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: 2004-06-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: industrial product, tariff quota

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 18.06.2004 
COM(2004) 435 final 

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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 

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(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLATORY MEMORANDUM 

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

Following the discussion, at a meeting of the Economic Tariff Questions Group, the 
Member  States  were  able  to  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) 

On 20 December 1996 the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and 
providing  for  the  administration  of  autonomous  Community  tariff  quotas  for  certain 
agricultural and industrial products2. Community demand for the products in question 
should  be  met  under  the  most  favourable  conditions.  New  Community  tariff  quotas 
should  be  opened  at  reduced  or  zero  rates  of  duty  for  appropriate  volumes  while 
avoiding any disturbance to the markets for these products. 

(2) 

The  quota  amount  for  certain  autonomous  Community  tariff  quotas  is  insufficient  to 
meet the needs of the Community industry for the current quota period. Consequently, 
these quota amounts should be increased. 

(3) 

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

The quotas listed in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby added to Annex I to Regulation 
(EC) No 2505/96 with effect from 1 July 2004. 

Article 1 

For  the  quota  period  from  1  January  to  31  December  2004,  in  Annex  I  to  Regulation  (EC) 
No 2505/96, the quota amount of the tariff quota 09.2950 is fixed at 8 400 tonnes. 

Article 2 

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OJ C […] […], p. […] 
OJ  J  345,  31.12.1996,  p.  1.  Regulation 
(OJ L 39, 11.2.2004, p. 1). 

last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  226/2004 

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

Article 3 

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 sub-
division 

09.2020 

ex 7011 20 00 

35 

09.2021 

ex 7011 20 00 

45 

09.2022 

ex 8504 90 11 

09.2023 

ex 8540 91 00 

20 

34 

09.2976 

ex 8407 90 10 

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ANNEX 

Description 

Quota volume 

Quota duty 
% 

Quota period 

face-plate  with  a  diagonal 
Glass 
measurement  from  the  outer  edge  to 
the outer edge of 702.8 mm (±1.5 mm) 
and  having  a 
transmission  of 
light 
78.9%  (±3%)  by  a  reference  glass 
thickness of 11.43 mm 
Glass face-plate with a diagonal 
measurement from the outer edge to 
the outer edge of 72 cm (+- 0,2 
cm),having a light transmission of 
56,8% (+- 3%) by a reference glass 
thickness of 10,16 mm 
Ferrite  cores 
for 
deflection yokes (a) 
Flat masks, with a length of 597.1 mm 
(±0.2 mm) and a height of 356.2 mm 
(±0.2 mm), with a width of the slots at 
the end of the central vertical axe of 
179.1 mm (±9) 
Four-stroke petrol engines of a cylinder 
capacity not exceeding 250 cm3 for use 
in  the  manufacture  of  lawnmowers  of 
sub-heading  8433  11  (a)  or  mowers 
with  motor  of  subheading  8433  2010 
(a) 

the  production  of 

400 000 units 

0 

1.7. - 31.12.2004 

70 000 units 

0 

1.7. - 31.12.2004 

 2 400 000 
units 
500 000 units 

750 000 units 

0 

0 

0 

2004 

1.7. 
30.06.2005 
1.7. – 31.12.2004

- 

1.7.2004 – 
30.6.2005 

 (a) 

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

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Effective from 01.07.2004: 

Description 

Variation in 
quota volume 
(unit/tons) 

Variation in 
estimated 
price (€ per 
unit/€ per 
tonne) 

Quota duty 
(%) 

Variation in 
quota duty 

(2004 CCT) 

(%) 

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

Glass face-plates 
with a diagonal 
measurement of 
702.8 mm 
(±1.5 mm) 

09.2020 

Glass face-plates 
with a diagonal 
measurement of 
72 cm 

09.2021 

Ferrite cores 

09.2022 

Flat masks of a 
length of 
597.1 mm 
(±0.2 mm) 

09.2023 

Engines 

09.2976 

+ 400 000 u 

(initial volume: 
0 u) 

+70 000 u 
(initial volume:  
0 u) 

+ 2 400 000u 

(initial volume: 
0 u) 

+500 000 u 

(initial volume: 
0 u) 

+100 000 u 

(previous 
volume: 
650 000 u) 

0 

28.83 

(initial duty: 

4 

+ 461 280 

4) 

0 

30 

(initial duty: 

4 

+84 000 

4) 

0 

0.53 

(initial duty: 

2.2 

2.2) 

0 

+27 984 

(1.7.2004 – 30.6.2005) 

8.9 

(initial duty: 

2.7 

+120 150 

2.7) 

0 

83 

(initial duty: 

2.7 

2.7) 

+ 224 100 
(1.7.2004 – 30.6.2005) 

Total 
of 
 (791 472 – 197 868) € 593 604 net. 

revenue 

loss 

in 

relation 

to 

previous 

quota 

period:  

FRAUD PREVENTION MEASURES 

Provisions on the management of these tariff quotas include the measures necessary 
for preventing frauds and irregularities and protecting against them. 

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Effective from 1.1.2004: 

Description 

Variation in 
quota volume 
(unit/tons) 

Variation in 
estimated 
price (€ per 
unit/€ per 
tonne) 

Variation in 
normal duty 
(%) 

(2004 CCT) 

2-chloroethanol 
for use in the 
production of 
thioplasts 

09.2950 

+ 1.900 t 

0 

0 

(initial volume: 
6 500 t) 

(initial price: 

(initial duty: 

200) 

5.5) 

Variation in 
quota duty 

(%) 

5.5 

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

+ 20 900 

Total  loss  of  revenue  in  relation  to  previous  quota  period:  (20  900  -  5  225) 
€ 15 675 net. 

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

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5. 

5.0 

5.1 

DATE: 2004 
APPROPRIATIONS: 

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

12 MONTH 
PERIOD 
(EUR million) 

CURRENT 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
(EUR million) 

FOLLOWING 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
(EUR million) 

- CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET 

EXPENDITURE 
- 
(REFUNDS/INTERVENTIONS) 
- NATIONAL BUDGET 
- 
- 
- OTHER SECTORS 
INCOME 
- 
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES) 
- NATIONAL 
- 

- OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC 

- 0.609 net  

-0.094 net  

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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