Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial and agricultural products
Date: 1997-05-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, customs regulations, industrial product, new product, suspension of customs duties

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels,  06.05.1997 
COM(97) 198  final 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  ŒO 

amending the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending 
the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain 

industrial and agricultural products 

(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

1.  During the first  quarter of this year, the Commission, assisted  by the Economic Tariff  Questions 
Group, has reviewed  requests for temporary  suspension of autonomous Common  Customs  Tariff 
duties presented  to it by the Member States, including certain requests amending  existing 
suspensions. 

2.  The attached proposal concerns certain  industrial and agricultural  products. 

3.  The requests for  suspension  relating to the above products were examined  in the  light of the criteria 

set out in the communication  from  the Commission to the Council and the Member  States 
concerning autonomous tariff  suspensions (see OJ C 235, 13.9.1989, p. 2). 

Following this review, the Commission  considers that the suspension or reduction  of duties is 
justified  for the products  listed  in Annex I to the attached proposal  for a Regulation. 

For  the  products  listed  in  Annex  II,  on  the  other  hand,  it  believes  suspension  is  no  longer  in  the 
Community's  economic  interests. 

The  two  annexes  to  this  Regulation  thus  correspond  respectively,  to  the  list  of  products  for  which 
suspension  is  proposed,  or  for  which  the  wording  (including  the  nomenclature  code)  has  to  be 
changed, and the list of products removed  from  the Annex to Regulation (EC) No  1255/96. 
Amendments  to  the  description  of  certain  products  listed  in  the  Annex  to  Regulation  (EC) No 
1255/96, where they have become necessary, have been taken  into account as follows: 

-  addition to the nomenclature code for the product (listed  in the Annex to  Regulation 

(EC) No  1255/96) in Annex II, 

-  addition  of the new amended  product description  in Annex I. 

4.  The period  of validity of the proposed  measure  is unspecified,  since its purpose  is to amend the 

Annex to Council  Regulation  (EC) No  1255/96, the period of validity of which  is itself  unspecified. 

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Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 

/97 

of 

1997 

amending the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No  1255/96 temporarily suspending the autonomous 

Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial and agricultural products 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from  the Commission, 

Having regard to Regulation  (EC) No  125 5/96 ' temporarily suspending the autonomous Common 
Customs Tariff  duties on certains industrial and agricultural products, as last amended by  Regulation 
(EC)No2484/962, 

Whereas it is in the interest of the Community to suspend partially or totally the autonomous  Common 
Customs Tariff duties for a number of new products not listed in the Annex to Regulation 
(EC) No  1255/96, 

Whereas the products referred  to in the said Regulation, for which it is no longer in the  Community's 
interest to maintain  suspension  of autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties or for which  it is 
necessary to amend the description  in the light of technical developments, must be withdrawn  from  the 
list in the Annex thereto, 

Whereas, for the sake of clarity, products whose description require amendment should be regarded  as 
new products, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS  REGULATION: 

The products set out  in Annex I to this Regulation  shall be added to the Annex to Regulation 
(EC) No  1255/96.  The autonomous Common Customs Tariff  duties on these products shall be  suspended 
at the rate indicated  for each product. 

Article 1 

The products for which the codes are set out in Annex II to this Regulation shall be removed  from  the 
Annex to Regulation  (EC) No  1255/96. 

Article 2 

This Regulation  shall enter  into force on  1  Juli  1997. 

Article 3 

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

Done at 

, 

For the Council 
The President 

1  OJNoL  158, 29.6.1996. p. 1 
2  O.I No L 341, 30.12.1996. p. I 

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ANNEX 

I 

CN  c o de  &  TARIC 

Description 

0001 

exl518  00 91 10 

Soya-bean  oil, modified with maleic acid,  for the manufacture  of 
cosmetic products  (a) 

0009 

ex2820  90 90 10 

Manganese  (II,III) oxide containing by weight  70 % or more of 
manganese 

Rate of 
autonomous 
duty  (%) 

0 

0010 

ex2821  10 00 10 

Diiron  trioxide,  in the  form of powder,  of a purity by weight  of 
99,2 % or more,  for the manufacture  of goods of heading  No  8504  (a; 

0021 

ex2843  90 90 30 

Mixture  of palladium  phthalocyanines 

0025 

ex2846  10 00 10 
ex3824  90 95 48 

Rare-earth  concentrate  containing  by weight  60 % or more but not 
more than  75 % of rare-earth  oxides  and  not more  than  1 % each of 
zirconium  oxide, aluminium  oxide or iron oxide,  and having  a loss on 
ignition  of 5 % or more by weight 

0026 

ex2902  90 80 40 

1,4-Diethylbenzene 

0064 

2914  21 00 

Camphor 

0067 

ex2914  70  90 30 

4,4'-Dibromobenzil 

0070 

ex2915  40 00 10 

Vinyl  chloroacetate 

0080 

ex2917  11  00 20 

Bis(p-methylbenzyl) oxalate 

0087 

ex2918  19 10 10 

L-Malic acid 

0112 

ex2921  44  00 10 

Methyldiphenylarnine 

0122 

ex2922 29 00 50 

6-Methoxy-m-toluidine 

0130 

ex2923  90 00 10 

Tetramethylammonium hydroxide, in the  form of an aqueous  solution 
containing : 
—  (25 ± 0 , 5)  % by weight  of tetramethylammonium  hydroxide, 

—  500 mg/kg or less of carbonate, 

—  200 mg/kg or less of chloride 

and 

—  5 mg/kg or less of potassium 

0153 

ex2930  90 70 50 

2-Chlorophenylsulfonyl  isocyanate,  in the  form of a solution  in 
xylene 

0154 

ex2930  90 70 55 

Methyl  2-(isocyanatosulfonyl)methylbenzoate, in the  form of a 
solution  in xylene 

0159 

ex2930  90 70 60 

2-[(p-Aminophenyl)sulfonyl)ethyl  hydrogen  sulphate 

0169 

ex2931  00 80 55 

Tributylphosphine 

0168 

ex2931  00 80 65 

Bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphinic acid 

0181 

ex2932 29 80 60 

3-Oxo-17 a-pregn-4-ene-21, 17/3-carbolactone 

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.  CN  code  & TARIC 

.. 

