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, 10. 12. 1999 COM(1999) 622 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 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. 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 Commission1, Whereas: (1) (2) (3) By virtue of Regulation (EC) No 2505/962, 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 certain existing tariff quotas should be increased or extended for the whole of 1999, avoiding any disturbance to the markets for those products. It is no longer in the Community’s interest to maintain a Community tariff quota on some of the products covered by Regulation (EC) No 2505/96, and those products should therefore be removed from the table in Annex I to that Regulation. to clarify matters for In view of the large number of amendments with effect from 1 January 2000 and in order those amendments should be made by replacing the table in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 by the table in the Annex to this Regulation. the user, (4) Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 should be amended accordingly, 1 2 OJ C OJ L 345, 31. 12. 1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1969/1999 (OJ L 244, 16. 9. 1999, p. 38). 3 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 shall be amended as follows: (1) (a) the amount of the tariff quota for order number 09. 2939 shall be set at 135 000 000 units, (b) (c) (d) (e) the amount of the tariff quota for order number 09. 2943 shall be set at 60 000 000 units, the amount of the tariff quota for order number 09. 2944 shall be set at 48 000 000 units, the amount of the tariff quota for order number 09. 2966 shall be set at 12 000 tonnes, the amount of the tariff quota for order number 09. 2711 shall be set at 1 035 000 tonnes. (2) The table is replaced by the table annexed to this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 January 2000. However, Article 1(1) shall apply as from 1 January 1999 until 31 December 1999. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, For the Council The President 4 CN code TARIC code Description ANNEX Order No 09. 2703 09. 2711 09. 2713 09. 2719 ex 2825 30 00 7202 41 10 7202 41 91 7202 41 99 10 - ex 2008 60 19 10 ex 2008 60 39 11/19 ex 2008 60 19 ex 2008 60 39 09. 2727 ex 3902 90 90 09. 2729 ex 0811 90 95 09. 2799 ex 7202 49 90 09. 2809 ex 3802 90 00 09. 2829 ex 3824 90 95 09. 2837 09. 2841 ex 2903 49 80 ex 2712 90 99 09. 2849 ex 0710 80 69 09. 2851 ex 2907 12 00 09. 2853 09. 2859 ex 2930 90 70 ex 2909 49 90 09. 2867 ex 3207 40 80 20 20 93 10 10 10 19 10 10 10 10 35 10 10 09. 2881 09. 2889 ex 3901 90 90 3805 10 90 92 - Amount of quota 13. 000 tonnes 1. 035. 000 tonnes Quota duty (%) 0 Quota period 1. 1. -31. 12. 0 1. 1. -31. 12. 2. 000 tonnes 1. 1. -31. 12. 10 (1) 10 2. 000 tonnes 1. 1. -31. 12. 10 (1) 10 0 1. 1. -31. 12. 7. 500 tonnes 1. 500 tonnes 12 1. 1. -31. 12. 35. 000 tonnes 10. 000 tonnes 1. 600 tonnes 700 tonnes 10. 000 tonnes 700 tonnes 13. 000 tonnes 15 tonnes 1. 300 tonnes 310 tonnes 6. 000 tonnes 20. 000 tonnes 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. for not added sugar, having cherries (Prunus exceeding intended for Vanadium oxides and hydroxides, only for the production of alloys(a) Ferro-chromium containing by weight more than 4 % of carbon for the manufacture or as additive of steel of Chapter 72 of Combined Nomenclature (a) Sweet cherries, marinated in alcohol, of a diameter 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 cerasus), Sour marinated in alcohol, of a diameter not exceeding 19,9 mm, the manufacture of chocolate products (a): - with a sugar content exceeding 9 % by weight - with a sugar content not exceeding 9 % by weight Synthetic a poly-alpha-olefin 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 the processing industry(a) 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 Acid-activated montmorillonite for manufacture of self-copy paper (a) 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 not exceeding 30 % by weight - an acid number not exceeding 110, and - melting point of not less than 100 °C Bromochloromethane Blend of 1-alkenes containing 80 % by weight or more of 1-alkenes of a chain- length of 20 and 22 carbon atoms Mushrooms of polytricha (uncooked cooked for steaming or boiling), manufacture of prepared meals (a)(b) o-Cresol having a purity of not less than 98,5 % by weight Glutathione 2,2’-Isopropylidene-bis (p-phenyleneoxy)diethanol, in 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 trioxide and - 4 % or more but not more than 8 % of polyethylene glycol Chlorosulphonated polyethylene Sulphate turpentine the species Auricularia by the or frozen, the 5 CN code TARIC code Description Order No 09. 