COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 06.05.1997 
COM(97) 198 final 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION ŒO 
amending the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending 
the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain 
industrial and agricultural products 
(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. During the first quarter of this year, the Commission, assisted by the Economic Tariff Questions 
Group, has reviewed requests for temporary suspension of autonomous Common Customs Tariff 
duties presented to it by the Member States, including certain requests amending existing 
suspensions. 
2. The attached proposal concerns certain industrial and agricultural products. 
3. The requests for suspension relating to the above products were examined in the light of the criteria 
set out in the communication from the Commission to the Council and the Member States 
concerning autonomous tariff suspensions (see OJ C 235, 13.9.1989, p. 2). 
Following this review, the Commission considers that the suspension or reduction of duties is 
justified for the products listed in Annex I to the attached proposal for a Regulation. 
For the products listed in Annex II, on the other hand, it believes suspension is no longer in the 
Community's economic interests. 
The two annexes to this Regulation thus correspond respectively, to the list of products for which 
suspension is proposed, or for which the wording (including the nomenclature code) has to be 
changed, and the list of products removed from the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96. 
Amendments to the description of certain products listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 
1255/96, where they have become necessary, have been taken into account as follows: 
- addition to the nomenclature code for the product (listed in the Annex to Regulation 
(EC) No 1255/96) in Annex II, 
- addition of the new amended product description in Annex I. 
4. The period of validity of the proposed measure is unspecified, since its purpose is to amend the 
Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/96, the period of validity of which is itself unspecified. 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No /97 
of 1997 
amending the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending the autonomous 
Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial and agricultural products 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 125 5/96 ' temporarily suspending the autonomous Common 
Customs Tariff duties on certains industrial and agricultural products, as last amended by Regulation 
(EC)No2484/962, 
Whereas it is in the interest of the Community to suspend partially or totally the autonomous Common 
Customs Tariff duties for a number of new products not listed in the Annex to Regulation 
(EC) No 1255/96, 
Whereas the products referred to in the said Regulation, for which it is no longer in the Community's 
interest to maintain suspension of autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties or for which it is 
necessary to amend the description in the light of technical developments, must be withdrawn from the 
list in the Annex thereto, 
Whereas, for the sake of clarity, products whose description require amendment should be regarded as 
new products, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
The products set out in Annex I to this Regulation shall be added to the Annex to Regulation 
(EC) No 1255/96. The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on these products shall be suspended 
at the rate indicated for each product. 
Article 2 
The products for which the codes are set out in Annex II to this Regulation shall be removed from the 
Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96. 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 Juli 1997. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at , 
For the Council 
The President 
1 OJNoL 158, 29.6.1996. p. 1 
2 O.I No L 341, 30.12.1996. p. I 
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ANNEX I 
CN code & TARIC Description Rate of 
autonomous 
duty (%) 
0001 exl518 00 91 10 Soya-bean oil, modified with maleic acid, for the manufacture of 
cosmetic products (a) 
0009 ex2820 90 90 10 Manganese (II,III) oxide containing by weight 70 % or more of 
manganese 0 
0010 ex2821 10 00 10 Diiron trioxide, in the form of powder, of a purity by weight of 
99,2 % or more, for the manufacture of goods of heading No 8504 (a; 
0021 ex2843 90 90 30 Mixture of palladium phthalocyanines 
0025 ex2846 10 00 10 
ex3824 90 95 48 Rare-earth concentrate containing by weight 60 % or more but not 
more than 75 % of rare-earth oxides and not more than 1 % each of 
zirconium oxide, aluminium oxide or iron oxide, and having a loss on 
ignition of 5 % or more by weight 