] 

Description 
. 

0192 

ex2933  21  00 40 

1-[1,3-Bis(hydroxymethyl)-2,5-dioxoimidazolidin-4-yl]-1,3- 

bis(hydroxymethyl)urea 

0211 

ex2933  90 95 55 

5-Nitroindole 

0*221 

ex2934  20  90 10 

4-Chloro-l, 3-benzothiazol-2 ( 3H) -one 

0222 

0253 

ex2934  90 60 60 

Dimethenamide  (ISO) 

ex3506  91 00 20 

Heat  activated  adhesive based  on phenolic  resin  and  rubber, in the 
form of a film on a release paper, for use in the manufacture  of 
brake pads  for the automotive  industry  (a) 

0259 

ex3702  32  90 10 
ex3703  90 10 10 

Paper sheet, coated with  silver halide emulsion, for the manufacture 
of goods of subheading  3701 20 00  (a) 

0268 

ex3812  30 80 40 

Dialuminium tetramagnesium monocarbonate dodecahydroxide 
monohydrate, coated with  a surface-active  agent 

0272 

ex3814  00  90 10 

Mixture  containing by weight  25 % or rr.ore but not more  than  35 % of 
dimethyl  sulfoxide  and  65  % or more cut not more than  75 % of 
monoethanolamine 

0278 

ex3815  19  90 30 

Catalyst  containing  titanium  tetrachloride  supported  en magnesium 
dichloride,  for use in the manufacture  of polypropylene  (a) 

0283 

ex3815  90 90 85 

Catalyst  based  en aiuminosilicate  (zeolite),  for the transalkylaticn 

of alkylaromatic  hydrocarbons  (a) 

0297 

ex3813  CO  90 20 

Wafers of indium phosphide, doped 

C3C3 

ex3S24  90 95 4 9 

Mixed  oxides of metals, in the  form sf powder, containing  by weight: 

—  70 % or more but not more than  75 %• of iron oxide, 

—  10 % or more but  not more than  20 % of zinc oxide, 

—  10 % cr more but not more than 15 % of magnesium  cxice, 
—  1 % cr more but net more than  5 % cf manganese  oxide 

and 

—  1 % or more but not more than  3.% of copper oxide 

0310 

ex382-î  90 95 50 

Zeolites  consisting  of oxides of barium, aluminium  and  silicon, 
containing  by weight  30 % or mere but not more than  40 % of barium 
oxide,  in the  form of spheres of which  80 % or more by weight  have a 
diameter  of 0,3 mm or mere.but  not mere than  1,2 mm 

0361 

ex3903  90 90 60 

Copolymer  of styrene with butyl  acrylate, butyl methacryiate and 
methyl  methacryiate, of an average molecular weight  of  180 000 cr 
mere but  not exceeding  24 0 000, in one of the forms mentioned  in 
note  6  (b) of Chapter  39 

0369 

ex3904  4 0 00  91 

Copolymer  of vinyl  chloride with  vinyl  acetate  and vinyl  alcohol, 
containing  by weight: 
—  87 % or more but  not more than  92  t  cf vinyl  chloride, 
—  2 % or more but not more than  9 t cf vinyl  acetate 

and 

—  i % or mere but  not more than  8 % cf vinyl alcohol, 

in one cf the  forms mentioned  in note  -5 (a) or  (b) to Chapter 39, 
for  the manufacture cf goods of heading  No 8523  (a) 

Rate of 
autonomous 
duty (%) 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

3 

0 

0 

0 

C 

C 

0 

'• 

r 

CN  c o de  &  TARIC 

D e s c r i p t i on 

Rate of 
autonomous 
duty (%) 

0373 

ex3904  61  90 20 

Copolymer  of tetrafluoroethylene and perfluorinated propyl  vinyl 
ether, containing  3,2  % or more but not more than  4,6  % by weight of 
perfluorinated  propyl vinyl  ether and  less than  1 mg/kg of 
extractable  fluoride  ions 

0448 

ex3904  69  90 96 

Polychlorotrifluoroethylene, in one of the  forms mentioned  in note 

6  (a) and  (b) to Chapter 39 

0377 

ex3905  91 00 93 

Copolymer of ethylene  and vinyl  alcohol  (EVOH) 

0412 

ex3912  90 10 10 

Cellulose  acetate propionate, non-plasticised, in the  form of 

powder: 
—  containing  by weight  25 % or more of propionyl  (as determined  by 

the ASTM  D 817-72 method) 
and 

—  of a viscosity  not exceeding  120 poise  (as determined  by the ASTM 

D  817-72  method), 

for the manufacture  cf printing  inks, paints, lacquers  and other 
coatings, and  reprographic  coatings  (a) 

0414 

ex3917  32 19 10 

Flexible pipe of silicone  foam, with continuous  channels, of a Shore 
A  hardness of 7 or more but not exceeding  48 and  a density of 
0,28  g/cm3 or more but not exceeding  0,92 g/cm3 

0435 

ex3920  62 19 70 

Film of polyethylene  terephthalate, coated  on both sides with a 
layer of epoxy acrylic  resin, of a total thickness  of 37 micrometres 
(± 3 micrometres) 

0447 

ex3920  69 00 20 

Film of polyethylene  naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylate, of a thickness 
of 82 micrometres  or more but not exceeding  88 micrometres 

