Council Regulation (EU) No 1340/2014 of 15 December 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 1388/2013 opening and providing for the management of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and industrial products
Date: 2014-12-15
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: CCT duties, EU production, agricultural product, industrial product, security of supply, underproduction




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18.12.2014   


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Official Journal of the European Union


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            COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1340/2014
of 15 December 2014
         
amending Regulation (EU) No 1388/2013 opening and providing for the management of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and industrial products


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 31 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


In order to ensure the sufficient and uninterrupted supply of certain goods insufficiently produced in the Union and to avoid any disturbances on the market for certain agricultural and industrial products, autonomous tariff quotas have been opened by Council Regulation (EU) No 1388/2013 (1). Products falling within those tariff quotas can be imported into the Union at reduced or zero duty rates. For the reasons indicated, it is necessary to open, with effect from 1 January 2015, tariff quotas at zero duty rates for an appropriate volume as regards nine additional products.












(2)


In certain cases, the existing autonomous tariff quotas of the Union should be adapted. In the case of three products, it is necessary to amend the product description for clarification purposes and in order to take into account the most recent product developments. In the case of seven other products, the TARIC codes should be amended as a result of CN and classification changes. In the case of another product, the quota volume needs to be increased in the interest of economic operators of the Union. Also, for reasons of clarity one quota period should be specified and one order number should be changed.












(3)


In the case of one product, the autonomous tariff quota of the Union should be closed with effect from 1 January 2015 as it is not in the Union's interest to continue granting it as from that date.












(4)


Tariff quotas should be reviewed regularly with the possibility of deletion at the request of a party concerned.












(5)


Due to the number of amendments to be made in the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 1388/2013, in the interests of clarity that Annex should be replaced.












(6)


Regulation (EU) No 1388/2013 should therefore be amended accordingly.












(7)


As some of the amendments to the tariff quotas provided for in this Regulation should take effect from 1 January 2015, this Regulation should apply from that date and enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 1388/2013 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2015.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 December 2014.


For the Council


The President

M. MARTINA
            





(1)  Council Regulation (EU) No 1388/2013 of 17 December 2013 opening and providing for the management of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and industrial products, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 7/2010 (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 319).




ANNEX











Order number


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




09.2663


ex 1104 29 17 


10


Sorghum grains, processed using milling techniques, that have been at least hulled and de-germed for use in the manufacture of loose fill packaging products (1)



1.1.-31.12.


1 500  tonnes


0




09.2664


ex 2008 60 39 


30


Sweet cherries containing added spirit, whether or not with a sugar content of 9 % by weight, of a diameter of not more than 19,9 mm, with stone, for use in chocolate products (1)



1.1.-31.12.


1 000  tonnes


10 (3)





09.2913


ex 2401 10 35 
ex 2401 10 70 
ex 2401 10 95 
ex 2401 10 95 
ex 2401 10 95 
ex 2401 20 35 
ex 2401 20 70 
ex 2401 20 95 
ex 2401 20 95 
ex 2401 20 95 


91
10
11
21
91
91
10
11
21
91


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 subheading 2402 10 00  (1)



1.1.-31.12.


6 000  tonnes


0




09.2928


ex 2811 22 00 


40


Silica filler in the form of granules, with a purity by weight of 97 % or more of silicon dioxide


1.1.-31.12.


1 700  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 


30


Tungsten trioxide, including blue tungsten oxide (CAS RN 1314-35-8 or CAS RN 39318-18-8)


1.1.-31.12.


12 000  tonnes


0




09.2929


2903 22 00 


 


Trichloroethylene (CAS RN 79-01-6)


1.1.-31.12.


10 000  tonnes


0




09.2837


ex 2903 79 90 


10


Bromochloromethane (CAS RN 74-97-5)


1.1.-31.12.


600 tonnes


0




09.2933


ex 2903 99 90 


30


1,3-Dichlorobenzene (CAS RN 541-73-1)


1.1.-31.12.


2 600  tonnes


0




09.2950


ex 2905 59 98 


10


2-Chloroethanol, for the manufacture of liquid thioplasts of subheading 4002 99 90  (CAS RN 107-07-3) (1)



1.1.-31.12.


15 000  tonnes


0





 (*1) 09.2830


ex 2906 19 00 


40


Cyclopropylmethanol (CAS RN 2516-33-8)


1.1.-31.12.


20 tonnes


0




09.2851


ex 2907 12 00 


10


o-Cresol having a purity of not less than 98,5 % by weight (CAS RN 95-48-7)


1.1.-31.12.


20 000  tonnes


0




09.2624


2912 42 00 


 


Ethylvanillin (3-ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde) (CAS RN 121-32-4)


1.1.-31.12.