0026 ex2902 90 80 40 1,4-Diethylbenzene 
0064 2914 21 00 Camphor 
0067 ex2914 70 90 30 4,4'-Dibromobenzil 
0070 ex2915 40 00 10 Vinyl chloroacetate 
0080 ex2917 11 00 20 Bis(p-methylbenzyl) oxalate 
0087 ex2918 19 10 10 L-Malic acid 
0112 ex2921 44 00 10 Methyldiphenylarnine 
0122 ex2922 29 00 50 6-Methoxy-m-toluidine 
0130 ex2923 90 00 10 Tetramethylammonium hydroxide, in the form of an aqueous solution 
containing : 
— (25 ±0,5) % by weight of tetramethylammonium hydroxide, 
— 500 mg/kg or less of carbonate, 
— 200 mg/kg or less of chloride 
and 
— 5 mg/kg or less of potassium 
0153 ex2930 90 70 50 2-Chlorophenylsulfonyl isocyanate, in the form of a solution in 
xylene 
0154 ex2930 90 70 55 Methyl 2-(isocyanatosulfonyl)methylbenzoate, in the form of a 
solution in xylene 
0159 ex2930 90 70 60 2-[(p-Aminophenyl)sulfonyl)ethyl hydrogen sulphate 
0169 ex2931 00 80 55 Tributylphosphine 
0168 ex2931 00 80 65 Bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphinic acid 
0181 ex2932 29 80 60 3-Oxo-17 a-pregn-4-ene-21, 17/3-carbolactone 
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Rate of 
. CN code & TARIC Description autonomous 
.. ] . duty (%) 
0192 ex2933 21 00 40 1-[1,3-Bis(hydroxymethyl)-2,5-dioxoimidazolidin-4-yl]-1,3- 0 
bis(hydroxymethyl)urea 
0211 ex2933 90 95 55 5-Nitroindole 0 
0*221 ex2934 20 90 10 4-Chloro-l, 3-benzothiazol-2 ( 3H) -one 0 
0222 ex2934 90 60 60 Dimethenamide (ISO) 0 
0253 ex3506 91 00 20 Heat activated adhesive based on phenolic resin and rubber, in the 0 
form of a film on a release paper, for use in the manufacture of 
brake pads for the automotive industry (a) 
0259 ex3702 32 90 10 Paper sheet, coated with silver halide emulsion, for the manufacture 0 
ex3703 90 10 10 of goods of subheading 3701 20 00 (a) 
0268 ex3812 30 80 40 Dialuminium tetramagnesium monocarbonate dodecahydroxide 0 
monohydrate, coated with a surface-active agent 
0272 ex3814 00 90 10 Mixture containing by weight 25 % or rr.ore but not more than 35 % of 3 
dimethyl sulfoxide and 65 % or more cut not more than 75 % of 
monoethanolamine 
0278 ex3815 19 90 30 Catalyst containing titanium tetrachloride supported en magnesium 0 
dichloride, for use in the manufacture of polypropylene (a) 
0283 ex3815 90 90 85 Catalyst based en aiuminosilicate (zeolite), for the transalkylaticn 0 
of alkylaromatic hydrocarbons (a) 
0297 ex3813 CO 90 20 Wafers of indium phosphide, doped 0 
C3C3 ex3S24 90 95 4 9 Mixed oxides of metals, in the form sf powder, containing by weight: C 
— 70 % or more but not more than 75 %• of iron oxide, 
— 10 % or more but not more than 20 % of zinc oxide, 
— 10 % cr more but not more than 15 % of magnesium cxice, 
— 1 % cr more but net more than 5 % cf manganese oxide 
and 
— 1 % or more but not more than 3.% of copper oxide 
0310 ex382-î 90 95 50 Zeolites consisting of oxides of barium, aluminium and silicon, C 
containing by weight 30 % or mere but not more than 40 % of barium 
oxide, in the form of spheres of which 80 % or more by weight have a 
diameter of 0,3 mm or mere.but not mere than 1,2 mm 
0361 ex3903 90 90 60 Copolymer of styrene with butyl acrylate, butyl methacryiate and 0 
methyl methacryiate, of an average molecular weight of 180 000 cr 
mere but not exceeding 24 0 000, in one of the forms mentioned in 
note 6 (b) of Chapter 39 
0369 ex3904 4 0 00 91 Copolymer of vinyl chloride with vinyl acetate and vinyl alcohol, '• 
containing by weight: 
— 87 % or more but not more than 92 t cf vinyl chloride, 
— 2 % or more but not more than 9 t cf vinyl acetate 
and 
— i % or mere but not more than 8 % cf vinyl alcohol, 
in one cf the forms mentioned in note -5 (a) or (b) to Chapter 39, 
for the manufacture cf goods of heading No 8523 (a) 
r 
CN code & TARIC Description Rate of 
autonomous 
duty (%) 
0373 ex3904 61 90 20 Copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and perfluorinated propyl vinyl 
ether, containing 3,2 % or more but not more than 4,6 % by weight of 
perfluorinated propyl vinyl ether and less than 1 mg/kg of 
extractable fluoride ions 
0448 ex3904 69 90 96 Polychlorotrifluoroethylene, in one of the forms mentioned in note 
6 (a) and (b) to Chapter 39 
0377 ex3905 91 00 93 Copolymer of ethylene and vinyl alcohol (EVOH) 
0412 ex3912 90 10 10 Cellulose acetate propionate, non-plasticised, in the form of 
powder: 
— containing by weight 25 % or more of propionyl (as determined by 
the ASTM D 817-72 method) 
and 
— of a viscosity not exceeding 120 poise (as determined by the ASTM 
D 817-72 method), 
for the manufacture cf printing inks, paints, lacquers and other 
coatings, and reprographic coatings (a) 
0414 ex3917 32 19 10 Flexible pipe of silicone foam, with continuous channels, of a Shore 
A hardness of 7 or more but not exceeding 48 and a density of 
0,28 g/cm3 or more but not exceeding 0,92 g/cm3 
