Proposal for a Council Regulation 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, 21. 10. 1999 COM(1999) 495 final Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION 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. 2. 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 Questions Group, it was concluded that the Member States could approve the new quota for the products covered by the proposal for a Regulation, without disturbing the markets for such products. Hence the attached proposal for a Regulation. 2 Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION 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) 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, avoiding any disturbance to the markets for these products. (2) Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 should therefore be amended. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 For the quota period from 15 October to 31 December 1999, Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 is hereby amended as follows. The tariff quota shown in the Annex to this Regulation shall be added to Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Article 2 1 OJ L 345, 31. 12. 1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1969/99 (OJ L 244, 16. 9. 1999, p. 38). 3 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, For the Council The President 4 ANNEX Order No 09. 2989 CN code TARIC code Description ex 1511 10 10 ex 1511 90 19 ex 1511 90 91 ex 1513 11 10 ex 1513 19 30 ex 1513 21 11 ex 1513 29 30 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Palm oil, coconut (copra) oil or palm kernel oil for the manufacture of: - industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids of subheading 3823 19 10, - mixtures of methyl esters of fatty acids of subheading 3824 90 95, - methyl esters of fatty acids of heading 2915 or 2916 or – stearic acid of subheading 3823 11 00 Amount of quota Quota duty (%) Quota period 64. 000 t 0 15. 10. 1999 - 31. 12. 1999 (a) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions. 5 FINANCIAL STATEMENT 1. TITLE OF OPERATION 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. 2. BUDGET HEADING(S) INVOLVED Chapter 12, Article 120 3. LEGAL BASIS Article 26 of the Treaty 4. 4. 1 5. 5. 1 DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION General objective To ensure that the Community processing industry is supplied on favourable terms. FINANCIAL IMPACT Method of calculating total cost of operation (relation between individual and total costs) Product description Quota volume (Tonnes) Estimated price € /Tonne) ( Normal duty (%) (CCT 1999) Quota duty (%) Loss of revenue (in € ) Oils 09. 2989 + 64. ,000 t price: 558 9 0 3,214,080 (initial volume: 0 t) (average duty) Total loss of revenue: + 3,214,080 €. 6. FRAUD PREVENTION MEASURES Provisions on the management of tariff quotas include the measures needed to prevent and protect against frauds and irregularities. 6