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Document 32012R1231

    Council Regulation (EU) No 1231/2012 of 17 December 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 7/2010 opening and providing for the management of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and industrial products

    IO L 350, 20.12.2012, p. 1–7 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    Foilsíodh an doiciméad seo in eagrán speisialta (HR)

    Legal status of the document No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 31/12/2013; Arna aisghairm le 32013R1388

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2012/1231/oj

    20.12.2012   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    L 350/1


    COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1231/2012

    of 17 December 2012

    amending Regulation (EU) No 7/2010 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 sufficient and uninterrupted supplies of certain goods insufficiently produced in the Union and to avoid any disturbances on the market for certain agricultural and industrial products, autonomous tariff quotas have been opened by Council Regulation (EU) No 7/2010 (1). Products within those tariff quotas can be imported at reduced or zero duty rates. For the same reasons it is necessary to open, with effect from 1 January 2013, new tariff quotas at a zero duty rate for an appropriate volume for the products with order numbers 09.2658, 09.2659, 09.2660 and 09.2661.

    (2)

    The quota volumes for the autonomous tariff quotas with order numbers 09.2628, 09.2634 and 09.2929 are insufficient to meet the needs of the industry of the Union for the current quota period ending on 31 December 2012. Consequently, those quota volumes should be increased with effect from 1 July 2012. However, the increase of the quota volumes for the autonomous tariff quota with order number 09.2634 should not be continued beyond 31 December 2012.

    (3)

    The quota volume for autonomous tariff quotas with the order number 09.2603 should be replaced by the volume shown in the Annex to this Regulation.

    (4)

    It is no longer in the interest of the Union to continue to grant tariff quotas in 2013 for products with order numbers 09.2615, 09.2636, 09.2640, 09.2813 and 09.2986. Those quotas should therefore be closed with effect from 1 January 2013 and the corresponding products should be deleted from the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 7/2010.

    (5)

    In view of the many changes to be made, in the interest of clarity the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 7/2010 should be replaced in its entirety.

    (6)

    Regulation (EU) No 7/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.

    (7)

    Since the tariff quotas should take effect from 1 January 2013, this Regulation should apply from the same date and enter into force immediately upon publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,

    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

    Article 1

    The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 7/2010 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

    Article 2

    With effect from 1 July 2012, in the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 7/2010:

    (1)

    the quota volume for the autonomous tariff quota with order number 09.2628 is fixed at 3 000 000 m2;

    (2)

    the quota volume for the autonomous tariff quota with order number 09.2634 is fixed at 8 000 tonnes for the period until 31 December 2012;

    (3)

    the quota volume for the autonomous tariff quota with order number 09.2929 is fixed at 10 000 tonnes.

    Article 3

    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 2013, except for Article 2 which shall apply from 1 July 2012.

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

    Done at Brussels, 17 December 2012.

    For the Council

    The President

    S. ALETRARIS


    (1)   OJ L 3, 7.1.2010, p. 1.


    ANNEX

    ‘ANNEX

    Order number

    CN code

    TARIC

    Description

    Quota period

    Quota volume

    Quota duty (%)

    09.2849

    ex 0710 80 69

    10

    Mushrooms of the species Auricularia polytricha (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling), frozen, for the manufacture of prepared meals (1)  (2)

    1.1.-31.12.

    700 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2913

    ex 2401 10 35

    91

    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)

    1.1.-31.12.

    6 000 tonnes

    0  %

    ex 2401 10 70

    10

    ex 2401 10 95

    11

    ex 2401 10 95

    21

    ex 2401 10 95

    91

    ex 2401 20 35

    91

    ex 2401 20 70

    10

    ex 2401 20 95

    11

    ex 2401 20 95

    21

    ex 2401 20 95

    91

    09.2928

    ex 2811 22 00

    40

    Silica filler in the form of granules, with a purity by weight of 97 % or more of silicon dioxide

    1.1.-31.12.

    1 700 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2703

    ex 2825 30 00

    10

    Vanadium oxides and hydroxides exclusively for use in alloys (1)

    1.1.-31.12.

    13 000 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2806

    ex 2825 90 40

    30

    Tungsten trioxide, including blue tungsten oxide (CAS RN 1314-35-8 + 39318-18-8)

    1.1.-31.12.

    12 000 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2929

    2903 22 00

     

    Trichloroethylene (CAS RN 79-01-6)

    1.1.-31.12.

    10 000 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2837

    ex 2903 79 90

    10

    Bromochloromethane (CAS RN 74-97-5)

    1.1.-31.12.

    600 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2933

    ex 2903 99 90

    30

    1,3-Dichlorobenzene (CAS RN 541-73-1)

    1.1.-31.12.

