Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) temporarily suspending the autonomous common customs tariff duties on a number of products for the construction, maintenance and repair of aircraft
Date: 1991-10-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: industrial equipment, suspension of customs duties

COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMVIUNITIES 

C0M(91) 416 final 

Brussels, 31 October  1991 

Proposal  for a 

^fN^II  RFft'HATiON (EEC) 

temporarily  suspending  the autonomous common  customs  tariff 

duties on a number  of products  for  the construction, 

maintenance  and  repair  of  aircraft 

(presented  by  the Commission) 

i*  j*-  v\ 

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  products  for  the 

construction, maintenance  and  repair  of  aircraft. 

2. 

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. 

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  draft  Regulation. 

4. 

As stated  in Article  1 of  the aforementioned  draft  Regulation,  the 

proposed  period  of  validity  is 12 months. 

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COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC)  No 

/9I 

of 

199/ 

temporarily  suspending  the  autonomous  Common  Customs  Tariff  duties 

on  a  n u m b er  of 

products 

for  the construction,  maintenance  and  repair  of  aircraft 

THE  COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 

suspension  measures  should  be  taken  only  temporarily,  by 
fixing their period  of validity by reference  to the interests of 
Community  production, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European 
in  particular  Article  28 
Economic  Community,  and 
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  to  suspend  the 
autonomous  Common  Customs  Tariff  duties  for  these 
products  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 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article  1 

From  1  January  to  31  December  1992,  the  autonomous 
Common  Customs  Tariff  duties  for  the  products  listed  in 
the Annex shall be totally suspended, provided  that the said 
products  are  intended,  on  conditions'to  be  determined  by 
the 
construction, 
for 
maintenance  and  repair  of  aircraft. 

authorities, 

competent 

the 

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 

199| 

For  the  Council 

The  President 

J 

ANNEX 

List of  products in respect of which Common Customs Tariff  duties are totally  suspended where  such  products 
are  intended  for  the  construction,  maintenance  and  repair of  aircraft  of  an  unladen  weight  exceeding  2  000 
kilograms 

Notes  for  the  purpose  of  the following  table: 

(a)  Category  A  comprises  aeroplanes  of  an  unladen  weight  exceeding  15 000  kilograms  other  than  those 

specified  under  (b); 

(b)  Category  B  comprises  aeroplanes  of  the  following  types:  BAC  1-11,  Airbus,  Concorde,  Mercure  and  F 

28; 

(c)  Category  C comprises  aeroplanes  and  helicopters of  an unladen  weight  exceeding  2 000  kilograms  but  not 

exceeding  15 000  kilograms. 

CN  code 

Descriplion 

Aircraft  concerned 

A 

8 

C 

3813 

3819 

3901 

3982 

3904 

3985 

3911 

3916 

3917 

ex38130G88 

ex38198888 

ex39813888 
ex39819888 

ex39823888 
ex39829888 

ex39841688 

ex39842188 

ex39842288 
ex39844868 
ex390458OO 
ex39846988 
6x39049888 

ex39851988 
6x39059008 

e x 3 9 1 U 8 08 

6x39119698 

39161688 
39162088 
39169051 
39169059 

39172118 

39172199 

39172216 

Preparations  and  charges  for  fire-extinguishers;  charged 
fire-exlinguishing  grenades: 
Preparations  and  charges  for  fire-extinguishers  of  heading  No 
8424 

All 

All 

All 

Hydraulic  brake  fluids  and  olher  prepared  liquids  for  hydraulic 
transmission,  not  containing  or  containing  less  than  78  X  by 
•eight  of  petroleua  oils  or  oils  obtained  froa  biluainous 
ainerals: 
-  based  on  silicate  or  phosphoric  esters 

All 

All 

All 

Polyaers  of  ethylene,  in  priaary  foras: 
-  Elhylene-vinyl  acetate  copolymers,  for  cavity  filling 
- Olher,  for  cavity  filling 

All 
All 

All 
All 

All 
All 

Polyaers  of  propylene  or  of  other  olefins,  in  priaary  foras: 
-  Propylene  copolyaers,  for  cavity  fitting 
-  8ther,  for  cavity  filling 

All 
All 

All 
All 

All 
All 

Polyaers  of  vinyl  chloride  or  of  other  halogenated  olefins,  in 
priaary  foras: 
- Polyvinyl  chloride,  not  aixed  «ith  any  other  substances,  in 

the  fora  of  granules 

All 

All 

All 

- Other  polyvinyl  chloride,  non-plasticized,  in  the  fora  of 

granules 

All 
- Other  polyvinyl  chloride,  plaslicized,  in  the  fora  of  granules  All 
All 
- Olher  vinyl  chloride  copolyaers,  for  cavity  filling 
All 
-  Vinylidene  chloride  copolyaers,  for  cavity  filling 
All 
-  Other  fluoro-polyaers,  for  cavity  filling 
All 
- Other,  for  cavity  fitting 

