Council Regulation (EC) No 2745/1999 of 17 December 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products
23. 12. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 331/17 I (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2745/1999 of 17 December 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of auto- nomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, (5) Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 should therefore be amended, 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) (2) (3) (4) By virtue of Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 (1), the Council opened Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products; Community demand for the products in question should be met under the most favourable conditions; 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, while avoiding any disturbance to the markets for these products; It is no longer in the Community's interest to maintain a Community tariff quota on some of the products covered by the above Regulation, and those products should therefore be removed from the table in Annex I; In view of the large number of amendments coming into effect on 1 January 2000 and in order to clarify matters for the user, the table in Annex I to the above Regula- tion should be replaced by the table in the Annex to this Regulation; Having regard to the economic importance of the said Regulation for European industry and the requirement that it enter into force on 1 January 2000, it is necessary to invoke the ground of urgency referred to in point I(3) of the additional Protocol to the Treaty of Amsterdam on the role of national parliaments in the European Union; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 For the quota period from 1 January to 31 December 1999, Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 shall be amended as follows: — order number 09. 2711: the amount of the tariff quota shall be altered to 1 035 000 tonnes, — order number 09. 2939: the amount of the tariff quota shall be altered to 135 000 000 units, — order number 09. 2943: the amount of the tariff quota shall be altered to 60 000 000 units, — order number 09. 2944: the amount of the tariff quota shall be altered to 48 000 000 units, — order number 09. 2959: the amount of the tariff quota shall be altered to 60 000 tonnes, — order number 09. 2966: the amount of the tariff quota shall be altered to 12 000 tonnes. Article 2 The table in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 shall be replaced by the table set out in the Annex to this Regulation. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. (1) OJ L 345, 31. 12. 1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 1969/1999 (OJ L 244, 16. 9. 1999, p. 38). It shall apply from 1 January 2000, except for Article 1 which shall apply from 1 January 1999. L 331/18 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 12. 1999 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 17 December 1999. For the Council The President K. HEMILÄ 23. 12. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 331/19 ANNEX Order No CN code TARIC code Description Amount of quota Quota duty ( %) Quota period 09. 2703 ex 2852 30 00 10 Vanadium oxides and hydroxides, only for the produc- tion of alloys (a) 13 000 tonnes 09. 2711 7202 41 10 7202 41 91 7202 41 99 — Ferro-chromium containing by weight more than 4 % of carbon for the manufacture of iron or steel of Chapter 72 of Combined Nomenclature (a) 1 035 000 tonnes 0 0 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 09. 2713 09. 2719 ex 2008 60 19 ex 2008 60 39 10 11/19 Sweet cherries, marinated in alcohol, of a diameter not exceeding 19,9 mm, stoned, intended for the manufac- ture of chocolate products (a): — with a sugar content exceeding 9 % by weight — with a sugar content not exceeding 9 % by weight 2 000 tonnes 1. 1. -31. 12 10 (1) 10 ex 2008 60 19 ex 2008 60 39 20 20 Sour cherries (Prunus cerasus), marinated in alcohol, of a diameter not exceeding 19,9 mm, 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 2 000 tonnes 1. 1. -31. 12. 10 (1) 10 09. 2727 ex 3902 90 90 93 Synthetic poly-alpha-olefin having a viscosity of not less than 38 × 10–6 m2 s–1 (38 centistokes) at 100 °C, meas- ures using the ASTM D 445 method 7 500 tonnes 0 1. 1. -31. 12. 09. 