Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quota for certain agricultural and industrial products
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 10. 10. 1996 COM(96)481 final Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION ŒC) opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quota for certain agricultural and industrial products (presented by the Commission) EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM Subsequent to requests made by various Member States, the Services of the Commission have examined, in conjunction with the Government experts concerned, the question of opening tariff quotas for certain products. Following this examination, which took place during the "Economic Tariff Questions" group meetings, it has been determined that the increase of tariff quotas for this product could have the Agreement of the Member States without disturbing the markets for such products. like tariff suspensions, in order to rationalize and simplify In the light of consul dons with the Member States it is proposed that these measures be valid indefinitely, their implementation and ensure that legislation is required only in the event of changes to tariff quotas. It is further proposed that the Commission be authorized to make amendments or technical adaptations to the measures in the proposed Regulation using the committee procedure. It is proposed that this procedure also be used should it be necessary to increase or add quotas or to extend the quota period ^ Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No. 796 of opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quota 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 production in the Community of certain agricultural and industrial products will be insufficient to meet the specific requirements of the user industries in the Community; whereas, consequently, Community supplies of products of this type will depend to a considerable extent on imports from third countries; whereas the most urgent Community requirements for the products in question should be met immediately on the most favourable terms; whereas Community tariff quotas at reduced or zero duty should therefore be opened within the limits of appropriate volumes taking account of the need not to disturb the markets for such products nor the starting out or development of Community production; Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure for all Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to the said quotas and to ensure the uninterrupted application of the rates laid down for the quotas to all imports of the products concerned into all Member States until the quotas have been used up; Whereas the decision for the opening of autonomous tariff quotas should be taken by the Community; whereas, to ensure the efficiency of a common administration of these quotas, there is no reasonable obstacle to authorising the Member States to draw from the quota-volumes the necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports; whereas, however, this method of administration requires close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission and the latter must in particular be able to monitor the rate at which the quotas are used up and inform the Member States accordingly; Whereas the existing regulations opening autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial and agricultural products have largely renewed previous measures; whereas, therefore, in the interests of rationalizing implementation of the measures concerned, it would seem appropriate not to limit the period of validity of this regulation as its scope can be adapted and products added to or removed from the list through a Council Regulation, if necessary; and whereas the transfer of unexhausted quantities from one quota period to a subsequent one is not permissible. I Whereas the amendments to the combined nomenclature and the Taric codes do not give rise to any substantive amendment; whereas, for reasons of simplification, provision should be made to empower the Commission, following receipt of the opinion of the Customs Code Committee, to make the necessary amendments and technical adaptations of the annex to this Regulation, including the publication of a consolidated version; and whereas it should be possible for this procedure to be applied in order to speed up the procedure where it becomes clear during a calendar year that an increase of a tariff quota or extension of a quota period is