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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)No 226/2004

of 10 February 2004

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

(OJ L 039, 11.2.2004, p.1)


Corrected by:

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Corrigendum, OJ L 375, 23.12.2004, p. 35  (226/04)




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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)No 226/2004

of 10 February 2004

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 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products ( 1 ). Community demand for the products in question should be met under the most favourable conditions. For that purpose new Community tariff quotas should be opened at reduced or zero rates of duty for appropriate volumes, and certain existing tariff quotas should be extended, while avoiding any disturbance to the markets for these products.

(2)

The quota amount for certain autonomous Community tariff quotas is insufficient to meet the needs of the Community industry for the current quota period. Consequently, these quota amounts should be increased with effect from 1 January 2003 or 1 July 2003, depending on the starting date of these quotas, and therefore the immediate entry into force of this Regulation should be envisaged.

(3)

It is no longer in the Community's interest to maintain in 2004 a Community tariff quota on some of the products for which duties were suspended in 2003. Those products should therefore be removed from the table set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96.

(4)

In view of the large number of amendments and in the interest of clarity, Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 should be replaced entirely.

(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 I.3 of the Protocol annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties establishing the European Community on the role of national parliaments in the European Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

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

Article 2

For the quota period from 1 January to 31 December 2003, Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 is hereby amended as follows:

(a) order number 09.2979: the amount of the tariff quota is fixed at 800 000 units;

(b) order number 09.2985: the amount of the tariff quota is fixed at 600 000 units.

Article 3

For the quota period from 1 July to 31 December 2003, Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 is hereby amended as follows:

Order number 09.2935: the amount of the tariff quota shall be fixed at 90 000 tonnes.

Article 4

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 2004, except for Article 2 which shall apply from 1 January 2003, and Article 3 which shall apply from 1 July 2003.

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




ANNEX




‘ANNEX I



Order No

CN code

TARIC code

Description

Amount of quota

Quota duty

( %)

Quota period

09.2602

ex292151 19

10

o-phenylenediamine

1 800 tonnes

0

1.1.–31.12.

09.2603

ex293100 95

15

Bis(3-triethoxysilylpropyl) tetrasulfide

2 000 tonnes

0

1.1.–31.12.

09.2604

ex390530 00

10

Poly(vinyl alcohol) partially acetalised with 5-(4-azido-2-sulfobenzylidene)-3-(formylpropyl)-rhodanine, sodium salt

100 tonnes

0

1.1.–31.12.

09.2605

ex382490 99

78

Silver and palladium-based chemical dispersion of a kind used for screen coatings, having a content not exceeding 0,4 % by weight of silver and palladium each

80 000 litres

0

1.1.–31.12.

09.2606

ex382490 99

79

Silica sol for use as polishing agent in the manufacture of products falling within subheading 8542 21 01 ()

1 200 tonnes

0

1.1.–31.12.

09.2607

ex292250 00

60

Fesoterodine (INN) hydrogen fumarte

30 kg

0

1.1.–31.12.

09.2609

ex281122 00

20

Fumed silica for use as a polish agent in the manufacture of products falling within subheading 8542 21 01 ()

1 000 tonnes

0

1.1.–31.12.

09.2610

ex292520 00

20

(Chloromethylene)dimethylammonium chloride

100 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2611

ex282619 00

10

Calcium fluoride having a total content of aluminium, magnesium and sodium of 0,25 mg/kg or less, in the form of powder

55 tonnes

0

1.1.–31.12.

09.2612

ex292159 90

30

3,3'-dichlorobenzidine dihydrochloride

300 tonnes

3,5

1.1.-31.12.

09.2613

ex293299 70

40

1,3:2,4-Bis-O-(3,4-dimethylbenzylidene)-D-glucitol

250 tonnes

3,3

1.1.-31.12.

