CELEX: 51991PC0325
Language: en
Date: 1991-09-06
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING THE AUTONOMOUS COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES ON THREE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS ( IN THE MICROELECTRONICS SECTOR )

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                              C0M(91) 325 final
                                              Brussels, 6 September 1991
                                 Proposal for a
                           COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
            temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff
                        duties on three industrial products
                          (in the microelectronics sector)
                         (presented by the Commission)
MBeËS
 ---pagebreak---                            EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUN
Council Regulation (EEC) N" 1810/91 of 31 May 1991< 1) , in its Annex I,
listed products for which suspension of duty was granted for 3 months
(1.7.91 to 30.9.91).
After examining the situation, the Commission deems it Justifiable to
propose the suspension of duty on the products listed in the Annex to the
attached draft Regulation.
The reduced or zero-rates proposed reflect the status of Community
production.
(1)   O.J. n* L 167 of 29.6.1991.
 ---pagebreak---                                                      proposal for a
                                      COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No
                                                    of
                 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duty on three industrial
                                   products (in the microelectronics s e c t o r )
THE COUNCIL OF THE l.l'ROPEAN COMMUNITIES.                       Whereas, taking account of the difficulties involved in
                                                                 accurately assessing the development of the economic
                                                                 situation in the sectors concerned in the near future, these
                                                                 suspension measures should be taken only temporarily, by
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            fixing their period of validity by reference to the interests of
Economic Communn>, and in particular Article 28                  Community production,
thereof.
                                                                 I IAS ADOPTED II IIS REGULATION:
Having regard to the propos.il from the Commission.
                                                                                            Article 1
Whereas production ol ihe products referred to in this           The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for the
Regulation is at present inadequate or non-existent within       products listed in the table appearing in the Annex shall be
the Community and producers are thus unable to meet the          suspended at the level indicated in respect of each of
needs of user industries in the Community;                       them.
                                                                 These suspensions shall apply from 1 October t o ' 31 December
Whereas it is in the Community's interest in certain CINCS to     1991.
suspend the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties
only partially, particularly because of the existence of                                    Article 2
Community produai.':*. and in other cases to suspend
them completely;                                                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 1991.
                  ThiN Kcuul.iuon sh.iil be binding m its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States
                  Done .u HrusseU
                                                                                       For the Council
                                                                                         The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                             ANNEX
       CN code    Description                                                            Rate of autonomous duly (X)
   179 ex85421172 Electrically erasable, programmable, read only aeaory (E 2 PR0H),
                  excluding Flash-E 2 PR0H, «ith a storage capacity of 1 Kbit, in the
                  fora of a aonolithic integrated circuit, contained in a housing the
                  exterior diaensions of «hich do not exceed 17 x 42 ••, «ith not more
                  than 32 connecting pins and bearing:
                  - an identification aarking consisting of or including the following
                    coabination of figures and letters:
                    AT 28C1824
                  - other identification aarkings relating to devices coaplying «ith the
                    aboveaentioned description
179bis ex85421172 Flash electrically erasable, prograaaable, read only aeaory
                  (Flash-E 2 PKOH), «ith a storage capacity of 1 Mbit, in the fora of a
                  aonolithic integrated circuit, contained in a housing the exterior
                  diaensions of which do not exceed 17 x 42 aa, «ith not aore than 32
                  connecting pins and bearing:
                  - an identification aarking consisting of or including the following
                    coabination of figures and letters:
                    48 F 816
                  - other identification aarkings relating to devices coaplying «ith the
                    aboveaentioned description
   188 ex8S421172 Flash electrically erasable, prograaaable, read only aeaory
                  (Flaeh-E 2 PROH) «ith a storage capacity of 2 Kbits, in the fora of a
                  aonolithic integrated circuit, contained in a housing the exterior
                  diaensions of which do not exceed 17 x 42 aa, «ith not aore than 32
                  connecting pins or contact areas and bearing:
                  - an identification aarking consisting of or including the following
                    coabination of figures and letters:
                    28F828
                  - other identification aarkings relating to devices coaplying «ith the
                    aboveaentioned description
 ---pagebreak---                                FICHE FINANCIERE
   1. Ligne budgétaire concernée : Chap. 12 art. 120
   2. Intitulé de I'act ion : Projet de proposition de règlement du Conseil
      portant suspension temporaire des droits autonomes du tarif douanier
      commun pour trois produits industriels (domaine de la micro-
      électronique ) .
   3. Base lurid loue : Art. 28 du Traité-CEE.
   4. Objectif de I'act ion : Suspension des droits du T.D.C. pour les
      produits susvisés.
   5. Coût de l'action :
      à la charge du budget de la CEE :
      Evaluation rendue difficile, faute de statistiques communautaires
      complètes et précises.
      Compte tenu de ce qui précède et sur la base d'une pondération
      établie à partir des données fournies par certains Etats membres, le
      coût de cette opération peut être chiffré de la façon suivante :
      1•  Coût de l'action pour la période 1/7/91 - 30/9/91 (période
          précédente)
          122.000 Ecus
if
4*
      2.  Coût de l'action actuelle (3 mois) :
          67.600 Ecus
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