0435 ex3920 62 19 70 Film of polyethylene terephthalate, coated on both sides with a 
layer of epoxy acrylic resin, of a total thickness of 37 micrometres 
(± 3 micrometres) 
0447 ex3920 69 00 20 Film of polyethylene naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylate, of a thickness 
of 82 micrometres or more but not exceeding 88 micrometres 
0461 ex3921 19 90 91 Microporous polypropylene film of a thickness not exceeding 100 
micrometres 
0480 ex4823 90 50 10 Paper coated with dye retention and dye releasing agents used to 
produce a positive image, for the manufacture of goods of subheading 
3701 20 00 (a) 
0539 ex7011 20 00 40 Glass face-plate: 
— with a diagonal measurement of 366,4 mm (± 1,5 mm) and of 
dimensions of 246,4 * 315,4 mm (± 1,5 mm), 
— with a diagonal measurement of 391 mm (± 1,5 mm) and of 
dimensions of 261,4 x 326,8 mm (± 1,5 mm), 
— with a diagonal measurement of 442 mm (± 1,5 mm) and of 
dimensions of 293,4 * 369,2 mm (± 1,5 mm), 
— with a diagonal measurement of 544,5 mm (± 1,6 mm) and of 
dimensions of 358 * 454 mm (± 1,6 mm), having a cylindrical 
curvature, 
or 
— with a diagonal measurement of 629,8 mm (± 3 mm) and of 
dimensions of 4C6,5 * 519 mm (± 2 mm), having a cylindrical 
. curvature, 
and with a raised edge, for the manufacture of colour cathode-ray 
tubes (a) 
0541 ex7014 00 00 10 Optical elements of glass (other than those of heading No 7015), not 
optically worked, other than • signalling glassware 
0557 ex7409 19 00 10 Sheet or plate of polytetrafluoroethylene, with aluminium oxide or 
titanium dioxide -es a filler or reinforced with glass-fibre fabric, 
laminated on both sides with copper foil 
£ 
CN code & TARIC Description Rate of 
autonomous 
duty (%) 
0562 ex8101 99 00 10 Disc (target) with deposition material, of tungsten or an alloy 
containing by weight 90_ % of tungsten and 10 % of titanium, 
— containing 100 micrograms/kg or less of sodium 
and 
— mounted on a copper or aluminium support, 
for use in the manufacture of goods of heading No 8542 by sputtering 
(a) 
0568 ex8108 90 90 92 Disc (target) with deposition material, of titanium, 
— containing 50 micrograms/kg or less of sodium 
and 
— mounted on a copper or aluminium support, 
for use in the manufacture of goods of heading No 8542 by sputtering 
Q-
CN code & TARIC Description 
0005 ex8471 70 51 30 Drive-unit, comprising a printed circuit on which are mounted 
integrated circuits providing drive and signal processing functions 
for reading optical CD-ROM disks, not capable of recording Rate of 
autonomous 
duty (%) 
0015 ex8473 30 10 25 Processor, only consisting of: 
— a central processing unit (CPU), 
— one or more cache memories (including so-called "TAG-RAMs"), 
— resistors and capacitors, 
the whole mounted on a printed circuit and contained in a housing 
whether or not with cooling elements 
0028 ex8473 30 10 80 Microprocessor, microcontroller or microcomputer, only consisting of 
2 monolithic integrated circuits contained in a housing bearing: 
— an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the 
following combination(s): 
80521EX COP 87L2 COP 87L4 COP 87L8 
or 
— other identification markings relating to devices complying with 
the abovementioned description 
0036 ex8473 40 10 10 
ex8473 40 90 85 Thermal printer head 
0037 ex8481 80 59 10 Air control valve, consisting of a stepping motor and a valve 
pintle, for the regulation of idle air flow in .fuel injection 
engines 
0049 ex8504 40 30 10 
ex8504 40 99 20 
ex8542 50 00 08 .rect current to direct current converter 
0058 ex8507 30 91 20 
ex8507 80 91 10 
ex8507 80 99 10 Rectangular accumulator, with a length not exceeding 69 mm, a width 
not exceeding 36 mm and a thickness not exceeding 12 mm, for use in 
the manufacture of rechargeable batteries (a) 
0059 ex8507 80 91 40 Cylindrical nickel-hydrid accumulator, with a length of 4 9,5 mm 
(±0,5 mm) and a diameter of 10 mm (±0,5 mm), having a nominal 
capacity of 540 mAh or more, for use in the manufacture of 
rechargeable batteries (a) 
007 9 ex8517 90 88 20 
ex8548 90 00 40 Parts, for use in the manufacture or the repair of products falling 
within subheading 8517 21 00 (a) 
0085 ex8522 90 98 40 Compact disc changing and selection mechanism, comprising electronic 
components, not comprising circuits with amplification functions or 
pcwer supply drive functions, for use in the manufacture of products 
falling within heading 8527 (a) 
0106 ex8529 90 70 94 Receiver providing conversion of radio frequencies (RF) into 
intermediate frequencies (IF) and analogue-to-digital conversion of 
satellite positioning signals of 1 575,42 MHz, only consisting of 2 
monolithic integrated circuits mounted on a support and contained in 
a housing bearing: 
— an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the 
following combination(s): 
Gemini/Pisces GP00-D227 R6732-12 
or 
