27.6.2018 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 162/3 |
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2018/913
of 25 June 2018
amending Regulation (EU) No 1388/2013 opening and providing for the management of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and industrial products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 31 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) |
In order to ensure the sufficient and uninterrupted supply of certain goods insufficiently produced in the Union and to avoid disturbances on the market for certain agricultural and industrial products, autonomous tariff quotas were opened by Council Regulation (EU) No 1388/2013 (1). Products within those tariff quotas can be imported into the Union at reduced or zero duty rates. |
(2) |
For those reasons, it is necessary to open, with effect from 1 July 2018, tariff quotas at zero duty rates for an appropriate volume as regards seven new products. |
(3) |
In the case of eight additional products, the quota volumes should be increased, as an increase is in the interest of economic operators of the Union. |
(4) |
In the case of three products, the description should be amended. |
(5) |
Regulation (EU) No 1388/2013 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
(6) |
In order to avoid any interruption of the application of the quota scheme and to comply with the guidelines set out in the Communication from the Commission concerning autonomous tariff suspensions and quotas (2), the changes provided for in this Regulation regarding the quotas for the products concerned have to apply from 1 July 2018. The Regulation should therefore enter into force as a matter of urgency, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 1388/2013 is amended as follows:
(1) |
in the table, all asterisks are deleted from the order numbers in the first column; |
(2) |
the rows for the tariff quotas with order numbers 09.2726, 09.2728, 09.2684, 09.2730, 09.2732, 09.2734 and 09.2736 set out in Annex I to this Regulation are inserted into the table according to the order of the CN codes indicated in the second column; |
(3) |
in the table, the rows for the tariff quotas with order numbers 09.2700, 09.2624, 09.2647, 09.2648, 09.2682, 09.2696, 09.2697, 09.2676, 09.2876, 09.2721 and 09.2643 are replaced by the corresponding rows set out in Annex II to this Regulation. |
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 July 2018.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 25 June 2018.
For the Council
The President
N. DIMOV
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 1388/2013 of 17 December 2013 opening and providing for the management of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and industrial products, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 7/2010 (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 319).
ANNEX I
In the table in the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 1388/2013, the following rows are inserted according to the order of the CN codes indicated in the second column of that table:
Order number |
CN code |
TARIC |
Description |
Quota period |
Quota volume |
Quota duty (%) |
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‘09.2726 |
ex 2906 11 00 |
10 |
Levomenthol (INN) (CAS RN 2216-51-5) |
1.7.-31.12 |
185 tonnes |
0 % |
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09.2728 |
ex 2915 90 70 |
85 |
Ethyl trifluoroacetate (CAS RN 383-63-1) |
1.7.-31.12 |
200 tonnes |
0 % |
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09.2684 |
ex 2916 39 90 |
28 |
2,5-dimethylphenylacetyl chloride (CAS RN 55312-97-5) |
1.7.-31.12 |
125 tonnes |
0 % |
||||||||||||||||
09.2730 |
ex 2921 59 90 |
80 |
4,4′-Methanediyldianiline (CAS RN 101-77-9) in form of granules, for use in the manufacture of prepolymers (2) |
1.7.-31.12 |
100 tonnes |
0 % |
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09.2732 |
ex 2933 39 99 |
66 |
Fluazinam (ISO) (CAS RN 79622-59-6), with a purity by weight of 98,5 % or more |
1.7.-31.12 |
100 tonnes |
0 % |
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09.2734 |
ex 7409 19 00 |
20 |
Plates or sheets consisting of:
|
1.7.-31.12 |
3 500 000 pieces |
0 % |
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09.2736 |
ex 7607 11 90 |
83 |
Aluminium and magnesium alloy strip or foil:
for use in the manufacture of slats for blinds (2) |
1.7.-31.12.2018 |
300 tonnes |
0 % |
(2) Suspension of duties is subject to end-use customs supervision in accordance with Article 254 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1).’
ANNEX II
In the table in the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 1388/2013, the rows for the tariff quotas with order numbers 09.2700, 09.2624, 09.2647, 09.2648, 09.2682, 09.2696, 09.2697, 09.2676, 09.2876, 09.2721 and 09.2643 are replaced by the following:
Order number |
CN code |
TARIC |
Description |
Quota period |
Quota volume |
Quota duty (%) |
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‘09.2700 |
ex 2905 12 00 |
10 |
Propan-1-ol (propyl alcohol) (CAS RN 71-23-8) |
1.1.-31.12 |
15 000 tonnes |
0 % |
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09.2624 |
2912 42 00 |
|
Ethylvanillin (3-ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde) (CAS RN 121-32-4) |
1.1.-31.12 |
1 950 tonnes |
0 % |
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09.2647 |
ex 2918 29 00 |
80 |
Pentaerythritol tetrakis(3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate) (CAS RN 6683-19-8):
for use in the manufacture of PVC processing stabiliser-one packs based on powder mixtures (powders or press granulates) (2) |
1.1.-31.12 |
140 tonnes |
0 % |
||||||||||||||
09.2648 |
ex 2920 90 10 |
70 |
Dimethyl Sulphate (CAS RN 77-78-1) |
1.1.-31.12 |
18 000 tonnes |
0 % |
||||||||||||||
09.2682 |
ex 2921 41 00 |
10 |
Aniline with a purity by weight of 99 % or more (CAS RN 62-53-3) |
1.1.-31.12 |
150 000 tonnes |
0 % |
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09.2696 |
ex 2932 20 90 |
25 |
Decan-5-olide (CAS RN 705-86-2) |
1.1.-31.12 |
6 000 kilograms |
0 % |
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09.2697 |
ex 2932 20 90 |
30 |
Dodecan-5-olide (CAS RN 713-95-1) |
1.1.-31.12 |
6 000 kilograms |
0 % |
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09.2676 |
ex 3204 17 00 |
14 |
Preparations based on Colourant C.I. Pigment Red 48:2 (CAS RN 7023-61-2) with a content thereof of 60 % or more, but less than 85 % by weight |
1.1.-31.12 |
50 tonnes |
0 % |
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09.2876 |
ex 3811 29 00 |
55 |
Additives consisting of reaction products of diphenylamine and branched nonenes containing by weight:
used for the manufacture of lubricating oils (2) |
1.1.-31.12 |
900 tonnes |
0 % |
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09.2721 |
ex 5906 99 90 |
20 |
Woven and laminated rubberised textile fabric with the following characteristics:
used for the manufacture of the retractable roof of motor vehicles (2) |
1.1.-31.12 |
375 000 square meters |
0 % |
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09.2643 |
ex 8504 40 82 |
30 |
Power supply boards for use in the manufacture of goods falling under heading 8521 and 8528 (2) |
1.1.-31.12 |
15 000 000 pieces |
0 % |
(2) Suspension of duties is subject to end-use customs supervision in accordance with Article 254 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1).’