Eco-contribution Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Regulations (L.N. 393 of 2004)

B 6280 L.N. 393 of 2004 ECO-CONTRIBUTION ACT, 2004 (ACT NO XII OF 2004) Eco-Contribution Act, (Amendment of First Schedule) Regulations, 2004 IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 13(1)(c) of the Eco-Contribution Act, hereinafter referred to as “the Act”, the Minister for Rural Affairs and the Environment, with the concurrence of the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, has made the following regulations: 1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Eco-Contribution Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Regulations 2004, and they shall be read and construed as one with the First Schedule to the Eco Contribution Act, which First Schedule is hereinafter referred to in these regulations as “the Schedule”. (2) These regulations shall come into force on the 1st September, 2004. 2. Under the General Notes and Rules for Interpretation in the Schedule, there shall be added the following paragraph: “(3) Unless otherwise provided for in this Schedule, all categories of product groups subject to eco-contribution include only the complete final product.”. 3. For the list in the Schedule, there shall be substituted the following: HS CODE DESCRIPTION ECO-CONTRIBUTION NUMBER CARBUOYS, BOTTLES, FLASKS, JARS, AND OTHER CONTAINERS MADE OF PLASTIC, GLASS OR METAL, CONTAINING ANY OF THE FOLLOWING BEVERAGES: 2201 Waters, including natural or artificial mineral waters and aerated waters, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured; ice and snow Lm0.01 2202 Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, and other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading 2009 Lm0.01 2203 Beer made from malt Lm0.01 2204 Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading 2009 Lm0.05 2205 Vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured with plants or aromatic substances Lm0.05 2206 Other fermented beverages (for example, cider, perry, mead); mixtures of fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere specified or included Lm0.05 Amends list in the Schedule. Amends General Notes. Title and commencement. B 6281 2208 Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80 % vol; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: Lm0.05 EMPTY CARBUOYS, BOTTLES, FLASKS, JARS, AND OTHER CONTAINERS MADE OF PLASTIC, GLASS OR METAL, UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADINGS: 3923 Articles for the conveyance or packing of beverages Lm0.01 7010 Articles for the conveyance or packing of beverages Lm0.01 7612 Cans of aluminium for the conveyance or packing of beverages Lm0.01 TOILETRIES AND WASHING PREPARATIONS, UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADINGS: 3303 Perfumes and toilet waters Lm0.05 3304 Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), including sunscreen or suntan preparations; manicure or pedicure preparations Lm0.05 3307 Pre-shave, shaving or aftershave preparations, personal deodorants, bathpreparations, depilatories and other perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations, not elsewhere specified or included; prepared room deodorisers, whether or not perfumed or having disinfectant properties Lm0.05 3402 Organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap, other than those of heading 3401, not including preparations of heading 340220 or of heading 340290 Lm0.05 TYRES FOR MOTOR AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADINGS: 4011 New pneumatic tyres, of rubber, not including tyres of heading 401150 Lm2.00 4012 Retreaded or used pneumatic tyres of rubber; solid or cushion tyres, of rubber Lm2.00 BATTERIES AND ACCUMULATORS, UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADINGS: 8506 Primary cells and primary batteries Lm0.025 8507 Electric accumulators, whether or not rectangular (including square) Lm0.70 PETROLEUM OILS, UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADINGS: Lubricating oils; other oils: 27101971 For undergoing a specific process Lm0.10 per litre 27101975 For undergoing chemical transformation by a process other than those specified in respect of subheading 2710 19 71 Lm0.10 per litre For other purposes: 27101981 Motor oils, compressor lube oils, turbine lube oils Lm0.10 per litre 27101983 Liquids for hydraulic purposes Lm0.10 per litre 27101985 White oils, liquid paraffin Lm0.10 per litre 27101987 Gear oils and reductor oils Lm0.10 per litre 27101991 Metal-working compounds, mould release oils, anti-corrosion oils Lm0.10 per litre 27101993 Electrical insulating oils Lm0.10 per litre 27101999 Other lubricating oils and other oils Lm0.10 per litre OIL FILTERS, UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADING: 842123 Oil or petrol filters for internal combustion engines Lm0.05 WHITE GOODS, UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADINGS: Cooling and refrigerating equipment 8415 Air-conditioning machines, comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, including those machines in which the humidity cannot be separately regulated Lm12.00 8418 Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other but excluding refrigeration apparatus under heading 841850; heat pumps other than air-conditioning machines of heading 8415 Lm10.00 841850 Other refrigeration or freezing chests, cabinets, display counters, showcases and similar refrigerating or freezing furniture Lm30.00 HS CODE DESCRIPTION ECO-CONTRIBUTION NUMBER B 6282 Water Heaters 85161011 Instantaneous water heaters Lm3.00 85161019 Other electric water heaters Lm3.00 84191100 Instantaneous gas water heaters Lm3.00 84191900 Other water heaters, non-electric Lm3.00 Monitors and TV equipment 8528 Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus; video monitors and video projectors; not including colour television apparatus with integral tube with a diagonal measurement ofthe screen exceeding 52 cm Lm5.00 85281256 Colour TV receivers with integral tube, screen width/height ratio less than 1.5, diagonal screen measurement exceeding 52cm but not exceeding 72 cm Lm15.00 85281258 Colour TV receivers with integral tube, screen width/height ratio less than 1.5, diagonal screen measurement exceeding 72cm Lm15.00 84716090 Computer monitor Lm5.00 Telecommunications equipment 85252091 Mobile telephones (For cellular networks) Lm2.50 8517 Electrical apparatus for line telephony or line telegraphy, including line telephone sets with cordless handsets and telecommunication apparatus for carrier-current line systems or for digital line systems; videophones; not including parts thereof Lm2.50 Appliances used for washing and cooking 84221100 Dishwashing machines of the household type Lm10.00 8450 Household or laundry-type washing machines, including machines which both wash and dry Lm10.00 85165000 Microwave ovens Lm10.00 851660 Other ovens; cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings; grillers and roasters, of a weight exceeding 2 kg. Lm10.00 7321 Ovens; cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings; grillers and roasters falling under headings 7321, of a weight exceeding 2 kg. Lm10.00 8419 Ovens; cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings; grillers and roasters falling under headings 8419, of a weight exceeding 2 kg. Lm10.00 .”. HS CODE DESCRIPTION ECO-CONTRIBUTION NUMBER