2729 ex 0811 90 95 10 Boysenberries, preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar, for the processing industry (a) 1 500 tonnes 12 1. 1. -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 % by weight of chromium 35 000 tonnes 09. 2809 ex 3802 90 00 10 Acid-activated montmorillonite for the manufacture of self-copy paper (a) 10 000 tonnes 09. 2829 ex 3824 90 95 19 Solid extract of insoluble in aliphatic solvents obtained during the extraction of resin from wood, having the following characteristics: the residual — a resin acid content not exceeding 30 % by weight — an acid number not exceeding 110, and — melting point of not less than 100 °C 1 600 tonnes 09. 2837 ex 2903 49 80 10 Bromochloromethane 700 tonnes 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 0 0 0 0 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1-31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. L 331/20 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 12. 1999 Order No CN code TARIC code Description Amount of quota Quota duty ( %) Quota period 09. 2849 ex 0710 80 69 10 Mushrooms of species Auricularia polytricha (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling), frozen, for the manufacture of prepared meals (a) (b) the 700 tonnes 09. 2851 ex 2907 12 00 10 o-Cresol having a purity of not less than 98,5 % by weight 13 000 tonnes 09. 2853 ex 2930 90 70 09. 2859 ex 2909 49 90 35 10 Glutathione 15 tonnes 2,2 -Isopropylidene-bis (p-phenyleneoxy) diethanol, solid form in 1 300 tonnes 09. 2867 ex 3207 40 80 10 Glass granulate, containing by weight: 310 tonnes — 73 % or more but not more than 77 % of silicon dioxide, — 12 % or more but not more than 18 % of dibroron trioxide and — 4 % or more but not more than 8 % of polyethylene glycol Chlorosulphonated polyethylene Sulphate turpentine Natural unmanufactured tobacco, whether or not cut in regular size, having a custom value of not less than 450 €/100 kg net weight, for use as binder or wrapper for the manufacture of products falling within subheading 2402 10 00 (a) 6 000 tonnes 20 000 tonnes 6 000 tonnes 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 09. 2881 ex 3901 90 90 09. 2889 3805 10 90 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 09. 2914 ex 3824 90 95 92 — 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 26 09. 2915 ex 3824 90 95 27 Silicon dioxide having a purity of 99 % or more by weight, in the form of spherical particles dispersed in monoethylene glycol 60 tonnes 09. 2917 2930 90 14 09. 2918 ex 2910 90 00 09. 2919 ex 8708 29 90 09. 2933 ex 2903 69 90 09. 2935 3806 10 10 09. 2935 3806 10 10 09. 2936 ex 3815 90 90 — 50 10 30 — — 45 Cystine 1,2-Epoxybutan 600 tonnes 500 tonnes Foldings bellows for the manufacture of articulated buses (a) 2 600 units 1,3-Dichlorobenzene 2 600 tonnes Rosin and resin acids, obtained from fresh oleoresins 60 000 tonnes Rosin and resin acids, obtained from fresh oleoresins 50 000 tonnes Catalyst, in the form of powder, consisting of mixed vanadium and phosphorus oxides, containing by weight not more than 0,5 % of one of the following elements: lithium, potassium, sodium, cadmium or zinc, for use in the manufacture of maleic anhydride from butane (a) 100 tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 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. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -30. 6. 1. 7. -31. 12. 1. 1. - 30. 6. 2000 23. 12. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 331/21 Order No CN code TARIC code Description 09. 2939 ex 8543 89 95 43 Voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), other than tempera- ture compensated oscillators, consisting of active and elements mounted on a printed circuit, passive contained in a housing bearing: — an identification marking consisting of or including one of the following alphanumeric combinations: 1012TDK, 1019TDK, EK304, MQC403, MQC404, MQE001, MQE041, MQE042, MQE051, MQE201, MQE411, MQE501, URAB8, URAE8X960A, VD2S40, VD2S41, VD5S07 URAE8X956A, — or other identification markings relating to devices complying with the abovementioned description Amount of quota Quota duty ( %) Quota period 135 000 000 units 0 1. 1. -31. 12. 09. 2945 ex 2940 00 90 10 D-Xylose 800 tonnes 09. 2947 ex 3904 69 90 95 Poly(vinylidene fluoride), in powder form, for the prepa- ration of paint or varnish for coating metal (a) 1 300 tonnes 09. 