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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2902/78
of27November1978
temporarilysuspendingtheautonomousCommonCustomsTariffdutiesoncertain
industrialproducts
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,temporarily,byfixingtheirtermofvaliditytocoincide
withtheinterestsofCommunityproduction,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheautonomousCommonCustomsTariffdutiesonthe
productslistedinthetablesintheAnnexshallbe
suspendedatthelevelindicatedinrespectofeachof
them.
Thesesuspensionsshallbevalid:
—from1Januaryto31March1979fortheproducts
listedinTableI,
—from1Januaryto30June1979fortheproducts
listedinTableII.HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle28
thereof,
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedbythe
Commission ,
Whereasproductionoftheproductsreferredtointhis
Regulationisatpresentinadequateornon-existent
withintheCommunityandproducersarethusunableto
meettheneedsofuserindustriesintheCommunity ;
WhereasitisintheCommunity'sinterestincertain
casestosuspendtheautonomousCommonCustoms
Tariffdutiesonlypartially,particularlybecauseofthe
existenceofCommunityproduction,andinothercases
tosuspendthemcompletely;
Whereas,takingaccountofthedifficultiesinvolvedin
accuratelyassessingthedevelopmentoftheeconomic
situationinthesectorsconcernedinthenearfuture,
thesesuspensionmeasuresshouldbetakenonlyArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1979.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,27November1978.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
H.EHRENBERG

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ANNEX
TABLEI
CCTheadingNo DescriptionRateof
autonomous
duty(%)
ex25.19A Magnesiumoxide,dead-burnedbutnotfused,ofa
puritynotlessthan98%whichmaynotcontain:
(a)morethan0.05%byweightofboroncompounds
evaluatedasB2O3;
(b)morethan1-25%byweightofcalcium
compoundsevaluatedasCaO;
(c)morethan0.5%byweightofsiliconcompounds
evaluatedasSiO2;
(d)atotalofmorethan0.5%byweightofaluminium
compoundsandironcompoundsevaluatedas
Al203andFe203 0
ex29.09 Epoxyethylbenzene (styreneoxide) 0
ex29.30 Methylisocyanate 5
ex39.07EIV Polyethylenefilm,perforated,ofawidthofnotless
than4.5cmandnotmorethan5.5cmandhavinga
molecularweightofnotlessthan4000000inrolls
intendedforuseasconveyorbeltsinmachinesfor
manufacturing cigars(a) 9
(a)ControloftheuseforthisspecialpurposeshallbecarriedoutpursuanttotherelevantCommunityprovisions.
TABLEII
CCTheadingNo DescriptionRateof
autonomous
duty(%)
ex13.03AV Extractofdewaxedpyrethrum 0
ex28.13IJ Telluriumdioxide 0
ex28.21 Chromiumdioxide 0
ex28.31C Lithiumhypochlorite 0
ex28.42AVI Lithiumcarbonatesnotcorresponding tothefollowing
specifications :
—Intheformofwhitepowderand
—Containing98-5%ormoreofLi2C03and
—Lessthanppmofarsenic,
—Lessthan200ppmofcalcium,

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CCTheadingNo DescriptionRateof
autonomous
duty(%)
—Lessthan200ppmofchloride,
—Lessthan20ppmofiron,
—Lessthan150ppmofmagnesium,
—Lessthan20ppmofheavymetals,
—Lessthan300ppmofpotassium,
—Lessthan300ppmofsodium,
—Lessthan200ppmofsulphates 0
ex29.02AV Bromochloromethane 0
ex29.02B 1,6,7,8,9,14,15,16,17,17,18,18-Dodecachloro ­
