CELEX: 51989PC0530
Language: en
Date: 1989-10-27
Title: PROPOSAL FOR COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) OPENING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS FOR CERTAINS AGRICULTURAL, CHEMICAL AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS ( 1990 )

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                               COM (S9) 530 final
                                               Brussels, 27 October 1989
                            Proposal for
                      Council Regulation (EEC)
    opening and providing for the administration of autonomous
        community tariff quotas for certains agricultural,
              chemical and industrial products (1990)
                   (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---                          EXPLANATORY MEMORENOUM
1. Subsequent to requests made by various Member States, the Services of
   the Commission have examined, in conjunction with the Government experts
   concerned, the question of renewal, from 1 January 1990, the autonomous
   tariff quotas which had been opened during 1989.
2. Following this examination, which took place during the "ECONOMIC TARIFF"
   Group meeting held on 8 September 1989, it has been determined that the
   ooening of tariff quotas for the following products could have the
   agreement of the Member States without disturbing the markets for such
   products :
   - ferro-chromium containing by weight more than 6 X of carbon
   - sweet cherries, marinated in alcohol
   - catalyst to be used for the production of acrylic acid.
   - ferro-phosphorus
   - boysenberries
   - polyvinylpyrrolidone
   - unwrought magnesium
   - flat-rolled products
   - polyvinyl butyral
   - magnetrons
   - crude fish-liver oils
   - ferro-chromium (containing more than 1S I hut not more than 2 I by
                     weight of carbon and not more than 55 I of chromium)
   For certain of these products, the quota volumes are provisional and
   setting them at the level indicated does not rule out their adjustments
   during the procedure.
   This is the purpose of this proposal.
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                                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No
                                                       of
                 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community t a r i f f quotas for
                        certains agricultural, chemical and industrial products (1990)
     THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
     Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
     Economic Community, and in particular Article 28
    thereof,
    Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
    Whereas production in the Community of c e r t a i n a g r i c u l t u r a l , chemical and
       industrial products                          is currently
    unable to meet trie specific requirements of the user
    industries in the Community; whereas, consequently,
    Community supplies of products of this type currently
    depend to a considerable extent on imports from third
    countries ; whereas the most urgent Community
    requirements for the products in question should be met
    immediately on the most favourable terms ; whereas
lower dut y Community tariff quotas should therefore be
   opened within the limits of appropriate volumes for a
    period c o v e r i n g t h e y e a r 1 9 9 0 ; ; whereas, in
   order not to upset the balance ot the markets for these
    products, the volume of c e r t a i n of t h e s e Community t a r i f f q u o t a s
   should be set at provisional levels which coyer immediate r e q u i r e m e n t s ;
                               whereas, the setting of the quota
   volumes at this level does not rule out an adjustment
   during the year;
   Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure for all
   Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to
   the said quotas and to ensure the uninterrupted,
   application of the rates laid down for the quotas to all
   imports of the products concerned into all Member States
   until the quotas have been used up;
   Whereas, it is appropriate to take the necessary measures
   to ensure efficient Community administration of these
   tariff quotas while offering the Member States the.
   opportunity to draw from the quota volumes the
   necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports ;
   whereas this method of administration requires close
   cooperation between the Member States and the
   Commission and the latter must in particular be able to
   monitor the rate at which the quotas are used up and
   inform the Member States accordingly;
   Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of
   the Netherlands and the Grand Ouchy of Luxembourg
   are united within and joindy represented by the Benelux
   Economic Union, all transactions concerning the
   administration of the quantities draw by that economic
   union may be carried out by any one of its members.
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            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION
                                                     Article 1
          4.      From 1 J a n u a r y t o 31 December        1990, the customs duties applicable to
           imports into the Community of the products listed below
                             shall be suspended at the levels and within the limits of the Community
           tariff quotas shown below :
  Order                                                                              Amount o f      Quota duty
             CN code                      Description
   fto
                                                                                        quota           œ
 09.2711   7202 41 90       Ferro-chromium containing by weight more
                           than 6 X of carbon                                   300 000 tomes
09.2713                     Sweet, clear-fleshed cherries, marinated
                            in alcohol, of a diameter not exceeding
                           18,9 mm, stoned, intended for the manu-
                           facture of chocolate products (*)
         ex 2008 60 19 - with a suaar content exceeding 9 X but                  )
                             not* exceeding 12 X by weight                                          ! 10 + AGR
                                                                                 )
         *x 2008 6039 - with a sugar content not exceeding 9 I                   )3 000 tonnes         10
                              hy weight                      .
