Council Regulation (EC) No 1241/2004 of 5 July 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial, agricultural and fishery products
Date: 2004-07-05
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: CCT duties, agricultural product, fishery product, industrial product, suspension of customs duties

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COUNCIL

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1241/2004

of 5 July 2004

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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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)

is in the interest of

It
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A number of products should be withdrawn from the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 Regulation (EC) No 1255/96
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.

It is therefore appropriate to amend Regulation (EC)
No 1255/96 accordingly,

Article 1

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

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

inserted in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96.

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

Article 2

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

It shall apply with effect from 1 July 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 5 July 2004.

For the Council

The President

G. ZALM

(1) OJ L 158, 29.6.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2285/2003 (OJ L 341, 30.12.2003, p. 1).

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ANNEX I

ex 2812 90 00 20

ex 2903 30 80 50

ex 2903 30 80 60

ex 2905 19 00 30

ex 2909 19 00 30

ex 2912 42 00 10

ex 2914 70 00 40

ex 2915 39 90 50

ex 2920 90 10 30

ex 2921 29 00 40

ex 2922 19 80 50

ex 2923 90 00 80

ex 2925 19 95 20

ex 2928 00 90 80

ex 2930 90 70 88

ex 2932 19 00 70

ex 2932 19 00 75

ex 2932 19 00 80

ex 2932 99 70 60

ex 2933 99 30 20

ex 2934 99 90 72

ex 2934 99 90 73

ex 2935 00 90 15

ex 2935 00 90 25

ex 2935 00 90 35

ex 2935 00 90 45

ex 2935 00 90 55

ex 2935 00 90 65

ex 2935 00 90 75

ex 2935 00 90 87

3206 50 00

ex 3207 40 80 30

ex 3215 11 00 10

ex 3215 19 00 10

20

50

60

30

30

10

40

50

30

40

50

80

20

80

88

70

75

80

60

20

72

73

15

25

35

45

55

65

75

87

30

10

10

Silicon tetrafluoride

1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluoropropane, for use as non-flammable liquid blowing agent in the formation
of insulating foams (a)

Octafluoropropane

2,6-Dimethylheptan-4-ol

Mixture of isomers of nonafluorobutyl methyl ether or nonafluorobutyl ethyl ether, of a purity
by weight of 99 % or more

Ethylvanillin (3-ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde)

Perfluoro(2-methylpentan-3-one)

3-Acetylphenyl acetate

4-Ethyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one

N,N'-Di-tert-butylethylenediamine

2-(2-Methoxyphenoxy)ethylamine

Diallyldimethylammonium chloride, in the form of an aqueous solution containing by weight
63 % or more but not more than 67 % of diallyldimethylammonium chloride

N-(9-Fluorenylmethoxycarbonyloxy)succinimide

Cyflufenamid (ISO)

Methylene dithiocyanate

Furfurylamine

Tetrahydro-2-methylfuran

Octafluorotetrahydrofuran

Calcium bis[4-O-(β-D-galactopyranosyl)-D-gluconate] dihydrate

5H-Dibenz[b,f]azepine-5-carbonyl chloride

1-[3-(5-Nitro-2-furyl)allylideneamino]imidazolidine-2,4-dione

N-(5-Mercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)acetamide

Flupyrsulfuron-methyl-sodium (ISO)

Triflusulfuron-methyl (ISO)

Chlorsulfuron (ISO)

Rimsulfuron (ISO)

Thifensulfuron-methyl (ISO)

Tribenuron-methyl (ISO)

Metsulfuron-methyl (ISO)

4'-Sulfamoylacetanilide

Inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores

Glass frit, for use in the manufacture of cathode-ray tubes (a)

Printing ink, liquid, consisting of a dispersion of a vinyl acrylate copolymer and colour pigments
in isoparaffins, containing by weight not more than 13 % of vinyl acrylate copolymer and
colour pigments

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mous duty
(%)

ex 3215 90 80 30

ex 3707 90 30 20

ex 3707 90 30 30

30

20

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 heading No 8443 (a)

