Council Regulation (EC) No 595/2008 of 16 June 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending the autonomous common customs tariff duties on certain industrial, agricultural and fishery products
Date: 2008-06-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: agricultural product, common customs tariff, fishery product, industrial product, suspension of customs duties

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I

REGULATIONS

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 595/2008

of 16 June 2008

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
Community, and in particular Article 26 thereof,

establishing the European

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

It is in the Community's interest to suspend partially or
totally the autonomous common customs tariff duties on
a number of new products not listed in the Annex to
Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 (1).

The CN and TARIC codes 5603 12 10 20 and
8504 40 84 20 for two products which are listed in
the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 should be
withdrawn from that list because it is no longer in the
of
Community's
autonomous common customs tariff duties.

to maintain

suspension

interest

In addition, the descriptions of eight products need to be
altered in order to take account of technical product
developments and economic trends on the market.
Those products
should be considered as withdrawn
from the list and should as a consequence be inserted
in it as new products.

Experience has shown the need to provide for an expiry
date for the suspensions listed in Regulation (EC) No
1255/96 to ensure that account is taken of technological
and economic changes. That should not exclude the
premature termination of certain measures or their conti-
nuation beyond that period,
if economic reasons are
submitted, in accordance with the principles laid down
in the Commission Communication of 1998 concerning
autonomous tariff suspensions and quotas (2).

(5)

(6)

(7)

Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

Having regard to the economic importance of this Regu-
lation, it is necessary to rely on the grounds of urgency
provided for in point 1.3 of the Protocol on the role of
national parliaments in the European Union annexed to
the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties estab-
lishing the European Communities.

Since the suspensions laid down in this Regulation have
to take effect from 1 July 2008, this Regulation should
apply from the same date and enter into force imme-
diately,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

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

1. the rows for the products listed in Annex I to this Regu-

lation shall be inserted;

2. the rows for the products for which the CN and TARIC
codes are given in Annex II to this Regulation shall be
deleted.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi-
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

lation (EC) No 1527/2007 (OJ L 349, 31.12.2007, p. 7).

(2) OJ C 128, 25.4.1998, p. 2.

It shall apply from 1 July 2008.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 16 June 2008.

For the Council
The President

D. RUPEL

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Products referred to in Article 1(1):

ANNEX I

CN code

TARIC

Description

ex 2008 60 19

ex 2008 60 39

30

30

cherries

Sweet
added spirit,
containing
whether or not with a sugar content of
9 % by weight, of a diameter of not more
than 19,9 mm with stone,
for use in
chocolate products (1)

Rate of
autonomous
duty

Validity period

10 % (2)

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

ex 2835 10 00

10

Sodium hypophosphite monohydrate

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

ex 2839 19 00

10

Disodium disilicate

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

ex 2841 80 00

10

Diammonium wolframate (ammonium para-
tungstate)

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

ex 2850 00 20

30

Titanium nitride with a particle size of not
more than 250 nm

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

ex 2930 90 85

82

Sodium toluene-4-sulphinate

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

ex 2930 90 85

83

Methyl-p-tolyl sulphone

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

ex 2934 20 80

40

1,2-Benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one
zolinone (BIT))

(Benzisothia-

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

ex 3808 93 15

10

a

on

based

concentrate
Preparation
containing by weight 45 % or more but
not more than 55 % of the active herbicidal
ingredient
aqueous
suspension

Penoxsulam as

an

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

ex 3815 19 90

41

Catalysts in the form of tablets, consisting of
60 % (± 2 %) by weight of copper oxide on a
support of aluminium oxide

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

ex 3815 90 90

85

Catalyst based on aluminosilicate (zeolite),
for the alkylation of aromatic hydrocarbons,
alkylaromatic
for
hydrocarbons or for the oligomerisation of
olefins (1)

transalkylation of

the

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

ex 3824 90 97

70

Paste containing by weight 75 % or more,
but not more than 85 % of copper, and
also containing
ethyl
cellulose and a solvent

inorganic oxides,

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

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Rate of
autonomous
duty

Validity period

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

CN code

TARIC

Description

Mixture of phytosterols derived from wood
and wood based oils (tall oil), in the form of
powder with a particle size not more than
300 μm, containing by weight:
— 60 % or more, but not more than 80 %

of sitosterols,

— not more than 15 % of campesterols,
— not more than 5 % of stigmasterols,
— not more than 15 % of betasitostanols