— other identification markings relating to devices complying with 
the abovementioned description 
0121 ex8531 80 90 70 Electro-accoustic transducer 
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Rate of 
CN code & TARIC Description autonomous 
duty (%) 
0134 ex8532 29 00 31 Capacitor with 2 dielectric materials, one in ceramic, the other in 0 
epoxy resin, having an initial capacitance of 500 pF (±35 %) and a 
dissipation factor not exceeding 2,5 % 
0138 ex8534 00 19 92 Single-face printed circuits fixed on a plastic tape with sprocket 0 
holes on both edges, for use in the manufacture of ink jet printer 
cartridges (a) 
0779 ex8536 50 19 91 Hall effect switch, comprising 1 magnet, 1 Hall effect sensor and 2 0 
capacitors, contained in a housing with 3 connections and bearing: 
— an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the 
following combination(s): 
2AV2 8E 2AV31E 2AV56 
or 
— other identification markings relating to devices complying with 
the abovementioned description 
0151 ex8536 90 10 91 Contact element with a hold-force of more than 3 N, in the form of 2 0 
rectangular plastic frames interconnected by electric conductors 
0156 ex8540 11 11 93 Colour cathode-ray tube, equipped with 1- gun with 3 rays and with a 0 
diagonal measurement of the screen of 22 cm or more but not 
exceeding 26 cm 
0161b ex8540 12 00 83 Monochrome cathode-ray tube, with a diagonal measurement of the 
screen of 150 mm or .more but not exceeding 182 mm, a neck diameter 
of less than 30 mm and an anode voltage of 25 kV or more but not 
exceeding 32 kV 
C225 exo542 13 01 Co Wafer, not yet cut into chips, consisting cnly of microcontrollers 
or microcomputers with a processing capacity of 16 bits, comprising 
one or more data memories with a total storage capacity not 
exceeding 16 Kbits and one or more programme memories with a total 
storage capacity not exceeding 512 Kbits, for use in the manufacture 
cf goods of subheading 6542 13 65 contained in a housing bearing: 
— an identification marking cor.sist.inc of cr including (one of) the 
following combination(s): 
7720 77C20 77C25 78C11 78C12 78C14 
8XC196KT 
cr 
— other identification markings relating to devices complying with 
the abovementioned description 
0248 ex8542 13 13 02 Dynamic random-access memory of C-MOS technology (C-MOS D-RAM), with 
a storage capacity of 512 K * 9 bits and an access time not 
exceeding 80 ns, in the form of a monolithic integrated circuit 
contained in a housing bearing: 
— an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the 
following combination ! s): 
HM514 900AJ-8 KM48C512BJ-7 
or 
— other identification markings relating to devices complying with 
the abovementioned description 
0262 ex854 2 13 63 09 Micrccontrol1er or microcomputer of C-MOS technology, with a 
processing capacity of 8 bits, providing communication and control 
functions in local operating networks (LCNs), comprising three 8-bit 
central processing units (CFUs), i.n the form of a monolithic 
integrated circuit contained in a housing bearing: 
— an identification marking consisting of or including (cne of) the 
following combinat ion(s) : 
MC 14 312 0 MC 14 3150 
or 
— other identification markings relating to devices complying with 
the abovementioned description 
9 
CN code & TARIC Description Rate of 
autonomous 
duty (%) 
0270 ex8542 13 63 18 er or microcomputer, with a processing capacity of 8 
ing one or more data memories with a total storage 
exceeding 24 Kbits and one or more programme memories 
storage capacity of 32 Kbits or more, in the form of a 
tegrated circuit contained in a housing bearing: 
ication marking consisting of or including (one of) the 
combination(s) : Microcontroll 
bits, compris 
capacity not 
with a total 
monolithic in 
— an identif 
following 
5A41 
77C82 
83C055 
8751 
87C52 
Am 79C412 
C 3900 
L 39 
M 38063E8 
M50747 
MC68HC11A8 
PCA 84C640 
PD 78058 
TMP 87PM70 
or 
— other identification markings relating to devices complying with 
the abovementioned description 5B11 
80C152 
83C504 
87C055 
87C54 
AT 8 9C51 
C 40 
M 37450E8 
M 38067M8 
M50958 
MC68HC705i8 
PCA 84C840 
PD 78064 
TMP 91P642 7 6C7 5T 
80C51 
83C51 
87C504 
87C58 
C 1900 
CXD 80724 
M 37450M8 
M 3812 
M50959 
MN 1871215 
PCA 84C841 
PD 78098 7742 
80C52 
83L51 
87C51 
87L51 
C 2900 
CXP 80524 
M 38063M6 
M50743 
MC68HC05i8 
P 39 
PD 78014 
PD 78134 0 
0275 ex8542 13 65 02 Microcontroller or microcomputer of C-MOS technology, with a 
processing capacity of 16 bits, comprising a data memory wit 
storage capacity of 32 Kbits, one or more programme memories 
total storage capacity not exceeding 240 Kbits, in the form 
monolithic integrated circuit contained in a housing bearing 
— an identification marking consisting of or including (one 
following combination(s): 
AD 6422 ADSP 2171 ADSP 2178 
or 
— other identification markings relating to devices comply! 
