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22.12.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
341/11
REGULATIONS
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1359/2011
of 19 December 2011
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,
such quotas were established for 2011. Those quotas
should therefore be closed with effect from 1 January
2012 and the corresponding products should be
deleted from the list in the Annex to Regulation (EU)
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
No 7/2010.
Union, and in particular Article 31 thereof,
(5)
In view of the many changes to be made, the Annex to
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Regulation (EU) No 7/2010 should be replaced in its
entirety in the interest of clarity.
Whereas:
(6) Regulation
(EU)
No
7/2010
should
therefore
be
amended
accordingly.
(1)
In order to ensure sufficient and uninterrupted supplies
of certain goods insufficiently produced in the Union and
(7) Since
the
tariff
quotas
have
to
take
effect
from
1
January
to avoid any disturbances on the market for certain agri
2012, this Regulation should apply from the same date
cultural and industrial products, autonomous tariff
and enter into force immediately,
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
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
1 January 2012, new tariff quotas at a zero duty rate for
an appropriate volume for the products with order
numbers 09.2928 and 09.2929, by inserting those
products in the list in the Annex to Regulation (EU)
Article 1
No 7/2010.
The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 7/2010 is replaced by the
text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) The
quota
volumes
for
autonomous
tariff
quotas
with
order numbers 09.2624 and 09.2640 are insufficient
to meet the needs of the industry of the Union for the
Article 2
current quota period ending on 31 December 2011.
With effect from 1 July 2011, in the Annex to Regulation (EU)
Consequently, those quota volumes should be increased
No 7/2010:
with effect from 1 July 2011.
— the quota volume for the autonomous tariff quota with
(3) The
quota
volumes
for
autonomous
tariff
quotas
with
order number 09.2624 is fixed at 950 tonnes,
order numbers 09.2603, 09.2629, 09.2632, 09.2816
and 09.2977 should be replaced by the volumes set
out in the Annex to this Regulation.
— the quota volume for the autonomous tariff quota with
order number 09.2640 is fixed at 11 000 tonnes.
(4)
It is no longer in the interest of the Union to continue to
grant tariff quotas in 2012 for the products with order
numbers 09.2815, 09.2841 and 09.2992, for which
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi
( 1 ) OJ L 3, 7.1.2010, p. 1.
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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It shall apply from 1 January 2012, except for Article 2 which shall apply from 1 July 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 2011.
For the Council
The President
M. KOROLEC

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22.12.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
341/13
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 1.1.-31.12. 700
tonnes 0
%
polytricha (uncooked or cooked by
steaming or boiling), frozen, for the
manufacture of prepared meals ( 1 ) ( 2 )
09.2913 ex
2401
10
35 91
Natural unmanufactured tobacco, 1.1.-31.12. 6
000
tonnes 0
%
ex 2401 10 70
10
whether or not cut in regular size,
ex 2401 10 95
11
having a custom value of not less
ex 2401 10 95
21
than Euro 450 per 100 kg net
ex 2401 10 95
91
weight, for use as binder or
ex 2401 20 35
91
wrapper for the manufacture of
ex 2401 20 70
10
goods falling within subheading
ex 2401 20 95
11
2402 10 00 ( 1 )
ex 2401 20 95
21
ex 2401 20 95
91
09.2928 ex
2811
22
00 40 Silica
filler
in
the
form
of
granules, 1.1.-31.12. 1
700
tonnes 0
%
with a purity by weight of 97 % or
more of silicon dioxide
09.2703 ex
2825
30
00 10 Vanadium
oxides
and
hydroxides 1.1.-31.12. 13
000
tonnes 0
%
exclusively for use in alloys ( 1 )
09.2806 ex
2825
90
40 30 Tungsten
trioxide,
including
blue 1.1.-31.12. 12
000
tonnes 0
%
tungsten oxide (CAS RN 1314-35-8
+ 39318-18-8)
09.2929 2903
22
00 Trichloroethylene
(CAS
RN
79-01-6) 1.1.-31.12. 7
000
tonnes 0
%
09.2837 ex
2903
79
90 10 Bromochloromethane
(CAS
RN
1.1.-31.12. 600
tonnes 0
%
74-97-5)
09.2933 ex
2903
99
90 30 1,3-Dichlorobenzene
(CAS
RN
1.1.-31.12. 2
600
tonnes 0
%
541-73-1)
09.2950 ex
2905
59
98 10 2-Chloroethanol, for the manu 1.1.-31.12. 15
000
tonnes 0
%
facture of liquid thioplasts of
subheading 4002 99 90, (CAS RN
107-07-3) ( 1 )
09.2851 ex
2907
12
00 10 O-Cresol
having
a
purity
of
not
less 1.1.-31.12. 20
000
tonnes 0
%
than 98,5 % by weight (CAS RN
95-48-7)
09.2767 ex
2910
90
00 80 Allyl
glycidyl
ether
(CAS
RN
1.1.-31.12. 4
300
tonnes 0
%
106-92-3)
09.2624 2912
42
00 Ethylvanillin
(3-ethoxy-4-hydroxy 1.1.-31.12. 950
tonnes 0
%
benzaldehyde), (CAS RN 121-32-4)
09.2638 ex
2915
21
00 10 Acetic
acid
of
a
purity
by
weight
of 1.1.-31.12. 500
000
tonnes 0
%
99 % or more (CAS RN 000064-
19-7)

