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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)838 final
Brussels,9December1980
Draft
COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)
temporarily suspendingtheautonomous CommonCustomsTariffduties
oncertainmicroelectronic-productsv;X
là.i
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(80)838final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Currenttechnological 'changesparticularly inthemanufacture of.
officeequipmentanddata-processing machinery,haveleidtothe
replacement ofcertainmecanicalpartsbymicroelectronic elements.
â> •Communityindustriesmustadapttothesechangesiftheyarenotto
becomeuncompetitive.' 1!
Forthisreasonthegovernments ofseveralMemberStatesrequested
thattheduty*besuspendedforsomeelectronicmemories,
microcomputers etc.inordertohelpCommunityuserindustries.
TheComrmssion'examined theserequestswithexpertsofnational
administration in-the"EconomicTariffProblemsGroup".Thegroup
verifiedforeveryitemwhetherandtowhatextentthemicrocircuits
inquestionareproducedintheCommunity.Itfurthermore considered
whetherdutysuspensionsforthesemicrocircuitsmightnotprejudice
thepossibility ofbeginningtheirproductionintheCommunity,this
manufacture beingconsideredasurgentlydesirable.Theinterestsof
Communityusersandproducerswerecarefullyweighed.
InthelightofthesestudiestheCommissionproposesthataduty
suspensionshouldbegrantedforthegoodslistedintheannexto
theattacheddraftregulation.Asthesegoodsaresensible,aperiod
ofapplication ofsixmonths(1.1.1981until30.6.1981)isproposed.
■-4.- V' *
However,followingtheGroup'sdiscussions,theCommissiondoesnot
thinkthatitisadvisabletopropose,atpresent,atariffmeasure
forthefollowinggoods:\.

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CCT number Description
ex85.21 DII Random access memories (RAMS )ofCMOS technology ,with a
storage capacity of4Kbits ,inthe form ofamonolithic
integrated circuit ,contained inahousing with 18,20or
22connecting pins ,whose exterior dimensions donot exceed
11 x31mm.
The package bears
-amarking either consisting ofone ofthe following com­
binations offigures orfigures and letters orincluding
one ofthose combinations :
21SC14 5047 6147 8404 E
5104 6504 8414 E
4315 ! ' 5114 A 6514
4334 5115 6533
4434 5504 6543
muPD444 5514■
muPD445 L 58981
or ♦ ■
-other markings relating toRAMS complying with the
above-mentioned description . «
ex85.21 DII Microcomputer intheform ofamonolithic integrated circuit
consisting ofan8bit central processor ,an8bittimer ,
18input /output gates ,aread only memory (ROM )with a
capacity of8Kbits and arandom access memory (RAM )with
acapacity of512bits ,contained inathousing ,whose
exterior dimensions are54x14mmwith 40 ;connecting pins .
The package bears . >
-one ofthe following markings :
D8041
Ρ8041
or
-other markings relating tomicrocomputers complying with
theabo\>e-mentioned description
i>
•I
0

3
Draft
COUNCILREGULATION <EEC>
t v"
temporarily suspendingtheautonomous CommonCustomsTariffdutieson
certainmicroelectronic products •
THECOUNCILOFTHE.EUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,.•..
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle28thereof,
'
WhereasproductionoftheproductsreferredtointhisRegulationisat
presentinadequate ornon-existent withintheCommunity ,andproducersare.
thusunabletomeettheneedsofuserindustries oftheCommunity;
WhereasitisintheCommunity's.interesttosuspendtheautonomous Common
CustomsTariffdutiesonlypartiallyincertaincases,owinginparticular
totheexistenceofCommunityproduction/andtosuspendthemtotallyin
othercases;... ν .- ,ν ^
Whereas,takingaccountof(thedifficulties involvedinaccuratelyassessing,i
intheimmediatefuture,thedevelopment oftheeconomicsituationinthesectors
concerned,thesesuspension measuresshouldbetakenonatemporary .basisonly,.,
theirperiodofvaliditybeingfixedtocoincidewiththeinterestsof,
Communityproduction,____j •;-/ '
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
From1Januaryto30June1981,.theautonomous -CommonCustomsTariffduties
fortheproductslistedintheAnnexheretoshalleachbesuspendedatthe
respectivelevelindicated. ;_^ .
•Article2
■» ·· ·■··.··· . _· ·\"»
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1981." .
ThisRegulationshaClbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly-
applicable inallMemberStates.'
Doneat •'' ;FortheCouncil ,
ThePresident