required; and whereas such measures shall be considered to be temporary ones pending expiry of the relevant calendar year, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: N Article 1 The import duties on the goods listed in the Annex shall be suspended at the indicated duty rate for the periods and in the amounts indicated therein. The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission, which may take all appropriate administrative measures in order to ensure effective administration thereof. Article 2 Article 3 If an importer presents in a Member State an entry for release for free circulation, including a request for preferential benefit for a product covered by this Regulation and if this entry for release is accepted by the customs authorities, the Member States concerned shall inform the Commission and draw an amount corresponding to its requirements from the corresponding quota amount. The drawing request, with indication of the date of acceptance of the said entries, must be transmitted to the Commission without delay. The drawings are granted by the Commission by reference to the date of acceptance of the entries for release for free circulation by the customs authorities of the Member States concerned to the extent that the available balance so permits. If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn it shall return them as soon as possible to the corresponding quota amount. If the quantities requested are greater than the available balance of the quota amount, allocation shall be made on a. pro rata basis with respect to the requests. Member States shall be informed by the Commission of the drawings made. M Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products concerned have equal and uninterrupted access to the quotas for such time as the residual balance of the quota volumes so permits. Article 4 The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that mis Regulation is complied with. Articles 5 Article 6 The amendments and technical adaptations, including the publication of a consolidated version, arising from amendments of the combined nomenclature and Taric codes shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7. If it becomes apparent during a calendar year - a quota quantity is not sufficient to satisfy the needs of the Community industry, taking into account the production capacity inside the Community or, - a prolongation of a tariff quota whose validity period has been limited is necessary beyond this period to satisfy the needs of the Community industry, taking into account the production capacity inside the Community, the quota concerned may, until the end of the calendar year, be increased or the quota period extended in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7. Article 7 1. 2. The Commission shall be assisted by the Customs Code Committee set up by Article 247 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92l. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be adopted. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148(2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the Committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt the measures, which shall apply immediately. However, if those measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith. In that event the Commission shall defer application of the measures upon which it has decided for three months from the date of such communication, 1 OJNoL302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1. Modified by the Act of Accession. b The Council, acting by qualified majority, may take a different decision within the period referred to in the previous indent. The Committee may examine any question concerning the application of Article 1 to 6 of this Regulation which is raised by its chairman, either on his own initiative or at the request of a Member State. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1997. Article 8 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, For the Council The President G O r d er No. 09. 2701 C N C o de T a rk Cede ex 0301 92 00 ex 0302 66 00 ex 0303 76 00 10 10 10 09. 2703 ex 2825 30 00 10 09. 2711 09. 2713 7202 41 10 7202 41 91 7202 41 99 ex 2008 60 19 ex 2008 60 39 10 11/19 09. 2719 ex 2008 60 19 ex 2008 60 39 20 20 09. 2727 ex 3902 90 90 93 09. 2729 ex081190 95 10 ANNEX Description Eels (Anguilla spp. ) live fresh, chilled or frozen, intended for processing by curing or skinning entreprises or for use , in the industrial manufacture of products falling within CN Code î 604 (a) Amount of quota Quota duty Quota period 4 0 0 0T 0 1. 