CELEX: 51995PC0589
Language: en
Date: 1995-11-24
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial products (in the chemical and allied sectors)

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                          Brussels, 24 11.1995
                                          COM(95) 589 final
                         Proposal for a
               COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)
temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff
    duties on certain industrial products (in the chemical and
                          allied sectors)
                (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                           EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. In the third quarter of this year, the Commission, with the assistance of the Economic
   Tariff Questions Group, examined all requests, submitted by Member States, for
   temporary suspension of common customs tariff duties, including the requests for
   prolongation of the suspensions currently in force.
   The attached proposal concerns a number of industrial products in the chemical and
   allied sectors.
2. The proposals for Regulations temporarily suspending the autonomous common
   customs tariff duties onfisheryproducts and on other industrial products, are also in
   preparation.
3. Requests for suspension relating to the above products were examined in the light of
   the criteria defined in the Commission communication to the Council and the Member
   States, concerning autonomous tariff suspensions (cf. O.J. no. C 235 of 13.9.89, p. 2).
   As a result of this examination, the Commission deems it justifiable to suspend the
   duty on those products listed in the Annex to the attached proposal for a Regulation.
4. As stated in Article 1 of the aforementioned proposal for a Regulation, the proposed
   period of validity is 6 months.
                                           A
 ---pagebreak---                                              Proposal for a
                            COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No                      /95
                                          of                1995
         temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duty on certain
                        mdustrial products (in the chemical and allied sectors)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                               Whereas, taking account of the difficulties
UNION,                                                    involved in accurately assessing the
                                                          development of the economic situation in the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the              sectors concerned in the near future, these
European Community, and in particular Article             suspension measures should be taken only
28 thereof,                                               temporarily, by fixing their period of validity
                                                          by reference to the interests of Community
Having regard to the proposal from the                    production,
Commission,
Whereas production of the products referred to            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
in this Regulation is at present inadequate or
non-existent within the Community and                                         Article 1
producers are thus unable to meet the needs of
user industries in the Community;                         The autonomous Common Customs Tariff
                                                          duties for the products listed in the Annex shall
Whereas it is in the Community's interest in              be suspended at the level indicated in respect of
certain cases to suspend the autonomous                   each of them.
Common Customs Tariff duties only partially,
particularly because of the existence of                  These suspensions shall apply from 1 January
Community production, and in other cases to               to 30 June 1996.
suspend them completely;
                                                                              Article 2
Whereas the decision for the suspension of
these autonomous duties should be taken by the            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1
Community;                                                 January 1996.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at                      1995.
                                                                      For the Council
                                                                      The President
                                                  Z-
 ---pagebreak---                 EN                                                     ANNEX
    CN code         TARIC   Description                                                     Raie 0 f autonoaous duty (X)
 1  QX28053910       120    Alloy of lanlhanua and other rare earth •étais, containing by
                            weight 43X or «ore of lanlhanua                                   6
 2  ex2823GGQ0       »1G    Titaniua dioxide, of a purity by weight of 99.9X or
                            •ore, with an average grain^size of 1,2 aicroaetres or
