CELEX: 32006R0151
Language: en
Date: 2006-01-24 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EC) No 151/2006 of  24 January 2006  amending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products

28.1.2006   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 25/1
            
         
      COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 151/2006
   of 24 January 2006
   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 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products (1). Community demand for the products in question is to be met under the most favourable conditions. New Community tariff quotas should therefore be opened at reduced or zero rates of duty for appropriate volumes, and certain existing tariff quotas should be extended, without disturbing the markets for these products.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               Since the quota amount for certain Community tariff quotas is insufficient to meet the needs of Community industry for the current quota period, these tariff quotas should be increased with effect from 1 January 2005 and adjusted with effect from 1 January 2006.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               It is no longer in the Community’s interest to continue to grant Community tariff quotas in 2006 for certain products on which duties were suspended in 2005. 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, the entire text of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 should be replaced in the interests of clarity.
            
         
               (5)
            
            
               Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 should therefore be amended accordingly.
            
         
               (6)
            
            
               In view of the economic importance of this Regulation, it is necessary to rely upon the grounds of urgency provided for in point I.3 of the Protocol annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties establishing the European Communities on the role of national parliaments in the European Union.
            
         
               (7)
            
            
               Since the Annex to this Regulation is to apply from 1 January 2006, it should enter into force immediately,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 shall be replaced by the Annex to this Regulation with effect from 1 January 2006.
   Article 2
   For the quota period from 1 January to 31 December 2005, in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96:
   
               —
            
            
               the quota amount of tariff quota 09.2603 is fixed at 3 900 tonnes at a 0 % rate of duty,
            
         
               —
            
            
               the quota amount of tariff quota 09.2975 is fixed at 540 tonnes at a 0 % rate of duty.
            
         Article 3
   For the quota period from 1 January to 31 December 2006, in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96:
   
               —
            
            
               the quota amount of tariff quota 09.2002 is fixed at 600 tonnes,
            
         
               —
            
            
               the quota amount of tariff quota 09.2003 is fixed at 1 400 000 units,
            
         
               —
            
            
               the quota amount of tariff quota 09.2030 is fixed at 300 tonnes,
            
         
               —
            
            
               the quota amount of tariff quota 09.2603 is fixed at 4 500 tonnes,
            
         
               —
            
            
               the quota amount of tariff quota 09.2612 is fixed at 1 500 tonnes,
            
         
               —
            
            
               the quota amount of tariff quota 09.2624 is fixed at 425 tonnes,
            
         
               —
            
            
               the quota amount of tariff quota 09.2837 is fixed at 600 tonnes,
            
         
               —
            
            
               the quota amount of tariff quota 09.2975 is fixed at 600 tonnes,
            
         
               —
            
            
               the quota amount of tariff quota 09.2979 is fixed at 800 000 units.
            
         Article 4
   Tariff quotas 09.2004, 09.2009, 09.2018, 09.2021, 09.2022, 09.2023, 09.2028, 09.2613, 09.2621, 09.2622, 09.2623, 09.2626, 09.2630, 09.2881, 09.2964, 09.2985 and 09.2998 shall be closed with effect from 1 January 2006.
   Article 5
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 24 January 2006.
      
         
            For the Council
         
         
            The President
         
         K.-H. GRASSER
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 345, 31.12.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1151/2005 (OJ L 185, 16.7.2005, p. 27).
   
