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Brussels, 13 November 1992 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff 
duty on a number of industrial products (in the chemical and 
a 11 led sectors) 
(presented by the Commission) 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
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 13.9.89, 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 proposal for a Regulation. 
4. As stated in Article 1 of the aforementioned proposal for a 
Regulation, the proposed period of validity is 6 months. 
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 
of 1992 /92 
temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff 
duty on a number of industrial products (in the chemical and 
ali ied 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; 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. 
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; 
Vharaas lha decision for the suspension of these autonomous 
dutiaa should ba takan by tha Coaaunilu,; 
Whereas, taking account of the difficulties involved 
in accurately assessing the development of the economic These suspensions shall apply from 1 January to 30 June 
1993. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1993. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at 1992 
For the Council 
The President 
CN code ANNEX 
TABIC Description ? 
Kale of autonomous duly (X) 
1 0x27129698 
20 0(29209680 
21 0*29214918 
22 ex29221988 
24 6x29241808 
25 ex29251996 
26 0x29291909 128 Blend of 1-etkenea containing by «eight 88X or aora of 
1-elkenes of a chain-length of 24 cerbon etoas or «ore but not 
exceeding 28 carbon aloes 
s 
6 
8 
9 
te 
u 
14 
IS 
16 
18 
19 8x29635968 
ex29042898 
0x29051696 
29652108 
ex29862998 
ex29072iee 
ex29146988 
8x29162008 
8x29163968 
6x29173996 
ex29182939 • 28 
148 
118 
• 18 
• 18 
•48 
• 18 
• 28 
•88 
• 18 Haxachlorocyclopantadiene 
2-Nitropropana 
8ctan-2-ol 
Altyl alcohol 
2,2'-(a-Phenylene)dipropon-2-ol 
Resorcinol 
Idabanona (INN) 
Methyl 
3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2l2-diaathylcyclopropanecsrboxylsle 
3,5-Dichlorobenzoyl chloride 
Dibenzyl lerephthalata 
2-Elhylhexyl 4-hydroxybenzoale 8 
8 
8 
8 
8 
8 
8 
8 
3.6 
8 
0 
•68 Talraethyl orthoailicate, of a purity by «eight of 99.99X or 
eora and containing: 
- 1,8 eicrogrea/kg or less of calciue, 
- 1,8 aicrogree/kg or less of chroaiue, 
- 2,8 eicrogroos/kg or last of iron 
and 
- 2,8 aicrogreea/kg or lata of sodiua, 
for the aenufactura of electronic aicroslructures (a) 
• 28 Pandiaathalin (180) 
• 58 Tulobuterol hydrochloride (INNH) 8 
3.5 
6 
•38 4Ml,l-Dieethyl-3-oxobutyl)acrylaaide 8 
«18 JV-Phenylealeieide 
•48 (r«ns-(Cyclohax-l,4-ylana diiaocyanate), for the 
eanufactura of lhareoplestic polyurathane elastoaers (a) 
27 0x29399989 
28 ex2931 • IS 4-[4-(l-Nathylethoxy)phanylaulphonyl]phenol 
• 48 Chlorodiphenylphosphina 
29 ex2931 158 Bia(2-chloroethyl) 2-chloroethylphosphonate 
38 ex29322996 
31 ex29322996 • 61 2'-Anilino-3'-aathyl-6'-aathyl(propyl)aeinospiro[isobenzo 
furan-l(3//),9'-xanlhen]-3-one 
•62 6'-Diethylaeino-3'-aelhyl-2'-(2,4-xylidino)spiro[isobenzo 
furan-l(3/Ot9'-xanlhen]-3-one 
33 ex29332996 •28 Reaction product consisting of the aathyl esters of 
(•/-)-6-(4-isopropyl-4-Balhy1-5-0X0-2-iaidazolin-2-yU-a-toi 
uic ecid and 
(•/-)-2-(4-iaopropyl-4-Belhyl-S-oxo-2-ieidazolin-2-yl)-p-lol 
uic acid 
(Iaazaaethabanz-aathyI) 
36 cx29333988 • 22 Nicorandil (INN) 
37 ex29333988 • 23 S-Nethyl-2-pyr idyleaine 
38 o«29333980 «24 Fluroxypyr (IS6), aethyl eeter 
44 OX293S9986 •78 «ethyl 
2-[4-aethoxy-6-aathyl-ll3,S-triazin-2-yl(aathyl)carbaaoylsulphaa 
oyllbenzoete (Tribenuron-aethyl) 3.3 
>-T 
CN code 
45 6x29356096 
46 6x29358688 TABIC Deecription 
«75 Methyl 
2-(4-aethoxy-6-eelhyl-l,3,5-lriezin-2-ylcarbaaoylsulphaaoyl)benz 
oata (Halaulfuron-aethyl) Bate of eulonoaous duly (X) 
3.3 
Kethyl 
3-(4-eethoxy-6-eethyl-ll3,S-triazin-2-ylcarbaaoylsulfaaoyl)thiop 
henacerboxylata (Thifensulfuron-aelhyl) 3.3 
47 ex293S888e «85 Chlorsulfuron (180) 3.3 
54 6x29419896 
55 0x29419996 «83 Aaphotericin B (INN) 
«18 lataaoxef (INN) and its salts and eaters 