AnnexU
CCTnumber Description Rateofduty(%)
•x84.55C
ex85.21DII
ex85.21DIIOpticalencoderforelectronictypewriters
consistingofelectroniccircuits,alight
emittingdiode(LED),arotatingdiscwith
radialopenings,afixedmaskandasingle
shipphotovoltaic cell,containedintwo
plasticshellsformingahousingofasize
notexceeding60x48x16mm
Electronicprogrammable readonlymemories,
UVerasable(EPROMS),withastorageca­
pacityof16Kbits,intheformofamono­
lithicintegratedcircuitcontainedina
housingwhoseexteriordimensions donot
exceed17x35mm,withaquartzwindow
ontheuppersurface.
Thepackagebears
-amarkingeitherconsistingofoneof
thefollowingcombinations offigures
orfiguresandlettersorincludingone
ofthosecombinations :
2516
2716
27A16(
TMN323'
F68716
or
-othermarkingsrelatingtoEPROMScom­
plyingwiththeabove-mentioned des­
cription
Electronicprogrammable readonlymemories/
UVerasable(EPROMS),withastorage
capacityof32Kbitsintheformofa
monolithicintegratedcircuitcontained
inahousingwhoseexteriordimensions do
notexceed17x39mm,withaquartzwin­
dowontheuppersurface.
Thepackagebears
.-amarkingeitherconsistingofoneof
thefollowingcombinations offigures,
orfiguresandlettersorincludingone
ofthosecombinations :
2532
25A3225L32
273211.5
-othermarkingrelatingtoEPROMS
complyingwiththeabove-mentioned
description 0

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CCTnumber Description Rateofduty(%)
ex85.21DII
ex85.21DIIElectronicprogrammable readonlymemories ^,
UVerasable (EPROMS),withastoragecapa­
cityof64Kbitsintheformofamono­
lithicintegratedcircuitcontainedina
housingwhoseexteriordimensions donot
exceed17x39mm,withaquartzwindow
ontheuppersurface.m
Thepackagebears •.
-amarkingeitherconsisting ofoneof'
thefollowingcombinations offigures !
orfiguresandlettersorincludingonf
ofthosecombinations : s'
2564
68764
68A764
or
-othermarkingsrelatingtoEPROMScom-:
plyingwiththeabove-mentioned des­
cription '
Randomaccessmemories (RAMS)withasto­
ragecapacityof64Kbits,intheform
ofamonolithic integratedcircuitcontai­
nedinahousingwhoseexteriordimensions
donotexceed9mmx23mmwith16con­
nect"!ngpins.
•Thepackagebears
-amarking"eitherconsistingofoneof
thefollowingfiguresorincluding one
ofthose:«''•;
;3764 ;7
4164
,4864 -
>6664 . ;-
6665
8164
or
-othermarkingsrelatingtoRAMScomplying
withtheabove-mentioned description 5

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CCT number Description Rate ofduty (%)
ex85.21 DII
ex85.21 DIIRandom access memories (RAMS )ofCMOS
technology with astorage capacity of 1K
bit .inthe form ofamonolithic integrated
circuit ,contained inahousing whose
exterior dimensions donot exceed 11x31 mm
with 16,18or22connecting pins .
The package bears
-amarking either consisting ofone ofthe
following combinations offigures or
figures and letters orincluding one of
those combinations :
1821 C
1822
muPD443
5001 *
5101
510 E1
5102
54C920
54C921
54C929
54C930 '•
5501
or5508 •
MSM 573
MSM 574
6501
6508
6518
6551
6552
6561
6562
74920
74921
74C92074C921
74C929
74C930
-other markings relating toRAMS complying
with theabove-mentioned description
Programmable read only memories (PROMS )
with astorage capacity of4Kbits inthe
form ofamonolithic integrated circuit
contained inahousing whose exterior
dimensions donotexceed 17x34mm,with
not more than 24connecting pins .
The package bears
-amarking either consisting ofone ofthe
following combinations offigures or
figures and letters orincluding one of
those combinations :8.5

