COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN C^MVIUNITIES 
COM(01)405 f»""1 
Brussels, 28 October 1001 
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r i* «& • Proposal for a 
KOIlNfilL REGUIATIQN (ESC) 
temporarily suspending the autonomous common customs tariff 
duties on a number of Industrial products (In the chemical and 
alI led sectors) 
(presented by the Commission) 
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EXPLANATORY MEMQRANPUN 
1. In the third quarter of this year, the Commission, with the 
assistance of the Economic Tariff Questions Group, examined all 
requests, submitted by Member States, for temporary suspension of 
common customs tariff duties, Including the requests for prolongation 
of the suspensions currently in force. 
The attached proposal concerns a number of industrial products In the 
chemical and allied sectors. 
2. The proposals for Regulations temporarily suspending the autonomous 
common customs tariff duties on agricultural products and on other 
industrial products, have been presented already to the Council. 
3. Requests for suspension relating to the above products were examined 
in the light of the criteria defined in the Commission communication 
to the Council and the Member States, concerning autonomous tariff 
suspensions (cf. O.J. no. C 235 of 13.0.80, p. 2). 
As a result of this examination, the Commission deems It Justifiable 
to suspend the duty on those products listed In the Annex to the 
attached draft Regulation. 
4. As stated In Article 1 of the aforementioned draft Regulation, the 
proposed period of validity is 6 months. 
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proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 
of 1991 /9I 
temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duty on a number Of I ndust r I a I 
products (in the chemical and allied sectors) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas production of the products referred to in this 
Regulation is at present inadequate or non-existent within 
the Community and producers are thus unable to meet the 
needs of user industries in the Community; 
Whereas it is in the Community's interest in certain cases to 
suspend the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties 
only partially, particularly because of the existence of 
Community production, and in other cases to suspend 
them completely; Whereas, taking account of the difficulties involved in 
accurately assessing the development of the economic 
situation in the sectors concerned in the near future, 
these suspension measures should be taken only 
temporarily, by fixing their period of validity by reference 
to the interests of Community production, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for the 
products listed in the Annex shall 
be suspended at the level indicated in respect of each of 
them. 
These suspensions shall apply from 1 January to 30 June 
1992. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1992. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at 1991 
For the Council 
The President 
C/J 
CN code 
1 ox2?12909G 
2 ex28369108 ANNEX h-
Daacriplion Rate of aulonoaoua duly (X) 
Blend of 1-alkanae containing by «eight 80 X or aore of 
l-alkonos of e chain-length of 24 carbon aloaa or aora but not 
exceeding 28 cerbon etoaa 8 
Liihiua carbonate, in the fora of ponder and coniaining ona or 
eore of the following iapurities el the concenlretiona 
indicated: 
- 2 ag/kg or aora of arsenic 
- 286 ag/kg or aora of calciua 
- 288 ag/kg or aore of chlorides 
- 28 ag/kg or aore of iron 
- 158 ag/kg or aore of eagnesiua 
- 28 ag/kg or aore of heavy aetals 
- 388 ag/kg or aore of potassiua 
- 388 ag/kg or aore of sodiua 
- 288 ag/kg or aore of sulphates, 
deterained according to Ihe eethods apacified in tha Européen 
Pharaacopoeie 
4 ex28439099 Cerbopletin (INN) 
6 0x29033018 Cerbon tetrefluoride (letrafluoroaethana) 
7 8x29034698 Broaochloroaalhena 
8 8x29851698 Octen-2-ol 
9 ex29953999 Butana-1,3-diol 
12 6x29163988 3,5-Dichlorobenzoyl chloride 
13 6x29181918 OL-Nalic acid 
14 6x29182998 Penteerythritoi 
letrekia[3-(3lS-di-(er(kbulyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate] 
15 6x29189888 2,6-Dieethoxybenzoic acid 
16 ex29211$ Triallylaaine 
1? 6x29269898 2-Cyanoaceteeide 
18 6x29269898 Ethyl cyanoacelata 
19 6x29278888 2,2'-Diaelhy1-2,2'-azodipropionaaidine dihydrochloride 
