CELEX: 51976PC0547
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Date: 1976-10-21
Title: DRAFT COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial products. (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                  COM(76) 547 final.
                                                  Brussels , 21 October 1976 .
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                              DRAFT C QUITO IL REGULATION (EEC )
         temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties
                             on certain industrial products .
                                                                           I ,i
                     ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
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        COM(76) 547 final .
 ---pagebreak---                     EXPLANATORY     MEMORANDUM
                                                              ,• (
 At its meetings 22/ 23; July and 23 ' September 1976 » the Economic Tariff
   Problems Group          which meets under the aegis of the Commission
.'examined :             _
  ( a)  the advisability of extending the suspensions of duties which are
       due to expire on 31 December 1976 , and
  (b ) new applications submitted by certain Member States for the
       suspension of Common Customs Tariff duties on certain products as
       from 1 January 1977 .         ,
 The applications submitted relate to products in respect of which the
 Member States concerned consider that a provisional reduction of
 autonomous duties in the Common Customs Tariff is Justified for
 economic reasons , owing to the nori-existence or inadequacy of
 production in the Community .
 Most of these products are raw materials intended for processing
 industries or are considered as such . They are in particular basic
 substances for the chemical industry . Account was taken of the
 possibility of substituting other products already manufactured in the
 Community and of the importance to the Community of the proposed
 measure .
                        i                 V
 The requests of the new Member States to suspend Common Customs Tariff
 duties are based , not only on the economic reasons mentioned , but also
 on the following considerations ;
 From 1 January 1974 the new Member States have no longer the power to
 suspend autonomously their duties without limitations .     Their duties
 can only be suspended in respect of 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
 draft Regulation annexed hereto *
 ---pagebreak---   Having regard to the results of this work it appears appropriate to
   the Commission to propose to the Council the suspension of Common
  Customs Tariff duties for the products listed in the annex to the
   following regulation .
  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 1977
 ' is proposed for the products concerned .
  In view of the above-mentioned suspension duties in the Common Customs
  Tariff the new Member States are obliged to suspend the corresponding
  duties in their tariffs in accordance with Article 39 , paragraph 2 of
  the act concerning the Condition of Accession and the Adjustments of ,
  the Treaties .
  The Group also examined the possibility of suspending the Common
  Customs Tariff duty on the products listed in the table annexed
  hereto . It was not possible to reach an unanimous opinion on the
  subject because of the unfavourable opinions , based on economic
  considerations , which were expressed by one or other of the Member
  States .
   Furthermore ,              _             -             .
_ the following information is given on 1,2-Dibromoethane of
  subheading ex 29.02 A III . At the meeting of the EEC / Israel Joint
  Committee which took place from 3 to 7 June 1976 in Jerusalem
  The Israeli Government drew the attention of the Community delegation
  to its interest in developping its exports of these goods to the EEC .
  It declared that in its view a suspension of the CCT duty for this item
   is contrary to the spirit of the agreement of 11 May 1975 , as Israel is
  an important producer and able to cover totally the Community needs .
( 1 ) This request does however imply no legal commitment of the Community
      in regard to the maintenance of the preference .
 ---pagebreak---            CCT
         HEADING                        DESCRIPTION
         NUMBER
ex 29.02 A III     1 , 2-Dibromoethane
ex 29.03 B II      2-Nitropropane
ex 29.23 B II      3-Chloro-4-( 4-chlorophenoxy) aniline
ex 29.25 A II      Methylolacrylamide or methyl acrylamide
ex 29.34 B         Dimethyltin dichloride
ex 29.35 Q         Cambendazole ( INN )
ex 29.35 Q         Ronidazole ( INN )
ex 30 . 04         Reinforced sterile surgical tape for
                   cutaneous sutures
ex 35.04           Soya protein isolate , having an isoelectric point of 4,8
                   plus or minus 0,4 and which contains not less than 94 %
                   by weight of protein (N x 6,25 ) on a dry basis
ex 38.19 G         Catalysts consisting of copper chloride supported on
                   aluminium oxide for the preparation of
                   dichloroethane from ethylene , hydrochloric acid and
                   oxygen .
ex 39.02 C VI a)   Copolymers of styrene and butadiene , containing not
                   less than 20 % by weight and not more than 28 %
                   by weight of butadiene , in the form of clear ,
                   colourless granules
ex 39.02 C VII b ) Polyvinylchloride sheets less than 1 mm thick , with
                   between 30 % and 40 % by weight of softening agent , in
                   rolls wide from 23 to 28 cm
ex 39.02 C XII     Copolymerization products of acrylic and methacrylic
                   esters in the form of film of a thickness not less than
                   50 and not more than 150 micrometres
ex 39.02 C XII     Polyacrylic acid , slightly cross-linked (viscdsity
                   range : 3000-30,000 cP)
                                                                   ♦ • •/• • •
                                                             0
                       i
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       HEADING                      DESCRIPTION
       NUMBER
ex 39.02 C XIV b )   Stabilized copolymer of ethylene and chlorotnf luoros
                     ethylene
ex 44.11             Match splints
ex 81.04 K II      • Titanium alloy wire , coated and in coil form , for use
                     in the manufacture of aircraft fastenings intended
                     for use in the construction of aeroplanes
ex 85.21 D II        Digital displays consisting of a printed circuit
                     board of a size not exceeding '30' mm by 90 mm with
                     a single line of digits , not less than three in number
                     comprising light-emitting diodes manufactured from
                     gallium-based semi-conductor compounds mounted thereon
                     the line of digits having a protective cover of
                     translucent plastic
 ---pagebreak---                                              DRA FT_ÇgUNÇ IL_REGULAT ION
              temporarily suspending the autonoihous duties in the Common Customs Tariff oa
                                          . certain industrial producti
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 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
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                 taken only temporarily, by fixing their term of
 European Economic Community, and in particular               validity to coincide with the interests of Community
 Article 28 thereof;                                          production,                                          1
 Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
 the Commission;
                                                                                      Article 1
 Whereas production of the products referred to in
 the present Regulation is at present inadequate or           From 1 January to 30 June 1977 the autonomous
Wion-existent within the Community ftnd producers             Common Customs Tariff duties on the products
 are thus unable to meet the needs of fiser industries        listed in the Annex hereto shall be suspended at the
 in the Community;                                            level indicated in respect of each of them.