56 ex29419888 «2S Sisoaycin aulphata (INNN) 
57 8x29419868 «41 Pirarubicin (INN) 
58 ex294tl 
69 ex32874898 «42 Bokitaaycin (INN) 2.7 
52 
59 
66 
67 
68 ex29419888 
ex38821699 
ex3882989e 
0x38833900 
ex38849899 (44 
«38 
*18 
(18 
us l-(Isopropoxycarbonyloxy)ethyl ester of cefpodexise (INN) 
Plasaa, frozen, derived froe the blood of horses, for the 
manufacture of serue gonadotrophin (INN) (a) 
Purified lyeete of the Huaan Iaeunodeficiency Virus, obtained 
froa huaan T-calla infected with the Gallo HTLV-II lb slrain 
Mixture of oeatrogans of equine origin, in the fora of ponder 
Carboplalin (INN) aixad with sannitol 8 
8 
8 
8 
8 
«18 Glass, in tha fora of flakes of a length of 8.lea or aora but 
not exceeding 3,Sea and of a thickness of 2 eicroeetres or 
aora but not exceeding S eicroeetres 
74 0x32989616 
ex39119896 •28 Copolyeer of p-cresol and divinylbenzene, in the fore of a 
• 86 solution in U,Jf-diaalhyleceteeide containing by «eight 48X 
or aore of polyaer 
76 6x34629896 «IB Crystalline powder obtained by the reaction of trisodiua 
phosphate «ith a aixture of aodiua hypochlorite and sodiua 
chloride ('chlorinated trisodiua phosphate'), containing by 
•eight: 
- 3,SX or aore of availabia chlorine, eeaaured iodoaetrically 
and 
- 17,8X or aore of phoaphorua avaluatad as fJ^s 
78 ex3S879888 L-Laclata: oxygan-2-oxidoraduclese, non-decerboxyleting 
83 ex381S988e 
82 ex 38159086 >5S Catalyst, in tha fera of rodlals of a length of See or aora 
but not exceeding 8aa, consieting of a aixture of oxides of 
iron, Bolybdenue and biaauth, for usa in tha aanufacture of 
ecrylic ecid (a) 
•86 Catelyat baeed on a aordanita zeolite, in the fora of granules, 
for use in the aanufacture of aixlures of aelhyleaines 
containing by «eight 58X or aora of diaethylaaine (a) 
86 ex38239891 •89 Interaediate producta of the antibiotics aanufacturing process 
obtained froa tha fermentation of Hicroaonotpora inyotnsis, 
•hether or not dried 
77 0x38239898 
90 0x38239098 «51 Acid-hydrolyaed caaein, containing by «eight: 
- 8X or aore but not aora than 1IX of nitrogen 
end 
- 18X or aore but not aora than 28X of aodiua chloride, 
for tha aanufacture of praparad cullura aedia for developaent of 
aicro-organiaas (a) 
•S2 Preparation consieting of 98X or aore of 
3a,4,7,7a-tatrahydro-4,7-Bathanoindene (dicyclopcntadiene), and 
containing a aynthatic rubber and: 
- aither an atuainiua-alkyl coapeund 
- or an organic complex of ttwgalen 
CN code 
93 6x39012008 TABIC Description 
MO Polyethylene, in one of the foree esntioned in nota 6(b) to 
Chapter 39, of a specific gravity of 8,945 or aore but not 
exceeding 8,985, for the aanufacture of typewriter ribbon or 
sieiler ribbon (a) Bate of autonomous duty (X) 
94 ex3981! «92 Ionoaer resin consisting of a salt of a copolyaer of ethylene 
«ith aelhacrylic acid 
98 6x39839088 «28 Copolyeer, entirely of atyrane «ith aeleic anhydride, or 
entirely of atyrane with aaleic anhydride and an acrylic 
aonoaar, «helher or not containing a atyrene-butediene block 
copolyaer, in one of the fores eentioned in note 6(b) lo 
Chapter 39. for the aanufacture of sheetings for head-liners 
for cars (a) 
184 6x39872898 «58 Beaction product of poly(oxyalkylana) polyol «ith a 
polycarboxylic acid and tptiton-coprolectae 
185 6x39872898 «68 «-4-Hydroxybutyl-a-hydroxypoly(oxytelreaethylene), 
containing lata than lag/kg of halogen and less then leg/kg 
of aetol, end of a colour not exceeding 28 units on the Hazen 
acala 
166 6x39079988 «48 Poly(ethylene naphlhelana-2,6-dicarboxylala) 
167 6x39119618 «16 Poly(oxy-l,4-phenyleneaulphonyl-l,4-phenyleneoxy-l,4-phenylenei 
sopropylidene-l,4-phenylene), in one of the fores eentioned in 
note 6(b) to Cheptar 39 3.5 
118 ex39139888 138 Chondroitinsulphuric acid, sodiua aalt 
HI ex39199831 
6x39286268 
6x39219819 «38 Polyethylene lerephtholata file, dyed in the eass, of s 
•85 thickness not exceeding 25 eicroeetres end eetellized on one 
•68 aida 
112 ex39199831 «48 Beflooting polyeatar sheeting eaboaeed in a regular pyraaidal 
6x39286288 «13 pattern, for the aenufeclure of sefely etickere end hedges, 
0x39286388 «36 safety clothing end accassories thereof, or of school satchels, 
