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
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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. 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 3000000 m2;
(2) the quota volume for the autonomous tariff quota with order number 09.2634 is fixed at 8000 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 10000 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
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Order number CN code TARIC Description Quota period Quota volume Quota duty (%) 09.2849 ex07108069 10 Mushrooms of the species Auricularia polytricha (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling), frozen, for the manufacture of prepared meals 1.1.-31.12. 700 tonnes 0 % 09.2913 ex24011035 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 24021000 1.1.-31.12. 6000 tonnes 0 % ex24011070 10 ex24011095 11 ex24011095 21 ex24011095 91 ex24012035 91 ex24012070 10 ex24012095 11 ex24012095 21 ex24012095 91 09.2928 ex28112200 40 Silica filler in the form of granules, with a purity by weight of 97 % or more of silicon dioxide 1.1.-31.12. 1700 tonnes 0 % 09.2703 ex28253000 10 Vanadium oxides and hydroxides exclusively for use in alloys 1.1.-31.12. 13000 tonnes 0 % 09.2806 ex28259040 30 Tungsten trioxide, including blue tungsten oxide (CAS RN 1314-35-8 + 39318-18-8) 1.1.-31.12. 12000 tonnes 0 % 09.2929 29032200 Trichloroethylene (CAS RN 79-01-6) 1.1.-31.12. 10000 tonnes 0 % 09.2837 ex29037990 10 Bromochloromethane (CAS RN 74-97-5) 1.1.-31.12. 600 tonnes 0 % 09.2933 ex29039990 30 1,3-Dichlorobenzene (CAS RN 541-73-1) 1.1.-31.12. 2600 tonnes 0 % 09.2950 ex29055998 10 2-Chloroethanol, for the manufacture of liquid thioplasts of subheading 40029990 (CAS RN 107-07-3) 1.1.-31.12. 15000 tonnes 0 % 09.2851 ex29071200 10 O-Cresol having a purity of not less than 98,5 % by weight (CAS RN 95-48-7) 1.1.-31.12. 20000 tonnes 0 % 09.2624 29124200 Ethylvanillin (3-ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde) (CAS RN 121-32-4) 1.1.-31.12. 950 tonnes 0 % 09.2638 ex29152100 10 Acetic acid of a purity by weight of 99 % or more (CAS RN 64-19-7) 1.1.-31.12. 1000000 tonnes 0 % 09.2972 29152400 Acetic anhydride (CAS RN 108-24-7) 1.1.-31.12. 20000 tonnes 0 % 09.2769 ex29171390 10 Dimethyl sebacate (CAS RN 106-79-6) 1.1.-31.12. 1300 tonnes 0 % 09.2634 ex29171990 40 Dodecanedioic acid, of a purity by weight of more than 98,5 % (CAS RN 693-23-2) 1.1.-31.12. 4600 tonnes 0 % 09.2808 ex29182200 10 o-Acetylsalicylic acid (CAS RN 50-78-2) 1.1.-31.12. 120 tonnes 0 % 09.2975 ex29183000 10 Benzophenone-3,3’,4,4’-tetracarboxylic dianhydride (CAS RN 2421-28-5) 1.1.-31.12. 1000 tonnes 0 % 09.2632 ex29212200 10 Hexamethylenediamine (CAS RN 124-09-4) 1.1.-31.12. 40000 tonnes 0 % 09.2602 ex29215119 10 o-Phenylenediamine (CAS RN 95-54-5) 1.1.-31.12. 1800 tonnes 0 % 09.2977 29261000 Acrylonitrile (CAS RN 107-13-1) 1.1.-31.12. 75000 tonnes 0 % 09.2917 ex29309013 90 Cystine (CAS RN 56-89-3) 1.1.-31.12. 600 tonnes 0 % 09.2603 ex29309099 79 Bis(3-triethoxysilylpropyl)tetrasulphide (CAS RN 40372-72-3) 1.1.-31.12. 9000 tonnes 0 % 09.2810 29321100 Tetrahydrofuran (CAS RN 109-99-9) 1.1.-31.12. 20000 tonnes 0 % 09.2955 ex29321900 60 Flurtamone (ISO) (CAS RN 96525-23-4) 1.1.-31.12. 300 tonnes 0 % 09.2812 ex29322090 77 Hexan-6-olide (CAS RN 502-44-3) 1.1.-31.12. 4000 tonnes 0 % 09.2658 ex29339980 73 5-(Acetoacetylamino)benzimidazolone (CAS RN 26576-46-5) 1.1.-31.12. 200 tonnes 0 % 09.2945 ex29400000 20 D-Xylose (CAS RN 58-86-6) 1.1.-31.12. 400 tonnes 0 % 09.2659 ex38029000 19 Soda flux calcinated diatomaceous earth 1.1.-31.12. 30000 tonnes 0 % 09.2908 ex38040000 10 Sodium lignosulphonate 1.1.-31.12. 40000 tonnes 0 % 09.2889 38051090 Sulphate turpentine 1.1.-31.12. 25000 tonnes 0 % 09.2935 ex38061000 10 Rosin and resin acids obtained from fresh oleoresins 1.1.-31.12. 280000 tonnes 0 % 09.2814 ex38159090 76 Catalyst consisting of titanium dioxide and tungsten trioxide 1.1.