All 
All 
All 
All 
All 
All 

All 
All 
All 
All 
All 
All 

Polyaers  of  vinyl  acetale  or  of  other  vinyl  eaters,  in  priaary 
foras;  other  vinyl  polyaers  in  priaary  foras: 
- Other  polyaers  of  vinyl  acetete,  for  cavity  filling 
- Other,  for  cavity  filling 

All 
All 

All 
All 

All 
All 

Petroleua  resins,  couaarone-indene  resins,  polylerpenes, 
polysulphides,  polysulphones  and  other  products  specified  in 
note  3  to  this  chapter,  not  elseahere  specified  or  included,  in 
priaary  foras: 
- Petroleua  resins,  couaarone,  indene  or  couaarone-indene  resins 

and  polylerpenes,  for  cavity  filling 

- Other,  for  cavity  filling 

All 
All 

All 
All 

All 
All 

Honofilatent  of  which  any  cross-sectional  diaension  exceeds  1 
aa,  rods,  sticks  and  profile  shapes,  nhelher  or  not 
surface-aorked  but  not  otherwise  «orked,  of  plastics: 
- Of  polyaers  of  ethylene 
- Of  polyaers  of  vinyl  chloride 
- Of  polyaers  of  propylene 
-  Of  olher  addition  polymerization  products 

All 
All 
All 
All 

All 
All 
All 
All 

All 
All 
All 
All 

Tubes,  pipes  and  hoses,  and  fillings  therefor  (for  exaaple 
joints,  elboas,  flanges),  of  plastics: 
Tubes,  pipes  and  hoses,  rigid: 
Of  polyaers  of  ethylene: 
-  Seaaless  and  of  a  length  exceeding  the  aaxiaua  cross-sectional 
diaension,  ahether  or  not  surface-aorked,  but  not  otherwise 
•orked 

- Other 
Of  polyaers  of  propylene: 
-  Seaaless  and  of  a  length  exceeding  the  aaxiaua  cross-sectional 

All 
All 

All 
All 

All 
All 

f-

39172299 

39172318 

39172399 

39172915 

39172999 

39173198 
39173231 
39173235 
39173239 
39173915 

3918 

All  codes 

3919 

3928 

39191651 
39191659 

39199858 

39281611 
39281619 
39261898 

39282821 
39282629 

39282898 
ex39203000 

39284111 
39264119 
39284191 
39284199 

39284211 
39284219 
39284291 
39284299 

39209106 
39209950 

CN  code 

Description 

diaension,  whether  or  not  surface-worked,  but  not  otherwise 

worked 

- Other 
Of  polyaers  of  vinyl  chloride: 
-  Seaaless  and  of  a  length  exceeding  the  aaxiaua  cross-sectional 
diaension,  whether  or  not  surface-worked,  but  not  otherwise 
worked 

-  Other 
Of  addition  polyaerizalion  products 
-  Seaaless  and  of  a  length  exceeding  the  aaxiaua  cross-sectional 
diaension,  whether  or  not  surface-worked,  but  not  otherwise 
worked 

-  Other 
Flexible  tubes,  pipes  and  hoses: 
-  Other 
- Of  polyaers  of  ethylene 
-  Of  polyaers  of  vinyl  chloride 
- Of  other  addition  polyaerization  products 
-  Of  addition  polyaerization  products 

Aircrafl  concerned 

A 

B 

C 

All 
All 

All 
All 

All 
All 

All 
All 

All 
AH 

All 
All 

All 
All 

All 
All 
All 
All 
All 

All 
All 

All 
All 
All 
All 
All 

All 
All 

All 
All 
All 
All 
All 

Floor  coverings  of  plastics,  wholhor  or  not  self  adhesivo,  in 
rolls  or  in  the  fora  of  tiles;  wall  or  ceiling  coverings  of 
plastics,  as  defined  in  note  9  to  this  chapter 

All 

All 

All 

Self-adhesive  plates,  sheets,  fila,  foil,  tape  strip  and  other 
flat  shapes,  of  plastics  whether  or  not  in  rolls: 
In  rolls  of  a  width  not  exceeding  26  ca: 
- Of  polyaers  of  vinyl  chloride 
-  Of  other  addition  polyaerization  products 
Other: 
- Of  addition  polyaerization  products 

