Council Regulation (EC) No 556/2008 of 16 June 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products
Date: 2008-06-16
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)

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REGULATIONS

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 556/2008

of 16 June 2008

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
Community, and in particular Article 26 thereof,

establishing the European

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

national parliaments in the European Union annexed to
the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties estab-
lishing the European Communities.

(5)

Since the tariff quotas have to take effect from 1 July
2008, this Regulation should apply from the same date
and enter into force immediately,

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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
that
purpose, with effect from 1 July 2008 new Community
tariff quotas should be opened at zero rates of duty for
appropriate amounts and any disturbance of the markets
for those products should be avoided.

favourable conditions. For

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 is hereby amended as
follows:

1. the tariff quotas for the products listed in Annex I to this

Regulation shall be inserted;

The quota amounts for five autonomous Community
tariff quotas are insufficient to meet the needs of the
Community
quota
amounts should be increased.

Consequently,

industry.

those

2. the rows

for

the tariff quotas with order numbers
09.2975, 09.2603, 09.2935, 09.2814 and 09.2620
shall be replaced by the rows in Annex II to this Regu-
lation.

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

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 July 2008.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 16 June 2008.

For the Council
The President

D. RUPEL

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

lation (EC) No 1526/2007 (OJ L 349, 31.12.2007, p. 1).

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Tariff quotas referred to in Article 1(1):

ANNEX I

Order
number

CN code

TARIC

Description

Quota period

Quota amount

Quota duty

1.7.-
31.12.2008

1.7.-
31.12.2008

1.7.-
31.12.2008

1.7.-
31.12.2008

750 tonnes

0 %

650 tonnes

0 %

35 000 tonnes

0 %

1 150 000 units

0 %

09.2767

ex 2910 90 00

80

Allyl glycidyl ether

09.2769

ex 2917 13 90

10

Dimethyl sebacate

09.2977

2926 10 00

Acrylonitrile

09.2763

ex 8501 40 80

30

an
an

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

of more

but

09.2775

ex 8504 40 81

20

AC/DC converter for use in the
manufacture of LCD television
reception apparatus (1)

1.7.-
31.12.2008

200 000 units

0 %

09.2771

ex 8504 40 84

30

Inverter on a printed circuit board
not integrated in the power supply
unit, for driving external electrode
fluorescent lamps (EEFL) or cold
cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFL)
in a backlight unit and supplying
a
than
1,33 kV,
for use in the manu-
facture of LCD modules (1)

voltage of not more

1.7.-
31.12.2008

800 000 units

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. 1).

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Tariff quotas referred to in Article 1(2):

ANNEX II

Order
number

CN code

TARIC

Description

Quota period

Quota amount

Quota duty

09.2975

ex 2918 30 00

10

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

1.1.-31.12.

1 000 tonnes

0 %

09.2603

ex 2930 90 85

79

Bis(3-triethoxysilylpropyl)tetra-
sulfide

1.1.-31.12.

9 000 tonnes

0 %

09.2935

3806 10 10

Rosin and resin acids obtained
from fresh oleoresins

1.1.-31.12.

280 000 tonnes

0 %

09.2814

ex 3815 90 90

76

Catalyst
dioxide and tungsten trioxide

consisting of

titanium

1.1.-31.12.

1 600 tonnes

0 %

09.2620

ex 8526 91 20

20

Assembly for GPS system having a
position determination function

1.1.-31.12.

2 000 000 units

0 %