Council Regulation (EC) No 1526/2007 of 17 December 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products
Date: 2007-12-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: agricultural product, chemical product, industrial product, tariff quota

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(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory)

REGULATIONS

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1526/2007

of 17 December 2007

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 Commu-
nity, and in particular Article 26 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

On 20 December 1996, the Council adopted Regulation
(EC) No 2505/96 (1). Community demand for the products
to which that Regulation applies should be met under the
most favourable conditions. For that purpose from 1 Janu-
ary 2008 certain existing tariff quota volumes should be
increased or reduced and some new Community tariff quo-
tas should be opened at zero rates of duty for appropriate
volumes, while avoiding any disturbance of the markets
for those products.

The quota volume for two Community tariff quotas is
insufficient to meet the needs of Community industry for
the current quota period ending at 31 December 2007.
Consequently those volumes should be increased with
effect from 1 January 2007.

It is no longer in the Community interest to continue to
grant Community tariff quotas in 2008 for certain prod-
ucts on which duties were suspended in 2007. These prod-
ucts should therefore be removed from the table in Annex I
to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

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

Having regard to the economic importance of this Regu-
lation, it is necessary to rely on the grounds of urgency
provided for in point 1,3 of the Protocol on the role of
national parliaments in the European Union annexed to
the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties estab-
lishing the European Community.

Since quota periods start on 1 January 2008, this Regula-
tion should apply from the same date and enter into force
immediately,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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 2007, in
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96:

— the quota volume of

the tariff quota for order num-

ber 09.2603 is fixed at 6 500 tonnes,

— the quota volume of

the tariff quota for order num-

ber 09.2950 is fixed at 12 000 tonnes.

In view of the many changes to be made, clarity requires
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 to be replaced in
its entirety.

With effect from 1 January 2008 in Annex I to Regulation (EC)
No 2505/96:

Article 3

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

tion (EC) No 728/2007 (OJ L 166, 28.6.2007, p. 1).

— the quota volume of

the tariff quota for order num-

ber 09.2030 is fixed at 1 500 tonnes,

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— the quota volume of

the tariff quota for order num-

ber 09.2603 is fixed at 6 500 tonnes,

09.2814, 09.2816 and 09.2818 shall be inserted with effect from
1 January 2008.

— the quota volume of

the tariff quota for order num-

ber 09.2624 is fixed at 600 tonnes,

Article 5

— the quota volume of

the tariff quota for order num-

ber 09.2907 is fixed at 2 500 tonnes,

— the quota volume of

the tariff quota for order num-

ber 09.2914 is fixed at 5 000 tonnes,

— the quota volume of

the tariff quota for order num-

ber 09.2950 is fixed at 12 000 tonnes.

Tariff quotas for order numbers 09.2610, 09.2612, 09.2625,
09.2627, 09.2809, 09.2882, 09.2904, 09.2919, 09.2920,
09.2979 and 09.2995 shall be closed with effect from 1 January
2008.

Article 6

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

Article 4

It shall apply from 1 January 2008.

In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96, tariff quotas for order
numbers 09.2763, 09.2806, 09.2808, 09.2810, 09.2812,

However, Article 2 shall apply from 1 January 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 December 2007.

For the Council
The President
J. SILVA

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ANNEX

Order No

CN code

TARIC

Description

Quota period

Quota volume

Quota duty

09.2849

ex 0710 80 69

10

Mushrooms of
the species Auricularia polytricha
(uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling), frozen, for
the manufacture of prepared meals (1) (2)

1.1.-31.12.

700 tonnes

0 %

09.2713

ex 2008 60 19

ex 2008 60 39

09.2719

ex 2008 60 19

ex 2008 60 39

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

09.2841

ex 2712 90 99

10

10

20

20

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

Sweet cherries, preserved in alcohol, of a diameter not
exceeding 19,9 mm, stoned, for use in chocolate prod-
ucts:

— with a sugar content exceeding 9 % by weight

— with a sugar content not exceeding 9 % by

weight (1)

Sour cherries (Prunus cerasus), preserved in alcohol, of a
diameter not exceeding 19,9 mm, for use in chocolate
products:

— with a sugar content exceeding 9 % by weight

— with a sugar content not exceeding 9 % by

weight (1)

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 goods falling within sub-
heading 2402 10 00 (1)

1.1-31.12.

2 000 tonnes

10 % (3)

1.1.-31.12.