Toner, based on a polyol resin, in the form of powder

Two-component toner, liquid, in the form of a set consisting of a container containing a disper-
sion of a vinyl acrylate copolymer and colour pigments in isoparaffins, containing by weight not
more than 13 % of vinyl acrylate copolymer and colour pigments, and a container containing
isoparaffins

ex 3801 20 90 10

10

Colloidal graphite in suspension in water, for use as internal coating in colour cathode-ray
tubes (a)

ex 3814 00 90 20

20

Mixture containing by weight:

— 69 % or more but not more than 71 % of 1-methoxypropan-2-ol,

— 29 % or more but not more than 31 % of 2-methoxy-1-methylethyl acetate

ex 3814 00 90 30

30

Azeotrope mixture containing by weight 30 % or more but not more than 50 % of trans-dichlor-
oethylene and a mixture of isomers of nonafluorobutyl methyl ether or nonafluorobutyl ethyl
ether

ex 3815 19 90 35

35

Catalyst, in the form of rodlets of a length of 5,5 mm or more but not exceeding 6,5 mm,
consisting of copper oxide and zinc oxide fixed on a support of aluminium oxide, containing by
weight:

— 55 % or more but not more than 60 % of copper oxide

and

— 30 % or more but not more than 35 % of zinc oxide

ex 3824 90 99 92

ex 3824 90 99 93

ex 3824 90 99 94

ex 3824 90 99 95

ex 3901 20 90 30

92

93

94

95

30

Bis{4-[(5-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)azo]-3-hydroxy-N-phenyl-2-naphthalene= carboxyamidate}fer-
rate with a mixture of ammonium, sodium and hydrogen cations

Prepared resin, based on diallyl 2,2'-oxydiethyl dicarbonate and oligomers thereof, containing by
weight 42 % or more but not more than 52 % of diallyl 2,2'-oxydiethyl dicarbonate and 33 % or
more but not more than 43 % of a copolymer of terephthalic acid, propane-1,2-diol and allyl
alcohol

Prepared resin, based on diallyl 2,2'-oxydiethyl dicarbonate and oligomers thereof, containing by
weight 73 % or more of diallyl 2,2'-oxydiethyl dicarbonate

Mixture of phytosterols, in the form of flakes, containing by weight 80 % or more of sterols and
not more than 4 % of stanols

Polyethylene, in one of the forms mentioned in note 6(b) to Chapter 39, of a specific gravity of
0,940 or more but not exceeding 0,943 and a melt flow index of 27 g/10 min (± 5 g/10 min)
(MFI 190 °C/2,16 kg as determined by the ISO 1133 method), for the manufacture of bicompo-
nent spunbonded non-wovens (a)

ex 3904 61 00 30

30

Polytetrafluoroethylene, in the form of powder, of a specific surface of 8 m2/g or more but not
exceeding 12 m2/g, a particle size distribution of 10 % of less than 10 µm and 90 % of less than
35 µm and an average particle size of 20 µm

ex 3906 90 90 50

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,

— butenedioic acid monobutyl ester,

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

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Rate of autono-
mous duty
(%)

ex 3907 20 99 45

ex 3907 20 99 50

ex 3911 90 99 75

ex 3926 90 99 75

ex 3911 90 99 80

ex 3916 90 90 10

ex 3920 10 26 40

ex 3920 43 10 96

ex 3920 62 19 01

ex 3920 62 19 03

ex 3920 62 19 04

ex 3920 62 19 06

ex 3920 62 19 07

ex 3920 62 19 09

ex 3920 62 19 11

ex 3920 62 19 13

ex 3920 62 19 14

ex 3920 62 19 16

ex 3920 62 19 17

ex 3920 62 19 19

ex 3920 62 19 21

ex 3920 62 19 23

ex 3920 62 19 24

ex 3920 62 19 26

ex 3920 62 19 27

ex 3920 62 19 29

45

50

75

75

80

10

40

96

01

03

04

06

07

09

11

13

14

16

17

19

21

23

24

26

27

29

Copolymer of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, having aminopropyl and methoxy end-
groups