7. -30. 06. of the following year Vanadiumoxides and hydroxides, not in the form of powder, exiusively for the production of alloys(a) Ferro-chromium containing by weight more than 4 % of carbon 13 000T 550 000 T 0 0 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 2 000T 10(1) 10 2 0 0 0T 10(1) 10 7 500T 0 1. 1. -31. 12. 1 500 T 12 1. 1. -31. 12. Sweet cherries, marinated in alcohol, of a diameter not exceeding 19,9 mm, stoned, intended for the manufacture of chocolate products(a) - with a sugar content exceeding 9 % by weight - with a sugar content not exceeding 9 % by weight Sour cherries (Prunus cerasus), marinated in alcohol, of a diameter not exceeding 19,9 mm, stoned, intended for the manufacture of chocolate products (a): - with a sugar content exceeding 9 % - with a sugar content not exceeding 9 % by weight Synthetic poly-alpha-olefin having a kinetic viscosity of not less than 38 x 10 - 6 m2 s -1 (38 centistokes) at 100 ° C, measured using the ASTM D 445 method Boysenberries, preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar, for the processing industry(a) 09. 2791 ex 3905 99 00 93 09. 2797 ex 8540 71 00 91 09. 2799 ex 7202 49 90 10 09. 2809 ex 3802 90 00 10 09. 2811 ex 2902 90 80 20 Polyvinyl butyral in the form of powder, for the production of film for laminated safetey glass (a) Magnetrons with a powder output of not more than 1000 W, for the manufacture of microwave ovens(a) Ferro-chromium containing 1,5 % or more but not more than 4 % by weight of carbon and not more than 70 % of chromium Acid-activated montmorillonite for the manufacture of self-copy paper (a) 4-bcnzylbiphenyl 2 000T 650 000 unit 24 000 T 10 000 T 300 T 4 0 0 0 0 1. 1. - 30. 06. 1997 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. ^ 09. 2829 ex 3824 90 95 19 09. 2837 ex 2903 49 80 10 09. 2841 ex 2712 90 99 10 09. 2845 ex 2914 19 90 10 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 by weight not exceeding 30 % - an acid number not exceeding 110, and - melting point of not less than 100 ° C Bromochloromethane Blend of 1-alkenes containing by weight 80 % or more of 1-alkenes of a chain- lenght of 20 and 22 carbon atoms 3,3 -Dimethylbutanone 09. 2847 ex 2914 70 90 10 1 -Chloro-3,3-Dimethylbutanone 09. 2849 ex 0710 80 69 10 09. 2851 ex 2907 12 00 10 09. 2853 ex 2930 90 70 35 09. 2859 ex 2909 49 90 10 09. 2867 ex 3207 40 80 10 09. 2871 ex 7011 20 00 70 09. 2881 ex 3901 90 90 92 Mushrooms of the species Auricularia polytrichia, either steamed, boiled or frozen, for the manufacture of prepared meals (aXb) O-Cresol having a purity of not less than 98,5 % Glutathione 2,2-'Isopropylidene-bis (p- phenyleneoxy)diethanol solid form Glass granulate, containing by weight : - 73 % or more but not more than 77 % of silicon dioxide - 12 % or more but not more than 18 % of dibroron trioxidc and - 4 % or more but not more than 8 % of polyethylene glycol Glass face-plate : - with a diagonal measurement of 723 mm (+/- 3 mm) and of dimensions of 602 x 477 mm(+/- 2 mm), for the manufacture of colour cathode-ray tubes (a) Chlorosulphonated polyethylene 09. 2887 ex 2905 50 10 10 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 09. 2889 3805 10 90 - Sulphate turpentine 09. 2892 ex 2932 29 80 20 09. 2894 ex 9608 91 00 20 2'-anilino-6'-diethylamino-3'-methylspiro [isobenzofuranne-l(3H), 9'-xanthen] -3- one Felt tips and other porous-tips for markers, without internal canal 1600T 0 1. 1. -31. 12. 350 T 8 000T 750 T 750 T 700 T 13 000 T 15 T 1 300 T 150 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 350 000 unit 0 6 000T 250 T 20 000 T 36 T 200 000 000 unit 0 0 0 0 0 1. 1. - 30. 06. 1997 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. - 30. 06. 1997 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. - 30. 06. 1997 S3 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 240120 49 ex 2401 20 50 ex 2401 20 70 ex240120 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 HCU 450 per 100 kg net weight, for use as binder or wrapper for the manufacture of goods falling with subheading 2402 10 00 (a) 09. 2914 ex 3824 90 95 26 09. 2915 ex 3824 90 95 27 09. 2917 2930 90 14 - Aqueous solution containing not less than 40 % of dry betaine-extract and between 5 % and 30 % of organic or inorganic salts Silicon dioxide having a purity in weight of 99 % in the form of the spherical particles dispersed in monoethylene glycol Cystin 09. 2918 ex 2910 90 00 50 1,2-Epoxybutan 09. 