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COM(75)518
Vol.1975/0196

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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75)518final.
Brussels,1?October1975<
/
DRAFTREGULATION OFTHECOUNCIL
temporarily andtotallysuspending theautonomous Common
CustomsTariffdutyonpinenesfallingwithinsubheading
ex29»01CI,
DRAFTREGULATION OFTHECOUNCIL
temporarily andtotallysuspending theautonomous Common
CustomsTariffdutyoncalcinedbauxite,falling'within
subheading ex38.19T.
(SubmittedbytheCommission ,totheCouncil..)
COM(75)518final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Regulation(EEC)1301/75oftheCounciltemporarilysuspending
theautonomous CommonCustomsTariffdutiesonaoertainnumber
ofindustrialproducts(l),makesprovisionforasuspensionup
tothelevelof8$fortheperiodfrom1.7^1975 "to30.6.1976for
pinenesofsubheadingex29.01CI.
ThegovernmentoftheGermanFederalRepublichasjustmadean
urgentrequestforthetotalsuspensionoftheCommonCustoms
Tariffdutyonthegoodsinquestion,whicharenotbeproduced
intheCommunityandwhichareusedasthebasicmaterialin
themanufacture ofsyntheticcamphor.
Sinceathirdcountrycurrentlyexportssyntheticcamphortothe
Communityatalowprice,thedutyof8onpinenesrisksputting
indangertheCommunityproducersofsyntheticcamphor,whilea
totalsuspensionofcustomsdutyonpinenescouldallowtheCom­
munityprocessingindustrytoobtainsuppliesofthisbasicma­
terialtindermorefavourable conditions andtomaintainitscom­
petitiveness inrelationtosuppliersofthefinishedproduct.
ThenationalexpertsmeetingundertheaegisoftheCommissionin
the"EconomicTariffProblems"Group,unanimously approvedthis
requestforsuspension.
TheCommissionconsidersthat,inthecircumstances ,itisneces­
sarytosuspendtotallyfortheperiodfrom1.12.1975'to 30.6.1976
theCommonCustomsTariffdutyonpinenesasshownintheattached
Regulation *
(1)0.J.Nr.L133of24«5«1975rP-4-

DRAFTREGULATION OFTHECOUNCIL
temporarily and-totallysuspendingtheauto­
nomousCommonCustomsTariffdutyonpinenes
fallingwithinsubheadingex29.01CI.
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic
Community,andinparticularArticle28thereof}
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedbytheCommission }
WhereasunderRegulation(EEC)No.130l/75(l)of20May1975"the
Councilreducedto8fotheautonomousCommonCustomstariffdutyon
pinenesandwhereas,sincetheproductinquestioniscurrentlynot
manufactured intheCommunity,itisnowconsidereddesirabletotally
tosuspendthisduty,inordertoallowtheprocessingindustryof
theCommunitytoobtainsuppliesunderthemostcompetitiveconditions ,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
From1December1975"to30June197°theautonomous CommonCustoms
Tariffdutiesonpinenesofsubheadingex29«01CIshallbetotally
suspended.
Article2
ThBRegulationshallenterintoforceon1December1975»
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentirety"'
anddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStateB.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident
(1)O.J.Nr.L133of24.5»1975»p.4»

Explanatory Memorandum
ThegovernmentoftheUnitedKingdomhasmadeanurgentrequest
forthetotalsuspensionoftheautonomous CommonCustoms
Tariffdutyforcalcinedbauxiteofsubheadingex33.19T.
SincethereisnoCommunityproduction/suspensionofdutycould
allowtheprocessingindustryoftheCommunitytoobtainsupplies
ofthisbasicmaterialundermorefavourable conditions .
Thenationalexperts,meeting -undertheaegisoftheCommissionin
the"TariffEconomy"Grouphavegiventheirunanimousapprovalof
thisrequestforsuspension.
TheCommissionconsidersthat,inthesecircumstances ,thereshould
betotalsuspensionfortheperiod1.12.1975 31.12.1976ofthe
CommonCustomsTariffdutyforcalcinedbauxiteasshowninthe
draftRegulationannexed.

DRAFT REGULATION OFTHE COUNCIL
temporarily andtotally suspending the
autonomous Common Customs Tariff duty
oncalcined bauxite falling within
subheading ex38.19 T.
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
I
Having regard tothetreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,andinparticular Article 28thereof ;
Having regard tothedraft Regulation submitted bytheCommission j
Whereas theproduction ofcalcined bauxite intheCommunity is
currently nil }
Whereas inorder toallow theprocessing industry oftheCommunity
toobtain supplies under themost compelitive conditions ;whereas ,
inconsequence ,itisdesirable tosuspend totally theCommon Customs
Tariff duty
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION t
Article 1
From 1December 1975 "to31December 197° "theautonomous Common Customs
Tariff duty forcalcined bauxite ofsubheading ex38.19 Tshall be
totally suspended .
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on1December 19J5 *
This Regulation shall bebinding in :itsentirety and
directly applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels , FortheCoyncil
The President