2913 09. 2914 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 ex 3824 90 95 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 26 09. 2915 ex 3824 90 95 27 09. 2917 09. 2918 09. 2919 09. 2933 09. 2935 2930 90 14 ex 2910 90 00 ex 8708 29 90 ex 2903 69 90 3806 10 10 09. 2935 3806 10 10 09. 2936 ex 3815 90 90 - 50 10 30 - - 45 09. 2939 ex 8543 89 95 43 09. 2945 09. 2947 ex 2940 00 90 ex 3904 69 90 09. 2949 ex 8543 89 95 09. 2950 ex 2905 50 20 09. 2954 09. 2955 ex 2926 90 99 ex 2932 19 00 10 95 44 20 55 60 Amount of quota 6. 000 tonnes Quota duty (%) 0 Quota period 1. 1. -31. 12. 38. 000 tonnes 60 tonnes 600 tonnes 500 tonnes 2. 600 units 2. 600 tonnes 60. 000 tonnes 50. 000 tonnes 100 tonnes 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. -30. 6. 1. 7. -31. 12. 1. 1. -30. 6. 2000 135. 000. 000 units 0 1. 1. -31. 12. 800 tonnes 1. 300 tonnes 12. 000. 000 units 4. 000 tonnes 100 tonnes 200 tonnes 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. Natural unmanufactured tobacco, whether or not cut in regular size, having a custom value of not less than 450 per 100 kg net weight, for use as binder or wrapper for the manufacture of products falling within subheading 2402 10 00 (a) € in of for use zinc, active dispersed temperature consisting 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 Silicon dioxide having a purity of 99 % or more by weight, in the form of spherical in monoethylene particles glycol Cystine 1,2-Epoxybutan Foldings bellows for the manufacture of articulated buses(a) 1,3-Dichlorobenzene Rosin and resin acids, obtained from fresh oleoresins Rosin and resin acids, obtained from fresh oleoresins 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 lithium, potassium, sodium, elements: cadmium or the manufacture of maleic anhydride from butane (a) Voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), other than compensated and oscillators, passive elements mounted on a printed circuit, contained in a housing bearing: - an identification marking consisting of or including following of one alphanumeric combinations: 1012TDK, 1019TDK, EK304, MQC403, MQC404, MQE001, MQE041, MQE042 MQE051, MQE201, MQE411, MQE501, URAE8X956A, URAB8, URAE8X960A, VD2S40, VD2S41, VD5S07 - or other identification markings relating to the complying abovementioned description D-Xylose Poly(vinylidene fluoride), in powder form, for the preparation of paint or varnish for coating metal (a) Temperature oscillator, comprising a 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 or including following of one alphanumeric combinations: 3211A-ANF50, 111, TXO2603 - or other identification markings relating to the complying abovementioned description 2-Chloroethanol, for the manufacture of liquid thioplasts of subheading 4002 99 90(a) 3-[Trifluoromethyl] phenylacetonitrile Flurtamone (ISO) 5111B-ANL51, TCXO- compensated devices devices with with the the 6 CN code TARIC code Description Order No 09. 2957 ex 8507 90 98 10 09. 2959 ex 4804 41 91 ex 4804 41 99 ex 4804 51 90 09. 2964 ex 5502 00 80 09. 2966 ex 2839 19 00 09. 2975 ex 2918 30 00 09. 2976 ex 8407 90 10 09. 2977 09. 2978 ex 3204 17 00 ex 4804 52 90 10 10 10 20 20 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 09. 2983 09. 2984 ex 2903 69 90 ex 2909 30 38 ex 4811 29 00 10 10 10 10 20 10 10 09. 2985 ex 8540 91 00 32 Amount of quota 70. 000. 000 units Quota duty (%) 0 Quota period 1. 1. -31. 12. 45. 000 tonnes 1. 200 tonnes 12. 000 tonnes 500 tonnes 900. 000 units 600 tonnes 48. 000 tonnes 200. 000 units 52. 000 tonnes 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. 12 210. 000 units 0 1. 1. -31. 12 4. 500 tonnes 6. 200 tonnes 150 tonnes 0 0 0 1. 1-31. 12 1. 1. -31. 12 1. 1. – 31. 12. 2000 150. 000 units 0 1. 1. - 31. 