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Order
number
CN code TARIC Description Quota
period Quota
volume
Quota
duty (%)
09.2972 2915
24
00 Acetic
anhydride
(CAS
RN 1.1.-31.12. 20
000
tonnes 0
%
108-24-7)
09.2769 ex
2917
13
90 10 Dimethyl
sebacate
(CAS
RN
1.1.-31.12. 1
300
tonnes 0
%
106-79-6)
09.2634 ex
2917
19
90 40 Dodecanedioic
acid,
of
a
purity
by 1.1.-31.12. 4
600
tonnes 0
%
weight of more than 98,5 %
(CAS RN 000693-23-2)
09.2808 ex
2918
22
00 10 o-Acetylsalicylic
acid
(CAS
RN
1.1.-31.12. 120
tonnes 0
%
50-78-2)
09.2975 ex
2918
30
00 10 Benzophenone-3,3’,4,4’-tetracar
1.1.-31.12. 1
000
tonnes 0
%
boxylic dianhydride (CAS RN
2421-28-5)
09.2632 ex
2921
22
00 10 Hexamethylenediamine (CAS RN 1.1.-31.12. 40
000
tonnes 0
%
124-09-4)
09.2602 ex
2921
51
19 10 o-Phenylenediamine
(CAS
RN
1.1.-31.12. 1
800
tonnes 0
%
95-54-5)
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)tetra
1.1.-31.12. 12
000
tonnes 0
%
sulphide (CAS RN 40372-72-3)
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
1.1.-31.12. 300
tonnes 0
%
96525-23-4)
09.2812 ex
2932
20
90 77 Hexan-6-olide
(CAS
RN
502-44-3) 1.1.-31.12. 4
000
tonnes 0
%
09.2615 ex
2934
99
90 70 Ribonucleic
acid
(CAS
RN
1.1.-31.12. 110
tonnes 0
%
63231-63-0)
09.2945 ex
2940
00
00 20 D-Xylose
(CAS
RN
58-86-6) 1.1.-31.12. 400
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. 20
000
tonnes 0
%
09.2935 ex
3806
10
00 10 Rosin
and
resin
acids
obtained
from 1.1.-31.12. 280
000
tonnes 0
%
fresh oleoresins
09.2814 ex
3815
90
90 76 Catalyst consisting of titanium 1.1.-31.12. 2
200
tonnes 0
%
dioxide and tungsten trioxide

