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ŒSSIQN OFTHE EUE.QEEAN
DRAFT -f
REGULATION (EEC )OFTHECOUNCIL
temporarily suspending theautonomous duties inthe
Common Customs Tariff oncertain industrial
products .GOMMI
COM(73)1729 final
Brussels ,18October 1973
COM(73)1729 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Atitsmeeting on26/27March ,kApril ,2July and5September 1973
theJoint Croup ofGovernment Experts which meetB under the -aegic
oftheCommission tostudy economic problems relating tothe Cornaon
CuGtoma Tariff ,examined :
(a)theadvisability ofextending thesuspensions ofduties v/hich
are due toexpire on31December 1973$ and
c
(b)nowapplications submitted bycertain Member States inparticular
theUnited Kingdom for thesuspension ofcommon customs duties
oncertain products asfrom 1July 197 **
2.Theapplications submitted relate toproducts inrespect ofv/hich
theMember States concerned consider that aprovisional reduction
ofautonomous duties intheCommon Customs Tariff isjustified for
economic reasons ,ov/ing tothenon-existence orinadequacy ofproduction
intheCommunity .
Most ofthese products arerawmaterial 'sintended forprocessing
industries orareconsidered assuch'i They areinparticular basic
substances for thechemical industry .Account wastaken ofthe
possibility of ;substituting other produpts already manufactured in
theCommunity andoftheimportance to theCommunity oftheproposed
measure .
• •
3»Therequests ofthenewMember States t<*suspend Common Customs
Tariff duties arebased ,notonly onthe -economic reasons mentionned ,
butalso onthefollowing considerations' :
From 1January 197^thenewMember States have nolonger thepower
tosuspend autonomously their duties without limitations .Their
duties canonly besuspended inrespect pfthedifference between
.their duties and theCommon Customs Tariff duties .Ifitappears
necessary tosuspend aduty beyond this limit ,the Common Customs
Tariff duty has tobesuspended .
Theabove mentioned Group favoured unanimously thetotal orpartial
'suspension ofduties ontheproducts which arethesubject ofthe
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draft Regulation annexed hereto . /

