Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) temporarily suspending the autonomous common customs tariff duties on a number of industrial products ( in the chemical and allied sectors )
Date: 1991-10-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common customs tariff, suspension of customs duties

COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  C^MVIUNITIES 

COM(01)405  f»""1 

Brussels, 28 October 1001 

Proposal  for a 

KOIlNfilL REGUIATIQN (ESC) 

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temporarily  suspending  the autonomous  common  customs  tariff 
duties on a number of  Industrial  products  (In the chemical and 
alI led sectors) 

(presented  by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY  MEMQRANPUN 

1. 

2. 

3. 

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. 

The proposals  for Regulations  temporarily  suspending  the  autonomous 
common  customs  tariff  duties on  agricultural  products and on other 
industrial  products, have been  presented  already  to the Council. 

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  13.0.80, 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  draft  Regulation. 

4. 

As stated  In Article  1 of  the aforementioned draft  Regulation,  the 
proposed  period of  validity  is 6 months. 

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proposal  for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 

/9I 

of 

1991 

temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duty on  a  number  Of  I ndust r I a I 

products (in the chemical and allied sectors) 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European 
Economic  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,  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 
taken  only 
temporarily, by fixing  their  period  of validity  by  reference 
to the interests of  Community  production, 

should  be 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

The  autonomous  Common  Customs  Tariff  duties  for  the 
products listed in 
shall 
be  suspended  at  the  level  indicated  in  respect  of  each  of 
them. 

the Annex 

These  suspensions  shall  apply  from  1 January  to  30 June 
1992. 

Article 2 

This Regulation shall enter into force  on  1 January  1992. 

This  Regulation  shall  be  binding  in  its  entirety  and  directly  applicable  in  all  Member 
States. 

Done at 

1991 

For the Council 

The  President 

C /J 

CN  code 

1  ox2?12909G 

2  ex28369108 

ANNEX 

h-

Daacriplion 

Rate of aulonoaoua  duly (X) 

Blend of 1-alkanae  containing  by «eight  80 X or aore of 
l-alkonos of e chain-length  of 24 carbon  aloaa or aora but  not 
exceeding  28 cerbon  etoaa 

8 

Liihiua  carbonate,  in the fora of ponder and coniaining  ona or 
eore of the following  iapurities el the concenlretiona 
indicated: 
- 2 ag/kg or aora of arsenic 
- 286 ag/kg  or aora of calciua 
- 288 ag/kg or aore of chlorides 
- 28 ag/kg or aore of  iron 
- 158 ag/kg  or aore of eagnesiua 
- 28 ag/kg  or aore of heavy  aetals 
- 388 ag/kg  or aore of potassiua 
- 388 ag/kg or aore of sodiua 
- 288 ag/kg  or aore of sulphates, 
deterained  according  to Ihe eethods  apacified  in tha Européen 
Pharaacopoeie 

4  ex28439099 

Cerbopletin (INN) 

6  0x29033018 

Cerbon  tetrefluoride  (letrafluoroaethana) 

7  8x29034698 

Broaochloroaalhena 

8  8x29851698 

Octen-2-ol 

9  ex29953999 

Butana-1,3-diol 

12  6x29163988 

3,5-Dichlorobenzoyl  chloride 

13  6x29181918 

OL-Nalic  acid 

14  6x29182998 

Penteerythritoi 
letrekia[3-(3lS-di-(er(kbulyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate] 

15  6x29189888 

2,6-Dieethoxybenzoic  acid 

16  ex29211$ 

Triallylaaine 

1?  6x29269898 

2-Cyanoaceteeide 

18  6x29269898 

Ethyl  cyanoacelata 

19  6x29278888 

2,2'-Diaelhy1-2,2'-azodipropionaaidine  dihydrochloride 

28  0x29322998 

21  ex29322998 

2'-Anilino-6'-[ethyl(isopenlyl)aeino]-3'-aethylspirotisob 
enzofuran-l(3W),9'-xenlhen]-3-one 

2'-(2-Chloroenilino)-6'-dibutylaainoapiro[ieobenzofuron-l(3 
H),9'-xanlhen]-3-ona 