950 tonnes


0




09.2852


ex 2914 29 00 


60


Cyclopropyl methyl ketone (CAS RN 765-43-5)


1.1.-31.12.


300 tonnes


0




09.2638


ex 2915 21 00 


10


Acetic acid of a purity by weight of 99 % or more (CAS RN 64-19-7)


1.1.-31.12.


1 000 000  tonnes


0




09.2972


2915 24 00 


 


Acetic anhydride (CAS RN 108-24-7)


1.1.-31.12.


20 000  tonnes


0





 (*1) 09.2679


2915 32 00 


 


Vinyl acetate (CAS RN 108-05-4)


1.1.-31.12.


200 000  tonnes


0




09.2665


ex 2916 19 95 


30


Potassium (E,E)-hexa-2,4-dienoate (CAS RN 24634-61-5)


1.1.-31.12.


8 000  tonnes


0




09.2769


ex 2917 13 90 


10


Dimethyl sebacate (CAS RN 106-79-6)


1.1.-31.12.


1 000  tonnes


0





 (*1) 09.2680


ex 2917 19 90 


25


n-Dodecelylsuccinic acid anhydride (CAS RN 19780-11-1) with:






—


a Gardner colour index level of not more than 1,










—


a transmission at 500 nm of 98 % or more for a 10 % solution by weight in toluene,




for use in the manufacture of automotive coatings (1)



1.1.-31.12.


80 tonnes


0




09.2634


ex 2917 19 90 


40


Dodecanedioic acid, of a purity by weight of more than 98,5 % (CAS RN 693-23-2)


1.1.-31.12.


4 600  tonnes


0




09.2808


ex 2918 22 00 


10


o-Acetylsalicylic acid (CAS RN 50-78-2)


1.1.-31.12.


120 tonnes


0




09.2975


ex 2918 30 00 


10


Benzophenone-3,3′,4,4′-tetracarboxylic dianhydride (CAS RN 2421-28-5)


1.1.-31.12.


1 000  tonnes


0





 (*1) 09.2682


ex 2921 41 00 


10


Aniline with a purity by weight of 99 % or more (CAS RN 62-53-3)


1.1.-31.12.


50 000  tonnes


0




09.2602


ex 2921 51 19 


10


o-Phenylenediamine (CAS RN 95-54-5)


1.1.-31.12.


1 800  tonnes


0




09.2977


2926 10 00 


 


Acrylonitrile (CAS RN 107-13-1)


1.1.-31.12.


75 000  tonnes


0




09.2856


ex 2926 90 95 


84


2-Nitro-4(trifluoromethyl)benzonitrile (CAS RN 778-94-9)


1.1.-31.12.


500 tonnes


0




09.2838


ex 2927 00 00 


85


C,C′-Azodi(formamide) (CAS RN 123-77-3) with:






—


a pH of 6,5 or more but not more than 7,5, and










—


a semicarbazide (CAS RN 57-56-7) content of not more than 1 500  mg/kg as determined by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS),










—


decomposition temperature range of 195 °C-205 °C,










—


specific gravity 1,64-1,66, and










—


combustion heat 215-220 Kcal/mol






1.1.-31.12.


100 tonnes


0




09.2955


ex 2932 19 00 


60


Flurtamone (ISO) (CAS RN 96525-23-4)


1.1.-31.12.


300 tonnes


0




09.2812


ex 2932 20 90 


77


Hexan-6-olide (CAS RN 502-44-3)


1.1.-31.12.


4 000  tonnes


0




09.2858


2932 93 00 


 


Piperonal (CAS RN 120-57-0)


1.1.-31.12.


220 tonnes


0




09.2831


ex 2932 99 00 


40


1,3:2,4-Bis-O-(3,4-dimethylbenzylidene)-D-glucitol (CAS RN 135861-56-2)


1.1.-31.12.


500 tonnes


0





 (*1) 09.2673


ex 2933 39 99 


43


2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-ol (CAS RN 2403-88-5)


1.1.-31.12.


1 000  tonnes


0





 (*1) 09.2674


ex 2933 39 99 


44


Chlorpyrifos (ISO) (CAS RN 2921-88-2)


1.1.-31.12.


9 000  tonnes


0





 (*1) 09.2860


ex 2933 69 80 


30


1,3,5-Tris[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]hexahydro-1,3,5-triazine (CAS RN 15875-13-5)


1.1.-31.12.


400 tonnes


0




09.2658


ex 2933 99 80 


73


5-(Acetoacetylamino)benzimidazolone (CAS RN 26576-46-5)


1.1.-31.12.


200 tonnes


0





 (*1) 09.2675


ex 2935 00 90 


79


4-[[(2-Methoxybenzoyl)amino]sulfonyl]benzoyl chloride (CAS RN 816431-72-8)


1.1.-31.12.