Copolymer of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, having 2-aminopropyl end-groups

Microspheres of a copolymer of divinylbenzene and styrene, of an average diameter of 325 µm
or more but not exceeding 575 µm

Poly[(8-methyl-8-methoxycarbonyltricyclo[5.2.1.02,6]decane-3,5-diyl)ethylene]

Composite profile shape, reinforced with glass fibres, produced by pultrusion, for the manufac-
ture of window frames (a)

Film of polyethylene, of a kind used for typewriter ribbon

Film, of a specular gloss of 70 or more measured at an angle of 60 ° using a glossmeter (as deter-
mined by the ISO 2813:2000 method), consisting of a layer of poly(ethylene terephthalate) and
a layer of colored poly(vinyl chloride), for coating panels and doors of a kind used in the manu-
facture of domestic appliances (a)

Coextruded opaque sheet of poly(ethylene terephthalate), of a thickness of 50 µm or more but
not exceeding 350 µm, consisting especially of a layer containing carbon black

Poly(ethylene terephthalate) film, of a thickness of less than 11 µm, for the manufacture of
audiodigital tapes for cassettes (a)

Poly(ethylene terephtalate) film, not coated with an adhesive, of a thickness not exceeding 25 µm,
either:

— only dyed in the mass, or

— dyed in the mass and metallized on one side

Film of poly(ethylene terephthalate) only, of a total thickness not exceeding 120 µm, consisting
of one or two layers each containing a colouring and/or UV-absorbing material throughout the
mass, uncoated with an adhesive or any other material

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)

Laminated film of poly(ethylene terephthalate) only, of a total thickness not exceeding 120 µm,
consisting of one layer which is metallised only and one or two layers each containing a
colouring and/or UV-absorbing material throughout the mass, uncoated with an adhesive or any
other material

Film of poly(ethylene terephthalate), coated or covered on one side or on both sides with a layer
of modified polyester, of a total thickness of 7 µm or more but not exceeding 11 µm, for the
manufacture of video tapes with a magnetic layer of metallic pigments and a width of 8 mm or
of 12,7 mm (a)

Single ply film of poly(ethylene terephthalate) only, of a thickness not exceeding 120 µm, which
only:

— contains a colouring and/or UV-absorbing material throughout the mass

and

— is metallised on one side,

whether or not coated on one or both sides with a vinyl acrylate polymer but having no other
coating or adhesive

Film of poly(ethylene terephthalate), of a total thickness not exceeding 120 µm, of a width of
100 mm or more but not exceeding 115 mm, coated on both sides with one or more layers
containing different chemicals, for the manufacture of goods of subheading 3701 20 00 (a)

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Rate of autono-
mous duty
(%)

ex 3920 62 19 31

ex 3920 62 19 33

ex 3920 62 19 34

ex 3920 62 19 36

ex 3920 62 19 37

ex 3920 62 19 39

ex 3920 62 19 41

ex 3920 62 19 43

ex 3920 62 19 44

ex 3920 62 19 46

ex 3920 62 19 47

ex 3920 62 19 49

ex 3920 62 19 51

ex 3920 62 19 53

ex 3920 62 19 54

ex 3920 62 19 56

ex 3920 62 19 57

ex 3920 62 19 59

ex 3920 62 19 61

ex 3920 62 19 63

ex 3920 62 19 67

ex 3920 62 19 69

ex 3920 62 19 74

ex 3920 62 19 76

ex 3920 62 90 31

ex 3920 62 90 33

ex 3921 90 60 93

ex 3926 90 99 85

ex 5803 10 00 91

ex 6914 90 90 30

31

33

34

36

37

39

41

43

44

46

47

49

51

53

54

56

57

59

61

63

67

69

74

76

31

33

93

85

91

30

Film of poly(ethylene terephthalate), on one side metallised and coated with white ink and a
protective layer and on the other side coated with a thermosensitive seal layer, of a width of
100 mm or more but not exceeding 150 mm, for the manufacture of goods of subheading
3701 20 00 (a)