22  6x29322998 

Lovastatin (INN) 

24  6x2933211 

Hydanloin 

27  6x29334898 

Quinapril  hydrochloride  (INNH) 

27bis  8x29339898 

2.2-Hethulenebi8{4-(1.1.3.3-letraaelhulbutql)-6-(2//-benzot 
riazol-2-u.Uphenol 

28  6x29339898 

Captopril (INN) 

29  6x29339896 

(2S)-l-(3-Acelylthio-2-eethyl-l-oxopropyl)-L-proline 

32  6x29379988 

Calcitonin  (INN) (salaon),  and its salts 

33  6x29379988 

Calcitonin  (INN)  (pork) 

34  ex29413888 

Minocycline  (INN) end its sails 

35  6x29419688 

Aapholaricin  B (INN) 

37  ex2941 

Ceftibuten (INN) 

5"-

CN code 

Description 

Roto of autonoaous  duly (X) 

40  ex30031000 

41  8x30043998 

Hixtura  of piparacillin  (INN) and tazobactaa  (INN),  or of their 
aodiua  sails 

3.2 

Praparation  containing  dae-l-alanine-(125-eerine)  inlarlaukin-2 
(huaan),  obtained  froe  genetically-aanipulatad 
co Li 

Escherichia 

42  8x30849899 

Carboplatin  (INN) aixad  with  eannilol 

39  6x35840000 

43  ax350S1058 

44  6x37019900 

45  0x38151288 

46bis  8x38159088 

11  8x38239898 

47  ex38239898 

48  6x39812888 

49  ex3981 

58  6x39819888 

51  6x39819800 

52  0x39829008 

Purified  entigena  obtained  froe  geneticelly-eenipulaled 
yeast-calls,  for the aanufactura of detection-teats for 
hepatilis-C (a) 

0-(2-HydroxyBthyl) darivativa  of hydrolysad  aexy 
aaize-starch 

Plate of quartz or of glasa,  covered  with e fila of chroaiua 
and  coatad  «ith a photo-aanaitiva  or alactron-aanaitive  raain, 
for  tha  aanufactura  of aaaka  for inlagratad  circuita (a) 

Catalyst,  in the fore of rodlets of a diaaelar not exceeding 2 
OB,  conaiating of a aixtura  of oxidea  of platinue,  aodiua, 
aagnasiua,  cslciua and iron,  fixed  on a supporl of zeolite, 
containing  by «eight  8,2 X or aore of platinua 

Catalyst,  in the fora of cglindrical  pelleta  of a length of 
5 ofl or aore but not exceeding  8 aa, consisting  of a aixtura 
of  oxides  of  iron,  aolubdenua  and biaauth,  for use in the 
aanufacture  of acrylic  acid (a) 

Disodiua  9,18-dihydro~9l18-dioxoanthracene-2,7-disulphoneteJ_ 
containing  bg «eight  18 X or aore but not aore  than 28 X of 
aodiua  sulphate 

Mixture  containing  by «eight: 
- 7 X or eora but not aora  than 0 X of 2-eelhyl-l,3-phenylana 

di iaocyanala, 

- 31 X or aora but not aora  than 34 X of 4-aalhyl-l,3-phanylena 

di iaocyanala, 

-  18 X or aora but not aore  than  13 X of 
2,4'-aethylanadiphenyl  di iaocyanala, 
- 46 X or aora but not aore  than  49 X of 
4,4'-aathylenediphenyl  di iaocyanala 

Polyethylene,  in one of the foraa  aantioned  in note 6 (b) to 
Chapter  39, of a specific  gravity of 8,945 or aore but not 
exceeding  8,985,  for the aanufactura  of typewriter  ribbon or 
siailar  ribbon (a) 

lonoaer  resin  consisting  of a salt  of a copolyaer  of ethylene 
«ith  aethacrylic  acid 

lonoaer  resin  consisting  of a salt  of a terpolyaar  of ethylene 
«ith  iaobutyl  acrylate  end aethacrylic  acid 

Copolyaer  of ethylene  «ith  acrylic  acid and aalhyl  acrylate, 
containing  by «eight  68 X or eora of ethylene,  in one of the 
foras  aentioned  in note 6 (b) to Chapter 39 