                            •ore but not exceeding 1,8 aicroaetres, for the Manufacture of
                            goods of heading No8532 or 8533 <a)                               6
 3  ex2826909Q       «18    Potassiua hexafluorophosphale                                     6
 4  ex28399G6G       UG   - Lead silicate hydrate, of a lead content bu weight of
                            84,SX (tt,5X), evaluated as lead aonoxide, in the fora of
                            powder
 5  ex28439890       »2G    Palladium aonoxide
 7  ex29G95G9G       UG     4-(2-Hethoxyelhyt)phenol
 8  ex2914789G       129    21-Chloro-9p\ lip-epoxy-17-hydroxy-16«-aelhylpregna-l,4-di
                            ene-3,2G-dione
 9  ex2917136G       » 18   Sebacic acid
16  ex29172GQG       §30    1,4,S,6,7,7-Hexachloro-8,9,lG-lrinorborn-S-ene-2,3-dicarboxglic
                            anhydride
11  ex2917399G       "35    Diaethyl naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylate
12  ex29181?00       <1G    Phenylglycolic acid    (aandelic acid)
15  cx29201G0G       M0     Fenitrolhion (ISO)
16     2920903G             Tri»cthyl phosphite
19  ex2921421G       »10    2,6-0ichloro-4-nitroaniline
20  ex29214216       «26    2-8roao-4,6-dinitroaniline
21  ex2921421G       »3G    4-Aainobenzene-l,3-disulphonic acid and its salts
22  ex2921511G       «10    a-Phenylenediaaine, of a purity by weight of 99X or aore
                            and containing:
                            - IX or less by weight of water,
                            - 208ag/kg or less of o-phenylenediaaine
                               and
                            - 450»g/kg or less of p-phenylenediaaine
23  ex29215990       «60    Mixture of isomers of 3,5-diethyltoluenediaaine
28  ex292219GG       «55    4,4-Oiaethoxybutylaaine
24  ex292221G6       «1G    2-Aaino-5-hydroxynaphthalene-l,7-disulphonic acid and its
                            salts, of a purity bu weight of 60X or aore
25  ex2922290G       «38    4-Aaino-5-aethoxy-2-aethylbenzenesulphonic acid
26   ex292229GG      «40     2-Aaino-4-lert-penlyl-6-nitrophenol
27   ex29223GG0      MO      l-Aaino-4-broao-9,lO-dioxoanlhracene-2-sulphonic acid and its
                            salts
29   cx29239Q0Q       »1G    Telraaelhylaaaoniua hydroxide, in the fora of an aqueous
                   \         solution containing:
                             - 25X ({G,1X) by weight of tetraaethylaaaoniua hydroxide,
                             - Sag/kg or less of halide,
                             - 10 aicrograas/kg or less of sodiua,
                             - 10 aicrograas/kg or less of calciua,
                             - 1G aicrograas/kg or less of iron
                               and
                             - 18 aicrograas/kg or less of zinc
 30  ex2924299G       »5Q    3'-Diethyla«irio-4'-aelhoxyacelani tide
 31  BK2324299C       I60    S-[0-(2-Acetoxyethyl)aceloxyacelaaido]-tf,0'-bis(2,3-dia
                             celsnupropyl)-2,4,6-lr i iodoisophthalaaide
                                                               3
 ---pagebreak---         CN code      TAPIC  Description                                                                                            Rate of autonoaous duly (X)
   32   ex29269096   «65    2-Aaino-5-nitrobonzoniIrile                                                                              G
   34   ex293G9095   «17    3,3'-Thiodi(propionic acid)                                                                              0
   35      29310010         Oiaethyl aethylphosphonate
   36   ex29310G8G   170    AMPhosphonoaethyl)iainodiacetic                                  acid
                              ,
   38   6x29332190          3 -[4,4-DiBalhyl-2-<4,4-diaalhyl-2,S-dioxoiBidazoUn-l-u(l)-3-ox
                            ovalerylaaino]-4l-aethoxystearylanilida
   46   ex29336990   «46    Cyanazine           (ISO)
   42   6x29341008   «28    2-(4-Hethytlhiazol-5-yl)ethanol
   44   ex29349099   »38    4-[4-(Tridecyl[branched]oxy)phenyl]-l,4-thiazinane 1,1-dioxide
   45   ex29359000   >45    Mixture of isoaers consisting of
                            Af-ethyltoluene-2-sulphonaaide and
                            V-ethyltoluene-4-sulphonaaide
   46   ex32G4150G   «30    Que C.I. Vat Red 74
   47   ex32G4170G   «10    Due C.l. Pigaent Vellow 81
   48      3381121G         Essential oil of orange, not                              deterpenated
   52   ex35G79GGG    «65   Asparaginase
   54   ex38151200    »20   Catalyst consisting of palladium and rheniua, fixed on a
                            support of active carbon, in the fora of powder, containing:
                            - 0,5X or aore but not aore than 1,5X by weight of
                                palladium,
                            - 3X or aore but not aore than 5X by weight of rheniua
                                and
                            - 0,1 moleX or aore bul not aore than 1 aoleX of alkaline
                                aelals,
                            for use in the manufacture of letrahydrofuran                                            (a)
   5S   ex3815190G    «16   Catalyst consisting of djchroaiua trioxide, fixed on a