the abovementioned description h a 
with a 
of a 
of) the 
0287 ex8542 13 67 04 Microcontroller or microcomputer with a processing capacity of 32 
cits and a 16-bit data-bus, comprising one or more random-access 
memories (RAMs) with a total storage capacity not exceeding 450 
Kbits, one or more read only memories, non-programmable (ROMs) cl­
one or more UV erasable, programmable, read only memories (EFROMs) 
with a total storage capacity not exceeding 768 Kbits, in the form 
cf a monolithic integrated circuit contained in a housing bearing: 
— an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the 
following combination(s): 
320 10 320 11 320 C 10 320 C 15 320 C 17 
320 C 25 320 C 50 320 C 51 320 C 53 320 E 15 
320 E 17 MC68ECC00 TMS 320C59 
or 
— other identification markings relating to devices complying with 
the abovementioned description 
0291 ex8542 13 67 0Î Microcontroller or microcomputer of C-MOS technology, with a 
processing capacity of 32 bits, comprising a random-access memory 
(RAM), a time processor unit (TPU) and 2 serial interface circuits, 
in the form of a monolithic integrated circuit contained in a 
housing bearing: 
— an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the 
following combination(s): 
MC 68332 MC 68336 MC 68F333 
or 
other identification markings relating to d« 
the abovementioned description vices complying with 
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Rate of 
CN code & TARIC Description autonomous 
duty (%) 
0307 ex8542 13 91 20 Serial interface circuit, of C-MOS technology, for 4-channel 0 
independent full duplex data transfer, with encoding and decoding 
functions, in the form of a monolithic integrated circuit contained 
in a housing bearing: 
— an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the 
following combination(s): 
TNETE 2004 
or 
— other identification markings relating to devices complying with 
the abovementioned description 
0328 ex8542 13 99 58 Transmitter/receiver of C-MOS technology, for the reception and 0 
transmission of data at a speed of 98,304 Mbits/s and operating with 
an internal clock frequency of 49,152 MHz, in the form of a 
monolithic integrated circuit contained in a housing bearing: 
— an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the 
following combination(s): 
TSB 11C01 TSB 14C01 
or 
— other identification markings relating to devices complying with 
the abovementioned description 
0612 ex8542 14 99 33 Frequency synthesiser, comprising 1 or more phase-locked loop (PLL) 0 
ex8542 30 95 40 circuits and 1 or more frequency dividers, with ar operating 
frequency not exceeding 2,8 GHz, in the form of a monolithic 
integrated mixed analogue-digital circuit contained in a housing 
bearing: 
— an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the 
following combination(s): 
LMX 2331 LMX 2332 LMX 2335 LMX' 2336 M 64 07 4GP 
MC 12179 MC 12181 MC 12202 MC 12206 MC 12210 
MC 12302 MC 12306 MC 12310 UMA 1015M UMA 1018M 
or 
— other identification markings relating to devices complying with 
the abovementioned description 
0420 ex8542 19 01 13 Wafer, not yet cut into chips, of gallium arsenide (GaAs) 0 
semiconductor material, consisting only of divider/detector 
circuits, capable of synthesizing frequencies in the range of 50 MHz 
to 1 700 MHz, comprising a prescaler, a freguency divider and a 
phase/frequency detector, for use in the manufacture of goods of 
subheading 8542 19 98 contained in a housing bearing: 
— an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the 
following combination(s): 
GIGA FSS 
or 
• other identification markings relating to devices complying with 
the abovementioned description 
(a) 
0444b ex8542 19 98 23 12-bit analogue-to-digital converter of BiMOS technology, providing 
a sampling rate of at least 5 MHz, in the form of a monolithic 
integrated circuit contained in a housing bearing: 
— an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the 
following combination(s): 
AD 871 AD 872 
or 
other identification markings relating to devices complying with 
the abovementioned description 
0448a ex8542 30 10 08 Wafer, not yet cut into chips, consisting only of amplifiers, for 
use in the manufacture of goods of heading or subheading 8471, 
8542 30 20, 8542 30 30,-8542 40 50, 8543 89 90 or 9021 40 00 (a) 
0448b ex8542 30 20 11 Amplifier, not contained in a housing (chip), for use in the 
manufacture of goods of heading or subheading 8471, 8542 30 30, 
8542 40 50, 8543 89 90 or 9021 40 00 (a) 
)\ 
Rate of 
CN code & TARIC Description autonomous 
duty (%) 
0448c 8542 30 30 Amplifiers 0 
0495 ex8542 30 50 01 Voltage regulator, in the form of a monolithic integrated analogue 
circuit contained in a housing bearing: 
— an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the 
