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DRAFT REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
temporarily suspending theautonomous duties intheCommon Customs Tariff
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oncertain industriel products \
Proposai for a
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REGULATION (EEC )OFTHECOUNCIL !
temporarily and totally suspending thecustoms duties applicable inthe
Community asoriginally constituted /onanumber ofchemical
products imported from thenewMember States
(Submitted bytheCommission totheCouncil )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Atitsmeetings 24/25July and10/11September 1975 ,theJoint Group
ofGovernment Experts which meets under theaegis oftheCommission to
study economic problems relating totheCommon Customs Tariff ,
examined :
(a)theadvisability ofextending thesuspensions ofduties which are
due toexpire on31December 1975 ,and
(b)newapplications submitted bycertain Member States forthe
suspension ofCommon Customs Tariff duties oncertain products as
from 1January 1976 .
Theapplications submitted relate toproducts inrespect ofwhich the
Member States concerned consider that aprovisional reduction of
autonomous duties intheCommon Customs Tariff isjustified for
economic reasons ,owing tothenon-existence orinadequacy of
production intheCommunity .
Most ofthese products arerawmaterials intended forprocessing
industries orareconsidered assuch .They areinparticular basic
substances forthechemical industry .Account was taken ofthe
possibility ofsubstituting other products already manufactured inthe
Community andoftheimportance totheCommunity oftheproposed
measure .
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Therequests ofthenewMember States tosuspend Common Customs Tariff
duties arebased ,notonly ontheeconomic reasons mentioned ,butalso
onthefollowing considerations ;
From 1January 1974 thenewMember States have nolonger thepower to
suspend autonomously their duties without limitations .Their duties
canonly besuspended inrespect ofthedifference between their
duties andtheCommon Customs Tariff duties .Ifitappears necessary
tosuspend aduty beyond this limit ,theCommon Customs Tariff duty
has tobesuspended .
Theabove mentioned Group favoured unanimously thetotal orpartial
suspension ofduties ontheproducts which arethesubject ,ofthe
draft Regulation annexed hereto .

Having regard totheresults ofthis work itappears appropriate to
theCommission topropose totheCouncil thesuspension ofCommon
Customs Tariff duties for theproducts listed intheannex tothe
following regulation .
Asregards theduration fortheproposed suspensions ofduties ,it
will beseen that asixmonth period from 1January to30June 1976 or
atwelve month period from 1January to31December 1976 isproposed
for theproducts concerned .
Inview oftheabove-mentioned suspension duties intheCommon Customs
Tariff thenewMember States areobliged tosuspend thecorresponding
duties intheir tariffs inaccordance with Article 39,paragraph 2of
theactconcerning theCondition ofAccession andtheAdjustments of
the Treaties .
TheGroup also examined thepossibility ofsuspending theCommon
Customs Tariff duty ontheproducts listed inthetable annexed
hereto .Itwasnotpossible toreach anunanimous opinion onthe
subject because oftheunfavourable opinions ,based oneconomic
considerations ,which were expressed byoneorother oftheMember
States .

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CCTheading No Description ofgoods
28.01 C Bromine
ex 28.21 Dichromium trioxide forproduction of
chromium métal orchromiùm carbide
ex 29.16 D dl-2-(3-phenoxyphenyl )-propionic acid andits
salts
ex 29.31 B l,2-Bis-(N'-methoxycarbonylthioureido )-
benzene
ex 29.35 Q l,2-Dimethyl -3,5-diphenylpyrazolium methyl =
sulfate
ex 29.39 E • Medroxyprogesterone acetate
ex 29.44 C Cephazoline andîtssalts
ex 29.44 C Salts ofCephaloridin ,ofcephalothin and
ofcephalexin
ex 35.04 Soya protein isolate ,having anisoelectric
point of4,8plus orminus 0,4andwhich
contains not less than 94%byweight of
protein (Nx6,25 )onadrybasis
ex 39.19 G Compound catalysts consisting ofsilver
uniformly fixed onaluminium oxide
ex 39.03 BVa)2 •Hydroxypropylcellulose
ex 44.22 Used casks andbarrels ofoak ,whether
assembled ornot ;staves andheads ,being
parts ofsuch casks andbarrels
62.03 AI,BIa)
andBib ) Used sacks andbags ofakind used for the
packmg ofgoods
ex 81.04 G Electrolytic manganese ,of99,5% minimum
purity ,for thealuminium industry
ex 85.21 DII Digital displays consisting ofaprinted
circuit board ofasize notexceeding 30
millimetres by90millimetres with asingle
line ofdigits ,not less than 3innumber
comptising ligth emitting diodes manufac­
tured from gallium-based semi-conductor
i compounds mounted thereon ;theline ofdigits
having aprotective cover oftranslucent
plastic
ex 88.02 BIIc) Mechanically propelled aircraft ofah
unladen weight exceeding 15,000 kg

