CELEX: 32007R1526
Language: en
Date: 2007-12-17 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EC) No 1526/2007 of 17 December 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products

31.12.2007   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 349/1
            
         
      COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1526/2007
   of 17 December 2007
   amending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 26 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               On 20 December 1996, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 (1). Community demand for the products to which that Regulation applies should be met under the most favourable conditions. For that purpose from 1 January 2008 certain existing tariff quota volumes should be increased or reduced and some new Community tariff quotas should be opened at zero rates of duty for appropriate volumes, while avoiding any disturbance of the markets for those products.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               The quota volume for two Community tariff quotas is insufficient to meet the needs of Community industry for the current quota period ending at 31 December 2007. Consequently those volumes should be increased with effect from 1 January 2007.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               It is no longer in the Community interest to continue to grant Community tariff quotas in 2008 for certain products on which duties were suspended in 2007. These products should therefore be removed from the table in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               In view of the many changes to be made, clarity requires Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 to be replaced in its entirety.
            
         
               (5)
            
            
               Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 should therefore be amended accordingly.
            
         
               (6)
            
            
               Having regard to the economic importance of this Regulation, it is necessary to rely on the grounds of urgency provided for in point 1,3 of the Protocol on the role of national parliaments in the European Union annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties establishing the European Community.
            
         
               (7)
            
            
               Since quota periods start on 1 January 2008, this Regulation should apply from the same date and enter into force immediately,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 shall be replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   For the quota period from 1 January to 31 December 2007, in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96:
   
               —
            
            
               the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2603 is fixed at 6 500 tonnes,
            
         
               —
            
            
               the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2950 is fixed at 12 000 tonnes.
            
         Article 3
   With effect from 1 January 2008 in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96:
   
               —
            
            
               the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2030 is fixed at 1 500 tonnes,
            
         
               —
            
            
               the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2603 is fixed at 6 500 tonnes,
            
         
               —
            
            
               the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2624 is fixed at 600 tonnes,
            
         
               —
            
            
               the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2907 is fixed at 2 500 tonnes,
            
         
               —
            
            
               the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2914 is fixed at 5 000 tonnes,
            
         
               —
            
            
               the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2950 is fixed at 12 000 tonnes.
            
         Article 4
   In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96, tariff quotas for order numbers 09.2763, 09.2806, 09.2808, 09.2810, 09.2812, 09.2814, 09.2816 and 09.2818 shall be inserted with effect from 1 January 2008.
   Article 5
   Tariff quotas for order numbers 09.2610, 09.2612, 09.2625, 09.2627, 09.2809, 09.2882, 09.2904, 09.2919, 09.2920, 09.2979 and 09.2995 shall be closed with effect from 1 January 2008.
   Article 6
   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 2008.
   However, Article 2 shall apply from 1 January 2007.
   
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 17 December 2007.
      
         
            For the Council
         
         
            The President
         
         J. SILVA
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 345, 31.12.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 728/2007 (OJ L 166, 28.6.2007, p. 1).
   
      ANNEX
      
                  Order No
               
               
                  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 %
               
            
                  09.2713
               
               
                  ex 2008 60 19
                  ex 2008 60 39
               
               
                  10
                  10
               
               
                  Sweet cherries, preserved in alcohol, of a diameter not exceeding 19,9 mm, stoned, for use in chocolate products:
                  
                              —
                           
                           
                              with a sugar content exceeding 9 % by weight
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              with a sugar content not exceeding 9 % by weight (1)
                              
                           
                        
               
                  1.1-31.12.
               
               
                  2 000 tonnes
               
               
                  10 % (3)
                  
               
            
                  09.2719
               
               
                  ex 2008 60 19
                  ex 2008 60 39
               
               
                  20
                  20
               
               
                  Sour cherries (Prunus cerasus), preserved in alcohol, of a diameter not exceeding 19,9 mm, for use in chocolate products:
                  
                              —
                           
                           
                              with a sugar content exceeding 9 % by weight
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              with a sugar content not exceeding 9 % by weight (1)
                              
                           
                        
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  2 000 tonnes
               
               
                  10 % (3)
                  
               
            
                  09.2913
               
               
                  ex 2401 10 41
                  ex 2401 10 49
                  ex 2401 10 50
                  ex 2401 10 70
                  ex 2401 10 90
                  ex 2401 20 41
                  ex 2401 20 49
                  ex 2401 20 50
                  ex 2401 20 70
                  ex 2401 20 90
               
