CELEX: 51997PC0198
Language: en
Date: 1997-05-06
Title: Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial and agricultural products

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                 Brussels, 06.05.1997
                                                 COM(97) 198 final
                               Proposal for a
                     COUNCIL REGULATION Œ O
amending the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending
            the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain
                         industrial and agricultural products
                       (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                                    EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. During the first quarter of this year, the Commission, assisted by the Economic Tariff Questions
   Group, has reviewed requests for temporary suspension of autonomous Common Customs Tariff
   duties presented to it by the Member States, including certain requests amending existing
   suspensions.
2. The attached proposal concerns certain industrial and agricultural products.
3. The requests for suspension relating to the above products were examined in the light of the criteria
   set out in the communication from the Commission to the Council and the Member States
   concerning autonomous tariff suspensions (see OJ C 235, 13.9.1989, p. 2).
   Following this review, the Commission considers that the suspension or reduction of duties is
   justified for the products listed in Annex I to the attached proposal for a Regulation.
   For the products listed in Annex II, on the other hand, it believes suspension is no longer in the
   Community's economic interests.
   The two annexes to this Regulation thus correspond respectively, to the list of products for which
    suspension is proposed, or for which the wording (including the nomenclature code) has to be
   changed, and the list of products removed from the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96.
   Amendments to the description of certain products listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No
    1255/96, where they have become necessary, have been taken into account as follows:
            - addition to the nomenclature code for the product (listed in the Annex to Regulation
                (EC) No 1255/96) in Annex II,
            - addition of the new amended product description in Annex I.
4.  The period of validity of the proposed measure is unspecified, since its purpose is to amend the
    Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/96, the period of validity of which is itself unspecified.
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 ---pagebreak---                                                  Proposal for a
                                   COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No               /97
                                              of             1997
   amending the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending the autonomous
                    Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial and agricultural products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 125 5/96 ' temporarily suspending the autonomous Common
Customs Tariff duties on certains industrial and agricultural products, as last amended by Regulation
(EC)No2484/96 2 ,
Whereas it is in the interest of the Community to suspend partially or totally the autonomous Common
Customs Tariff duties for a number of new products not listed in the Annex to Regulation
(EC) No 1255/96,
Whereas the products referred to in the said Regulation, for which it is no longer in the Community's
interest to maintain suspension of autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties or for which it is
necessary to amend the description in the light of technical developments, must be withdrawn from the
list in the Annex thereto,
Whereas, for the sake of clarity, products whose description require amendment should be regarded as
new products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                                   Article 1
The products set out in Annex I to this Regulation shall be added to the Annex to Regulation
(EC) No 1255/96. The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on these products shall be suspended
at the rate indicated for each product.
                                                   Article 2
The products for which the codes are set out in Annex II to this Regulation shall be removed from the
Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96.
                                                   Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 Juli 1997.
        This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
               Done at           ,
                                                                    For the Council
                                                                    The President
1
  OJNoL 158, 29.6.1996. p. 1
2
  O.I No L 341, 30.12.1996. p. I
                                                 3
 ---pagebreak---                                                    ANNEX I
                                                                                                 Rate of
       CN c o d e & TARIC                                Description                           autonomous
                                                                                                duty (%)
0001 exl518 00 91 10      Soya-bean oil, modified with maleic acid, for the manufacture of               0
                          cosmetic products (a)
0009 ex2820 90 90 10      Manganese (II,III) oxide containing by weight 70 % or more of
                          manganese
0010 ex2821 10 00 10      Diiron trioxide, in the form of powder, of a purity by weight of
                          99,2 % or more, for the manufacture of goods of heading No 8504 (a;
0021 ex2843 90 90 30      Mixture of palladium phthalocyanines
0025 ex2846 10 00 10      Rare-earth concentrate containing by weight 60 % or more but not
     ex3824 90 95 48      more than 75 % of rare-earth oxides and not more than 1 % each of
                          zirconium oxide, aluminium oxide or iron oxide, and having a loss on
                          ignition of 5 % or more by weight
0026 ex2902 90 80 40      1,4-Diethylbenzene
0064   2914 21 00         Camphor
0067 ex2914 70 90 30      4,4'-Dibromobenzil
0070 ex2915 40 00 10      Vinyl chloroacetate
0080 ex2917 11 00 20      Bis(p-methylbenzyl) oxalate
0087 ex2918 19 10 10      L-Malic acid
0112 ex2921 44 00 10      Methyldiphenylarnine
0122 ex2922 29 00 50      6-Methoxy-m-toluidine
0130 ex2923 90 00 10      Tetramethylammonium hydroxide, in the form of an aqueous solution
                          containing :
                          — (25 ± 0 , 5 ) % by weight of tetramethylammonium hydroxide,