DRAFT
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
temporarily suspending theautonomous duties in
theCommon Customs Tariff oncertain industrial products
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article 28thereof ;
Having regard tothedraft Regulation submitted bytheCommission ;
Whereas production intheCommunity oftheproducts referred toin
thepresent Regulation isatpresent inadequate ornon-existent within theCommunit ;
industries intheCommunity ;
Whereas itistheCommunity sinterest tosuspend theautonomous
Common Customs Tariff duties only partially incertain cases ,parti­
cularly because oftheexistence ofCommunity production and inother
cases tosuspend duties completely ;
Whereas taking account ofthedifficulties involved inaccurately
assessing thedevelopment oftheeconomic situation inthesectors
concerned inthenear future these suspension measures should betaken
only temporarily ,fixing their term ofvalidity tocoincide with the
interests ofCommunity production ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Theautonomous Common Customs Tariff duties fortheproducts listed
intheTables annexed tothis Regulation shall besuspended atthe
level indicated inrespect ofeach ofthem .

2
These suspensions shall beapplicable :
from 1January to30June 1976 fortheproduct listed inTable I;
from 1January to31December 1976 fortheproducts listed inTable
II .
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on1January 1976 .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety and
directly applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels , For the Council
The Président

ANNEX
TABLEI
CCTheadingNo Description ofgoods Rateofautonomous
dut£intheCCT
ex85.13BSonicconsistingofabox 0%
approximately 12inches
squareand2inchesthick,
thetopbeingshapedinthe
formofacradletoreceive
atelephonehandset,incorporating
alamptoindicatethestate
ofcall.Thismodem(MODulator/
DEModulator )convertsteleprinter
keyboardsignalsfortransmission
bytelephonelineorradiofor
reconversion tokeyboardsignals
onadistantteleprinter

TABLE IIANNEX
CCTheading No Description ofgoods Rate ofautonomous
duty in the CCT
ex 29.16 AII L-Malic acid 0%
ex 29.16 D Prostaglandin E_ 0%
ex 29.22 EII 1,8-naphtalenediamine 0%
ex 29.23 AII Dinoprost (INN),trometamol salt 0%
ex 29.23 AII Bis-(2-dimethylaminoethyl )ether 0%
ex 29.29 l,3-Bis-(4-chlorobenzylideneamino ) 0%
guanidmium chloride
ex 29.31 B 5-Fluoro -2-methyl -l-(4-methylthio= 0%
benzylidende )-inden -3-ylacetic acid
ex 29.35 Q' 6-Hexanolide (epsilon-caprolactone ) 8.4%
ex 29.35 Q 5-Ethyl -2-methylpyridine 0%
ex29.36 Sulphathiazole (INN) 0%
ex 29.38 BII Panthenol (INN)(pantothenyl alcohol ) 0%
ex 29.38 BII D-andDL-calcium pantothenates 4.7%
ex 29.39 DII 21-Chloro -9alpha -fluoro-11 beta - 0%
hydroxy-16 alpha ,17alpha-iso propyl =»
idenedioxypregn -4-ene-3,20-dione
ex 38.19 G Catalysts consisting ofbis-(2 - 0%
dimethylaminoethyl )ethcr dissolved
indipropylene glycol
ex 39.01 CIII Polycaprolactone 12.8%
ex 39.02 CVI Copolymers solely ofallyl alcohol 0%
a)andb) with styrene which have anacetyl
value ofnot less than 175
ex 41.02 B Leather ofEast India kip ,whole ,whether 0%
ornot theheads and legs have been
removed ,weighing each more than 4.5kg
net andnotmore than 8kg,notfurther
prepared than vegetable tanned ,whether
ornothaving undergone further preser­
vative treatment with oil ,butobviously
unsuitable for immediate use inthe
manufacture ofleather articles

