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Council Regulation (EC) No 1526/2007 of 17 December 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products

EU Regulation No 1526/2007 · Adopted 17 December 2007 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Council Regulation (EC) No 1526/2007

of 17 December 2007

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)

On 20 December 1996, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2505/96f1. Community demand for the products to which that Regulation applies should be met under the most favourable conditions. For that purpose from 1 January 2008 certain existing tariff quota volumes should be increased or reduced and some new Community tariff quotas should be opened at zero rates of duty for appropriate volumes, while avoiding any disturbance of the markets for those products.

(2)

The quota volume for two Community tariff quotas is insufficient to meet the needs of Community industry for the current quota period ending at 31 December 2007. Consequently those volumes should be increased with effect from 1 January 2007.

(3)

It is no longer in the Community interest to continue to grant Community tariff quotas in 2008 for certain products on which duties were suspended in 2007. These products should therefore be removed from the table in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96.

(4)

In view of the many changes to be made, clarity requires Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 to be replaced in its entirety.

(5)

Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(6)

Having regard to the economic importance of this Regulation, it is necessary to rely on the grounds of urgency provided for in point 1,3 of the Protocol on the role of national parliaments in the European Union annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties establishing the European Community.

(7)

Since quota periods start on 1 January 2008, this Regulation should apply from the same date and enter into force immediately,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ L 345, 31.12.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 728/2007 (OJ L 166, 28.6.2007, p. 1).

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. 4Article 4
  5. 5Article 5
  6. 6Article 6
  7. Signature
  8. Annex Annex

1

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 shall be replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

2

For the quota period from 1 January to 31 December 2007, in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96:

  • the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2603 is fixed at 6 500 tonnes,

  • the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2950 is fixed at 12 000 tonnes.

3

With effect from 1 January 2008 in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96:

  • the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2030 is fixed at 1 500 tonnes,

  • the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2603 is fixed at 6 500 tonnes,

  • the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2624 is fixed at 600 tonnes,

  • the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2907 is fixed at 2 500 tonnes,

  • the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2914 is fixed at 5 000 tonnes,

  • the quota volume of the tariff quota for order number 09.2950 is fixed at 12 000 tonnes.

4

In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96, tariff quotas for order numbers 09.2763, 09.2806, 09.2808, 09.2810, 09.2812, 09.2814, 09.2816 and 09.2818 shall be inserted with effect from 1 January 2008.

5

Tariff quotas for order numbers 09.2610, 09.2612, 09.2625, 09.2627, 09.2809, 09.2882, 09.2904, 09.2919, 09.2920, 09.2979 and 09.2995 shall be closed with effect from 1 January 2008.

6

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2008.

However, Article 2 shall apply from 1 January 2007.

Signature

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 December 2007.

For the Council

The President

J. Silva

Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions (see Articles 291 to 300 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 — OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 71 and subsequent amendments).

However, the tariff quota is not allowed where processing is carried out by retail or catering undertakings.

The specific additional duty is applicable.

New or amended position.
Order NoCN codeTARICDescriptionQuota periodQuota volumeQuota duty
09.2849ex 0710 80 6910Mushrooms of the species Auricularia polytricha (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling), frozen, for the manufacture of prepared mealsf1 f2 1.1.-31.12.700 tonnes0 %
09.2713

ex 2008 60 19

ex 2008 60 39

10

10

Sweet cherries, preserved in alcohol, of a diameter not exceeding 19,9 mm, stoned, for use in chocolate products:

  • with a sugar content exceeding 9 % by weight

  • with a sugar content not exceeding 9 % by weight

1.1-31.12.2 000 tonnes10 %f3
09.2719

ex 2008 60 19

ex 2008 60 39

20

20

Sour cherries (Prunus cerasus), preserved in alcohol, of a diameter not exceeding 19,9 mm, for use in chocolate products:

  • with a sugar content exceeding 9 % by weight

  • with a sugar content not exceeding 9 % by weight

1.1.-31.12.2 000 tonnes10 %
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

