Council Regulation (EC) No 1048/2003 of 16 June 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending the autonomous common customs tariff duties on certain industrial, agricultural and fishery products
Date: 2003-06-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: agricultural product, customs duties, fishery product, industrial product, suspension of customs duties

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1048/2003

of 16 June 2003

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 Com-
munity, and in particular Article 26 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

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 (1).

A number of products should be withdrawn from the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

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

Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 should be altered accord-
ingly.

Having regard to the economic importance of this
Regulation, it is necessary to rely upon the grounds of
the Protocol
urgency provided for in point 1.3 of

annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the
Treaties establishing the European Community on the
role of national parliaments in the European Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

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

1.

2.

the products set out in Annex I to this Regulation shall
be inserted;

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

Article 2

The duration of the validity of the suspension measure for
colour cathode-ray tubes with a diagonal measurement of the
screen of 85,5 cm or more (TARIC code 8540 11 99 31) shall
be limited to 31 December 2003 and the rate of autonomous
duty applicable from 1 July 2003 shall be 5 %.

Article 3

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

its

It shall apply with effect from 1 July 2003.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 16 June 2003.

For the Council

The President

G. PAPANDREOU

( 1) OJ L 158, 29.6.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 2264/2002 (OJ L 350, 27.12.2002, p. 1).

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ANNEX I

CN code

TARIC

Description

Rate of
autonomous
duty (%)

ex 1515 90 99

92

Vegetable oil, refined, containing by weight 35 % or more but not more than 50 % of arachidonic
acid or 35 % or more but not more than 50 % of docosahexaenoic acid

ex 2106 10 20
ex 3504 00 00

ex 2836 99 18

2846 90

ex 2907 19 00

ex 2907 29 00

ex 2908 90 00

ex 2909 19 00

ex 2910 90 00

ex 2916 39 00

ex 2917 19 90

ex 2918 19 80

ex 2918 90 90

ex 2920 90 85

ex 2921 44 00

ex 2922 43 00

ex 2922 49 95

ex 2922 50 00

ex 2924 29 95

ex 2926 90 95

ex 2930 90 70

ex 2931 00 95

ex 2931 00 95

ex 2931 00 95

ex 2932 29 80

ex 2933 79 00

ex 2934 20 80

ex 2935 00 90

ex 2935 00 90

ex 3206 11 00

10
30

10

00

10

80

30

20

70

80

70

30

50

40

20

10

40

70

85

88

87

86

87

88

75

10

30

85

86

10

Soya protein isolate, containing by weight 6,6 % or more but not more than 8,6 % of calcium
phosphate

Zirconium (IV) basic carbonate

Compounds, inorganic or organic, of rare-earth metals, of yttrium or of scandium or of mixtures
of these metals, other than those of subheading 2846 10 00

2,3,5-Trimethylphenol

Pyrogallol

4-Nitrophenol

Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether

(Epoxyethyl)benzene (styrene oxide)

Ethyl 2-(4-nitrophenyl)butyrate

Itaconic acid

2,2-Bis(hydroxymethyl)butyric acid

Methyl 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoate

Tritolyl phosphite

Diphenylamine

Anthranilic acid

Norvaline

2-(1-Hydroxycyclohexyl)-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethylammonium acetate

p-Aminobenzamide

1,3-Propylenediaminetetraacetonitrile

3-Sulfinobenzoic acid

Mixture of the isomers 9-icosyl-9-phosphabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane and 9-icosyl-9-phosphabicy-
clo[4.2.1]nonane

Tris(4-methylpentan-2-oximino)methylsilane

Tris(4-methylpentan-2-oximino)vinylsilane

Rofecoxib (INN)

Ezetimibe (INN)

Benthiavalicarb-isopropyl (ISO)

N-[4-(Isopropylaminoacetyl)phenyl]methanesulfonamide hydrochloride

4-(3-Tolyl)-amino-3-pyridinesulfonamide

Titanium dioxide coated with isopropoxytitanium triisostearate, containing by weight 1,5 % or
more but not more than 2,5 % of isopropoxytitanium triisostearate

ex 3207 40 80

20

Glass flakes coated with silver, of an average diameter of 40 (± 10) µm

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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CN code

TARIC

Description

Rate of
autonomous
duty (%)

ex 3208 90 19

60

Anti-reflection coating, consisting of amino-resin and modified phenolic resin, in the form of a
solution in 1-methoxypropan-2-ol and ethyl lactate, containing by weight 15 % or more but not
more than 24 % of both polymers taken together

ex 3215 90 80

30

Ink preparation, in the form of powder, for use in the manufacture of ink-filled bottles of a kind
used in colour digital presses of subheading 8443 19 (a)

ex 3507 90 90

60

Trypsin certified to be produced in compliance with EC Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) and
having a specific enzyme activity of 0,45 µkat/mg or more, for the manufacture of goods of
heading No 3004 (a)

ex 3702 43 00
ex 3702 44 00

10
10

Photographic film, of a nominal width of 459, 669 or 761 mm, composed of several layers,
including two polyester films, a carbon layer, an adhesive layer, whether or not with a layer of a
copolymer of styrene with acrylonitrile

3805 10 10

Gum turpentine

ex 3815 12 00

10

Catalyst, in the form of granules or rings of a diameter of 3 mm or more but not exceeding
10 mm, consisting of silver on an aluminium oxide support and containing by weight 8 % or
more but not more than 40 % of silver

ex 3824 90 99

86

Anti-reflection coating, containing by weight:

— 30 % or more but not more than 40 % of cyclohexanone,

— 30 % or more but not more than 40 % of 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone,

— 20 % or more but not more than 30 % of tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol

ex 3825 69 00

10

Spent catalyst, in the form of rodlets of diameter of 1 mm or more but not exceeding 3 mm,
containing a mixture of sulfides of tungsten and of nickel on a support of zeolite, containing by
weight not more than 10 % of tungsten and not more than 10 % of nickel, for regeneration as a
catalyst for hydrocarbon cracking (a)

ex 3906 90 90

50

Polymers of esters of acrylic acid with one or more of the following monomers in the chain:

— chloromethyl vinyl ether,

— chloroethyl vinyl ether,

— chloromethylstyrene,

— vinyl chloroacetate,

— methacrylic acid,

containing by weight not more than 5 % of each of the monomeric units, in one of the forms
mentioned in note 6 (b) to Chapter 39

ex 3907 20 99

35

Polyethylene glycol chemically modified with an isocyanate group containing a carbodiimide
group, in the form of a solution in 2-methoxy-1-methylethyl acetate

ex 3920 43 10

97

Film embossed to a depth of not more than 12 µm, of a gloss level of 7 or more but not
exceeding 17, measured at 60° using a gloss meter (as determined by the ISO 2813:2000 method),
consisting of at least two layers of poly(vinyl chloride), of a total thickness not exceeding 0,5 mm,
covered on the embossed side with a protective film, in rolls of a width of 1 400 mm or more but
not exceeding 1 420 mm, for use in the manufacture of goods of heading No 9403 (a)

ex 3920 62 19

30

Poly(ethylene terephthalate) film, of a thickness of 20 µm or more but not exceeding 30 µm,
coated on one side with silicone, for use in the manufacture of window film (a)

ex 3920 62 19

87

Poly(ethylene terephthalate) film, coated with among other a scratch resistant layer based on
polyacrylate and a thermoadhesive layer, of a nominal width of 790 mm and a total thickness of
23 µm or more but not exceeding 26 µm

ex 3920 99 59

60

Film of a vinyl alcohol copolymer, soluble in cold water, of a thickness of 34 µm or more but not
exceeding 90 µm, a tensile strength at break of 32,8 (± 12,1) MPa and an elongation at break of
(675 ± 225) %

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

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CN code

TARIC

Description

Rate of
autonomous
duty (%)

ex 5503 10 10
ex 5601 30 00

ex 5906 99 90

ex 6903 20 90
ex 6914 90 90

10
40

10

10
10

ex 6909 19 00
ex 6914 90 90

50
20

Synthetic staple fibres of a copolymer of terephthalic acid, p-phenylenediamine and 3,4'-
oxybis(phenyleneamine), of a length not exceeding 7 mm

Rubberised textile fabric, consisting of warp yarns of polyamide-6,6 and weft yarns of
polyamide-6,6, polyurethane and a copolymer of terephthalic acid, p-phenylenediamine and 3,4'-
oxybis(phenyleneamine)

Yarn of continuous ceramic filaments, each filament containing by weight:

— 12 % or more of diboron trioxide,

— 26 % or less of silicon dioxide

and

— 60 % or more of dialuminium trioxide

Ceramic articles made of continuous filaments of ceramic oxides, containing by weight:

— 2 % or more of diboron trioxide,

— 28 % or less of silicon dioxide

and

— 60 % or more of dialuminium trioxide

ex 7019 90 99

10

Glass cord impregnated with rubber or plastic, obtained from twisted glass filament yarns, coated
with a latex comprising at least a resorcinol-formaldehyde resin and chlorosulfonated polyethylene

ex 7212 50 91

10

Perforated steel strip, plated or coated with nickel, of a width of 140 mm or more but not
exceeding 500 mm and a thickness of 40 µm or more but not exceeding 140 µm

ex 7218 10 00

10

Blocks of stainless steel, of a weight exceeding 200 kg, containing chromium and nickel, non
magnetic, obtained by remelting alloyed scrap and waste

8104 11 00

Unwrought magnesium, containing at least 99,8 % by weight of magnesium

ex 8309 90 90

ex 8477 80 99

ex 8540 11 99

10

10

31

Aluminium can ends with so-called ‘ring pull’ full aperture with a diameter of 136,5 mm (± 1 mm)

Machines for casting or for surface modification of plastic membranes of heading No 3921

Colour cathode-ray tube with a diagonal measurement of the screen of 85,5 cm or more

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

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

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ANEXO II — BILAG II — ANHANG II — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ ΙΙ — ANNEX II — ANNEXE II — ALLEGATO II —
BIJLAGE II — ANEXO II — LIITE II — BILAGA II

Código NC
KN-kode
KN-Code
Κωδικός ΣΟ
CN code
Code CN
Codice NC
GN-code
Código NC
CN-koodi
KN-nummer

ex 2846 90 00

ex 3507 90 90

ex 3507 90 90

ex 3702 43 00

ex 3702 44 00

ex 3812 30 80

ex 3812 30 80

ex 3812 30 80

ex 3815 12 00

ex 3824 90 99

ex 3906 90 90

ex 3920 62 19

ex 3920 62 19

ex 3920 99 59

ex 6903 20 90

ex 7212 50 91

ex 8104 11 00

ex 8540 11 99

TARIC

30

50

60

10

10

10

40

50

10

12

50

30

87

60

10

10

30

31