CELEX: 51973PC1729
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Date: 1973-10-17
Title: DRAFT REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL temporarily suspending the autonomous duties in the Common Customs Tariff on certain industrial products.

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                                                     COM(73)1729 final
                                                     Brussels , 18 October 1973
                                      DRAFT - f
                         REGULATION (EEC ) OF THE COUNCIL
                temporarily suspending the autonomous duties in the
                 Common Customs Tariff on certain industrial
                                      products .
   COM (73 ) 1729 final
 ---pagebreak---                             EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1 . At its meeting on 26/27 March , k April , 2 July and 5 September 1973
      the Joint Croup of Government Experts which meetB under the - aegic
      of the Commission to study economic problems relating to the Corn aon
      CuGtoma Tariff , examined :
      ( a ) the advisability of extending the suspensions of duties v/hich
            are due to expire on 31 December 1973$ and
                            c
      ( b ) now applications submitted by certain Member States in particular
            the United Kingdom for the suspension of common customs duties
            on certain products as from 1 July 197**
2 . The applications submitted relate to products in respect of v/hich
      the Member States concerned consider that a provisional reduction
      of autonomous duties in the Common Customs Tariff is justified for
      economic reasons , ov/ing to the non-existence or inadequacy of production
      in the Community .
      Most of these products are raw material's intended for processing
      industries or are considered as such'i They are in particular basic
      substances for the chemical industry. Account was taken of the
      possibility of ; substituting other produpts already manufactured in
      the Community and of the importance to the Community of the proposed
      measure .
                                                •     •
3 » The requests of the new Member States t <* suspend Common Customs
      Tariff duties are based , not only on the- economic reasons mentionned ,
      but also on the following considerations' :
      From 1 January 197^ the new Member States have no longer the power
      to suspend autonomously their duties without limitations . Their
      duties can only be suspended in respect pf the difference between
   . their duties and the Common Customs Tariff duties . If it appears
      necessary to suspend a duty beyond this limit , the Common Customs
      Tariff duty has to be suspended .
      The above mentioned Group favoured unanimously the total or partial
    ' suspension of duties on the products which are the subject of the
                                                  ι '
      draft Regulation annexed hereto .                                 /
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5 » Having regard to the results of this work it appears appropiate to
    the Commission to propose to the Council the suspension of Common
    Customs duties for the products listed in the annex to the' following
    regulation .                                       "
6 . As regards the duration for the proposed suspensions of duties , it
    will be seen that a six month period from 1 January to 30 June 197'f
    is proposed for the products .                  ^
7 * Prior consent to suspension of the customs duty on spirits of
    turpentine falling within subheading 38.07 A , as required by Protocol
    No 10 annexed to the Agreement setting up an Associotion with Greece ,
    has been applied for .
8 * In view of the above-mentioned suspension of the Common Customs
    Tariff , the new Member States are obliged to suspend from 1 January ,
    197^ the corresponding duties in their tariffs in accordance with
    Article 39 , paragraph 2 of the set concerning the condition of
    accession and the adjustments of the treaties .
9 * The Group also examined the possibility of suspending the Common
  . Customs Tariff duty on the products li'st^d in the table annexed
    hereto * It was not possible to reach on Unanimous opinion on the
    subject because' of the unfavourable opinions , based on economio
    considerations,' which were expressed^ by one or other of the Member
    States *
  CCT heading No                   Description of goods
    ex 29*19 0             Dimethyl-cis-l-racthyl- 2-(l-phenylethoxycarbonyl )
                           vinyl phosphate
    ex 29 . kk C           Cephaloridine , cephalothin and cephalexin
    cx 38.19 T             Amino-acids of an undefined chemical composition ,
                         • intended for use in the manufacture of aircraft
                           or for aircraft maintenance and repairs
    ex 39.01 C VII         Epoxy resins in a liquid , paste or powder fora ,
                           intended for use in the manufacture of aircraft .