Poly(vinyl chloride) powder, not mixed with
any other substances, with a degree of poly-
merisation of 1 000 (± 100) monomer units,
a coefficient of heat transmission (K-value)
of 60 or more, but not more than 70, a
bulk density of 0,35 g/cm3 or more, but
than 0,55 g/cm3,
not more
a volatile
material content of
less than 0,35 % by
weight, a medium average grain size of
40 μm or more, but not more
than
70 μm and a sieve non- passing fraction at
a mesh width of 120 μm of not more than
1 % by weight, not containing any vinyl
acetate monomers, for the manufacture of
battery separators (1)

sensitive

adhesive

Acrylic foam tape, covered on one side with
a heat activatable adhesive or an acrylic
pressure
and on the
other side with an acrylic pressure sensitive
adhesive and a release sheet, of a peel
adhesion at an angle of 90° of more than
25 N/cm (as determined by the ASTM D
3330 method)

ex 3824 90 97

78

ex 3904 10 00

20

ex 3919 10 69

ex 3919 90 69

91

96

ex 3919 90 69

97

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

Rolls of biaxially oriented polypropylene
film with:
— a self adhesive coating,
— a width of 363 mm or more, but not

more than 507 mm,

— a total film thickness of 10 μm or more

but not more than 100 μm,

for use in the protection of LCD displays
during
LCD
modules (1)

the manufacturing

of

ex 3920 62 19

ex 3920 62 19

80

82

film of

Poly(ethylene
a
terephtalate)
thickness of not more than 20 μm, coated
layer
on both sides with a gas barrier
consisting of a polymeric matrix in which
silica has been dispersed and of a thickness
of not more than 2 μm

0 %

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CN code

TARIC

Description

ex 3920 92 00

30

ex 5603 11 10

ex 5603 11 90

20

20

ex 5603 12 90

50

Polyamide film of a thickness of not more
than 20 μm, coated on both sides with a gas
barrier layer which consists of a polymeric
matrix in which silica has been dispersed
and of a thickness not exceeding 2 μm

together

than
Non-wovens, not weighing more
20 g/m2,
spun-bonded and
containing
melt-blown filaments put
in a
sandwich way with the two outer layers
containing fine endless filaments (not less
than 10 μm but not more than 20 μm in
diameter) and the inner
layer containing
super-fine endless filaments (not less than
1 μm but not more
than 5 μm in
for the manufacture of napkins
diameter),
and napkin liners for babies and similar
sanitary napkins (1)

Non-woven:
— weighing 30 g/m2 or more, but not more

than 60 g/m2,

— containing fibres of polypropylene or of

polypropylene and polyethylene,

— whether or not printed, with:

Rate of
autonomous
duty

Validity period

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

— on one side, 65 % of the total surface
area having circular bobbles of 4 mm
in diameter, consisting of anchored,
fibres,
elevated
suitable
of
extruded hook materials,
and the
remaining 35 % of the surface area
being bonded,

curly
engagement

un-bonded
the
for

ex 7005 10 25

10

ex 7005 10 30

10

— and

on

other

side

a

smooth

untextured surface,

for use in the manufacture of napkins and
napkin liners for babies and similar sanitary
articles (1)

Float glass:
— of a thickness of 2,0 mm or more but

not more than 2,4 mm,

— coated on one surface with a fluorine

doped tin dioxide reflective layer

Float glass:
— of a thickness of 4,0 mm or more but

not more than 4,2 mm,

— with a light

transmission of 91 % or
more measured using a D-type light
source,

— coated on one surface with a fluorine

doped tin dioxide reflective layer

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

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CN code

TARIC

Description

ex 7006 00 90

ex 8529 90 92

60

46

Soda-lime glass plates with:
— a strain point of more than 570 °C
— a thickness of 1,7 mm or more but not

more than 2,9 mm

Rate of
autonomous
duty

Validity period

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

— dimensions

of

1 144

mm
(± 0,5 mm) × 670 mm (± 0,5 mm) or
1 164 mm (± 0,5 mm) × 649 mm
(± 0,5 mm)

— and whether or not containing:
— an Indium-tin oxide film, or
— a grid of electrodes made from silver
paste covered by dielectric material