pentacyclo[12.2.1.16,9.02,13.0s,10]octadeca-7,15-diene,
intendedforuseinthemanufactureofpolyamide6-6
orpolypropylene (a) 0
ex29.06BV 6,6'6"-Tri-tert-butyl-4,4',4 "-(1-methylpropan-l­
yl-3-ylidene)tri-m-cresol ,whetherornotcontaining
tolueneofcrystallisation 0
ex29.06BV 2,5-Di(terf-phenyl)hydroquinone 0
ex29.08AIIIc)l,2-Bis(2,4,6-tribromophenoxy)ethane 0
ex29.14Alie)420-Oxopregna-5,16-dien-3-beta-yl acetate 0
ex29.16All L-Malicacidanditssaltsandesters 0
ex29.16.AVilla)2,2-Bis(hydroxymethyl)propionic acid 0
ex29.16Bill 2-Ethylhexyl4-hydroxybenzoate 0
ex29.19C•
2,2-Bis(chloromethyl)trimethylene tetrakis(2-chloro­
ethyl)di(phosphate ) 0
ex29.22DI 3,5-Dichloroaniline 0
ex29.23DV beta-Alanine 0
ex29.23E Diethyl1,3-benzodioxol-5 -ylaminomethylenemalonate 0
ex29.23E 6-Acetyl-1,3-benzodioxol-5-ylammonium chloride 0
ex29.25AII (3-Methacrylamidopropyl)trimethylammonium chloride
0
ex29.29 N,N-Diethylhydroxylamine 0
ex29.31B Cyclohexanethiol 0
ex29.35Q Amprolium (INN)hydrochloride 0
ex29.35Q 2-Chloro-10H-dibenz [b,f]/1,4/oxazepin-11-one 0
ex29.42CVII (22R,25R)-Tomat-5-enin-3-beta-ol (Solasodine ) 0
ex29.44C Cefazolin (INN)anditssalts 0
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CCTheadingNo DescriptionRateof
autonomous
duty(%)
ex29.44C Lincomycin (INN)anditssaltsandesters,intendedfor
themanufactureofproductsfallingwithinheadingNo
30.03(a)
Monensin (INN)anditssalts
Mixtureofoestrogensofequineorigin
gamma-Globulin ,insolution,derivedfromhuman
bloodex29.44C
ex30.01BII
ex30.03BIIb)
ex30.03BIIb)Lyophilizedgamma-globulinderivedfromhuman
blood
ex38.19G
ex38.19U
ex38.19U
ex38.19U0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7.6
7.6
0
9
0
0ex38.19UCatalysts,intheformofgranulesorringshavinga
diameterofnotlessthan3mmandnotmorethan
10mm,consistingofsilversupportedonaluminium
oxide,thesilvercontentbeingnotlessthan10%and
notmorethan20%byweight
Flame-retardant reactionproductsofacetaldehyde ,
ethyleneoxideandphosphorustrichloride
Intermediateproductsfromthemanufacture of
monensinsalts
Grainsconsistingofamixtureofdialuminiumtrioxide
andzirconiumdioxidecontainingbyweightnotless
than70%andnotmorethan78%dialuminium
trioxideandnotlessthan19%andnotmorethan
26%zirconiumdioxide
Grainsconsistingofamixtureofdialuminiumtrioxide
andzirconiumdioxidecontainingbyweightnotless
than54%andnotmorethan62%dialuminium
trioxideandnotlessthan36%andnotmorethan
44%zirconiumdioxide
N-(2-Methyl-2-nitropropyl)-4-nitrosoaniline containing
notlessthan65%byweightofaninertfiller
Polyurethanepre-polymers ,intheformsmentionedin
Note3(a)toChapter39,containingnotlessthan
3.9%andnotmorethan4.3%ofisocyanatebyweight
andhavingaviscosityat100°Cofnotlessthan500
andnotmorethan600centipoises,basedon
a/pha-(4-hydroxybutyl)-omega-hydroxypoly (oxytetra­
methylene)and4.4'-methylenedi(cyclohexyl)di-isocy ­
anateormethyl-m-phenylene di-isocyanate
Polyethylenefilmofawidthofnotlessthan4.5cmand
notmorethan5.5cmandhavingamolecularweightof
notlessthan4000000,inrollsintendedforuseas
conveyorbeltsinmachinesformanufacturing cigars(a)
Microporouspolytetrafluoroethylene film,notlessthan
30cminwidthandweighingnotmorethan224g/m2,
whetherornotinrollsex38.19U
ex39.01CV
ex39.02CIb)
ex39.02CII
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CCTheadingNo DescriptionRateof