                          —  500 mg/kg or less of carbonate,
                          —  200 mg/kg or less of chloride
                             and
                          —  5 mg/kg or less of potassium
0153 ex2930 90 70 50      2-Chlorophenylsulfonyl isocyanate, in the form of a solution in
                          xylene
0154 ex2930 90 70 55      Methyl 2-(isocyanatosulfonyl)methylbenzoate, in the form of a
                          solution in xylene
0159 ex2930 90 70 60      2-[(p-Aminophenyl)sulfonyl)ethyl hydrogen sulphate
0169 ex2931 00 80 55      Tributylphosphine
0168 ex2931 00 80 65      Bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphinic acid
0181 ex2932 29 80 60      3-Oxo-17 a-pregn-4-ene-21, 17/3-carbolactone
                                                  ^
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         . CN code & TARIC                                  Description                            autonomous
      ..                   ]                                          .                            duty (%)
0192      ex2933 21 00 40    1-[1,3-Bis(hydroxymethyl)-2,5-dioxoimidazolidin-4-yl]-1,3-                     0
                             bis(hydroxymethyl)urea
0211      ex2933 90 95 55    5-Nitroindole                                                                  0
0*221     ex2934 20 90 10    4-Chloro-l, 3-benzothiazol-2 ( 3H) -one                                          0
0222      ex2934 90 60 60    Dimethenamide (ISO)                                                            0
0253      ex3506 91 00 20    Heat activated adhesive based on phenolic resin and rubber, in the             0
                             form of a film on a release paper, for use in the manufacture of
                             brake pads for the automotive industry (a)
0259      ex3702 32 90 10    Paper sheet, coated with silver halide emulsion, for the manufacture           0
          ex3703 90 10 10    of goods of subheading 3701 20 00 (a)
0268      ex3812 30 80 40    Dialuminium tetramagnesium monocarbonate dodecahydroxide                       0
                             monohydrate, coated with a surface-active agent
0272      ex3814 00 90 10    Mixture containing by weight 25 % or rr.ore but not more than 35 % of          3
                             dimethyl sulfoxide and 65 % or more cut not more than 75 % of
                             monoethanolamine
0278      ex3815 19 90 30    Catalyst containing titanium tetrachloride supported en magnesium              0
                             dichloride, for use in the manufacture of polypropylene (a)
0283      ex3815 90 90 85    Catalyst based en aiuminosilicate (zeolite), for the transalkylaticn           0
                             of alkylaromatic hydrocarbons (a)
0297      ex3813 CO 90 20    Wafers of indium phosphide, doped                                              0
C3C3      ex3S24 90 95 4 9    Mixed oxides of metals, in the form sf powder, containing by weight:           C
                             —   70 % or more but not more than 75 %• of iron oxide,
                             —   10 % or more but not more than 20 % of zinc oxide,
                             —   10 % cr more but not more than 15 % of magnesium cxice,
                             —   1 % cr more but net more than 5 % cf manganese oxide
                                 and
                             —   1 % or more but not more than 3.% of copper oxide
0310      ex382-î 90 95 50   Zeolites consisting of oxides of barium, aluminium and silicon,                C
                             containing by weight 30 % or mere but not more than 40 % of barium
                             oxide, in the form of spheres of which 80 % or more by weight have a
                             diameter of 0,3 mm or mere.but not mere than 1,2 mm
0361      ex3903 90 90 60    Copolymer of styrene with butyl acrylate, butyl methacryiate and               0
                             methyl methacryiate, of an average molecular weight of 180 000 cr
                             mere but not exceeding 24 0 000, in one of the forms mentioned in
                             note 6 (b) of Chapter 39
0369      ex3904 4 0 00 91    Copolymer of vinyl chloride with vinyl acetate and vinyl alcohol,             '•
                             containing by weight:
                             — 87 % or more but not more than 92 t cf vinyl chloride,
                             —   2 % or more but not more than 9 t cf vinyl acetate
                                 and
                             —   i % or mere but not more than 8 % cf vinyl alcohol,
                             in one cf the forms mentioned in note -5 (a) or (b) to Chapter 39,
                             for the manufacture cf goods of heading No 8523 (a)
                                                   r
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       CN c o d e & TARIC                               Description                            autonomous
                                                                                                duty (%)
0373 ex3904 61 90 20      Copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and perfluorinated propyl vinyl
                          ether, containing 3,2 % or more but not more than 4,6 % by weight of
                          perfluorinated propyl vinyl ether and less than 1 mg/kg of
                          extractable fluoride ions
0448 ex3904 69 90 96      Polychlorotrifluoroethylene, in one of the forms mentioned in note
                          6 (a) and (b) to Chapter 39
0377 ex3905 91 00 93      Copolymer of ethylene and vinyl alcohol (EVOH)
0412 ex3912 90 10 10      Cellulose acetate propionate, non-plasticised, in the form of
                          powder:
                          — containing by weight 25 % or more of propionyl (as determined by
                              the ASTM D 817-72 method)
                              and
                          — of a viscosity not exceeding 120 poise (as determined by the ASTM
                              D 817-72 method),
                          for the manufacture cf printing inks, paints, lacquers and other
                          coatings, and reprographic coatings (a)
0414 ex3917 32 19 10      Flexible pipe of silicone foam, with continuous channels, of a Shore
                          A hardness of 7 or more but not exceeding 48 and a density of
                          0,28 g/cm3 or more but not exceeding 0,92 g/cm3
0435 ex3920 62 19 70      Film of polyethylene terephthalate, coated on both sides with a
                          layer of epoxy acrylic resin, of a total thickness of 37 micrometres
                          (± 3 micrometres)
0447 ex3920 69 00 20      Film of polyethylene naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylate, of a thickness