All 
All 

All 

All 
All 

All 

All 
All 

All 

Other  plates,  sheets,  fila,  foil  and  strip,  of  plastics, 
non-cellular  and  not  reinforced,  laainated,  supported  or 
similarly  coabined  with  other  salariais: 
Of  polyaers  of  ethylene: 
of  e  thickness  not  exceeding  8,18  aa  and  of  a  specific  gravity 
of: 
-  less  than  8,94 
- 6,94  or  aore 
Of  polyaers  of  ethylene  of  a  thickness  exceeding  8,10  em 
Of  polyaers  of  propylene: 
Of  a  thickness  not  exceeding  0,10  am: 
- Biaxiatly  oriented 
- Olher 
Of  a  thickness  exceeding  0,10  aa: 
- 8ther 
- Of  acrylonitrile-buladiene-slyrene 
Of  polyaers  of  vinyl  chloride,  rigid: 
-  Non-plasticized,  of  a  thickness  not  exceeding  1 aa 
- Non-plasticized,  of  a  thickness  exceeding  1 aa 
- Plasticized,  of  a  thickness  not  exceeding  1 aa 
- Plasticized,  of  a  thickness  exceeding  1 aa 
Of  polyaers  of  vinyl  chloride,  flexible: 
- Non-plasticized,  of  a  thickness  not  exceeding  1 am 
-  Non-plasticized,  of  a  thickness  exceeding  1 am 
- Plasticized,  of  a  thickness  not  exceeding  1 aa 
-  Plasticized,  of  a  thickness  exceeding  1 aa 
Of  other  plastics: 
- Of  polyvinyl  butyral 
-  Of  addition  polyaerization  products 

All 
All 
All 

All 
All 

All 
All 

All 
All 
All 
AU 

AU 
All 
AU 
All 

All 
All 

AU 
All 
All 

All 

All 
All 
All 

All 
All 

All 
All 

All 
All 
All 
AU 

AU 
All 
AU 
All 

AU 
All 

AU 
All 
All 

All 

All 
All 
All 

All 
AU 

All 
AU 

All 
All 
All 
AU 

AU 
All 
All 
All 

AU 
All 

AU 
All 
All 

All 

3921 

ex39211188 
39211200 
39211996 

39219060 

Other  plates,  sheets,  fila,  foil  and  strip,  of  plastics: 
Cellular: 
-  Of  acrylonitr i le-butediene-styrene 
-  Of  polyaers  of  vinyl  chloride 
-  Of  other  plastics 
Non-cellular: 
- Of  other  addition  polyaerization  products 

CN  code 

Description 

Aircraft  concerned 

A 

6 

Articles  of  stone  or  of  other  ainerat  substances  (including 
articles  of  peat),  not  elsewhere  specified  or  included: 
-  Filters,  washers  and  other  articles  of  aggloaerated  carbon or 

of  graphite 

All 

All 

All 

Glass  fibres  (including  glass  wool) and  articles  thereof  (for 
exeaple,  yarn,  woven  fabrics): 
- Hats  of  low  moisture-absorption  capacity 
-  Thin  sheets  (voiles) of  low  aoislura-absorption  capacity 
-  Boards  and  similar  non-woven  products  of  low 

aoisture-absorption  capacity 

All 
All 

All 
All 

All 
All 

All 

All 

All 

Tubes,  pipes  and  holloa  profiles,  seaaless,  of  iron  (other  than 
cast  iron) or  steel: 
- Tubes  and  pipes,  ready  for  fitting,  usable  as  hydraulic 

conduits  or  as conduits  for  fuel-oil  or  lubricants 

All 

All 

All 

Other  tubes, pipes  and  holloa  profiles  (for  exaapte,  open  seaa 
or  welded,  riveted  or  siaitsrly  closed),  of  iron  or  steel: 
-  Tubes  and  pipes,  ready  for  fitting,  usable  as  hydraulic 

conduits  or  as conduits  for  fuel-oil  or  lubricants 

All 

All 

All 

6815 

7819 

7384 

7386 

ex68i5ieee 

6x78193188 
ex78t93288 
6x76193986 

6x73843191 
6x73643991 
ex73844198 
ex73844991 
6x73845119 
ex73845191 
ex73645931 
ex73845939 
ex73845991 
ex73849898 

ex73863821 
ex73663629 
6x73863671 
6x73663678 
6x73664691 
6x73664899 
6x73865691 
6x73665699 
6x73666696 
6x73869888 

ex 

7367 

All  codes  with  the 
exception  of 
73671116 to 
73671998 

Tube  or  pipe  fittings  (for  exaaple  couplings,  elbows,  sleeves), 
of  iron  (other  than  cast  iron) or  steel 