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5»Having regard totheresults ofthis work itappears appropiate to
theCommission topropose totheCouncil thesuspension ofCommon
Customs duties fortheproducts listed intheannex tothe'following
regulation . "
6.Asregards theduration fortheproposed suspensions ofduties ,it
will beseen that asixmonth period from 1January to30June 197'f
isproposed fortheproducts . ^
7*Prior consent tosuspension ofthecustoms duty onspirits of
turpentine falling within subheading 38.07 A,asrequired byProtocol
No10annexed totheAgreement setting upanAssociotion with Greece ,
has been applied for .
8*Inview oftheabove-mentioned suspension oftheCommon Customs
Tariff ,thenewMember States areobliged tosuspend from 1January ,
197^thecorresponding duties intheir tariffs inaccordance with
Article 39,paragraph 2ofthe setconcerning thecondition of
accession andtheadjustments ofthetreaties .
9*TheGroup also examined thepossibility ofsuspending theCommon
.Customs Tariff duty ontheproducts li'st^d inthetable annexed
hereto *Itwasnotpossible toreach onUnanimous opinion onthe
subject because' oftheunfavourable opinions ,based oneconomio
considerations,' which were expressed ^byoneorother oftheMember
States *
CCTheading No Description ofgoods
ex29*19 0 Dimethyl -cis-l-racthyl -2-(l-phenylethoxycarbonyl )
vinyl phosphate
ex29.kkC Cephaloridine ,cephalothin andcephalexin
cx38.19 T Amino-acids ofanundefined chemical composition ,
•intended for use inthe manufacture ofaircraft
orforaircraft maintenance andrepairs
ex39.01 CVII Epoxy resins inaliquid ,paste orpowder fora ,
intended for use inthe manufacture ofaircraft .
maintenance andrepairs
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ex39.01 CVII Polyinaide film ofawidth exceeding 5Eiraandnot
exceeding 1530 nra,uncoated orcoated with
fluorcarbon recin andhaving atotal thickness
••"notgreater than 0,3 ran
ex51.01 A Yarn ofpoly -jn-phenylene diamine tersphtalamide
ex51.02 AII Polyinide film ,ofawidth with notless than
1.5 MOandnot exceeding 5 unccated orcoated
with fluorocarbon resin andhaving atotal
3thickness notgreater than 0,3 Era
ex70.20 B Glass fibre continuous filc?.ment singles yarn of
lowalkali borosilicate glass (Egl.^ss )not
exceeding 151 texandfolded orcabled yarns
made therefrom having anignition loss ofnot
more than 10per cent byweight when ignited
atatemperature of575° centigrade plus or
minus 25°
ex81.02 B Molybdenum alloy sheet andslabs containing not
less than 98percent ,byweight ofmolybdenum
notless than O.kO percent ,byweight andnot
more than 1.00 percent ,byweight oftitanium
andnotless than 0.06 percent ,byweight and
notmore than 0.20 percent ,byweight ofzirconium
aethemajor alloying element
ex85.19 B Containers forelectronic microcircuits ,such
containers consisting ofasquare orrectangular
sheet ofsingle ormultilayer alumina ceramic
furnished with acentral metal circuit padand
. . metal orceramic square orcircular sealing
frame ,andwith printed refractory metal conductor
■• ' paths which terminate asleads atoneedge of
theceramic 6rorebonded tometal alloy lead
frames along twoopposite orall four edges ,nil
exposed andunglazed metal furfaces being gold-
plated ,"
ex85*21 E Monolithic integrated circuit linear amplifiers
having avoltage gain of75decibels to100
decibels and arated power output of2.5Hilliwatts
' to5milliwatts ,ofakind forincorporation in
deaf aids ,with five connection terminals each
side ,ofalength notexceeding 0.260 inch ,of
•awidth ,exclusive' ofterminals ,notexceeding
0.150 inch and athickness not exceeding 0.050 -
inch .
ex85*21 E Containers forelectronic nicro-circuits ,
consisting ofsquare orrectangular plastic mouldings
with acentral metal circuit pad r.ndwith embedded
metal alloy leads extending toalead frame clong
one ,twoorallfour sides .Separata epoxy adhesive
frames andmetal alloy lids forsubsequent scaling
tothetopscaling frame

ex88.02 BIa) Helicopters ofanempty weight of1,000 kilo­
grammes orlees ,equipped with onepiston engine
ex88.02 BXI Flying machines having twosets ofturbo-jets
ofanunladen weight exceeding 3000kgbut
less than orequal to3500kg,which fill the
following technical specifications :
•take-off distance forapayload of5250kg;
230metres runway distance ;height offlight :
.15metres following atotal take-off distance
of375 metres ;
••landing distance forapayload of If990kg
from aflying height of15metres till final
stop :290metres ofwhich 150metres ison
therunway
ex89.01 DII(a)and Lifeboats foraircraft
b)
ex89.O5 Emergency floating structures foraircraft
10.Attention isdrawn tothe fact that thesuspension ofduties for
aircraft fitted with means ofmechanical propulsion ofanunladen
weight exceeding 15000 kgof subheading ex88.02 BIIc)which
hasbeen inforce during recent years will expire on31December
1973 *During thework oftheGroup one delegation stated that it
wasnotinaposition togive anopinion astothekind oftariff
measure that should betaken forthese goods (seearticle *f9ofthe
Actconcerning theconditions ofAccession and theAdjustments to
the Treaties inconnection with Protocol NoXVII annexed tothe
Agreement onthedetermination ofpart oftheCommon CuGtome Tariff
inrespect oftheproducts inList G-annexed totheEECTreaty)#