                          of 82 micrometres or more but not exceeding 88 micrometres
0461 ex3921 19 90 91      Microporous polypropylene film of a thickness not exceeding 100
                          micrometres
0480 ex4823 90 50 10      Paper coated with dye retention and dye releasing agents used to
                          produce a positive image, for the manufacture of goods of subheading
                          3701 20 00 (a)
0539 ex7011 20 00 40      Glass face-plate:
                          —   with a diagonal measurement of 366,4 mm (± 1,5 mm) and of
                              dimensions of 246,4 * 315,4 mm (± 1,5 mm),
                          —   with a diagonal measurement of 391 mm (± 1,5 mm) and of
                              dimensions of 261,4 x 326,8 mm (± 1,5 mm),
                          —   with a diagonal measurement of 442 mm (± 1,5 mm) and of
                              dimensions of 293,4 * 369,2 mm (± 1,5 mm),
                          —   with a diagonal measurement of 544,5 mm (± 1,6 mm) and of
                              dimensions of 358 * 454 mm (± 1,6 mm), having a cylindrical
                              curvature,
                              or
                          — with a diagonal measurement of 629,8 mm (± 3 mm) and of
                              dimensions of 4C6,5 * 519 mm (± 2 mm), having a cylindrical
                             . curvature,
                          and with a raised edge, for the manufacture of colour cathode-ray
                          tubes (a)
0541 ex7014 00 00 10      Optical elements of glass (other than those of heading No 7015), not
                          optically worked, other than • signalling glassware
0557 ex7409 19 00 10      Sheet or plate of polytetrafluoroethylene, with aluminium oxide or
                          titanium dioxide -es a filler or reinforced with glass-fibre fabric,
                           laminated on both sides with copper foil
                                                 £
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       CN code & TARIC                               Description                            autonomous
                                                                                             duty (%)
0562 ex8101 99 00 10   Disc (target) with deposition material, of tungsten or an alloy
                       containing by weight 90_ % of tungsten and 10 % of titanium,
                       —  containing 100 micrograms/kg or less of sodium
                          and
                       —  mounted on a copper or aluminium support,
                       for use in the manufacture of goods of heading No 8542 by sputtering
                       (a)
0568 ex8108 90 90 92   Disc (target) with deposition material, of titanium,
                       —  containing 50 micrograms/kg or less of sodium
                          and
                       —  mounted on a copper or aluminium support,
                       for use in the manufacture of goods of heading No 8542 by sputtering
                                            Q-
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        CN code & TARIC                               Description                             autonomous
                                                                                               duty (%)
0005  ex8471 70 51 30   Drive-unit, comprising a printed circuit on which are mounted
                        integrated circuits providing drive and signal processing functions
                        for reading optical CD-ROM disks, not capable of recording
0015  ex8473 30 10 25   Processor, only consisting of:
                        —   a central processing unit (CPU),
                        — one or more cache memories (including so-called "TAG-RAMs"),
                        — resistors and capacitors,
                        the whole mounted on a printed circuit and contained in a housing
                        whether or not with cooling elements
0028  ex8473 30 10 80   Microprocessor, microcontroller or microcomputer, only consisting of
                        2 monolithic integrated circuits contained in a housing bearing:
                        —   an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the
                            following combination(s):
                            80521EX    COP 87L2   COP 87L4    COP 87L8
                            or
                        —   other identification markings relating to devices complying with
                            the abovementioned description
0036  ex8473 40 10 10   Thermal printer head
      ex8473 40 90 85
0037  ex8481 80 59 10   Air control valve, consisting of a stepping motor and a valve
                        pintle, for the regulation of idle air flow in .fuel injection
                        engines
0049  ex8504 40 30 10     .rect current to direct current converter
      ex8504 40 99 20
      ex8542 50 00 08
0058  ex8507 30 91 20   Rectangular accumulator, with a length not exceeding 69 mm, a width
      ex8507 80 91 10   not exceeding 36 mm and a thickness not exceeding 12 mm, for use in
      ex8507 80 99 10   the manufacture of rechargeable batteries (a)
0059  ex8507 80 91 40   Cylindrical nickel-hydrid accumulator, with a length of 4 9,5 mm
                         (±0,5 mm) and a diameter of 10 mm (±0,5 mm), having a nominal
                        capacity of 540 mAh or more, for use in the manufacture of
                        rechargeable batteries (a)
007 9 ex8517 90 88 20   Parts, for use in the manufacture or the repair of products falling
      ex8548 90 00 40   within subheading 8517 21 00 (a)
0085  ex8522 90 98 40   Compact disc changing and selection mechanism, comprising electronic
                        components, not comprising circuits with amplification functions or
                        pcwer supply drive functions, for use in the manufacture of products
                        falling within heading 8527 (a)
0106  ex8529 90 70 94   Receiver providing conversion of radio frequencies (RF) into
                        intermediate frequencies (IF) and analogue-to-digital conversion of
                        satellite positioning signals of 1 575,42 MHz, only consisting of 2
                        monolithic integrated circuits mounted on a support and contained in
                        a housing bearing:
                        —   an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the
                            following combination(s):
                            Gemini/Pisces   GP00-D227        R6732-12
                            or
                        —   other identification markings relating to devices complying with
                            the abovementioned description
0121  ex8531 80 90 70   Electro-accoustic transducer
                                               ?