               
                  10
                  10
                  10
                  10
                  10
                  10
                  10
                  10
                  10
                  10
               
               
                  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 %
               
            
                  09.2841
               
               
                  ex 2712 90 99
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  Blend of 1-alkenes containing 80 % by weight or more of 1–alkenes of a chain-length of 20 and 22 carbon atoms
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  10 000 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 %
               
            
                  
                      (4) 09.2806
               
               
                  ex 2825 90 40
               
               
                  30
               
               
                  Tungsten trioxide
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  12 000 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  09.2611
               
               
                  ex 2826 19 90
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  Calcium fluoride having a total content of aluminium, magnesium and sodium of 0,25 mg/kg or less, in the form of powder
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  55 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  09.2837
               
               
                  ex 2903 49 80
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  Bromochloromethane
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  600 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  09.2933
               
               
                  ex 2903 69 90
               
               
                  30
               
               
                  1,3-Dichlorobenzene
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  2 600 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  
                      (4) 09.2950
               
               
                  ex 2905 59 10
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  2-Chloroethanol, for the manufacture of liquid thioplasts of subheading 4002 99 90 (1)
                  
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  12 000 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  09.2851
               
               
                  ex 2907 12 00
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  O-Cresol having a purity of not less than 98,5 % by weight
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  20 000 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  
                      (4) 09.2624
               
               
                  2912 42 00
               
               
                   
               
               
                  Ethylvanillin (3-ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde)
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  600 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  
                      (4) 09.2972
               
               
                  2915 24 00
               
               
                   
               
               
                  Acetic anhydride
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  20 000 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  09.2618
               
               
                  ex 2918 19 85
               
               
                  40
               
               
                  (R)-2-Chloromandelic acid
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  100 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  
                      (4) 09.2808
               
               
                  ex 2918 22 00
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  
                     o-Acetylsalicylic acid
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  120 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  09.2975
               
               
                  ex 2918 30 00
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  Benzophenone-3,3’:4,4’-tetracarboxylic dianhydride
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  600 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  09.2602
               
               
                  ex 2921 51 19
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  o-Phenylenediamine
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  1 800 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  
                      (4) 09.2977
               
               
                  2926 10 00
               
               
                   
               
               
                  Acrylonitrile
               
               
                  1.1.-30.6.2008
               
               
                  35 000 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  
                      (4) 09.2030
               
               
                  ex 2926 90 95
               
               
                  74
               
               
                  Chlorothalonil
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  1 500 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  09.2002
               
               
                  ex 2928 00 90
               
               
                  30
               
               
                  Phenylhydrazine
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  1 000 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  09.2917
               
               
                  ex 2930 90 13
               
               
                  90
               
               
                  Cystine
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  600 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  
                      (4) 09.2603
               
               
                  ex 2930 90 85
               
               
                  79
               
               
                  Bis(3-triethoxysilylpropyl)tetrasulfide
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  6 500 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  
                      (4) 09.2810
               
               
                  2932 11 00
               
               
                   
               
               
                  Tetrahydrofuran
               
               
                  1.1-31.12.
               
               
                  20 000 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  09.2955
               
               
                  ex 2932 19 00
               
               
                  60
               
               
                  Flurtamone (ISO)
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  300 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  
                      (4) 09.2812
               
               
                  ex 2932 29 85
               
               
                  77
               
               
                  Hexan-6-olide
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  3 000 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  09.2615
               
               
                  ex 2934 99 90
               
               
                  70
               
               
                  Ribonucleic acid
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  110 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  09.2619
               
               
                  ex 2934 99 90
               
               
                  71
               
               
                  2-Thienylacetonitrile
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  80 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  09.2945
               
               
                  ex 2940 00 00
               
               
                  20
               
               
                  D-Xylose
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  400 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  
                      (4) 09.2908
               
               
                  ex 3804 00 90
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  Sodium lignosulphonate
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  56 000 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  09.2889
               
               
                  3805 10 90
               
               
                   
               
               
                  Sulphate turpentine
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  20 000 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  09.2935
               
               
                  3806 10 10
               
               
                   
               
               
                  Rosin and resin acids obtained from fresh oleoresins
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  200 000 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  
                      (4) 09.2814
               