following combination(s) : 
0 C (RH5 RA 30 AA) 16227090 1 B (RH5 RA 21 AA) 
34992 CS 8109 (7032FB) CS 8140 
CS 8141 EZ 1083 EZ 1084 
EZ 1085 EZ 1086 LM 1575 
LM 2575 LM 2940 LP 2950 
LP 2951 LP 2980 LT 1020 
LT 1070 LT 1071 LT 1074 
LT 1076 LT 1083 LT 1084 
LT 1085 LT 1120 LT 1129 
LT 1142 LT 1149 LT 1170 
LT 1171 LT 1172 LT 1271 
LT 1431 LT 1510 LT 1511 
LT 1512 LT 1585 MIC 2951 
MAX 717 MAX 718 MAX 719 
MAX 720 MAX 721 MAX 722 
MAX 7 23 MAX 7 32 MAX 7 33 
MIC 5200 MIC 5201 MIC 5205 
PQ05RH1 PQ12RH1 S 8420 
S 8850 SCI 7710Y-KA TK 112 
TK 113 TK 11430M TK 11440M 
TK 114 (R3) TK 115 TK 116 
TK 71350M TL750M TL751M 
or 
— other identification markings relating to devices complying with 
the abovementioned description 
0527 ex8542 30 65 03 Speedometer and odometer drive and control circuit, whether or not 
having amplification functions, comprising frequency dividers, in 
the form of a monolithic integrated mixed analogue-digital circuit 
contained in a housing bearing: 
— an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the 
following combination(s) : 
TA 8906 TB 9207 T3 9208 T3 9212 TB 9230 TB 9250N 
TB 9258N 
or 
— other identification markings relating to devices complying with 
the abovementioned description 
0461 ex8542 30 69 19 4-channel control circuit, of bipolar technology, capable of driving 
the motor and the optical unit of a compact disk player, comprising 
amplifiers and a thermal protection circuit, in the form of a 
monolithic integrated analogue circuit contained in a housing 
bearing: 
— an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the 
following combination(s): 
BA 5941FP BA 6297AF? BA 6392FP 
or 
— other identification markings relating to devices complying with < 
the abovementioned description 
0582 ex8542 30 95 09 Encoder/decoder with pulse-code-modulation filter, comprising an 
analogue-to-digital converter and a digital-to-analogue converter, 
in the form of a monolithic integrated mixed analogue-digital 
circuit contained in a housing bearing: 
— an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the 
following combination(s): 
MC 145480 MC 145481 MC 145483 MC 145503 MT 896 
TMC 12 9C18 
or 
— other identification markings relating to devices complying with 
the abovementioned description 
& 
CN code & TARIC Description Rate of 
autonomous 
duty (%) 
0567 ex8542 30 95 47 9-bit analogue-to-digital converter of BiMOS technology, in the form 
of a monolithic integrated mixed analogue-digital circuit contained 
in a housing bearing: 
— an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the 
following combination(s): 
AD 904 9 
or 
— other identification markings relating to devices complying with 
the abovementioned description 
0568 ex8542 30 95 48 Demodulator, capable of indentifying a telephone-line calling-
number, in the form of a monolithic integrated mixed analogue-
digital circuit contained in a housing bearing: 
— an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the 
following combination(s): 
MC 145447 MT 8841 MT 8843 
or 
— other identification markings relating to devices complying with 
the abovementioned description 
0569 ex8542 30 95 49 Demodulator, comprising a clock synchronisation circuit, filters, 
phase-locked loop (PLL) circuits and decoders, in the form of a 
monolithic integrated mixed analogue-digital circuit contained in a 
housing bearing: 
— an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the 
following combination(s) : 
BU 1921 
or 
— other identification markings relating to devices complying with 
the abovementioned description 
0571 ex8542 30 95 50 6-bit digital-to-analogue converter, comprising a serial interface 
circuit, in the form of a monolithic integrated mixed analogue-
digital circuit contained in a housing bearing: 
— an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) th« 
following combination ! s): 
MC 144110 MC 144111 
or 
— other identification markings relating to devices complying with 
the abovementioned description 
0688 ex8542 30 95 51 
ex8542 30 99 72 Graphic display equalizer circuit, comprising 7 passband filters, in 
the form of a monolithic integrated mixed analogue-digital or 
analogue circuit contained in a housing bearing: 
— an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the 
following combination(s): 
BA 3834 XR 1090 
or 
— other identification markings relating to devices complying with 
the abovementioned description 
0648 ex8542 30 99 29 Voltage reference circuit, in the form of a monolithic integrated 
analogue circuit contained in a housing bearing: 
— an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the 
following combination(s): 
AD 580 AD 680 LM 4040 LT 1004 LT 1021 REF 102 
or 
— other identification markings relating to devices complying with 