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        CN code & TARIC                                  Description                          autonomous
                                                                                               duty (%)
0134  ex8532 29 00 31   Capacitor with 2 dielectric materials, one in ceramic, the other in             0
                        epoxy resin, having an initial capacitance of 500 pF (±35 %) and a
                        dissipation factor not exceeding 2,5 %
0138  ex8534 00 19 92   Single-face printed circuits fixed on a plastic tape with sprocket              0
                        holes on both edges, for use in the manufacture of ink jet printer
                        cartridges (a)
0779  ex8536 50 19 91   Hall effect switch, comprising 1 magnet, 1 Hall effect sensor and 2             0
                        capacitors, contained in a housing with 3 connections and bearing:
                        — an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the
                           following combination(s):
                           2AV2 8E    2AV31E    2AV56
                           or
                        —  other identification markings relating to devices complying with
                           the abovementioned description
0151  ex8536 90 10 91   Contact element with a hold-force of more than 3 N, in the form of 2            0
                        rectangular plastic frames interconnected by electric conductors
0156  ex8540 11 11 93   Colour cathode-ray tube, equipped with 1- gun with 3 rays and with a            0
                        diagonal measurement of the screen of 22 cm or more but not
                        exceeding 26 cm
0161b ex8540 12 00 83   Monochrome cathode-ray tube, with a diagonal measurement of the
                        screen of 150 mm or .more but not exceeding 182 mm, a neck diameter
                        of less than 30 mm and an anode voltage of 25 kV or more but not
                        exceeding 32 kV
C225  exo542 13 01 Co   Wafer, not yet cut into chips, consisting cnly of microcontrollers
                        or microcomputers with a processing capacity of 16 bits, comprising
                        one or more data memories with a total storage capacity not
                        exceeding 16 Kbits and one or more programme memories with a total
                        storage capacity not exceeding 512 Kbits, for use in the manufacture
                        cf goods of subheading 6542 13 65 contained in a housing bearing:
                        — an identification marking cor.sist.inc of cr including (one of) the
                           following combination(s):
                           7720         77C20        77C25      78C11   78C12      78C14
                           8XC196KT
                           cr
                        — other identification markings relating to devices complying with
                           the abovementioned description
0248  ex8542 13 13 02   Dynamic random-access memory of C-MOS technology (C-MOS D-RAM), with
                        a storage capacity of 512 K * 9 bits and an access time not
                        exceeding 80 ns, in the form of a monolithic integrated circuit
                        contained in a housing bearing:
                        — an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the
                           following combination ! s):
                           HM514 900AJ-8    KM48C512BJ-7
                           or
                        — other identification markings relating to devices complying with
                           the abovementioned description
0262  ex854 2 13 63 09  Micrccontrol1er or microcomputer of C-MOS technology, with a
                        processing capacity of 8 bits, providing communication and control
                        functions in local operating networks (LCNs), comprising three 8-bit
                        central processing units (CFUs), i.n the form of a monolithic
                        integrated circuit contained in a housing bearing:
                        —  an identification marking consisting of or including (cne of) the
                           following combinat ion(s) :
                           MC 14 312 0    MC 14 3150
                           or
                        —  other identification markings relating to devices complying with
                           the abovementioned description
                                                9
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       CN code & TARIC                                Description                           autonomous
                                                                                             duty (%)
0270 ex8542 13 63 18   Microcontroll er or microcomputer, with a processing capacity of 8             0
                       bits, compris ing one or more data memories with a total storage
                       capacity not exceeding 24 Kbits and one or more programme memories
                       with a total storage capacity of 32 Kbits or more, in the form of a
                       monolithic in tegrated circuit contained in a housing bearing:
                       — an identif ication marking consisting of or including (one of) the
                           following combination(s) :
                          5A41           5B11           7 6C7 5T      7742
                          77C82          80C152         80C51         80C52
                          83C055         83C504         83C51         83L51
                          8751           87C055         87C504        87C51
                          87C52          87C54          87C58         87L51
                          Am 79C412      AT 8 9C51      C 1900        C 2900
                          C 3900         C 40           CXD 80724     CXP 80524
                          L 39           M 37450E8      M 37450M8     M 38063M6
                          M 38063E8      M 38067M8      M 3812        M50743
                          M50747         M50958         M50959        MC68HC05i8
                          MC68HC11A8     MC68HC705i8    MN 1871215    P 39
                          PCA 84C640     PCA 84C840     PCA 84C841    PD 78014
                          PD 78058       PD 78064       PD 78098      PD 78134
                          TMP 87PM70     TMP 91P642
                          or
                       —  other identification markings relating to devices complying with
                          the abovementioned description
0275 ex8542 13 65 02   Microcontroller or microcomputer of C-MOS technology, with a
                       processing capacity of 16 bits, comprising a data memory wit h a
                       storage capacity of 32 Kbits, one or more programme memories with a
                       total storage capacity not exceeding 240 Kbits, in the form of a
                       monolithic integrated circuit contained in a housing bearing
                       —  an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the
                          following combination(s):
                          AD 6422      ADSP 2171   ADSP 2178
                          or
                       —  other identification markings relating to devices comply!
