COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 24 11.1995 
COM(95) 589 final 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff 
duties on certain industrial products (in the chemical and 
allied sectors) 
(presented by the Commission) 

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 fishery products and on other industrial products, are also in 
preparation. 
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. 
A 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 
of 1995 /95 
temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duty on certain 
mdustrial products (in the chemical and allied sectors) 
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 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; 
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; 
Whereas the decision for the suspension of 
these autonomous duties should be taken by the 
Community; Whereas, taking account of the difficulties 
involved in accurately assessing the 
development of the economic 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. 
These suspensions shall apply from 1 January 
to 30 June 1996. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 
January 1996. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at 1995. 
For the Council 
The President 
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EN ANNEX 
CN code TARIC Description Raie 0f autonoaous duty (X) 
1 QX28053910 120 Alloy of lanlhanua and other rare earth •étais, containing by 
weight 43X or «ore of lanlhanua 6 
2 ex2823GGQ0 »1G Titaniua dioxide, of a purity by weight of 99.9X or 
•ore, with an average grain^size of 1,2 aicroaetres or 
•ore but not exceeding 1,8 aicroaetres, for the Manufacture of 
goods of heading No8532 or 8533 <a) 6 
3 ex2826909Q «18 Potassiua hexafluorophosphale 6 
4 ex28399G6G UG - Lead silicate hydrate, of a lead content bu weight of 
84,SX (tt,5X), evaluated as lead aonoxide, in the fora of 
powder 
5 ex28439890 »2G Palladium aonoxide 
7 ex29G95G9G UG 4-(2-Hethoxyelhyt)phenol 
8 ex2914789G 129 21-Chloro-9p\ lip-epoxy-17-hydroxy-16«-aelhylpregna-l,4-di 
ene-3,2G-dione 
9 ex2917136G » 18 Sebacic acid 
16 ex29172GQG §30 1,4,S,6,7,7-Hexachloro-8,9,lG-lrinorborn-S-ene-2,3-dicarboxglic 
anhydride 
11 ex2917399G "35 Diaethyl naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylate 
12 ex29181?00 <1G Phenylglycolic acid (aandelic acid) 
15 cx29201G0G M0 Fenitrolhion (ISO) 
16 2920903G Tri»cthyl phosphite 
19 ex2921421G »10 2,6-0ichloro-4-nitroaniline 
20 ex29214216 «26 2-8roao-4,6-dinitroaniline 
21 ex2921421G »3G 4-Aainobenzene-l,3-disulphonic acid and its salts 
22 ex2921511G «10 a-Phenylenediaaine, of a purity by weight of 99X or aore 
and containing: 
- IX or less by weight of water, 
- 208ag/kg or less of o-phenylenediaaine 
and 
- 450»g/kg or less of p-phenylenediaaine 
23 ex29215990 «60 Mixture of isomers of 3,5-diethyltoluenediaaine 
28 ex292219GG «55 4,4-Oiaethoxybutylaaine 
24 ex292221G6 «1G 2-Aaino-5-hydroxynaphthalene-l,7-disulphonic acid and its 
salts, of a purity bu weight of 60X or aore 
25 ex2922290G «38 4-Aaino-5-aethoxy-2-aethylbenzenesulphonic acid 
26 ex292229GG «40 2-Aaino-4-lert-penlyl-6-nitrophenol 
27 ex29223GG0 MO l-Aaino-4-broao-9,lO-dioxoanlhracene-2-sulphonic acid and its 
salts 
29 cx29239Q0Q »1G Telraaelhylaaaoniua hydroxide, in the fora of an aqueous 
\ solution containing: 
- 25X ({G,1X) by weight of tetraaethylaaaoniua hydroxide, 
- Sag/kg or less of halide, 
- 10 aicrograas/kg or less of sodiua, 
- 10 aicrograas/kg or less of calciua, 
- 1G aicrograas/kg or less of iron 
and 
- 18 aicrograas/kg or less of zinc 
30 ex2924299G »5Q 3'-Diethyla«irio-4'-aelhoxyacelani tide 
31 BK2324299C I60 S-[0-(2-Acetoxyethyl)aceloxyacelaaido]-tf,0'-bis(2,3-dia 
celsnupropyl)-2,4,6-lr i iodoisophthalaaide 
3 
CN code TAPIC Description Rate of autonoaous duly (X) 
32 ex29269096 «65 2-Aaino-5-nitrobonzoniIrile G 
34 ex293G9095 «17 3,3'-Thiodi(propionic acid) 0 
35 29310010 Oiaethyl aethylphosphonate 