ex39286986 «38 bags or sieilar containere (a) 
115 6x39281621 «94 Leeineted eheet or etrip consisting of e film coaposed of a 
8x39281829 «93 blend of a copolyeer of ethylene «ith vinyl ecetete and a 
6x39219868 «26 aodified ethylene-propylene-eleetoaer (EPN) or a aodified 
ethylene-propylene-diene elastoaer (EPDN), coaled or covered on 
both sidaa «ith a file of a copolyaer of ethylene «ith vinyl 
ecetete 
119 6x39286268 «64 Polyethylene terephlhelete fila, of a thickness of less than 18 
aicroeetree, for the aenufecture of video ceeeettes «ith 8 
playing-tiea of 380 ainutee at e tope-spaed of 24aa per 
eecond. or of diqitel eudio ceeeettee (e) 
126 ex39266268 «89 Polyethylene tarophthelote file, of e thickness of 188 
eicroaalree or eore but not exceeding 156 aicroaatres, for the 
aanufectura of photopolyaar printing platée (a) 
121 ex39286288 «14 Polyethylene lerephthalate file, of e thickness of 28 
aicroaatres or sore but not exceeding 38 eicroeetres, coated 
one aide «ith ailicone, for uaa in the eenufecture of «indo» 
eofety-file (e) 6.5 
117 ex39286288 
0x39219619 H5 Pile of polyethylene terephlhelete, coatad or covered on one 
•25 aida or on both aidea «ith a layer of aodified polyester, of a 
totet thickness of 7 eicroeetree or eore but not exceeding 11 
eicroaalree, for the aanufectura of video tepee «ith e magnetic 
loyer of aatallic pigeenta and a «idlh of 8aa or of 12,7aa 
(a) 
123 6x3928911 • 91 Polyvinyl butyrel file heving e greduoled coloured bend 
122 ex392691( •92 Plesticizad file of polyvinyl butyrel, containing by «eight: 
- either 14,SX or eore but not aore than 17,Sx of dihexyl 
adipate 
- or 14,SX or aore but not aore than 28,SX of dibutyl 
ssbacate 
CN code 
129 6x74162188 1 
TABIC Description Bale of autonoaous duty (X) 
•18 Sheet or plete of polyletraftuoroethylene, «ilh eluainiua oxide 
or titeniue dioxide aa a filler or reinforced «ith glass-fibre 
fabric, laeinatad on both aides «ilh copper foil, or sheet of 
polyieide, laainatad on one eide or on both eidea «ith copper 
foil 124 
125 
127 
128 8x39219819 
0x39219819 
8x48239896 
6x76199818 • 35 
• 45 
«12 
(11 Coapoaila plala of polycarbonata and polybulylene 
terephthelete, reinforced with glaaa fibree 
Coapoaila plate of polyethylene terephthalelo or of 
polybulylene teraphthalete, reinforced «ith glaae fibree 
Strips of peper glued to on* another to fore a honeycoab of a 
height not exceeding 13ca, for agriculturel purposes (s) 
Non-laxtita glaee fibree in which fibree of e dieaeter of less 
than 3,5 aicroaetrae predoeinele 8 
8 
8 
4 
131 ex8U29938 «18 Alloy of niobiua (coluabiua) and titaniua, in the fora of bars 
and rode 
136 ex84425899 «18 Plata of an alloy of zinc, ground and potiihed on one turfece 
end cooled with an epoxide raain on the other surface, of 
rectenguler or aquara ahspa, of a length of 388aa or aora but 
not exceeding 2888ee and of a width of 388ae or aore but 
not exceeding lOOOaa, and containing: 
- 18ag/kg or leea of iron, 
- ISag/kg or leas of laed, 
- 788eg/kg or eora but not aore than 986ag/kg of aluminium 
and 
- S88ag/kg or aora but not aora than 988ag/kg of magnesium, 
for the eanufaclure of aansitised printing plates (a) 
(a) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be cerried out pursuant to 
the ralevant Coaeunity proviaiona. 
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FINANCIAL RECORD 
1. Budget line concerned : Chap. 12 Art. 120 
2. Title of the tariff measure concerned : Proposal for a Council 
Regulation, temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs 
Tariff duty on a number of industrial products (in the chemical and 
ai I led sectors) 
3. Leoal basis : Art. 28 of the Treaty 
4. Objective : suspension of CCT duties on the abovementioned products 
5. Cost of this tariff-measure : to be borne by the EEC-budget : 
- for the same exercise in 1992, the loss of own resources was 
expected to be of the order of 22 867 000 ecus (cf P.E. E/1473/91 
C0M(91) 405 of 21.10.1991) 
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 proposal for a Regulation 
would be of the order of 24 010 000 ecus 
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