Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1008 of 17 June 2022 amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2278 suspending the Common Customs Tariff duties referred to in Article 56(2), point (c), of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 on certain agricultural and industrial products

• Published date: 28 June 2022
• Subject Matter: Common customs tariff,Customs duties: suspensions
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Union, L 170, 28 June 2022

28.6.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 170/1

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2022/1008

of 17 June 2022

amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2278 suspending the Common Customs Tariff duties referred to in Article 56(2), point (c), of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 on certain agricultural and industrial products

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 a sufficient and uninterrupted supply of certain agricultural and industrial products which are not produced in the Union and thereby avoid any disturbances on the market for those products, Common Customs Tariff duties of the type referred to in Article 56(2), point (c), of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) (‘CCT duties’) on those products have been suspended by Council Regulation (EU) 2021/2278 (2). As a result, the products listed in the Annex to Regulation (EU) 2021/2278 can be imported into the Union at reduced or zero duty rates.

(2) The Union production of certain products that are not listed in the Annex to Regulation (EU) 2021/2278 is inadequate to meet the specific requirements of the user industries in the Union. As it is in the Union's interest to ensure an adequate supply of certain products, and having regard to the fact that that identical, equivalent or substitute products are not produced in sufficient quantities within the Union, it is necessary to grant a complete suspension of the CCT duties on those products.

(3) With a view to promoting integrated battery production in the Union in accordance with the communication from the Commission of 17 May 2018 entitled ‘Europe on the Move – Sustainable Mobility for Europe: safe, connected, and clean’, a partial suspension of the CCT duties should be granted in respect of certain products related to battery productionthat are not listed in the Annex to Regulation (EU) 2021/2278. The date for the mandatory review of those suspensions should be 31 December 2022, in order for that review to take into account the short-term evolution of the battery sector in the Union.

(4) It is necessary to amend the product description and classification for certain CCT duty suspensions listed in the Annex to Regulation (EU) 2021/2278 in order to take into account technical product developments and economic trends in the market.

(5) It is no longer in the interest of the Union to maintain the suspension of CCT duties for certain products listed in the Annex to Regulation (EU) 2021/2278. The suspensions for those products should therefore be deleted with effect from 1 July 2022.

(6) Regulation (EU) 2021/2278 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(7) In order to avoid any interruption in the application of the autonomous tariff suspension scheme and to comply with the guidelines set out in the communication from the Commission of 13 December 2011 concerning autonomous tariff suspensions and quotas, the changes provided for in this Regulation regarding the tariff suspensions for the products concerned should apply from 1 July 2022. This Regulation should therefore enter into force as a matter of urgency,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EU) 2021/2278 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 July 2022.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 17 June 2022.

For the Council

The President

B. LE MAIRE

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(1) Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1).

(2) Council Regulation (EU) 2021/2278 of 20 December 2021 suspending the Common Customs Tariff duties referred to in Article 56(2), point (c), of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 on certain agricultural and industrial products, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1387/2013 (OJ L 466, 29.12.2021, p. 1).

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ANNEX

The Annex to Regulation (EU) 2021/2278 is amended as follows:

(1) the entries with the following serial numbers are deleted: 0.3965, 0.4050, 0.4890, 0.4934, 0.5487, 0.7369, 0.8088 and 0.8210;

(2)