28 0x29322998 2'-Anilino-6'-[ethyl(isopenlyl)aeino]-3'-aethylspirotisob 
enzofuran-l(3W),9'-xenlhen]-3-one 
21 ex29322998 2'-(2-Chloroenilino)-6'-dibutylaainoapiro[ieobenzofuron-l(3 
H),9'-xanlhen]-3-ona 
22 6x29322998 Lovastatin (INN) 
24 6x2933211 Hydanloin 
27 6x29334898 Quinapril hydrochloride (INNH) 
27bis 8x29339898 2.2-Hethulenebi8{4-(1.1.3.3-letraaelhulbutql)-6-(2//-benzot 
riazol-2-u.Uphenol 
28 6x29339898 Captopril (INN) 
29 6x29339896 (2S)-l-(3-Acelylthio-2-eethyl-l-oxopropyl)-L-proline 
32 6x29379988 Calcitonin (INN) (salaon), and its salts 
33 6x29379988 Calcitonin (INN) (pork) 
34 ex29413888 Minocycline (INN) end its sails 
35 6x29419688 Aapholaricin B (INN) 
37 ex2941 Ceftibuten (INN) 
CN code 
40 ex30031000 5"-
Description Roto of autonoaous duly (X) 
Hixtura of piparacillin (INN) and tazobactaa (INN), or of their 
aodiua sails 3.2 
41 8x30043998 Praparation containing dae-l-alanine-(125-eerine) inlarlaukin-2 
(huaan), obtained froe genetically-aanipulatad Escherichia 
co Li 
42 8x30849899 Carboplatin (INN) aixad with eannilol 
39 6x35840000 Purified entigena obtained froe geneticelly-eenipulaled 
yeast-calls, for the aanufactura of detection-teats for 
hepatilis-C (a) 
43 ax350S1058 0-(2-HydroxyBthyl) darivativa of hydrolysad aexy 
aaize-starch 
44 6x37019900 Plate of quartz or of glasa, covered with e fila of chroaiua 
and coatad «ith a photo-aanaitiva or alactron-aanaitive raain, 
for tha aanufactura of aaaka for inlagratad circuita (a) 
45 0x38151288 Catalyst, in the fore of rodlets of a diaaelar not exceeding 2 
OB, conaiating of a aixtura of oxidea of platinue, aodiua, 
aagnasiua, cslciua and iron, fixed on a supporl of zeolite, 
containing by «eight 8,2 X or aore of platinua 
46bis 8x38159088 Catalyst, in the fora of cglindrical pelleta of a length of 
5 ofl or aore but not exceeding 8 aa, consisting of a aixtura 
of oxides of iron, aolubdenua and biaauth, for use in the 
aanufacture of acrylic acid (a) 
11 8x38239898 Disodiua 9,18-dihydro~9l18-dioxoanthracene-2,7-disulphoneteJ_ 
containing bg «eight 18 X or aore but not aore than 28 X of 
aodiua sulphate 
47 ex38239898 Mixture containing by «eight: 
- 7 X or eora but not aora than 0 X of 2-eelhyl-l,3-phenylana 
di iaocyanala, 
- 31 X or aora but not aora than 34 X of 4-aalhyl-l,3-phanylena 
di iaocyanala, 
- 18 X or aora but not aore than 13 X of 
2,4'-aethylanadiphenyl di iaocyanala, 
- 46 X or aora but not aore than 49 X of 
4,4'-aathylenediphenyl di iaocyanala 
48 6x39812888 Polyethylene, in one of the foraa aantioned in note 6 (b) to 
Chapter 39, of a specific gravity of 8,945 or aore but not 
exceeding 8,985, for the aanufactura of typewriter ribbon or 
siailar ribbon (a) 
49 ex3981 lonoaer resin consisting of a salt of a copolyaer of ethylene 
«ith aethacrylic acid 
58 6x39819888 lonoaer resin consisting of a salt of a terpolyaar of ethylene 
«ith iaobutyl acrylate end aethacrylic acid 
51 6x39819800 Copolyaer of ethylene «ith acrylic acid and aalhyl acrylate, 
containing by «eight 68 X or eora of ethylene, in one of the 
foras aentioned in note 6 (b) to Chapter 39 
52 0x39829008 Polybul-t-ana, a copolyaar of but-1-ana «ith athylana 
containing by «eight IB X or lass of ethylene, or a bland of 
polybul-l~ene «ith polyethylene end/or polypropylene containing 
by «eight 10 X or less of polyethylene and/or 25 X or less of 
polypropylene, in one of the fores aentioned in note 6 (b) to 
Chapter 39 
S3 ex39U9018 Poly(oxy-l,4-phenyleneaulphonyl-l,4-phenyleneoxy-l,4-phenylenei 
sopropylidene-1,4-phenylene), in one of the fores aentioned in 
note 6 (b) to Chepter 39 3.5 
54 6x39119818 Polyfurfuryl alcohol 
56 6x39289188 Polyvinyl butyral fila having a graduated coloured band 
CN code 
57 ex392O99S0 Doseriplion Rate of autonomous duty (X) 
Fila onliraly of polyvinyl alcohol, of a Ihicknaaa nol 
axcaeding 1 aa and containing by «eight: 
- 2 X or less of unhydrolysed ecetate groups evaluated ea vinyl 
acetate 
and 
- 5 X or aore but not «ore than 25 X of glycarol aa plaaticizar, 
for tha aanufactura of roof-«indo«a (a) 
58 •«39209050 Fila entirely of polyvinyl alcohol, of a Ihicknaaa not 
exceeding 1 ae and of a width of 2,20 a or aora, allh an 
axlenaion at break, in the trenavarae direction, of 358 X or 
aore 
59 6x39219868 Trenslucent laainated sheet consisting of a polyeater file 
coated on one surface «ith eetal and aatal oxidea, and covered 
on both aides «ith a file of polyvinyl butyrel 