                           maintenance and repairs
                                                                   * ♦ •/
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ex 39.01 C VII             Polyinaide film of a width exceeding 5 Eira and not
                           exceeding 1530 nra , uncoated or coated with
                           fluorcarbon recin and having a total thickness
                   • •"    not greater than 0,3 ran
ex 51.01 A                 Yarn of poly-jn- phenylene diamine tersphtalamide
ex 51.02 A II              Polyinide film , of a width with not less than
                           1.5 MO an d not exceeding 5       unccated or coated
                           with fluorocarbon resin and having a total
                         3 thickness not greater than 0,3 Era
ex 70.20 B                 Glass fibre continuous filc?.ment singles yarn of
                           low alkali borosilicate glass (E gl.^ss ) not
                           exceeding 151 tex and folded or cabled yarns
                           made therefrom having an ignition loss of not
                           more than 10 per cent by weight when ignited
                           at a temperature of 575° centigrade plus or
                           minus 25°
ex 81.02 B                 Molybdenum alloy sheet and slabs containing not
                           less than 98 per cent , by weight of molybdenum
                           not less than O.kO per cent , by weight and not
                           more than 1.00 per cent , by weight of titanium
                           and not less than 0.06 per cent , by weight and
                           not more than 0.20 per cent , by weight of zirconium
                           ae the major alloying element
ex 85.19 B                 Containers for electronic microcircuits , such
                           containers consisting of a square or rectangular
                           sheet of single or multilayer alumina ceramic
                           furnished with a central metal circuit pad and
              . .          metal or ceramic square or circular sealing
                           frame , and with printed refractory metal conductor
           ■•    '         paths which terminate as leads at one edge of
                           the ceramic 6r ore bonded to metal alloy lead
                           frames along two opposite or all four edges , nil
                           exposed and unglazed metal furfaces being gold-
                           plated               , "
ex 85*21 E                 Monolithic integrated circuit linear amplifiers
                           having a voltage gain of 75 decibels to 100
                           decibels and a rated power output of 2.5 Hilliwatts
               '           to 5 milliwatts , of a kind for incorporation in
                           deaf aids , with five connection terminals each
                           side , of a length not exceeding 0.260 inch , of
                        • a width , exclusive' of terminals , not exceeding
                           0.150 inch and a thickness not exceeding 0.050 -
                           inch .
ex 85*21 E                 Containers for electronic nicro-circuits ,
                           consisting of square or rectangular plastic mouldings
                           with a central metal circuit pad r.nd with embedded
                           metal alloy leads extending to a lead frame clong
                           one , two or all four sides . Separata epoxy adhesive
                           frames and metal alloy lids for subsequent scaling
                           to the top scaling frame
 ---pagebreak--- ex 88.02 B I a )         Helicopters of an empty weight of 1,000 kilo­
                         grammes or lees , equipped with one piston engine
ex 88.02 B XI            Flying machines having two sets of turbo-jets
                         of an unladen weight exceeding 3 000 kg but
                         less than or equal to 3 500 kg , which fill the
                         following technical specifications :
                         • take-off distance for a payload of 5 250 kg ;
                             230 metres runway distance ; height of flight :
                           . 15 metres following a total take-off distance
                             of 375 metres ;
                         •• landing distance for a payload of If 990 kg
                             from a flying height of 15 metres till final
                             stop : 290 metres of which 150 metres is on
                             the runway
 ex 89.01 D II ( a ) and     Lifeboats for aircraft
                      b)
 ex 89.O5                    Emergency floating structures for aircraft
10 . Attention is drawn to the fact that the suspension of duties for
     aircraft fitted with means of mechanical propulsion of an unladen
     weight exceeding 1 5000 kgof subheading ex 88.02 B II c ) which
     has been in force during recent years will expire on 31 December
     1973 * During the work of the Group one delegation stated that it
     was not in a position to give an opinion as to the kind of tariff
     measure that should be taken for these goods ( see article *f9 of the
     Act concerning the conditions of Accession and the Adjustments to
     the Treaties in connection with Protocol No XVII annexed to the
     Agreement on the determination of part of the Common CuGtome Tariff
     in respect of the products in List G- annexed to the EEC Treaty)#
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                      REGULATION ( ECC ) OF THE COUNCIL
                           of                     »
                 temporarily suspending the autonomous duties in
                 the Common Customs Tariff on certain industrial
                products
                                                                               *
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COKI'iUNITIES ,                         .