                          the abovementioned description
0287 ex8542 13 67 04   Microcontroller or microcomputer with a processing capacity of 32
                       cits and a 16-bit data-bus, comprising one or more random-access
                       memories (RAMs) with a total storage capacity not exceeding 450
                       Kbits, one or more read only memories, non-programmable (ROMs) cl-
                       one or more UV erasable, programmable, read only memories (EFROMs)
                       with a total storage capacity not exceeding 768 Kbits, in the form
                       cf a monolithic integrated circuit contained in a housing bearing:
                       —  an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the
                          following combination(s):
                          320 10        320 11        320 C 10     320 C 15      320 C 17
                          320 C 25      320 C 50      320 C 51     320 C 53      320 E 15
                          320 E 17      MC68ECC00     TMS 320C59
                            or
                       —  other identification markings relating to devices complying with
                          the abovementioned description
0291 ex8542 13 67 0Î   Microcontroller or microcomputer of C-MOS technology, with a
                       processing capacity of 32 bits, comprising a random-access memory
                       (RAM), a time processor unit (TPU) and 2 serial interface circuits,
                       in the form of a monolithic integrated circuit contained in a
                       housing bearing:
                       — an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the
                          following combination(s):
                          MC 68332     MC 68336    MC 68F333
                            or
                          other identification markings relating to d« vices complying with
                          the abovementioned description
                                              /o
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        CN code & TARIC                               Description                             autonomous
                                                                                               duty (%)
0307  ex8542 13 91 20   Serial interface circuit, of C-MOS technology, for 4-channel                    0
                        independent full duplex data transfer, with encoding and decoding
                        functions, in the form of a monolithic integrated circuit contained
                        in a housing bearing:
                        —   an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the
                            following combination(s):
                            TNETE 2004
                            or
                        —   other identification markings relating to devices complying with
                            the abovementioned description
0328  ex8542 13 99 58   Transmitter/receiver of C-MOS technology, for the reception and                 0
                        transmission of data at a speed of 98,304 Mbits/s and operating with
                        an internal clock frequency of 49,152 MHz, in the form of a
                        monolithic integrated circuit contained in a housing bearing:
                        — an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the
                            following combination(s):
                            TSB 11C01    TSB 14C01
                            or
                        —   other identification markings relating to devices complying with
                            the abovementioned description
0612  ex8542 14 99 33   Frequency synthesiser, comprising 1 or more phase-locked loop (PLL)             0
      ex8542 30 95 40   circuits and 1 or more frequency dividers, with ar operating
                        frequency not exceeding 2,8 GHz, in the form of a monolithic
                        integrated mixed analogue-digital circuit contained in a housing
                        bearing:
                        —   an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the
                            following combination(s):
                            LMX 2331     LMX 2332   LMX 2335    LMX' 2336   M 64 07 4GP
                            MC 12179     MC 12181   MC 12202    MC 12206    MC 12210
                            MC 12302     MC 12306   MC 12310    UMA 1015M   UMA 1018M
                            or
                        —   other identification markings relating to devices complying with
                            the abovementioned description
0420  ex8542 19 01 13   Wafer, not yet cut into chips, of gallium arsenide (GaAs)                       0
                        semiconductor material, consisting only of divider/detector
                        circuits, capable of synthesizing frequencies in the range of 50 MHz
                        to 1 700 MHz, comprising a prescaler, a freguency divider and a
                        phase/frequency detector, for use in the manufacture of goods of
                        subheading 8542 19 98 contained in a housing bearing:
                        —   an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the
                            following combination(s):
                            GIGA FSS
                            or
                         • other identification markings relating to devices complying with
                            the abovementioned description
                          (a)
0444b ex8542 19 98 23   12-bit analogue-to-digital converter of BiMOS technology, providing
                        a sampling rate of at least 5 MHz, in the form of a monolithic
                        integrated circuit contained in a housing bearing:
                        — an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the
                            following combination(s):
                            AD 871    AD 872
                            or
                            other identification markings relating to devices complying with
                            the abovementioned description
0448a ex8542 30 10 08   Wafer, not yet cut into chips, consisting only of amplifiers, for
                        use in the manufacture of goods of heading or subheading 8471,
                        8542 30 20, 8542 30 30,-8542 40 50, 8543 89 90 or 9021 40 00 (a)
0448b ex8542 30 20 11   Amplifier, not contained in a housing (chip), for use in the
                        manufacture of goods of heading or subheading 8471, 8542 30 30,
                        8542 40 50, 8543 89 90 or 9021 40 00 (a)
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        CN code & TARIC                                Description                             autonomous
                                                                                                duty (%)
0448c   8542 30 30      Amplifiers                                                                       0
0495  ex8542 30 50 01   Voltage regulator, in the form of a monolithic integrated analogue
                        circuit contained in a housing bearing:
                        —   an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the
                            following combination(s) :
                            0 C (RH5 RA 30 AA)    16227090             1 B (RH5 RA 21 AA)
                            34992                 CS 8109 (7032FB)     CS 8140
                            CS 8141               EZ 1083              EZ 1084
                            EZ 1085               EZ 1086              LM 1575
                            LM 2575               LM 2940              LP 2950