      ANNEX
      
                  Order No
               
               
                  CN code
               
               
                  TARIC subdivision
               
               
                  Description
               
               
                  Quota amount
               
               
                  Quota duty
                  (%)
               
               
                  Quota period
               
            
                  09.2002
               
               
                  2928 00 90
               
               
                  30
               
               
                  Phenylhydrazine
               
               
                  600 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2003
               
               
                  8543 89 97
               
               
                  63
               
               
                  Voltage controlled frequency generator, consisting of active and passive elements mounted on a printed circuit, contained in a housing whose exterior dimensions do not exceed 30 × 30 mm
               
               
                  1 400 000 units
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2026
               
               
                  2903 30 80
               
               
                  70
               
               
                  1,1,1,2 Tetrafluoroethane, certified odourless containing a maximum:
                  
                              —
                           
                           
                              600 ppm by weight of 1,1,2,2-Tetrafluorethane
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              2 ppm by weight of pentafluoroethane
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              2 ppm by weight of chlorodifluorométhane
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              2 ppm by weight of chloropentafluoroethane
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              2 ppm by weight of dichlorodifluoromethane
                           
                        for use in the manufacture of pharmaceutical grade propellant for medical metred dose inhalers (1)
                  
               
               
                  4 000 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2030
               
               
                  2926 90 95
               
               
                  74
               
               
                  Chlorothalonil
               
               
                  300 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2140
               
               
                  3824 90 99
               
               
                  98
               
               
                  Mixture of tertiary amines containing by weight:
                  
                              —
                           
                           
                              2,0-4,0 % of N,N-dimethyl-1-octanamine
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              minimum 94 % of N,N-dimethyl-1-decanamine
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              2 % maximum of N,N-dimethyl-1-dodecanamine and higher
                           
                        
               
                  4 500 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2602
               
               
                  ex 2921 51 19
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  o-phenylenediamine
               
               
                  1 800 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2603
               
               
                  ex 2931 00 95
               
               
                  15
               
               
                  Bis(3-triethoxysilylpropyl) tetrasulfide
               
               
                  4 500 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2604
               
               
                  ex 3905 30 00
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  Poly(vinyl alcohol) partially acetalized with 5-(4-azido-2-sulfobenzylidene)-3-(formylpropyl)-rhodanine, sodium salt
               
               
                  100 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2610
               
               
                  ex 2925 20 00
               
               
                  20
               
               
                  (Chloromethylene)dimethylammonium chloride
               
               
                  100 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2611
               
               
                  ex 2826 19 00
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  Calcium fluoride having a total content of aluminium, magnesium and sodium of 0,25 mg/kg or less, in the form of powder
               
               
                  55 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2612
               
               
                  ex 2921 59 90
               
               
                  30
               
               
                  3,3′-dichlorobenzidine dihydrochloride
               
               
                  1 500 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2615
               
               
                  ex 2934 99 90
               
               
                  70
               
               
                  Ribonucleic acid
               
               
                  110 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2616
               
               
                  ex 3910 00 00
               
               
                  30
               
               
                  Polydimethylsiloxane with a degree of polymerisation of 2 800 monomer units (± 100)
               
               
                  1 300 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2618
               
               
                  ex 2918 19 80
               
               
                  40
               
               
                  (R)-2-Chloromandelic acid
               
               
                  100 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2619
               
               
                  ex 2934 99 90
               
               
                  71
               
               
                  2-Thienylacetonitrile
               
               
                  80 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2620
               
               
                  ex 8526 91 80
               
               
                  20
               
               
                  Assembly for GPS system having a position determination function
               
               
                  500 000 units
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2624
               
               
                  2912 42 00
               
               
                   
               
               
                  Ethylvanillin (3-ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde)
               
               
                  425 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2625
               
               
                  ex 3920 20 21
               
               
                  20
               
               
                  Film of polymers of polypropylene, biaxially oriented, of a thickness of 3,5 μm or more but less than 15 μm, of a width of 490 mm or more but not exceeding 620 mm, for the production of film capacitors (1)
                  
               
               
                  170 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2627
               
               
                  ex 7011 20 00
               
               
                  55
               
               
                  Glass face-plate with a diagonal measurement of 814,8 mm (± 1,5 mm) from the outer edge to the outer edge and having a light transmission of 51,1 % (± 2,2 %) by a glass thickness of 12,5 mm
               
               
                  500 000 units
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  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 the manufacture of anti-insect rollers and framed nets
               