09.2715 ix 3815 19 00 Catalyst in the form of a sphere not less
                           than 4.2 mm and not more than 9 mm in
                           diameter, consisting of a mixture of oxide$
                           of molybdenum, tungsten, vanadium, copper
                           and strontium, fixed on a substrate composed
                           of an inert silicon/alumina material and
                           intended to he used for the Droduction of
                           acrylic acid. (1)                                          65 tonnes
09.2717 ex 7202 99 19 i r^roTDr»sphorus containing by weight 15 X
                          ! or more of phosphorus, intended for the
                          ! manufacture of refined phosphoric iron or
                          I steel. (1)                                           65 000 tonnes
09.2729 ex 0811 90 90 | Boysenberries, preserved by freezing, not
                           containing added sugar, intended for any
                           form of precessing except for the manu-
                           facture of jam entirely from boysenberries              1 500 tonnes       12
                                                                          (1)
09.2731 qx 3905 90 00 polyvinylpyrrolidone, presented in powder
                           form, the particles of which are less than
                           38 micrometres and which has a solubility
                           in water at 25 *C of less than, or equal
                           to 1,5 X by weight and which is intended
                           for the pharmaceutical industry.(1)                         130 tomes
P9.2741 ebc 8104 11 00 Irwrcught magnesium having a purity of not
                           less than 99,95 X i n the form of ingots,
                           intended for the manufacture of elements
                           used i n the nuclear industry (1)                        1 650 tomes
 09.2781 éx 7226 10 91 Flat-rolled oroducts of qrain-oriem^d
                            silicon-electrical steel, having a width
                            not exceeding 500 mm, a thickness of more
                            than 0,20 mm but less than 0,3 mm and a
                            nominal magnetic-reversal loss of 1,0 W/kq
                            as determined by the f-pstein method with a
                            current of 50 cycles and an induction of                   600 tonnes
                           4,7 Testa
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                                                                                                            Amount of     Quota
  ° ^           CN code                                Description
   N                                                                                                         o f quota    duty(X)
                    (a)
  09.2791 ex 3905 90 00 Polyvinyl butvral i n the form of powder,
                                     for the production of f i l m for laminated
                                     safety glass (1)                                                        9 800 tonnes   0
  09.2793 ex 1504 10 10 Crude fish-liver o i l s , of a vitamin A
                                     content not exceeding 2 500 IU/g intended
                                     for the Dmauction of medicines (1)                                       1 500 tomes   2
  09.2797 ex 8540 41 00' Magnetrons with a Dower output of less
                                   | than 1 000 W, for the manufacture of
                                   ) microwave ovens (1)                                                1 700 000 PIECES    0
                                   i
   N
                                   i
  09.2799 ex 7202 49 90 Ferro-chromiun containing more than 15 X
                                     but not more than 2 % by weight of carbon
                                     and not more than 55 X of chromium                                    17 000 tonnes    0
(a) See TARIC codes in Annex.
    Checks on their prescribed end-use shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions.
 2. Within the limits of these tariff quotas Spain and Portugal shall apply
        customs duties calculated In aocordanoe with the relevant provisions of
        the 1985 Act of Accession.
                                                                         Article 2
                                        The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed
                                        by the Commission, which may take any appropriate
                                        administrative measures to ensure that they are managed
                                        efficiently.
                                                                         Article 3
                                        Where an importer presents a product covered by this
                                        Regulation for release for free circulation in a Member
                                        State, applying to take advantage of the preferential
                                        arrangements, and the entry is accepted by the customs
                                        authorities, the Member State concerned shall, by
                                        notifying the Commission, draw an amount corres-
                                        ponding to its requirements from the appropriate quota volume.
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Requests for drawings, indicating the date on which the          allocated among applicants pro rata. The Commission
entries were accepted, must be sent to the Commission            shall inform the Member States of the drawings made.
without delay.
                                                                                          Article 4
Drawings shall be granted by the Commission in chrono-           Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the
logical order of the dates on which the customs                  products in question have equal and continuous access to
authorities of the Member States concerned accepted the          the quotas for as long as the balance of the relevant quota
entries for release for free circulation, to the extent that    volume so permits.
the available balance so permits.