09.2614

ex701120 00

85

Glass face-plate with a diagonal measurement from the outer edge to the outer edge of 91,8 (± 0,2) cm and having a light transmission of 78 (± 3) % by a reference glass thickness of 11,43 mm

200 000 units

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2615

ex293499 90

70

Ribonucleic acid

110 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2616

ex391000 00

30

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

1 300 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2618

ex291819 80

40

(R)-2-Chloromandelic acid

100 tonnes

0

1.1.–31.12.

09.2619

ex293499 90

71

2-Thienylacetonitrile

120 tonnes

0

1.1.–31.12.

09.2620

ex852691 90

10

Assembly for GPS system having a position determination function

100 000 units

0

1.1.–31.12.

09.2621

ex381230 80

50

Aluminium magnesium zinc hydroxide carbonate hydrate, coated with a surface-active agent

1 800 tonnes

0

1.1.–31.12

09.2703

ex282530 00

10

Vanadium oxides and hydroxides, only for the production of alloys ()

13 000 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2713

 
 

Sweet cherries, marinated in alcohol, of a diameter not exceeding 19,9 mm, stoned, intended for the manufacture of chocolate products ():

2 000 tonnes

 

1.1.-31.12.

ex200860 19

10

—  with a sugar content exceeding 9 % by weight,

10 (4)

ex200860 39

11/19

—  with a sugar content not exceeding 9 % by weight

10

09.2719

 
 

Sour cherries (Prunus cerasus), marinated in alcohol, of a diameter not exceeding 19,9 mm, intended for the manufacture of chocolate products ():

2 000 tonnes

 

1.1.-31.12.

ex200860 19

20

—  with a sugar content exceeding 9 % by weight,

10 (4)

ex200860 39

20

—  with a sugar content not exceeding 9 % by weight

10

09.2727

ex390290 90

93

Synthetic poly-alpha-olefin having a viscosity of not less than 38 × 10-6 m2 s-1 (38 centistokes) at 100 °C, measured using the ASTM D 445 method

10 000 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

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 % by weight of chromium

50 000 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2809

ex380290 00

10

Acid-activated montmorillonite for the manufacture of self-copy paper ()

10 000 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2829

ex382490 99

19

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

1 600 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2837

ex290349 80

10

Bromochloromethane

450 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

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

10 000 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

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 () ()

700 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2851

ex290712 00

10

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

20 000 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2853

ex293090 70

35

Glutathione

15 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2881

ex390190 90

92

Chlorosulphonated polyethylene

6 000 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2882

ex290890 00

20

2,4-Dichloro-3-ethyl-6-nitrophenol, powdered

90 tonnes

0

1.1.–31.12.

09.2889

3805 10 90

—

Sulphate turpentine

20 000 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2902

ex854011 15

91

Flat screen colour cathode-ray tube with a screen width/height ratio of 4/3, a diagonal measurement of the screen of 59 cm or more but not exceeding 61 cm and a curvature radius of 50 m or more

20 000 units

7

1.1.–30.6.2004

09.2904

ex854011 19

95

Flat screen colour cathode-ray tube with a screen width/height ratio of 4/3, a diagonal measurement of the screen of 79 cm or more but not exceeding 81 cm and a curvature radius of 50 m or more

8 500 units

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2913

ex240110 41

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 products falling within subheading 2402 10 00 ()

6 000 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

ex240110 49

10

ex240110 50

10

ex240110 70

10

ex240110 90

10

ex240120 41

10

ex240120 49

10

ex240120 50

10

ex240120 70

10

ex240120 90

10

09.2914

ex382490 99

26

Aqueous solution containing by weight not less than 40 % of dry betaine extract and 5 % or more but no more than 30 % by weight of organic or inorganic salts

38 000 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2917

ex293090 13

90

Cystine

600 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2918

ex291090 00

50

1,2-Epoxybutan

500 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2919

ex870829 90

10

Folding bellows for the manufacture of articulated buses ()

2 600 units

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2933

ex290369 90

30

1,3-Dichlorobenzene

2 600 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2935

3806 10 10

—

Rosin and resin acids, obtained from fresh oleoresins

120 000 tonnes

0

1.1.-30.6.