All 

All 

All 

7311 

6x73118816 

Containers  for  coapressed  or  liquefied  gas, of  iron  or  steel: 
-  Seaaless,  of  iron  (other  than  cast  iron) or  steol,  for 

pressur izalion 

AU 

All 

All 

7318 

73181218 
73181296 
73181388 
73181416 
73181491 
73181499 
ex73181S18 
ex?3181538  to 
ex?3181S96 
ex73181618  to 
ex73181699 
73181988 
73182186 to 
73182968 

Screws,  bolls, nuts, coach  screws,  screw  hooks,  rivets, 
cotters,  cotter-pins,  washers  (including  spring  washers) and 
siailar  articles, of  iron  or  steel: 
Threaded  articles: 
- Wood  screws,  of  stainless  steel 
-  Other  wood  screws 
-  Screw  hooks  and  screw  rings 
-  Self-tapping  screws  of  stainless  steel 
- Spaced-thread  screws 
- Olher 
-  Other  screws  end  bolts, whether  or  not  with  their  nuls or 

washers,  other  than  self-locking  bolls  and  nuts  (of  the  type 
'Hi-lok') 

-  Nuts,  olher  than  self-locking  nuts  (of  the  type  'Hi-lok') 

- Olher 
Non-threaded  articles 

All 
All 
All 
All 
All 
AU 

All 
All 

All 
All 

All 
All 
All 
All 
All 
All 

All 
All 

All 
All 

All 
All 
All 
All 
AU 
All 

All 
All 

All 
All 

é 

CN  code 

Descr ipi ion 

Aircraft  concerned 

A 

B 

7320 

All  codes 

Springs  and  leaves  for  springs,  of  iron  or  steel 

All 

All 

All 

7325 

ex73259998 

Olher  cast  articles  of  iron  or  steel: 
-  Collars,  flanges  and  other  devices  for  fixing,  jointing, 

clamping  or  spacing 

-  Devices  for  cargo-storage  and  -clamping 
-  Balls  used  in  freight-loading  systems 

All 
All 
All 

All 
All 
All 

All 
All 
All 

7326 

ex73269091 
6x73269693 
ex73269895 
6x73269898 

Other  articles  of  iron  or  steel: 
-  Cottars,  flanges  and  other  devices  for  fixing,  jointing, 

clasping  or  spacing 

-  Devices  for  cargo-storage  end  -claaping 
-  Batta  used  in  freight-loading  sysleas 

All 

All 

All 

All 
All 

All 
All 

All 
All 

6x76641896 
6x76642996 
6x76841896 
ex76842998 

Aluainiua  bars,  rods  and  profiles: 
-  Profiles  bearing  a  specific  aanufacture  nuaber 

A I K /) 

-  Conical  profiles  for  reinforcing  lateral  rudders 

Ai rbus 

All  codes  with  the 
exception  of 
76661218 

Aluainiua  plates,  sheets  and  strip,  of  a  thickness  exceeding  0,2 
aa: 
-  Plates  bearing  a  specific  aanufacture  nuaber 

A U ( |) 

Aluainiua  tubes  and  pipes: 
-  Tubes  and  pipes,  ready  for  fitting,  usable  as  hydraulic 

conduits  or  as  conduits  for  fuel-oil  or  lubricants 

A I K /) 

Aluainiua  tube  or  pipe  fittings  (for  exaaple,  couplings,  elbows, 
sleeves) 

A U ( |) 

7604 

7606 

7688 

ex76681899 
ex76882838 
ex?6682699 

7669 

76696686 

7613 

ex76138688 

Aluainiua  bottles  for  inflating  escape-chutes 

All 

7616 

ex76161888 

ex76169891 
ex76169899 
ex76169691 
6x76169899 

n«7BI69099 

Olher  articles  of  aluainiua: 
-  Nails,  lacks,  staples  (other  than  those  of  heading  No  8385), 

screws,  bolts,  nuts,  screw  hooks,  rivets,  cotters, 
cotter-pins,  washers  and  similar  articles,  olher  than 
self-locking  bolts  and  nuts  (of  the  type  'Hi-lok') 

-  Collars,  flanges  and  olher  devices  for  fixing  jointing, 

AU 

All 

AU 

claaping  or  spacing 

A U ( |) 

-  'Quick-change'  apparatus  for  transforming  passenger 

transport  aeroplanes  into  goods  transport  aeroplanes  and  vice 
versa 

-  Plates  and  sheets  of  variable  thickness,  obtained  by 

laaination,  of  a  width  of  1200  ma  or  more 

AU 

All 

AU 

F  28 

8188 

ex81889878 

Titanium  and  articles  thereof,  including  waste  and  scrap: 
-  Thin-walled  tubes,  ready  for  use  in  ventilation  and 

air-conditioning  systeas 

ex81089090 

-  Bolts,  nuts,  screws,  rivets  and  siailar  articles  complying 

A i rbus 
Mercure 
(/) 

? 