                            LP 2951               LP 2980              LT 1020
                            LT 1070               LT 1071              LT 1074
                            LT 1076               LT 1083              LT 1084
                            LT 1085               LT 1120              LT 1129
                            LT 1142               LT 1149              LT 1170
                            LT 1171               LT 1172              LT 1271
                            LT 1431               LT 1510              LT 1511
                            LT 1512               LT 1585              MIC 2951
                            MAX 717               MAX 718              MAX 719
                            MAX 720               MAX 721              MAX 722
                            MAX 7 23              MAX 7 32              MAX 7 33
                            MIC 5200              MIC 5201             MIC 5205
                            PQ05RH1               PQ12RH1              S 8420
                            S 8850                SCI 7710Y-KA         TK 112
                            TK 113                TK 11430M            TK 11440M
                            TK 114 (R3)           TK 115               TK 116
                            TK 71350M             TL750M               TL751M
                            or
                        —   other identification markings relating to devices complying with
                            the abovementioned description
0527  ex8542 30 65 03   Speedometer and odometer drive and control circuit, whether or not
                        having amplification functions, comprising frequency dividers, in
                        the form of a monolithic integrated mixed analogue-digital circuit
                        contained in a housing bearing:
                        —   an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the
                            following combination(s) :
                            TA 8906     TB 9207    T3 9208    T3 9212    TB 9230    TB 9250N
                            TB 9258N
                            or
                        —   other identification markings relating to devices complying with
                            the abovementioned description
0461  ex8542 30 69 19   4-channel control circuit, of bipolar technology, capable of driving
                        the motor and the optical unit of a compact disk player, comprising
                        amplifiers and a thermal protection circuit, in the form of a
                        monolithic integrated analogue circuit contained in a housing
                        bearing:
                        — an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the
                            following combination(s):
                            BA 5941FP     BA 6297AF?   BA 6392FP
                            or
                        —   other identification markings relating to devices complying with <
                            the abovementioned description
0582  ex8542 30 95 09   Encoder/decoder with pulse-code-modulation filter, comprising an
                         analogue-to-digital converter and a digital-to-analogue converter,
                         in the form of a monolithic integrated mixed analogue-digital
                         circuit contained in a housing bearing:
                        — an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the
                             following combination(s):
                            MC 145480     MC 145481    MC 145483    MC 145503    MT 896
                            TMC 12 9C18
                            or
                         — other identification markings relating to devices complying with
                             the abovementioned description
                                                &
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                               Rate of
       CN code & TARIC                                Description                           autonomous
                                                                                             duty (%)
0567 ex8542 30 95 47   9-bit analogue-to-digital converter of BiMOS technology, in the form
                       of a monolithic integrated mixed analogue-digital circuit contained
                       in a housing bearing:
                       —  an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the
                          following combination(s):
                          AD 904 9
                          or
                       —  other identification markings relating to devices complying with
                          the abovementioned description
0568 ex8542 30 95 48   Demodulator, capable of indentifying a telephone-line calling-
                       number, in the form of a monolithic integrated mixed analogue-
                       digital circuit contained in a housing bearing:
                       —  an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the
                          following combination(s):
                          MC 145447    MT 8841     MT 8843
                          or
                       —  other identification markings relating to devices complying with
                          the abovementioned description
0569 ex8542 30 95 49   Demodulator, comprising a clock synchronisation circuit, filters,
                       phase-locked loop (PLL) circuits and decoders, in the form of a
                       monolithic integrated mixed analogue-digital circuit contained in a
                       housing bearing:
                       —  an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the
                          following combination(s) :
                          BU 1921
                          or
                       —  other identification markings relating to devices complying with
                          the abovementioned description
0571 ex8542 30 95 50   6-bit digital-to-analogue converter, comprising a serial interface
                       circuit, in the form of a monolithic integrated mixed analogue-
                       digital circuit contained in a housing bearing:
                       —  an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) th«
                          following combination ! s):
                          MC 144110    MC 144111
                          or
                       —  other identification markings relating to devices complying with
                          the abovementioned description
0688 ex8542 30 95 51   Graphic display equalizer circuit, comprising 7 passband filters, in
     ex8542 30 99 72   the form of a monolithic integrated mixed analogue-digital or
                       analogue circuit contained in a housing bearing:
                       — an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the
                          following combination(s):
                          BA 3834    XR 1090
                          or
                       —  other identification markings relating to devices complying with
                          the abovementioned description
0648 ex8542 30 99 29   Voltage reference circuit, in the form of a monolithic integrated
                       analogue circuit contained in a housing bearing:
                       —  an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the
                           following combination(s):
                          AD 580     AD 680    LM 4040     LT 1004 LT 1021   REF 102
                           or
                       —  other identification markings relating to devices complying with
                           the abovementioned description
                                                '3
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                   Rate of
          CN code & TARIC                                Description                            autonomous
                                                                                                 duty (%)
0680    ex8542 30 99 63   Voltage comparator, operating within a common voltage range of -12 V            0
                          or more but not exceeding +36 V and a differential voltage range of
                          -24 V or more but not exceeding +24 V and a response time not
                          exceeding 2,5 us, in the form of a monolithic integrated analogue
                          circuit contained in a housing bearing:
                          —   an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the
                              following combination(s):
                              EL 2019   LM 119    LM 219     LM 2921  LM 319    LT 1016
                              TS 3702   TS 393
                              or
                          —   other identification markings relating to devices complying with
                              the abovementioned description
0618    ex8542 30 99 74   Audio signal processing circuit, providing frequency equalizer and              0
                          mute functions, in the form of a monolithic integrated analogue
                          circuit contained in a housing bearing:
                          — an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the
                              following combination(s):
                              HA 1218NT
                              or
                          —   other identification markings relating to devices complying with
                              the abovementioned description
0619    ex8542 30 99 75   Video and audio recording and reproducing signal processing circuit,
                          providing audio gain stabilization and audio equalization control,
                          in the form of a monolithic integrated analogue circuit contained in
                          a housing bearing:
                          —   an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the
                              following combination(s):
                              LA 71520
                              or
                              other identification markings relating to devices complying with
                              the abovementioned descriDticn
0014    exS542 40 10 03   Microprocessor, only consisting of:
                          —   not more than 4 central processing units (CPUs),
                          — not more than 2 cache memories,
                          and
                          — capacitors,
                          in the form of a hybrid integrated circuit contained in a housing
                          bearing :
                          — an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the
                              following combination(s):
                              4CH9500   4CH9502
                              or
                          — other identification markings relating to devices complying with
                              the abovementioned description
0690    ex8542 40 10 04   Hybrid integrated circuit, consisting only of a monolithic
        ex8542 40 90 10   integrated circuit and decoupling capacitors, contained in a housing
                          bearing :
                          — an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the
                              following combination(s):
                              11H4863 ' 21H4867   26H3566    26H45    26H6718   63F3630
                              63F4582   63G4582   98F2625    98F2775
                               or
                          — other identification markings relating to devices complying with
                              the abovementioned description
04 4 8d    854 2 4 0 50     Amplifiers
                                                N
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                  Rate of
        CN code £ TARIC                                 Description                            autonomous
                                                                                                duty (%)
0720  ex8542 50 00 04   Silicon diode assembly comprising:
                        —    a diode with a peak reverse voltage of 600 V or more and a
                             reverse recovery time not exceeding 0,4 us,
                        and
                        —    a diode with a peak reverse voltage of 1 500 V or more and a
                             reverse recovery time not exceeding 1,5 us,
                        each diode having the same polarity, in the form of a microassembly
                        contained in a housing
0716  ex8542 50 00 09   Quintuple field-effect transistor (FET), having a drain-to-source
                        breakdown-voltage of 150 V or more, operating with a continuous
                        drain current not exceeding 7 A, and with a dissipation rate not
                        exceeding 35 W, in the form of a microassembly contained in a
                        housing bearing:
                        —    an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the
                             following combination(s):
                             SLA 5038
                             or
                        —    other identification markings relating to devices complying with
                             the abovementioned description
0448e ex8543 89 90 62   Amplifier, consisting of active and passive elements mounted on a
                        printed circuit, contained in a housing bearing:
                        —    an identification marking consisting of or including (one of) the
                             following combination(s):
                             FA 01314    FA 01317     FA 01321     FMC 1717   FMC 1819
                             ISO 122     MHW 105      MHW 1815     MHW 27 01  MHW 2707
                             MHW 607     MHW 7 04     MHW 7 07     MHW 7 20   MHW 803
                             MHW 820-1   MHW 820-2    MHW 9002     MHW 910    MHW 914
                             MHW 915     MHW 916      MHW 92 6     MHW 927    MHW 953
                             PF 0144     PF 0146      PF 0148      PF 0412    PHW 2905
                             PHW 2907    PHW 5113     PHW 9012     PHW 902    PHW 925
                             SHW 5115    XHW 105      XHW 28 03    XHW 2 902  XHW 5115
                             XHW 903
                             or
                             other identification markings relating to devices complying with
                             the abovementioned description
0755  ex9001 90 90 50   Rear projection screen, comprising a lenticular plastic plate, for
                        use in the manufacture of products falling within heading 8528 (a)
                         ;
0768  ex9006 91 00 10      arts, for use in the manufacture of products falling within
      ex9006 99 00 10    subheading 9006 40 00 (a)
0771  e:<9013 80 90 10   Polarisation insensitive fibre-optic isolator, operating at a
                         .'avelength of 1 200 r.m or more, contained in a cylindrical housing
0772  ex9013 90 90 1(    icd of neodymium-doped yttrium-aluminium garnet (YAG) material,
                         polished at both ends
  a)      Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out
          pursuant to the relevant Community provisions.