0461 

ex3921  19  90 91 

Microporous polypropylene  film of a thickness  not exceeding  100 
micrometres 

0480 

ex4823  90 50 10 

Paper coated with dye  retention  and dye releasing  agents used to 
produce  a positive  image, for the manufacture  of goods of  subheading 
3701  20 00  (a) 

0539 

ex7011  20 00 40 

Glass  face-plate: 

—  with  a diagonal  measurement  of 366,4 mm  (± 1,5  mm) and of 

dimensions of  246,4  * 315,4 mm  (± 1,5 mm), 

—  with  a diagonal  measurement  of 391 mm  (± 1,5 mm) and of 

dimensions of  261,4  x 326,8 mm  (± 1,5 mm), 

—  with  a diagonal  measurement  of 442 mm  (± 1,5  mm) and of 

dimensions of  293,4  * 369,2 mm  (± 1,5 mm), 

—  with  a diagonal  measurement  of 544,5 mm  (± 1,6  mm) and of 

dimensions  of 358  * 454 mm  (± 1,6 mm), having  a cylindrical 
curvature, 
or 

—  with  a diagonal  measurement  of 629,8 mm  (± 3 mm) and of 

dimensions of  4C6,5 * 519 mm  (± 2 mm), having  a cylindrical 

. curvature, 

and with  a raised  edge,  for the manufacture  of colour  cathode-ray 
tubes  (a) 

0541 

ex7014  00 00 10 

Optical  elements of glass  (other than those of heading No  7015),  not 
optically worked, other  than • signalling  glassware 

0557 

ex7409  19 00 10 

Sheet or plate of polytetrafluoroethylene, with  aluminium oxide or 
titanium dioxide -es a filler or  reinforced with glass-fibre  fabric, 
laminated  on both  sides with  copper  foil 

£ 

CN code  & TARIC 

Description 

Rate of 
autonomous 
duty  (%) 

0562 

ex8101  99 00 10 

Disc  (target) with deposition material, of tungsten or an alloy 
containing  by weight  90_ % of tungsten  and  10 % of  titanium, 

—  containing  100 micrograms/kg  or less of  sodium 

and 

—  mounted  on a copper or aluminium support, 

for use in the manufacture of goods of heading No 8542 by  sputtering 
(a) 

0568 

ex8108  90 90 92 

Disc  (target) with deposition material, of titanium, 

—  containing  50 micrograms/kg  or less of sodium 

and 

—  mounted  on a copper or aluminium support, 

for use in the manufacture of goods of heading No 8542 by  sputtering 

Q-

CN code  & TARIC 

Description 

Rate of 
autonomous 
duty  (%) 

0005 

ex8471  70 51 30 

Drive-unit, comprising  a printed  circuit on which  are mounted 
integrated  circuits providing drive and signal processing  functions 
for reading optical CD-ROM disks, not capable of  recording 

0015 

ex8473  30 10 25 

Processor, only consisting of: 

—  a central processing  unit  (CPU), 

—  one or more  cache memories  (including  so-called  "TAG-RAMs"), 
—  resistors  and capacitors, 
the whole mounted  on a printed  circuit  and contained  in a housing 
whether  or not with  cooling  elements 

0028 

ex8473  30 10 80 

Microprocessor, microcontroller  or microcomputer, only consisting  of 
2 monolithic  integrated  circuits  contained  in a housing bearing: 

—  an identification marking  consisting  of or including  (one of) the 

following  combination(s): 
80521EX 
or 

COP 87L2 

COP 87L4 

COP 87L8 

—  other  identification markings  relating  to devices  complying with 

the abovementioned  description 

0036 

ex8473  40 10 10 
ex8473  40 90 85 

Thermal  printer head 

0037 

ex8481  80 59 10 

Air  control  valve, consisting  of a stepping motor  and  a valve 
pintle,  for the  regulation  of idle air  flow in .fuel injection 
engines 

0049 

ex8504  40 30 10 
ex8504  40 99 20 
ex8542  50 00 08 

.rect current  to direct current  converter 

0058 

ex8507  30 91 20 
ex8507  80 91 10 
ex8507  80 99 10 

Rectangular  accumulator, with  a length  not exceeding  69 mm, a width 
not  exceeding  36 mm and a thickness  not exceeding  12 mm,  for use in 
the manufacture  of  rechargeable batteries  (a) 

0059 

ex8507  80 91 40 

Cylindrical  nickel-hydrid  accumulator, with  a length of  4 9,5 mm 
(±0,5 mm) and  a diameter  of 10 mm  (±0,5 mm), having  a nominal 
capacity  of 540 mAh or more, for use  in the manufacture  of 
rechargeable  batteries  (a) 

007 9 

ex8517  90 88 20 
ex8548  90 00 40 

Parts,  for use  in the manufacture or the repair of products  falling 
within  subheading  8517 21 00  (a) 

0085 

ex8522  90 98 40 

Compact  disc  changing  and selection  mechanism,  comprising  electronic 
components, not  comprising  circuits with  amplification  functions or 
pcwer  supply drive  functions, for use in the manufacture  of products 
falling within  heading  8527  (a) 

0106 

ex8529  90 70 94 

Receiver  providing  conversion  of radio  frequencies  (RF) into 
intermediate  frequencies  (IF) and analogue-to-digital  conversion of 
satellite  positioning  signals of 1 575,42 MHz, only consisting  of 2 
monolithic  integrated  circuits mounted  on a support  and  contained  in 
a housing  bearing: 

—  an identification marking  consisting  of or  including  (one of) the 

following  combination(s): 
Gemini/Pisces 
GP00-D227 
or 

R6732-12 

—  other  identification markings  relating  to devices  complying  with 

the abovementioned  description 

0121 

ex8531  80  90 70 

Electro-accoustic transducer 

? 

Rate of 
autonomous 
duty (%) 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

CN code  & TARIC 

Description 

0134 

ex8532  29 00 31 

Capacitor with  2 dielectric materials, one  in ceramic,  the other  in 
epoxy  resin, having  an initial  capacitance  of 500 pF  (±35 %) and a 
dissipation  factor not  exceeding  2,5 % 

0138 

ex8534  00 19  92 

Single-face  printed  circuits  fixed  on a plastic tape with  sprocket 
holes on both  edges, for use  in the manufacture  of  ink jet printer 
cartridges  (a) 

0779 

ex8536  50 19  91 

Hall  effect  switch,  comprising  1 magnet,  1 Hall  effect  sensor  and  2 
capacitors,  contained  in a housing with  3 connections  and bearing: 
—  an identification marking  consisting  of or including  (one of) the 

following  combination(s): 
2AV2 8E 
2AV31E 
or 

2AV56 

—  other  identification markings  relating to devices complying  with 

the abovementioned  description 

0151 

ex8536  90 10 91 

Contact element with  a hold-force  of more than  3 N,  in the  form of  2 
rectangular  plastic  frames  interconnected  by electric  conductors 

0156 

ex8540 11  11  93 

Colour  cathode-ray  tube,  equipped with  1- gun with  3 rays and with  a 
diagonal  measurement  of the screen of 22 cm or more but not 
exceeding  26 cm 

0161b 

ex8540  12 00 83 

Monochrome  cathode-ray  tube, with  a diagonal  measurement  of the 
screen of 150 mm or .more but not  exceeding  182 mm,  a neck  diameter 
of  less than  30 mm and an anode voltage  of 25 kV or more but not 
exceeding  32 kV 

C225 

exo542 13 01  Co 

Wafer, not yet cut  into chips, consisting  cnly of  microcontrollers 
or microcomputers with  a processing  capacity of 16 bits,  comprising 
one or more data  memories with  a total storage  capacity not 
exceeding  16 Kbits and one or more programme memories with  a total 
storage  capacity not exceeding  512 Kbits, for use in the manufacture 
cf goods of subheading  6542  13 65 contained  in a housing  bearing: 
—  an identification marking  cor.sist.inc of cr  including  (one of) the 

following  combination(s): 
7720 
8XC196KT 
cr 

77C20 

77C25 

78C11 

78C12 

78C14 

—  other  identification markings  relating  to devices  complying with 

the abovementioned  description 

0248 

ex8542  13 13 02 

Dynamic  random-access memory of C-MOS technology  (C-MOS D-RAM),  with 
a storage  capacity of 512  K * 9 bits  and an access  time not 
exceeding  80 ns, in the  form of a monolithic  integrated  circuit 
contained  in a housing bearing: 
—  an identification marking  consisting  of or including  (one of) the 

following  combination ! s): 
HM514 900AJ-8 
or 

KM48C512BJ-7 

—  other  identification markings  relating  to devices  complying with 

the abovementioned  description 

0262 

ex854 2 13 63 09 

Micrccontrol1er or microcomputer  of C-MOS technology, with a 
processing  capacity of  8 bits, providing  communication  and  control 
functions  in local  operating  networks  (LCNs),  comprising  three 8-bit 
central  processing  units  (CFUs),  i.n the  form of a monolithic 
integrated  circuit  contained  in a housing bearing: 

— 

an  identification marking  consisting  of or including  (cne of) the 
following  combinat ion(s) : 
MC 14 312 0  MC 14 3150 
or 

—  other  identification markings  relating  to devices  complying  with 

the abovementioned  description 

9 

CN code  & TARIC 

Description 

0270 

ex8542  13 63 18 

Microcontroll 
bits,  compris 
capacity not 
with  a total 
monolithic in 

er or microcomputer, with  a processing  capacity  of 8 
ing one or more data memories with  a total  storage 
exceeding  24 Kbits  and one or more programme  memories 
storage  capacity of 32 Kbits or more,  in the  form of a 
tegrated  circuit  contained  in a housing  bearing: 

Rate of 
autonomous 
duty  (%) 

0 

—  an identif 

ication marking  consisting  of or  including  (one of) the 
combination(s) : 

following 
5A41 
77C82 
83C055 
8751 
87C52 
Am  79C412 
C 3900 
L 39 
M 38063E8 
M50747 
MC68HC11A8 
PCA 84C640 
PD 78058 
TMP 87PM70 
or 

5B11 
80C152 
83C504 
87C055 
87C54 
AT  8 9C51 
C 40 
M 37450E8 
M 38067M8 
M50958 
MC68HC705i8 
PCA 84C840 
PD 78064 
TMP  91P642 

7 6C7 5T 
80C51 
83C51 
87C504 
87C58 
C 1900 
CXD 80724 
M  37450M8 
M 3812 
M50959 
MN  1871215 
PCA 84C841 
PD 78098 

7742 
80C52 
83L51 
87C51 
87L51 
C 2900 
CXP  80524 
M 38063M6 
M50743 
MC68HC05i8 
P 39 
PD 78014 
PD 78134 

0275 

ex8542  13 65 02 

0287 

ex8542  13 67 04 

—  other  identification markings  relating  to devices  complying  with 

the abovementioned  description 

Microcontroller  or microcomputer  of C-MOS technology, with a 
processing  capacity of 16 bits, comprising  a data memory wit 
storage  capacity of 32 Kbits, one or more programme  memories 
total  storage capacity not exceeding  240 Kbits, in the  form 
monolithic  integrated  circuit  contained  in a housing  bearing 

h a 

with a 

of a 

—  an identification marking  consisting  of or including  (one 

of) the 

following  combination(s): 
AD  6422 
or 

ADSP 2171  ADSP 2178 

—  other  identification markings  relating  to devices  comply! 

the abovementioned  description 

Microcontroller  or microcomputer with  a processing  capacity  of 32 
cits  and  a 16-bit data-bus, comprising  one or more  random-access 
memories  (RAMs) with  a total storage  capacity  not  exceeding  450 
Kbits, one or more  read only memories, non-programmable  (ROMs) cl 
one or more UV erasable, programmable,  read  only memories  (EFROMs) 
with  a total  storage capacity not exceeding  768 Kbits, in the  form 
cf  a monolithic  integrated  circuit  contained  in a housing  bearing: 

—  an identification marking  consisting  of or  including  (one of) the 

following  combination(s): 
320 10 
320 C 25 
320 E 17 

320 11 
320 C 50 
MC68ECC00 

320 C 10 
320 C 51 
TMS 320C59 

or 

320 C 15 
320 C 53 

320 C 17 
320 E 15 

—  other  identification markings  relating  to devices  complying  with 

the abovementioned  description 

0291 

ex8542  13 67 0Î 

Microcontroller or microcomputer  of C-MOS technology, with a 
processing  capacity of 32 bits, comprising  a random-access  memory 
(RAM),  a time processor  unit  (TPU) and  2 serial  interface  circuits, 
in the  form of a monolithic  integrated  circuit  contained  in a 
housing  bearing: 
—  an identification marking  consisting  of or  including  (one of) the 

following  combination(s): 
MC  68332 

MC  68336 

MC  68F333 

or 

other  identification markings  relating  to d« 
the abovementioned  description 

vices  complying  with 

/o 

Rate of 
autonomous 
duty  (%) 

0 

0 

0 

0 

CN code  & TARIC 

Description 

0307 

ex8542 13  91 20 

0328 

ex8542 13  99 58 

Serial  interface  circuit, of C-MOS technology,  for 4-channel 
independent  full duplex data  transfer, with  encoding  and decoding 
functions, in the  form of a monolithic  integrated  circuit  contained 
in a housing bearing: 

—  an identification marking  consisting  of or including  (one of) the 

following  combination(s): 
TNETE 2004 
or 

—  other  identification markings  relating  to devices  complying with 

the abovementioned  description 

Transmitter/receiver  of C-MOS technology,  for the reception  and 
transmission  of data  at a speed of  98,304 Mbits/s  and operating with 
an internal  clock  frequency of  49,152 MHz, in the  form of a 
monolithic  integrated  circuit  contained  in a housing bearing: 
—  an identification marking  consisting  of or including  (one of) the 

following  combination(s): 
TSB 11C01 
or 

TSB  14C01 

—  other identification markings  relating to devices  complying with 

the abovementioned  description 

0612 

ex8542 14  99 33 
ex8542 30 95 40 

Frequency synthesiser, comprising  1 or more phase-locked  loop  (PLL) 
circuits  and  1 or more  frequency dividers, with  ar operating 
frequency not exceeding  2,8  GHz, in the  form of a monolithic 
integrated  mixed  analogue-digital  circuit  contained  in a housing 
bearing: 

—  an identification marking  consisting  of or including  (one of) the 

following  combination(s): 
LMX 2331 
MC 12179 
MC 12302 
or 

LMX 2332 
MC  12181 
MC 12306 

LMX 2335 
MC  12202 
MC  12310 

LMX' 2336 
MC 12206 
UMA 1015M 

M 64 07 4GP 
MC  12210 
UMA 1018M 

0420 

ex8542  19 01 13 

—  other identification markings  relating to devices  complying with 

the abovementioned  description 

Wafer, not yet cut  into chips, of gallium  arsenide  (GaAs) 
semiconductor  material, consisting  only of divider/detector 
circuits, capable of synthesizing  frequencies  in the  range of 50 MHz 
to 1 700 MHz, comprising  a prescaler, a freguency divider  and a 
phase/frequency detector,  for use  in the manufacture  of goods of 
subheading  8542 19  98 contained  in a housing bearing: 

—  an identification marking  consisting  of or including  (one of) the 

following  combination(s): 
GIGA FSS 
or 

•  other  identification markings  relating  to devices  complying with 

the abovementioned  description 

(a) 

0444b 

ex8542  19  98 23 

12-bit  analogue-to-digital  converter of BiMOS technology,  providing 
a sampling  rate of at least  5 MHz, in the  form of a monolithic 
integrated  circuit  contained  in a housing bearing: 
—  an identification marking  consisting  of or including  (one of) the 

following  combination(s): 
AD 871  AD 872 
or 

other  identification markings  relating  to devices  complying with 
the abovementioned  description 

0448a 

ex8542  30 10 08 

Wafer, not yet cut  into chips, consisting  only of amplifiers, for 
use  in the manufacture  of goods of heading or subheading  8471, 
8542 30 20, 8542 30 30,-8542  40 50, 8543 89 90 or  9021  40 00  (a) 

0448b 

ex8542  30 20 11 

Amplifier, not contained  in a housing  (chip),  for use  in the 
manufacture  of goods of heading  or subheading  8471, 8542 30 30, 
8542 40 50, 8543 89 90 or  9021  40 00  (a) 

)\ 

CN  code  & TARIC 

Description 

0448c 

8542  30 30 

Amplifiers 

Rate of 
autonomous 
duty (%) 

0 

0495 

ex8542  30 50 01 

Voltage  regulator,  in the form of a monolithic  integrated  analogue 
circuit  contained  in a housing  bearing: 

—  an identification  marking  consisting  of or  including  (one of) the 

following  combination(s) : 
0 C  (RH5 RA 30 AA) 
34992 
CS 8141 
EZ 1085 
LM 2575 
LP 2951 
LT 1070 
LT 1076 
LT 1085 
LT 1142 
LT 1171 
LT 1431 
LT 1512 
MAX 717 
MAX 720 
MAX 7 23 
MIC 5200 
PQ05RH1 
S  8850 
TK 113 
TK 114  (R3) 
TK 71350M 
or 

16227090 
CS 8109  (7032FB) 
EZ 1083 
EZ 1086 
LM 2940 
LP 2980 
LT 1071 
LT 1083 
LT 1120 
LT 1149 
LT 1172 
LT 1510 
LT 1585 
MAX 718 
MAX 721 
MAX 7 32 
MIC 5201 
PQ12RH1 
SCI 7710Y-KA 
TK 11430M 
TK 115 
TL750M 

1 B  (RH5 RA 21 AA) 
CS 8140 
EZ 1084 
LM 1575 
LP 2950 
LT 1020 
LT 1074 
LT 1084 
LT 1129 
LT 1170 
LT 1271 
LT 1511 
MIC 2951 
MAX 719 
MAX  722 
MAX  7 33 
MIC 5205 
S 8420 
TK 112 
TK 11440M 
TK 116 
TL751M 

—  other  identification markings  relating  to devices  complying with 

the abovementioned  description 

0527 

ex8542  30 65 03 

Speedometer  and odometer drive and  control  circuit, whether or not 
having  amplification  functions, comprising  frequency dividers, in 
the  form of a monolithic  integrated  mixed  analogue-digital  circuit 
contained  in a housing bearing: 

—  an identification marking  consisting  of or including  (one of) the 

following  combination(s) : 
TA 8906 
TB  9258N 
or 

TB  9207 

T3 9208 

T3 9212 

TB  9230 

TB  9250N 

0461 

ex8542  30 69 19 

0582 

ex8542  30  95 09 

—  other  identification markings  relating  to devices  complying with 

the abovementioned  description 

4-channel  control  circuit, of bipolar technology, capable of driving 
the motor  and the optical unit of a compact disk player,  comprising 
amplifiers  and  a thermal protection  circuit, in the  form of a 
monolithic  integrated  analogue circuit  contained  in a housing 
bearing: 
—  an identification marking  consisting  of or  including  (one of) the 

following  combination(s): 
BA 5941FP 
or 

BA 6297AF?  BA 6392FP 

—  other  identification markings  relating  to devices  complying with < 

the abovementioned  description 

Encoder/decoder with pulse-code-modulation  filter, comprising  an 
analogue-to-digital  converter  and  a digital-to-analogue  converter, 
in the  form of a monolithic  integrated  mixed  analogue-digital 
circuit  contained  in a housing bearing: 
—  an identification marking  consisting  of or including  (one of) the 

following  combination(s): 
MC 145480 
TMC  12 9C18 
or 

MC 145481 

MC 145483 

MC  145503 

MT 896 

—  other  identification markings  relating  to devices  complying  with 

the  abovementioned  description 

& 

CN code & TARIC 

Description 

Rate of 
autonomous 
duty (%) 

0567 

ex8542 30 95 47 

9-bit analogue-to-digital  converter of BiMOS technology, in the form 
of a monolithic  integrated  mixed  analogue-digital  circuit  contained 
in a housing bearing: 

—  an identification marking  consisting of or including  (one of) the 

following  combination(s): 
AD 904 9 
or 

—  other identification markings  relating to devices  complying with 

the abovementioned  description 

0568 

ex8542 30 95 48 

Demodulator, capable of indentifying  a telephone-line  calling-
number, in the form of a monolithic  integrated mixed  analogue-
digital  circuit  contained  in a housing bearing: 

—  an identification marking consisting of or including  (one of) the 

following  combination(s): 
MC 145447  MT 8841 
or 

MT 8843 

—  other identification markings  relating to devices  complying with 

the abovementioned  description 

0569 

ex8542 30 95 49 

Demodulator, comprising  a clock synchronisation  circuit, filters, 
phase-locked  loop  (PLL) circuits and decoders, in the form of a 
monolithic  integrated  mixed  analogue-digital  circuit  contained  in a 
housing bearing: 

—  an identification marking  consisting of or including  (one of) the 

following  combination(s) : 
BU 1921 
or 

—  other identification markings relating to devices  complying with 

the abovementioned  description 

0571 

ex8542 30 95 50 

6-bit digital-to-analogue  converter, comprising a serial  interface 
circuit, in the form of a monolithic  integrated  mixed  analogue-
digital  circuit  contained  in a housing bearing: 

—  an identification marking  consisting  of or including  (one of) th« 

following  combination ! s): 
MC 144110  MC 144111 
or 

—  other  identification markings  relating to devices  complying with 

the abovementioned  description 

0688 

ex8542 30 95 51 
ex8542 30 99 72 

Graphic display  equalizer  circuit, comprising  7 passband  filters, in 
the  form of a monolithic  integrated  mixed  analogue-digital or 
analogue circuit  contained  in a housing bearing: 
—  an identification marking  consisting of or including  (one of) the 

following  combination(s): 
BA 3834  XR 1090 
or 

—  other  identification markings  relating to devices  complying with 

the abovementioned  description 

0648 

ex8542 30 99 29 

Voltage  reference  circuit, in the form of a monolithic  integrated 
analogue  circuit  contained  in a housing bearing: 

—  an identification marking  consisting of or including  (one of) the 

following  combination(s): 
AD 680 
AD 580 
or 

LM 4040  LT 1004  LT 1021  REF 102 

—  other  identification markings  relating to devices  complying with 

the abovementioned  description 

'3 

CN  code  & TARIC 

Description 

0680 

ex8542  30  99 63 

Voltage  comparator,  operating  within  a common  voltage  range  of  -12 V 
or more but not  exceeding  +36 V and  a differential  voltage  range of 
-24 V or more but  not  exceeding  +24 V and  a response  time not 
exceeding  2,5  us,  in the  form of a monolithic  integrated  analogue 
circuit  contained  in a housing  bearing: 

—  an identification marking  consisting  of or including  (one of) the 

following  combination(s): 
LM  119 
EL 2019 
TS 3702 
TS 393 
or 

LM 219 

LM 2921 

LM 319 

LT 1016 

—  other  identification markings  relating  to devices  complying  with 

the  abovementioned  description 

Rate of 
autonomous 
duty (%) 