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 EUR 450 per 100 kg net weight, for use as binder or wrapper for the manufacture of goods falling within subheading 2402 10 00 1.1-31.12.6 000 tonnes0 %
09.2841ex 2712 90 9910Blend of 1-alkenes containing 80 % by weight or more of 1–alkenes of a chain-length of 20 and 22 carbon atoms1.1.-31.12.10 000 tonnes0 %
09.2703ex 2825 30 0010Vanadium oxides and hydroxides exclusively for use in alloys 1.1-31.12.13 000 tonnes0 %
f4 09.2806ex 2825 90 4030Tungsten trioxide1.1.-31.12.12 000 tonnes0 %
09.2611ex 2826 19 9010Calcium fluoride having a total content of aluminium, magnesium and sodium of 0,25 mg/kg or less, in the form of powder1.1.-31.12.55 tonnes0 %
09.2837ex 2903 49 8010Bromochloromethane1.1.-31.12.600 tonnes0 %
09.2933ex 2903 69 90301,3-Dichlorobenzene1.1.-31.12.2 600 tonnes0 %
09.2950ex 2905 59 10102-Chloroethanol, for the manufacture of liquid thioplasts of subheading 4002 99 90 1.1.-31.12.12 000 tonnes0 %
09.2851ex 2907 12 0010O-Cresol having a purity of not less than 98,5 % by weight1.1.-31.12.20 000 tonnes0 %
09.26242912 42 00Ethylvanillin (3-ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde)1.1.-31.12.600 tonnes0 %
09.29722915 24 00Acetic anhydride1.1.-31.12.20 000 tonnes0 %
09.2618ex 2918 19 8540(R)-2-Chloromandelic acid1.1.-31.12.100 tonnes0 %
09.2808ex 2918 22 0010 o-Acetylsalicylic acid1.1.-31.12.120 tonnes0 %
09.2975ex 2918 30 0010Benzophenone-3,3’:4,4’-tetracarboxylic dianhydride1.1.-31.12.600 tonnes0 %
09.2602ex 2921 51 1910o-Phenylenediamine1.1.-31.12.1 800 tonnes0 %
09.29772926 10 00Acrylonitrile1.1.-30.6.200835 000 tonnes0 %
09.2030ex 2926 90 9574Chlorothalonil1.1.-31.12.1 500 tonnes0 %
09.2002ex 2928 00 9030Phenylhydrazine1.1.-31.12.1 000 tonnes0 %
09.2917ex 2930 90 1390Cystine1.1.-31.12.600 tonnes0 %
09.2603ex 2930 90 8579Bis(3-triethoxysilylpropyl)tetrasulfide1.1.-31.12.6 500 tonnes0 %
09.28102932 11 00Tetrahydrofuran1.1-31.12.20 000 tonnes0 %
09.2955ex 2932 19 0060Flurtamone (ISO)1.1.-31.12.300 tonnes0 %
09.2812ex 2932 29 8577Hexan-6-olide1.1.-31.12.3 000 tonnes0 %
09.2615ex 2934 99 9070Ribonucleic acid1.1.-31.12.110 tonnes0 %
09.2619ex 2934 99 90712-Thienylacetonitrile1.1.-31.12.80 tonnes0 %
09.2945ex 2940 00 0020D-Xylose1.1.-31.12.400 tonnes0 %
09.2908ex 3804 00 9010Sodium lignosulphonate1.1.-31.12.56 000 tonnes0 %
09.28893805 10 90Sulphate turpentine1.1.-31.12.20 000 tonnes0 %
09.29353806 10 10Rosin and resin acids obtained from fresh oleoresins1.1.-31.12.200 000 tonnes0 %
09.2814ex 3815 90 9076Catalyst consisting of titanium dioxide and tungsten trioxide1.1.-31.12.800 tonnes0 %
09.2829ex 3824 90 9719

Solid extract of the residual, insoluble in aliphatic solvents, obtained during the extraction of rosin from wood, having the following characteristics:

  • a resin acid content not exceeding 30 % by weight,

  • an acid number not exceeding 110

    and

  • a melting point of 100 °C or more

1.1.-31.12.1 600 tonnes0 %
09.2914ex 3824 90 9726Aqueous solution containing not less than 40 % by weight of dry betaine-extract and between 5 % and 30 % by weight of organic or inorganic salts1.1.-31.12.5 000 tonnes0 %
09.2986ex 3824 90 9776