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22.12.2011 Official
Journal
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the
European
Union L
341/15
Order
number
CN code TARIC Description Quota
period Quota
volume
Quota
duty (%)
09.2829 ex
3824
90
97 19 Solid extract of the residual, 1.1.-31.12. 1
600
tonnes 0
%
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,
09.2986 ex
3824
90
97 76 Mixture of tertiary amines 1.1.-31.12. 14
315
tonnes 0
%
containing:
— 60 % by weight of dodecyldi
methylamine, or more,
— 20 %
by
weight
of
dimethyl(tetradecyl)amine, or
more,
— 0,5 % by weight of hexadecyldi
methylamine, or more,
for use in the production of amine
oxides ( 1 )
09.2907 ex
3824
90
97 86 Mixture
of
phytosterols,
in
the
form 1.1.-31.12. 2
500
tonnes 0
%
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 )
09.2140 ex
3824
90
97 98 Mixture of tertiary amines 1.1.-31.12. 4
500
tonnes 0
%
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,
09.2639 3905
30
00 Poly(vinyl
alcohol),
whether
or
not
1.1.-31.12. 18
000
tonnes 0
%
containing unhydrolysed acetate
groups
09.2640 ex
3905
99
90 91 Polyvinyl
butyral 1.1.-31.12. 11
000
tonnes 0
%
09.2616 ex
3910
00
00 30 Polydimethylsiloxane
with
a
degree 1.1.-31.12. 1
300
tonnes 0
%
of polymerisation of 2
800
monomer units (± 100)
09.2816 ex
3912
11
00 20 Cellulose
acetate
flakes 1.1.-31.12. 75
000
tonnes 0
%

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Official Journal of the European Union
22.12.2011
Order
number
CN code TARIC Description Quota
period Quota
volume
Quota
duty (%)
09.2641 ex
3913
90
00 87 Sodium
hyaluronate,
non
sterile, 1.1.-31.12. 200
kg 0
%
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,
09.2813 ex
3920
91
00 94 Co-extruded trilayer poly(vinyl 1.1.-31.12.
3 000 000 m 2
0 %
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
09.2818 ex
6902
90
00 10 Refractory
bricks
with
1.1.-31.12. 75
tonnes 0
%
— 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,
09.2628 ex
7019
52
00 10 Glass
web
woven
from
glass
fibre 1.1.-31.12.
1 900 000 m 2
0 %
coated in plastic, of a weight of
120 g/m 2 (± 10
g/m 2 ), of a type
used in rolling insect screens with
fixed frames
09.2799 ex
7202
49
90 10 Ferro-chromium
containing
1,5
%
or 1.1.-31.12. 50
000
tonnes 0
%
more but not more than 4 % by
weight of carbon and not more
than 70 % of chromium
09.2629 ex
7616
99
90 85 Aluminium
telescopic
handle
for
use 1.1.-31.12. 800
000
units 0
%
in the manufacture of luggage ( 1 )
09.2636 ex
8411
82
80 20 64
MW
industrial
aero-derivative
gas 1.1.-31.12. 10
units 0
%
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 effi
ciency of greater than 40 %

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22.12.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
341/17
Order
number
CN code TARIC Description Quota
period Quota
volume
Quota
duty (%)
09.2763 ex
8501
40
80 30 Electric AC commutator motor, 1.1.-31.12. 2
000
000
units 0
%
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 )
09.2642 ex
8501
40
80 40 Assembly,
consisting
of
1.1.-31.12. 120
000
units 0
%
— 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 )
09.2633 ex
8504
40
82 20 Electric
adapter,
with
a
capacity
of 1.1.-31.12. 4
500
000
units 0
%
not more than 1 kVA, for use in
the manufacture of hair removal
apparatus ( 1 )
09.2643 ex
8504
40
82 30 Power
supply
boards
for
use
in
the 1.1.-31.12. 1
038
000
units 0
%
manufacture of goods falling under
heading 8521 and 8528 ( 1 )
09.2620 ex
8526
91
20 20 Assembly
for
GPS
system
having
a 1.1.-31.12. 3
000
000
units 0
%
position determination function
09.2003 ex
8543
70
90 63 Voltage controlled frequency 1.1.-31.12. 1
400
000
units 0
%
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
09.2635 ex
9001
10
90 20 Optical
fibres
for
the
manufacture
of 1.1.-31.12.
3 300 000 km 0
%
glass fibre cables under heading
8544 ( 1 )
09.2631 ex
9001
90
00 80 Unmounted
glass
lenses,
prisms
and 1.1.-31.12. 5
000
000
units 0
%
cemented elements for use in the
manufacture of goods of CN codes
9002, 9005, 9013 10 and 9015 ( 1 )
( 1 ) Reduction of customs duty shall be subject to Articles 291 to 300 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (OJ L 253,
11.10.1993, p. 1).
( 2 ) However, no reduced customs duty rate shall apply where processing is carried out by retail or catering undertakings.’

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