Film of poly(ethylene terephthalate), coated on one side with a layer of modified polyester, of a
thickness of 20 µm (± 0,7 µm) or of 30 µm (± 0,9 µm), for the manufacture of audio magnetic
tapes of a total thickness of 33 µm or more (a)

Poly(ethylene terephthalate) film, of a thickness not exceeding 12 µm, coated on one side with a
layer of aluminium oxide of a thickness not exceeding 35 nm

Poly(ethylene terephthalate) film, of a thickness of 18 µm or more but not exceeding 25 µm,
having:

— a shrinkage of (3,4 ± 0,1) % in the machine direction (as determined by the ASTM D 1204

method)

and

— a shrinkage of (0,3 ± 0,2) % in the transverse direction (as determined by the ASTM D 1204

method)

Poly(ethylene terephthalate) film, of a thickness not exceeding 19 µm or of a weight of 20 g/m2
or more but not exceeding 26,7 g/m2, for use in the manufacture of photo-resist film (a)

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

Film of poly(ethylene terephthalate), coated on one side with metal and/or metal oxides,
containing by weight less than 0,1 % of aluminium, of a thickness not exceeding 300 µm and
having a surface resistivity not exceeding 10 000 ohms (per square) (as determined by the ASTM
D 257-93 method)

Matt film of poly(ethylene terephthalate), of a specular gloss of 15 measured at an angle of 45 °
and 18 measured at an angle of 60 ° using a glossmeter (as determined by the ISO 2813:2000
method) and a width of 1 600 mm or more

Film of white poly(ethylene terephthalate), dyed in the mass, of a thickness of 185 µm or more
but not exceeding 253 µm, coated on both sides with an antistatic layer

Film of a total thickness of 4,5 µm (± 0,16 µm), consisting of a biaxially-oriented poly(ethylene
terephthalate) film, of an elastic modulus (in the machine direction) of 12 kg/mm2 (± 2 kg/mm2)
and a tensile strength (in the machine direction) of more than 28 kg/mm2, and of an anti-
adherent coating

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

Multilayer film of a thickness not exceeding 150 µm, consisting of a polyester film coated on
one side with polycarbonate resin, metallized on the other side with titanium coated with poly-
carbonate resin and other layers containing N,N'-diphenyl-N,N'-di-m-tolylbiphenyl-4,4'-ylenedia-
mine

Film of poly(ethylene terephthalate), of a thickness of 500 µm (± 25 µm)

Film, of a specular gloss of 30 or more but not exceeding 60 measured at an angle of 60 ° using
a glossmeter (as determined by the ISO 2813:2000 method), consisting of a layer of poly(ethy-
lene terephthalate) and a layer of colored poly(vinyl chloride), joined by a metalized adhesive
coating, for coating panels and doors of a kind used in the manufacture of domestic applian-
ces (a)

Unexpansible microspheres of a copolymer of acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile and isobornyl
methacrylate, of a diameter of 3 µm or more but not exceeding 3,3 µm

Gauze of cotton, of a width of less than 1 500 mm

Ceramic microspheres, transparent, obtained from silicon dioxide and zirconium dioxide, of a
diameter of more than 125 µm

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Rate of autono-
mous duty
(%)

ex 7019 90 99 20

ex 7606 11 10 20

ex 8505 19 90 32

ex 8522 90 59 95

ex 8522 90 98 45

ex 8522 90 98 47

ex 8548 90 90 45

20

20

32

95

45

47

45

ex 8525 30 90 30

30

ex 8528 21 90 20

ex 8529 90 81 40

ex 8540 11 11 93

ex 8544 60 10 10

ex 8548 90 90 46

ex 9032 89 90 20

20

40

93

10

46

20

Glass cord impregnated with rubber or plastic, obtained from twisted glass filament yarns,
coated with a latex comprising at least a resorcinol-formaldehyde-vinylpyridine resin and an
acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR)

