COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 22.04.1998 
COM(1998) 240 final 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
amending the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending 
the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain 
industrial and agricultural products 
(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. During the first quarter of this year, the. Commission, assisted by the Economic Tariff 
Questions Group, has reviewed requests for temporary suspension of autonomous Common 
Customs Tariff duties presented to it by the Member States, including certain requests 
amending existing suspensions. 
2. The attached proposal concerns certain industrial products. 
3. The requests for suspension relating to the above products were examined in the light of the 
criteria set out in the communication from the Commission to the Council and the Member 
States concerning autonomous tariff suspensions (see OJ C 235, 13.9.1989, p. 2). 
Following this review, the Commission considers that the suspension or reduction of duties is 
justified for the products listed in Annex I to the attached proposal for a Regulation. 
For the products listed in Annex II, on the other hand, it believes suspension is no longer in 
the Community's economic interests. 
The two annexes to this Regulation thus correspond respectively, to the list of products for 
which suspension is proposed, or for which the wording (including the nomenclature code) 
has to be changed, and the list of products removed from the Annex to 
Regulation (EC) No 1255/96. 
Amendments to the description of certain products listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 
1255/96, where they have become necessary, have been taken into account as follows: 
addition to the nomenclature code for the product (listed in the Annex to Regulation 
(EC) No 1255/96) in Annex II, 
addition of the new amended product description in Annex I. 
4. The period of validity of the proposed measure is unspecified, since its purpose is to amend 
the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/96, the period of validity of which is itself 
unspecified. 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No /1998 
of /1998 
amending the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending the autonomous 
Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial and agricultural products 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas it is in the interest of the Community to suspend partially or totally the autonomous Common 
Customs Tariff duties for a number of new products not listed in the Annex to 
Regulation (EC) No 1255/96', 
Whereas the products referred to in the said Regulation, for which it is no longer in the Community's 
interest to maintain suspension of autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties or for which it is necessary 
to amend the description in the light of technical developments, must be withdrawn from the list in the 
Annex thereto, 
Whereas, for the sake of clarity, products whose description require amendment should be regarded as new 
products, 
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 was last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2590/972 by means of a 
consolidated annex, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION. 
Article I 
The products set out in Annex I to this Regulation shall be added to the Annex to Regulation 
(EC) No 1255/96. The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on these products shall be suspended at 
the rate indicated for each product. 
Article 2 
The products for which the codes are set out in Annex II to this Regulation shall be removed from the 
Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96. 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1998. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at , 1998 
For the Council 
The President 
1 OJ No L 158, 29.6.1996, p. 1 
2 OJ L 355, 30.12.1997, p. 1 
ANNEX I 
<:N <:<)<)(• i. TAKI<: Do:;<:r i pi i on 
0007 ex2t!l2 90 00 10 Nitrogen tri fluoride Rate of 
autonomous 
duty (%) 
0 
00 H l'xXHZ!) !i() 00 10 Copper (I or Jl) oxide oont ,i i nl n<] by welqht 7H * oi moi c of copper 
.ind not more I h,ui 0,0 1 K of chloride 
0020 ox.7M.YI 19 00 10 Zinc cyanide 
0027 ex2850 00 20 10 Silane 
0033 ex2903 30 10 30 Pertluoroethane 
0048 ex2905 19 10 10 
ex3824 90 95 56 Potassium tert-butanolate (potassium tert-butoxide), whether or not 
in the form of a solution in tetrahydrofuran 
0050 ex2905 39 80 20 2-F,thylhexane-l, 3-diol 
0054 ex2906 19 00 10 Cyclohex-1,4-ylenedimethanol 
0055 ex2906 19 00 20 4,4'-Isopropylidenedicyclohexanol 
0068 ex2910 90 00 60 
ex3824 90 95 59 1,2-Epoxyoctadecane, of a purity by weight of 82 % or more 
0071 
0084 
0087 
0092 
0096 
0129 
0137 
0140 
0164 ex2 912 
OX2 915) 
ox2916 
ox2916 
ex2917 
ex2921 
ex2922 
ex2922 
ex2926 2 9 
90 
12 
39 
19 
45 
21 
29 
90 00 
B0 
90 
00 
90 
00 
00 
00 
99 10 
4 0 
2 0 
4 0 
50 
20 
20 
60 
60 Terephthai aldehyde 
Nonanoic acid (pelargonic acid) 
2-Ethoxyethyl acrylnte 
Vinyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 
Glutaric anhydride 
2-Aminonaphthalene-l,5-disulphonic acid and its sodium salts 
4-Hydroxy-7-methylaminonaphthalene-2-sulphonic acid 
3,5-Dichloro-4-(l,l,2,2-tetrafluoroethoxy)aniline 
Cyanoacetic acid in crystalline form 0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0174 <•/.'/")'/<) 10 'JO »)0 Ti 1 met hy I hcx.uiiet hy) enr> d i i socy.m.U e, mixed isomori; 
0190 ox2931 00 9b 5b Dimethyl[dimethylsilyldiindenyl]hafnium 
0191 OX293] 00 95 60 Trioctylphosphine oxide 
0192 
0234 
0256 ex2 934 
ex2934 
e:<2935 90 
90 
00 97 
97 
90 70 
75 
50 2,3,5,6-Tetrahydroxy-l,4-diisobutyl-l,4-dioxo-l,4-diphosphinane 
Tris(2,3-epoxypropyl)-l,3,5-triazinanetrione 
4,4'-Oxydi(benzenesulfonohydrazide) 0 
0 
0 
^ 
r.M .•(,.!.' t. TAR 10 De.'.'CI i pt i on 
02M <•/ ii'lH I 'i 1,1) | (J ll|.'k..| bi,l(4 /lie) ],•»>./ •••/•• \t, IpiMll .ll I Uoloel |,y| | |,jo)bofi/.r,l hi-JZol -2-
y I .l/.i < | •'< ('i I pi op y I .Kill no) ben/('lie;, i| | I MI 1.11 e j Rate of 
.uit onoiiioiiii 
duty (%) 
0 
04bf> >•/. V/UH 'id 19 20 Copolymer ol po I yur et.h.uie r«rid .•; I I I cone, in the form of a .solution in 0 
<i mixture of bul .mono, loluerie ,ind eye: 1 ohox.mone, containing by 
weight 13 'A m moie but not more I li.in 16 % of copolymer 
0279 ey.34()2 90 10 30 Non aqueous surfaco-active preparation, containing: 
— polyethylene glycol alkylphenyl ether, 
— 2,4,7,9-tetramethyldec-5-yne-4,7-diol 
and 
— phosphoric acid esters 
0293 ex3702 43 00 10 
ex3702 44 00 10 Photographic film, of a nominal width of 459, 669 or 761 mm, 
composed of several layers, including two polyester films, a carbon 
layer, an adhesive layer, a layer of a copolymer of styrene with 
acrylonitrile and a release layer 
0299 ex 1H0H 40 20 10 Préparât. Ion containing by weight 
— 58 % or more but not more than 62 % of l-bromo-3-chloro-5,5-
dimethylhydantoin, 
— 26 % or more but not more than 29 % of 1,3-dichloro-5,5-
dimethylhydantoin, 
— 10 % or more but not more than 12 % of 1,3-dichloro-5-ethy.l-5-
methylhydantoin, 
for the manufacture of swimming-pool disinfectants (a) 
0313 ex3815 19 90 55 Catalyst consisting of a mixture of metal oxides containing chromium 
trioxide, fixed on a support of silicon dioxide 
0321 ex3815 19 90 60 Catalyst consisting of dichromium trioxide, fixed on a support of 
aluminium oxide 
0311 ex3815 19 90 75 Catalyst consisting of organo-metallic compounds of aluminium and 
chromium, fixed on a support of silicon dioxide 
0312 ex3815 19 90 80 Catalyst consisting of organo-metallic compounds of magnesium and 
titanium, fixed on a support of silicon dioxide, in the form of a 
suspension in mineral oil 
0314 ex3815 19 90 85 Catalyst consisting of organo-metallic compounds of aluminium, 
magnesium and titanium, fixed on a support of silicon dioxide, in 
the form of powder 
0379 ex3824 90 95 31 Copper zinc ferrite, in the form of granules of a size not exceeding 
120 micrometres, coated with a silicone resin 
0351 ex3824 90 95 57 Mixture of trialkylphosphine oxides 
0352 ex3824 90 95 58 Platinum oxide fixed on a porous support of aluminium oxide, 
containing by weight 0,1 % or more but not more than 1 % of platinum 
and 0,5 % or more but not more than 5 % of ethylaluminium dichloride 
034 9 ex3824 90 95 60 a-Phenoxycarbonyl-w-phenoxypoly[oxy(2,6-dibromo-l,4-
phenylene)isopropylidene(3,5-dibromo-l,4-phenylene)oxycarbonyl] 
0410 ox3903 19 00 20 Polystyrene of a molecular weight (Mn) not exceeding 5 000 
S 
de f, TARIC Rate of 
Description " autonomous 
duty (ft) 
04 1 \ <•/. '.'Hi ', 'in MO l\ Oopolymei, fui InHy of :;tyiene wilh m.i 1 e i c anhyd r ide, or entirely of 0 
::lyiene wilh ma I e i <• anhydride ,md an acrylic monomer, al:;o partially 
estej if i ni, of an average molecular weight (Mn) not exceeding 3 000, 
in «me of the form;; mentioned in note 6 (a) and (b) t o Chapter 39 
(MM) '•/. I'HU 'to 'in 4i) i'op.,1 ymei n| .•;! yieiie wilh w mol hyl:;l yi en.- and .i.wyllr add, of a 0 
ex 1'IOh '1(1 'HI 40 llinlo.'illal Weight (M„) nl b00 m Itio |.. bill not exceeding (> 000 
c'X I'l I I 'III MM 'ill 
0417 0x3903 90 90 55 Copolymer of styrene, methyl methacrylate, butyl acrylate and either 0 
ex3906 90 90 45 acrylic acid or hydroxyethyl methacrylate, of a molecular weight (Mn) 
of 500 or more but not exceeding 6 000 
0420 ex3904 40 00 91 Copolymer of vinyl chloride with vinyl acetate and vinyl alcohol, 0 
containing by weight: 
— 87 % or more but not more than 92 % of vinyl chloride, 
— 2 % or more but not more than 9 % of vinyl acetate 
and 
— 1 % or more but not more than 8 ft of vinyl alcohol, 
in one of the forms mentioned in note 6 (a) or (b) to Chapter 39, 
for the manufacture of good** of heading No 3235 or 8523 or for use 
In the manufacture of coatings for containers and closures of a kind 
used for pr oser vlng food and drink (a) 
0431 eX390b 99 90 96 Poly(vinyl formal), In one of the forms mentioned in note-6 (b) to 0 
Chapter 39, of a molecular weight (Mw) of 25 000 or more but not 
exceeding l50 000 and containing by weight: 
9,5 * oi moie but. not more than 13 * of acetyl groupa evaluated 
as vlnyJ acetat e 
and 
— 5 % or more but not more than 6,5 % of hydroxy groups evaluated 
as vinyl alcohol 
0438 ex3906 90 90 30 Copolymer of styrene with hydroxyethyl methacrylate and 2-ethylhexyl 0 
acrylate, of a molecular weight (Mn) of 500 or more but not exceeding 
6 000 
0439 3907 20 11 Poly(ethylene oxide) (polyethylene glycol) 
0440 ex3907 20 29 10 Polymer of dextrose, sorbitol and citric or phosphoric acid, 
containing by weight 90 ft or more of dextrose monomer units 
0441 ex)907 20 29 20 Po 1 y|oxy~ 1 , 4-pheny1enoisopropy1 J dene-1,4-phenyleneoxy-(2-
hydroxytiimethy]one)|, of an average molecular weight (M„) of more 
than 26 000, in one of the forms mentioned in note 6 (b) to Chapter 
39 
0458bi ex391 1 9() 99 5b Solution containing: 
— (36 .1 0,5) % by weight of polyamide with lateral ester groups, 
— (2 ± 0,5) % by weight of acrylic ester, 
— (48 ± 0,5) % by weight of l-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, 
— (12 ± 0,5) % by weight of bis(2-methoxyethyl) ether, 
— 500 microgram/kg or less of potassium 
and 
— 500 microgram/kg or less of iron, 
for use in the manufacture of goods of heading No 8542 (a) 
0473 e.<39l9 90 31 40 Reflecting polyester sheeting embossed in a regular pyramidal 
ox3920 62 19 20 pattern, for the manufacture of .safety stickers and badges, safety 
ex.3920 62 90 20 clothing and accessories thereof, or of school satchels, bags or 
OX3920 (il 00 SO similar containers (a) 
ex3920 69 00 Ml 
6 
Cil ••ode h TARIC 
04MH ex iM.'U h.' I M nu •i i pi 1 on 
Mat II lin o| |..d yel hylene I et ephl ha I al e, ol a gloss ol 15,0 al al 
angle ol 4b " and IH,0 at an angle ol (.0 " [,\\\ determined by I h< 
A.'i'TM I) 523 method) and a width ol 1 600 mm ot more Rate of 
ant onoinoiis 
duty (ft) 
0 
O.bOl ex.3920 62 1 9 fi< l-'i.Im of a thickness of 4,5 urn, consisting of a biaxially-oriented 
polyethylene terephfhalate film, of a thickness of 4,4 urn, an 
elastic module (in the machine direction) of 12 kg/mm2 (± 2 kg/mm2) 
and a tensile strength (in the machine direction) of more than 
28 kg/mm2, and of an antiadherent coating of a thickness of 0,1 urn 
0502 ex3920 62 19 87 Polyethylene terephthalate film, coated with a wax layer, a scratch 
resistant layer and a thermoadhesive layer, of a nominal width of 
790 mm and a total thickness of 23 urn or more but not exceeding 
26 urn 
0522 ex3920 62 19 89 Multilayer film of a thickness not exceeding 150 micrometers, 
consisting of a polyester film coated on one side with polycarbonate 
resin, metallized on the other side with titanium coated with 
polycarbonate resin and other layers containing A/,N'-diphenyl-N,N'-
di-m-tolylbiphenyl-4,4'-ylenediamine 
0510 ex3920 99 29 10 Reflecting sheet of metallised poiyurethane, containing glass beads, 
coated with a hot.-meIt. adhesive layer, covered on one or both sides 
with a release sheet, in rolls of a width of 1 020 mm (I 20 mm), for 
slitting lnlo safety clothing loMoet.inq strip (a) 
0524 ex3926 90 99 10 Microspheres of polymer of divinylbenzene, of a diameter of 4,5 urn 
or more but not exceeding 8,5 urn 
0553bi ex5402 43 00 20 Synthetic bicomponent filament yarn, not textured, untwisted, 
measuring 1 650 decitex, consisting of 110 filaments each having a 
core of polyethylene terephthalate and a skin of polyamide-6, 
containing by weight 75 ft or more but not exceeding 77 % of 
polyethylene terephthalate, for use in the manufacture of roofings 
(a) 
0566 ex5501 90 90 10 Polyvinyl alcohol tow 
0570 ex5503 90 90 20 
ex5506 90 99 10 
ex5601 30 00 10 Polyvinyl alcohol fibres, whether or not acetalized 
0597 ex/006 00 90 10 Class plate, coated on one side with chromium and/or with a mixture 
of iiI.Indium trioxide and tin dioxide, of dimensions of 260 * 320 mm 
or more but not. exceeding 4 00 « 4 00 mm, and of a thickness of 1,1 mm 
(I 0,1 mm), for the manufacture of liquid crystal display» (a) 
0598 ex/006 00 90 20 Colour filter, consisting of a glass plate with red, blue and green 
pixels, having a total thickness of 1,1 mm (± 0,1 mm) and exterior 
dimensions of 320 * 352 mm or more but not exceeding 320 * 400 mm, 
for the manufacture of liquid crystal displays (a) 
0599 ex7006 00 90 30 Glass plate, uncoated, of dimensions of 320 * 352 mm or more but not 
exceeding 320 x 400 mm, of a thickness of 0,6 mm or more but not 
exceeding 1,2 mm, for the manufacture of liquid crystal displays (a) 
% 
71 .•-«le t. TARI' IJesci |pl ion 
0604 ex/01 1 20 00 40 Cl ass I aco-pla te: Rate of 
aill onoinoiis 
duly (ft) 
0 
— with a diagonal measurement of 366,4 mm (± 1,5 mm) and of 
dimensions of 246,4 * 315,4 mm (± 1,5 mm), 
— with a diagonal measurement of 391 mm (± 1,5 mm) and of 
dimensions of 261,4 * 326,8 mm (± 1,5 mm), 
— with a diagonal measurement of 442 mm (i 1,5 mm) and of 
dimensions of 293,4 » 369,2 mm (± 1,5 mm), 
— with a diagonal measurement of 544,5 mm (± 1,6 mm) and of 
dimensions of 358 * 454 mm (± 1,6 mm), having a cylindrical 
curvature, 
— with a diagonal measurement of 570,5 mm (± 1,6 mm) and of 
dimensions of 360 * 486 mm (± 1,6 mm), 
— with a diagonal measurement of 629,8 mm (± 3 mm) and of 
dimensions of 406,5 * 519 mm (± 2 mm), having a cylindrical 
curvature, 
or 
— with a diagonal measurement of 753 mm (± 1,6 mm) and of 
dimensions of 471 * 640 mm (± 1,6 mm), 
and with a raised edge, for the manufacture of colour cathode-ray 
tubes (a) 
0627 ex/616 99 90 50 Discs of aluminium alloy, of a thickness not exceeding 0,84 mm, for 
the manufacture of goods of subheadings 8523 20 11 and 8523 20 19 
(a) 
0630 ex8101 99 00 10 Disc (target) with deposition material, of tungsten or an alloy 
containing by weight 90 ft of tungsten and 10 ft of titanium, 
— containing 100 micrograms/kg or less of sodium 
and 
— mounted on a copper or aluminium support 
0631 ex8102 99 00 10 Disc (target) with deposition material, of an alloy containing by 
weight 99 ft or more of molybdenum, 
— containing 1 ug/kg or less of sodium 
and 
— mounted on a metal support 
0637 exHIOfl 90 90 92 Disc (target) with deposition material, of titanium, 
— containing 50 micrograms/kg or less of sodium 
and 
— mounted on a copper or aluminium support 
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CN code & TARIC Description Rate of 
autonomous 
duty (%) 
0006 ex8419 89 98 20 
ex8543 89 95 58 Sputtering machines and apparatus, comprising disk handling 
equipment, for use in the manufacture of products falling within 
subheading 8523 20 11 or 8523 20 19 (a) 0 
0001 ex8424 89 95 10 
ex8460 21 90 10 
ex8460 40 10 10 
ex8460 90 90 10 
ex8464 20 19 10 
ex8479 89 98 10 Machines and apparatus providing automated lapping, polishing, 
grinding, cleaning or surface lubrication of disks, comprising disk 
handling equipment, for use in the manufacture of products falling 
within subheading 8523 20 11 or 8523 20 19 (a) 
0005 ex8424 89 95 20 
ex8479 89 98 30 Machines and apparatus providing automated cleaning or cleaning and 
drying of disks, by means of de-ionised water, ultra sonic waves, 
chemical solutions, heat or a combination of these processes, 
comprising disk handling equipment, for use in the manufacture of 
products falling within subheading 8523 20 11 or 8523 20 19 (a) 
0002 ex8460 90 90 20 
ex8463 90 00 10 
ex8479 89 98 20 Machine-tool providing automated creation of a texture (a head 
landing zone) on the surface of disks by means of abrasion or 
exposure to laser beams, comprising disk handling equipment, for use 
in the manufacture of products falling within subheading 8523 20 11 
or 8523 20 19 (a) 
0014 ex8479 89 98 40 
ex8501 10 99 78 Motor, whether or not mounted on a baseplate, for use in the 
manufacture of products falling within subheading 8525 20 91 or 
8527 90 92 (a) 
0019 ex8504 50 30 10 
ex8504 50 80 30 Inductor with an inductance not exceeding 62 mH 
0024 ex8505 19 90 31 Neodymium-ferro ring with an external diameter not exceeding 13 mm, 
an internal diameter not exceeding 9 mm and a thickness not 
exceeding 0,9 mm 
0028 ex8507 30 91 30 Cylindrical nickel-cadmium accumulator, with a length of 65,3 mm 
(±1,5 mm) and a diameter of 14,5 mm (±1 mm), having a nominal 
capacity of 1 000 mAh or more, for use in the manufacture of 
rechargeable batteries (a) 
0040 ex8517 50 90 50 
ex8517 80 90 50 Receive and transmit unit, only for cables with optical fibres, 
capable of converting light pulses into electrical signals and 
converting electrical signals into light pulses, operating at a 
nominal wavelength of 1 300 nm 
0054 ex8522 90 98 43 Analogue sound recording and reproducing assembly, comprising a 
record/playback head and a twin tape deck mechanism of the cassette 
type, not comprising circuits with amplification functions or power 
supply drive functions, for use in the manufacture of products 
falling within subheading 8527 31 98 (a) 
0071 ex8529 10 70 80 Ceramic filter package, excluding surface acoustic wave filters, 
consisting of: 
— a transmit filter with a centre frequency of 1 747,5 MHz and an 
insertion loss not exceeding 2,3 dB at a bandwidth of 75 MHz 
and 
— a receive filter with a centre frequency of 1 842,5 MHz and an 
insertion loss not exceeding 3,3 dB at a bandwidth of 75 MHz, 
the whole contained in a housing 
CN code f* TARIC Description 
0069 ex8529 10 70 85 Ceramic filter package, excluding surface acoustic wave filters, 
comprising 2 filters with one of the following combinations of 
characteristics: 
- a transmit centre frequency'of 902,5 MHz, a receive centre 
frequency of 947,5 MHz and an insertion loss not exceeding 3,2 
at a bandwidth of 25 MHz Rate of 
autonomous 
duty (%) 
dB 
- a transmit centre frequency of 1 747,5 MHz, a receive centre 
frequency of 1 842,5 MHz and an insertion loss not exceeding 3,5 
dB at a bandwidth of 75 MHz, 
the whole contained in a housing 
0122b ex8534 00 90 95 Bandpass filter for a centre frequency of 1 627,5, 1 743, 1 842,5 or 
1 960 MHz, in the form of a printed circuit, only consisting of a 
ceramic insulating base and of resonance elements, for use in the 
manufacture of products of subheading 8525 90 91 (a) 
0122a ex8534 00 90 96 Bandpass filter for centre frequencies of 732,5 and 947,5 MHz or of 
1 627,5 and l 842,5 MHz or of 1 738 and 1 960 MHz, in the form of a 
printed circuit, only consisting of a ceramic insulating base and of 
resonance elements, for use in the manufacture of products of 
subheading 8525 90 91 (a) 
0126 ex8536 30 30 11 
ex8536 30 90 31 
ex8536 50 80 96 Thermo-electric switch with a cut-off current of 50 A or more, 
comprising a snap action switch, for direct mounting on an electric 
motor coil, contained in a hermetically sealed housing 
0133 ex8536 90 85 94 Elastomeric connector, consisting of one or more conductor elements 
coated with carbon or gold and of a rubber or silicon substrate 
0104 ex8537 10 99 92 Touch sensitive screen panel, consisting of a conductive grid 
between two glass or plastic plates or sheets, fitted with electric 
conductors and connectors 
0138 ex8540 11 11 91 Colour cathode-ray tube with a slit or slot mask, equipped with 
electron guns placed side by side (in-line technology) and with a 
diagonal measurement of the screen of 12 cm or more but not 
exceeding 26 cm 
0140 ex8540 11 13 91 Colour cathode-ray tube with a slit or slot mask, having a distance 
between stripes of the same colour of less than 0,42 mm and a 
diagonal measurement of the screen of 4 9 cm, for use in the 
manufacture of professional video monitors including security and 
medical monitor applications (a) 
0150 ex8540 40 00 33 Colour cathode-ray tube with a slit or slot mask, having a distance 
between stripes of the same colour of less than 0,35 mm and a 
diagonal measurement of the screen not exceeding 53 cm 
0151 ex8540 40 00 34 Colour cathode-ray tube with a slit or slot mask, having a distance 
between stripes of the same colour of less than 0,3 9 mm and a 
diagonal measurement of the screen of 33 cm or more but not 
exceeding 3 8 cm 
0147 ex8540 40 00 35 Colour cathode-ray tube with a slit or slot mask, having a distance 
between stripes of the same colour of less than 0,3 5 mm and a 
diagonal measurement of the screen not exceeding 72 cm, for use in 
the manufacture of monitors (a) 
0146 ex8ci40 40 00 36 Colour cathode-ray tube with a slit or slot mask, having a distance 
between stripes of the same colour of les3 than 0,30 mm and a 
diagonal measurement of the screen not exceeding 58 cm 
/o 
CN code 4 TARIC Description Rate of 
autonomous 
duty (%) 
0157 ex854Q 91 00 92 Slit or slot mask, excluding masks with continuously vertical slits, 
with a diagonal measurement of 3 9 cm or less 
0166 ex8543 89 95 47 An electromagnetic display, consisting of 7 electromagnetic coils 
which by means of the residual magnetism in the stators provide that 
the last indication remains available (set state), and 7 pivoting 
light-reflecting segments each of which is attached to a bar magnet; 
assembly comprising such displays 
0164 ex8543 89 95 59 Charged coupled device (CCD) scanner assembly, for a real-time film 
scanning system, having optical functions, illumination functions 
and signal processing functions 
0180 
0186 
0192 8548 
ex9001 
ex9001 90 10 
10 90 
90 90 10 
50 Memory in multicombinational forms such as stack D-RAMs and modules 
Image reverser made up from an assembly of optical fibres 
Rear projection screen, comprising a lenticular plastic plate 0 
0 
0 
0207 «X9001 90 90 70 Rod of neodymium-doped yttrium-aluminium garnet (YAG) material, 
polished at both ends 
0198 ex9002 90 90 40 Lens and image gate assembly, for a real-time film scanning system, 
comprising a lens consisting of 9 or 11 elements and having an 
illumination function 
0211 ex9024 80 99 10 
ex9027 30 00 10 
ex9031 20 00 10 
ex9031 49 90 10 
ex9031 80 39 30 
ex9031 80 99 10 Machines and apparatus providing automated quality inspection of 
rigid magnetic disks, for use in the manufacture of products falling 
within subheading 8523 20 11 or 8523 20 19 (a) 
0105 ex9031 90 80 40 Test head for checking the mechanical quality of rigid magnetic 
disks, mounted on a carrier arm 
0214 ex9031 90 80 50 
0217 ex9032 10 91 10 Burnishing head, for removing asperities on and polishing of the 
surface of rigid magnetic disks, mounted on a carrier arm 
Thermostat, comprising a snap-action switch, for direct mounting on 
an electric motor coil, contained in a hermetically sealed housing 
(t 
(a) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out 
pursuant to the relevant Community provisions. 
