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    Consolidated text: Council Regulation (EU) No 7/2010 of 22 December 2009 opening and providing for the management of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and industrial products and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2505/96

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    COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 7/2010

    of 22 December 2009

    opening and providing for the management of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and industrial products and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2505/96

    (OJ L 003, 7.1.2010, p.1)

    Amended by:

     

     

    Official Journal

      No

    page

    date

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    COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 565/2010 of 29 June 2010

      L 163

    2

    30.6.2010

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    COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1264/2010 of 20 December 2010

      L 347

    1

    31.12.2010




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    COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 7/2010

    of 22 December 2009

    opening and providing for the management of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and industrial products and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2505/96



    THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

    Having regard to theTreaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 31 thereof,

    Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

    Whereas:

    (1)

    Production in the European Union of certain agricultural and industrial products is insufficient to meet the specific requirements of the user industries in the Union. Consequently, the Union's supplies of those products depend to a considerable extent on imports from third countries. The most urgent requirements of the Union for the products in question should be met immediately on the most favorable terms. Tariff quotas of the Union at preferential duty rates should therefore be opened within the limits of appropriate volumes taking account of the need not to disturb the markets for such products or impede the establishment or development of the Union's production.

    (2)

    It is necessary to ensure for all importers in the Union equal and uninterrupted access to those quotas, and to ensure the uninterrupted application of the rates laid down for the quotas to all imports of the products concerned into all Member States until the quotas have been exhausted.

    (3)

    Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code ( 1 ) provides for a system of tariff quota management which ensures equal and uninterrupted access to the quotas and uninterrupted application of the rates and follows the chronological order of dates of acceptance of declarations of release for free circulation. The tariff quotas opened by the present Regulation should therefore be managed by the Commission and the Member States in accordance with that system.

    (4)

    The quota volumes are mostly expressed in tonnes. For certain products for which an autonomous tariff quota is opened the quota volume is set out in another measurement unit. Where for those products no supplementary measurement unit is specified in the Combined Nomenclature laid down in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff ( 2 ) there can be uncertainty in respect of the measurement unit used. For the sake of clarity and in the interest of better quota management it is therefore necessary to provide that, in order to benefit from those autonomous tariff quotas, the exact quantity of the products imported be entered in the declaration for release for free circulation using the measurement unit of the quota volume set out for those products in the Annex to this Regulation.

    (5)

    Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 of 20 December 1996 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products ( 3 ) has been amended many times. In the interest of transparency it should therefore be repealed and replaced in its entirety.

    (6)

    The measures necessary for the the adoption of amendments to this Regulation arising from amendments to the Combined Nomenclature and TARIC codes should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise on implementing powers conferred on the Commission ( 4 ).

    (7)

    Since the tariff quotas have to take effect from 1 January 2010, this Regulation should apply from the same date and enter into force immediately,

    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



    Article 1

    For the products listed in the Annex autonomous tariff quotas of the Union shall be opened, within which the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties shall be suspended for the periods, at the duty rates, and up to the volumes indicated therein.

    Article 2

    The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

    Article 3

    Where a declaration for release for free circulation is presented in respect of a product mentioned in this Regulation, for which the quota volume is expressed in a measurement unit other than the weight in tonnes or kilograms and other than the value, for products for which no supplementary unit is set out in the Combined Nomenclature laid down in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, the exact quantity of the products imported shall be entered in ‘Box 41: Supplementary units’ of that declaration using the measurement unit of the quota volume for those products as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

    Article 4

    The amendments and technical adaptations arising from amendments to the Combined Nomenclature and TARIC codes shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 5(2).

    Article 5

    1.  The Commission shall be assisted by the Customs Code Committee set up by Article 247a of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.

    2.  Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.

    The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.

    Article 6

    Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 is hereby repealed.

    Article 7

    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 2010.