-31.12. 3000 tonnes 0 % 09.2829 ex38249097 19 Solid extract of the residual, insoluble in aliphatic solvents, obtained during the extraction of rosin from wood, having the following characteristics: 1.1.-31.12. 1600 tonnes 0 % 09.2907 ex38249097 86 Mixture of phytosterols, in the form of powder, containing by weight: 1.1.-31.12. 2500 tonnes 0 % 09.2644 ex38249097 96 Preparation containing by weight: 1.1.-30.6.2013. 7500 tonnes 0 % 09.2140 ex38249097 98 Mixture of tertiary amines containing by weight: 1.1.-31.12. 4500 tonnes 0 % 09.2660 ex39023000 96 Propylene-ethylene copolymer, with a melt viscosity of not more than 1700 mPa at 190 °C, as determined by ASTM D 3236 method 1.1.-31.12. 500 tonnes 0 % 09.2639 39053000 Poly(vinyl alcohol), whether or not containing unhydrolysed acetate groups 1.1.-31.12. 18000 tonnes 0 % 09.2616 ex39100000 30 Polydimethylsiloxane with a degree of polymerisation of 2800 monomer units (± 100) 1.1.-31.12. 1300 tonnes 0 % 09.2816 ex39121100 20 Cellulose acetate flakes 1.1.-31.12. 75000 tonnes 0 % 09.2641 ex39139000 87 Sodium hyaluronate, non-sterile, with: 1.1.-31.12. 200 kg 0 % 09.2661 ex39205100 50 Sheets of polymethylmethacrylate conforming to standard 1.1.-31.12. 100 tonnes 0 % 09.2645 ex39211400 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. 1300 tonnes 0 % 09.2818 ex69029000 10 Refractory bricks with 1.1.-31.12. 75 tonnes 0 % 09.2628 ex70195200 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. 3000000 m2 0 % 09.2799 ex72024990 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. 50000 tonnes 0 % 09.2629 ex76169990 85 Aluminium telescopic handle for use in the manufacture of luggage 1.1.-31.12. 800000 units 0 % 09.2763 ex85014080 30 Electric AC commutator motor, single-phase, with an output of more than 750 W, an input power of more than 1600 W but not more than 2700 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 30000 rpm but not more than 50000 rpm, equipped with air-inducting ventilator, for use in the manufacture of vacuum cleaners 1.1.-31.12. 2000000 units 0 % 09.2642 ex85014080 40 Assembly, consisting of 1.1.-31.12. 120000 units 0 % 09.2633 ex85044082 20 Electric rectifier, with a capacity of not more than 1 kVA, for use in the manufacture of hair removal apparatus 1.1.-31.12. 4500000 units 0 % 09.2643 ex85044082 30 Power supply boards for use in the manufacture of goods falling under heading 8521 and 8528 1.1.-31.12. 1038000 units 0 % 09.2620 ex85269120 20 Assembly for GPS system having a position determination function 1.1.-31.12. 3000000 units 0 % 09.2003 ex85437090 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. 1400000 units 0 % 09.2635 ex90011090 20 Optical fibres for the manufacture of glass fibre cables under heading 8544 1.1.-31.12. 3300000 km 0 % 09.2631 ex90019000 80 Unmounted glass lenses, prisms and cemented elements for use in the manufacture of goods of CN codes 9002, 9005, 901310 and 9015 1.1.-31.12. 5000000 units 0 %
a resin acid content not exceeding 30 % by weight,
an acid number not exceeding 110, and
a melting point of 100 °C or more.
75 % or more of sterols,
not more than 25 % of stanols, for use in the manufacture of stanols/sterols or stanol/sterol esters
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.
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.
a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of not more than 900000,
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.
EN 4364 (MIL-P-5425E) and DTD5592A, or
EN 4365 (MIL-P-8184) and DTD5592A.
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 1700 °C.
a single-phase electric AC commutator motor, with an output of 480 W or more, but not more than 1400 W, an input power of more than 900 W but not more than 1600 W, an external diameter of more than 119,8 mm but not more than 135,2 mm and a rated speed of more than 30000 rpm but not more than 50000 rpm, and
an air-inducting ventilator, for use in the manufacture of vacuum cleaners.