               
                  ex 3815 90 90
               
               
                  76
               
               
                  Catalyst consisting of titanium dioxide and tungsten trioxide
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  800 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  
                      (4) 09.2829
               
               
                  ex 3824 90 97
               
               
                  19
               
               
                  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 %
               
            
                  
                      (4) 09.2914
               
               
                  ex 3824 90 97
               
               
                  26
               
               
                  Aqueous solution containing not less than 40 % by weight of dry betaine-extract and between 5 % and 30 % by weight of organic or inorganic salts
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  5 000 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  
                      (4) 09.2986
               
               
                  ex 3824 90 97
               
               
                  76
               
               
                  Mixture of tertiary amines containing:
                  
                              —
                           
                           
                              60 % by weight of dodecyldimethylamine, or more
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              20 % by weight of dimethyl(tetradecyl)amine, or more
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              0,5 % by weight of hexadecyldimethylamine, or more,
                           
                        for use in the production of amine oxides (1)
                  
               
               
                  1.1-31.12.
               
               
                  14 315 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  
                      (4) 09.2907
               
               
                  ex 3824 90 97
               
               
                  86
               
               
                  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 stanol/sterol esters (1)
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  2 500 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  
                      (4) 09.2140
               
               
                  ex 3824 90 97
               
               
                  98
               
               
                  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 %
               
            
                  09.2992
               
               
                  ex 3902 30 00
               
               
                  93
               
               
                  Propylene-butylene copolymer, containing by weight not less than 60 % but not more than 68 % of propylene and not less than 32 % but not more than 40 % of butylene, of a melt viscosity not exceeding 3 000 mPa at 190 °C, as determined by the ASTM D 3236 method, for use as an adhesive in the manufacture of products falling within subheading 4818 40 (1)
                  
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  1 000 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  09.2947
               
               
                  ex 3904 69 90
               
               
                  95
               
               
                  Poly(vinylidene fluoride), in powder form, for the preparation of paint or varnish for coating metal (1)
                  
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  1 300 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  09.2604
               
               
                  ex 3905 30 00
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  Poly(vinyl alcohol) partially acetalized with 5-(4-azido-2-sulfobenzylidene)-3-(formylpropyl)-rhodanine, sodium salt
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  100 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 %
               
            
                  
                      (4) 09.2816
               
               
                  ex 3912 11 00
               
               
                  20
               
               
                  Cellulose acetate flakes for use in the manufacture of cellulose acetate filament tow (1)
                  
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  22 500 tonnes
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  
                      (4) 09.2818
               
               
                  ex 6902 90 00
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  Refractory bricks with
                  
                              —
                           
                           
                              an edge length of more than 300 mm and
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              a TiO2 content of no more than 1 % by weight and
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              a Al2O3 content of no more than 0,4 % by weight and
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              a change in volume of less than 9 % at 1 700 °C
                           
                        
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  75 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.
               
               
                  350 000 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 %
               
            
                  09.2629
               
               
                  ex 7616 99 90
               
               
                  85
               
               
                  Aluminium telescopic handle for use in the manufacture of luggage (1)
                  
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  240 000 units
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  
                      (4) 09.2763
               
               
                  ex 8501 40 80
               
               
                  30
               
               
                  Electric AC commutator motor, single-phase, with an output exceeding 750 W, an input power of more than 1 600 W but not exceeding 2 700 W, an external diameter of more than 120 mm (±0,2 mm) but not exceeding 135 mm (±0,2 mm), a rated speed of more than 30 000 rpm but not exceeding 50 000 rpm, equipped with air-inducting ventilator, for use in the manufacture of vacuum cleaners (1)
                  
               
               
                  1.1.-30.6.2008
               
               
                  1 150 000 units
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
                  09.2620
               
               
                  ex 8526 91 20
               
               
                  20
               
               
                  Assembly for GPS system having a position determination function
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  1 000 000 units
               
               
                  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 whose dimensions do not exceed 30 × 30 mm
               
               
                  1.1.-31.12.
               
               
                  1 400 000 units
               
               
                  0 %
               
            
         (1)  Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions (see Articles 291 to 300 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 — OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 71 and subsequent amendments).
      
         (2)  However, the tariff quota is not allowed where processing is carried out by retail or catering undertakings.
      
         (3)  The specific additional duty is applicable.
      
         (4)  New or amended position.