the abovementioned description 
'3 
CN code & TARIC Description 
other identification markings relating to devices complying with 
the abovementioned descriDticn 
and 
— capacitors, 
in the form of a hybrid integrated circuit contained in a housing 
bearing : 
— an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the 
following combination(s): 
4CH9500 4CH9502 
or 
— other identification markings relating to devices complying with 
the abovementioned description 
— other identification markings relating to devices complying with 
the abovementioned description 
04 4 8d 854 2 4 0 50 Amplifiers Rate of 
autonomous 
duty (%) 
0680 ex8542 30 99 63 Voltage comparator, operating within a common voltage range of -12 V 0 
or more but not exceeding +36 V and a differential voltage range of 
-24 V or more but not exceeding +24 V and a response time not 
exceeding 2,5 us, in the form of a monolithic integrated analogue 
circuit contained in a housing bearing: 
— an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the 
following combination(s): 
EL 2019 LM 119 LM 219 LM 2921 LM 319 LT 1016 
TS 3702 TS 393 
or 
— other identification markings relating to devices complying with 
the abovementioned description 
0618 ex8542 30 99 74 Audio signal processing circuit, providing frequency equalizer and 0 
mute functions, in the form of a monolithic integrated analogue 
circuit contained in a housing bearing: 
— an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the 
following combination(s): 
HA 1218NT 
or 
— other identification markings relating to devices complying with 
the abovementioned description 
0619 ex8542 30 99 75 Video and audio recording and reproducing signal processing circuit, 
providing audio gain stabilization and audio equalization control, 
in the form of a monolithic integrated analogue circuit contained in 
a housing bearing: 
— an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the 
following combination(s): 
LA 71520 
or 
0014 exS542 40 10 03 Microprocessor, only consisting of: 
— not more than 4 central processing units (CPUs), 
— not more than 2 cache memories, 
0690 ex8542 40 10 04 Hybrid integrated circuit, consisting only of a monolithic 
ex8542 40 90 10 integrated circuit and decoupling capacitors, contained in a housing 
bearing : 
— an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the 
following combination(s): 
11H4863 ' 21H4867 26H3566 26H45 26H6718 63F3630 
63F4582 63G4582 98F2625 98F2775 
or 
N 
CN code £ TARIC Description Rate of 
autonomous 
duty (%) 
0720 ex8542 50 00 04 Silicon diode assembly comprising: 
— a diode with a peak reverse voltage of 600 V or more and a 
reverse recovery time not exceeding 0,4 us, 
and 
— a diode with a peak reverse voltage of 1 500 V or more and a 
reverse recovery time not exceeding 1,5 us, 
each diode having the same polarity, in the form of a microassembly 
contained in a housing 
0716 ex8542 50 00 09 Quintuple field-effect transistor (FET), having a drain-to-source 
breakdown-voltage of 150 V or more, operating with a continuous 
drain current not exceeding 7 A, and with a dissipation rate not 
exceeding 35 W, in the form of a microassembly contained in a 
housing bearing: 
— an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the 
following combination(s): 
SLA 5038 
or 
— other identification markings relating to devices complying with 
the abovementioned description 
0448e ex8543 89 90 62 Amplifier, consisting of active and passive elements mounted on a 
printed circuit, contained in a housing bearing: 
— an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the 
following combination(s): 
FA 01314 
ISO 122 
MHW 607 
MHW 820-1 
MHW 915 
PF 0144 
PHW 2907 
SHW 5115 
XHW 903 
or FA 01317 
MHW 105 
MHW 7 04 
MHW 820-2 
MHW 916 
PF 0146 
PHW 5113 
XHW 105 FA 01321 
MHW 1815 
MHW 7 07 
MHW 9002 
MHW 92 6 
PF 0148 
PHW 9012 
XHW 28 03 FMC 1717 
MHW 27 01 
MHW 7 20 
MHW 910 
MHW 927 
PF 0412 
PHW 902 
XHW 2 902 FMC 1819 
MHW 2707 
MHW 803 
MHW 914 
MHW 953 
PHW 2905 
PHW 925 
XHW 5115 
other identification markings relating to devices complying with 
the abovementioned description 
0755 ex9001 90 90 50 Rear projection screen, comprising a lenticular plastic plate, for 
use in the manufacture of products falling within heading 8528 (a) 
0768 ex9006 91 00 10 
ex9006 99 00 10 ;arts, for use in the manufacture of products falling within 
subheading 9006 40 00 (a) 
0771 e:<9013 80 90 10 Polarisation insensitive fibre-optic isolator, operating at a 
.'avelength of 1 200 r.m or more, contained in a cylindrical housing 
0772 ex9013 90 90 1( icd of neodymium-doped yttrium-aluminium garnet (YAG) material, 
polished at both ends 
a) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out 
pursuant to the relevant Community provisions. 
