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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)547final.
Brussels,21October1976.
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DRAFTCQUITOILREGULATION(EEC)
temporarilysuspendingtheautonomousCommonCustomsTariffduties
oncertainindustrialproducts.
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
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COM(76)547final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
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Atitsmeetings 22/23;July and 23 'September 1976 »the Economic Tariff
Problems Group which meets under theaegis oftheCommission
.'examined : _
(a)theadvisability ofextending thesuspensions ofduties which are
due toexpire on31December 1976 ,and
(b)newapplications submitted bycertain Member States forthe
suspension ofCommon Customs Tariff duties oncertain products as
from 1January 1977 . ,
Theapplications submitted relate toproducts inrespect ofwhich the
Member States concerned consider that aprovisional reduction of
autonomous duties intheCommon Customs Tariff isJustified for
economic reasons ,owing tothenori-existence orinadequacy of
production intheCommunity .
Most ofthese products arerawmaterials intended forprocessing
industries orareconsidered assuch .They areinparticular basic
substances forthechemical industry .Account was taken ofthe
possibility ofsubstituting other products already manufactured inthe
Community andoftheimportance totheCommunity oftheproposed
measure .
i V
Therequests ofthenewMember States tosuspend Common Customs Tariff
duties arebased ,notonly ontheeconomic reasons mentioned ,butalso
onthefollowing considerations ;
From 1January 1974 thenewMember States have nolonger thepower to
suspend autonomously their duties without limitations .Their duties
canonly besuspended inrespect ofthedifference between their
duties andtheCommon Customs Tariff duties .Ifitappears necessary
tosuspend aduty beyond this limit ,theCommon Customs Tariff duty
hastobesuspended .
Theabove mentioned Group favoured unanimously thetotal orpartial
suspension ofduties ontheproducts which arethesubject ,ofthe
draft Regulation annexed hereto *

Having regard totheresults ofthis work itappears appropriate to
theCommission topropose totheCouncil thesuspension ofCommon
Customs Tariff duties fortheproducts listed intheannex tothe
following regulation .
Asregards theduration fortheproposed suspensions ofduties ,it
will beseen that asixmonth period from 1January to30June 1977
'isproposed fortheproducts concerned .
Inview oftheabove-mentioned suspension duties intheCommon Customs
Tariff thenewMember States areobliged tosuspend thecorresponding
duties intheir tariffs inaccordance with Article 39,paragraph 2of
theactconcerning theCondition ofAccession and theAdjustments of ,
the Treaties .
TheGroup also examined thepossibility ofsuspending theCommon
Customs Tariff duty ontheproducts listed inthetable annexed
hereto .Itwasnotpossible toreach anunanimous opinion onthe
subject because oftheunfavourable opinions ,based oneconomic
considerations ,which were expressed byoneorother oftheMember
States .
Furthermore , _ - .
_thefollowing information isgiven on1,2-Dibromoethane of
subheading ex29.02 AIII.Atthemeeting oftheEEC/Israel Joint
Committee which took place from 3to7June 1976 inJerusalem
TheIsraeli Government drew theattention oftheCommunity delegation
toitsinterest indevelopping itsexports ofthese goods totheEEC .
Itdeclared that initsview asuspension oftheCCTduty forthis item
iscontrary tothespirit oftheagreement of11May1975 ,asIsrael is
animportant producer andable tocover totally theCommunity needs .
(1)This request does however imply nolegal commitment oftheCommunity
inregard tothemaintenance ofthepreference .

CCT
HEADING
NUMBERDESCRIPTION
ex29.02 AIII
ex29.03 BII
ex29.23 BII
ex29.25 AII
ex29.34 B
ex29.35 Q
ex29.35 Q
ex30.04
ex35.04
ex38.19 G
ex39.02 CVIa)
ex39.02 CVII b)
ex39.02 CXII
ex39.02 CXII1,2-Dibromoethane
2-Nitropropane
3-Chloro -4-(4-chlorophenoxy )aniline
Methylolacrylamide ormethyl acrylamide
Dimethyltin dichloride
Cambendazole (INN)
Ronidazole (INN)
Reinforced sterile surgical tape for
cutaneous sutures
Soya protein isolate ,having anisoelectric point of4,8
plus orminus 0,4andwhich contains notless than 94%
byweight ofprotein (Nx6,25 )onadrybasis
Catalysts consisting ofcopper chloride supported on
aluminium oxide forthepreparation of
dichloroethane from ethylene ,hydrochloric acid and
oxygen .
Copolymers ofstyrene andbutadiene ,containing not
less than 20%byweight andnotmore than 28%
byweight ofbutadiene ,intheform ofclear ,
colourless granules
Polyvinylchloride sheets less than 1mmthick ,with
between 30%and40%byweight ofsoftening agent ,in
rolls wide from 23to28cm
Copolymerization products ofacrylic andmethacrylic
esters intheform offilm ofathickness not less than
50and not more than 150micrometres
Polyacrylic acid ,slightly cross-linked (viscdsity
range :3000-30,000 cP)
♦••/•••
0
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CCT
HEADING
NUMBERDESCRIPTION
ex39.02 CXIVb) Stabilized copolymer ofethylene andchlorotnf luoros
ethylene
ex44.11 Match splints
ex81.04 KII •Titanium alloy wire ,coated andincoil form ,foruse
inthemanufacture ofaircraft fastenings intended
foruse intheconstruction ofaeroplanes
ex85.21 DII Digital displays consisting ofaprinted circuit
board ofasize notexceeding '30'mmby90mmwith
asingle line ofdigits ,notless than three innumber
comprising light-emitting diodes manufactured from
gallium-based semi-conductor compounds mounted thereon
theline ofdigits having aprotective cover of
translucent plastic

