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COMMISSION OFTHEEURCEELANCOMMUNITIE
COM(74)1752final
Brussels,30October1974
Draft
REGULATION (EEG)oftheCOUNCIL
temporarily suspendingtheautonomousdutiesunder
theCommonCustomsTariffoncertainindustrial
Products
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
C0M(74)1752final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Atitsmeetings 10September and9October 197^»theJoint Group of
Government Experts which meets under theaegis oftheCommission to
6tudy economic problems relating totheCommon Customs Tariff ,examined
(a)theadvisability ofextending thesuspensions ofduties which are
duetoexpire onJ1December 197^1
(b)newapplications submitted bycertain Member States forthe
suspension ofCommon Customs Tariff duties oncertain products
asfrom 1January 1975 *
2.The applications submitted relate toproducts inrespect ofwhich the
Member States concerned consider that aprovisional reduction of .auto­
nomous duties intheCommon Customs Tariff isjustified foreconomic
reasons ,owing tothenon-existence orinadequacy ofproduction inthe
Community .
Most ofthese products arerawmaterials intended -forprocessing
•industries orareconsidered assuch .Th<y areinparticular basic
substances for thechemical industry .Account was taken ofthepossi­
bility ofsubstituting other products already manufactured inthe
Community andoftheimportance totheCommunity oftheproposed
measure .
3«Therequests ofthenewMember States tosuspend Common Customs Tariff
duties arebased ,not only ontheeconomic reasons mentioned ,butalso
onthefollowing considerations :
From 1January 197 ^-thenewMember State.s have ,nolonger thepower to
suspend autonomously their duties without limitations .Their duties
canonly besuspended inrespect ofthe difference between their
duties and theCommon Customs Tariff duties .Ifitappears necessary
tosuspend aduty beybnd this limit ,the Common Customs Tariff duty .
has tobesuspended .
Theabove mentioned Group favoured unanimously thetotal orpartial
suspension ofduties ontheproducts which sire thesubject ofthe
draft Regulation annexed hereto . ■ . '

Having regard totheresults ofthis work xtappears appropriate to
theCommission topropose totheCouncil thesuspension ofCommon
Customs Tariff duties fortheproducts listed intheannex tothe
following regulation *
Asregards theduration fortheproposed suspensions ofduties ,it
will beseen that asixmonth period from 1January to30June 1975
oratwelve month period from 1January to31December 1975 is
proposed fortheproducts concerned .
Inview oftheabove-mentioned suspension duties intheCommon Customs
Tariff thenewMember States areobliged tosuspend thecorresponding
duties intheir tariffs inaccordance with Article 39,paragraphe 2
ofth$ .actconcerning theCondition ofAccession and theAdjustments of
the Treaties .
TheGroup also examined thepossibility ofsuspending theCommon
Customs Tariff duty ontheproducts listed inthetable annexed hereto .
Itwas n-otpossible toreach anunanimous opinion onthesubject
because tjftheunfavourable opinions ,based oneconomic considerations ,
which were expressed byone orother oftheMember States .
CCTheading No Designation ofgoods
ex2o.21 Chromium oxide intended formetallurgical use only
ex29»01 DII S,tjrrene
29*1 ^AIIa) .Acetic acid .
ex29.1^AIIc)1Vinyl acetate
•29.14 AIII Acetic anhydride
ex29.16 D -dl-2-(3-Phenoxyphenyl )propionic acid anditssalts1 2
ex29.02 C
ex29.04 CIDecabromobiphenyl
Butane-1 ,3-diol
ex29.22 BII
ex29.26 AI
ex29.35 a1,2-Diaminoe thane (ethylene diamine )
£-Benzoicsulphimide (saccharine )
2-Choropyridine (purified ).

-3-
ex29-35 Q 1.6-HexanoJLactam (caprolactsmj
ex29>35Q Amprolium hydrochloride
ex29.35 Q Tiabendazole
ex29.35 Q 4-Nitrobenzyl 7-amino -3-methyl -3-cephem -
4-carboxylatehydrochloride
ex29.35 Q Indomethacin (l-(4-chlorobenzoyl )-5-methoxy -2-
..methylindol -3-ylacëtic acid )
ex29.35 Q 6-Hexanolide (epeilon-caprolactone )
ex29.39 DII Triamcinolonehexacetonide
ex30.03 AIIb)andThefollowing substances derived from human
ex30.05 BIIb) blood :gamma-globulin (including that wlich
canbeadministered intravenously ),20%
human albumin ,human fibrinogen ,preserved serum
ex39*01 CIII Polyhexanolide (polycaprolactone )
ex39.01 CVII Polyphenylene sulphide
ex39.02 CX Copolymer ofvinyl chloride andvinyl acetate ,
with avinyl chloride content ofnorless than
89%andnotmore than 93#byweight
ex39*02 CXIVa) Polyacrylic acid ,cross-linked toaemail degree
byadding just under 1%ofanother monomer
ex39.02 CXIVa) Copolymer ofvinylidene chloride andhexa=
fluoropropylene inoneofthe forms mentioned
inNote 5(a)and (b)ofChapter 59
ex41.02 B Hides andskins ofbovine cattle ,notfurther
prepared than tanned
ex41.02 B Leather ofEast India kip ,whole ,whether ornot
theheads andlegs have been removed ,weighing each
more than 4,5kgnetnotfurther prepared than
vegetable tanned ,whether ornot having undergone
further preservative treatment with oilbutobvious­
lyunsuitable for immediate use inthemanufacture
ofleather articles
ex51.01 A Yarn ofpoly-phenylene diamine andterephthalamide
fibres
ex56.01 A Man-made fibres (discontinuous )notcarved ,combed
orotherwise prepared forspinning ,ofpolypropylene
not exceeding 0.9tex
ex59.03 "Oil–absorbing bonded fibre fabrics "made from
aliphatic polyolefin fibres with aminimum
buoyancy of99%
•••/•••