2919 ex 8708 29 90 10 09. 2920 ex 5502 90 00 10 09. 2933 09. 2934 ex 2903 69 90 ex3818 00 10 , 30 30 09. 2935 09. 2936 3806 10 10 ex 3815 90 90 - 45 09. 2938 ex 701120 00 65 ' Foldings bellows for the manufacture of articulated buses(a) Cellulose acetate tow made up of filaments with a count of 2. 4 decitex 1,3-dichlorobenzole Doped silicon slices for use in the manufacture of solar cells of subheading 8541 40 91 (a) Gum rosin Catalyst, in the form of powder, consisting o mixed vanadium and phosphorus oxides, containing by weight 0,5% or less of one of the following elements: lithium, potassium, sodium, cadmium or zinc, for use in the manufacture of maleic anhydride from butane (a) Glass face measurement: - 604,5 mm (+- 3mm) and dimension 541 x340(+-2mm), - 708 mm (+-3mm) and dimension 633 x 404 mm (+- 2 mm), - 812,8 mm (+- 3mm) and dimension 725,5 x 463,8 mm (+- 2mm), for the manufacture of colour cathode ray tubes (a) diagonal plate of 6 000T 0 1. 1. -31. 12. 38 000 T 60 T 600 T 500 T 2 600 pieces 350 T 2 600T 1 300 000 unit 50 000 T 160 T 515 000 pieces 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. - 30. 06. 1997. 2> 09. 2939 8543 89 00 59 09. 2940 ex 3920 62 19 65 09. 2941 ex 8471 70 53 60 09. 2942 2917 19 90 40 09. 2943 ex 8531 20 80 09. 2944 9013 80 30 Voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), excluding temperature compensating oscillator, consisting of active and passive elements mounted on a printred circuit contained in a housing bearing : - an identification marking consisting of or including one of the following combinations of figures and letters : EK304, 1012TDK, MQE041, MQC404, MQE001, MQE201, MQE051, MQE042, MQE411, MQE201, MQE501, MQE411, URAE8X956A, URAB8, VD2S40, VD2S41, VD5S07 1019TDK, - or other identification markings relating to devices comlpying with the abovementioned description Polyethylene tercphthalate film, 9 micrometers thick (+/- 0. 5 micrometres) for the manufacture of products falling within subheading 8523 (a) Hard disk drive of the 3. 5 or 5. 25 inch type, with a storage capacity, formatted, not exceeding 18 gigabytes, for use in the manufacture of other products falling within subheading 8471 (a) except for the labelling operations, cleaning and test Dodecanadioic acid of a purity by weight of more than 98. 5% Liquid crystal display (LCD) with a passive matrix, comprising electronic components providing drive and/or control functions Liquid crystal devices, other than active matrix liquid crystal devices 9 000 000 unit 0 1. 1. - 30. 06. 1997 300 T 0 1. 1. -31. 12. 16 000. 000 units 0 1. 1. -31. 12. 1000T 30 000 000 unit 30 000 000 unit 0 0 0 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. (a) (b) ( 1 ) Checks on their prescribed end use shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Commpiecesy provisions However, the tariff quota is not allowed where processing is carried out by retail or catering undertakings. The specific additional duty is applicable. 1^> 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM Budget line concerned : Chap. 12 Art. 120 Legal basis : Art. 28 of the Treaty Title of the tariff measure concerned : Proposal for a Council Regulation opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quota for certain agricultural and industrial products. Objective : To ensure an adequate supply for Community processing-industries. Method of calculation : Description Eels Vanadiumoxides Ferro-chromium Sweet cherries Sour cherries Poly-alfa-olefin Boysenberries Butyral Magnetrons Ferro-chromium Montmorillonite Variation on Quantities (Unit/Tne) 0 (initial volume : 4 000 T) 0 (initial volume : 13 000 T) -150 000 (initial volume: 700 000 T) 0 (initial volume : 2 000 T) 0 (initial volume : 2 000 T) 0 (Initial volume : 7 500 T) 0 (Initial volume: 1500 T) 0 (Initial volume : 2 000 unit) 0 (Initial volume : 650 000 unit) 0 (Initial volume : 24 000 T) 0 (Initial volume : 10 000 T) Variation of the estimate price (Ecus/unit) 0 (Initial price : 6 969) 0 (Initial price : 5 104) 0 (Initial price : 1478) 0 (Initial price : 1 963) 0 (Initial price : 1 960) 0 (Initial price : 3 766) 0 (Initial price : 5 104) 0 (Initial price : 4 064) 0 (Initial price : 24) 0 (Initial price : 1416) 0 (Initial price : 728) Assessed variation on duty loss against the preceding quota period (Ecus) 0 0 - 22 465 600 0 0 - 169 470 -7 656 0 - 78 000 - 475 776 0 Variation on normal Duty rate Variation on Quota duty (%) 0 0 0 10 10 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 (initial duty : 2. 