autonomous
duty(%)
ex39.02CVIII Copolymersofvinylidenechloridewithvinylchloride,
containingnotlessthan78%byweightofvinylidene
chloride,inoneoftheformsmentionedinNote3(a)
and(b)toChapter39,forthemanufactureoffibres,
monofilorstrip(a) 0
ex39.02CXII Copolymerization productsofacrylicandmethacrylic
estersintheformoffilmofathicknessnotlessthan50
andnotmorethan150micrometres ,whetherornotin
rolls 0
ex39.02CXII Poly(2-diethylaminoethyl methacrylate )dissolvedin
N,N-dimethylacetamide ,withapolymercontentofnot
lessthan55%byweight 0
ex39.02CXII Copolymerof2-di-isopropylaminoethyl methacrylate
anddecylmethacrylatedissolvedinN,N-dimethyl­
acetamid,withacopolymercontentofnotlesthan
55%byweight0
ex39.02CXII Copolymerofacrylicacidand2-ethylhexylacrylate
containingnotlessthan10%andnotmorethan11%
byweightof2-ethylhexylacrylate 0
ex39.02CXIVa)Poly(1-ethylethylene )inoneoftheformsmentionedin
Note3(b)toChapter39 0
ex49.11B Sheets(notbeingtradeadvertisingmaterial)folded,
merelywithillustrationsorpicturesnotbearingatext
orcaptionforeditionsofbooksorperiodicalswhich
arepublishedindifferentcountriesinoneormore
languages(a) 0
ex51.02AII Stripofpolytetrafluoroethylene ,whetherornotin
rolls,withanextensionatbreaknotexceeding25% 0
ex70.20A Matsofnon-textileglassfibresofaweightpersquare
metreofnotmorethan100gandafibrediameterof
notmorethansevenmicrometres 0
ex70.20B Yarnsobtainedfromcontinuousglassfibreswitha
diameterofnotmorethan5.5micrometres 0
ex70.20B Glass-fibreyarns,withafilamentdiameterofnotmore
than4.0micrometres ,forthemanufacture of
carpets(a) 0
ex75.04A Tubesofnickel,notalloyed,ofapuritynotlessthan
99%,notdeviatingfromstraightnesslengthwiseby
morethan1mmper150cmoflength,andwithan
outsidediametereither
—Notlessthan213.36mmandnotmorethan214
mm,or
—Notlessthan209.95mmandnotmorethan
210-59mm,or
—Notlessthan168.28mmandnotmorethan
168.78mm 0
ex81.04KI Titaniumsponge 0
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CCTheadingNo DescriptionRateof
autonomous
duty(%)
ex84.17C Straight-tubeheatexchangerover400tonnesinweight
andover20mlongfornuclearreactors 0
ex84.59B Control-roddriveswithspindlerollernutdrive
mechanismfornuclearreactorsincludingthenecessary
specialtools 0
ex84.59B Reactorpressurevesselconsistingofthevesselshell,
penetratedbyprimarycoolantnozzlesandcore
floodingnozzles,andofthevesselhead 0
ex85.21AV Digitaldisplaysconsistingofaglasstubemountedona
boardupto220mmlongand45mmwideexcluding
leads.Thetubecontainsastraightlineofdigitsnotless
thanfourinnumber,eachdigitconsistingofanumber
ofsegmentscontaininganinertgaswithametallicbase
coatedwithphosphorussaltswhichgiveofflightwhen
bombardedwithelectrons 0
85.21D11 Digitaldisplaysconsistingofaprintedcircuitboardof
asizenotexceeding .35X90mmwithasinglelineof
digits,notlessthanthreeinnumbercomprising
light-emittingdiodesmanufactured fromgallium-based
semi-conductor compoundsmountedthereon.Each
digitiscomprisedofsevensegmentsplusadecimal
pointandthelineofdigitshasaprotectivecoverof
translucent plastic 0
ex88.05B Visualdisplaysystemgeneratingimagesbycomputer
intendedforequippingflightsimulatorsforcivil
aircraft(a) 0
ex90.19AIII Vascularprostheses 0
(a)ControloftheuseforthisspecialpurposeshallbecarriedoutpursuanttotherelevantCommunityprovisions .