  whereas it is in the Community's interest in certain
 cases to suspend the autonomous Common Customs                                       Article 2
 Tariff duties only partially, chiefly because of the
 existence of Community production, and in other              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
 cases to suspend them completely;                            1977 .,
               This Regulation shall be finding in its entirety and direcdy applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels, <
                                                                         .   For the Council
                                                                               The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                    ANNEX
    CCI                                                                                       Rate of
, HEADING                                             DESCRIPTION                           autonomous
' NUMBER                                                                                      duties
!"
ex 28*18 C .                                    Magnesium oxide , dead-burned but not
                                                fused , of a purity not lass than 95
            1 . \f
                                                per cent , which contains I
       >/'                                      (a) not more than 0.05 per cent by                   '
                                                      weight of boron compounds evaluated
                      ■ '          .
                                        '             as B,0~
                                                           * *                                  k
                                                                                                  , ..  . .
                      r.ï                       (b) not more than 3.5 per cent by weight'                   ' 1 '
                   ï
                 'V *                                 of calcium compounds evaluated
                                                      as CaO
                ; '       ' )■                  (c) not more than 1*1 per cent by weight '
           •.t                                        of silicon compounds evaluated ae
                                          • •         SiO„                                             ••   ••
                                                (d) a total of not more than 0.7 per cent
                    '                                 by weight of aluminium compounds and                        \
                          -                           ir6n compounds evaluated as A1-0- and                 '
                                 ;            .    ' Fe2°3                                                     01
ex 29.01 C I                                    beta-Pinene                                                    0 %
ex 29.03 B II                                   1-Nitropropane                                                 8 %
ex 29.04 C V                                    2,2-Bis(bromomethyl)propanedioi        .                       0 %
ex 29.07 A                                      2,2 , 6,6 -Tetrabromo-4,4 -isopropylidenediphenol 0 %
                                                ( tetrabromobisphenol A)
ex 29.08 A III c)                               Sodium 4-( 2-methylallyloxy ) benzenesulphonate                0 %
ex 29.16 B VI                                   Sodium 5-( 2,4-dif luorophenyl)salicylate                      0 %
ex 29.16 B VI                                   3,5-Diiodosalicylic acid                                       0 %
ex 29.23 D V                                    Sodium 2-cVclohexa-l,4-dienyl-N-                               0 %
                                                ( 2-methoxycarbonyl- l-methylvinyl ) glycinate
ex 29.31 B                                      Thiophenol                                                     0 %
ex 29.31 B                                      N,N-Diethyl-2-mercaptoethylammonium chloride                   0 Z
ex 29.42 C VII                 ■                Alkaloids of ergot of rye and their salts , ethers , 6 %
                                                esters and other derivatives , other than
                                                lysergic acid
ex 29.44 A                                      Epicillin ( INN)                                               0 Z
ex 29.44 C                                      Cefazolin ( INN) and its salts                                 0 Z
ex 29.44 C                                      ll-Hydroxy-6,7,10,12- tetramethyl-l-oxo- .–,                   0 Z
                                                10-vinylperhydro-3a,7 -pentanoinden-8-yr
                                     ' 1 >-     glycolate ( pleuromutilin)        »
 ---pagebreak---                                                                             ANNEX
        CCI                                                              Rati of
      HEADINQ                       DESCRIPTION                        autonomous
      NUMBER                                                          ^ duties
   ex 29.44 C           Sodium ( 7S )-3-carbamoyloxymethyl-7- _             0 %
                        methoxy-8-oxo-7 - /2-( thienyl ) acetamido /-
                       _5-thia-l-azabicyclo/4. 2 .£7<oct-2-ene-2-
                       carboxylate               •
   ex 30.01 B           Lyophilised human-albumin                           0 %
   ex 30.01 B           Human plasma                                        0 %
ex 32.08 D              Ground glass fibres with a length varying           0 %
                        between 0.1 and 3 mm and a diameter of not
                        less than 3 micrometres and not more than
                        4 micrometres
ex 38.19 U              Potassium hydrogenperoxomonosulphate                0 %
                                                                ,Ί ,
   ex 39.01 A           Colestipol ( INN) hydrochloride                     0 %
   ex 39.03 B  V a) 2   Hydroxypropyl cellulose                             0 %
   ex 39.06 B           0-( 2-hydroxyethyl ) amylopectin hydrolysate        0 %
   62.03 A I            Sacks and bags , of a kind used for the             4 %
                        packing of goods , used , of jute or of other
                        textile bast fibres of heading No 57.03
   ex 88.05 B           Visual display system generating images             0 %
                        by computer intended for equipping
                        flight simulators for civil aircraft ( a)
   ( a) The application of this suspension will be subject to the conditions
        determined by the competent autorities .
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