25) 0 (initial duty : 5,5) -0. 8 (initial duty : 7. 2 0 (initial duty : 30,9 0 (initial duty : 30,9 -0. 6 (Initial duty : 11,9) -0. 1 (Initial duty : 17,5) 0 (Initial duty : 10,7) -0. 5 (Initial duty : 4,6) -1. 4 (Initial duty : 7,8) 0 (Initial duty : 5,7 'M 4 -Benzylbiphenyl Solid extract Bromchloromethane 1-alkenes Dimethylbutanone l-Chloro-3,3- dimethylbutanone Mushrooms o-Cresol Glutathione Isopropylidene-bis Glass granulate Glass face-plate Chlorosulphonated polyethylene 2,2,2- Trifluorethanol Sulfate turpentine 2'-anilino- 6'-diethylamino- 3-methylspiro Felt tips Unmanufactured tobacco Aqueous solution 0 (Initial volume : 300 T) + 400 (Initial volume : 1 200 T) -200 (Initial volume 550 T) -2000 (Initial volume : 10 000 T) 0 (Initial volume : 750 T) 0 (Initial volume : 750 T) 0 (Initial volume : 700 T) 0 (Initial volume : 13 000 T) 0 (Initial volume : 15 T) + 700 (Initial volume : 600 T) + 70 (Initial volume : 80 T) - 300 000 (Initial volume : 650 000 unit) 0 (Initial volume : 6 000 T) 0 (Initial volume : 250 T) 0 (Initial volume : 20 000 T) 0 (Initial volume : 36 T) + 160 000 000 (Initial volume : 40 000 000 unit) 0 (Initial volume : 6 000 T) 0 (Initial volume : 38 000 T) 0 (Initial price : 16 914) 0 (Initial price : 1214) 0 (Initial price : 2 958) 0 (Initial price : 926) 0 (Initial price : 6 117) 0 (Initial price : 3 704) 0 (Initial price : 20 837) 0 (Initial price : 1036) 0 (Initial price : 299 248) 0 (Initial price : 4 032) 0 (Initial price : 6 246) 0 (Initial price : 11) 0 (Initial price : 3 472) 0 (Initial price : 646 0 (Initial price : 457) 0 (Initial price : 26 400) 0 (Initial price : 0,01987) -1. 2 (Initial duty :5 -0. 2 (Initial duty : 7,4) -0. 4 (Initial duty :7) -0. 6 (Initial duty :4) -0. 2 (Initial duty : 6,4) -0. 3 (Initial duty : 6,8 0 (Initial duty : 17,4 0 (Initial duty : 2,1 -0. 4 (Initial duty : 7,6) -0. 2 (Initial duty : 6,4) 0 (Initial duty : 3,7) -0. 6 (Initial duty : 6,4) -0. 6 (Initial duty : 11,9) -0. 5 (Initial duty : 7,4) 0 (Initial duty : 3,2) -0. 3 (Initial duty : 7,7) -0. 4 (Initial duty : 4,2) 0 (Initial price : 4 718) 0 (Initial price : 247,3) 0 (Initial duty : 13,5) -0. 6 (Initial duty : 7,4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AC - 60 890,40 32 049. 6 -47 623. 8 -103 712 -91 755 - 8 334 0 0 - 17. 954. 88 170 150. 4 16 177. 14 - 234 300 - 124 992 - 807. 5 0 -2 851. 2 102 529. 2 0 - 56 384. 4 Silicon dioxide Cystin 1,2-Epoxybutan Foldings Acetate tow Dichlorobenzene Silicium slices Gum rosin Catalyst Glass face Oscillator Polyethylen terephtalate film Hard disk drive Dodecanedioic acid LCD Liquid crystal devices -40 (Initial volume : 100 T) 0 (Initial volume : 600 T) 0 (Initial volume : 500 T) 0 (Initial volume : 2 600 unit) -50 (Initial volume 400 T) 0 (Initial volume : 2 600 T + 700 000 (Initial volume : 600 000 T 0 (Initial volume : 50 000 T 340 (Initial volume 5 00T) + 257 500 (Initial volume 257 500 T) + 4 700 000 (Initial volume : 4 300 000 T) + 50 (Initial volume : 250 T) + 10 670 000 (Initial volume : 5 330 000 unit) + 1 000 unit (Initial volume : 0. ) + 30 000 000 (Initial volume : •) + 30 000 000 (Initial volume : 0 (Initial price : 16 667) 0 (Initial price : 14 143) 0 (Initial price : 15 000) 0 (Initial price : 1076) 0 (Initial price : 3 750) 0 (Initial price : 1 583) 0 (Initial price : 3. 5) 0 (Initial price : 32,5) 0 (Initial price : 22 000) 0 (Initial price : 2. 5) 0 (Initial price : 1,9) 0 (Initial price : 7500) 0 (Initial price : 300) 3 800 (Initial price : 0) 6 (Initial price : 0) 1. 15 (Initial price : 0) -0. 2 (Initial duty : 7,4 -0. 2 (Initial duty : 7. 4) 0 (Initial duty : 6,9) 0 (Initial duty : 5. 9) 0 (Initial duty : 6. 8) 0 (Initial duty : 6. 8) 0 (Initial duty : 75) 0 (Initial duty :5) 0 (Initial duty : 6-5) 0 (Initial duty : 5. 8) 0 (Initial duty : 5. 7) 0 (Initial duty : 11. 1) 0 (Initial duty : 1. 6) 6. 3 (Initial duty : 0) 4. 2 (Initial duty : 0) 6. 5 (Initial duty : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -51334. 36 -16 971. 6 0 0 -12 750 0 183 750 0 - 486 200 37 337. 5 509 010 41 625 51216 000 239 400 7 560 000 2 242 500 Total loss of duty against the preceding Quota period : 37 837 168 Ecu Fight against fraude : The provisions concerning the management of tariff quotas stipulate the necessary measures to assure prevention and protection against fraude and irregularities. n ISSN 0254-1475 COM(96) 481 final DOCUMENTS EN 02 03 10 Catalogue number : CB-CO-96-488-EN-C ISBN 92-78-09716-0 Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg 4M