CELEX: 51990PC0315
Language: en
Date: 1990-07-11
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) OPENING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS FOR CERTAIN CHEMICAL AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                            C0MC90) 315final
                                            Brussels, 11 July 1990
                               Proposal for a
                         rntmciL REGIHATIQM fEEO
      opening and providing for the administration of Community uriff quotms for
              certain chemical and industrial products
                      (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---                      EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. Subsequent to requests made by various Member States, the Services
   of the Commission have examined, in conjunction with the Govern-
   ment experts concerned, the question of opening in 1990 tariff
   quotas for some new products.
2. Following this examination, which took place during the "Economic
   Tariff" group meetings last held in particular on 11 May 1990, it
   has been determined that the opening of tariff quotas for the follow-
   ing products could have the agreement of the Member States without
   disturbing the markets for such products:
   - vanadiumoxydes and hydroxydes, not in the form of powder, exclusive-
     ly for the production of alloys: 3 150 tonnes at 0 %
   - certain colour cathode-ray tubes: 60 500 pieces at 0 X
   - LS.BT.620: 20 tonnes at 0 X.
   As regards the colour cathode-ray tubes, the proposed volume
   could be the subject of a revision in the course of the exercise
   if it appears that the Community production cannot satisfy all the
   needs.
   This is the purpose of this proposal.
 ---pagebreak---                                                        Proposal for a
                                              COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No
                                                           of
                           opening and providing for die administration of Community tariff quotas for
                                     certain chemical and industrial               products
           THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                  Whereas, it is appropriate to take the necessary measures
                                                                     to ensure efficient Community administration of these
            Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European    tariff quotas while offering the Member States the
            Economic Community, and in particular Article 28         opportunity to draw from the quota volumes the
           thereof.                                                  necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports;
                                                                     whereas this method of administration requires dose
           Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,        cooperation between the Member States and the
  Whereas production in the Community of certain vanadiusr           Commission and the latter must in, particular be able to
   oxvdes and hydroxydes, of certain colour cathode-ray-             monitor the rate at which die quotas are used up and
   tubes and of the product with the trade name LS.BT.620 is         inform the Member States accordingly ;
currently unable to meet the spécifie requirements of the user
            industries in the Community; whereas, consequently.      Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of
            Community supplies of products of this type currently    the Netherlands and die Grand IXichy of Luxembourg
           depend to a considerable extent on imports from third     are united within and jointly represented by the Benelux
           countries; whereas the most urgent Community              Economic Union, all transactions concerning the
            requirements for the products in question should be met  administration of the quantities draw by that economic
            immediately on the mostfavourableterms ; whereas zero    union may be carried out by any one of its members»
            duty Community uriff quotas should therefore be opened
            within the limits of appropriate volumes for a period
            Lp to i l December 19*0; taking account of the raed
            not to disturb the markets for such products nor
            the starting out or development of .Gommirity            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
           production; whereas the volumes kept for the
   colour cathode-ray t»_fces cculcf be adjusts In t h * course
   of the exercise according to real needs that have been
   noted.
           Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure lor 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 so all
          import* of the products concerned into all Member States
          until the quotas have been used up;
                                                                                    ArtitU  I
          t.From the date of entrylnto force of this IteguUrdonTnlU 31 Oecmsfcer 19B. trie                        duties
               applicable to imports into the Community of the products listed below shall be                       at
               the levels and within the liarits of the Comvnity t a r i f f quotas shown below:
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                    CN                                    Dncription                                Amount of        Quota duty
     OfJcr No
                       M                                                                               OMO*
  09.2703        ex2825 30 00| Vanadiumoxydes and hydroxydes, not in the form
                                   of powder, exclusively for the procàxtion of
                                   alloys (1)                                                       3 150 ton.
