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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(76)388Final
Brussels,23July1976
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Proposal
foraA
RegulationoftheCouncil
onthetarifftreatmentapplicablewithinthe
Communityasoriginallyconstitutedtocertain
IproductsimportedfromthenewMemberStates
foruseintheconstruction ,maintenance and
repairofcertainaircraft
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(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
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„TheCommission .has sent ,tothe.Council adraft Regulation on
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thetariff treatment ofcertain products' intended foruseinthe
construction ,maintenance andrepair ofaircraft
This proposal makes provision ,inter alia ,JinArticle •>thereof that
from 1January 1977 fto'30June 1977 thecommon customs tariff dutie3 shall
bepartially suspended onthefollowing products provided they are
intended tobeU6ed for theconstruction ,maintenance orrepair of
certain aeroplanes ofanunladen weight exceeding 15*000 kg.
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TheCommunity initsoriginal composition ,*byvirtue ,ofArticles -
31(1)and32(l)oftheActannexed totheTreaty ;ofAccession ,shall
apply ^fortheabove-mentioned period ,thefollowing rates ofcustoms
duty onthese products imported 'from nowMember States
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-onproducts falling within heading 39*0 ? :3-5
-onproducts falling within heading 76*03 '•'2.4
-onproducts falling within heading 83.09 ..:•1.3 -
TheGovernment ofthe .United Kingdom hasasked theCommission ,
byvirtue ofArticle 33subparagraph 2,oftheActannexed tothe
Treaty ofAccession ,forCommunity preference <ofthenewMember States'
for these three products tobemaintained ,andin,consequence ,for
customs duties applicable intheCommunity in .itsoriginal composition
tobetotally suspended inrespect ofthese products imported from
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the -new Member States .
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TheCommissibn considers that this request should beviewed
favourably ,andthus propose totheCouncil thetariff ineasiire
provided forintheaccompanying Annex *

Draft ,
Regulation (HC)No oftheCouncil
of
onthetariff treatment applicable ,within theCommunity asoriginally
constituted tocertain products imported from thenewMember States foruse
intheconstruction ,maintenance andrepair ofcertain aircraft
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheAct (l)concerning theConditions ofAccession andthe
Adjustments totheTreaties andinparticular thesecond paragraph ofArticle
33thereof -5
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas Regulation (EEC)NO' (2)suspends inter alia fortheperiod
1January to30June 1977 thecustoms duties laid down intheCommon Customs
Tariff foranumber ofproducts intended foruseintheconstruction ,mainte­
nance orrepair ofcertain aircraft ofanunladen weight exceeding 15.000 kg;
whereas these duties have been suspended tothefollowing levels :
-14.1$forflexible tubes andblowers ofstrengthened silicon falling within
subheading 39*07 EII,
-9*6 ioforpre-drawn aluminium plates andsheets ofvariable thickness of8mm
ormore andless than 180mm,falling within heading No76.03 »
-5*2i<>fortubular orbifurcated rivets falling within heading No83*09 »
(1)O.J. NoL73of27.3.1972 ,p.14

Whereas ,inorder tomaintain theCommunity preference forthese products ,
there should betotal suspension ,over thesame period ,ofthecustoms duties
applicable within theCommunity asoriginally constituted toanysuch products
imported from thenewMember States andintended tobeused forthesame pur­
poses ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Fortheperiod 1January to30June 1977 *there shall betotal suspension of
Φthecustoms duties applicable within theCommunity asoriginally constituted
totheproducts shown intheAnnex' hereto ,which axeimported from thenew
Member States foruseinthe .construction ,maintenance orrepair ofthose
aircraft ofanunladen weight exceeding 13*000 kglisted incolumn 3ofthe
said Annex .
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on1January 1977 *
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable in
all Member States .
Done atBrussels . For the Council
The President