36 ex29310G8G 170 AMPhosphonoaethyl)iainodiacetic acid 
38 6x29332190 3,-[4,4-DiBalhyl-2-<4,4-diaalhyl-2,S-dioxoiBidazoUn-l-u(l)-3-ox 
ovalerylaaino]-4l-aethoxystearylanilida 
46 ex29336990 «46 Cyanazine (ISO) 
42 6x29341008 «28 2-(4-Hethytlhiazol-5-yl)ethanol 
44 ex29349099 »38 4-[4-(Tridecyl[branched]oxy)phenyl]-l,4-thiazinane 1,1-dioxide 
45 ex29359000 >45 Mixture of isoaers consisting of 
Af-ethyltoluene-2-sulphonaaide and 
V-ethyltoluene-4-sulphonaaide 
46 ex32G4150G «30 Que C.I. Vat Red 74 
47 ex32G4170G «10 Due C.l. Pigaent Vellow 81 
48 3381121G Essential oil of orange, not deterpenated 
52 ex35G79GGG «65 Asparaginase 
54 ex38151200 »20 Catalyst consisting of palladium and rheniua, fixed on a 
support of active carbon, in the fora of powder, containing: 
- 0,5X or aore but not aore than 1,5X by weight of 
palladium, 
- 3X or aore but not aore than 5X by weight of rheniua 
and 
- 0,1 moleX or aore bul not aore than 1 aoleX of alkaline 
aelals, 
for use in the manufacture of letrahydrofuran (a) 
5S ex3815190G «16 Catalyst consisting of djchroaiua trioxide, fixed on a 
support of aluminium oxide 0 
57 ex38180010 >10 Silicon discs, with phosphorus diffused into one side, of a 
thickness not exceeding 310 aicroaetres, for use in the 
manufacture of seaiconductor devices of heading No8541 (a) 0 
59 ex38249090 «03 Grains, consisting of a mixture of dialuainiua trioxide and 
zirconium dioxide, containing by weight: 
- 70X or aore but not aore than 78X of dialuainiua trioxide 
and 
- 19X or aore bul not more than 26X of zirconiua dioxide 5.2 
6 ex38249G90 «35 Preparation consisting predominantly of ethylene glycol 
and N, W-dimethylforaaaide or ethylene glycol and 
y-butyro lac tone, for the manufacture of electrolytic 
capacitors (a) 0 
37 ex38249G9G »36 Préparation consisting predoainantlu of 
y-butyrolactone and quaternary ammonium salts, for the 
aanufacture of electrolytic capacitors (a) 0 
49 ex38249G90 >«37 2,4,7,9-Telraaethyldec-5-yn-4,7-diol, hydroxuethylated 
58 ex3824909G «38 Copper rinc ferrite, in the fora of granules_of a size not 
exceeding 120 aicroaetres, coated with a silicone resin 
61b i s ex38249090 «39 Slyrene oligomer 
72 ex3824909G Ml Preparation consisting of 
«-(4-alluloxucarbonu,lbenzoul)-*i-allu,loxu,p 
otu[oxy(2-methylethylene)oxyterephthatoyl] and either 
diallyl-2,2'-oxydielhyl dicarbonale or diallyl isophlhalate 
CN code TARIC Description Rate of autonoaous duty (X) 
60 ex39819000 «97 Copolymer of ethyleneJL_vinyl acetate and carbon aonoxide, for 
use as a plasticizer in the aanufacture of roof sheets (a) 0 
61 Gx39631900 «20 Polystyrene of a aolecular weight not exceeding 5006 8 
63 ex39G39G00 *80 Copolyaer of «r-aelhy Istyrene and styrène, having a 
ox3911909G 189 softening point exceeding 113*C 8 
65 ex39B46100 «20 Mixture of polylelrafluoroelhylene and aicar in one of the 
foras aentioned in note 6 (b) to Chapter 39 6 
68 6x39059900 «94 Polyvinyl acetate phthalate 0 
69 ex39069000 «70 Polyaerization product of acrylic acid with saatl quantities of 
a polyunsaturated aonoaer, for the aanufacture of aedicaaents of 
heading No 3003 or 3004 (a) 6 
70 ex39069000 «80 Polyaerization product of acrylic acid with saatl quantities of 
a polyunsaturated aonoaer, for use as a stabilizer in eaulsions 
or dispersions with a pH of aore than 13 (a) 6 
71 ex39G7300G «29 Epoxyde resin in the fora of powder, containing by weight 44X 
or aore but not aore than S5X of quartz and 8,5X or aore but 
not aore than IX of dianliaony trioxide, for the coating of 
fila capacitors (a) 9 
75 ex39119999 «87 Copolyaer of vinyltoluene and «r-aethylstyrene 8 
76 ex39119090 «88 Hydrogenated copolymers of vinyltoluene and 
«r-aethylstyrene 0 
73 ex3911909G «89 Copolyaer of dibutyl aaleate and tf-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone, 
in one of the foras aentioned in note 6 (a) of Chapter 39 0 
119 ex3919901G «10 Shaped sheet of plastic^ with an adhesive layer containing 
polyisobutylene and pectin, for the aanufacture of colostomy 
