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20.12.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
L
350/1
II
(Non-legislative acts)
REGULATIONS
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,
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
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
products should be deleted from the Annex to Regu
Union, and in particular Article 31 thereof,
lation (EU) No 7/2010.
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
(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.
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
to avoid any disturbances on the market for certain agri
(7) Since
the
tariff
quotas
should
take
effect
from
1
January
cultural and industrial products, autonomous tariff
2013, this Regulation should apply from the same date
quotas have been opened by Council Regulation (EU)
and enter into force immediately upon publication in the
No 7/2010 ( 1 ). Products within those tariff quotas can
Official Journal of the European Union,
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
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
an appropriate volume for the products with order
numbers 09.2658, 09.2659, 09.2660 and 09.2661.
Article 1
(2) The
quota
volumes
for
the
autonomous
tariff
quotas
with The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 7/2010 is replaced by the
order numbers 09.2628, 09.2634 and 09.2929 are
text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
insufficient to meet the needs of the industry of the
Union for the current quota period ending on
31 December 2012. Consequently, those quota
Article 2
volumes should be increased with effect from 1 July
With effect from 1 July 2012, in the Annex to Regulation (EU)
2012. However, the increase of the quota volumes for
No 7/2010:
the autonomous tariff quota with order number 09.2634
should not be continued beyond 31 December 2012.
(1) the quota volume for the autonomous tariff quota with
order number 09.2628 is fixed at 3 000 000 m 2 ;
(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.
(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;
(4)
It is no longer in the interest of the Union to continue to
grant tariff quotas in 2013 for products with order
(3) the quota volume for the autonomous tariff quota with
( 1 ) OJ L 3, 7.1.2010, p. 1.
order number 09.2929 is fixed at 10 000 tonnes.

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L 350/2
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Official Journal of the European Union
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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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EN
20.12.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
L
350/3
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
%
whether or not cut in regular size,
ex 2401 10 70 10
having a custom value of not less
ex 2401 10 95 11
than EUR 450 per 100 kg net weight,
for use as binder or wrapper for the
ex 2401 10 95 21
manufacture of goods falling within
ex 2401 10 95 91
subheading 2402 10 00 ( 1 )
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 1.1.-31.12. 1
700
tonnes 0
%
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. 10
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
manufacture 1.1.-31.12. 15
000
tonnes 0
%
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)
09.2624 2912
42
00 Ethylvanillin
(3-ethoxy-4-hydroxybenz 1.1.-31.12. 950
tonnes 0
%
aldehyde) (CAS RN 121-32-4)
09.2638 ex
2915
21
00 10 Acetic
acid
of
a
purity
by
weight
of 1.1.-31.12. 1
000
000 0 %
99 % or more (CAS RN 64-19-7)
tonnes
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
%

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Official Journal of the European Union
20.12.2012
Order
number
CN code TARIC Description Quota
period Quota
volume
Quota
duty (%)
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
693-23-2)
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 1.1.-31.12. 1
000
tonnes 0
%
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
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 1.1.-31.12. 9
000
tonnes 0
%
(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
%
09.2658 ex
2933
99
80 73 5-(Acetoacetylamino)benzimidazolone 1.1.-31.12. 200
tonnes 0
%
(CAS RN 26576-46-5)
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 1.1.-31.12. 280
000
tonnes 0
%
fresh oleoresins
09.2814 ex
3815
90
90 76 Catalyst
consisting
of
titanium
dioxide 1.1.-31.12. 3
000
tonnes 0
%
and tungsten trioxide
09.2829 ex
3824
90
97 19 Solid
extract
of
the
residual,
insoluble 1.1.-31.12. 1
600
tonnes 0
%
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.

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20.12.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
L
350/5
Order
number
CN code TARIC Description Quota
period Quota
volume
Quota
duty (%)
09.2907 ex
3824
90
97 86 Mixture
of
phytosterols,
in
the
form
of 1.1.-31.12. 2
500
tonnes 0
%
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 )
09.2644 ex
3824
90
97 96 Preparation
containing
by
weight:
1.1.-
7 500 tonnes 0
%
— 55 % or more but not more than 30.6.2013.
78 % of dimethyl glutarate,
— 10 % or more but not more than
28 % of dimethyl adipate, and
— not more than 25 % of dimethyl
succinate.
09.2140 ex
3824
90
97 98 Mixture
of
tertiary
amines
containing 1.1.-31.12. 4
500
tonnes 0
%
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.
09.2660 ex
3902
30
00 96 Propylene-ethylene
copolymer,
with
a 1.1.-31.12. 500
tonnes 0
%
melt viscosity of not more than 1 700
mPa at 190 °C, as determined by ASTM
D 3236 method
09.2639 3905
30
00 Poly(vinyl
alcohol),
whether
or
not
1.1.-31.12. 18
000
tonnes 0
%
containing unhydrolysed acetate groups
09.2616 ex
3910
00
00 30 Polydimethylsiloxane
with
a
degree
of 1.1.-31.12. 1
300
tonnes 0
%
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
%
09.2641 ex
3913
90
00 87 Sodium
hyaluronate,
non-sterile,
with: 1.1.-31.12. 200
kg 0
%
— a weight average molecular weight
(M w ) 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.
09.2661 ex
3920
51
00 50 Sheets of polymethylmethacrylate 1.1.-31.12. 100
tonnes 0
%
conforming to standard
— EN 4364 (MIL-P-5425E) and
DTD5592A, or
— EN 4365 (MIL-P-8184) and
DTD5592A.
09.2645 ex
3921
14
00 20 Cellular
block
of
regenerated
cellulose, 1.1.-31.12. 1
300
tonnes 0
%
impregnated with water containing
magnesium chloride and quaternary
ammonium compounds, measuring
100 cm
(± 10 cm)
×
100 cm
(± 10 cm) × 40 cm (± 5 cm)

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Official Journal of the European Union
20.12.2012
Order
number
CN code TARIC Description Quota
period Quota
volume
Quota
duty (%)
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 TiO 2 content of not more than
1 % by weight, and
— a Al 2 O 3 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. 3
000
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
in 1.1.-31.12. 800
000
units 0
%
the manufacture of luggage ( 1 )
09.2763 ex
8501
40
80 30 Electric
AC
commutator
motor,
single- 1.1.-31.12. 2
000
000
units 0
%
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 commu
tator 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
rectifier,
with
a
capacity
of
not 1.1.-31.12. 4
500
000
units 0
%
more than 1 kVA, for use in the manu
facture 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

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Journal
of
the
European
Union
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350/7
Order
number
CN code TARIC Description Quota
period Quota
volume
Quota
duty (%)
09.2003 ex
8543
70
90 63 Voltage
controlled
frequency
generator, 1.1.-31.12. 1
400
000
units 0
%
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
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 ) 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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