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

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    ANNEX



    Order number

    CN code

    TARIC

    Description

    Quota period

    Quota volume

    Quota duty (%)

    09.2849

    ex071080 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

    ex240110 35

    91

    Natural unmanufactured tobacco, whether or not cut in regular size, having a custom value of not less than Euro 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 %

    ex240110 70

    10

    ex240110 95

    11

    ex240110 95

    21

    ex240110 95

    91

    ex240120 35

    91

    ex240120 70

    10

    ex240120 95

    11

    ex240120 95

    21

    ex240120 95

    91

    09.2841

    ex271290 99

    10

    Blend of 1-alkenes containing 80 % by weight or more of 1-alkenes of a chain-length of 20 and 22 carbon atoms

    1.1.-31.12.

    10 000 tonnes

    0 %

    09.2703

    ex282530 00

    10

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

    1.1.-31.12.

    13 000 tonnes

    0 %

    09.2806

    ex282590 40

    30

    Tungsten trioxide, including blue tungsten oxide

    1.1.-31.12.

    12 000 tonnes

    0 %

    09.2837

    ex290349 80

    10

    Bromochloromethane

    1.1.-31.12.

    600 tonnes

    0 %

    09.2933

    ex290369 90

    30

    1,3-Dichlorobenzene

    1.1.-31.12.

    2 600 tonnes

    0 %

    09.2950

    ex290559 98

    10

    2-Chloroethanol, for the manufacture of liquid thioplasts of subheading 4002 99 90 (1)

    1.1.-31.12.

    15 000 tonnes

    0 %

    09.2851

    ex290712 00

    10

    O-Cresol having a purity of not less than 98,5 % by weight

    1.1.-31.12.

    20 000 tonnes

    0 %

    09.2767

    ex291090 00

    80

    Allyl glycidyl ether

    1.1.-31.12.

    2 500 tonnes

    0 %

    09.2624

    2912 42 00

     

    Ethylvanillin (3-ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde)

    1.1.-31.12.

    600 tonnes

    0 %

     (3)09.2638

    2915 21 00

    10

    Acetic acid of a purity by weight of 99 % or more

    1.1.-31.12.

    500 000 tonnes

    0 %

    09.2972

    2915 24 00

     

    Acetic anhydride

    1.1.-31.12.

    20 000 tonnes

    0 %

    09.2769

    ex291713 90

    10

    Dimethyl sebacate

    1.1.-31.12.

    1 300 tonnes

    0 %

    09.2634

    ex291719 90

    40

    Dodecanedioic acid, of a purity by weight of more than 98,5 %

    1.1.-31.12.

    4 600 tonnes

    0 %

    09.2808

    ex291822 00

    10

    o-Acetylsalicylic acid

    1.1.-31.12.

    120 tonnes

    0 %

    09.2975

    ex291830 00

    10

    Benzophenone-3,3’,4,4’-tetracarboxylic dianhydride

    1.1.-31.12.

    1 000 tonnes

    0 %

    09.2632

    ex292122 00

    10

    Hexamethylenediamine

    1.1.-31.12.

    35 000 tonnes

    0 %

    09.2602

    ex292151 19

    10

    o-Phenylenediamine

    1.1.-31.12.

    1 800 tonnes

    0 %

    09.2977

    2926 10 00

     

    Acrylonitrile

    1.1.-31.12.

    30 000 tonnes

    0 %

    09.2917

    ex293090 13

    90

    Cystine

    1.1.-31.12.

    600 tonnes

    0 %

    09.2603

    ex293090 99

    79

    Bis(3-triethoxysilylpropyl)tetrasulphide

    1.1.-31.12.

    9 000 tonnes

    0 %

    09.2810

    2932 11 00

     

    Tetrahydrofuran

    1.1.-31.12.

    20 000 tonnes

    0 %

    09.2955

    ex293219 00

    60

    Flurtamone (ISO)

    1.1.-31.12.

    300 tonnes

    0 %

    09.2812

    ex293229 85

    77

    Hexan-6-olide

    1.1.-31.12.

    4 000 tonnes

    0 %

    09.2615

    ex293499 90

    70

    Ribonucleic acid

    1.1.-31.12.

    110 tonnes

    0 %

    09.2945

    ex294000 00

    20

    D-Xylose

    1.1.-31.12.

    400 tonnes

    0 %

    09.2908

    ex380400 00

    10

    Sodium lignosulphonate

    1.1.-31.12.

