Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 30. 05. 1997 COM(97) 254 final Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products (presented by the Commission) EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 1. In response to requests from several Member States, the Commission's departments, together with the government experts concerned, considered whether to open, increase and extend autonomous tariff quotas for certain industrial products. Following the discussion, at a meeting of the Economic Tariff Problems Group, it was concluded that the Member States could approve new quotas, increases or extensions to quotas for the products covered by the proposal for a Regulation, without disturbing the markets for such products. Hence the attached proposal for a Regulation. Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 191 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 28 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas, by virtue of Regulation (EC) No 2505/961, the Council opened Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products; whereas Community demand for the products in question should be met under the most favourable conditions; whereas Community tariff quotas should therefore be opened at reduced or zero rates of duty for appropriate volumes, and increased or extended in the case of certain existing tariff quotas, avoiding any disturbance to the markets for these products; Whereas the amendments made to Regulation (EC) No 3059/952 by virtue of Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 are no longer valid, and the reference to Regulation (EC) No 3059/95 in the title of Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 should be deleted; Whereas Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 should therefore be amended accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The title of Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 is replaced by the following title: "Council Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 of 20 December 1996 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products". Article 2 Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 is amended as follows: 1 OJNoL 345, 31. 12. 1996, p. 1. OJ NoL 326, 30. 12. 1995, p. 19. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 (OJ No L 345, 31. 12. 1996, p. 1). 0 1 - the table lines shown in Annex I are replaced, for order 09. 2711, 09. 2837, 09. 2935, 09. 2939 and 09. 2945, by those shown in Annex I to this Regulation; - the tariff quotas shown in Annex II of this Regulation are added. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 January 1997. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, For the Council The President $ H ANNEXI Order No CNcode Taric subdivisi on 09. 2711 7202 41 10 7202 41 91 7202 41 99 Description Amount of quota Ferro-chromium containing by weight more than 4 % of carbon 765. 000 tonnes 09. 2837 ex 2903 49 80 10 Bromochloromethane 09. 2935 38061010 - Rosin obtained from fresh oleoresins 09. 2939 ex 8543 89 90 59 thermal compensation Voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), other than oscillators, composed of active and passive elements mounted on a printed circuit, enclosed in a housing bearing: 700 tonnes 70. 000 tonnes 13. 000. 000 units Quota duty Quota period (%) 0 0 0 0 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -30. 6. 97 1. 1. -30. 6. 97 - an identifying mark consisting of and/or including one of the following alphanumeric combinations: 1012TDK, 1019TDK, EK304, MQC403, MQC404, MQE001, MQE041, MQE042 MQE051, MQE201, MQE411, MQE501, URAE8X956A, URAB8, URAE8X960A, VD2S40, VD2S41, VD5S07 - or other identifying marks referring to products which meet this description 09. 2945 ex 2940 00 90 10 D-Xylose 2. 250 tonnes 0 1. 1. -31. 12. Order No CN code Taric subdivisi on 09. 2871 ex 7011 20 00 70 09. 2938 ex 7011 20 00 65 09. 2939 ex 8543 89 90 59 09. 2950 ex 2905 50 10 20 09. 2951 ex 3302 90 90 10 ANNEX H Description Glass face-plate with a diagonal measurement of 723 mm ( + 3 mm) and of dimensions of 602 x 477 mm ( ± 2 mm), with a cylindrical curve, for the manufacture of colour cathode-ray tubes (a) Glass face-plate with a diagonal measurement of: - 604,5 mm (± 3 mm) and dimensions 340 x 541 mm (± 2 mm), with a cylindrical curve, - 708 mm (± 3 mm) and dimensions 404 x 633 mm (± 2 mm), with a cylindrical curve, - 812,8 mm (± 3 mm) and dimensions 463,8 x 725,5 mm (± 2 mm), with a cylindrical curve, for the manufacture of colour cathode-ray tubes (a) thermal compensation Voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), other than oscillators, composed of active and passive elements mounted on a printed circuit, enclosed in a housing bearing: - an identifying mark consisting of and/or including one of the following alphanumeric combinations: 1012TDK, 1019TDK, EK304, MQC403, MQC404, MQE001, MQE041, MQE042 MQE051, MQE201, MQE411, MQE501, URAE8X960A, URAE8X956A, URAB8, VD2S40, VD2S41, VD5S07 - or other identifying marks referring to products which meet this description 2-Chloroethanol, for the manufacture of liquid thioplasts of subheading 4002 99 90(a) Crude mixture of geranoil and nerol containing by weight: -geranoil 55 % (± 5 %); -nerol 34 % (± 3 %); -hydrocarbons 7 % (± 3 %) Amount of quota 400. 