CELEX: 51993PC0274
Language: en
Date: 1993-07-07
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products (third series 1993), and amending the Council Regulations (EEC) Nos. 3913/92 and 3914/92 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural, chemical and industrial products

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                             C0M(93) 274 final
                                             Brussels, 7 July 1993
                              Proposal for a
                         COUNCIL REGULATION (ÏFC.)
      opening and providing for the administration of Community
    tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products
       (third series 1993), and amending the Council Regulations
                      (EEC) Nos. 3913/92 and 3914/92
      opening and providing for the administration of Community
          tariff quotas for certain agricultural, chemical and
                           industrial products
                      (presented by the Commission)
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                          EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.  In response to requests from Member States the Commission, Jointly
    with the appropriate government experts, has been considering the
    desirability of opening on the one hand new tariff quotas for various
    agricultural and industrial products for the second six-months of
    1993, and on the other hand, of amending Regulations (EEC) Nos
    3913/92 of 17.12.1992*1> and 3914/92 of 19.12.1992 (1).
2.  With respect to the opening of new quotas, the study of the question
    at meetings of the Economic Tariff Problems Group, most recently on 7
    April 1993, indicated that agreement would be forthcoming from the
    Member States on tariff quotas for the following products with no
    resultant disturbance of the markets concerned:
    -    Eels                              5 000 T at 0%
         Solid extract of rosin              600 T at 0%
         Ferro-chromium                 250 000 T at 0%
         Diisopropyinaphtalene.              500 T at 0%
           mixed isomers
         2,2 isopropyHdene-bis(p-            480 T at 0%
           phenyIeneoxyd i ethanoI
         IsopropyIidene-bis(p-               150 T at 0%
           phenoxyethyI)dimethacrylate
3.  With respect to the amendment of the above-mentioned regulations, it
     is recalled that the Council opened various tariff quotas for 1993 by
    these regulations.    One of these tariff quotas was ferro-chromium
    with 6% carbon (order No 09.2711) and the volume was fixed at 300 000
    tonnes; another was for certain types of mushroom (order No 09.2849)
    ami the volume was fixed at 410 tonnes.
(1) O.J. No L 395 of 31.12.1992
 ---pagebreak--- It seems absolutely necessary to increase the volume of the first
quota and to extend the scope of the second of these quotas if the
needs of Community industries are to be satisfied.
It emerges that
a)  consumption of ferro-chromium with 6% carbon is expected to reach
    a level equivalent to 1992 and, since there has been no change in
    the structure or volume of Community supply, the demand for non-
    preferential  imports from non-member countries should reach the
     level of 550 000 tonnes;
b)  the description of the quota opened for certain types of mushroom
    should be widened in order to enable it to be used fully.
The Commission proposes that the quota for ferro-chromium with 6%
carbon be increased by 250 000 tonnes, and to simplify the
description of the quota opened for certain types of mushroom.
Such is the purpose of this proposal.
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                                                           Proposa   fix a
                                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N o                               ./93
                                                        of
                    opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for
                          certain agricultural and industrial                (3rd series 1993), and
                    amending the Council Regulations (ŒC) Nos 3913/92 and 3914/92, opening and
                    providing for the administration of Community t a r i f f quotas for certain
                             agricultural, chemical and industrial products
                                                                                     Whereas the d e c i s i o n f o r the o p e n i n g ,
                                                                                     of autonomous t a r i f f quotas should be
  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                    taken by the Community; whereas, t o
                                                                                    ensure the e f f i c i e n c y o f a common
                                                                                    a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f these q u o t a s , t h e r e i s
                                                                                    no reasonable o b s t a c l e t o a u t h o r i s i n g
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                                    the Member States t o draw from the
   Economie Community, and in particular Article 28
                                                                                    quota-volumes the necessary q u a n t i t i e s
  thereof,                                                                          c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o a c t u a l i m p o r t s ; whereas
                                                                                    t h i s method of a d m i n i s t r a t i o n r e q u i r e s
                                                                                    c l o s e c o o p e r a t i o n between the Member
                                                                                    States and the Commission and the l a t t e r