DRAFT
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REGULATION (ECC )OFTHECOUNCIL
of »
temporarily suspending theautonomous duties in
the Common Customs Tariff oncertain industrial
products
*
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COKI'iUNITIES , .
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 28thereof ;
Having regard tothedraft Regulation submitted bytheCommission ;
Whereas production intheCommunity oftheproducts referred tointhe
present Regulation isatpresent inadequate ornon-existent within the
Community andproducers are thus unable tomeet theneeds ofuser industries
intheCommunity ;
interest
Whereas itisintheCommunity 'g/tosuspend incertain cases theautonomous
Common Customs Tariff duties only partially incertain cases ,particularly
ι
because oftheexistence ofCommunity production and inother cases to
suspend duties completely#
spirits of
Whereas for/tVr^elitin~e ofsubheading 38.0 ?AtheAssociation Council
established within theframework oftheAssociation between theEuropean
Economic Community andGreece agreed toasuspension oftheCommon Customs
Tariff duty applicable tothis product ;
Whereas taking account ofthedifficulties involved inaccurately assessing
thedevelopment oftheeconomic situation intheseotoro concerned inthe j
near future these suspension measures should botaken only temporarily '
fixing their term ofvalidity toconincide with theinterests ofCommunity j
production ; ' • ;
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION ; . ;
Article I !
From 1January to30June 197^theautonomous Common Customs Tariff duties fo ;
theproducts listed intheannex tothis Regulation shall besuspended to
thelevel indicated inrespect ofeach ofthem# .

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Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on1January 197**.
»' .
*
This Regulation ehall bebinding inits entirety anddirectly applicable
inallMember States .
Done atBrussels . ^ •
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For the Council
The President

CCTheading No Description ofgoods Rates of
autonomous
duticB
ex29.02 AIII
ex29.03 A
ex29.1k BIVb)
ex29.16 D
ex29.23 E
ex29.27
ex29.39 E
ex29.MfC
ex29.bkC
38.07 A
ex39.01 CV
ex39.02 CXIV (a)
ex76.03
ex81.01 +dIEthylene dibrociiae
Benzene 1,3-disul phonic acid
2-Ethyl -2-hydroxymethylpropanediol
triacrylate
Prostaglandin E
N-(2-/Ç-(1,2-Diphenylvinyl)phenoxy /
ethyl )diethylaninioniuia chloride
2-(3-Phonoxyphenyl )propionitrile
Thyrocalcitonin ,porcine
Tylosin and its salts
Bleomycin sulphate
Spirits ofTurpentinetotal susponBion
total suspcnsion
total cuspension
total suspension
total suspension
total suspcnsion
total suspcnsion
total suspcnsion
total suspcnsion
3%
11%
9%Elastomers ofpolyurethane v/ithgroups 11%
ofether inone ofthe forms mentioned
inNote 3(a)and3(b)ofChapter 39
Copolymers ofvinylidene chloride and 9#
hexafluorpropylcne inone ofthe forms
mentioned inNote 3(a)and (b)of
Chapter 39
Aluminium alloy strip incoils total suspension
containing notless than 18percent ,
byweight andnot more than 23per
cent ,byweight oftinand notless ."
than 0.7 per cent ,byweight and
not more than 1.5 per cent ,byweight
ofcopper asthemajor alloying
elements andhaving awidth ofnot
less than 75millimetres and not
more than 230millimetres and a
thickness ofnot less than 3*0 milli­
metres andnotmore than 6.5milli­
metres
•Chromium ,intheform pfcathode total suspension
chips orpellets ,which contains not
more than 0.10 per cent byweight of
total oxygen ,notmore than 0.015 per
cent byweight oftotal aluminium ,
andnotmore than 0.001 percent by
weight ofaluminium compounds insoluble
inboiling 5Nhydrochloric acid andin .
boiling fuming perchloric acid ,and >
estimated asA1
ex8l.0*f KI Waste andscrap oftitanium total suspension