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
i w p p ps - it it it it it it it -sV it it it it COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 15. 05. 1998 COM(1998) 318 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. 2. Following the discussion, at a meeting of the Economic Tariff Questions 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. A Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No /98 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 2505/96l, 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. Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 should therefore be amended, OJ L 345, 31. 12. 1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) "No 2631/97 (OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1997, p. 1). I HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. For the quota period from 1 January to 30 June 1998, Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 is hereby amended as follows: - order number 09. 2935: the amount of the tariff quota shall be altered to 70,000 tonnes, - order number 09. 2967: the amount of the tariff quota shall be altered to 3,000,000 units. 2. For the quota period from 1 January to 31 December 1998, Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 is hereby amended as follows: - order number 09. 2947: the amount of the tariff quota shall be altered to 1,300 tonnes, - order number 09. 2959: the amount of the tariff quota shall be altered to 45,000 tonnes, - order number 09. 2963: the amount of the tariff quota shall be altered to 500,000,000 units. Article 2 The quota period for tariff quota with order number 09. 2965 in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 is amended in 1. 1. -31. 12. 1998. Article 3 The tariff quotas shown in the Annex to this Regulation shall be added to Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96. Article 4 This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Articles 1 and 2 shall apply with effect from 1 January 1998, Article 3 with effect from 1 July 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, For the Council The President i ANNEX Order No 09. 2967 CN code TARIC code Description ex 8518 29 20 ex 8518 29 80 20 30 Loudspeaker, having a diameter of less than 23 mm, for use in the manufacture of products falling within subheading 8525 20 91 (a) Amount of quota 3,000,000 units Quota duty (%) 0 Quota period 1. 7. -31. 12. 1998 0 0 1. 7. -31. 12. 1998 1. 7. -31. 12. 1998 09. 2968 ex 2825 30 00 20 Vanadium oxides and hydroxides, in the form of powder, only for the production of alloys(a) 300 tonnes 09. 2969 ex 3920 62 19 ex 3920 91 00 80 10 52,500 m2 of polyethylene terephthalate Film metallised on one or both sides, or laminate of such films metallised on the outer surfaces, and having the following caracteristics: - a visible light transmission of not less than 50%, - not coated with an adhesive or any other non-plastic material, - whether or not covered on both sides with a layer of polyvinyl butyral, - a total thickness not exceeding 0,2 mm without taking into account any presence of layers of polyvinyl butyral, for use reflecting laminated glass(a) in the manufacture of heat- 09. 2970 2933 61 00 09. 2971 ex 3818 00 10 - 45 09. 2972 ex 5603 92 90 50 5,000 tonnes 15,000 units 0 0 1. 7. -31. 12. 1998 1. 7. -31. 12. 1998 7,600,000 m2 0 1. 7. -31. 12. 1998 Melamine Doped silicon wafers having a diameter of 300 mm (±0,25 mm), for use in the falling within manufacture of products heading No 8542 (a) Nonwoven of staple fibers having a tensile strength (in the machine direction) of 3,8 kg/5 cm or more, in rolls with : -a width of 78 mm or more but not exceeding 252 mm and -a length of 980 m or more, for use in the manufacture of floppy discs (a) 09. 2973 ex 8540 91 00 95 Flat mask, consisting of circular holes, with a diagonal measurement of 39 cm (±0,5 cm) 250,000 units 0 1. 7. -31. 12. 1998 (a) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions. ii FINANCIAL STATEMENT 1. Budget heading concerned: Chapter 12, Article 120 2. 3. 4. Legal basis: Article 28 of the Treaty Title of tariff measure: 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. Objective: To ensure that the Community processing industry is supplied on favourable terms. 5. Method of calculation: Note: this table lists only products to the Regulation which have a financial incidence. Product description Variation in quota volume (Units/tonnes/m2) Variation in estimated price (ECU/Unit) Variation in normal duty (%) (CCT1998) Variation in quota duty (%) Expected variation in the loss of revenue in relation to the previous quota period (in ECU) Gum rosin 09. 2935 Polyfluoride 09. 2947 + 20,000 t (initial volume; 50,000 t) 0 (initial price: 32. 5) 0 (initial duty: 5) + 400t (initial volume: 900 t) 0 (initial price: 9,000) 0 (initial duty: 10. 1) Saturating kraft 09. 2959 + 15,000 u (initial volume: 30,000 u) 0 (initial price: 515) 0 (initial duty: 4. 6) Resistor 09. 2963 + 200,000,000 u (initial volume: 300,000,000 u) 0 (initial price: 0. 0039) 0 (initial duty: 1. 9) Loudspeaker I 09. 2967 + 1,000,000 u (initial volume: 2,000,000 u) 0 (initial price: 10) 0 (initial duty: 2. 7) Loudspeaker II 09. 2967 Vanadium 09. 2968 + 3,000,000 u 10 + 300t 10,000 2. 7 5. 5 0 0 0 0 0 32,500 363,600 355,350 14,820 270,000 810,000 165,000 '5" PET 09. 2969 Melamine 09. 2970 Doped silicon 09. 2971 Nonwoven 09. 2972 Mask 09. 2973 + 52,500 m^ 28. 67 10. 4 + 5,0001 1,373 + 15,000 u 1,085 + 7,600,000 m^ 0. 223 + 250,000 u 14. 55 6. 8 3. 5 4. 9 3. 3 156,538 466,820 569,625 83,045 120,037 Total loss of revenue in relation to the previous quota period: + 3,407,335 ECU. Anti-fraud measures: Provisions on the management of tariff quotas include the measures needed to prevent and protect against frauds and irregularities. 6 ISSN 0254-1475 COM(98) 318 final DOCUMENTS EN 02 03 10 Catalogue number : CB-C0-98-322-EN-C ISBN 92-78-36175-5 Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg *•