Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duty on a number of industrial products (in the chemical and allied sectors)
Date: 1993-11-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, EU production, chemical industry, common customs tariff, industrial product, suspension of customs duties

COMVIISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

COM(93) 608 final 

Brussels, 26 November  1993 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC) 

temporarily  suspending  the autonomous Common Customs Tariff 
duty on a number  of  industrial  products  (in  the chemical  and 
a I I ied sectors) 

(presented  by  the Commission) 

z 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

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,  will  be  presented  later  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  13.9.89,  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 
Regulation,  the  proposed  period  of  validity  is 6  months. 

in  Article  1  of  the  aforementioned  proposal  for 

X, 

C O U N C IL  R E G U L A T I ON  (  EC)  No 

/  93 

of 

1 9 93 

temporarily  suspending  the  a u t o n o m o us  C o m m on  Customs  Tariff  duty  on  certain  industrial 
products  (in  the  chemical  and  allied  sectors) 

THh  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 

1 {aviii}',  regard 

to  the  Treaty  establishing 

the  European 
in  particular  Article  2H 

C o m m u n i t y, 

and 

thereof, 

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. 

I Living  regard  to  the  proposal  fiom  the  Commission, 

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  Kl  (.III  A I K  )N 

Wheicas  production  of 
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  C o m m u n i t y; 

the  products  referred 

to  in 

Whereas  it  is  in  the  Community's  interest  in  certain  cases  to 
suspend  the  autonomous  C o m m on  Customs  Tariff  duties 
the  existence  of 
only  partially,  particularly  because  of 
Community  production,  and 
in  other  cases  10  suspend 
them  completely; 

Whereas 
for 
autonomous  duties  should  be  taken  by  the  C o m m u n i t y; 

the  decision 

suspension 

the 

of 

these 

involved 
Whereas, 
in  accurately  assessing  the  development  of  the  economic 

taking  account  of 

the  difficulties 

Article 

1 

T he  a u t o n o m o us  C o m m on  Customs  I ariff  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  IMHII  I  January  to  M)  June 
1 9 9 4. 

Arti.le  2 

This  Regulation  shall  cntci  into  force  on  1 January  1994 

I his  Regulation  shall  l><  binding 
States. 

;n  us  «ninety  and  dueitly  appht  .tbli  m  .ill  Mi mix 1 

Done  at 

199  3. 

For  the  Couru  il 

I he  1'rcsuient 

CN  code 

TARIC 

Description 

Rata  of  a u t o n o m o us  duty  (X) 

ANNEX 

2  ex28199000 

3  ex28259010 

no 

HO 

Chroaiua  dioxide 

Catciua  h y d r o x i d e,  of  a  purity  of  98X or  aore  calculated  on 
the  dry  «eight,  in  the  fora  of  particles  of  «hich: 
-  not  aore  than  IX  by  «eight  have  a  particle-size  exceeding  75 

a i croaelres 

and 

-  not  aore  than  4X by  «eight  have  a  particle-size  of  less  than 

1,3  a i c r o a e t r es 

4 

ex28273900 

• 16 

Copper  aonochloride  of  a  purity  by  «eight  of 96X or  aore  but 

not  exceeding  99X 

5  ux29029090 

US 

1,2  D i ( 3 , 4 - x y t y l ) e t h a ne 

7 

ex29041000 

• 30 

Sodiua  p - s t y r e n e s u l p h o n a le 

8  ex29049G16 

149 

Tosyl  chloride 

9 

ex29G72990 

«46 

212 ' . 2 " , 6 , 6 '16 " - H e x a - ( 8 r l - b u t y l - « , «'  , « " -d 
e s i t y l e n e - 2 , 4 , 6 - t r i y l ) l r i - p - c r e s ol 

3.5 

12  ex29072990 

•SO 

Disodiua  1 , 4 - d i h y d r o a n t h r a c e n e - 9 , 1 0 - d i o l a t e,  in the  fora  of an 

aqueous  solution 

10 

29093018 

Diphenyl  ether 

11 

ex29094400 

• 18 

2-Hexyloxyelhanol 

13  ux29163900 

• 30 

Felbinac  ( I N N) 

14  ex29173990 

«28 

B e n z e n e - 1 , 2 , 4 - t r i c a r b o x y I ic  acid  1,2  anhydride 

15  ex29173990 

• 50 

8 e n z e n e - l , 2 , 4 - t r i c a r b o n yl  trichloride 

16 

ex29182930 

• 18 

2-Ethylhexyl  4-hydroxybenzoate 

17  ex29289080 

• 66 

Telraelhyt  orthosi licale,  of a  purity  by  «eight  of  9 9 , 9 9*  or 
aore  and  containing: 

-  1,6  aicrograa/kg  or  less  of  calciua, 
-  1,8  aicrograa/kg  or  less  of  chroaiua, 
-  2,8  aicrograa/kg  or  less  of  iron 

and 

-  2,6  aicrograa/kg  or  less  of  sodiua, 

for  use  in the aanufacture  of  goods  of  heading  Ko8S42  (a) 

5 - A « i « o - 2 - c h l o r o l o l u j e n e - 4 - s u l p h o ni  c  ac i d 

P e n d i « e t h ai in 

( I S O) 

Safaapentin 

(HMD 

2 - ( 4 - 0 i b u t A | t a a i n o s a l i c y l o y I ) b e n z o ic  a c id 

ttethacrylonitrile 

3.5 

18  e x 2 9 2 ! 4 3 «@ 

19 

e x 2 9 2 H 9 18 

28 

e«?9224S8€ 

21 

e * 2 9 2 * S * *8 

22 

e x 2 9 2 « m8 

ne 

*n 
»» 

«W 

MS 

25  ex29318*#6 

»Sfl 

Bis(2-cfcl*fo«ihyt)  vinylphosphonate 

26  ex29322S98 

27 

e«2932299G 

29 

ex29333988 

38  ex29333'9-88 

2fl 

ex29333*8« 

31  ex2933*»9fl 

• 75 

• 76 

• 06 

• 17 

• ?S 

2 ' - f t n i I i n o - 6 ' - e i h y Ki  se-buly l ) a «i  n o - 3 ' - a e t h y l s pi  r o [i  sobenz 
ofur a n - I ( 3 JO  , 9 ' - x a n t h a n ] - 3 - o ne 

2 ' -ftni  I  i n o - 6'  -eye  loh-exy K a e l hy  I  )aa i no- 3'  - a e t h y l sp  i r o[  i sobunzo 
f u r a n - 1 ( 3 # ) , 8 ' - « a n l h e n ] -3  one 

2 , 3 , 5 , 6 - T e l r a c h l o r o p yr  i d i na 

3,5-Bichloro-2,4,6-lrifluoropyr idine 

N i l v * d i p i ne  ( I 1 W) 

l,3,5-Tri8t(3,S-di-te/-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl>aethyt]-l,3,S 
-lri.2MH!-2,4ve(l/f,»W,5*K)-trione 

CN  code 

TAR1C 

Description 

Rate  of  autonoaous  duty  (X) 

5" 

33  ex29358800 

• 48 

Tosylchloraaide  sodiua  (INN) 

34  ux29350000 

• 45 

Toluene  2-sulphonaaide 

35  ex293S0000 

• 55 

To luene -4-sulphonaai de 

36  ex29358880 

165 

T o l u e n e s u t p h o n a a i d e,  aixed  isoaers 

39 

29393808 

Caffeine  and  its  salts 

41  ex29419666 

•28 

Josaaycin  propionate  (INNH) 

42  6x29419008 

145 

Iveraectin  (INN) 

43  6x29419888 

• 46 

Ftorfenicot  (INN) 

48  ex2941! 

»47 

Isepaaicin  sulphate  (INNH) 

2.7 

2.7 

44  ex3208901O 
ex39895006 

•18 
•16 

Polyurethane  of  2 , 2 ' - (1 e r( - b u l y I i a i n o ) d i e l h a n ol  and 
4 , 4 ' - a e l h y l e n e d i e y e l o h e x yI  diisocyanate,  in  the  fora  of  a 
solution  in  H,JV-diaethytacetaaide 
or  aore  of  polyaer 

containing  by  «eight  48X 

49  ex38684898 

•18 

1-DodecyIguanidine  h y d r o c h l o r i d e,  in  the  fora  of  a  solution  in 

isopropanol  and  «ater,  containing  by  «eight  33X  or  less  of 

1-dodecyIguanidine  hydrochloride 

47  ex38159000 

•76 

Catalyst  containing  litaniua  trichloride,  in  the  fora  of  a 
suspension  in  hexane  containing  by  «eight,  in  the  hexane-free 
aaterial,  9X  or  aore  but  not  aore  than  25X  of  titaniua 

56  ex38239098 

144 

Mixture  of  disodiua  Af-benzyloxycarbony l-L-aspar tale  and 
sodiua  chloride,  in  the  fora  of  a  solution  in  «ater 

51  ex38239698 

• 53 

Mixture  of  t r i s [ 2 - c h l o r o - l ~ ( c h l o r o a e t h y D e l h y l]  phosphate  and 
oligoaers  of  aethylphosphonic  acid  and  phosphoric  acid  «ith 
e t h a n e - 1 , 2 - d i ol 

52  ex38239698 

• 54 

Mixture  of  t r i s [ 2 - c h l o r o - l - ( c h t o r o a e l h y l ) e l h y l]  phosphate  and 
oligoaers  of  2-chloroethyI  phosphate  «ith  ethane-1,2-diol 

45  ex38239098 

•57 

P r e p a r a t i o ns  consisting  predoainantly  of  p h o s p h a b i c y c t o n o n a n es 
and  P-alkyl  derivatives  thereof,  in  the  fora  of  a  solution 
in  4 - tor(-butyttolueno 

54  6x39819666 

•92 

lonoaer  resin  consisting  of  a  salt  of  a  copolyaer  of  ethylene 
•ith  «ethacrylic  acid 

56  6x39629886 

• 92 

Polyaers  of  4-aethylpent-1-ene 

58  ex39646906 

•92 

Copolyaer  of  telrafluoroelhylene  and 

tr i fluoro(trifluoroaelhoxy)ethylene 

59  ex39069866 

• 60 

Copolyaer  of  aethyl  acrylate  «ith  ethylene  and  a  aonoaer 
containing  a  non-terainal  carboxy  group  as  a  substituent, 

containing  by  «eight  58X  or  aore  of  aethyl  acrylate,  «helher 
or  not  coapounded  «ith  silica 

60  8x39119819 

• 18 

Poly(oxy-l,4-phenylenesulphonyl-l,4-phenyleneoxy-1,4-phenylenei 
sopropyIidene-1,4-phenylene),  in  one  of  the  foras  aenlioned  in 
note  6(b)  to  Chapter  39 

3.5 

62  8x39173239 

• 26 

63  ex3919903l 
ex392862IO 
ex39206290 
ex39219819 

64  ex39286218 

«16 
«30 
M8 
(76 

•18 

Pipe  consisting  of  a  block  copolyaer  of  polytetrafluoroethylonu 
and  polyperftuoroalkoxytrifluoroethylene,  having  a  length  of  not 
aore  than  578aa,  a  diaaeter  of  not  aore  than  58aa  and  a 
«all-thickness  of  not  less  than  38  and  not  aore  than  110 
aicroaeters 

Reflecting  taainated  sheeting,  aetallized,  consisting  of  one 
sheet  of  polyester  and  at  least  another  sheet  of  polyester  or 
other  plastic  aaterial  and  coated  on  one  side  «ith  an  adhesive 
•hether  or  not  protected  by  a  release  sheet 

Polyethylene  terephthalate  fila,  of  a  thickness  of  less  than  1( 
aicroaetres,  for  the  eanufaclure  of  digital  audio  cassettes 
(a) 

CN  code 

TARIC 

Description 

Rate 

' 

itonoaous  duty  (X) 

65  ex392Q6210 

«35 

Polyethylene  terephthalate  fila,  of  a  thickness  of  188 
aicroaetres  or  aore  but  not  exceeding  158  aicroaetres,  for  the 
aanufacture  of  photopoLyaur  printing  plates  (a) 

0 

B6  ex39206210 

«50 

Polyethylene  terephthalate  fila,  of  a  thickness  of  20 
aicroaetres  or  aore  bul  not  exceeding  38  aicroaetres,  coaled  on 
one  side  «ith  silicone,  for  use  in  the  aanufacture  of  «indo« 
safety-fila  (a) 

6.5 

67  ex39266210 
ex39219819 

160 
>25 

Fila  of  polyethylene  terephthalate,  coated  or  covered  on  one 
side  or  on  both  sides  «ith  a  layer  of  aodified  polyester,  of a 

total  thickness  of  7 aicroaetres  or  aore  but  not  exceeding  11 
aicroaetres,  for  the  aanufacture  of  video  tapes  «ith  a  aagnetic 
layer  of  aelallic  pigaents  and  a «idlh  of  8aa  or  of  12,7aa 
(a) 

68  ex39266900 

«78 

Fila  of  a copolyaer  of  ethane-1,2-diol  and 

naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylic  acid,  of  a  thickness  of  less  than 
10 aicroaetres,  for  the  aanufacture  of  video-cassettes  «ith a 
playing-tiae  of  300  ainutes  at  a  tape-speed  of  24aa  per  second 

(a) 

69  ex39209100 

191 

Polyvinyl  bulyral  fila  having  a graduated  coloured  band 

71  ex39209950 

«39 

Poly(tetrafluoroelhylene)  fila,  non-aicroporous,  in  the  fora  of 

rolls,  of  a  thickness  of  0,02aa  or  aore  but  nol  exceeding 
0,laa  (40,Olaa),  iapcraeable  to  «ater  vapour 

74  uxS4824999 

«80 

Polyethylene  filaaenl  yarn,  unUisted,  of  either  55,  110,  165 

or  1760  decitex,  for  the  aanufacture  of  goods  of  heading 
No5667  (a) 

75  ex54624999 

«85 

Synthetic  filaaenl  yarn,  single,  untaisted,  «holly  of 

poly(thio-l,4-phenylene) 

76  ex55649000 

«10 

Cellulose  fibre  produced  by  organic  solvent  spinning  (Lyocell) 

77  ex56830093 
ex56030095 

*28 
*20 

Non-«ovens  consisting  of  a aelt-blo«n  central  layer  of a 
theraoplastic  elasloaer  laainated  on  each  side  «ith  spunbonded 

fibres  of  polypropylene 

78  ex70060696 

*28 

Colour  filter,  consisting  of  a glass  plate  «ith  red,  blue  and 
green  pixels,  having  a  total  thickness  of  l,laa  (l6,lae) 
and  exterior  diaensions  of  328x3S2aa  or  aore  but  nol 
exceeding  328x466aa,  for  the  aanufacture  of  liquid  crystal 
displays  «ith  active  aatrix  (a) 

79  ex781128€8 

«48 

Glass  face-plate: 

-  «ith  a diagonal  aeasureaent  of  366,4aa  (ll.Saa)  arvd of 

dimensions  of  246,4x315,4aa  (tl,5a«), 
•ith  a diagonal  aeasureaent  of  S44,Saa  (il,5*a) and  of 
diaensions  of  358x454aa  (tl,5aa) 
or 

-  «ith  a diagonal  aeasureaent  of  838,2««  (il.Saa) and  of 

diaensions  of  549,9x695,6aa  (tl,5aa), 

aod  «ith  a raised  edge,  for  the  aanufacture  of  colour 
cathode-ray  tubes  (a) 

80  ex70112O00 

(58 

Gla-ss  face-plaie  «ith  a diagonal  aeasureaent  of  764,laa 

(ll.Saa) and  of  diaensions  of  387,1x628,8aa  (ll.Saa) 

81  eK?0112000 

I-&0 

Glass  cone  «ith  a diagonal  aeasureaent  of  698,?•• 
(tl,5«a)  and  of  diaensions  of  381,7x623,4aa  (il,See) 

82  ex70193260 

ex70193910 
8x70193990 

83  ex78199616 

«18 

*18 
(16 

«11 

84  ex76169099 

<40 

No>n-«oven  product  of  non-texlite  glass  fibre,  for  the 

aanufacture  of  air-filters  or  of  air-filtration  products  (a) 

Non-textile  glass  fibres  in  «hich  fibres  of  a diameter  of  less 
than  3,5  aicroaetres  predominate 

Discs  of  aluainiua  alloy,  coated  or  covered  on  both  sides  «ith 
a  nickel-phosphorus  layer,  having  a  total  thickness  not 
o-xcœdirvg 3,8>2«a 

CN  code 

TARIC 

Description 

Rate  of  autonoaoue  duty  (X) 

* 

85  ex81019900 

tl8 

Disk  (target) «ith  deposition  aaterial,  of  tungetan  or  an  alloy 
containing  by  «eight  98X  of  tungsten  en  10X  tilaniua, 
-  containing  180aicrograas/kg  or  less  of  sodiua 

and 

-  aounted  on  a copper  support, 

for  use  in  the  aanufacture  of  goods  of  heading  No8542  by 
sputter i ng  (a) 

86  ex81089090 

«9? 

Dink  ( target) •ith  daposiIion «alariat,  of  tilaniua, 

containing  SOaicrograaa/kg  or  luue  of  sodiua 
and 
mounted  on  a copper  support, 

for  use  in  the  aanufacture  of  goods  of  heading  No8542  by 

sputtering  (a) 

87  ex81188811 

«18 

Antiaony  ingots 

(a) Control  of  the  use  for  this  special  purpose  shall  be  carried  out  pursuant  to 

the  relevant  Coamunily  provisions. 

FINANCIAL  RECORD 

Budget  line concerned  : Chap.  12 Art. 120 

2. 

Title  of  the  tariff  measure  concerned 
Proposal  for  a  Council 
Regulation;  temporarily  suspending  the  autonomous  Common  Customs 
Tariff  duty  on  a  number  of  industrial  products  (in  the  chemical  and 
alIied  sectors) 

3. 

Legal  basis  : Art. 28 of  the Treaty 

4. 

Object ive  : suspension of CCT duties on  the abovementioned  products 

5. 

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

for  the  same  exercise  in  1993,  the  loss  of  own  resources  was 
expected  to be of  the order  of  24 000 000 ecus. 

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  proposal  for  a Regulation 
would  be of  the order of  25 000 000 ecus. 

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