00

09.2919

ex 8708 29 90

09.2933

ex 2903 69 90

09.2935

3806 10 10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

26

90

50

10

30

—

Chlorosulphonated polyethylene

6 000 tonnes

2,4-Dichloro-3-ethyl-6-nitrophenol, powdered

90 tonnes

Sulphate turpentine

Flat screen colour cathode-ray tube with a screen
width/height ratio of 4/3, a diagonal measure-
ment of the screen of 59 cm or more but not
exceeding 61 cm and a curvature radius of 50 m
or more

Flat screen colour cathode-ray tube with a screen
width/height ratio of 4/3, a diagonal measure-
ment of the screen of 79 cm or more but not
exceeding 81 cm and a curvature radius of 50 m
or more

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 for the manufacture of
products
falling within subheading 2402 10
00 (a)

20 000 tonnes

20 000 units

8 500 units

6 000 tonnes

Aqueous solution containing by weight not less
than 40 % of dry betaine extract and 5 % or more
but no more than 30 % by weight of organic or
inorganic salts

38 000 tonnes

Cystine

1,2-Epoxybutan

Folding bellows for the manufacture of articulated
buses (a)

1,3-Dichlorobenzene

Rosin and resin acids, obtained from fresh oleo-
resins

600 tonnes

500 tonnes

2 600 units

2 600 tonnes

120 000 tonnes

09.2935

3806 10 10

—

Rosin and resin acids, obtained from fresh oleo-
resins

80 000 tonnes

09.2945

ex 2940 00 00

09.2947

ex 3904 69 90

10

95

D-Xylose

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

400 tonnes

1 300 tonnes

09.2950

ex 2905 59 10

10

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

liquid

6 500 tonnes

09.2955

ex 2932 19 00

60

Flurtamone (ISO)

300 tonnes

0

0

0

7

0

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.–
30.6.2004

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.-30.6.

1.7.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.

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Order No

CN code

TARIC
code

09.2957

ex 8507 90 98

10

Description

Amount of quota

Quota duty
( %)

Quota period

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

1.1.-31.12.

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

09.2966

ex 2839 19 00

20

Crystalline disodium disilicate,
weight:
— 59 % or more of silicon-dioxide, and
— 30 % or more of disodium oxide

containing by

2 000 tonnes

09.2975

ex 2918 30 00

10

Benzophenone-3,3':4,4'-tetracarboxylic
hydride

dian-

500 tonnes

09.2976

ex 8407 90 10

10

Four-stroke petrol engines of a cylinder capacity
not exceeding 250 cm3, for use in the manufac-
ture of lawnmowers of subheading 8433 11 (a)

650 000 units (c)

09.2979

ex 7011 20 00

15

Glass face-plate with a diagonal measurement
from the outer edge to the outer edge of 81,5 cm
(± 0,2 cm) and having a light
transmission of
80 % (± 3 %) by a reference thickness of the glass
of 11,43 mm

600 000 units

0

0

0

0

0

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.-31.12.

1.7.2003-
30.6.2004

1.1.-31.12.

210 000 units

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2981

ex 8407 33 90

ex 8407 90 80

ex 8407 90 90

10

10

10

Spark-ignition reciprocating or
rotary internal
combustion piston engines, having a cylinder
capacity of not less than 300 cm3 and a power of
not less than 6 but not exceeding 15,5 kW, for
the manufacture of:

— self-propelled lawnmowers, with a seat of

subheading 8433 11 51

— tractors of subheading 8701 90 11, having

the main function of a lawnmower or

— four-stroke mowers with a motor capacity of
subheading
than 300 cm3 of

not
less
8433 20 10 (a)

09.2985

ex 8540 91 00

33

09.2986

ex 3824 90 99

76

Flat masks of a length of 685,6 mm (± 0,2 mm)
or 687,2 mm (± 0,2 mm) and a height of
406,9 mm
408,9 mm
(± 0,2 mm), with a width of the slots at the end
of the central vertical axe of 174 micrometer (± 8
micrometer)

(± 0,2 mm)

or

Mixture of tertiary amines containing:
— 60 % by weight of dodecyldimethylamine, or

more,

— 20 % by weight of dimethyl(tetradecyl)amine,

or more,

— 0,5 % by weight of hexadecyldimethylamine,

or more

400 000 units

0

1.1.-
31.12.2004

14 000 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

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Order No

CN code

TARIC
code

09.2992

ex 3902 30 00

93

09.2993

ex 3920 10 28

93

Description

Amount of quota

Quota duty
( %)

Quota period

1 000 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

copolymer,

Propylene-butylene
containing by
weight not less than 60 % but not more than
68 % of propylene and not less than 32 % but not
more than 40 % of butylene, of a melt viscosity
not exceeding 3 000 mPa at 190 °C, as deter-
mined by the ASTM D 3236 method, for use as
an adhesive in the manufacture of products
falling within subheading 4818 40 (a)

Polyethylene film with a thickness of not more
than 23 µm but not exceeding 27 mm, with a
weight of not more than 32 g/m2 but not
exceeding 42 g/m2 and with a water vapour
permeability of not less than 900 g/m2 per day

120 000 000 m2

09.2995

ex 8536 90 85
ex 8538 90 99

95
93

Keypads,
— comprising a layer of silicone and polycarbo-

20 000 000 units

nate keytops or

— wholly of silicone or wholly of polycarbonate,
including printed keys, for the manufacture or
repair
of
subheading 8525 20 91 (a)

radio-telephones

of mobile

09.2998

ex 2924 29 95

09.2999

ex 7011 20 00

80

10

5'-Chloro-3-hydroxy-2',4'-dimethoxy-2-naphtha-
nilide

26 tonnes

Glass face-plate with a major diagonal measure-
ment from the outer edge to the outer edge of
72,4 cm (± 0,2 cm) and having a light transmis-
sion of 80 % (± 3 %) by a reference thickness of
the glass of 11,43 mm

600 000 units

(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.
(c) The quantities of goods subject to this quota and released for free circulation as from 1 July 2003, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1078/2003, shall be fully

counted against this quantity.

(1) The specific additional duty is applicable.’

0

0

0

0

1.1.-31.12.

1.1.–31.12.

1.1.–31.12.

1.1.-31.12.