bags (a) 8 
77 ex39199G31 «10 Reflecting laainated sheeting, aetallized, not containing glass 
6x39206900 «80 balls or pyraaidal patterns, consisting of one sheet of 
polyester and at least another sheet of polyester or other 
plastic aalerial and coated on one side with an adhesive, 
whether or not protected by a release sheet, in rolls, each roll 
of a width of 150cm or aore and a gross weight of 75kg or 
aore 8 
78 ex39199031 «40 Reflecting polyester sheeting eabossed in a regular pyraaidal 
ex39206210 «40 pattern, for the aanufacture of safety slickers and badges, 
ex39206290 «20 safety clothing and accessories thereof, or of school satchels, 
3x39206300 «30 bags or similar containers (a) 
ex392069G0 «36 9 
80 ex39199061 «92 Polyvinyl chloride sheeting, of a thickness of less than laa, 
er.39199089 «92 coated with an adhesive in-which are embedded glass balls of a 
diaaeler not exceeding 100 aicroaetres 8 
79 ex39199861 «93 Adhesive fila consisting of a base of a copolyaer of 
ex39199069 «93 ethylene and vinyl acelale (EVA) of a thickness of 129 
aicroaetres or aore and an adhesive part of acrylic type of a 
thickness of 10 aicroaetres or aore, for the protection of the 
surface of silicon discs (a) 9 
82 ex392G5100 U10 Polyaethyl aelhacrylale plate, wilh an antistatic coating, of 
diaensions of 738x972mm (il,5mm) 
85 ex39?G62lQ *10 Polyethylene lerephthalaie fila, of a thickness of less than 
11 aicroaetres, for the aanufacture of digital audio cassettes 
Ta) 
86 ex392062!0 «20 Polyethylene terephlalale film, not coaled wilh an adhesive, of 
a thickness not exceeding 2S micrometres, either: 
- only dyed in the aass, or 
- dyed in the aass ar.d aetallized or» one side 
CN code TAR1C Description Rale of autonoaous duty (X) 
83 ex3920621O «45 Pita of polyethylene terephthalale only, of a total thickness 
not exceeding 120 aicroaetres, consisting of one or two layers 
each containing a colouring and/or UV-absorbing aaterial 
throughout the aass, uncoated with an adhesive or any other 
aaterial 8 
87 ex39296216 «50 Polyethylene terephthalale fila, of a thickness of 28 
aicroaetres or aore but not exceeding 38 aicroaetres, coated on 
one side with silicone, for use in the aanufacture of window 
fila (a) 5.6 
89 ex3928621G «55 Laminated fila of polyethylene terephthalale only, of a total 
thickness not exceeding 129 aicroaetres, consisting of one layer 
which is aetallised only and one or two layers each containing a 
colouring and/or UV-absorbing aaterial throughout the aass, 
uncoated with an adhesive or any other aaterial 8 
99 ex39206219 «65 Single ply_fila of polyethylene terephthatate only, of a 
thickness not exceeding 129 aicroaetres, which only: 
- contains a colouring and/or UV-absorbing aaterial throughout 
the aass 
and 
- is aetallised on one side, 
whether or not coated on one or both sides with a vinyl acrylate 
polyaer but having no other coating or adhesive 9 
81 ex39211990 «91 Hicroporous polypropylene fila of a thickness not exceeding 38 
aicroaetres 0 
92 ex40169988 «10 Soft rubber sealing sloppcrs for the aanufacture of 
electrolytic capacitors (a) 8 
94 ex48GS6090 «10 Overlay paper, of a width of aore than 2G5ca and an abrasion 
resistance of at least 6000 rpa (as deterained by the EN 
438-2:1991 aethod) 9 
96 ex48113900 «10 Kraft paper iapregnaled with an acrylic polyaer with a noainal 
weight of 85g/a2 9 
98 ex54823310 «10 Textured yarn of polyester, single or two ply, aeasuring per 
ex54923390 «10 single yarn 120 decitex and consisting of 36 filaaents or 
aeasuring per single yarn 167 decitex and consisting of 48 
filaaents each having a random variation of diaaeter along ils 
length 0 
99 exS4G2339G «20 Textured yarn of polyester, aeasuring per single yarn 167 
decilex and consisting of 60 filaaents or aeasuring per single 
yarn 334 decitex and consisting of 78 filaaents, having 
filaaents both of polyethylene terephthatate and of a 
polyethylene terephthalale which has been cheaically aodified to 