               
                  350 000 m2
                  
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2629
               
               
                  ex 7616 99 90
               
               
                  85
               
               
                  Aluminium telescopic handle for use in the manufacture of luggage (1)
                  
               
               
                  240 000 units
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2703
               
               
                  ex 2825 30 00
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  Vanadium oxides and hydroxides only for the production of alloys (1)
                  
               
               
                  13 000 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2713
               
               
                  ex 2008 60 19
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  Sweet cherries, marinated in alcohol, of a diameter not exceeding 19,9 mm, stoned, intended for the manufacture of chocolate products (1):
                  
                              —
                           
                           
                              with a sugar content exceeding 9 % by weight
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              with a sugar content not exceeding 9 % by weight
                           
                        
               
                  2 000 tonnes
               
               
                  10 (4)
                  
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  ex 2008 60 39
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  10
               
            
                  09.2719
               
               
                  ex 2008 60 19
               
               
                  20
               
               
                  Sour cherries (Prunus cerasus), marinated in alcohol, of a diameter not exceeding 19,9 mm, intended for the manufacture of chocolate products (1):
                  
                              —
                           
                           
                              with a sugar content exceeding 9 % by weight
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              with a sugar content not exceeding 9 % by weight
                           
                        
               
                  2 000 tonnes
               
               
                  10 (4)
                  
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  ex 2008 60 39
               
               
                  20
               
               
                  10
               
            
                  09.2727
               
               
                  ex 3902 90 90
               
               
                  93
               
               
                  Synthetic poly-alpha-olefin having a viscosity of at least 38 × 10-6m2 s-1 (38 centistokes) at 100 °C measured using the ASTM D 445 method
               
               
                  10 000 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  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
               
               
                  50 000 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2809
               
               
                  ex 3802 90 00
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  Acid activated montmorillonite, for the manufacture of self-copy paper (1)
                  
               
               
                  10 000 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2829
               
               
                  ex 3824 90 99
               
               
                  19
               
               
                  Solid extract of the residual, insoluble in aliphatic solvents, obtained during the extraction of resin 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 not less than 100 °C
                           
                        
               
                  1 600 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2837
               
               
                  ex 2903 49 80
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  Bromochloromethane
               
               
                  600 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  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
               
               
                  10 000 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  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)
                  
               
               
                  700 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2851
               
               
                  ex 2907 12 00
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  O-Cresol having a purity of not less than 98,5 % by weight
               
               
                  20 000 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2853
               
               
                  ex 2930 90 70
               
               
                  35
               
               
                  Glutathione
               
               
                  15 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2882
               
               
                  ex 2908 90 00
               
               
                  20
               
               
                  2,4-Dichloro-3-ethyl-6-nitrophenol, powdered
               
               
                  90 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2889
               
               
                  3805 10 90
               
               
                  —
               
               
                  Sulphate turpentine
               
               
                  20 000 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2904
               
               
                  ex 8540 11 19
               
               
                  95
               
               
                  Flat-screen colour cathode-ray tube with a screen width/height ratio 4/3, a diagonal measurement of the screen of 79 cm or more but not exceeding 81 cm and a curvature radius of 50 m or more
               
               
                  8 500 units
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2913
               
               
                  ex 2401 10 41
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  Natural unmanufactured tobacco, whether or not cut in regular size, having a customs 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)
                  
               
               
                  6 000 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  ex 2401 10 49
               
               
                  10
               
            
                  ex 2401 10 50
               
               
                  10
               
            
                  ex 2401 10 70
               
               
                  10
               
            
                  ex 2401 10 90
               
               
                  10
               
            
                  ex 2401 20 41
               
               
                  10
               
            
                  ex 2401 20 49
               
               
                  10
               
            
                  ex 2401 20 50
               
               
                  10
               
            
                  ex 2401 20 70
               
               
                  10
               
            
                  ex 2401 20 90
               
               
                  10
               
            
                  09.2914
               
               
                  ex 3824 90 99
               
               
                  26
               
               
                  Aqueous solution containing by weight not less than 40 % of dry betaine extract and 5 % or more but not more than 30 % by weight of organic or inorganic salts
               