                                                                                          Article J
If a Member State does not use a drawing in full it shall       The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate
return any unused portion to the corresponding quota            closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with.
volume as soon as possible.
                                                                                          Article 6
If the quantities requested are greater than the available      This Regulation shall enter into force on \ January
balance of the quota volume, the balance shall be               1990.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directiy applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels,
                                                                            For the Council
                                                                              The President
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                                                                                                           TARIC
      Cr\f)<Zr\              A/°                           C/V         Coflc
             09.2711                                      7202 41 90                             * 00
            09.2713                                       2008 60 19                            * 10
                                                          2008 60 39                             * 10
            09.2715                                       3815 19 00                             * 12
            09.2717                                       7202 99 19                             * 20
            09.2729                             I         0811 90 90                             * 10
« . _ _ « . - . _ - _ _ _ _ _ — _ _ _ _ - . _ 4 . — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
            09.2731                                       3905 90 00                             * 94
             09.2741                                      8104 11 00                             * 10
             09.2781                                      7226 10 91                             * 10
            09.2791                                       3905 90 00                             * 95
             09.2793                                      1504 10 10                             * 10
             09.2797                                      8540 41 00                             * 91
             09.7799                                      7202 49 90                             * 10
 ---pagebreak--- FICHE FINANCIERE
1.   Ligne b u d g é t a i r e concernée : Chap. 12, a r t .                   120
2.   Base m r i d m u e           ; a r t i c l e 28 du t r a i t é
3. I n t i t u l é ri H l a m e S U r e t a r i f a i r e : P ?•' <> P O •.: • i t i o n de règlement du Co rise i l
     p o r t a n t o u v e r t u r e et mode de g e s t i o n de c o n t i n g e n t s t a r i f a i r e s autonomes
     pour c e r t a i n s p r o d u i t s a g r i c o l e s , chimiques et i n d u s t r i e l s ( 1 9 9 0 ) .
4.   O b j e c t i f : fissurer l a c o u v e r t u r e à des c o n d i t i o n s l a v o r a b l e s ,   des
     besoins communautaires.
5. Mode de c a l c u l
      Designation des                             Quantites         Prix en ecus/        uroit   uroit con-     Perte de
            produits                                                   unite             nonal tingentaire      recettes
                                                                                         (en -;)  (en *;)       (en ecus)
  Ferrochroie carbure                              300 000 t            1 158              8          0       27 792 000
 Censes douces                                       3 000 t            1 540             32        10         1 016 400
 Catalyseurs                                            65 t           35 38?              6,6        0          151 813
  Ferrophosphores                                   65 000 t              190              5          0          617 500
  Boysenbern es                                      1 500 t              940             18        12            84 600
  Polyvinylpyrrolidone                                 130 t            2 716             12,5        0           44 135
  Hagnesiui extra pur                                1 650 t            5 910              5,3        0          516 830
  Produits lannes plats                                600 t            1 720              6          0           61 920
  Butiral de polyvinyle                              9 800 t            3 180             12,5        0        3 895 500
  Magnetrons a ondes                             1 700 000 pieces           19             5,1        0        1 647 300
  Huiles de foies de poissons                        1 500 t            1 380              6          2           82 800
  Ferrochroie affini                                17 000 t            1 105              8          0        1 502 800
                                                                                                              37 413 598
Par r a p p o r t aux cont. i nyi-nts i n i t i a u x o u v e r t s l e 1 "*" j a n v i e r iVfc'.y, augmentation
 des p e r t e s de 37 413 S9ti écus -• 29 49 1 AS? écus - f 922 161 écus.
 ---pagebreak---                        FICHE D'IMPACT SUR LA COHPETITIUH b M                               L'fcftPLUl
La p r é s e n t e      proposition vise          l'ouvert un          de c o n t i nui-nl s          tarifaire*,
c o m m u n a u t a i r e s autonomes d e s t i n e s        à i-.'ii'.vir,    à de-., ( . . o u t i l l i o n s
f avorab I es,           I es b e s o i ris des i n d u s t r i es u11 I i s a l r 11 es . E l l e           aura  pour
effet     de p e r m e t t r e      à ces i n d u s t r i e s   de c o n c u r r e n c e r   celles          des  pays
t i e r s sur      l e s m a r c h é s de l a Communauté e t             des p a y s t i e r s          et     de
maintenir         ou même d ' a m é l i o r e r     l'emploi        dans l a       Communauté.
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