2 000 tonnes

10 % (3)

1.1-31.12.

6 000 tonnes

0 %

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

1.1.-31.12.

10 000 tonnes

0 %

09.2703

ex 2825 30 00

10

Vanadium oxides and hydroxides exclusively for use in
alloys (1)

1.1-31.12.

13 000 tonnes

0 %

(*) 09.2806

ex 2825 90 40

09.2611

ex 2826 19 90

09.2837

ex 2903 49 80

09.2933

ex 2903 69 90

(*) 09.2950

ex 2905 59 10

30

10

10

30

10

Tungsten trioxide

1.1.-31.12.

12 000 tonnes

0 %

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

1.1.-31.12.

55 tonnes

0 %

Bromochloromethane

1.1.-31.12.

600 tonnes

1,3-Dichlorobenzene

1.1.-31.12.

2 600 tonnes

0 %

0 %

2-Chloroethanol, for the manufacture of liquid thioplasts
of subheading 4002 99 90 (1)

1.1.-31.12.

12 000 tonnes

0 %

09.2851

ex 2907 12 00

10

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

1.1.-31.12.

20 000 tonnes

0 %

(*) 09.2624

2912 42 00

Ethylvanillin (3-ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde)

1.1.-31.12.

600 tonnes

0 %

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Order No

CN code

TARIC

Description

Quota period

Quota volume

Quota duty

(*) 09.2972

2915 24 00

Acetic anhydride

1.1.-31.12.

20 000 tonnes

09.2618

ex 2918 19 85

(*) 09.2808

ex 2918 22 00

09.2975

ex 2918 30 00

09.2602

ex 2921 51 19

(*) 09.2977

2926 10 00

(*) 09.2030

ex 2926 90 95

09.2002

ex 2928 00 90

09.2917

ex 2930 90 13

(*) 09.2603

ex 2930 90 85

(*) 09.2810

2932 11 00

09.2955

ex 2932 19 00

(*) 09.2812

ex 2932 29 85

09.2615

ex 2934 99 90

09.2619

ex 2934 99 90

09.2945

ex 2940 00 00

(*) 09.2908

ex 3804 00 90

40

10

10

10

74

30

90

79

60

77

70

71

20

10

(R)-2-Chloromandelic acid

1.1.-31.12.

100 tonnes

o-Acetylsalicylic acid

1.1.-31.12.

120 tonnes

Benzophenone-3,3’:4,4’-tetracarboxylic dianhydride

1.1.-31.12.

600 tonnes

o-Phenylenediamine

Acrylonitrile

Chlorothalonil

Phenylhydrazine

Cystine

1.1.-31.12.

1 800 tonnes

1.1.-
30.6.2008

35 000 tonnes

1.1.-31.12.

1 500 tonnes

1.1.-31.12.

1 000 tonnes

1.1.-31.12.

600 tonnes

Bis(3-triethoxysilylpropyl)tetrasulfide

1.1.-31.12.

6 500 tonnes

Tetrahydrofuran

Flurtamone (ISO)

Hexan-6-olide

Ribonucleic acid

1.1-31.12.

20 000 tonnes

1.1.-31.12.

300 tonnes

1.1.-31.12.

3 000 tonnes

1.1.-31.12.

110 tonnes

2-Thienylacetonitrile

1.1.-31.12.

80 tonnes

D-Xylose

1.1.-31.12.

400 tonnes

Sodium lignosulphonate

1.1.-31.12.

56 000 tonnes

09.2889

3805 10 90

Sulphate turpentine

1.1.-31.12.

20 000 tonnes

09.2935

3806 10 10

Rosin and resin acids obtained from fresh oleoresins

1.1.-31.12.

200 000 tonnes

0 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

(*) 09.2814

ex 3815 90 90

(*) 09.2829

ex 3824 90 97

76

19

(*) 09.2914

ex 3824 90 97

26

Catalyst consisting of titanium dioxide and tungsten tri-
oxide

1.1.-31.12.

800 tonnes

Solid extract of the residual, insoluble in aliphatic sol-
vents, obtained during the extraction of rosin from wood,
having the following characteristics:

— a resin acid content not exceeding 30 % by weight,

— an acid number not exceeding 110

and

— a melting point of 100 °C or more

Aqueous solution containing not less than 40 % by
weight of dry betaine-extract and between 5 % and 30 %
by weight of organic or inorganic salts

1.1.-31.12.