Tape of not alloyed aluminium, with a reflecting film, a transparent polyurethane topcoat, a
netting and ceramic anti-skid particles

Magnet, for use in the manufacture of deflection yokes (a)

Printed circuit board mounted with electronic circuits operating at a voltage of 12 V, for use in
the manufacture of television sets combined with video units (a)

Video tape recording/reproducing assembly comprising at least a motor and a printed circuit
board containing integrated circuits with driver or control functions, whether or not incorpor-
ating a transformer, for use in the manufacture of products falling within heading No 8521 (a)

Laser optical drive unit assembly (so called mecha units) for the recording and/or reproduction
of digital video and/or audio signals, comprising at least a laser optical reading and/or writing
unit, one or more DC motors and not containing a printed circuit board or containing a printed
circuit board not capable of signal processing for sounds and images, for use in the manufacture
of products falling within headings No 8519, 8520, 8521, 8526, 8527, 8528 or 8543 (a)

Compact chassis-type closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras, of a weight of not more than
250 g, contained in a housing of dimensions not exceeding 50 × 60 × 89,5 mm, with a single
sensor Charge-Couple Device (CCD), with effective pixels not exceeding 440 000, for use in
CCTV surveillance systems (a)

Liquid cristal display colour video monitor having a DC input voltage of 10 V or more but not
exceeding 30 V or a fix DC input voltage of 12 V, with a diagonal measurement of the screen of
33,2 cm or less, suitable for the incorporation into goods of chapters 84 to 90 and 94

Assembly comprising prisms, digital micromirror device (DMD) chips and electronic control
circuits, for the manufacture of television projection equipments or video projectors (a)

Colour cathode-ray tube, equipped with one gun with three rays and with a diagonal measure-
ment of the screen of 19 cm or more but not exceeding 26 cm

Anode cap cable, for use in the manufacture of fly back transformers (a)

Optical unit, consisting at least of a laser diode and a photodiode, operating at a typical wave-
length of 654 nm or more but not exceeding 787 nm

Electronic controller of eletric power steering (EPS controller)

(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

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ex 3215 90 80

ex 3904 30 00

ex 3906 90 90

ex 3920 43 10

ex 3920 62 19

ex 3920 62 19

ex 3920 62 19

ex 3920 62 19

ex 3920 62 19

ex 3920 62 19

ex 3920 62 19

ex 3920 62 19

ex 3920 62 19

ex 3920 62 19

ex 3920 62 19

ex 3920 62 19

ex 3920 62 19

ex 3920 62 19

ex 3920 62 19

ex 3920 62 19

ex 3920 62 19

ex 3920 62 19

ex 3920 62 19

ex 3920 62 19

ex 3920 62 19

ex 3920 62 90

ex 3921 90 60

ex 3923 10 00

30

20

50

96

05

10

15

25

30

35

40

45

50

55

60

62

64

65

70

75

80

81

85

87

89

30

93

10

ex 7006 00 90

ex 7616 99 90

ex 8419 89 98

ex 8424 89 95

ex 8424 89 95

ex 8460 21 90

ex 8460 40 10

ex 8460 90 90

ex 8460 90 90

ex 8463 90 00

ex 8464 20 19

ex 8479 89 98

ex 8479 89 98

ex 8479 89 98

ex 8522 90 59

ex 8522 90 98

ex 8522 90 98

ex 8528 21 90

ex 8529 90 81

ex 8540 11 11

ex 8543 89 95

ex 8548 90 90

ex 9031 80 34

ex 9031 80 39

ex 9031 80 99

ex 9031 90 80

ex 9031 90 80

ex 9031 90 80

40

40

20

10

20

10

10

10

20

10

10

10

20

30

95

45

47

20

40

93

58

45

10

30

10

20

40

50