68 8x48112180 Iepregnated paper coated or covered «ith a praaaure-aensitive 
self-adhesive layer, the «hole: 
- of a tensile of 2268 N/B or aora but not exceeding 
3488 N/e (aa datarained by the DIN 53455 aethod), 
- of a stretch factor of 3,8 X or aora but not exceeding 4,5 X 
(ea datarained by the DIN 534SS aathod) 
and of adheaivity on atainlesa steel (ea detereined by the Finat 
FTH 1 aethod): 
- of 56 N/B or aora but not exceeding 225 N/a, at a teeperature 
of 23 'C (1 3 *C) and a relative huaidity of 56 X (t 5 X) 
- not exceeding 258 N/a after aging for three «aeka at e 
teeperature of 76 *C 
61 6x53861811 
6x53661831 Unbleached flex yarn (other then tow yarn) aeasuring 333,3 
decitex or aore (nol exceeding 38 aelric nuaber), for the 
Bonufectura of aultipla or cabled yarn of tha foolwsar induetry 
or for «hipping cables (a) 1.8 
62 6x54823916 Texturized yarn of polypropylene, iepregnated «ith 
silicone-based water-repellent 
63 exS4624999 Varn of a copolyaer of glycollic acid «ith lactic acid, for tha 
aanufactura of surgical auturea (a) 
64 exS4824999 
0x54825996 
6x54626996 Non-textured filaaenl yarn of polyvinyl alcohol, for the 
eanufacture of slaevee for printing rollara (a) 
65 8x54624999 
8x54826998 Varn of polytetrafluoroethylene 
66 6x54624999 
8x54626999 Varn «holly of polyglycollic acid 
67 ex5467?160 Uoven fabrics of polyvinyl alcohol fibres, for aachine 
eabroidery 
68 6x54877168 
0x59639699 Uoven polytetrafluoroethylene fibre febric, coeted or covered on 
one aide «ith e copolyaer of tetrafluoroethylene end 
trifluoroethylene having perfluorineted alkoxy aide chains 
ending in cerboxylic acid or aulphonic acid groupa in the 
potaaaiua or aodiua aalt fora, whether or not coated on the seae 
aida «ith a aetallic inorganic coapound 
69 6x55631819 Textile fibrea exclusively of eroealic polyaaidaa obtained by 
the polycondensation of a-phenylenedieoine and iaophthalic 
acid, for uses other than the eanufacture of goods of Chapters 
68 lo 65 or of aateriala usad in the aanufactura of such goods 
(a) 
76 ex55631619 Textile fibres containing by «eight: 
- 1 X or Bore but not aore than 15 X of fibres of 
poly(p-phenylene terephtheleaide) 
and 
- 85 X or aore of fibres of aroaatic polyaaidaa obtained by the 
polycondenaalion of a-phenylenedieeine and iaophthalic 
acid 
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CN code Description Rete of aulonoeous duty (X) 
72 ex56030093 Nonwovona of polypropylene conaiating of a Ball-blown control 
oxS803909S layer, leainalad on each aide «ith epun-bonded fibres, of a 
thickness not axceading 550 aicroaatree end of e «sight nol 
axcaading 88 g/a , in tha piece or eiaply cut into 
rectangular ahape, not iapregnatad 
73 exS9631686 Knitted or «oven fabrica, coated or covered on one aide «ith 
exS9932896 artificial plastic aaleriel in «hich are aebedded eicroapheree 
8x59639699 8 
74 0x59678868 Textile fabrica, coated «ith adhesive in «hich are eabedded 
apharea of a diaaatar not axceading 75 aicroaatraa, of a «eight 
nol exceeding 558 g/a3 8 
75 6x76199816 Non-textile glass fibres in «hich fibrea of a diaaeter of leas 
than 3,5 aicroaetree predoainale 8 
76 ex8l039098 Tube aolaly of tantalua, or solely of en alloy of tantalua «ith 
tungaten coniaining by «aight 2,5 X or less of tungsten 8 
77 ex81129930 Alloy of niobiua (coluabiua) and titaniuB, in tha fora of bare 
and roda 8 
(a) Control of tha uaa for thia apecial purpoaa «hall ba carried out purauant to 
tha relevant Coaeunity proviaione. 
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FINANCIAL RECORD 
1. Budget line concerned : Chap. 12 Art. 120 
2. Title of the tariff measure concerned : Draft proposal for a Council 
Regulation, temporarily suspending the autonomous common customs 
tariff duties on a number of industrial products (in the chemical and 
a 11 led sectors) 
3. Leoal basis : Art. 28 of the Treaty 
4. Oblective : suspension of CCT duties on the abovementloned products 
5. Cost of this tariff-measure ; to be borne by the EEC-budget : 
for the same exercise In 1991, the loss of own resources was 
expected to be of the order of 21 778 000 ecus (of P.E. E/339/90 
COM(90) 478 of 5.10.1990) 
for the current exercise, based on the Community statistics 
available, a reasonable estimate for the cost of the operation 
for the period covered by the attached draft Regulation would be 
of the order of 22 867 000 ecus 
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