CN  code 

Description 

Aircraft  concerned 

A

BC 

with  US  standards,  olher  than  self-locking  bolts  and  nuts  (of 

the  type  'Hi-lok') 

A l K j) 

8308 

8418 

8421 

8424 

8431 

8473 

8481 

83082088 

84189918 

ex84189990 

84219900 

ex84249000 

6x84311008 
6x84313188 
ex84313998 
6x84314920 
ex84314986 

ex84733818 
6x84733898 

84811811 
84811619 

84811891 
84811699 

6x84812018 
6x84812898 
ex8481389l 
ex84813099 
ex84814818 
ex84814898 
ex84818863 
ex84818869 
ex84814818 
ex84814898 
cx84818863 

Clasps,  frames  with  clasps,  buckles,  buckle-clasps,  hooks, 
eyes,  eyelets  and  the  like,  of  base  aelat,  of  a  kind  used  for 
clothing,  footwear,  awnings,  handbags,  travel  goods  or  other 
aade  up  articles,  tubular  or  bifurcated  rivets,  of  base  aetal; 
beads  and  spangles  of  base  aetal: 
-  Tubular  or  bifurcated  rivets 

All 

All 

All 

Refrigerators,  freezers  and  olher  refrigerating  or  freezing 
equipment,  electric  or  olher;  heat  puaps  other  than  air 
conditioning  aachines  of  heading  No  8415: 
-  Evaporators  and  condensers,  excluding  those  for  refrigerators 

of  the  household  type 

-  Parts  of  refrigerating  equipaent  adapted  to  the 

air-conditioning  systea 

All 

All 

All 

All 

All 

All 

Centrifuges,  including  centrifugel  dryers;  filtering  or 
purifying  aachinery  and  apparatus,  for  liquids  or  gases: 
- Parts  of  filtering  or  purifying  aachinery  and  apparatus,  for 

liquids  or  gases 

All 

All 

All 

Hechanical  appliances  (whether  or  not  hand-operated)  for 
projecting,  dispersing  or  spraying  liquids  or  powders;  fire 
extinguishers,  whether  or  not  charged;  spray-guns  and  siailar 
appliances;  steam  or  sand  blasting  aachines  and  siailar  jet 
projecting  aachines: 
-  Parla  of  fire  extinguishers 

All 

All 

All 

Parts  suitable  for  use  solely  or  principally  with  the  aachinery 
of  hedaing  Nos  8425  to  8438: 
-  Parts  of  jacks 
-  Parts  of  apparatus  for  fixing  peraanently  in  aeroplanes  and 

used  for  loading,  unloading  and  stowing  freight 

All 

All 

All 

All 

All 

All 

Parts  and  accessories  (other  than  covers,  carrying  cases  and 
the  tike)  suitable  for  use  solely  or  principally  with  aachines 
of  heading  Nos  8469  to  8472: 
-  Parts  and  accessories  for  coaputers  of  heading  No  8471  forming 
part  of  the  navigation  instruaents  or  apparatus  of  Chapter  98, 
used  exclusively  to  carrg  out  the  calculations  appropriate  to 
such  instruaents  or  apparatus 

All 

All 

All 

Taps,  cocks,  valves  and  siailar  appliances  for  pipes,  boiler 
shells,  tanks,  vats  or  the  like,  including  pressure-reducing 
valves  and  thermostatically  controlled  valves: 
-  Pressure-reducing  valves,  of  cast  iron  or  steel 

A I K ») 

F  28 

A U ( |) 

Olher  pressure-reducing  valves 

A I K /) 

F  28 

A l K j) 

Isolating  valves  for  thrust  reversera 

A U ( |) 

Concorde 
(D 

Valves  used  in  air-conditioning  and  cabin  pressurizalion 
systeas 

A L I O) 

AirbusMer  F  27(1) 
cured ) 

/ 

ex84818669 
ex84818899 
6x84814818 
6x84814896 
ex84818863 
ex84818869 
6x84818899 
6x84818863 
6x84818869 
6x84818881 
8x84818985 
0x84818687 
6x84818899 
84812818 
84812898 
84813618 
84813691 
84813699 
84814610 
84814090 
84818011 
84818019 
84818863 
84818869 
84818073 
84818079 
84818081 
84818885 
84818887 
84818899 
84819888 