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                              must I n p a r t i c u l a r be able t o monitor
                                                                                    the r a t e a t which the quotas a r e used up
                                                                                    and Inform the Member S t a t e s
                                                                                    accordingly;
  Whereas production in the Community of certain indus-
  trial products will remain in the course of the second half
   of 1*93 and of the first half of 1994,                                        Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure for all
            unable to meet the specific requirements of the                      Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to
  user industries in the Community ; whereas, conse-                             the said quotas and to ensure the uninterrupted applica-
  quently, Community supplies of products of this type will                      tion of the rates laid down for the quotas to all imports of
  depend to a considerable extent on imports from third                          the products concerned into all Member States until the
  countries ; whereas the most urgent Community require-                         quotas have been used up ;
  ments for the products in question should be met imme-
  diately on the most favourable terms ; whereas Commu-
  nity tariff quotas at zero duty should therefore be opened
  within the limits of appropriate volumes for a period from
  l July 1993, and                            , until 31
  December 1993 or until 30 June 1994, taking account of the
  need not to disturb the markets for such products nor the
  starting out or development of Community production ;
  Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3913/92('), the Council
  opened, for 1993, Community tariff quotas for certain
  industrial products, and in particular ferro-chromium
  containing by weight more than 6 % of carbon (order                          Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of
  No 09.2711);                                                                 the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
  whereas current economic data suggests that Community                       are united within and jointly represented by the Benelux
demand for non-Community imports of the product in                             Economic Union, all transactions concerning the admi-
question could in the course of the year exceed the                           nistration of the quantities drawn by that economic
volume laid down in the above Regulation ; whereas the                        union may be carried out by any one of its members,
tame is tree of synthetic poly-alpha-olefin ; whereas the
 volume of the quota in question should therefore be
 increased ;
  Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3914/92 (1), the
  Cowncil opened, for 1993, a Ccmrrity t a r i f f
  quota for certain types of Bushrooro;                                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION
  Whereas the benefit of this quota should be
  extended to other import needs and the description
  of this quota should consequently be amended;
                                                                                                                   Article 1
                                                                              1.     From 1 July                                              , and/  as
                                                                     appropriate unti I 31 December 1993 or 30 Jine iy94,
                                                             the d u t i e s applicable to imports of the following products shall be
(') OJ No L 370, 31. 12. 1991                                                suspended at the levels and up to the limits of the
                                                                             Community tariff quotas shown below :
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                                                                                                    Amount of            ^iU:
                   CN code
     Order Nô                                                 inscription
                      (•)                                                                           (in tonnes} j
               ex 0301 92 00     Eels (Anguilla spp.), live, fresh, chilled or                           5 000  -t       '3Û.6.W
   09.27U1    !ex 0302 66 00     frozen, intended for processing by curing
               ex 0303 76 00     or skinning enterprises ot for use in the
                                 industrial manufacture of products falling
                                 within CN code 1604 (a)
    09.2829     ex 3823 90 98   Solid extract of the residuai insoluble in aliphatic solvents                600          31.12.1993
                                obtained during the extraction of rosin from wood, having the
                                following characteristics:
                                — a resin acid content by weight not exceeding 3 0 % ,
                                — an acid number not exceeding 110, and
                                — a melting point of not less than 100°C
    09.2857 PX2902 90 90 Diisopropylnaphtalene, mixed isomers                                                500           31J2J993
    09.2859 bx2909 49 9d 2,2 iscprxpylioene-bis(p-phenyleneoxydiethanol)                                     480           31.12.1993
    09.2861 b<2916 14 00| Isoprxpyliclere-bis(pr-pherioxyethyl) dimethacry-                                  150           31.12.1993
                                  late
    (1) See Taric codes i n the Annex.
    (a) The end-use of this product w i l l be monitored in accordance with the relevant Community
          provisions.