               
                  38 000 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2917
               
               
                  ex 2930 90 13
               
               
                  90
               
               
                  Cystine
               
               
                  600 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2919
               
               
                  ex 8708 29 90
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  Folding bellows for the manufacture of articulated buses (1)
                  
               
               
                  2 600 units
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2933
               
               
                  ex 2903 69 90
               
               
                  30
               
               
                  1,3-Dichlorobenzene
               
               
                  2 600 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2935
               
               
                  3806 10 10
               
               
                  —
               
               
                  Rosin and resin acids obtained from fresh oleoresins
               
               
                  200 000 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2945
               
               
                  ex 2940 00 00
               
               
                  20
               
               
                  D-Xylose
               
               
                  400 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2947
               
               
                  ex 3904 69 90
               
               
                  95
               
               
                  Poly(vinylidene fluoride), in powder form, for the preparation of paint or varnish for coating metal (1)
                  
               
               
                  1 300 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2950
               
               
                  ex 2905 59 10
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  2-Chloroethanol, for the manufacture of liquid thioplasts of subheading 4002 99 90 (1)
                  
               
               
                  8 400 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2955
               
               
                  ex 2932 19 00
               
               
                  60
               
               
                  Flurtamone (ISO)
               
               
                  300 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2975
               
               
                  ex 2918 30 00
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  Benzophenone-3,3′:4,4′-tetracarboxylic dianhydride
               
               
                  600 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2976
               
               
                  ex 8407 90 10
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  Four-stroke petrol engines of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 250 cm3 for use in the manufacture of lawnmowers of subheading 8433 11 (1) or mowers with motor of subheading 8433 20 10 (1)
                  
               
               
                  750 000 units (3)
                  
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.7.2005 to 30.6.2006
               
            
                  09.2979
               
               
                  ex 7011 20 00
               
               
                  15
               
               
                  Glass face-plate with a diagonal measurement from the outer edge to the outer edge of 81,5 cm (± 0,2 cm) and having a light transmission of 80 % (± 3 %) by a reference thickness of the glass of 11,43 mm
               
               
                  800 000 units
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2981
               
               
                  ex 8407 33 90
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  Spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines, having a cylinder capacity of not less than 300 cc and a power of not less than 6 but not exceeding 15,5 kW, for the manufacture of:
                  
                              —
                           
                           
                              self-propelled lawn mowers with a seat of subheading 8433 11 51
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              tractors of subheading 8701 90 11, having the main function of a lawn mower or
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              four-stroke mowers with a motor capacity of not less than 300 cc of subheading 8433 20 10 (1)
                              
                           
                        
               
                  210 000 units
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  ex 8407 90 80
               
               
                  10
               
            
                  ex 8407 90 90
               
               
                  10
               
            
                  09.2986
               
               
                  ex 3824 90 99
               
               
                  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)
                  
               
               
                  14 000 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  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)
                  
               
               
                  1 000 tonnes
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  09.2995
               
               
                  ex 8536 90 85
               
               
                  95
               
               
                  Keypads,
                  
                              —
                           
                           
                              comprising a layer of silicone and polycarbonate keytops or
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              wholly of silicone or wholly of polycarbonate, including printed keys, for the manufacture or repair of mobile radio-telephones of subheading 8525 20 20 (1)
                              
                           
                        
               
                  20 000 000 units
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1.1. to 31.12.
               
            
                  ex 8538 90 99
               
               
                  93
               
            
         (1)  Checks on this prescribed end use shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions.
      
         (2)  However, the tariff quota is not allowed where processing is carried out by retail or catering undertakings.
      
         (3)  The quantities of goods subject to this quota and released for free circulation as from 1 July 2005, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1151/2005, shall be fully counted against this quantity.
      
         (4)  The specific additional duty is applicable.