8482 

8485 

8501 

6x84821016 
6x84821096 
6x84822088 
6x84823060 
6x84824666 
6x84825886 
6x84828000 
6x84821010 
6x84821090 
0x84828888 

84821818  to 
84828000 
84829118 
84829198 
84829968 

84859818  to 
84859896 

85011010 
85011891 
85811893 
85611899 
ex85812898 
85813198 
6x85813399 
6x85814896 
85615198 
ex8S815391 
85815399 

CN  code 

Description 

- Valves  used  in  the  fire-control  systea 

Valves  used  in  the  weter-circulation  systea 

Other 

Aircraft  concerned 

A

BC 

F  28 

AirbusHer 
cure(/ ) 
F 28 

AirbusHer 
cureU ) 
F 28 

All(|) 

A l K J) 

A I K /) 

Parts 

All 

All 

All 

)all or  roller  bearings: 
- Bearings  used  in  freight-loading  systeas 

All(|) 

Airbus 

ether,  intended  for  power  plant 

Other 

Parts 

AUU) 

AirbusHer 
cure(/) 

All(|) 

All 

All 

All 

Machinery  parts,  not  containing  electrical  connectors, 
insulators,  coils,  contacts  or  other  electrical  features,  not 
specified  or  included  elsewhere  in  this  chapter: 
-  ether  aachinery  parts 

All 

All 

All 

Electric  aotors  and  generators  (excluding  generating  sets): 
-  Synchronous  aotors  of  an output  not  exceeding  18 U 
-  Other  aotors  of  an  output  of  less  than  758 U or  of  an  output 

exceeding  158 kV 

All 

All 

All 

All 

All 

All 

Q 

CN  code 

Description 

Aircraft  concerned 

A 

8 

C 

8563 

All  codes 

8584 

85849911 
85849619 
85849896 

8505 

All  codes 

8511 

8516 

8518 

8519 

8521 

852? 

85119886 

ex85169886 

85189888 

ex85199199 
ex85199998 

ex85219888 

ex85229891 
ex85229699 
ex85229891 
ex85229899 

Parts  suitable  for  use  solely  or  principally  with  the  aachines 
of  heading  No  8581  or  8582 

All 

All 

All 

Electrical  transformers,  static  converters  (for  exaaple 
rectifiers)  end  inductors: 
- Parts  of  tranforaers,  static  converters  and  inductors 

All 

All 

All 

Electro-aagnets,  peraanent  aagnets  and  articles  intended  to 
becoae  peraanent  aagnets  after  magnetization;  eleclro-aagnelic 
or  peraanent  aagnet  chucks,  cleaps  and  siailar  holding  devices; 
electro-aagnelic  couplings,  clutches  and  brakes; 
eleclro-aagnelic  lifting  heads 

All 

All 

All 

Electrical  ignition  or  starting  equipaent  of  a kind  used  for 
spark-ignition  or  compression-ignition  internal  coabustion 
engines  (for  exaaple,  ignition  aagnelos,  aagneto-dynaaos, 
ignition  coils,  sparking  plugs  and  glow  plugs,  starter  aotors); 
generators  (for  exaapte,  dynaaos,  alternators)  and  cut-outs  of  a 
kind  used  in  conjunction  with  such  engines: 
- Parts 

All 

All 

Alt 

Electric  instantaneous  or  storage  water  heelers  and  immersion 
heaters;  electric  apace  heating  apparatus  and  soil  heating 
apparatus;  alectro-theraic  hair-dressing  apparatus  (for  example, 
hair  dryers,  hair  curlers,  curling  long  healers)  and  hand 
dryers;  electric  saoolhing  irons;  olher  electro-theraic 
appliances  of  a  kind  used  for  doaestic  purposes;  electric 
heating  resistors,  other  than  those  of  heading  No  8545: 
- Parts  of  heaters  for  aircraft  and  for  wing  surfaces,  aounted 

on  propeller  aeroplanes 

All 

All 

All 

Hicrophones  and  stands  therefor;  loudspeakers,  whether  or  not 
aounted  in  their  enclosures;  headphones,  earphones  and  coabined 
microphone/speaker  sets;  audio-frequency  electric  aaplifiers; 
electric  sound  aaplifier  sets: 
- Parts 

All 

All 

All 

Turntables  (record-decks), record-players,  cassette-players  and 
other  sound  reproducing  apparatus,  not  incorporating  a  sound 
recording  device: 
- Music  reproducers  and  autoaalic  announcers 

All 

All 

All 

Video  recording  or  reproducing  apparatus,  whether  or  not 
incorporating  a  video  tuner: 
- Video  recording  or  reproducing  apparatus,  other  than  magnetic 

tape-type 

All 

All 

AU 

Paris  and  accessories  of  apparatus  of  heading  Nos  8519  to  8521: 
- Parts  and  accessories  of  cockpit  voice-recorders 

