Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending the autonomous common customs tariff duties on certain industrial, agricultural and fishery products
Date: 2001-04-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, common customs tariff, fishery product, industrial product, suspension of customs duties

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 26.04.2001
COM(2001) 227 final

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

amending Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending the autonomous
common customs tariff duties on certain industrial, agricultural and fishery products

(presented by the Commission)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

The Commission, assisted by the Economic Tariff Questions Group, has reviewed all the
requests for temporary suspension of autonomous common customs tariff duties presented to
it by the Member States, including requests for extending suspensions at present in force.

The attached proposal concerns certain industrial, agricultural and fishery products.

Requests for suspension relating to the above products were examined in the light of the
criteria set out in the communication from the Commission concerning autonomous tariff
suspensions and quotas (see OJ C 128, 25.4.1998, p. 2).

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

Products for which suspension is no longer in the Community’s economic interests have been
withdrawn and are set out in Annex II.

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 of 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.

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

amending Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending the autonomous
common customs tariff duties on certain industrial, agricultural and fishery products

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular
Article 26 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

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 1255/961.

A number of products which are referred to in the said Regulation should be
withdrawn from the list in the Annex because it is no longer in the Community’s
to maintain suspension of autonomous common customs tariff duties or
interest
because the description needs to be altered in the light of technical developments.

(3)

Accordingly, products whose description needs to be altered should be regarded as
new products.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 is amended as follows:

1.

2.

The products set out in Annex I to this Regulation are inserted.

The products for which the codes are set out in Annex II to this Regulation are
deleted.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of
the European Communities.

Article 2

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OJ L 158, 29.6.1996, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2801/2000 (OJ L 331,
27.12.2000, p. 1).

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It shall apply with effect from 1 July 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, […]

For the Council
The President

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ANNEX I

CN code & TARIC

Description

Rate of
autonomous
duty (%)

0062bi

ex 2903 69 90 20

1,2-Bis(pentabromophenyl)ethane

0061

ex 2903 69 90 60

α

-Chloro(ethyl)toluenes

0092bi

ex 2909 30 38 10

Bis(pentabromophenyl) ether

0125

ex 2916 13 00 10

Hydroxyzinc methacrylate, in the form of powder

0126

ex 2916 13 00 20

Zinc dimethacrylate, in the form of powder

0129

ex 2916 20 00 40

Cyclohexanecarboxylic acid

0142

ex 2917 34 00 10

Diallyl phthalate

0121

ex 2918 90 90 20

Methyl 3-methoxyacrylate

0207

ex 2919 00 90 20

Diammonium salt of tetramyristoylcardiolipin

0173

ex 2921 43 00 30

3-Nitro-p-toluidine

0194

ex 2922 29 00 80

3-Diethylaminophenol

0208

ex 2923 90 00 40

Benzyldimethyl(octadecyl)ammonium salts, for use in the manufacture of
toner for photocopiers (a)

0300

ex 2933 39 95 60

2-Fluoro-6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine

0307

ex 2933 40 90 60

5,6,7,8-Tetrahydroquinoline

0311

ex 2933 59 70 50

1-Chloromethyl-4-fluoro-1,4-diazoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane
bis(tetrafluoroborate)

0321

ex 2933 90 95 70

6,7-Dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[b]pyridine

0297

ex 2934 90 96 55

Olmesartan medoxomil (INN)

0361

ex 3204 19 00 70

Dye C.I. Solvent Red 49

0462

ex 3824 90 95 06

Preparation in the form:

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

–

–

of powder, containing by weight 75 % or more of zinc bis[3,5-
bis(1-phenylethyl)salicylate]
or
of aqueous dispersion, containing by weight 22 % or more but
not
bis[3,5-bis(1-
phenylethyl)salicylate]

55 %

more

than

zinc

of

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CN code & TARIC

Description

Rate of
autonomous
duty (%)

0030

ex 3824 90 95 35

Nitrosylsulfuric acid of a purity by weight of 70 % or more but not
exceeding 73 %

0601

ex 3917 32 39 20

Pipe consisting of a block copolymer of polytetrafluoroethylene and
polyperfluoroalkoxytrifluoroethylene, of a length of not more than 600 mm,
a diameter of not more than 85 mm and a wall-thickness of 30 µm or more
but not exceeding 110 µ m

0602

ex 3919 10 31 10
ex 3919 10 38 30
ex 3919 90 31 50
ex 3919 90 38 20

Reflecting laminated sheet, consisting of a film of polycarbonate totally
embossed on one side in a regular shaped pattern, covered on both sides
with one or more layers of plastic material and on one side with an adhesive
layer and a release sheet

0779bi

ex 3920 99 28 30
ex 3921 90 55 10
ex 7410 21 00 30

Film of polyimide, whether or not containing fillers,:

–

–

–

metallized by sputtering with copper on one side or on both
sides,
metallized by sputtering with copper and plated on one side or
on both sides with refined copper
or

covered on one side or on both sides with a copper foil

0669

ex 3921 19 00 93

Strip of microporous polytetrafluoroethylene on a non-woven support, for
use in the manufacture of filters for kidney dialysis equipment (a)

0676

ex 3921 90 60 92

Reinforced polypropylene sheet, of a thickness of 0,91 mm or more but not
exceeding 1,12 mm, having a breaking strength of 890 N or more but not
exceeding 1 500 N (as determined by the ASTM D 751 method), in rolls of
a width of 3,81 m

0678

ex 3926 90 99 35

Microspheres of polyalkylsiloxane, on which are covalently bonded organic
compounds, of a diameter of 1 µ m or more but not exceeding 30 µ m

0693

ex 4811 39 00 10

Kraft paper impregnated with an acrylic polymer, of a weight of 83 g/m2 or
more but not exceeding 87 g/m2

0730

ex 5603 92 90 40
ex 5603 93 90 10

Non-wovens of polypropylene, consisting of a meltblown layer, laminated
on each side with spunbonded filaments of polypropylene, of a thickness
not exceeding 550 µm and of a weight not exceeding 80 g/m2, in the piece
or simply cut into squares or rectangles, not impregnated

0771

ex 6903 90 80 20

Silicon carbide reactor tubes and holders, of a kind used for insertion into
diffusion and oxidation furnaces for production of semiconductor materials

0754

ex 7006 00 90 40

Disk of glass, with a hole in the centre, with the edges having been worked,
of a total thickness not exceeding 1,5 mm

0779

ex 7410 21 00 10

Sheet or plate of polytetrafluoroethylene, containing aluminium oxide or
titanium dioxide as filler or reinforced with glass-fibre fabric, covered on
both sides with copper foil

0778

ex 7410 21 00 20

Sheet or plate of epoxyde resin covered on both sides with a copper foil, of
a total thickness of 0,051 (± 0,018) mm or 3,2 (± 0,230) mm

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

CN code & TARIC

Description

0001

ex 8407 31 00 10

Two stroke internal combustion engine, of a cylinder capacity not
exceeding 30 cm3 for use in the manufacture of portable motorised scooters
falling within subheading 8711 10 00 (a)

0056

ex 8522 90 98 32

Sound reproducing assembly, consisting of an optical disc mechanism,
comprising an optical reading system and DC motors, for use in the
manufacture of products falling within subheading 8519 99, 8527 21 20 or
8527 21 70 (a)

0175

ex 8529 90 81 41

Digital micromirror device (DMD)-chips, for use in the manufacture of
video projectors (a)

Rate of
autonomous
duty (%)

0

0

0

(a)

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

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CN code

TARIC

ANNEX II

ex

ex

ex

ex

ex

ex

ex

ex

ex

ex

ex

2933 21 00

3824 90 95

3917 32 39

3920 91 00

3921 90 60

4811 39 00

5603 92 90

5603 93 90

7006 00 90

7410 21 00

8522 90 98

30

06

20

92

92

10

40

10

40

10

32

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT

1.

TITLE OF OPERATION

Proposal
for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1255/96
temporarily suspending the autonomous common customs tariff duties on certain
industrial, agricultural and fishery products.

2.

BUDGET HEADING(S) INVOLVED

Chapter 12 Article 120.

3.

LEGAL BASIS

Article 26 of the EC Treaty.

4.

DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION

Suspension of the common customs tariff duties for the above products.

5.

FINANCIAL IMPACT

In order to reduce the economic problems arising from the period of validity of
previous Regulations, Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/96, now in force, does not
have an expiry date.

This proposal contains only the amendments which must be made to the annex to the
existing Regulation in order to take account of the following:

1.

2.

new requests for suspension which have been presented and accepted;

technical product developments and economic trends on the market resulting in
the lifting of certain existing suspensions;

3.

amendments to Nomenclature codes.

Obviously only the amendments described in 1 and 2 have a financial impact.

Addition

This Annex, in addition to the amendments resulting from changes to CN codes,
contains 27 new products. The uncollected duties corresponding to these
suspensions, calculated on the basis of expected imports into the requesting Member
State for 2001, total MEUR 10.2.

On the basis of the existing statistics for the preceding years, it would appear,
however, that this amount must be increased by an average factor, 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 MEUR 18.3.

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Withdrawal:

2 products have been withdrawn from this annex reflecting the reintroduction of
customs duties. This represents an increase of MEUR 1.0 in resources, as
calculated from requests for suspension or available statistics (1998).

Estimated cost of this operation

Taking available statistics (1998) as a basis, the impact on the loss of revenue
resulting from this Regulation may therefore be estimated at 18.3 - 1.0 =
MEUR 17.3, then an increase of loss of revenue, with a total loss estimated for
2001 of 618 + 17.3 = MEUR 635.3.

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

6.

FRAUD PREVENTION MEASURES

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 300 of Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of the Community
Customs Code.

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