DRAFT_ÇgUNÇIL_REGULATION
temporarilysuspendingtheautonoihousdutiesintheCommonCustomsTariffoa
.certainindustrialproducti
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article28thereof;
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedby
theCommission;
Whereasproductionoftheproductsreferredtoin
thepresentRegulationisatpresentinadequateor
Wion-existentwithintheCommunityftndproducers
arethusunabletomeettheneedsoffiserindustries
intheCommunity;
whereasitisintheCommunity'sinterestincertain
casestosuspendtheautonomousCommonCustoms
Tariffdutiesonlypartially,chieflybecauseofthe
existenceofCommunityproduction,andinother
casestosuspendthemcompletely;Whereas,takingaccountofthedifficultiesinvolved
inaccuratelyassessingthedevelopmentofthe
economicsituationinthesectorsconcernedinthe-
nearfuture,thesesuspensionmeasuresshouldbe
takenonlytemporarily,byfixingtheirtermof
validitytocoincidewiththeinterestsofCommunity
production, 1
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
From1Januaryto30June1977theautonomous
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesontheproducts
listedintheAnnexheretoshallbesuspendedatthe
levelindicatedinrespectofeachofthem.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1977.,
ThisRegulationshallbefindinginitsentiretyanddirecdyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,<
.FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEX
CCI Rate of
,HEADING DESCRIPTION autonomous
'NUMBER duties
!"
ex28*18 C . Magnesium oxide ,dead-burned butnot
fused ,ofapurity notlass than 95
percent ,which contains I>/' (a)notmore than 0.05 percent by '
weight ofboron compounds evaluated
'' asB,0~ ,.
■' . ** k ...1.\f
r.ï
ï'V*
;' ')■(b)notmore than 3.5percent byweight' '1 '
ofcalcium compounds evaluated
asCaO
(c)notmore than 1*1percent byweight '
•.t ofsilicon compounds evaluated ae
• • SiO„ •• ••
(d)atotal ofnotmore than 0.7percent
' byweight ofaluminium compounds and \
- ir6n compounds evaluated asA1-0 -and '
; . 'Fe2°3 01
ex29.01 CI beta -Pinene 0%
ex29.03 BII 1-Nitropropane 8%
ex29.04 CV 2,2-Bis(bromomethyl)propanedioi . 0%
ex29.07 A 2,2 ,6,6-Tetrabromo-4,4 -isopropylidenediphenol 0%
(tetrabromobisphenol A)
ex29.08 AIIIc) Sodium 4-(2-methylallyloxy )benzenesulphonate 0%
ex29.16 BVI Sodium 5-(2,4-difluorophenyl)salicylate 0%
ex29.16 BVI 3,5-Diiodosalicylic acid 0%
ex29.23 DV Sodium 2-cVclohexa -l,4-dienyl -N- 0%
(2-methoxycarbonyl -l-methylvinyl )glycinate
ex29.31 B Thiophenol 0%
ex29.31 B N,N-Diethyl -2-mercaptoethylammonium chloride 0Z
ex29.42 CVII ■ Alkaloids ofergot ofryeandtheir salts ,ethers ,6%
esters andother derivatives ,other than
lysergic acid
ex29.44 A Epicillin (INN) 0Z
ex29.44 C Cefazolin (INN)anditssalts 0Z
ex29.44 C ll-Hydroxy -6,7,10,12 -tetramethyl -l-oxo-.–, 0Z
10-vinylperhydro -3a,7-pentanoinden -8-yr
'1>- glycolate (pleuromutilin ) »

ANNEX
CCI
HEADINQ
NUMBERDESCRIPTIONRati of
autonomous
^duties
ex29.44 C
ex30.01 B
ex30.01 B
ex32.08 D
ex38.19 U
ex39.01 A
ex39.03 B
ex39.06 B
62.03 AI
ex88.05 BSodium (7S)-3-carbamoyloxymethyl -7-_
methoxy -8-oxo-7-/2-(thienyl )acetamido /-
_5-thia-l-azabicyclo/4. 2.£7<oct-2-ene-2-
carboxylate •
Lyophilised human-albumin
Human plasma
Ground glass fibres with alength varying
between 0.1 and 3mmand adiameter ofnot
less than 3micrometres and not more than
4micrometres
Potassium hydrogenperoxomonosulphate
,Ί ,
Colestipol (INN)hydrochloride
Va)2Hydroxypropyl cellulose
0-(2-hydroxyethyl )amylopectin hydrolysate
Sacks andbags ,ofakind used for the
packing ofgoods ,used ,ofjute orofother
textile bast fibres ofheading No57.03
Visual display system generating images
bycomputer intended forequipping
flight simulators forcivil aircraft (a)0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
4%
0%
(a)Theapplication ofthis suspension will besubject totheconditions
determined bythecompetent autorities .
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