    40 000 tonnes

    0 %

    09.2889

    3805 10 90

     

    Sulphate turpentine

    1.1.-31.12.

    20 000 tonnes

    0 %

    09.2935

    ex380610 00

    10

    Rosin and resin acids obtained from fresh oleoresins

    1.1.-31.12.

    280 000 tonnes

    0 %

    09.2814

    ex381590 90

    76

    Catalyst consisting of titanium dioxide and tungsten trioxide

    1.1.-31.12.

    2 200 tonnes

    0 %

    09.2829

    ex382490 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 %

    09.2986

    ex382490 97

    76

    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)

    1.1.-31.12.

    14 315 tonnes

    0 %

    09.2907

    ex382490 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 %

    09.2140

    ex382490 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 %

    09.2992

    ex390230 00

    93

    Propylene-butylene copolymer, containing by weight 60 % or more but not more than 68 % of propylene and 32 % or more but not more than 40 % of butylene, of a melt viscosity of not more than 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)

    1.1.-31.12.

    1 000 tonnes

    0 %

     (3)09.2947

    ex390469 80

    95

    Poly(vinylidene fluoride), in powder form, for the preparation of paint or varnish for coating metal (1)

    1.1.-31.12.

    1 300 tonnes

    0 %

     (3)09.2639

    3905 30 00

     

    Poly(vinyl alcohol)

    1.1.-31.12.

    18 000 tonnes

    0 %

     (3)09.2640

    ex390599 90

    91

    Polyvinyl butyral

    1.1.-31.12.

    8 000 tonnes

    0 %

    09.2616

    ex391000 00

    30

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

    1.1.-31.12.

    1 300 tonnes

    0 %

     (3)09.2816

    ex391211 00

    20

    Cellulose acetate flakes

    1.1.-31.12.

    58 500 tonnes

    0 %

     (3)09.2641

    ex391390 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 %

    09.2813

    ex392091 00

    94

    Co-extruded trilayer poly(vinyl butyral) film without a graduated colour band containing by weight 29 % or more but not more than 31 % of 2,2’-ethylenedioxydiethyl bis(2-ethylhexanoate) as a plasticiser

    1.1.-31.12.

    2 000 000 m2

    0 %

    09.2818

    ex690290 00

    10

    Refractory bricks with

    — an edge length of more than 300mm 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 %

    09.2815

    ex690919 00

    70

    Supports for catalysts or filters, consisting of porous ceramics made primarily from oxides of aluminium and titanium; with a total volume of not more than 65 litres and at least one duct (open on one or both ends) per cm2 of cross section

    1.1.-31.12.

    380 000 units

    0 %

    09.2628

    ex701952 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.

    350 000 m2

    0 %

    09.2799

    ex720249 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

    ex761699 90

    85

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

    1.1.-31.12.

    240 000 units

    0 %

     (3)09.2636

    ex841182 80

    20

    64 MW industrial aero-derivative gas turbine engines for incorporation into industrial power generation sets for peaking/mid-merit duty operating less than 5 500 hours per year and with a simple-cycle efficiency of greater than 40 %

    1.1.-31.12.

    10 units

    0 %

    09.2763

    ex850140 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 %

     (3)09.2642

    ex850140 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 %

     (3)09.2633

    ex850440 82

    20

    Electric adapter, 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 %

     (3)09.2643

    ex850440 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

    ex852691 20

    20

    Assembly for GPS system having a position determination function

    1.1.-31.12.

    3 000 000 units

    0 %

    09.2003

    ex854370 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 × 30 mm

    1.1.-31.12.

    1 400 000 units

    0 %

     (3)09.2635

    ex900110 90

    20

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

    1.1.-31.12.

    2 600 000 km

    0 %

    09.2631

    ex900190 00

    80

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

    1.1.-31.12.

    5 000 000 units

    0 %

    (1)   The relief from or reduction of customs duties shall be subject to the conditions laid down in the relevant Union provisions with a view to customs control of the use of such goods (see 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.

    (3)   New or amended position.



    ( 1 ) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.

    ( 2 ) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

    ( 3 ) OJ L 345, 31.12.1996, p. 1.

    ( 4 ) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

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