542 tonnes


0




09.2945


ex 2940 00 00 


20


D-Xylose (CAS RN 58-86-6)


1.1.-31.12.


400 tonnes


0





 (*1) 09.2676


ex 3204 17 00 


14


Preparations based on colourant C.I. Pigment Red 48:2 (CAS RN 7023-61-2) with a content thereof of 60 % or more by weight


1.1.-31.12.


50 tonnes


0





 (*1) 09.2677


ex 3204 17 00 


45


Colourant C.I. Pigment Yellow 174 (CAS RN 4118-16-5), highly resinated pigment (approx. 35 % disproportionate resin), with a purity of 98 % by weight or more, in the form of extruded beads with a moisture content of not more than 1 % by weight


1.1.-31.12.


500 tonnes


0





 (*1) 09.2666


ex 3204 17 00 


55


Colourant C.I. Pigment Red 169 (CAS RN 12237-63-7) and preparations based thereon with a colourant C.I. Pigment Red 169 content of 50 % or more by weight


1.1.-31.12.


40 tonnes


0





 (*1) 09.2678


ex 3204 17 00 


67


Colourant C.I. Pigment Red 57:1 (CAS RN 5281-04-9) with a purity of 98 % by weight or more, in the form of extruded beads with a moisture content of max 1,5 % by weight


1.1.-31.12.


150 tonnes


0




09.2659


ex 3802 90 00 


19


Soda flux calcinated diatomaceous earth


1.1.-31.12.


30 000  tonnes


0




09.2908


ex 3804 00 00 


10


Sodium lignosulphonate


1.1.-31.12.


40 000  tonnes


0




09.2889


3805 10 90 


 


Sulphate turpentine


1.1.-31.12.


25 000  tonnes


0




09.2935


ex 3806 10 00 


10


Rosin and resin acids obtained from fresh oleoresins


1.1.-31.12.


280 000  tonnes


0





 (*1) 09.2832


ex 3808 92 90 


40


Preparation containing 38 % or more but not more than 50 % by weight of pyrithione zinc (INN) (CAS RN 13463-41-7) in an aqueous dispersion


1.1.-31.12.


500 tonnes


0





 (*1) 09.2681


ex 3824 90 92 


85


Mixture of bis [3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl]sulphides (CAS RN 211519-85-6)


1.1.-31.12.


9 000  tonnes


0




09.2814


ex 3815 90 90 


76


Catalyst consisting of titanium dioxide and tungsten trioxide


1.1.-31.12.


3 000  tonnes


0





 (*1) 09.2644


ex 3824 90 92 


77


Preparation containing by weight:






—


55 % or more but not more than 78 % of dimethyl glutarate,










—


10 % or more but not more than 30 % of dimethyl adipate, and










—


not more than 35 % of dimethyl succinate






1.1.-31.12.


10 000  tonnes


0





 (*1) 09.2140


ex 3824 90 92 


79


Mixture of tertiary amines containing by weight:






—


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






1.1.-31.12.


4 500  tonnes


0





 (*1) 09.2829


ex 3824 90 93 


43


Solid extract of the residual, insoluble in aliphatic solvents, 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






1.1.-31.12.


1 600  tonnes


0





 (*1) 09.2907


ex 3824 90 93 


67


Mixture of phytosterols, in the form of powder, containing by weight:






—


75 % or more of sterols,










—


not more than 25 % of stanols,




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



1.1.-31.12.


2 500  tonnes


0





 (*1) 09.2660


ex 3902 30 00 


98


Amorphous polyalpha olefin adhesive for the manufacture of hygiene products (1)



1.1.-31.12.


500 tonnes


0





 (*1) 09.2639


3905 30 00 


 


Poly(vinyl alcohol), whether or not containing unhydrolysed acetate groups


1.1.-31.12.2015


15 000  tonnes


0




09.2671


ex 3905 99 90 


81


Poly(vinylbutyral)(CAS RN 63148-65-2):






—


containing by weight 17,5 % or more, but not more than 20 % of hydroxyl groups, and










—


with a median particle size (D50) more than 0,6 mm






1.1.-31.12.


11 000  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


1.1.-31.12.


75 000  tonnes


0




09.2864


ex 3913 10 00 


10


Sodium alginate, extracted from brown seaweed (CAS RN 9005-38-3)


1.1.-31.12.


1 000  tonnes


0




09.2641


ex 3913 90 00 


87


Sodium hyaluronate, non-sterile, with:






—


a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of not more than 900 000 ,










—


an endotoxin level of not more than 0,008 endotoxin units (EU)/mg,










—


an ethanol content of not more than 1 % by weight,










—


an isopropanol content of not more than 0,5 % by weight






1.1.-31.12.


