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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77 )581final
Brussels ,14November 1977
Draft
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
temporarily suspending theautonomous Common Customs
Tariff duties oncertain ,industrial products
(submitted totheCouncil laytheCommission ) ,
COM(77 )581final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Thesubject ofthefollowing draft regulation isthetemporary
suspension ofduties intheCommon Customs Tariff foranumber of
industrial items ,asrequested bytheMember States .
Itispartly aprolongation andpartly anewmeasure .
2.Itseems appropriate totheCommission that aduty suspension is
justified forthegoods listed intheannex tothis regulation .
TheCommission proposes atotal suspension forthose products for
which Community production does notexist orisminimal .Apartial
suspension isproposed incases where theCommunity production covers
only apart oftherequirements .Therate ofthepartially suspended
duty depends ontheextent ofthepossible Community supply tothe
Community users .TheCommission isalso always looking fortheright
balance between theinterests ofthesuppliers ,users and the
consumers intheCommunity .
Italso takes into account theneed toprotect employment .
3.Theproposed measures areconfined tosixmonths because ofthe
difficulties ofestimating theevolution ofthebasic factors .
4.For anumber ofitems forwhich theMember States also requested duty
suspensions theCommission does notpropose atariff measure because
thenecessary conditions arenotfulfilled .This concerns the
following items :

CCTheading No Description ofgoods
ex25.19A Magnesium oxide ,dead-bumed butnotfused ,ofapurity
not less than 95% ,which maynotcontain :
ν- ,
(a)more than 0.05% byweight ofboron compounds
evaluated asI^O^
(b)more than 3.5% byweight ofcalcium compounds
evaluated asCaO
(c)more than 1.1% byweight ofsilicon compounds evaluated
asSi02
(d)^a total ofmore than 0.7% byweight ofaluminium
compounds andiron compounds evaluated asA1»0 _
andFe203 Z4
ex28.21 Dichromium trioxide fortheproduction ofchromium
metal orchromium carbide
28.42 AVI Lithium carbonates
ex29.02 AIII Dibromome thane
ex29.02 B 1,2,3,4 ,5-Pentabromo -6-chlorocyclohexane foruse as
flame proofing inpolystyrene foam
ex29.14 AXI Butyric anhydride
ex29.22 DI 3,5-Dichloroaniline
ex29.30 Methyl isocyanate
ex29.31 B '2-Methyl -2-(methylthio )propionaldehyde oxime
ex29.35 Q Cambendazole (INN)
ex29.35 Q Ronidazole (INN)
ex29.35 Q 4-Amino -6-tert-butyl -4,5-dihydro -3-methylthio -l,2,4-
triazin -5-one
ex29.35 Q 2,3-Dihydro -2,2-dimethylbenzofuran -7-ol
ex29.35 Q 4-Amino -6-tert-butyl -2,3,4,5 -tetrahydro -3-thioxo -
1,2,4-tnazin -5-one
ex29.35 Q Tris(3 ,5-di-tert-butyl -4-hydroxybenzyl )-l,3,5-tri =
azinetrione
ex29.35 Q Tris (4-tert-butyl -3-hydroxy -2,6-dimethylbenzyl )-l,3,5-
triazinetrione
ex29.38 BII Calcium pantothenate (INN)

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ex29.39 B Insulin ,crystalline
ex34.02 Poly/T-(alpha -trimethylammonio -p-tolyl )ethylene
chloride /
ex34.02 Mixture ofsodium (4-dodecylphenoxy)benzenesulphonate
anddisodium (4-dodecylphenoxy)benzenedisulphonate
ex39.02 CXIVa)Chlorinated polyethylene ,intended forthemanufacture
ofsynthetic rubber asspecified innote 4toChapter 40,
andhaving adensity not less than 1.10 andnotmore than
1.35g/cm3
ex39.02 CXIV a)Poly(2-phenylpropylene )inoneoftheforms mentioned in
note 3(b)toChapter 39

Draft
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)_
temporarilysuspendingtheautonomousCommonCustomsTariffdutieson
certainindustrialproducts
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN ,
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle28
thereof,
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedby
theCommission ,
Whereasproductionoftheproductsreferredtointhis
Regulationisatpresentinadequateornon-existent
withintheCommunityandproducersarethusunable
tomeettheneedsofuserindustriesandconsumers
intheCommunity;
WhereasitisintheCommunity'sinterestincertain
casestosuspendtheautonomousCommonCustoms
Tariffdutiesonlypartially,chieflybecauseoftheexist-
ence"ofCommunityproduction,andinothercasesto
suspendthemcompletely ;Whereas,takingaccountofthedifficultiesinvolvedin
accuratelyassessingthedevelopmentoftheeconomic
situationinthesectorsconcernedinthenearfuture,
thesesuspensionmeasuresshouldbetakenonly
temporarily,byfixingtheirtermofvaliditytocoin­
cidewiththeinterestsofCommunityproduction,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
I
Article1
From1Januaryto30June1978,theautonomous
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesontheproductslisted
intheAnnexheretoshallbesuspendedatthelevel
indicatedinrespectofeachofthem.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1978..
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember---
States.
DoneatBrussels,.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEX
Rate of
CCTheading No Description ofgoods autonomous
duty (%)
ex28.04 CIII Tellurium ,iningots 0
28.46 AIb Sodium borates ,anhydrous 0
ex28,48 BIII Dialuminium tiexamagnesium carbonate
decahydroxide tetrahydrate 0
ex29,02 B 1,6,7,8,9,14,15,16 ,17,17,18,18-Dodecachloro =
pentacyclo /12.2 .1.1.^''.O^'^.O^'^ /octadeca -*
7,15,diene 0
ex29,03 BII 2-Nitropropane 8
ex29.08 D tert-Butyl hydroperoxide ,aqueous solution 0
ex29.11 EI 4-Hydroxy -3-methoxybenzaldehyde (vanillin ) 0
ex29.15 AIVa) Sebacic acid 0
ex29.15 CIII Benzyl 3-hydroxy -2,2,4 -trimethylpenty Iphthalate 0
ex29.16 BVI 3,5-Di-iododalicylic acid °
ex29.23 AII Dinoprost (INN)trometamol salt (INN) 0
ex29.23 BII 3-Chloro -4-(4-chlorophenoxy )aniline 0
ex29.23 DV 3,5-Diaminobenzoic acid 0
ex29.25 BIIIb) 2l-Benzoyl -4'-chloro -N-(2-hydroxypropyl )"
glycinanilide 0
ex29.30 0,0-Bis(4-tert-butylphenyl )N-cyclohexylphosphor"
amidothioate 0
ex29.31 B Cyclohexane thiol 0
ex29.35 Q Dexchlorpheniramine (INN)hydrogen maleate 0
ex29.35 Q Carpipramine (INN)dihydrochloride 0
ex29.35 Q Clotiazepam (INN) 0
ex29.35 Qand Butorphanol (INN)anditssalts 0
ex30.03 AIIb
ex29.35 Q 1,3,5-Triacryloylperhydro -l,3,5-triazme 0
ex29.35 Q L-Tryptophan 0

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CCIheading No Description ofgoodsRate of
autonomous
duty v
li' »fl|l»'ii.|l.ii'ni»i I.Ì
ex29.45
ex30.01 B
ex30.01 B
ex32.08 D
ex34.02
ex38.19 G
ex38.19G
ex38.19 U
ex38.19 U
ex39.02 CVII b)
ex39.06 B
ex48.01 F
ex51-.02 AIIPotassium tert -butoxide 0
Mixture ofoestrogens ofequine origin 0
Human sérum 0
Glass mtheform offlakes ofalength not
not less than 0.1 and not more than 3.5mm
and ofathickness not less than 2and not
more than 4micrometers 0
(Alky1,C.2~C .,)benzy lbis(2-hydroxypropyl )-
ammonium chloride 0
Catalysts consisting ofcopper chloride supported on
aluminium oxide forthepreparation ofdichlo ™
roethane from ethylene ,hydrochloric acid and
oxygen (a) 0
Catalyst ,intheform ofgranules having a
diameter ofnot less than 3and not more than
10mm,consisting ofsilver supported on
aluminium oxide ,thesilver content being not
less than 16andnotmore than 19%byweight 0
Mixture ofx-butyl -4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol
andx,x'-dibutyl -4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol 0
Mixture of4-octyldiphenylamine and4,4'-
dioctyldiphenylamine intended fortheproduc­
tion ofpolybutadiene-acrylonitrile (a) 0
Polyvinylchloride sheeting less than 1mmthick 10
ofawidth not less than 23and not more than
28cm,containing not less than 30%andnot
more than 40%byweight ofaplasticizer ,in
rolls
0-(2-Hydroxyethyl )amylopectin hydrolysate 0
Japanese tissue (special long-fibre paper )for
themanufacture ofartificial sausage casings
orforwrapping man-made textile fibres
(continuous )inthecourse ofindustrial
processing (a) 0
Polyimide strip ,whether ornotinrolls 0
(a)Theapplication ofthis suspension will besubject tothe
conditions determined bythecompetent authorities .

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Rate of
CCTheading No Description ,ofgoods autonomous
duty (%)
ex51.02 AII Polytetraf luoroethylene strip ,whether or
not inrolls 0
81.04 GI Electrolytic manganese ofapurity ofatleast
99.7% intended forthechemical industry (a) 0
ex81.04 KI Titanium sponge 0
ex84.63 Forged androughly shaped generator andturbine
shafts ofaweight exceeding 150tonnes 0
ex85.21 DII Digital displays consisting ofaprinted circuit
board ofasize notexceeding 35mmby90mmwith
asingle line ofdigits ,not less than three in
number comprising light-emitting diodes manufac­
tured from gallium-based semi-conductor compounds
mounted thereon .Each digit iscomprised ofseven
segments plus adecimal point andtheline of
-digits hasaprotective cover oftranslucent
plastic 0
ex88.05 B Visual display system generating images by
computer intended forequipping flights simulators
forcivil aircraft (a) 0
(a)Theapplication ofthis suspension will besubject to
theconditions determined bythecompetent authorities .