AU 

AU 

AU 

- Parts  end  accessories  for  ausic  reproducers  and  automatic 

announcers 

All 

All 

All 

to 

CN  code 

Description 

Aircraft  concerned 

A 

B 

C 

8528 

ex85281846 

8529 

ex8S299898 

0531 

8532 

85319666 

Television  receivers  (including  video  aontiors  end  video 
projectors),  whether  or  not  incorporating  radio-broadcast 
receivers  or  sound  or  video  recording  or  reproducing  apparatus: 
-  Video  projector  consisting  of  three  cathode-ray  tubes,  each 

with  a  tens 

All 

All 

All 

Parts  suitable  for  use  solely  or  principally  with  apparatus  of 
heading  Nos  8525  to  8528: 
-  Other: 

of  other  transmitter-receivers  excluding  VHF  radio 
coaaunication  transmitter-receivers  coaplginq  with  standard 
ARINC  566  A,  and  on-board  intercoaaunication  sgsteas  coaplqing 
with  standard  ARINC  366  or  412 
of  receivers  excluding  radio-broadcasting  or  television 
apparatus  and  receivers  for  selective  calling  aguipaent 
(SELCAL)  coaplginq  with  standard  ARINC  531  or  596 
Other,  excluding  receivers  for  OMEGA  radio  navigation  sgstems 
coaptuing  with  standard  ARINC  580  or  599 

All 

All 

All 

Electric  sound  or  visual  signalling  apparatus  (for  exaaple, 
bells,  sirens,  indicator  panels,  burglar  or  fire  alaras),  olher 
than  those  of  heading  No  8512  or  8536: 
-  Parts 

All 

All 

All 

All  codes 

Electrical  capacitors,  fixed,  variable  or  adjustable  (pre-set) 

All 

All 

All 

8533 

All  codes 

8534 

Electrical  resistors  (including  rheostats  and  potentiometers), 
other  than  heating  resistors 

All 

All 

All 

All  codes 

Printed  circuits 

All 

All 

AU 

8535 

All  codes 

8536 

All  codes 

8S37 

All  codes 

Electrical  apparatus  for  switching  or  protecting  electrical 
circuits,  or  for  aaking  connections  to  or  in  electrical  circuits 
(for  exaaple,  switches,  fuses,  lightning  arrestors,  voltage 
limiters,  surge  suppressors,  plugs,  junction  boxes),  for  a 
voltage  exceeding  1866  V 

All 

All 

All 

Electrical  apparatus  for  switching  or  protecting  electrical 
circuits,  or  for  aaking  connections  to  or  in  electrical  circuits 
(for  exaapte  switches,  relays,  fuses,  surge  suppressors,  plugs, 
sockets,  laap-holders,  junction  boxes),  for  a  voilage  not 
exceeding  1688  V 

All 

All 

All 

Boards,  panels  (including  numerical  control  panels),  consoles, 
desks,  cabinets  and  other  bases,  equipped  with  two  or  more 
apparatus  of  heading  No  8535  or  8536,  for  electric  control  or 
the  distribution  of  electricity,  including  those  incorporating 
instruaents  or  apparatus  of  Chapter  98,  other  than  switching 
apparatus  of  heading  No  8517 

All 

AU 

AU 

// 

CN  code 

Descr iption 

Aircraft  concerned 

A 

B 

8538 

All  codes 

8539 

ex8S392191 
ex85392199 
ex85392218 
6x85392299 
ex8S392991 
ex8S392999 
ex8S393116 
ex8S393198 
6x85393918 
ex85393998 

8540 

Alt  codes 

8541 

85414891 

85414893 

8S414899 

8S416888 

8543 

8x85438080 

8548 

85480000 

90072100 
90072988 
98879288 

9007 

9015 

90151616 
90151090 
ex9015801t 
6x90158093 
ex901S90eO 

Parts  suitable  for  use  solely  or  principally  with  the  apparatus 
of  heading  Nos  8535,  8536  or  8537 

All 

All 

All 

Electric  filaaent  or  discharge  laaps,  including  sealed-beam 
laap  units  and  ultraviolet  or  infra-red  laaps;  arc-lamps: 
-  Filaaent  leaps  for  lighting 

All 

All 

All 

Discharge  lamps  and  tubes  for  lighting,  including  dual  laaps 
and  tubes 

Alt 

All 

All 

Theraionic,  cold  cathode  or  photocathode  valves  and  tubes  (for 
exaaple,  vacuua  or  vapour  or  gas  filled  valves  and  tubes, 
aercury  arc  rectifying  valves  and  lubes,  cathode-ray  tubes, 
television  caaere  tubes) 