2 . For order Nos 09.2711                    , the table in Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3913/92 is
     hereby replaced by the following table :
            'Order                                                        Quota       Quota
                          CN code               Description              volume        duty           Quota
              No                                                                                      period
                                                                         (tonnes)      (%)
           09.2711         7202 41 90    Ferro-chromium                 550 000         0       from 1. 1 to
                                        containing by weight                                    31. 12. 1992
                                        more than 6 % of
                                        carbon
3.    For order No 09.2849, the table i n Article 1(1) of Regulation No 3914/92 is
     hereby replaced by the following table:
     Order ~        CN code                                   Description                           Quota                  Quota
                                                                                                                   Quota
        No                                                                                          volune(T) dutyO)       period
      09.2849     ex 0710 80 60    Mushrooms of the species Auricularia polytricha steamed or              420        0     from 1.1 to
                                   boiled, cut into strips of a width of 6 mm or more but not more
                                   than 8 mm, for the manufacture of prepared meals (a)
                                                                                                                            31.12.1993
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                                                               for release for free circulation, to the extent that the avai-
                                                               lable balance so permits.
                                                               If a Member State does not use a drawing in full, it shall
                                                               return any unused portion to the corresponding quota
                          Article 2                            volume as soon as possible.
The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed    If the quantities requested are greater than the available
by the Commission, which may take any appropriate              balance of the quota volume, the balance shall be allo-
administrative measures to ensure that they are managed        cated among applicants pro rata. The Commission shall
efficiently.                                                   inform the Member States of the drawings made.
                          Article 3                                                       Article 4
Where an importer submits a product covered by this            Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the
Regulation for release for free circulation in a Member        products in question have equal and continuous access to
State, applying to take advantage of the preferential arran-   the quotas for as long as the balance of the relevant quota
gements, and the entry is accepted by the customs autho-       volume so permits.
rities, the Member State concerned shall, by notifying the
Commission, draw an amount corresponding to its requi-                                    Article 5
rements from the appropriate quota volume.                     Member States and the Commission shall cooperate
Requests for drawings, indicating the date on which the        closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with.
entries were accepted must be sent to the Commission
without delay.                                                                            Article 6
Drawings shall be granted by the Commission in chrono-         This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
logical order of the dates on which the customs authori-       following its publication in the Official Journal of the
ties of the Member States concerned accepted the entries        European Communities.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   Done at Luxembourg,
                                                                             For the Council
                                                                               The President
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                 ANN£:X
               Tarie codes
 O r d e r N'               Tarie  codes
              CN codes
               ex0301 92 00   0301 92 0 0 * 1 0
09.2701
               ex0302 66 00   0302 66 0 0 * 1 0
               ex0303 76 00            00*10
                              0303 76
               ex3823 90 98            98*50
09.2829
                              3823 90
               ex0710 80 60            60*10
09.2849
                              0710 80
               ex2902 90 90            90*80
09.2857
                              2902 90
               ex2909 49 90            90*10
09.2859
                               2909 49
09.2861        ex2916 14 00            00*20
                               2916 14
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FINANCIAL RECORD
1.           Budget line concerned : Chap. 12 Art. 120
2.           LeoaI basis : Art. 28 of the Treaty
3.           Title of the tariff measure concerned : Proposal for a Council
             Regulation opening and providing for the administration of Community
             tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products (third
             series 1903), and amending the Council Regulations Nos. 3913/92 and
             3014/92 opening and providing for the administration of Community
             tariff quotas for certain agriculture!, chemical and industrial
             products.
4.           Qtoi»ctiye : To ensure an adequate supply for Community user-
              industries
*•           léittati Qf ça'ÇuUtiftr» :
 Description of                   Ouant ities Pr ice           Normal Quota duty Duty-Ioss
 the products                         <T)        ECU/un i t     rate
                                                                (*)      (%)       (€CU)
                              *
                                     & 000         * «17         3                  90S 5&0
 Solid extract                          •00         1 102        7,6                 50 251
   ©f resin
 Ferro-chromium                   250 000           1 341                        26 820 000
 Oi isoprepyln*ph                       600         1 000        6,3                 31 500
    tal#r»e, mixed
    isomers
 t , 2 isofpropyl i *                   4m         .3 ®*7        f,S                1 1 * 170
    êsi»s fais(p-pfr»-
   * y f * m e x y d isifea-
   Mi)
                                        IK}        7 111         7,4       0         78 *32
   »4»Ci P*mr*oxy-
   iscrr4tt«
A * * t t i * f t a t d u t y - I s * * f#r i * f i : 2 * 0*2 4#3 ICU
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