CELEX: 51991PC0475
Language: en
Date: 1991-11-28
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products ( second serie 1992 )

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                              C0M(91) 475 final
                                                              Brussels, 28 November 1991
                                                Proposal for a
                                           COUNCIL REQUIATION (EEC)
                       opening and providing for the administration of
                                                               ^ . aari cultural and industrial
                       CommunityI tariff
                                  t a r i f f quotas for     ertain a9n?^urd
                                                     f o r ccertain
                                 products       Second serrie 1992)
                                       (presented by the Commission)
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 ---pagebreak---                         EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. Subsequent to requests made by various Member Stdtes, the Services
   of the Commission have examined, in conjunction with the Government
   experts concerned, the question of opening in 199 2 tariff quotas for
   various products.
2. Following this examination, which took place during the "Economic
   Tariff" group meetings                                         , it
   has been determined that the opening of tariff quotas for the following
   products could have the agreement of the Member States without
   disturbing the markets for such products :
   -  Sweet cherries :                                   2 000 t at 10%
   -  Sour cherries :                                    2 000 t at 10%
   - Boysenberries :                                     1 500 t at 12%
   - Magnesium :                                         1 600 t at   0 %
   - Magnetrons :                         1 400 000 pieces       at O %
   ~ Antimony                                            4 500 t at 0%
   - Manganese :                                         3 500 t at 0%
   - Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers :                 5 800 t at 0%
   -  Copolymers of ethylene and methacrylic acid   :    3 500 t at  /ft
   - Solid extract of wood resin :                       1 200 t at 0%
   This is the aim of this proposal.
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                                                         C O U N C I L R E G U L A T I O N (EEC) N o                         /92
                               o p e n i n g a n d p r o v i d i n g for t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of C o m m u n i t y tariff q u o t a s for
                                             certain agricultural,                            and industrial products ( s e c o n d s e r f e               1992)
         THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                                   the said quotas and to ensure the uninterrupted applica-
                                                                                                    tion of the rates laid down for the quotas to all imports of
         Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                                                    the products concerned into all Member States until the
         Economic C o m m u n i t y , and in particular Article 28
                                                                                                    quotas have been used up ;
         thereof,
                                                                                                    Whereas, it is appropriate to take the necessary measures
         Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                                         to ensure efficient C o m m u n i t y administration of these
         Whereas production in the C o m m u n i t y of certain agricul-                            tariff quotas while offering the Member States the oppor-
         tural,               and industrial products will remain in the                            tunity to draw from the quota volumes the necessary
         course of 1992, unable to meet the specific requirements                                   quantities corresponding to actual imports ; whereas this
         of the user industries in the C o m m u n i t y ; whereas, conse-                          m e t h o d of administration requires close cooperation
         quently, C o m m u n i t y supplies of products of this type will                          between the M e m b e r States and the Commission and the
         depend to a considerable extent on imports from third                                      latter must in particular be able to monitor the rate at
         countries ; whereas the most urgent C o m m u n i t y require-                             which the quotas are used up and inform the Member
         ments for the products in question should be met i m m e -                                 States accordingly ;
         diately on the most favourable terms ;                                                     Whereas, since the K i n g d o m of Belgium, the Kingdom of
                                                                                                    the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
         Whereas C o m m u n i t y tariff quotas at reduced or at zero
                                                                                                    are united within a n d jointly represented by the Benelux
         duty should therefore be opened within the limits of
                                                                                                     Economic Union, all transactions concerning the admi-
         appropriate volumes for a period u p to «** J u n e o r 31
                                                                                                     nistration of the quantities drawn by that economic union
December 1992 taking account of the need not to disturb the
                                                                                                     may be carried out by any one of its members,
         markets for such products nor the starting out or develop-
         ment of C o m m u n i t y production ;                                                      HAS ADOPrED THIS REGULATION
                                                                                                                                                      unti I the date shown
                                                                                                                                 Article     1
                                                                                                                                                  s£ in the table below
                                                                                                     1.     From 11 January
                                                                                                            From    January                              , the customs
                                                                                                    duties applicable to imports into the C o m m u n i t y of the
                                                                                                     products listed below shall be suspended at the levels and
         Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure for all                                  within the limits of the C o m m u n i t y tariff quotas shown
         C o m m u n i t y importers equal and uninterrupted access to                               below :
                                CN code                                                                                                Amount of          Quota duty    End of
            Order No                                                                Description                                            quota
                                     (a)                                                                                                                     (%)      quota period
         09.2713                                  Sweet,                    cherries, marinated in alcohol, of a diameter
                                                  not e x c e e d i n g l y mm, stonçd, intended for the manufacture of
                                                  chocolate products (') :
                             ex 2008 60 19        — With a sugar content exceeding 9 % by weight                                                         10 + AGR     21 December
                                                                                                                                     2 000 tonnes
                             ex 2008 60 39        — With a sugar content not exceeding 9 % by weight                                                          10      1992
         09.2719                                  Sour cherries (Prunus cerasus), marinated in alcohol, of a
                                                  diameter not exceeding 4^,9 mm, stoned, intended for the manu-
                                                  facture of chocolate products (') :
                             ex 2008 60 19        — with a sugar content exceeding 9 %                                                                 1C + R6-R
                                                                                                                                            2 000                     31 December
                             ex 2008 60 39        — with a sugar content not exceeding 9 % by weight                                     tomes                10       1992
         09.2729             ex 0811 90 90         Boysenberries, preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar,
                                                   for the processing industry (1)
                                                                                                                                         1 500      t         12     f>1 December
                                                                                                                                                                     W2-
         09.2741             ex 8104 11 00         Unwrought magnesium having a purity of not less than 99,95 %
                                                  in the form of ingots, intended for the manufacture of elements
                                                   used in the nuclear industry (')                                                       1 600                       51 December
                                                                                                                                          tOTK-S                      1992
         09.2797             ex 8540 41 00         Magnetrons with a power output of less than 1 000 W, for the
                                                   manufacture of microwave ovens (')                                               1 400 000                          1 December
                                                                                                                                      pieces—                          992
        09.2817             ex0110 00 fl1                  Antimony i n g o t s                                                         4 500                         51 December
                                                                                                                                         tonnes                       1992
         09.2821             ex 8111 00 11         Electrolytic manganese of a purity by weight of 99,7 % or more,
                                                   for the manufacture of non-ferrous alloys (')                                          3 500                       31 December
                                                                                                                                          tomes                      WZ      !