                            support of aluminium oxide                                                                               0
   57   ex38180010    >10   Silicon discs, with phosphorus diffused into one side, of a
                            thickness not exceeding 310 aicroaetres, for use in the
                            manufacture of seaiconductor devices of heading No8541                                            (a)    0
   59   ex38249090    «03   Grains, consisting                   of a mixture of dialuainiua trioxide and
                            zirconium dioxide,                    containing by weight:
                             - 70X or aore but                  not aore than 78X of dialuainiua trioxide
                                and
                             - 19X or aore bul                  not more than 26X of zirconiua dioxide                                5.2
     6   ex38249G90   «35    Preparation consisting predominantly of ethylene glycol
                            and N, W-dimethylforaaaide or ethylene glycol and
                             y-butyro lac tone, for the manufacture of electrolytic
                            capacitors              (a)                                                                              0
    37   ex38249G9G   »36   Préparation consisting predoainantlu of
                             y-butyrolactone and quaternary ammonium salts, for the
                             aanufacture of electrolytic capacitors                                         (a)                       0
    49   ex38249G90  >«37    2,4,7,9-Telraaethyldec-5-yn-4,7-diol,                                      hydroxuethylated
    58   ex3824909G    «38   Copper rinc ferrite, in the fora of granules_of a size not
                             exceeding 120 aicroaetres, coated with a silicone resin
61b i s   ex38249090    «39   Slyrene oligomer
    72   ex3824909G    Ml    Preparation consisting of
                             «-(4-alluloxucarbonu,lbenzoul)-*i-allu,loxu,p
                             o t u [ o x y ( 2 - m e t h y l e t h y l e n e ) o x y t e r e p h t h a t o y l ] and either
                             diallyl-2,2'-oxydielhyl dicarbonale or diallyl                                           isophlhalate
 ---pagebreak---      CN code      TARIC Description                                                       Rate of autonoaous duty (X)
 60  ex39819000   «97   Copolymer of ethylene JL _vinyl acetate and carbon aonoxide, for
                        use as a plasticizer   in the aanufacture of roof sheets      (a)   0
 61  Gx39631900   «20   Polystyrene of a aolecular weight not exceeding 5006                8
 63  ex39G39G00   *80   Copolyaer of «r-aelhy Istyrene and styrène, having a
     ox3911909G   189   softening point exceeding 113*C                                     8
 65  ex39B46100   «20   Mixture of polylelrafluoroelhylene and a i c a r in one of the
                        foras aentioned in note 6 (b) to Chapter 39                         6
 68  6x39059900   «94   Polyvinyl acetate phthalate                                         0
 69  ex39069000   «70   Polyaerization product of acrylic acid with saatl quantities of
                        a polyunsaturated aonoaer, for the aanufacture of aedicaaents of
                        heading No 3003 or 3004 (a)                                         6
 70  ex39069000   «80   Polyaerization product of acrylic acid with saatl quantities of
                        a polyunsaturated aonoaer, for use as a stabilizer in eaulsions
                        or dispersions with a pH of aore than 13 (a)                        6
 71  ex39G7300G   «29   Epoxyde resin in the fora of powder, containing by weight 44X
                        or aore but not aore than S5X of quartz and 8,5X or aore but
                        not aore than IX of dianliaony trioxide, for the coating of
                        fila capacitors    (a)                                              9
 75  ex39119999   «87   Copolyaer of vinyltoluene and «r-aethylstyrene                      8
 76  ex39119090   «88   Hydrogenated copolymers of vinyltoluene and
                        «r-aethylstyrene                                                    0
 73  ex3911909G   «89   Copolyaer of dibutyl aaleate and      tf-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone,
                         in one of the foras aentioned in note 6 (a) of Chapter 39          0
119  ex3919901G   «10   Shaped sheet of plastic^ with an adhesive layer containing
                        polyisobutylene and pectin, for the aanufacture of colostomy
                        bags    (a)                                                         8
 77  ex39199G31   «10   Reflecting laainated sheeting, aetallized, not containing glass
     6x39206900   «80   balls or pyraaidal patterns, consisting of one sheet of
                        polyester and at least another sheet of polyester or other
                        plastic aalerial and coated on one side with an adhesive,
                        whether or not protected by a release sheet, in rolls, each roll
                        of a width of 150cm or aore and a gross weight of 75kg or