000 units 125. 000 units 19. 000. 000 units 1. 500 tonnes 1. 500 tonnes 09. 2952 ex5504 90 00 10 Cellulose fibre obtained by an organic solvents spinning process (lyocell) 11. 120 tonnes 09. 2953 ex8529 90 89 34 Keyboard, wholly of silicon, including printed keys, for the manufacture of mobile radiotelephones of subheading 8525 20 91 (a) 4. 800. 000 units 09. 2954 ex 2926 90 80 55 3-[Trifluoromethyl]phenylacetonitrile 48 tonnes 09. 2955 ex 2932 19 00 60 Flurtamone (ISO) 100 tonnes Quota duty Quota period (%) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1. 7. - 31. 12. 97 1. 7. - 31. 12. 97 1. 7. - 31. 12. 97 1. 7. - 31. 12. 97 1. 7. - 31. 12. 97 1. 7. - 31. 12. 97 1. 7. - 31. 12. 97 1. 7. - 31. 12. 97 1. 7. - 31. 12. 97 09. 2956 ex 3818 00 10 60 09. 2957 ex 8507 90 98 10 09. 2958 ex 8540 11 19 91 09. 2959 ex 4804 41 91 10 09. 2960 ex 4804 51 90 10 09. 2961 ex 5402 43 90 10 Hydrogen-annealed doped silicon wafer, with a diameter of 150 mm the manufacture of products falling wihtin heading 8542 (a) (±0,5 mm), for Stamped cylindrical bucket, in non-alloy steel, nickel-plated, for an accumulator, of a diameter not less than 13 mm and not exceeding 17 mm, and of a height not less than 27 mm and not exceeding 70 mm Colour cathode-ray tube with electron guns placed one beside the other (in-line technique), with a diagonal measurement of the screen of 89 cm or more Saturating kraft, only consisting of unbleached virgin fibers obtained by the chemical sulphate process, weighing more than 150 g/m2 but less than 225 g/m2, for the manufacture of products falling within heading 3921 (a) Saturating kraft, weighing 225 g/m2 or more, for falling within the manufacture of products subheading 3921 90 30 (a) Synthetic bicomponent filament yarn, not textured, untwisted, consisting of a core of polyethylene terephthalate and a skin of polyamide-6, containing by weight 75 % or more but not more terephthalate, than 77 % of polyethylene measuring 1. 650 decitex, the in manufacture of roofings(a) for use 40. 000 units 25. 000. 000 units 6. 000 units 8. 000 tonnes 7. 000 tonnes 650 tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 1. 7. - 31. 12. 97 1. 7. - 31. 12. 97 1. 7. - 31. 12. 97 1. 7. - 31. 12. 97 1. 7. - 31. 12. 97 1. 7. - 31. 12. 97 FINANCIAL STATEMENT Budget heading concerned: Chapter 12, Article 120 Legal basis: Article 28 of the Treaty Title of tariff measure: Regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products. Objective: To ensure that the Community processing industry is supplied on favourable terms. Method of calculation: Product description Variation in quota volume (Units/tonnes) Variation in normal duty (%) Variation in quota duty (%) Variation in estimated price (ECU/Unit) Ferro- chromium + 215. 000 t 0 -0,8 (initial volume: 550. 000 t) (initial price: 1. 478) (initial duty: 6,4) Bromochloro- methane Glass faceplates Rosin obtained from fresh oleoresins Glass faceplates + 350 t 0 -0,7 (initial volume: 3501) (initial price: 2,958) (initial duty: 7) +400. 000 u 0 -0,6 (initial volume: 350. 000 u). (initial price: 11) (initial duty: 5,8) +20. 0001 0 0 (initial volume: 50. 000 t) (initial price: 32,5) (initial duty: 5) +125. 000 u 0 -0,6 (initial volume: 515. 000 u) (initial price: 2,5) (initial duty: 5,8) Oscillators +23. 000. 000 u 0 0 (initial volume: 9. 000. 000 u) (initial price: 1,9) (initial duty: 5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 Expected variation in the loss of revenue in relation to the previous quota period (in ECU) 17. 795. 120 65. 224 228. 800 32. 500 16. 250 2. 185. 000 S Xylose +7501 0 0 (initial volume: 1. 500 t) (initial price: 2. 100) (initial duty: 16) Chlorœthanol 1. 5001 initial price: 733 initial duty: 6,5 Mixture of geranoil and nerol 1. 5001 initial price: 3. 000 initial duty: 2,1 0 0 0 252. 000 71. 500 94. 500 Lyocell 11. 120 t initial price: 2. 900 initial duty: 6,8 initial duty: 3 1. 225. 424 Keyboards 4. 800. 000 u TAN Flurtamone 48 t loot Doped silicon wafers 60. 000 u Buckets 25. 000. 000 u initial price: 0,66 initial duty: 4,7 initial price: 15. 625 initial duty: 11,1 initial price: 25. 000 initial duty: 7,1 initial price: 40,8 initial duty: 6,9 initial price: 0,05 initial duty: 3,9 Cathode-ray tube 6. 000 u initial price: 500 initial duty: 14,4 Kraft paper 150-225 g Kraft paper +225 g 8. 000 t 7. 000 t Filament yarn 650 t initial price: 490 initial duty: 5,7 initial price: 540 initial duty: 5,7 initial price: 1. 900 initial duty: 7,5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total loss of revenue in relation to the previous quota period: ECU 23. 557. 151. 148. 896 83. 250 177. 500 168. 912 48. 750 432. 000 223. 440 215. 460 92. 625 Anti-fraud measures: Provisions on the management of tariff quotas include the measures needed to prevent and protect against frauds and irregularities. 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