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 28 thereof ;
Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by the Commission ;
Whereas production in the Community of the products referred to in the
present Regulation is at present inadequate or non-existent within the
Community and producers are thus unable to meet the needs of user industries
in the Community ;
                                     interest
Whereas it is in the Community ' g /to suspend in certain cases the autonomous
Common Customs Tariff duties only partially in certain cases , particularly
                                              ι
because of the existence of Community production and in other cases to
suspend duties completely#
             spirits of
Whereas for/tVr^elitin~e of subheading 38.0? A the Association Council
established within the framework of the Association between the European
Economic Community and Greece agreed to a suspension of the Common Customs
Tariff duty applicable to this product ;
Whereas taking account of the difficulties involved in accurately assessing
 the development of the economic situation in the seotoro concerned in the           j
near future these suspension measures should bo taken only temporarily              '
fixing their term of validity to conincide with the interests of Community         j
production ;                                                    ' •                 ;
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION ;                                 .                    ;
                              Article I                                            !
From 1 January to 30 June 197^ the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties fo;
the products listed in the annex to this Regulation shall be suspended to
the level indicated in respect of each of them#                         .
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                            Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 197**.
                                        » ' .
                 *
This Regulation ehall be binding in its      entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States .
Done at Brussels .       ^       •
               4                              !
                                                           For the Council
                                                            The President
 ---pagebreak---  CCT heading No                Description of goods             Rates of
                                                                autonomous
                                                                  duticB
ex 29.02 A III        Ethylene dibrociiae                       total susponBion
ex 29.03 A           Benzene 1,3-disul phonic acid              total suspcnsion
ex 29.1k B IV b )     2-Ethyl- 2-hydroxymethylpropanediol       total cuspension
                      triacrylate
ex 29.16 D            Prostaglandin E                           total suspension
ex 29.23 E            N-( 2-/Ç- (1 , 2-Diphenylvinyl)phenoxy/ total suspension
                      ethyl) die thylaninioniuia chloride
ex 29.27              2-( 3-Phonoxyphenyl ) propionitrile       total suspcnsion
ex 29.39 E            Thyrocalcitonin , porcine                 total suspcnsion
ex 29 . Mf C          Tylosin and its salts                     total suspcnsion
ex 29 . bk C          Bleomycin sulphate                        total suspcnsion
   38.07 A            Spirits of Turpentine                          3 %
ex 39.01 C V          Elastomers of polyurethane v/ith groups       11 %
                      of ether in one of the forms mentioned
                      in Note 3 ( a ) and 3 ( b ) of Chapter 39
ex 39.02 C XIV (a )   Copolymers of vinylidene chloride and          9 #%
                      hexafluorpropylcne in one of the forms
                      mentioned in Note 3 ( a ) and ( b ) of
                      Chapter 39
ex 76.03              Aluminium alloy strip in coils            total suspension
                      containing not less than 18 per cent ,
                      by weight and not more than 23 per
                      cent , by weight of tin and not less                  . "
                      than 0.7 per cent , by weight and
                      not more than 1.5 per cent , by weight
                      of copper as the major alloying
                      elements and having a width of not
                      less than 75 millimetres and not
                      more than 230 millimetres and a
                      thickness of not less than 3*0 milli­
                      metres and not more than 6.5 milli­
                      metres
ex 81.01+ d I       • Chromium , in the form p f cathode        total suspension
                      chips or pellets , which contains not
                      more than 0.10 per cent by weight of
                      total oxygen , not more than 0.015 per
                      cent by weight of total aluminium ,
                      and not more than 0.001 per cent by
                      weight of aluminium compounds insoluble
                      in boiling 5N hydrochloric acid and in .
                      boiling fuming perchloric acid , and >
                      estimated as A1
ex 8l.0*f K I         Waste and scrap of titanium               total suspension