                        aore                                                                8
 78  ex39199031   «40   Reflecting polyester sheeting eabossed in a regular pyraaidal
     ex39206210   «40   pattern, for the aanufacture of safety slickers and badges,
      ex39206290  «20   safety clothing and accessories thereof, or of school satchels,
      3x39206300  «30   bags or similar containers      (a)
      ex392069G0  «36                                                                       9
  80  ex39199061  «92   Polyvinyl chloride sheeting, of a thickness of less than laa,
      er.39199089 «92   coated with an adhesive in-which are embedded glass balls of a
                        diaaeler not exceeding 100 aicroaetres                              8
  79  ex39199861   «93  Adhesive fila consisting of a base of a copolyaer of
      ex39199069   «93  ethylene and vinyl acelale (EVA) of a thickness of 129
                         aicroaetres or aore and an adhesive part of acrylic type of a
                         thickness of 10 aicroaetres or aore, for the protection of the
                         surface of silicon discs (a)                                       9
  82  ex392G5100  U10    Polyaethyl aelhacrylale plate, wilh an antistatic coating, of
                         diaensions of 738x972mm (il,5mm)
  85  ex39?G62lQ   *10   Polyethylene lerephthalaie fila, of a thickness of less than
                         11 aicroaetres, for the aanufacture of digital audio cassettes
                           Ta)
  86  ex392062!0   «20   Polyethylene terephlalale film, not coaled wilh an adhesive, of
                          a thickness not exceeding 2S micrometres, either:
                          - only dyed in the aass, or
                          - dyed in the aass ar.d aetallized or» one side
 ---pagebreak---     CN code     TAR1C Description                                                      Rale of autonoaous duty (X)
 83 ex3920621O  «45   Pita of polyethylene terephthalale only, of a total thickness
                      not exceeding 120 aicroaetres, consisting of one or two layers
                      each containing a colouring and/or UV-absorbing aaterial
                      throughout the aass, uncoated with an adhesive or any other
                      aaterial                                                           8
 87 ex39296216  «50   Polyethylene terephthalale fila, of a thickness of 28
                      aicroaetres or aore but not exceeding 38 aicroaetres, coated on
                      one side with silicone, for use in the aanufacture of window
                      fila    (a)                                                        5.6
 89 ex3928621G  «55   Laminated fila of polyethylene terephthalale only, of a total
                      thickness not exceeding 129 aicroaetres, consisting of one layer
                      which is aetallised only and one or two layers each containing a
                      colouring and/or UV-absorbing aaterial throughout the aass,
                      uncoated with an adhesive or any other aaterial                    8
 99 ex39206219  «65   Single ply_fila of polyethylene terephthatate only, of a
                      thickness not exceeding 129 aicroaetres, which only:
                      - contains a colouring and/or UV-absorbing aaterial throughout
                         the aass
                         and
                      - is aetallised on one side,
                      whether or not coated on one or both sides with a vinyl acrylate
                      polyaer but having no other coating or adhesive                    9
 81 ex39211990  «91   Hicroporous polypropylene fila of a thickness not exceeding 38
                      aicroaetres                                                        0
 92 ex40169988  «10   Soft rubber sealing sloppcrs for the aanufacture of
                      electrolytic capacitors    (a)                                     8
 94 ex48GS6090  «10   Overlay paper, of a width of aore than 2G5ca and an abrasion
                      resistance of at least 6000 rpa (as deterained by the EN
                      438-2:1991 aethod)                                                 9
 96 ex48113900  «10   Kraft paper iapregnaled with an acrylic polyaer with a noainal
                      weight of 8 5 g / a 2                                              9
 98 ex54823310  «10   Textured yarn of polyester, single or two ply, aeasuring per
    ex54923390  «10   single yarn 120 decitex and consisting of 36 filaaents or
                      aeasuring per single yarn 167 decitex and consisting of 48
                      filaaents each having a random variation of diaaeter along ils
                       length                                                            0
 99  exS4G2339G «20   Textured yarn of polyester, aeasuring per single yarn 167
                      decilex and consisting of 60 filaaents or aeasuring per single
                      yarn 334 decitex and consisting of 78 filaaents, having
                      filaaents both of polyethylene terephthatate and of a
                      polyethylene terephthalale which has been cheaically aodified to