Mixture of tertiary amines containing:

  • 60 % by weight of dodecyldimethylamine, or more

  • 20 % by weight of dimethyl(tetradecyl)amine, or more

  • 0,5 % by weight of hexadecyldimethylamine, or more,

for use in the production of amine oxides

1.1-31.12.14 315 tonnes0 %
09.2907ex 3824 90 9786

Mixture of phytosterols, in the form of powder, containing by weight:

  • 75 % or more of sterols,

  • not more than 25 % of stanols

for use in the manufacture of stanol/sterol esters (1)

1.1.-31.12.2 500 tonnes0 %
09.2140ex 3824 90 9798

Mixture of tertiary amines containing by weight:

  • 2,0-4,0 % of N,N-dimethyl-1-octanamine

  • 94 % minimum of N,N-dimethyl-1-decanamine

  • 2 % maximum of N,N-dimethyl-1-dodecanamine

1.1.-31.12.4 500 tonnes0 %
09.2992ex 3902 30 0093Propylene-butylene copolymer, containing by weight not less than 60 % but not more than 68 % of propylene and not less than 32 % but not more than 40 % of butylene, of a melt viscosity not exceeding 3 000 mPa at 190 °C, as determined by the ASTM D 3236 method, for use as an adhesive in the manufacture of products falling within subheading 4818 40 1.1.-31.12.1 000 tonnes0 %
09.2947ex 3904 69 9095Poly(vinylidene fluoride), in powder form, for the preparation of paint or varnish for coating metal 1.1.-31.12.1 300 tonnes0 %
09.2604ex 3905 30 0010Poly(vinyl alcohol) partially acetalized with 5-(4-azido-2-sulfobenzylidene)-3-(formylpropyl)-rhodanine, sodium salt1.1.-31.12.100 tonnes0 %
09.2616ex 3910 00 0030Polydimethylsiloxane with a degree of polymerisation of 2 800 monomer units (±100)1.1.-31.12.1 300 tonnes0 %
09.2816ex 3912 11 0020Cellulose acetate flakes for use in the manufacture of cellulose acetate filament tow 1.1.-31.12.22 500 tonnes0 %
09.2818ex 6902 90 0010

Refractory bricks with

  • an edge length of more than 300 mm and

  • a TiO2 content of no more than 1 % by weight and

  • a Al2O3 content of no more than 0,4 % by weight and

  • a change in volume of less than 9 % at 1 700 °C

1.1.-31.12.75 tonnes0 %
09.2628ex 7019 52 0010Glass web woven from glass fibre coated in plastic, of a weight of 120 g/m2 (±10 g/m2), of a type used in rolling insect screens with fixed frames1.1.-31.12.350 000 m2 0 %
09.2799ex 7202 49 9010Ferro-chromium containing 1,5 % or more but not more than 4 % by weight of carbon and not more than 70 % of chromium1.1.-31.12.50 000 tonnes0 %
09.2629ex 7616 99 9085Aluminium telescopic handle for use in the manufacture of luggage 1.1.-31.12.240 000 units0 %
09.2763ex 8501 40 8030Electric AC commutator motor, single-phase, with an output exceeding 750 W, an input power of more than 1 600 W but not exceeding 2 700 W, an external diameter of more than 120 mm (±0,2 mm) but not exceeding 135 mm (±0,2 mm), a rated speed of more than 30 000 rpm but not exceeding 50 000 rpm, equipped with air-inducting ventilator, for use in the manufacture of vacuum cleaners 1.1.-30.6.20081 150 000 units0 %
09.2620ex 8526 91 2020Assembly for GPS system having a position determination function1.1.-31.12.1 000 000 units0 %
09.2003ex 8543 70 9063Voltage controlled frequency generator, consisting of active and passive elements mounted on a printed circuit, contained in a housing whose dimensions do not exceed 30 × 30 mm1.1.-31.12.1 400 000 units0 %