12. a for for process, sulphate face-plate with in non-alloy Stamped cylindrical can, steel, an post-nickel-plated, 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 Kraft paper and paperboard, weighing more than 150 g/m2, only consisting of unbleached virgin fibres obtained by the chemical the manufacture of products falling within heading 3921 (a) Filament tow of cellulose produced by organic solvent spinning (Lyocell), for use in the paper industry (a) Crystalline disodium disilicate, containing by weight: - 59 % or more of silicon-dioxide and - 30 % or more of disodium oxide Benzophenone-3,3':4,4'-tetracarboxylic dianhydride Four-stroke petrol engines of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 250 cc, for use in the manufacture of lawnmowers of sub- heading 8433 11 (a) 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) Glass diagonal measurement from the outer edge to the outer edge of 80,9 (– 0,2) cm and having a transmission of 80% (– light 2%) by a glass thickness of 11,43 mm Kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls, bleached uniformly throughout the mass, coated on one side with kaolin and/or calcium carbonate, weighing more than 150g/m² but less than 400 g/m², for use in the manufacture of liquid food containers (a) rotary Spark-ignition internal engines, having a cylinder capacity of not less than 300 cc and a power of not less than 6 but not the 15,5 lawn manufacture mowers, with a seat of sub-heading 8433 11 51 (a) 1,2-Bis (penthabromophenyl) ethane Bis (penthabromophenyl) ether Kraftpaper 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 691,6 mm (– 0,2 mm) and a height of 407,7 mm (– 0,2 mm), with a width of the slots at the end of the central vertical axe of 155 micrometer (– 8 micrometer) self-propelled reciprocating combustion exceeding piston kW, for or of 7 (a) (b) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions. However, the tariff quota is not allowed where processing is carried out by retail or catering undertakings. (1) The specific additional duty is applicable. 8 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 (1210 + 1060) 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) A. Effective in 1999: Product description Variation in quota volume (Units/tonnes) Variation in estimated € price ( /Unit) Variation in normal duty (%) Variation in quota duty (%) Expected variation in the loss of revenue in relation to the previous quota period (in € ) VCO 09. 2939 LCD I 09. 2943 LCD II 09. 2944 Disodium disilicate 09. 2966 + 65 000 000 u (initial volume: 70 000 000 u) +20 000 000 u (initial volume: 40 000 000 u) + 8 000 000 u (initial volume: 40 000 000) + 8 000 t (initial volume: 4 000 t) 0 (initial price: 1. 9) 0 (initial price: 6) 0 (initial price: 1. 15) 0 (initial price: 650) 0 (initial duty: 3. 7) 0 (initial duty: 1. 1) 0 (initial duty: 1. 6) 0 (initial duty: 5) 0 0 0 0 - 4 569 500 -1 320 000 - 147 200 - 260 000 € 6 296 700. Total loss of revenue in relation to the previous quota period: - 9 B. Effective from 2000: Note: this table lists only products from the annex to the Regulation which have a financial incidence. Product description Variation in quota volume (Units/tonnes) Variation in estimated € price ( /Unit) Variation in normal duty (%) (CCT 2000) Variation in quota duty (%) Expected variation in the loss of revenue in relation to the previous € quota period (in ) 0. 8 +4 020 160 Ferro- chromium 09. 2711 Catalyst 09. 2936 VCO 09. 2939 Motors I 09. 2976 Colorant 09. 2977 Paper I 09. 2978 Face-plates 09. 2979 Paper II 09. 2980 Motors II 09. 2981 Ethane 09. 2982 Ether 09. 2983 Paper III 09. 2984 Oils 09. 2989 + 95 000 t (initial volume: 765 000 t) - 100 t (initial volume: 200 t) + 60 000 000 u (initial volume: 70 000 000 u) + 900 000 u 0 (initial price: 1. 478) 0 (initial price: 22 000) 0 (initial price: 1. 9) 63 0 (initial duty: 4) 0 (initial duty: 6. 5) 0 (initial duty: 3. 7) 2. 7 + 600 t 16 250 + 48 000 t 700 + 200 000 u 52. 50 6. 5 2. 8 4 + 52 000 t 210 000 u 4 500 t 6 200 t 150 t 760 243 3 200 2 000 1 812 4. 4 (average duty) 4. 2 5. 5 5,5 4. 8 + 1 000 000 t (initial volume: 200 000 t) 0 (initial price: 558 9 (average duty) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 + 143 000 - 4 218 000 - 1 530 900 - 633 750 - 940 800 - 420 000 - 1 738 880 - 2 143 260 - 792 000 - 682 000 - 13 050 - 40 176 000 € 49 125 480. Total loss of revenue in relation to the previous quota period: - 6. FRAUD PREVENTION MEASURES Provisions on the management of tariff quotas include the measures needed to prevent and protect against frauds and irregularities. 10