    2 600 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2950

    ex 2905 59 98

    10

    2-Chloroethanol, for the manufacture of liquid thioplasts of subheading 4002 99 90 (CAS RN 107-07-3) (1)

    1.1.-31.12.

    15 000 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2851

    ex 2907 12 00

    10

    O-Cresol having a purity of not less than 98,5 % by weight (CAS RN 95-48-7)

    1.1.-31.12.

    20 000 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2624

    2912 42 00

     

    Ethylvanillin (3-ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde) (CAS RN 121-32-4)

    1.1.-31.12.

    950 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2638

    ex 2915 21 00

    10

    Acetic acid of a purity by weight of 99 % or more (CAS RN 64-19-7)

    1.1.-31.12.

    1 000 000 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2972

    2915 24 00

     

    Acetic anhydride (CAS RN 108-24-7)

    1.1.-31.12.

    20 000 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2769

    ex 2917 13 90

    10

    Dimethyl sebacate (CAS RN 106-79-6)

    1.1.-31.12.

    1 300 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2634

    ex 2917 19 90

    40

    Dodecanedioic acid, of a purity by weight of more than 98,5 % (CAS RN 693-23-2)

    1.1.-31.12.

    4 600 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2808

    ex 2918 22 00

    10

    o-Acetylsalicylic acid (CAS RN 50-78-2)

    1.1.-31.12.

    120 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2975

    ex 2918 30 00

    10

    Benzophenone-3,3’,4,4’-tetracarboxylic dianhydride (CAS RN 2421-28-5)

    1.1.-31.12.

    1 000 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2632

    ex 2921 22 00

    10

    Hexamethylenediamine (CAS RN 124-09-4)

    1.1.-31.12.

    40 000 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2602

    ex 2921 51 19

    10

    o-Phenylenediamine (CAS RN 95-54-5)

    1.1.-31.12.

    1 800 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2977

    2926 10 00

     

    Acrylonitrile (CAS RN 107-13-1)

    1.1.-31.12.

    75 000 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2917

    ex 2930 90 13

    90

    Cystine (CAS RN 56-89-3)

    1.1.-31.12.

    600 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2603

    ex 2930 90 99

    79

    Bis(3-triethoxysilylpropyl)tetrasulphide (CAS RN 40372-72-3)

    1.1.-31.12.

    9 000 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2810

    2932 11 00

     

    Tetrahydrofuran (CAS RN 109-99-9)

    1.1.-31.12.

    20 000 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2955

    ex 2932 19 00

    60

    Flurtamone (ISO) (CAS RN 96525-23-4)

    1.1.-31.12.

    300 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2812

    ex 2932 20 90

    77

    Hexan-6-olide (CAS RN 502-44-3)

    1.1.-31.12.

    4 000 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2658

    ex 2933 99 80

    73

    5-(Acetoacetylamino)benzimidazolone (CAS RN 26576-46-5)

    1.1.-31.12.

    200 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2945

    ex 2940 00 00

    20

    D-Xylose (CAS RN 58-86-6)

    1.1.-31.12.

    400 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2659

    ex 3802 90 00

    19

    Soda flux calcinated diatomaceous earth

    1.1.-31.12.

    30 000 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2908

    ex 3804 00 00

    10

    Sodium lignosulphonate

    1.1.-31.12.

    40 000 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2889

    3805 10 90

     

    Sulphate turpentine

    1.1.-31.12.

    25 000 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2935

    ex 3806 10 00

    10

    Rosin and resin acids obtained from fresh oleoresins

    1.1.-31.12.

    280 000 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2814

    ex 3815 90 90

    76

    Catalyst consisting of titanium dioxide and tungsten trioxide

    1.1.-31.12.

    3 000 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2829

    ex 3824 90 97

    19

    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 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2907

    ex 3824 90 97

    86

    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 stanols/sterols or stanol/sterol esters (1)

    1.1.-31.12.

    2 500 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2644

    ex 3824 90 97

    96

    Preparation containing by weight:

    55 % or more but not more than 78 % of dimethyl glutarate,

    10 % or more but not more than 28 % of dimethyl adipate, and

    not more than 25 % of dimethyl succinate.

    1.1.-30.6.2013.

    7 500 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2140

    ex 3824 90 97

    98

    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 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2660

    ex 3902 30 00

    96

    Propylene-ethylene copolymer, with a melt viscosity of not more than 1 700 mPa at 190 °C, as determined by ASTM D 3236 method

    1.1.-31.12.

    500 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2639

    3905 30 00

     

    Poly(vinyl alcohol), whether or not containing unhydrolysed acetate groups

    1.1.-31.12.