                                                  K
 ---pagebreak---                  ANNEX H
   C N code Tan-            CN code Taric
ex 29181910  10          ex 85423030 07
ex 29239000  10          ex 85423030 08
ex 38151990  30          ex 85423030 09
ex 39044000  91          ex 85423030 10
ex 39211990  91          ex 85423030 11
ex 55049000  10          ex 85423030 12
ex 70112000  40          ex 85423030 13
ex 70112000  50          ex 85423030 14
ex 81019900  10          ex 85423030 15
ex 81089090  92          ex 85423030 16
                         ex 85423030 17
ex 84717051  30          ex 85423030 18
ex 85219000  91          ex 85423030 19
ex 84733010  80          ex 85423030 20
ex 84734090  85          ex 85423030 21
ex 85044099  10          ex 85423030 23
ex 85073091  20          ex 85423030 24
ex 85078091  10          ex 85423030 25
ex 85078099  10          ex 85423030 28
ex 85179088  20          ex 85423050 01
ex 85318090  20          ex 85423050 02
ex 85322500  31          ex 85423050 03
ex 85322900  31          ex 85423050 04
ex 85365015  31          ex 85423050 05
ex 85411091  40          ex 85423050 06
                         ex 85423050 07
ex 85421301  02
                         ex 85423050 08
ex 85421301  03
                         ex 85423050 09
ex 85421301  06
                         ex 85423050 10
ex 85421313  04
                                     11
ex 85421363  09          ex 85423050
                                     12
ex 85421363  18          ex 85423050
                                     13
ex 85421365  02          ex 85423050
                                     14
ex 85421367  04          ex 85423050
                                     15
ex 85421367  08          ex 85423050
                                     16
ex 85421905  08          ex 85423050
                                     17
ex 85423010  01          ex 85423050
                                     18
ex 85423010  03          ex 85423050
                                     19
ex 85423010  04          ex 85423050
                                     20
ex 85423010  05          ex 85423050
                                     21
ex 85423010  06          ex 85423050
                                     22
ex 85423020  01          ex 85423050
                                     23
ex 85423020  02          ex 85423050
                                     24
ex 85423020  07          ex 85423050 03
ex 85423030  01          ex 85423065 04
ex 85423030  02          ex 85423095 09
ex 85423030  03          ex 85423095  10
ex 85423030  04          ex 85423095 40
ex 85423030  05          ex 85423095 28
ex 85423030  06          ex 85423099
                  lc
 ---pagebreak---    CN code' Taric      CN code  Taric
ex 85423099 29      ex 85425000  04
ex 85423099 63      ex 85438990  31
ex 85423099 72      ex 85438990  32
ex 85424050 01      ex 85438990  33
ex 85424050 02      ex 85438990  34
ex 85424050 03      ex 85438990  35
ex 85424050 04      ex 85438990  39
ex 85424050 05      ex 85438990  49
ex 85424050 07      ex 85438990  57
ex 85424050 08      ex 85438990  60
ex 85424050 09      ex 85489000  35
ex 85424050 10      ex 85489000  38
ex 85424050 11      ex 90138090  10
                  n
 ---pagebreak---                                           FINANCIAL STATEMENT
1.    Budget heading involved : Chapter 12 Article 120
2.    Title of operation : Proposal for a Council Regulation amending the Annex to Council Regulation
      (EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain
      industrial and agricultural products.
3.    Legal basis : Article 28 of the EC Treaty.
4.    Objective: Suspension of the CCT duties for the above products.
5.    Measures aimed at prevention and protection: Checks on the end-use of some of the products
      covered by this Council Regulation will be carried out in accordance with Articles 291 to 304 of
      Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of the
      Community Customs Code.
6.    Cost :
      In order to reduce the economic problems linked with the period of validity of previous Regulations,
      Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/961, at present in force, does not have a date marking the end of
      its period of validity.
      This proposal of Council Regulation contains only the amendments which must be made to the
      Annex to the existing Regulation in order to take account of the following:
      1. new requests for suspension which have been presented and accepted;
      2. technical developments in products or economic trends on the market, resulting in the lifting
          of certain existing suspensions;
      3. amendments to nomenclature codes.
      Almost all these amendments take the form of two Annexes which contain, respectively, the list of
      new products, or products the description of which has been amended, and the list of products
      removed from the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96.
      Obviously, only the first two amendments have a financial impact.
      Annex I (addition):
      This Annex, in addition to the amendments resulting from a change in CN code, contains 74 new
      products. The uncollected duties corresponding to these suspensions, calculated on the basis of
      expected imports into the requesting Member State for 1997, total ECU 70.1 million. The bulk of
      the revenue foregone, some ECU 46.2 million, corresponds to imports under code 84733010*25
      (mainly the new Intel processor replacing the Pentium Pro).
      On the basis of the existing statistics for the preceding years, it appears, however, that this amount
      must be increased by an average factor which may be estimated at 1.8, to take account of imports
      into other Member States using the same suspensions. This means a loss of revenue of some
      ECU 125 million.
1
   OJ LI58, 29 June 1996, p. 1.
                                                  If
 ---pagebreak--- The following table shows codes for which the estimated revenue foregone would exceed ECU 3 million:
 Nomenclature       Applicant MS         Rate (%) on 1      Duties (ECU        Duties with  % of total
      code          imports (ECU           July 1997           million)         correction  (ECU 125
                        million)                                              factor (ECU    million)
                                                                                 million)
84733010*25              1400.0               3.3                46.2              83.2        66.0
90069100*10               66.6                5.1                3.4               6.1          4.9
85424050*00               31.1                7.0                 2.2              3.9          3.1
85340019*92               34.8                5.2                 1.8              3.3          2.6
85229098*40               36.7                4.7                 1.7              3.1          2.5
     Annex II (withdrawal):
     This Annex introduces the withdrawal of nine products for which the uncollected duties amounted in
     1996 to ECU 2.0 million, as determined from requests for suspension. The same correction factor of
     1.8 gives additional revenue of ECU 3.6 million.
     Estimated cost of the present operation
     For the coming year, in the light of the approximate calculations made, the additional loss of
     revenue resulting from this Regulation may therefore be estimated at some ECU 122 million
     against a total loss estimated in 1997 at ECU 1 300 million2 corresponding to the suspension granted
     by the Regulation at present in force.
     The shortfall in traditional own resources will have to be made up by the Member States by topping
     up the GNP component.
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