the following entries replace those entries that have the same serial numbers: Serial number CN code TARIC Description Rate of autonomous duty Supplementary unit Date envisaged for mandatory review ‘0.7284 ex 2106 90 92 ex 3504 00 90 50 10 Casein protein hydrolysate consisting of: — by weight 20 % or more but not more than 70 % free amino acids, and — peptones of which by weight more than 90 % having a molecular weight of not more than 2 000 Da 0 % - 31.12.2022 0.2542 ex 2903 47 00 20 1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluoropropane (HFC-245fa) (CAS RN 460-73-1) 0 % - 31.12.2023 0.3616 ex 2922 19 00 53 2-(2-Methoxyphenoxy)ethanamine (CAS RN 1836-62-0) with a purity by weight of 98 % or more 0 % - 31.12.2024 0.8137 ex 3208 90 19 ex 3911 90 99 13 63 Mixture, containing by weight: — 20 % or more but not more than 40 % of a copolymer of methyl vinyl ether and monobutyl maleate (CAS RN 25119-68-0), — 7 % or more but not more than 20 % of a copolymer of methyl vinyl ether and monoethyl maleate (CAS RN 25087-06-3), — 40 % or more, but not more than 65 % of ethanol (CAS RN 64-17-5), — 1 % or more but not more than 7 % of butan-1-ol (CAS RN 71-36-3) 0 % - 31.12.2025 0.5560 ex 3904 69 80 85 Copolymer of ethylene and chlorotrifluoroethylene, whether or not modified with hexafluoroisobutylene, whether or not containing fillers 0 % - 31.12.2022 0.2759 ex 3907 30 00 40 Epoxide resin, containing by weight 70 % or more of silicon dioxide, for the encapsulation of goods of headings 8504 , 8533 , 8535 , 8536 , 8541 , 8542 or 8548 (1) 0 % - 31.12.2023 0.5172 ex 3912 39 85 40 Hypromellose (INN) (CAS RN 9004-65-3) 0 % - 31.12.2022 0.4844 ex 3921 90 55 25 Prepreg sheets or rolls containing polyimide resin 0 % - 31.12.2024 0.8024 ex 5603 14 10 30 Non-wovens, consisting of poly(ethylene terephthalate) spun bonded media: — of weight of 160 g/m2 or more but not more than 300 g/m2, — with a filtration efficiency of class M or better (according to DIN 60335-2-69), — pleatable, with at least one of following treatments: — a coating or covering with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), — a coating with aluminium particles, — a coating of phosphorous based flame retardants, — a nano fiber coating of a polyamide, a polyurethane or a fluorine-containing polymer 0 % m2 31.12.2023 0.5987 ex 5603 14 90 60 Non-wovens, consisting of poly(ethylene terephthalate) spun bonded media: — of weight of 160 g/m2 or more but not more than 300 g/m2, — with a filtration efficiency of class M or better (according to DIN 60335-2-69), — pleatable, — with or without an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) membrane 0 % m2 31.12.2023 0.4476 ex 7019 61 00 ex 7019 61 00 ex 7019 65 00 ex 7019 65 00 ex 7019 65 00 ex 7019 65 00 ex 7019 65 00 ex 7019 65 00 ex 7019 65 00 ex 7019 66 00 ex 7019 66 00 ex 7019 66 00 ex 7019 66 00 ex 7019 66 00 ex 7019 66 00 ex 7019 66 00 ex 7019 90 00 ex 7019 90 00 11 19 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 11 19 Woven fabrics of rovings, impregnated with epoxy resin, with a coefficient of thermal expansion between 30°C and 120°C (measured according to IPC-TM-650) of: — 10ppm per°C or more but not more than 12ppm per°C in the length and width, and — 20ppm per°C or more but not more than 30ppm per°C in the thickness, with a glass transition temperature of 152°C or more but not more than 153°C (measured according IPC-TM-650) 0 % - 31.12.2023 0.7996 ex 8418 99 90 20 Aluminium connecting block for connecting to a condenser manifold in welding process: — hardened to T6 or T5 temper, — with a weight of not more than 150 g, — with a length of 20 mm or more but not more than 150 mm, — with a fixing rail in one piece 0 % p/st 31.12.2025 0.8004 ex 8418 99 90 30 Receiver dryer profile for connecting to a condenser manifold in welding process with: — a braze flatness of not more than 0,2 mm, — a weight of 100 g or more but not more than 600 g, — a fixing rail in one piece 0 % p/st 31.12.2025 0.7375 ex 8481 10 19 ex 8481 10 99 30 20 Electromagnetic pressure reducing valve — with a plunger, — with an operating pressure of not more than 325 MPa, — with a plastic connector with 2 silver or tin, or silver-plated, or tin-plated, or silver and tin plated pins 0 % - 31.12.2022 0.7029 ex 8505 11 00 47 Articles in the form of a triangle, square, rectangle, or trapezoid, whether or not arched, with rounded corners or oblique sides, intended to become permanent magnets after magnetisation, containing neodymium, iron and boron, with the following dimensions: — a length of 9 mm or more but not more than 105 mm, — a width of 5 mm or more but not more than 105 mm, and — a height of 2 mm or more but not more than 55

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