09.2935

3806 10 10

—

Rosin and resin acids, obtained from fresh oleoresins

80 000 tonnes

0

1.7.-31.12.

09.2945

ex294000 00

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D-Xylose

400 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2947

ex390469 90

95

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

1 300 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2950

ex290559 10

10

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

6 500 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2955

ex293219 00

60

Flurtamone (ISO)

300 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2957

ex850790 98

10

Stamped cylindrical can, in non-alloy steel, post-nickel-plated, for an 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

70 000 000 units

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2964

ex550200 80

20

Filament tow of cellulose produced by organic solvent spinning (Lyocell), for use in the paper industry ()

1 200 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2966

ex283919 00

20

Crystalline disodium disilicate, containing by weight:

— 59 % or more of silicon-dioxide, and

— 30 % or more of disodium oxide

2 000 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2975

ex291830 00

10

Benzophenone-3,3':4,4'-tetracarboxylic dianhydride

500 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2976

ex840790 10

10

Four-stroke petrol engines of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 250 cm3, for use in the manufacture of lawnmowers of subheading 8433 11 ()

650 000 units ()

0

1.7.2003-30.6.2004

09.2979

ex701120 00

15

Glass face-plate with a diagonal measurement from the outer edge to the outer edge of 81,5 cm (± 0,2 cm) and having a light transmission of 80 % (± 3 %) by a reference thickness of the glass of 11,43 mm

600 000 units

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2981

ex840733 90

10

Spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines, having a cylinder capacity of not less than 300 cm3 and a power of not less than 6 but not exceeding 15,5 kW, for the manufacture of:

— self-propelled lawnmowers, with a seat of subheading 8433 11 51

— tractors of subheading 8701 90 11, having the main function of a lawnmower or

— four-stroke mowers with a motor capacity of not less than 300 cm3 of subheading 8433 20 10 ()

210 000 units

0

1.1.-31.12.

ex840790 80

10

ex840790 90

10

09.2985

ex854091 00

33

Flat masks of a length of 685,6 mm (± 0,2 mm) or 687,2 mm (± 0,2 mm) and a height of 406,9 mm (± 0,2 mm) or 408,9 mm (± 0,2 mm), with a width of the slots at the end of the central vertical axe of 174 micrometer (± 8 micrometer)

400 000 units

0

1.1.-31.12.2004

09.2986

ex382490 99

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

14 000 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2992

ex390230 00

93

Propylene-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 ()

1 000 tonnes

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2993

ex392010 28

93

Polyethylene film with a thickness of not more than 23 μm but not exceeding 27 mm, with a weight of not more than 32 g/m2 but not exceeding 42 g/m2 and with a water vapour permeability of not less than 900 g/m2 per day

120 000 000 m2

0

1.1.-31.12.

09.2995

ex853690 85

95

Keypads,

— comprising a layer of silicone and polycarbonate keytops or

— wholly of silicone or wholly of polycarbonate, including printed keys, for the manufacture or repair of mobile radio-telephones of subheading 8525 20 91 ()

20 000 000 units

0

1.1.–31.12.

ex853890 99

93

09.2998

ex292429 95

80

5'-Chloro-3-hydroxy-2',4'-dimethoxy-2-naphthanilide

26 tonnes

0

1.1.–31.12.

09.2999

ex701120 00

10

Glass face-plate with a major diagonal measurement from the outer edge to the outer edge of 72,4 cm (± 0,2 cm) and having a light transmission of 80 % (± 3 %) by a reference thickness of the glass of 11,43 mm

600 000 units

0

1.1.-31.12.

(1)   Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions.

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

(3)   The quantities of goods subject to this quota and released for free circulation as from 1 July 2003, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1078/2003, shall be fully counted against this quantity.

(4)   The specific additional duty is applicable.’



( 1 ) OJ L 345, 31.12.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1078/2003 (OJ L 156, 25.6.2003, p. 1).