2949 ex 8543 89 95 44 12 000 000 units Temperature comprising a compensated oscillator, printed circuit on which are mounted at least a piezo- electric crystal and an adjustable capacitor, contained in a housing bearing: — an identification marking consisting of o including one of the following alphanumeric combinations: 3211A-ANF50, TXO2603 5111B-ANL51, TCXO-111, — or other identification markings relating to devices complying with the abovementioned description 09. 2950 ex 2905 50 20 20 2-Chloroethanol, plasts of subheading 4002 99 90 (a) for the manufacture of liquid thio- 4 000 tonnes 09. 2954 ex 2926 90 99 55 3-[Trifluoromethyl] phenylacetonitrile 100 tonnes 09. 2955 ex 2932 19 00 60 Flurtamone (ISO) 09. 2957 ex 8507 90 98 10 Stamped cylindrical can, in non-alloy steel, post-nickel- plated, for an accumulator, of a diameter of 13 mm or more but not exceeding 17 mm , and of a height of 27 mm or more but not exceeding 70 mm 200 tonnes 70 000 000 units 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. 09. 2959 ex 4804 41 91 ex 4804 41 99 ex 4804 51 90 10 10 10 Kraft paper and paperboard, weighing more than 150 g/m2, only consisting of unbleached virgin fibres obtained by the chemical sulphate process, for the manufacture of products falling within heading 3921 (a) 45 000 tonnes 0 1. 1. -31. 12. 09. 2964 ex 5502 00 80 20 Filament tow of cellulose produced by organic solvent spinning (Lyocell), folr use in the paper industry (a) 1 200 tonnes 0 1. 1. -31. 12. L 331/22 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 12. 1999 Order No CN code TARIC code Description Amount of quota Quota duty ( %) Quota period 09. 2966 ex 2839 19 00 20 Crystalline disodium disilicate, containing by weight: 12 000 tonnes 09. 2975 ex 2918 30 00 09. 2976 ex 8407 90 10 09. 2977 ex 3204 17 00 09. 2978 ex 4804 52 90 10 10 20 10 09. 2979 ex 7011 20 00 15 09. 2980 ex 4810 32 10 ex 4810 32 90 09. 2981 ex 8407 90 80 ex 8407 90 90 09. 2982 ex 2903 69 90 09. 2983 ex 2909 30 38 09. 2984 ex 4811 29 00 10 10 10 10 20 10 10 09. 2985 ex 8540 91 00 33 — 59 % or more of silicondioxide, and — 30 % or more of disodium oxide Benzophenone-3,3':4,4-tetracarboxylic dianhydride 500 tonnes Four-stroke petrol engines of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 250 cc, for use in the manufacture of lawn- mowers of sub-heading 8433 11 (a) 900 000 units Dye C. I. Pigment Blue 61 Kraft paper and paperboard, bleached uniformly throughout the mass, weighing 250 g/m2 or more, for use in the manufacture of liquid food containers (a) 600 tonnes 48 000 tonnes Glass face-plate with a diagonal measurement from the outer edge to the outer edge of 80,9 (± 0,2) cm and having a light transmission of 80 % (± 2 %) by a glass thickness of 11,43 mm 200 000 units Kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls, bleached uniformly throughout the mass, coated on one side with kaolin and/or than calcium carbonate, weighing more 150 g/m2 but less than 400 g/m2, for use in the manu- facture of liquid food containers (a) 52 000 tonnes 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. Spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combus- tion 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, self- propelled lawn mowers, with a seat (tractor mowers) of sub-heading 8433 11 51 (a) the manufacture of for 1,2-Bis (penthabromophenyl) ethane Bis (penthabromophenyl) ether Kraft paper comprising predominantly of pulped virgin fibres obtained from the chemical sulphate process, coated on one side with a (waxy) maize-starch based adhesive: — not reinforced, having a weight of not less than 48 grammes/m2 but not exceeding 93 grammes/m2 — reinforced, having a weight of not less than 130 grammes/m2 but not exceeding 210 grammes/m2 in the form of rolls of a width of not less than 150 cm, for slitting and reduction into rolls of subheading 4823 19 00 (a) Flat masks of a length of 691,1 mm (± 0,2 mm) and a height of 407,7 mm (± 0,2 mm), with a width of the slots at the central vertical axe of 155 the end of micrometer (± 8 micrometer) 210 000 units 0 1. 1. -31. 12. 4 500 tonnes 6 500 tonnes 150 tonnes 0 0 0 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 1. 1. -31. 12. 150 000 units 0 1. 1. -31. 12. (a) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions. (b) However, the tariff quota is not allowed where processing is carried out by retail or catering undertakings. (1) The specific additional duty is applicable