19.6.2008 Official Journal of the European Union L 160/1 | (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory) REGULATIONS COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 556/2008 of 16 June 2008 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, national parliaments in the European Union annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties estab- Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European lishing the European Communities. Community, and in particular Article 26 thereof, (5)  Since the tariff quotas have to take effect from 1 July Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 2008, this Regulation should apply from the same date and enter into force immediately, Whereas: HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: (1) On 20 December 1996 the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 (). Community demand for the products to which that Regulation applies should be Article 1 met under the most favourable conditions. For that Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 is hereby amended as purpose, with effect from 1 July 2008 new Community follows: tariff quotas should be opened at zero rates of duty for appropriate amounts and any disturbance of the markets 1. the tariff quotas for the products listed in Annex I to this for those products should be avoided. Regulation shall be inserted; 2 The quota amounts for five autonomous Community 2. the rows for the tariff quotas with order numbers tariff quotas are insufficient to meet the needs of the 09.2975, 09.2603, 09.2935, 09.2814 and 09.2620 Community  industry. ~ Consequently, ~those quota shall be replaced by the rows in Annex II to this Regu- amounts should be increased. lation. (3)  Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 should therefore be Article 2 amended accordingly. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi- (4)  Having regard to the economic importance of this Regu- cation in the Official Journal of the European Union. lation, it is necessary to rely on the grounds of urgency provided for in point 1.3 of the Protocol on the role of It shall apply from 1 July 2008. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Luxembourg, 16 June 2008. For the Council The President D. RUPEL (') OJ L 345, 31.12.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1526/2007 (O] L 349, 31.12.2007, p. 1).