0 

0618 

ex8542  30  99 74 

Audio  signal processing  circuit,  providing  frequency  equalizer  and 
mute  functions,  in the  form of a monolithic  integrated  analogue 
circuit  contained  in a housing  bearing: 
—  an identification  marking  consisting  of or including  (one of) the 

0 

following  combination(s): 
HA 1218NT 
or 

—  other  identification markings  relating  to devices  complying  with 

the  abovementioned  description 

0619 

ex8542  30  99 75 

Video  and  audio  recording  and  reproducing  signal  processing  circuit, 
providing  audio gain  stabilization  and  audio  equalization  control, 
in the  form of  a monolithic  integrated  analogue  circuit  contained  in 
a housing  bearing: 

—  an identification marking  consisting  of or including  (one of) the 

following  combination(s): 
LA 71520 
or 

other  identification markings  relating  to devices  complying with 
the abovementioned  descriDticn 

0014 

exS542  40 10 03 

Microprocessor,  only consisting of: 

—  not more than  4 central processing  units  (CPUs), 

—  not more than  2 cache memories, 
and 
—  capacitors, 
in the  form of a hybrid  integrated  circuit  contained  in a housing 
bearing : 
—  an identification marking  consisting  of or including  (one of) the 

following  combination(s): 
4CH9500 
or 

4CH9502 

—  other  identification markings  relating  to devices  complying  with 

the abovementioned  description 

Hybrid  integrated  circuit, consisting  only of a monolithic 
integrated  circuit  and decoupling  capacitors, contained  in a housing 
bearing : 
—  an identification marking  consisting  of or  including  (one of) the 

following  combination(s): 
11H4863  ' 21H4867 
63G4582 
63F4582 

26H3566 
98F2625 

26H45 
98F2775 

or 

26H6718 

63F3630 

—  other  identification markings  relating  to devices  complying  with 

the abovementioned  description 

0690 

ex8542  40 10 04 
ex8542  40  90 10 

04 4 8d 

854 2 4 0 50 

Amplifiers 

N 

CN  code  £  TARIC 

D e s c r i p t i on 

0720 

ex8542  50 00 04 

Silicon  diode  assembly  comprising: 

Rate of 
autonomous 
duty  (%) 

0716 

ex8542  50 00 09 

—  a diode with  a peak  reverse voltage  of 600 V or more  and a 

reverse  recovery  time not  exceeding  0,4  us, 

and 

—  a diode with  a peak reverse voltage of 1 500 V or more  and a 

reverse  recovery time not  exceeding  1,5  us, 

each diode having  the same polarity,  in the  form of a microassembly 
contained  in a housing 

Quintuple  field-effect  transistor  (FET),  having  a drain-to-source 
breakdown-voltage  of  150 V or more, operating with  a continuous 
drain  current  not  exceeding  7 A,  and with  a dissipation  rate not 
exceeding  35 W,  in the  form of a microassembly  contained  in a 
housing  bearing: 

—  an identification marking  consisting  of or including  (one of) the 

following  combination(s): 
SLA 5038 
or 

—  other  identification markings  relating  to devices  complying  with 

the  abovementioned  description 

0448e 

ex8543  89  90 62 

Amplifier,  consisting  of active  and passive  elements  mounted  on a 
printed  circuit,  contained  in a housing  bearing: 

—  an identification marking  consisting  of or including  (one of) the 

FA 01317 
MHW  105 
MHW  7 04 
MHW  820-2 
MHW  916 
PF 0146 
PHW 5113 
XHW 105 

following  combination(s): 
FA 01314 
ISO 122 
MHW  607 
MHW  820-1 
MHW  915 
PF 0144 
PHW 2907 
SHW 5115 
XHW  903 
or 
other  identification markings  relating  to devices  complying with 
the  abovementioned  description 

FMC 1717 
MHW  27 01 
MHW  7 20 
MHW  910 
MHW  927 
PF 0412 
PHW 902 
XHW  2 902 

FA 01321 
MHW  1815 
MHW  7 07 
MHW  9002 
MHW  92 6 
PF 0148 
PHW  9012 
XHW  28 03 

FMC 1819 
MHW 2707 
MHW  803 
MHW  914 
MHW  953 
PHW  2905 
PHW 925 
XHW  5115 

0755 

ex9001  90 90 50 

Rear projection  screen, comprising  a lenticular plastic  plate, for 
use  in the manufacture  of products  falling within  heading  8528  (a) 

0768 

ex9006  91 00 10 
ex9006  99 00 10 

;arts,  for use in the manufacture  of products  falling within 
subheading  9006  40 00  (a) 

0771 

e:<9013  80 90 10 

Polarisation insensitive  fibre-optic  isolator, operating  at a 
.'avelength of  1 200 r.m or more, contained  in a cylindrical  housing 

0772 

ex9013  90 90 1( 

icd  of neodymium-doped  yttrium-aluminium  garnet  (YAG) material, 
polished  at both  ends 

a) 

Control  of  the use  for this  special purpose  shall be  carried  out 
pursuant  to the  relevant  Community provisions. 