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CN code Tarie 
ex 2825 50 00 10 
ex 2905 1910 10 
ex 2920 90 85 60 
ex 2930 90 70 60 
ex 2933 69 80 30 
ex 38Î519 90 60 
ex 3824 90 95 09 
ex 3824 90 95 31 
ex 3903 19 00 20 
ex 3903 90 90 15 
ex 3903 90 90 35 
ex 3903 90 90 40 
ex 3903 90 90 55 
ex 3903 90 90 60 
ex 39044000 91 
ex 3906 90 90 30 
ex 3906 90 90 40 
ex 3906 90 90 45 
ex 3907 2011 10 
ex 3907 20 29 10 
ex 3907 20 29 20 
ex 391190 99 30 
ex 391190 99 50 
ex 3919 90 31 40 
ex 392062 19 20 
ex 392062 90 20 
ex 392063 00 30 
ex 3920 69 00 30 
ex 39219019 50 
ex 5402 33 00 10 
ex 5402 43 00 10 
ex 5503 90 90 20 
ex 560130 00 10 
ex 5903 20 90 20 
ex 7006 00 90 10 
ex 7006 00 90 20 
ex 7006 00 90 30 
ex 701120 00 40 
ex 810199 00 10 
ex 8108 90 90 92 
ex 8501 10 99 78 
ex 8504 50 30 10 
ex 8504 50 80 30 
ex 8517 50 90 50 
ex 8517 80 90 50 
ex 8536 90 85 91 
ex 8540 1111 91 
ex 8540 1113 91 
ex 8540 40 00 33 
ex 8540 40 00 34 
ex 8540 9100 92 ANNEX II 
ex 8543 89 95 47 
ex 9001 1010 10 
ex 9001 10 90 10 
ex 900190 90 10 
ex 900190 90 50 
ex 9013 90 90 10 
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
1. Budget heading involved : Chapter 12 Article 120 
2. Title of operation : Proposal for a Council Regulation amending the Annex to Council 
Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs 
Tariff duties on certain industrial and agricultural products. 
3. Legal basis : Article 28 of the EC Treaty. 
4. Objective: Suspension of the CCT duties for the above products. 
5. Measures aimed at prevention and protection: Checks on the end-use of some of the 
products covered by this Council Regulation will be carried out in accordance with Articles 
291 to 304 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the 
implementation of the Community Customs Code. 
6. Cost : 
in order to reduce the economic problems linked with the period of validity of previous 
Regulations, Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/96^, at present in force, does not have a date 
marking the end of its period of validity. 
This proposal of Council Regulation contains only the amendments which must be made to 
the Annex to the existing Regulation in order to take account of the following: 
1. new requests for suspension which have been presented and accepted; 
2. technical developments in products or economic trends on the market, resulting in the 
lifting of certain existing suspensions; 
3. amendments to nomenclature codes. 
These amendments take the form of two Annexes which contain, respectively, a list of added 
products, or products the description of which has been amended, and a list of products 
removed from the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96. 
Obviously only the amendments in 1 and 2 have a financial impact. 
Annex I (addition): 
This Annex, in addition to the amendments resulting from a change in CN code, contains 66 
new products. The uncollected duties corresponding to these suspensions, calculated on the 
basis of expected imports into the requesting Member State for 1998, total 
ECU 15.63 million. 
On the basis of the existing statistics for the preceding years, it appears, however, that this 
amount must be increased by an average factor which may be estimated at 1.8, to take 
account of imports into other Member States using the same suspensions. This means a loss 
of revenue of some ECU 28.1 million. 
OJL 158, 29 June 1996, p. I 
Annex II (withdrawal): 
This Annex introduces the withdrawal of 10 products corresponding to re-introduced 
customs duties and therefore representing an increase of ECU 1.2 million in resources, as 
calculated from requests for suspension or the available statistics (1996). 
Estimated cost of the present operation 
For the coming year, in the light of the approximate calculations made and taking the 
available statistics (for 1996) as a basis, the additional loss of revenue resulting from this 
Regulation may therefore be estimated at some ECU 26.9 million, compared with the total 
estimated loss of ECU 991.8 million for 19981 which corresponds to the suspensions granted 
under the amended Regulation. 
Council Regulation (EC) No 2216/972 autonomously suspending collection of Common 
Customs Tariff duties in respect of certain information technology products, came into force 
on 1 January 1998. Consequently, all "suspended" products falling within tariff headings 
8471, 8473, 8541 and 8542 are excluded from the scope of this Regulation, meaning that the 
total loss of own resources as a result of the Regulation is ECU 389 million less than would 
have been the case otherwise, as forecast in the previous proposal for a Regulation (COM(97) 
590 final). 
The shortfall in traditional own resources will have to be made up by the Member States by 
topping up the GNP component. 
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