Polybul-t-ana,  a copolyaar  of but-1-ana  «ith  athylana 
containing  by «eight  IB X or  lass of ethylene, or a bland of 
polybul-l~ene  «ith  polyethylene  end/or  polypropylene  containing 
by  «eight  10 X or less of polyethylene  and/or  25 X or less of 
polypropylene,  in one of the fores  aentioned  in note 6 (b) to 
Chapter 39 

S3  ex39U9018 

Poly(oxy-l,4-phenyleneaulphonyl-l,4-phenyleneoxy-l,4-phenylenei 
sopropylidene-1,4-phenylene),  in one of the fores  aentioned in 
note 6 (b) to Chepter 39 

3.5 

54  6x39119818 

Polyfurfuryl  alcohol 

56  6x39289188 

Polyvinyl  butyral  fila  having  a graduated  coloured  band 

CN  code 

Doseriplion 

Rate  of  autonomous  duty  (X) 

57  ex392O99S0 

Fila  onliraly  of  polyvinyl  alcohol,  of  a  Ihicknaaa  nol 
axcaeding  1 aa  and  containing  by  «eight: 
-  2 X or  less of  unhydrolysed  ecetate  groups  evaluated  ea  vinyl 

58  •«39209050 

59  6x39219868 

68  8x48112180 

61  6x53861811 
6x53661831 

62  6x54823916 

63  exS4624999 

64  exS4824999 
0x54825996 
6x54626996 

65  8x54624999 
8x54826998 

66  6x54624999 
8x54626999 

67  ex5467?160 

68  6x54877168 
0x59639699 

69  6x55631819 

76  ex55631619 

acetate 
and 

-  5 X or  aore  but  not  «ore  than  25  X of  glycarol  aa  plaaticizar, 
for  tha  aanufactura  of  roof-«indo«a  (a) 

Fila  entirely  of  polyvinyl  alcohol,  of  a  Ihicknaaa  not 
exceeding  1 ae  and  of  a width  of  2,20  a or  aora,  allh  an 
axlenaion  at  break,  in  the  trenavarae  direction,  of  358  X or 
aore 

Trenslucent  laainated  sheet  consisting  of  a polyeater  file 
coated  on  one  surface  «ith  eetal  and  aatal oxidea,  and  covered 
on  both  aides  «ith  a  file  of  polyvinyl  butyrel 

Iepregnated  paper  coated  or  covered  «ith  a praaaure-aensitive 
self-adhesive  layer,  the  «hole: 
-  of  a  tensile  of  2268  N /B or  aora  but  not  exceeding 
3488 N/e  (aa  datarained  by  the  DIN  53455  aethod), 

-  of  a stretch  factor  of  3,8  X or  aora  but  not  exceeding  4,5  X 

(ea  datarained  by  the DIN  534SS  aathod) 

and  of  adheaivity  on  atainlesa  steel  (ea  detereined  by  the  Finat 
FTH  1 aethod): 
-  of  56  N /B or  aora  but  not  exceeding  225  N/a,  at  a  teeperature 
of  23  'C  (1 3  *C) and  a relative  huaidity  of  56  X  (t 5  X) 

-  not  exceeding  258 N/a  after  aging  for  three  «aeka  at e 

teeperature  of  76  *C 

Unbleached  flex  yarn  (other  then  tow  yarn) aeasuring  333,3 
decitex  or  aore  (nol  exceeding  38  aelric  nuaber),  for  the 
Bonufectura  of  aultipla  or  cabled  yarn  of  tha  foolwsar  induetry 
or  for  «hipping  cables  (a) 

1.8 

Texturized  yarn  of  polypropylene,  iepregnated  «ith 
silicone-based  water-repellent 

Varn  of  a copolyaer  of  glycollic  acid  «ith  lactic  acid,  for  tha 
aanufactura  of  surgical  auturea  (a) 

Non-textured  filaaenl yarn  of  polyvinyl  alcohol,  for  the 
eanufacture  of  slaevee  for  printing  rollara  (a) 