1 600 tonnes

0 %

1.1.-31.12.

5 000 tonnes

0 %

(*) 09.2986

ex 3824 90 97

76

Mixture of tertiary amines containing:

1.1-31.12.

14 315 tonnes

0 %

— 60 % by weight of dodecyldimethylamine, or more

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

more

— 0,5 % by weight of hexadecyldimethylamine, or

more,

for use in the production of amine oxides (1)

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Description

Quota period

Quota volume

Quota duty

(*) 09.2907

ex 3824 90 97

86

Mixture of phytosterols, in the form of powder, contain-
ing by weight:

1.1.-31.12.

2 500 tonnes

0 %

— 75 % or more of sterols,

— not more than 25 % of stanols

for use in the manufacture of stanol/sterol esters (1)

(*) 09.2140

ex 3824 90 97

98

Mixture of tertiary amines containing by weight:

1.1.-31.12.

4 500 tonnes

0 %

09.2992

ex 3902 30 00

93

— 2,0-4,0 % of N,N-dimethyl-1-octanamine

— 94 % minimum of N,N-dimethyl-1-decanamine

— 2 % maximum of N,N-dimethyl-1-dodecanamine

Propylene-butylene copolymer, 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 determined by the ASTM D 3236 method, for use as
an adhesive in the manufacture of products falling within
subheading 4818 40 (1)

1.1.-31.12.

1 000 tonnes

0 %

09.2947

ex 3904 69 90

95

Poly(vinylidene fluoride), in powder form, for the prepa-
ration of paint or varnish for coating metal (1)

1.1.-31.12.

1 300 tonnes

0 %

09.2604

ex 3905 30 00

10

Poly(vinyl alcohol) partially acetalized with 5-(4-azido-
2-sulfobenzylidene)-3-(formylpropyl)-rhodanine,
sodium salt

1.1.-31.12.

100 tonnes

0 %

09.2616

ex 3910 00 00

30

Polydimethylsiloxane with a degree of polymerisation of
2 800 monomer units (± 100)

1.1.-31.12.

1 300 tonnes

0 %

(*) 09.2816

ex 3912 11 00

20

Cellulose acetate flakes for use in the manufacture of cel-
lulose acetate filament tow (1)

1.1.-31.12.

22 500 tonnes

0 %

(*) 09.2818

ex 6902 90 00

10

Refractory bricks with

1.1.-31.12.

75 tonnes

0 %

— an edge length of more than 300 mm and

— a TiO2 content of no more than 1 % by weight and

— a Al2O3 content of no more than 0,4 % by weight

and

— a change in volume of less than 9 % at 1 700 °C

09.2628

ex 7019 52 00

10

Glass web woven from glass fibre coated in plastic, of a
weight of 120 g/m2 (± 10 g/m2), of a type used in roll-
ing insect screens with fixed frames

1.1.-31.12.

350 000 m2

0 %

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 %
of chromium

1.1.-31.12.

50 000 tonnes

0 %

09.2629

ex 7616 99 90

85

Aluminium telescopic handle for use in the manufacture
of luggage (1)

1.1.-31.12.

240 000 units

0 %

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Description

Quota period

Quota volume

Quota duty

(*) 09.2763

ex 8501 40 80

30

Electric AC commutator motor, single-phase, with an
output exceeding 750 W, an input power of more than
1 600 W but not exceeding 2 700 W, an external diam-
eter of more than 120 mm (± 0,2 mm) but not exceed-
ing 135 mm (± 0,2 mm), a rated speed of more than
30 000 rpm but not exceeding 50 000 rpm, equipped
with air-inducting ventilator, for use in the manufacture
of vacuum cleaners (1)

1.1.-
30.6.2008

1 150 000
units

0 %

09.2620

ex 8526 91 20

09.2003

ex 8543 70 90

20

63

Assembly for GPS system having a position determina-
tion function

1.1.-31.12.

Voltage controlled frequency generator, consisting of
active and passive elements mounted on a printed circuit,
contained in a housing whose dimensions do not exceed
30 × 30 mm

1.1.-31.12.

1 000 000
units

1 400 000
units

0 %

0 %

(1) Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions (see Articles 291 to 300 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93

— OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 71 and subsequent amendments).

(2) However, the tariff quota is not allowed where processing is carried out by retail or catering undertakings.
(3) The specific additional duty is applicable.
(*) New or amended position.