2ANNEX
CCTheading No Description ofgoods Rate ofautonomous
duty in the CCT
ex 56.01 A
ex 68.02 B
ex 70.19 AIVb)
ex 73.40 B
and
ex 84.59 B
ex 76.03Synthetic textile fibres of
aromatic polyamides obtaineid by
polycondensation ofm-phenylene =
diamine andisophtalic acid
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Artificially coloured granules and
chippings
Glass beads ofadiameter ofless
than 0.1mmandwith arefraction
index of2.26
Integrally forged ,rough-turned
components with unit weights ofmore
than 150metric tons orouter diameters
ofmore than 6,000 mmforreactor
pressure vessels
Aluminium alloy strip incoils contai­
ning notless than 18%byweight and
notmore than 23%byweight oftinand
not less than 0.7% byweight andnot
more than 1.5% byweight ofcopper as
themajor alloying elements andhaving
awidth ofnot less than 75mmand not
more than 230mmand athickness ofnot
less than 3mmand not more than 6.5mm0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
ex 81.04 DI Chromium ,intheform ofcathods chips 0%
orpellets ,which contains notmore than
0.10% byweight oftotal oxygen ,not
more than 0.001% byweight ofaluminium
compounds isoluble inboiling 5Nhydro®
chloric acid and inboiling fuming
perchlorid acid ,andestimated asAl,intended forthe
production ofalloy forthemanufacture offixed or
movable blades ofgasturbines andjetengines (a)
(a)Theapplication ofthis suspension will besubject totheconditions
determined bythecompetent authorities .

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
TheCommissionhassenttotheCounoiladraftregulation
temporarily suspendingtheautonomousdutiesintheCommonCustoms
Tariffonanumberofindustrialproducts.Thisregulationprovides
that,fromIJanuaryto31December1976,thedutiesintheCommonCustoms
Tariffwillhepartiallysuspended,amongothers,onthefollowingproducts:
CCTheading Description CCTratesofduty
autonomous conventional
(suspended)
> %
ex29.35Q6-Hexanolide (epsilon-
caprolactone )
ex29.38BIIE-andPL-calcium
pantothenates
©x39,01CIIIPolycaprolactone8«4$
4.7*
12.84>10.4%
5.8£
164
Fortheperiodmentionedabove,theCommunityasoriginallyconstituted
byvirtueofarticles31paragraphIand32paragraphIoftheact
concerningtheconditionofaccessionandtheadjustmentoftheTreaties
appliestotheseproductsimportedfromthenewMemberStatesthe
followingduties:
__ontheproduotofsubheadingex29.35Q*2$
ontheproductofsubheadingex29*38BIItl.I$
_ontheproductofsubheadingex39>01CIII:3«2$
TEegovernmentoftheUnitedKingdomhasrequestedtheCommissionthat
byvirtueofarticle .33paragraph 2oftheactconcerningtheConditions
ofAccessionandtheAdjustmenttotheTreatiestheCommunitypreference
forthenewMemberStatesshouldbemaintained andthatthereforethe
customsdutiesappliedintheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted should
betotallysuspendedontheseproductimportedfromthenewMemberStates.
TheCommissionconsida-sthatitisappropriate togiveafavourable
responsetothisrequestandthereforeisproposingtotheCouncilthe
tariffmeasureannexedhereto.

Proposal for a
REGULATION (EEC )OFTHECOUNCIL
temporarily andtotally suspending thecustoms duties applicable
intheCommunity asoriginally constituted onanumber
ofchemical products imported from thenewMember States
THE COUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheActofAccession ,andinparticular thesecond paragraph
ofArticle 33thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas byRegulation (EEC)No of....... (2)theCouncil has
partially suspended theautonomous duties intheCommon Customs Tariff on
anumber ofchemical products fortheperiod 1January to31December 1976 ;
r
Whereas ,inorder tomaintain theCommunity preference forthese products ,
thecustoms duties applicable intheCommunity asoriginally constituted on
such products imported from thenewMember States should betotally suspended
forthesame period ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article I
From 1January to31December 1976 thecustoms duties applicable inthe
Community asoriginally constituted onthefollowing products imported
from thenewMember States shall betotally syspended :
(1)OJNo.L73of27March 1972 ,page 14.
(2)OJNo. of

CCTNo Description
ex29.35Q6-Hexanolide (epsilon-caprolaotone )
ex29.38BIID-andDL-calciumpantothenates
ex39.01CIIIPolycaprolactone
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonIJanuary1976
ThisRegulationshall "be"bindinginitsi
entiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates«
DoneatBrussels, FortheCommission
ThePrésident