                      allow it to be dyeable with cationic dyestuffs                      8
189  ex59119990 «49   Acrylic fibre rods, having a length of not aore than 59ca,
                      for the aanufacture of perr tips (a)                                9
191  ex69039080  «10  Beryllium oxide, of a purity by weight of aore than 99X, in
     ex69G91900  «40   the form of blanks, bars, blocks or plates                         0
102  ex70111090  «10  Glass lenses wilh a stippled fronl refractor or with a front
                       refractor composed of prismatic elements, with an external
                       diameter of more than 121mm but nol exceeding 125mm                0
193  ex70111090 U20    Parabolic glass reflectors, with an externat diaaeter of aore
                       than 121mm but not exceeding 125am                                 0
104  ex70112000  «40   Glass face-plate:
                       - with a diagonal measurement of 366,4mm (il,5aa) and of
                          dimensions of 246,4x31S,4ma (il,5mm),
                       - wilh a diagonal measurement of 391mm (il,5mm) and of
                          dimensions of 261,4x326,8mm (il,5mm),
                       - with a diagonal measurement of 442mm (il,5mm) and of
                          dimensions of 293,4x369,2mm (il,5mm),
                       - wilh a diagonal measurement of 513,5mm (il,6mm) and of
                          dimensions of 341,8x440,5mm (il,6mm),
                       - with a diagonal measurement of 544,5mm (il,6mm) and of
                          dimensions of 358x454mm (il,6mm),
                          with a diagonal measurement of 629,8mm (i3am) and of
                          dimensions of 406,5x519mm (i2mm),
                        - wilh a diagonal measurement of 639,3mm (i3mm) and of
                          dimensions of 413,6x527mm (l2aa)
                                                            /
 ---pagebreak---     CN code    TARIC Description                                                     Rate of autonoaous duty (X)
                     - with a diagonal measurement of 838,2am (ll,5aa) and of
                       diaensions of 549,9x695,6aa (t1,5aa),
                     and wilh a raised edge, for the aanufacture of colour
                     cathode-ray tubes (a)
18S ex78112006       Glass cone:
                     - with a diagonal aeasureaent of 365_, 8aa (il,See) and
                       of diaensions of 243,2x312,8aa (il.Saa)^
                     - with a diagonal aeasureaent of 389,6aa (li,5aa) and of
                       diaensions of 2S8,5x324,Saa (il,Sea)
                       or
                     - with a diagonal aeasureaant of 439,9aa (ll,5ea) and of
                       diaensions of 290x366,6mm (il,Saa)
187 6x76193268 «16   Non-woven product of non-textile glass fibre, for the
    6x76193916 «19   aanufacture of air-filters or of air-filtration products  (a)
    6x76193996 • 19
114 8x81129936 •26   Tube of an alloy of niobiua with zirconiua, containing
                     bu weight 99% of niobiua and IX of zirconiua
IIS 6x84189998 •91   Velded cooling aicro-eleaenls, of an alley of aluainiua.
                     for the aanufacture of condensers (e)
117 ex842199Q9 «95   Part* of equipaent for the filtration of aagnalic disparsiona,
                     consisting essentially of nylon-6 fibras, enclosed in a plaalic
                     casing of a diaaaler of 76aa (i2aa) and a length of
                     S28aa (iSaa)
                                                          f
 ---pagebreak--- (a) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried oui pursuant to
    the relevanl Community provisions.
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 ---pagebreak---                                      FINANCIAL RECORD
1. Budget heading involved: Chap. 12, Article 120.
2. Title of operation: Proposal for a Council Regulation temporarily suspending the
   autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial products (in the
   chemical and allied sectors).
3. Legal basis: Article 28 of the EC Treaty.
4. Objective of operation: Suspension of CCT duties for the above-mentioned products.
5. Cost of the measure.
    - to be borne by the EC budget (in uncollected customs duties-UCD):
   The cost is difficult to estimate in advance, mainly because of the lack of recent
   Community statistics coupled with the arrival of the three new Member States for whom
   full economic data are not available.
    On the basis of :
    -   latest available Eurostat statistics (year 1993)
    -   Member States' declarations on use of suspensions
    -   number of new or renewed suspensions (88)
    -   reductions in customs duties as a result of the GATT agreement
    -   the period of validity of the Regulation (1.1.96 / 30.6.96)
    -   new Member States' declarations in respect of new applications
    the best estimate of UCD for 1996 would be 280 MECU. This measure would account
    for 1/4 of that sum (there are also two other regulations applicable for 1996).
    Estimated cost of this measure (1.1.96 / 30.6.96V
    70 000 000 ECU
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