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CCTnumber DescriptionRateofduty(%)
18S42 5340 7640
18S46 5341 7641
18SA425348 ,7642.
18SA465349 7643
5350:7644
24S41 5351 7645
24SA415352 7647
5353 7648
27S15 7649
27S26 54S472
27S27 54S473 82S115
627S28 54S474 82S136
27S29 54i>475 82S137
27S3b 54S476 82S140
27S31 54S477 •82S141
27S32 54S572 82S142
27S33 54S573 82S146
54740''82S147
28L42 54741
28L45 93438
28Ρ42 5605 93448
28Ρ45 5625 93452
28R45 93453
28S42 6340
28S45 6341 .
6348
29620 6349
29621 6350
29622 6351
29623 6352-
29624 6353
29625
29626 7121
29627 7122
7123
3604 >7125
3624 7126
3625
74S472
38510 74S473
74S474
■74S475
74S476v
74S477■-
74S572
74S573
or
-othermarkingsrelating ,toPROMS
complyingwiththeabove-mentioned des­
cription8.5

-5-%
CCT number DescriptionRate of
duty (%)
ex85.21 DII Programmable read oflly memories (PROMS )
with astorage capacity of8Kbits .Inthe
form ofamonolithic integrated circuit ,
contained inasmall 'housing whose exterior
dimensions donotexceed 17x34mm,with not
more than 24connecting pins .
The package bears
-amarking either consisting ofone of
the following combinations offigures or
figures and letters orincluding one of
those combinations :
24S81 29650 -74LS478 TOPS 81M
24SA81 29651 74 S454 B2707
29652 74S455 82LS180
2708 29653 74S478 82LS181
74S479 82 S130
27S180 3628
760882S181
27S181 » 82S182
•5380 7680 Ì2S183
28L85 5381 7681 82 S184
28L86 7684 ^2S185
54LS478 7685
28Ρ85 ι 54S454 7686 S)7S180
28R85 54S455 7687 87S181
28S85 54S478 87 S184
28S86 54S479 77S180 87S185
28SA86 77S181 87S186
6380 77S184 87S187
29630 6381 77S185
29631 77S186 93450
29632 7127 77S187 93451
29633 7128 93460
29634 7129 93461
29635 7130 93465
29636 7131 93466
29637 7132 93L450
93L451
9460
I
or
other markings relating toPROMS
complying with theabove-mentioned des­
cription

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CCT number Description Rate ofduty (Z)
ex85.21 0II Microcomputer ,inthe form ofamonochip
and inthe form ofamonolithic integrated
circuit ,consisting ofanarithmetical unit
with acapacity of4bits plus a'read only
memory (ROM )with acapacity ofnot "less
than 18K,bits andnotmore than 65Kbits
and arandom access memory (RAM )with a
capacity ofnot less than 512bits andnot
more than 4Kbits ,contained inahousing
whose exterior dimensions are notexceeding
16x54mmwith notmore than 40connecting
pins .
The package bears
-one ofthe following markings :
CD
TMC
TMC
TMC
TMC
TMC
TP
TP
TP
TP
or3200
0270
0500
0980
1500
1980
0310
0450
0480
0500unti I
unti l
unti l
unti l
unt il
unti l
unti l
ur)ti l
unti l
unti l3299
,0279
0599
0989
1599
1999
0329
0459
0489
0599
-other markings relating tomicrocomputers
complying with theabove-mentioned des-.
criptior ^; v A
for the manufacture ofelectronic calcu­
lators ,(a)
(a)Control oftheuseforthis special purpose shall becarried out
pursuant tothe relevant Community provisions . , ?

ÀP
Γir;AΝcΓΑ1'SHEET ANNEXtodoc.SUD/1288/80EN
Date:19.11.1980
1.Budgetlineconcerned :Chap.12,Art.20
2.Titleofactivity: ... .
DraftCouncilRegulation (EEC).temporarilysuspending theautonomus
CommonCustomsTariff'dutiesoncertainindustrial products.
Legalbasis:Art.-28TreatyofRome
A.Objectives oftheactivity:
SuspensionofCCTdutiesforgoodsmentionedunder2.fortheperiod1.1until
■ ■ ■' 30.61981
5.0Coij.tsoftheactivity
totheaccountoftheECbudget
bynoncollectionofduties1.1until30.6.198-1
Impossible toevaluateseriously because
Communitystatistics donotexist.
Theinformation givenbytherequesting
Member.Statesshowsaminimumlossof
680000EUA-