allow it to be dyeable with cationic dyestuffs 8 
189 ex59119990 «49 Acrylic fibre rods, having a length of not aore than 59ca, 
for the aanufacture of perr tips (a) 9 
191 ex69039080 «10 Beryllium oxide, of a purity by weight of aore than 99X, in 
ex69G91900 «40 the form of blanks, bars, blocks or plates 0 
102 ex70111090 «10 Glass lenses wilh a stippled fronl refractor or with a front 
refractor composed of prismatic elements, with an external 
diameter of more than 121mm but nol exceeding 125mm 0 
193 ex70111090 U20 Parabolic glass reflectors, with an externat diaaeter of aore 
than 121mm but not exceeding 125am 0 
104 ex70112000 «40 Glass face-plate: 
- with a diagonal measurement of 366,4mm (il,5aa) and of 
dimensions of 246,4x31S,4ma (il,5mm), 
- wilh a diagonal measurement of 391mm (il,5mm) and of 
dimensions of 261,4x326,8mm (il,5mm), 
- with a diagonal measurement of 442mm (il,5mm) and of 
dimensions of 293,4x369,2mm (il,5mm), 
- wilh a diagonal measurement of 513,5mm (il,6mm) and of 
dimensions of 341,8x440,5mm (il,6mm), 
- with a diagonal measurement of 544,5mm (il,6mm) and of 
dimensions of 358x454mm (il,6mm), 
with a diagonal measurement of 629,8mm (i3am) and of 
dimensions of 406,5x519mm (i2mm), 
- wilh a diagonal measurement of 639,3mm (i3mm) and of 
dimensions of 413,6x527mm (l2aa) 
/ 
CN code TARIC Description Rate of autonoaous duty (X) 
- with a diagonal measurement of 838,2am (ll,5aa) and of 
diaensions of 549,9x695,6aa (t1,5aa), 
and wilh a raised edge, for the aanufacture of colour 
cathode-ray tubes (a) 
18S ex78112006 Glass cone: 
- with a diagonal aeasureaent of 365_, 8aa (il,See) and 
of diaensions of 243,2x312,8aa (il.Saa)^ 
- with a diagonal aeasureaent of 389,6aa (li,5aa) and of 
diaensions of 2S8,5x324,Saa (il,Sea) 
or 
- with a diagonal aeasureaant of 439,9aa (ll,5ea) and of 
diaensions of 290x366,6mm (il,Saa) 
187 6x76193268 
6x76193916 
6x76193996 «16 
«19 
• 19 Non-woven product of non-textile glass fibre, for the 
aanufacture of air-filters or of air-filtration products (a) 
114 8x81129936 •26 Tube of an alloy of niobiua with zirconiua, containing 
bu weight 99% of niobiua and IX of zirconiua 
IIS 6x84189998 •91 Velded cooling aicro-eleaenls, of an alley of aluainiua. 
for the aanufacture of condensers (e) 
117 ex842199Q9 «95 Part* of equipaent for the filtration of aagnalic disparsiona, 
consisting essentially of nylon-6 fibras, enclosed in a plaalic 
casing of a diaaaler of 76aa (i2aa) and a length of 
S28aa (iSaa) 
f 
(a) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried oui pursuant to 
the relevanl Community provisions. 
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FINANCIAL RECORD 
1. Budget heading involved: Chap. 12, Article 120. 
2. Title of operation: Proposal for a Council Regulation temporarily suspending the 
autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial products (in the 
chemical and allied sectors). 
3. Legal basis: Article 28 of the EC Treaty. 
4. Objective of operation: Suspension of CCT duties for the above-mentioned products. 
5. Cost of the measure. 
- to be borne by the EC budget (in uncollected customs duties-UCD): 
The cost is difficult to estimate in advance, mainly because of the lack of recent 
Community statistics coupled with the arrival of the three new Member States for whom 
full economic data are not available. 
On the basis of : 
- latest available Eurostat statistics (year 1993) 
- Member States' declarations on use of suspensions 
- number of new or renewed suspensions (88) 
- reductions in customs duties as a result of the GATT agreement 
- the period of validity of the Regulation (1.1.96 / 30.6.96) 
- new Member States' declarations in respect of new applications 
the best estimate of UCD for 1996 would be 280 MECU. This measure would account 
for 1/4 of that sum (there are also two other regulations applicable for 1996). 
Estimated cost of this measure (1.1.96 / 30.6.96V 
70 000 000 ECU 
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