Varn  of  polytetrafluoroethylene 

Varn  «holly  of  polyglycollic  acid 

Uoven  fabrics  of  polyvinyl  alcohol  fibres,  for  aachine 
eabroidery 

Uoven  polytetrafluoroethylene  fibre  febric,  coeted  or  covered  on 
one  aide  «ith  e copolyaer  of  tetrafluoroethylene  end 
trifluoroethylene  having  perfluorineted  alkoxy  aide  chains 
ending  in cerboxylic  acid  or  aulphonic  acid  groupa  in  the 
potaaaiua  or  aodiua  aalt  fora,  whether  or  not  coated  on  the  seae 
aida  «ith  a aetallic  inorganic  coapound 

Textile  fibrea  exclusively  of  eroealic  polyaaidaa  obtained  by 
the  polycondensation  of a-phenylenedieoine  and  iaophthalic 
acid,  for  uses  other  than  the  eanufacture  of  goods  of  Chapters 
68  lo 65  or  of  aateriala  usad  in  the  aanufactura  of  such  goods 
(a) 

Textile  fibres  containing  by  «eight: 
-  1 X or  Bore  but  not  aore  than  15  X of  fibres  of 

poly(p-phenylene  terephtheleaide) 
and 

-  85 X or  aore  of  fibres  of  aroaatic  polyaaidaa  obtained  by  the 

polycondenaalion  of a-phenylenedieeine  and  iaophthalic 
acid 

CN  code 

Description 

Rete  of  aulonoeous  duty  (X) 

9-

72  ex56030093 
oxS803909S 

73  exS9631686 
exS9932896 
8x59639699 

74  0x59678868 

75  6x76199816 

76  ex8l039098 

77  ex81129930 

Nonwovona  of  polypropylene  conaiating  of  a Ball-blown  control 
layer,  leainalad  on  each  aide  «ith  epun-bonded  fibres,  of a 
thickness  not  axceading  550  aicroaatree  end  of  e «sight  nol 
axcaading  88  g/a  , in  tha  piece  or  eiaply  cut  into 
rectangular  ahape,  not  iapregnatad 

Knitted  or  «oven  fabrica,  coated  or  covered  on  one  aide  «ith 
artificial  plastic  aaleriel  in  «hich  are  aebedded  eicroapheree 

Textile  fabrica,  coated  «ith  adhesive  in «hich  are  eabedded 
apharea  of  a diaaatar  not  axceading  75  aicroaatraa,  of  a  «eight 
nol  exceeding  558  g/a3 

Non-textile  glass  fibres  in  «hich  fibrea  of  a diaaeter  of  leas 
than  3,5  aicroaetree  predoainale 

Tube  aolaly  of  tantalua,  or  solely  of  en  alloy  of  tantalua  «ith 
tungaten  coniaining  by  «aight  2,5  X or  less  of  tungsten 

Alloy  of  niobiua  (coluabiua) and  titaniuB,  in  tha  fora  of  bare 
and  roda 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

(a) Control  of  tha  uaa  for  thia  apecial  purpoaa  «hall  ba  carried  out  purauant  to 

tha  relevant  Coaeunity  proviaione. 

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FINANCIAL  RECORD 

1. 

Budget  line concerned  : Chap.  12 Art. 120 

2. 

Title of  the tariff measure concerned  : Draft  proposal  for a Council 
Regulation, temporarily  suspending  the autonomous common  customs 
tariff duties on a number  of  industrial  products  (in the chemical  and 
a 11 led sectors) 

3. 

Leoal  basis  : Art. 28 of  the Treaty 

4. 

Oblective  : suspension of CCT  duties on  the abovementloned  products 

5. 

Cost of  this tariff-measure  ; to be borne by  the EEC-budget  : 

for  the same exercise  In 1991, the  loss of own  resources was 
expected  to be of  the order  of  21 778 000 ecus  (of P.E.  E/339/90 
COM(90) 478 of  5.10.1990) 

for  the current  exercise, based on  the Community  statistics 
available, a reasonable estimate  for  the cost of  the operation 
for  the period  covered  by  the attached  draft  Regulation would  be 
of  the order  of  22 867 000 ecus 

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