Tempered or semi-tempered glass plate of a
diagonal size of 81 cm or more, but not
exceeding 186 cm, with one or more
polymer layers, whether or not painted or
with coloured or black ceramics around
the surrounding edges, for use in the manu-
facture of goods
falling within heading
8528 (1)

aluminium and

Strip of
an alloy of
magnesium, containing by weight:
— 93,3 % or more of aluminium,
— 2,2 % or more but not more than 5 % of

magnesium, and

— not more than 1,8 % of other elements,

in rolls, of a thickness of 0,14 mm or more
but not more than 0,40 mm and a width
of 12,5 mm or more but not more
than 89 mm, with a tensile strength of
285 N/mm2 or more and an elongation at
break of 1,0 % or more

a

film of

Aluminium laminated
total
thickness of not more than 0,123 mm,
comprising of a layer of aluminium of a
thickness of not more than 0,040 mm,
polyamide and polypropylene base films,
and a protective coating against corrosion
by hydrofluoric acid, for use in the manu-
facture of lithium polymer batteries (1)

Titanium alloy
standard EN 2002-1 or EN 4267

rods

complying with

ex 7007 19 20

20

ex 7606 12 10

ex 7607 11 90

10

20

ex 7607 20 99

10

ex 8108 90 30

10

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

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CN code

TARIC

Description

ex 8108 90 30

20

ex 8108 90 50

30

but

Bars, rods and wire of alloy of titanium and
aluminium, containing by weight 1 % or
more
2 % of
aluminium, for use in the manufacture of
silencers and exhaust pipes of subheadings
8708 92 or 8714 19 (1)

not more

than

Alloy of titanium and silicon, containing by
weight 0,15 % or more but not more than
0,60 % of silicon, in sheets or rolls, for use
in the manufacture of:
— exhaust systems for internal combustion

engines or

— tubes

and

pipes

of

subheading

8108 90 60 (1)

Rate of
autonomous
duty

Validity period

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

ex 8108 90 50

40

Titanium-alloy sheets for the manufacture of
structural parts of aircrafts (1)

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

ex 8108 90 50

50

Plates, sheets, strips and foils of an alloy of
titanium, copper and niobium, containing by
weight 0,8 % or more but not more than
1,2 % of copper and 0,4 % or more but
not more than 0,6 % of niobium

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

ex 8113 00 90

10

Carrier plate of aluminium silicon carbide
(AlSiC-9) for electronic circuits

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

ex 8407 33 90

ex 8407 90 80

ex 8407 90 90

10

10

10

ex 8407 90 10

20

or

reciprocating

Spark-ignition
rotary
internal combustion piston engines, having
a cylinder capacity of not less than 300 cm3
and a power of not less than 6 kW but not
exceeding 20,0 kW, for the manufacture of:
— self-propelled lawn mowers, with a seat

of sub-heading 8433 11 51

— tractors

of

8701 90 11,
subheading
whose main function is that of a lawn
mower

— four stroke mowers with motor of a
cylinder
than
capacity of not
300 cm3 of subheading 8433 20 10 or

less

— snowploughs

and snow blowers of

subheading 8430 20 (1)

internal

combustion engines,
Two-stroke
having a cylinder capacity not exceeding
125 cm3,
of
for
sub-heading 8433 11 or
lawnmowers of
snowploughs
of
snow blowers
subheading 8430 20 (1)

the manufacture

and

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

ex 8536 69 90

20

Pitch connector for use in the manufacture
of LCD television reception apparatus (1)

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

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CN code

TARIC

Description

ex 9001 20 00

10

Material consisting of a polarising film,
whether or not on rolls, supported on one
or both sides by transparent material

ex 9405 40 39

10

light module with a length of
Ambient
exceeding
300 mm or more, but not
600 mm, based on a light engine of a
series of
three3 or more, but not more
than nine specific one chip red green and
blue light emitting diodes mounted on a
PCB, with light coupled to the front and/or
back of the Flat TV set (1)

Rate of
autonomous
duty

Validity period

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2012

0 %

1.7.2008-31.12.2008

(1) Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions (see Articles 291 to 300 of

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1).

(2) The specific additional duty is applicable.

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Products referred to in Article 1(2):

ANNEX II

CN code

3815 90 90

3919 10 69
3919 90 69

5603 11 10
5603 11 90
5603 12 10
5603 12 90

7607 20 99

8108 90 50

8407 33 90
8407 90 80
8407 90 90

8407 90 10

8504 40 84

9001 20 00

TARIC

85

91
96

20
20
20
50

10

30

10
10
10

20

20

10