-4.-
1 2
ex69-09 B Catalyst supports ,consisting ofporous cordierite
ceramic pieces ofroughly circular oroval cross -
section with parallel sides ,having anoverall
volume ofnot less than 2*K)millilitres and not
more than 11,100 millilitres ,andhaving aminimum
dimension ofnot less than 90millimetres and a
maximum dimension ofnotmore than kSOmillimetres ,
.having notless than 28continuous channels per
hundred square millimetres running parallel tothe
main axis ofsymmetry ,thetotal channel cross -
section area being notless than 60per cent and
notmore than 80percent ofthewhole cross -
section area
ex88.02BIa) Helicopters ofanempty weight of1,000 kilogrammes
orless ,equipped with onepiston engine
ex83.05B Ground flying trainers ofthefollowing types :
-Boeing 737 "Atkins andMerrill "
-DC10"Link-Miles "

Draft
REGULATION(EEC)OPTHISCOUNCIL
temporarily suspendingtheautonomousdutiestinder
theCommonCustomsTariffoncertainindustrial
products
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANC01WJNITTES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic
Community,andinparticularArticle28thereofj
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedbytheCommission ;
WhereasproductionintheCommunityoftheproductsspecifiedinthis
Regulationisatpresentinadequateornon-existent andproducersare
thusunabletomeettheneedsofuserindustriesintheCommunity ;
WhereasitisintheinterestoftheCommunitytosuspendtheautonomous
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesonlypartiallyincertaincassswheresome
Communityproductionalreadyexistswhilesuspendingthemtotallyin
othercases;
Whereas,inviewofthedifficultyofassessingaccuratelyshort-term
economictrendsintheseotorsconcerned,thesemeasuresofsuspension
shouldbetakenonlytemporarily ,theirtermofvaliditybeingfixedby
referencetotheinterestsofCommunityproduction ;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION J
Artici,e_J
Theautonomous CommonCustomsTariffdutiesfortheproductslistedin
theTablesannexedtothisRegulationareherebysuspendedatthelevels
indicatedinrespectofeachofthesaidproducts.

These suspensions shall apply asfallows j
-from 1January to30June 1975 for .theproducts listed inTable I;
-from 1January to31December 1973 fortheproduct listed inTable II.
Artir'le 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on1January 1973 -
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels , For theCouncil
The President

TABLE IANNEX
CCTheading No
ex29-02 AIII
ex29.03 BII
ex29.15 AIVa)
ex29.15 CIII
ex29.27
ex29.29
ex29-35 Q
ex29.35 Q
ex29.35 Q
32.01 A
ex32.01 D
ex32.07 BDescription ofgoodsRate ofautonomous
duty under .the CCT_
ex38.03 B
ex39.01 CVII
ex51.01 A
I
ex56.01 AVinyl bromide
Nitromethane
■Sebacic acid
Tatrachlorophtbalxc anhydride
(-)-2-Acetam5 3o~2-vanillyl =
propionitrile
(-0-2-(3»*t–Dihydroxybenzyl )-2-
hydrazinopropi JV.ioacid
(-)-l-t^rtBut :/-?anlno-3 -(4-
morpholino-1 ,2,>-~«;hiadiazol -3-yloxy&
propan -2-ol
2-Picolin
Methyl 3-a-mino -5,6-dichloropyra =
zine -2-carboxyI! ate
Tanning extracts ofwattle
(Mimosa )
Tanning extract 3derived from
gambier andmyrobalan fruits
Polycarbonate with acarbon
black content c£not less than
22%andnotmore than 28%
byweight
Acid-activated montmorillonito
which ,when examined byX-ray
powder diffract ion ,shows four
principal lines ^ooresponding to
crystal interplanar spacings
(dvarious )ofO.Vf ,O.^tO ,0.33
and 0.25 nanometres ,the line
corresponding toC'.^fO nanometre
being themost intense
Polyimida foils w-.^her no"&inrolls
Yarn wholly ofpoly glycollic
acid
Synthetic textile fibres of
aromatic polyamides obtained by
polycondensation ofm->
phenylene diamine and isophtalic
acidtotal suspension
total suspension
total suspension
total suspension
total suspension
total suspension
total ,suspension
total suspension
total suspension
total suspension
total suspension
total suspension
total suspension
total suspension
total suspension
total suspension

ex90.01 B
\Material consisting ofapolarising film ,
supported onone orboth sides bytrans­
parent materialtotal suspension
TABLE II
1 2 3
ex29.38 BII *3and DL-Calcium pantothenate 3è5%