  09.2705        ex8540 30 10| Colour cathode-ray tubes with a dot mask,
                                   equipped with electron guns placed side by side
                                   (in-line technology), with a distance of less
                                   than 0,40 mm between colour dots, a diagonal
                                   angle of deflection of not more than 90*,
                                   convergence errors not exceeding 0,8 irni at the
                                   comers and a diagonal screen measurement of:
                                   - not more than 29 cm                                           10 500
                                                                                                   pieces
                                   - more than 29 and not more than 42 cm                          50 000
                                                                                                   pieces
   09.2707       ex2933 90 9d 2,2- methylene-bis-(4-(1,1,3,3-tetra-inethyl-
                                   buthyl)-c>-(2rHMn2C)-tna2ol-2^l)-phenol
                                    (named LS.BT.620)                                                   20 ton,
    (a) TARIC codes : 2825 30 00 * 10, 8540 30 10 * 26 and 2933 90 90 * 21
i l ) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Comurrity
        provisions. ...
                                                                    notifying the Commission, draw an amount corre-
     2. Within the limits of these uriff quotas the Kingdom
                                                                    sponding to its requirements from the appropriate quota
of Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall apply customs
duties calculated in accordance with the relevant                   volume.
provisions of the IV85 Act of Accession.
                                                                     Requests for drawings, indicating the date on which the
                           Article 2                                 entries were accepted, must be sent to the Commission
                                                                     without delay.
 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
                                                                     Drawings shall be granted by the Commission in chrono-
 efficiently.
                                                                     logical order of the dates on which the customs
                                                                     authorities of the Member Sûtes concerned accepted the
                                                                      entries for release for free circulation, to the extent that
                                                                      the available balance so permits.
                            Article 3
  Where an importer presents a present covered by this
  Regulation for release for free circulation in a Member             If a Member Sute does not use a drawing in full it shall
  State, applying to uke advanuge of the preferential
                                                                       return any unused portion to the corresponding quota
  arrangements, and the entry is accepted by the customs
   authorities, the Member Sute concerned shall, by                   volume as soon as possible.
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If the quantities requested are greater than the available     the quotas for as long as the balance of the relevant quota
balance of the    quott volume, the balance shall be           volume so permits.
allocated among    applicants pro rau. The Commission
shall inform the   Member Sûtes of the drawings made.                                    Article 3
                                                               The Member Sûtes and the Commission shall cooperate
                                                               closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with.
                         Article 4
                                                                                         Article 6
bach Member State shall ensure that importers of the
products in question have equal and continuous access to       This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
                                                               following its publication in the Official 'journal of
                                                               the European Comuiities.
 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
 States.
 Done at Brussels.
                                                           for the Council
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 ---pagebreak---      FICHE FINANCIERE
     1.       Ligne budgétaire concernée : Chap. 12 art. 120
    2.        Base juridique : art. 28 du traité
              intitulé de la mesure tarifaire : Proposition de règlement
             du Conseil portant ouverture et mode de gestion de
              contingents tarifaires autonomes pour certains oxydes et
             hydroxydes de vanadium, tubes cathodiques couleur et un
              produit chimique.
             Objectif : Assurer la couverture à des conditions
              favorables, des besoins communautaires.
             Mode de calcul :
 Désignation des   Quantités   Prix en   Droit        Droit contin-        Perte de
    produits                 écus/unité normal (en %) genta ire (en %) recettes (en écus)
                                                                                •
Oxydes et hydro-
xydes de vanadium  3 150 t    4 000          5.5             0              693 000
Tubes cathodiques
couleur           60 500        300          5.1             0              925 650
                  pièces
LS BT 620             20T     46 250         8               0               74 000
                                                                           1.692.650
    Nouvelles mesures tarifaires.
 ---pagebreak---          FICHE D'IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L'EMPLOI
La présente proposition vise l'ouverture de oontingents
tarifaires communautaires autonomes destinés à couvrir, A des
conditions favorables, les besoins des industries utilisatrices.
Elle aura pour effet de permettre à ces industries de
concurrencer celles des pays tiers sur les marchés de la
Communauté et des pays tiers et de maintenir ou même d'améliorer
l'emploi dans la Communauté.
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