K 

CN code  Tan-
ex 29181910  10 
ex 29239000  10 
ex 38151990  30 
ex 39044000  91 
ex 39211990  91 
ex 55049000  10 
ex 70112000  40 
ex 70112000  50 
ex 81019900  10 
ex 81089090  92 

ex 84717051  30 
ex 85219000  91 
ex 84733010  80 
ex 84734090  85 
ex 85044099  10 
ex 85073091  20 
ex 85078091  10 
ex 85078099  10 
ex 85179088  20 
ex 85318090  20 
ex 85322500  31 
ex 85322900  31 
ex 85365015  31 
ex 85411091  40 
ex 85421301  02 
ex 85421301  03 
ex 85421301  06 
ex 85421313  04 
ex 85421363  09 
ex 85421363  18 
ex 85421365  02 
ex 85421367  04 
ex 85421367  08 
ex 85421905  08 
ex 85423010  01 
ex 85423010  03 
ex 85423010  04 
ex 85423010  05 
ex 85423010  06 
ex 85423020  01 
ex 85423020  02 
ex 85423020  07 
ex 85423030  01 
ex 85423030  02 
ex 85423030  03 
ex 85423030  04 
ex 85423030  05 
ex 85423030  06 

A N N EX H 

CN code 

ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423030 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423050 
ex 85423065 
ex 85423095 
ex 85423095 
ex 85423095 
ex 85423095 
ex 85423099 

Taric 
07 
08 
09 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
23 
24 
25 
28 
01 
02 
03 
04 
05 
06 
07 
08 
09 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24 
03 
04 
09 
10 
40 
28 

lc 

CN code 

ex 85425000 
ex 85438990 
ex 85438990 
ex 85438990 
ex 85438990 
ex 85438990 
ex 85438990 
ex 85438990 
ex 85438990 
ex 85438990 
ex 85489000 
ex 85489000 
ex 90138090 

Taric 
04 
31 
32 
33 
34 
35 
39 
49 
57 
60 
35 
38 
10 

CN code' 
ex 85423099 
ex 85423099 
ex 85423099 
ex 85424050 
ex 85424050 
ex 85424050 
ex 85424050 
ex 85424050 
ex 85424050 
ex 85424050 
ex 85424050 
ex 85424050 
ex 85424050 

Taric 
29 
63 
72 
01 
02 
03 
04 
05 
07 
08 
09 
10 
11 

n 

1.  Budget  heading  involved  : Chapter  12 Article  120 

FINANCIAL  STATEMENT 

2.  Title of operation  : Proposal  for a Council Regulation  amending the Annex to Council  Regulation 

(EC) No  1255/96 temporarily  suspending the autonomous Common  Customs Tariff  duties on certain 
industrial  and agricultural  products. 

3.  Legal basis  : Article 28 of the EC Treaty. 

4.  Objective:  Suspension of the CCT duties for the above products. 

5.  Measures aimed at prevention  and protection:  Checks on the end-use of some of the  products 

covered  by this Council Regulation  will be carried out in accordance with Articles 291 to 304 of 
Commission  Regulation  (EEC) No 2454/93  laying down provisions for the implementation  of the 
Community  Customs Code. 

6.  Cost : 

In order to reduce the economic  problems  linked with the period  of validity of previous  Regulations, 
Council  Regulation  (EC) No  1255/961, at  present  in force,  does  not  have  a date  marking  the  end  of 
its period  of validity. 
This  proposal  of  Council  Regulation  contains  only  the  amendments  which  must  be  made  to  the 
Annex to the existing Regulation  in order to take account of the  following: 

1.  new requests for suspension  which  have been presented  and  accepted; 
2.  technical  developments  in  products  or  economic  trends  on  the  market,  resulting  in  the  lifting 

of certain existing suspensions; 
3.  amendments to nomenclature codes. 

Almost  all  these  amendments  take the  form  of two Annexes  which  contain,  respectively,  the  list  of 
new  products,  or  products  the  description  of  which  has  been  amended,  and  the  list  of  products 
removed  from  the Annex to Regulation (EC) No  1255/96. 

Obviously, only the first  two amendments have a financial  impact. 

Annex I (addition): 

This  Annex,  in  addition  to  the  amendments  resulting  from  a  change  in  CN  code,  contains  74  new 
products.  The  uncollected  duties  corresponding  to  these  suspensions,  calculated  on  the  basis  of 
expected  imports  into the  requesting  Member  State  for  1997, total  ECU 70.1 million.  The  bulk  of 
the  revenue  foregone,  some  ECU  46.2  million,  corresponds  to  imports  under  code  84733010*25 
(mainly the new Intel  processor replacing the Pentium Pro). 

On  the  basis  of the  existing  statistics  for  the  preceding  years,  it  appears, however,  that  this  amount 
must  be  increased  by  an  average  factor  which  may  be  estimated  at  1.8,  to  take  account  of  imports 
into  other  Member  States  using  the  same  suspensions.  This  means  a  loss  of  revenue  of  some 
ECU  125 million. 

1 OJ LI58,  29 June  1996, p. 1. 

If 

The following table shows codes for which the estimated revenue foregone would exceed ECU 3 million: 

Nomenclature 
code 

Applicant MS 
imports (ECU 
million) 

Rate (%) on 1 
July  1997 

Duties (ECU 
million) 

84733010*25 
90069100*10 
85424050*00 
85340019*92 
85229098*40 

1400.0 
66.6 
31.1 
34.8 
36.7 

Annex II (withdrawal): 

3.3 
5.1 
7.0 
5.2 
4.7 

46.2 
3.4 
2.2 
1.8 
1.7 

Duties with 
correction 
factor  (ECU 
million) 
83.2 
6.1 
3.9 
3.3 
3.1 

% of total 
(ECU  125 
million) 

66.0 
4.9 
3.1 
2.6 
2.5 

This Annex introduces the withdrawal of nine products for which the uncollected  duties amounted  in 
1996 to ECU 2.0 million, as determined  from  requests for suspension.  The same correction  factor  of 
1.8 gives additional revenue of ECU 3.6 million. 

Estimated cost of the present operation 

For  the  coming  year,  in  the  light  of  the  approximate  calculations  made,  the  additional  loss  of 
revenue  resulting  from  this  Regulation  may  therefore  be  estimated  at  some  ECU  122 million 
against a total  loss estimated  in  1997 at ECU  1  300 million2 corresponding to the suspension  granted 
by the Regulation at present in force. 

The shortfall  in traditional  own resources will  have to be made up by the Member  States  by topping 
up the GNP component. 

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