All 

All 

All 

Diodes,  transistors  and  similar  seaiconductor  devices; 
photosensitive  seaiconductor  devices,  including  photovoltaic 
cells  whether  or  not  asseabled  in  aodules  or  aade  up  into 
panels;  light-emitting  diodes;  aounted  piezo-electric  crystals: 
-  Solar  cells  whether  or  not  asseabled  in aodules  or  aade  up 

into  panels 

-  Photodiodes,  phototransistors,  photothyristors  and 

photocouptes 

-  Other  photosensitive  seaiconductor  devices,  other  than 

light-eaitting  diodes 

-  Mounted  piezo-electric  crystals 

All 

All 

All 
All 

All 

All 

All 
All 

All 

All 

All 
All 

Electrical  aachines  and  apparatus,  having  individual  functions, 
not  specified  or  included  elsewhere  in  this  chapter: 
-  Engine-pressure  indicators 

All 

All 

All 

Electrical  parts  of  aachinery  or  apparatus,  not  specified  or 
included  elsewhere  in  this  chapter 

All 

All 

All 

Cineaatographic  caaeras  and  projectors,  whether  or  not 
incorporating  sound  recording  or  reproducing  apparatus: 
-  Projectors 

-  Parts  and  accessories  for  projectors 

All 

All 

All 

All 

All 

All 

Surveying  (including  pholograaaelrical  surveying), 
hydrographie,  océanographie,  hydrological,  aeteorological  or 
geophysical  instruaents  and  appliances,  excluding  coapasses; 
rangefinders: 
-  Electronic  rangefinders 
- Other  rangefinders 
-  Electronic  aeteorological  instruaents  and  apparatus 
-  Non-electronic  aeteorological  instruaents  and  rangefinders 
-  Parts  for  aeteorological  instruaents  and  rangefinders 

All 
All 
All 
All 
All 

All 
All 
All 
All 
All 

AU 
All 
Alt 
All 
All 

n 

CN  code 

Descr iption 

Aircraft  concerned 

A 

B 

ex98288698 

8x91878688 

9028 

9107 

9116 

6x91181288 
6x91169000 

9114 

All  codes 

9461 

6x94011096 
ex94619616 

Olher  breathing  appliances  end  gas  aasks,  excluding  protective 
aasks  having  neither  aechanical  parts  nor  replaceable  fillers: 
-  Parts  of  breathing  appliances  and  gas  aasks 

All 

Alt 

AU 

Time  switches,  with  clock  or  watch  movement  or  with 
synchronous  motor: 
-  Tiae  switches  with  clock  or  watch  aoveaent,  used  in  automatic 

systems 

All 

All 

AU 

Complete  watch  or  clock  aoveaents,  unasseabled  or  partly 
asseabled  (aoveaent  sets);  incoaptete  watch  or  clock  aoveaents, 
asseabled;  rough  watch  or  clock  aoveaents: 
-  Incoaptete  watch  or  clock  aoveaents,  asseabled,  used  in 

autoaatic  systems 

All 

All 

Alt 

Other  clock  or  watch  parts 

All 

All 

AU 

Seats  (other  than  those  of  heading  No  9482),  whether  or  not 
convertible  into  beds,  and  parts  thereof: 
-  Leather-covered  seats,  specially-designed  for  the  crew 
-  Parts  of  seats  specially-designed  for  the  crew 

All 
All 

All 
Alt 

All 
All 

(|)  For  aaintenance  and  repair  only. 

/ ": 

FINANCIAL  RECORD 

1. 

Budget  line concerned  : Chap. 12 Art.  120 

2. 

Title of  the tariff measure concerned  : Draft  proposal  for a Counci 

Regulation, temporarily  suspending  the autonomous common  customs 

tariff  duties on a number  of products  for  the construction, 

maintenance and  repair of  aircraft 

3. 

Legal  basis  : Art. 28 of  the Treaty 

4. 

Oblect ive  : suspension of CCT duties on  the abovementioned  products 

5. 

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

For  the same exercise  in 1990, the  loss of own  resources was 

expected  to be of  the order of 56 750 000 ecus  (cf. P.E. COM(90) 

502 of  18.10.1990) 

In contrast  to the agricultural  and chemical  sectors, there are 

no real  statistics upon which  to base  the amount  of  loss of own-

resources  in the present  sector. Hence, once again, any  estimate 

has to be based on data supplied  by some of  the Member  States. 

From such an estimate,  it would  appear  that, for  1992, the  loss 

of own  resources should  be of  the order  of 59 600 000 ecus. 

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