    18 000 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2616

    ex 3910 00 00

    30

    Polydimethylsiloxane with a degree of polymerisation of 2 800 monomer units (± 100)

    1.1.-31.12.

    1 300 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2816

    ex 3912 11 00

    20

    Cellulose acetate flakes

    1.1.-31.12.

    75 000 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2641

    ex 3913 90 00

    87

    Sodium hyaluronate, non-sterile, with:

    a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of not more than 900 000 ,

    an endotoxin level of not more than 0,008 Endotoxin units (EU)/mg,

    an ethanol content of not more than 1 % by weight,

    an isopropanol content of not more than 0,5 % by weight.

    1.1.-31.12.

    200  kg

    0  %

    09.2661

    ex 3920 51 00

    50

    Sheets of polymethylmethacrylate conforming to standard

    EN 4364 (MIL-P-5425E) and DTD5592A, or

    EN 4365 (MIL-P-8184) and DTD5592A.

    1.1.-31.12.

    100 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2645

    ex 3921 14 00

    20

    Cellular block of regenerated cellulose, impregnated with water containing magnesium chloride and quaternary ammonium compounds, measuring 100 cm (± 10 cm) × 100 cm (± 10 cm) × 40 cm (± 5 cm)

    1.1.-31.12.

    1 300 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2818

    ex 6902 90 00

    10

    Refractory bricks with

    an edge length of more than 300 mm, and

    a TiO2 content of not more than 1 % by weight, and

    a Al2O3 content of not more than 0,4 % by weight, and

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

    1.1.-31.12.

    75 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2628

    ex 7019 52 00

    10

    Glass 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 frames

    1.1.-31.12.

    3 000 000  m2

    0  %

    09.2799

    ex 7202 49 90

    10

    Ferro-chromium containing 1,5 % or more but not more than 4 % by weight of carbon and not more than 70 % of chromium

    1.1.-31.12.

    50 000 tonnes

    0  %

    09.2629

    ex 7616 99 90

    85

    Aluminium telescopic handle for use in the manufacture of luggage (1)

    1.1.-31.12.

    800 000 units

    0  %

    09.2763

    ex 8501 40 80

    30

    Electric AC commutator motor, single-phase, with an output of more than 750 W, an input power of more than 1 600 W but not more than 2 700 W, an external diameter of more than 120 mm (± 0,2 mm) but not more than 135 mm (± 0,2 mm), a rated speed of more than 30 000 rpm but not more than 50 000 rpm, equipped with air-inducting ventilator, for use in the manufacture of vacuum cleaners (1)

    1.1.-31.12.

    2 000 000 units

    0  %

    09.2642

    ex 8501 40 80

    40

    Assembly, consisting of

    a single-phase electric AC commutator motor, with an output of 480 W or more, but not more than 1 400 W, an input power of more than 900 W but not more than 1 600 W, an external diameter of more than 119,8 mm but not more than 135,2 mm and a rated speed of more than 30 000 rpm but not more than 50 000 rpm, and

    an air-inducting ventilator, for use in the manufacture of vacuum cleaners (1).

    1.1.-31.12.

    120 000 units

    0  %

    09.2633

    ex 8504 40 82

    20

    Electric rectifier, with a capacity of not more than 1 kVA, for use in the manufacture of hair removal apparatus (1)

    1.1.-31.12.

    4 500 000 units

    0  %

    09.2643

    ex 8504 40 82

    30

    Power supply boards for use in the manufacture of goods falling under heading 8521 and 8528  (1)

    1.1.-31.12.

    1 038 000 units

    0  %

    09.2620

    ex 8526 91 20

    20

    Assembly for GPS system having a position determination function

    1.1.-31.12.

    3 000 000 units

    0  %

    09.2003

    ex 8543 70 90

    63

    Voltage controlled frequency generator, consisting of active and passive elements mounted on a printed circuit, contained in a housing with dimensions of not more than 30 mm × 30 mm

    1.1.-31.12.

    1 400 000 units

    0  %

    09.2635

    ex 9001 10 90

    20

    Optical fibres for the manufacture of glass fibre cables under heading 8544  (1)

    1.1.-31.12.

    3 300 000  km

    0  %

    09.2631

    ex 9001 90 00

    80

    Unmounted glass lenses, prisms and cemented elements for use in the manufacture of goods of CN codes 9002 , 9005 , 9013 10 and 9015  (1)

    1.1.-31.12.

    5 000 000 units

    0  %


    (1)  Suspension of duties is subject to Articles 291 to 300 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1).

    (2)  However, the measure is not allowed where processing is carried out by retail or catering undertakings.’


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