K 
ANNEX H 
CN code Tan-
ex 29181910 10 
ex 29239000 10 
ex 38151990 30 
ex 39044000 91 
ex 39211990 91 
ex 55049000 10 
ex 70112000 40 
ex 70112000 50 
ex 81019900 10 
ex 81089090 92 
ex 84717051 30 
ex 85219000 91 
ex 84733010 80 
ex 84734090 85 
ex 85044099 10 
ex 85073091 20 
ex 85078091 10 
ex 85078099 10 
ex 85179088 20 
ex 85318090 20 
ex 85322500 31 
ex 85322900 31 
ex 85365015 31 
ex 85411091 40 
ex 85421301 02 
ex 85421301 03 
ex 85421301 06 
ex 85421313 04 
ex 85421363 09 
ex 85421363 18 
ex 85421365 02 
ex 85421367 04 
ex 85421367 08 
ex 85421905 08 
ex 85423010 01 
ex 85423010 03 
ex 85423010 04 
ex 85423010 05 
ex 85423010 06 
ex 85423020 01 
ex 85423020 02 
ex 85423020 07 
ex 85423030 01 
ex 85423030 02 
ex 85423030 03 
ex 85423030 04 
ex 85423030 05 
ex 85423030 06 CN code 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423065 
ex 85423095 
ex 85423095 
ex 85423095 
ex 85423095 
ex 85423099 Taric 
07 
08 
09 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
23 
24 
25 
28 
01 
02 
03 
04 
05 
06 
07 
08 
09 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24 
03 
04 
09 
10 
40 
28 
lc 
CN code' 
ex 85423099 
ex 85423099 
ex 85423099 
ex 85424050 
ex 85424050 
ex 85424050 
ex 85424050 
ex 85424050 
ex 85424050 
ex 85424050 
ex 85424050 
ex 85424050 
ex 85424050 Taric 
29 
63 
72 
01 
02 
03 
04 
05 
07 
08 
09 
10 
11 CN code 
ex 85425000 
ex 85438990 
ex 85438990 
ex 85438990 
ex 85438990 
ex 85438990 
ex 85438990 
ex 85438990 
ex 85438990 
ex 85438990 
ex 85489000 
ex 85489000 
ex 90138090 Taric 
04 
31 
32 
33 
34 
35 
39 
49 
57 
60 
35 
38 
10 
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
1. Budget heading involved : Chapter 12 Article 120 
2. Title of operation : Proposal for a Council Regulation amending the Annex to Council Regulation 
(EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain 
industrial and agricultural products. 
3. Legal basis : Article 28 of the EC Treaty. 
4. Objective: Suspension of the CCT duties for the above products. 
5. Measures aimed at prevention and protection: Checks on the end-use of some of the products 
covered by this Council Regulation will be carried out in accordance with Articles 291 to 304 of 
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of the 
Community Customs Code. 
6. Cost : 
In order to reduce the economic problems linked with the period of validity of previous Regulations, 
Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/961, at present in force, does not have a date marking the end of 
its period of validity. 
This proposal of Council Regulation contains only the amendments which must be made to the 
Annex to the existing Regulation in order to take account of the following: 
1. new requests for suspension which have been presented and accepted; 
2. technical developments in products or economic trends on the market, resulting in the lifting 
of certain existing suspensions; 
3. amendments to nomenclature codes. 
Almost all these amendments take the form of two Annexes which contain, respectively, the list of 
new products, or products the description of which has been amended, and the list of products 
removed from the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96. 
Obviously, only the first two amendments have a financial impact. 
Annex I (addition): 
This Annex, in addition to the amendments resulting from a change in CN code, contains 74 new 
products. The uncollected duties corresponding to these suspensions, calculated on the basis of 
expected imports into the requesting Member State for 1997, total ECU 70.1 million. The bulk of 
the revenue foregone, some ECU 46.2 million, corresponds to imports under code 84733010*25 
(mainly the new Intel processor replacing the Pentium Pro). 
On the basis of the existing statistics for the preceding years, it appears, however, that this amount 
must be increased by an average factor which may be estimated at 1.8, to take account of imports 
into other Member States using the same suspensions. This means a loss of revenue of some 
ECU 125 million. 
1 OJ LI58, 29 June 1996, p. 1. 
If 
The following table shows codes for which the estimated revenue foregone would exceed ECU 3 million: 
Nomenclature 
code 
84733010*25 
90069100*10 
85424050*00 
85340019*92 
85229098*40 Applicant MS 
imports (ECU 
million) 
1400.0 
66.6 
31.1 
34.8 
36.7 Rate (%) on 1 
July 1997 
3.3 
5.1 
7.0 
5.2 
4.7 Duties (ECU 
million) 
46.2 
3.4 
2.2 
1.8 
1.7 Duties with 
correction 
factor (ECU 
million) 
83.2 
6.1 
3.9 
3.3 
3.1 % of total 
(ECU 125 
million) 
66.0 
4.9 
3.1 
2.6 
2.5 
Annex II (withdrawal): 
This Annex introduces the withdrawal of nine products for which the uncollected duties amounted in 
1996 to ECU 2.0 million, as determined from requests for suspension. The same correction factor of 
1.8 gives additional revenue of ECU 3.6 million. 
Estimated cost of the present operation 
For the coming year, in the light of the approximate calculations made, the additional loss of 
revenue resulting from this Regulation may therefore be estimated at some ECU 122 million 
against a total loss estimated in 1997 at ECU 1 300 million2 corresponding to the suspension granted 
by the Regulation at present in force. 
The shortfall in traditional own resources will have to be made up by the Member States by topping 
up the GNP component. 
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