200 kg


0




09.2661


ex 3920 51 00 


50


Sheets of polymethylmethacrylate conforming to standards:






—


EN 4364 (MIL-P-5425E) and DTD5592A, or










—


EN 4365 (MIL-P-8184) and DTD5592A






1.1.-31.12.


100 tonnes


0




09.2645


ex 3921 14 00 


20


Cellular block of regenerated cellulose, impregnated with water containing magnesium chloride and quaternary ammonium compounds, measuring 100 cm (± 10 cm) × 100 cm (± 10 cm) × 40 cm (± 5 cm)


1.1.-31.12.


1 300  tonnes


0




09.2818


ex 6902 90 00 


10


Refractory bricks with






—


an edge length of more than 300 mm, and










—


a TiO2 content of not more than 1 % by weight, and










—


a Al2O3 content of not more than 0,4 % by weight, and










—


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






1.1.-31.12.


225 tonnes


0




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 rolling insect screens with fixed frames


1.1.-31.12.


3 000 000  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





 (*1) 09.2834


ex 7604 29 10 


20


Aluminium alloy rods with a diameter of 200 mm or more, but not exceeding 300 mm


1.1.-31.12.


1 000  tonnes


0





 (*1) 09.2835


ex 7604 29 10 


30


Aluminium alloy rods with a diameter of 300,1 mm or more, but not more than 533,4 mm


1.1.-31.12.


500 tonnes


0




09.2840


ex 8104 30 00 


20


Magnesium powder:






—


of purity by weight of 98 % or more, but not more than 99,5 %,










—


with a particle size of 0,2 mm or more but not more than 0,8 mm






1.1.-31.12.


2 000  tonnes


0





 (*1) 09.2629


ex 8302 49 00 


91


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



1.1.-31.12.


800 000  pieces


0




09.2642


ex 8501 40 20 
ex 8501 40 80 


30
40


Assembly, consisting of






—


a single-phase electric AC commutator motor, with an output of 480 W or more, but not more than 1 400  W, an input power of more than 900 W but not more than 1 600  W, an external diameter of more than 119,8 mm but not more than 135,2 mm and a rated speed of more than 30 000  rpm but not more than 50 000  rpm, and










—


an air-inducting ventilator,




for use in the manufacture of vacuum cleaners (1)



1.1.-31.12.


120 000  pieces


0




09.2763


ex 8501 40 80 


30


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



1.1.-31.12.


2 000 000  pieces


0




09.2633


ex 8504 40 82 


20


Electric rectifier, with a capacity of not more than 1 kVA, for use in the manufacture of appliances falling within subheading 8509 80  and heading 8510  (1)



1.1.-31.12.


4 500 000  pieces


0




09.2643


ex 8504 40 82 


30


Power supply boards for use in the manufacture of goods falling under heading 8521  and 8528  (1)



1.1.-31.12.


1 038 000  pieces


0




09.2620


ex 8526 91 20 


20


Assembly for GPS system having a position determination function, without display, and a weight of not more than 2 500  g


1.1.-31.12.


3 000 000  pieces


0




09.2672


ex 8529 90 92 
ex 9405 40 39 


75
70


Printed circuit board with LED diodes:






—


whether or not equipped with prisms/lens, and










—


whether or not fitted with connector(s),




for the manufacture of backlight units for goods of heading 8528  (1)



1.1.-31.12.


115 000 000  pieces


0




09.2003


ex 8543 70 90 


63


Voltage-controlled frequency generator, consisting of active and passive elements mounted on a printed circuit, contained in a housing with dimensions of not more than 30 mm × 30 mm


1.1.-31.12.


1 400 000  pieces


0




09.2668


ex 8714 91 10 
ex 8714 91 10 


21
31


Bicycle frame, constructed from carbon fibres and artificial resin, painted, lacquered and/or polished, for use in the manufacture of bicycles (1)



1.1.-31.12.


125 000  pieces


0




09.2669


ex 8714 91 30 
ex 8714 91 30 


21
31


Bicycle front fork, constructed from carbon fibres and artificial resin, painted, lacquered and/or polished, for use in the manufacture of bicycles (1)



1.1.-31.12.


97 000  pieces


0




09.2631


ex 9001 90 00 


80


Unmounted glass lenses, prisms and cemented elements for use in the manufacture or repair of goods of CN codes 9002 , 9005 , 9013 10  and 9015  (1)



1.1.-31.12.


5 000 000  pieces


0





 (*1) 09.2836


ex 9003 11 00 
ex 9003 19 00 


10
20


Spectacle frames of plastic or base metal for use in the manufacture of corrective glasses (1)



1.1.-31.12.


5 800 000  pieces


0






(1)  Suspension of duties is subject to Articles 291 to 300 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1).

(2)  However, the measure is not allowed where processing is carried out by retail or catering undertakings.

(3)  The specific duty shall apply.

(*1)  New or amended position.