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COM(75)488
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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMlJM:iTI32
COM(75)488 final .
Brussels ,2October 1975 .
Proposai
for a
Regulation ofthe Council
onthe tariff treatment applicable within the
Community asoriginally constituted tocertain
products imported from the newMember States
for use inthe construction ,maintenance and
repair ofcertain aircraft
(Presented bytheCommission totheCouncil )
COM (75)^88final .

Explanatory -Memorandum
TheCommissionhassenttotheCounciladraftRegulation on•
thetarifftreatmentofcertainproductsintendedforuseinthe
construction ,maintenance andrepairofaircraft(Doc.COM(75)^64final
of10September1975).
Thisproposalmakesprovision,interalia,thatfrom1January
1976to31December1976thecommoncustomstariffdutiesshallbe
partiallysuspendedonthefollowingproductsprovidedtheyare
intendedtobeusedfortheconstruction ,maintenance orrepairof
certainaeroplanesofanunladenweightexceeding15.000kg.
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The Community inits original composition ,byvirtue ofArticles
31 (l)and32 (l)oftheActannexed totheTreaty ofAccession ,shall
apply ,for theabove-mentioned period ,thefollowing rates ofcustoms
duty onthese products imported from newMember States
-onproducts falling within heading 39*07 s3-5
-onproducts falling within heading 76.03 :2.k%;
-onproducts falling within heading 83.09 '•1.3
TheGovernment ofthe United Kingdom has asked theCommission ,
byvirtue ofArticle 33subparagraph 2,oftheActannexed tothe
Treaty ofAccession ,forCommunity preference ofthenewMember States '
forthese three products tobemaintained ,and inconsequence ,for
customs duties applicable intheCommunity initsoriginal composition
tobetotally suspended inrespect ofthese products imported from
the new Member States .
The Commission considers that this request should beviewed
favourably ,and thus propose tothe Council the tariff measure
provided for intheaccompanying Annex .

Draft Proposai
for a '
■ . Regulation ofthe -Council
onthetariff treatment applicable within ,the
Community asoriginally -constituted tocertain
f ■
products imported froth thenewMember States
foruse inthe construction ,maintenance and
repair ofcertain aircraft ■*1'
THE COUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheActAccession' "^} •andillpsrticuloj ?the .
•second paragraph ,of ,Article 33 -.thereof ; ,
• , . - • • ■ • ... : y '
Having regard ,totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas Regulation (EEC )No of (2)suspends inter
alia for theperiod from 1January to31December 197° the customs
duties laid down intheCommon Customs Tariff for anumber ofproducts
intended foruseintheconstruction ,maintenance orrepair ofcer­
tain aircraft .of .anunladen weight exceeding 15-000 kg;whereas these
duties have been suspended tothefollowing levels :
V . 4*» .•. * '' "' - .•-lb.1 %forflexible tubes andblowers ofstrengthened silicon falling
within subheading 39-07 EII|
-9-6%forpre-drawn aluminium plates andsheets ofvariable thick­
ness of8mmormore andless than 180mm,falling within heading
'No76.03 ;
-5.2%fortubular orbifurcated rivets falling within heading No
83.09 ;
) •••/0*9
(1)OJ-No L73,27.3.1972 ,p.14
(2)

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Whereas ,morder tomaintain the Community preference for
these products ,thecustoms duties applicable within the
Community asoriginally constituted toanysuch products
imported from thenewMember States ,andintended tobeused
for thesame purposes ,should betotally suspended during the
same period ,
HAD ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
During theperiod from 1January to31December 1976 ,the
customs duties applicable within theCommunity asoriginally
constituted totheproducts listed intheAnnex hereto ,which
are imported from thenew Member States for use inthe
construction ,maintenance orrepair ofthose aircraft ofan
unladen weight exceeding 15.000 kglisted incolomn 3ofthe
said Annex shall betotally suspended .
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on1January 1976 .
This Regulation shall bebinding inits entirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States .
Done at
For the Council
The President

ANNEX