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          No                                                                                                                                     Quota I End of quo!
                                                                                                                                                  $# I period
      09.2823        ex 3905 90 00
                                         Ethylene-vmyl alcohol copolymers with an ethylene content
                                        expressed ,„ moles of 38 % minimum and 46 % maximum, and                             5 800                 0
                                                                                                                                                         30 Juni 199
                                        w,th a m e t a l * pomt of tf(L?C«r more not exceeding 185 "C                        tonnes
                                        for the manufacture of biodegradable products, with a minimum
                                        starch content of 40 % (')                                                <»»um
  09.2725          ex 3901 90 00
                                       Copolymers of ethylene and rnethacryhc                         n   ^   ^    ~   ^
                                       8 /• to 12 % by we.ght of methacrylic acid, put u p > one of the
                                       forms referred to in Note 6 (b) to Chapter 39                        W W
                                                                                                                                                        30 Juni 199;
                                        manufacture of ionomors OJt                                     '
     09.2829       ex 3806 90 00
                                       Solid extract of wood resin, not soluble in aliphatic hydrocarbons
                                                                                                                           1 200                        31 December
                                      oover
                                         v T f o100
                                                 O ^ C" aand
                                                          n ï ' aan" acid       ° ' ? % lower
                                                                       ? ' number           " ^ than' 106™ » X ^ T o       tonnes                       1992
(a) See Taric codes in the Annex.
(') The end-use of this product will be monitored in accordance with the relever r
                                                                      LC W l l n t n e
                 —                                                                     relevant Community provisions.
       2      Within the limits of these tariff quotas the Kingdom                                for release for free circulation, to the extent that the avai-
       of Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall apply customs                                   lable balance to permits.
       duties calculated in accordance with the relevant provi-
       sions of the 1985 Act of Accession.
                                                                                                  If a Member State does not use a drawing in full it shall
                                                                                                  return any unused portion to the corresponding quota
                                                                                                  volume as soon as possible.
                                     Article 2
                                                                                                  If the quantities requested are greater than the available
                                                                                                  balance of the quota volume, the balance shall be allo-
       The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed                                cated among applicants pro rata. The Commission shall
       by the Commission, which may take any appropriate                                          inform the Member States of the drawings made.
        administrative measures to ensure that they are managed
        efficiently.
                                                                                                                             Article 4
                                     Article 3
                                                                                                   Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the
                                                                                                   products in question have equal and continuous access to
        Where an importer presents a declaration covered by this                                   the quotas for as long as the balance of the relevant quota
        Regulation for release for free circulation in a Member                                    volume so permits.
        State, applying to take advantage of the preferential arran-
        gements, and the entry is accepted by the customs autho-
        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.
                                                                                                   The 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-
         logical order of the dates on which the customs authori-
         ties of the Member States concerned accepted the entries                                   This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1992
                          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                          States.
                          Done at Brussels,
                                                                                                             For the Council
                                                                                                               The President
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           ANNEX
          Tarie codes
Order N°      CN codes    Tarie codes
 09.2713   ex 2008 60 19      10
           ex 2008 60 39      10
 09.2719   ex 2008 60 19      20
           ex 2008 60 39      20
 09.2725   ex 3901 90 00      97
 09.2729   ex 0811 90 90      10
 09.2741   ex 8104 11 00      30
 09.2797   ex 8540 41 00      91
 09.2817   ex 8111 00 11     •10
 09.2821    ex 8111 00 11    •20
  09.2823   ex 3905 90 00     96
  09.2829   ex 3806 90 00     40
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FINANCIAL RECORD
1.      Budget    I ine concerned : Chap. 12 Art. 120
2.      Legal 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 (second série
                                                                                                  1992)
4.      Object ive : To ensure an adequate supply for Community user-
         Indus tr ies
5.      Method o f    calculation
                    Amount        Price        Normal       Quota duty        Duty-loss
 Description                                                   (%)            (ecu)
                   of quotas     (ecu/unifl)   r a t e (%)
 -Sweet cherrtes        2 000 t    1 697          32             10                746 680
Sour cherries           2 000 t    1 695          32            10                 745 800
Boysenberries           1 500 t    1 036           18           12                  93 240
Magnesium               1 600 t   6 515             5,3           0               552 472
Magnetrons         1 400 000          21            5.1                        1 499 400
                      pie. ces
Antimony                4 500 t   1 540             8                             554 400
Manganese               3 500 t    1 438            4,5                            226 485
Ethylene-vinyl          5 800 t   5 565           12,5                         4 034 625
alcohol
copolymers
Copolymers of           3 500 t    1 209          12.5                             359 677
ethylene and
methacrylic acid
Sol id extract of       1 200 t    1 050             4,6                            57 960
wood resin
                                                                               8 870 739
Compared with quotas opened i n 1991, increased loss of 8 870 739 - 8 291 2 2 9 - 5 7 9 510 ecus.
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