CELEX: 51979PC0388
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Date: 1979-07-16
Title: Draft COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 2840/78 on the tariff treatment of certain products intended for use in the construction, maintenance and repair of aircraft (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                      COM(79)388 final.
                                                      Brussels . 16 July 1979
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                                    Draft
                           COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
amending Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 2840/ 78 on the tariff treatment
of certain products intended for use in the construction , maintenance
                           and repair of aircraft
             ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
C0M(79 ) 388 final .
 ---pagebreak---                         EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
                                 ...                               t
1. By Regulation ( EEC) No 2840 / 78 of 27 November 1978 on the tariff
   treatment of certain products intenede for use in the construction ,
   maintenance and repair of aircraft (Annexes I , II and III), the
   Council has suspended the rate of duty on a product which was
   described and classified therein as follows :                         !
   CCT heading No
    -  -  :
                      |
                      I
                               .           Description               •
   94.01                Chairs      and other seats ( other than those falling
                        within heading No 94.02), whether or not converti­
                        ble into beds ; and parts thereof
                                                                 \     1
                        ex B. Other :
                              ^ - Hydraulic positioning and locking actuators
                                    and associated controls ( Hydroloks )
                                             i
   The classification of this product , has been the subject of an examina­
   tion by the Nomenclature Committee set up by the Commission . On the
   basis of the outcome of these proceedings the product in question is to
   be described and classified as follows :
   CCT heading No                          Description
   84.59                Machines and mechanical appliances , having individual
                        functions , not falling within any other heading of
                        this Chapter :
                        ex E. Other :
                           x     - Hydraulic positioning and locking actuators ,
                                    and associated controls (Hydroloks )
   Annexes I , II and III to the abovementioned Regulation are to be amended
   accordingly .             ■ ■, .
2. It came to light , moreover , that "Hydroloks " are also imported in
   component form . The suspension of duties is also to cover imports
   of this products in component form . Annexes I , II and III to
   Regulation ( EEC) No 2840 / 78 are there fore to be supplemented as "
   follows :
 ---pagebreak---                                               ANNEX I
CCT
heading .                      Description                                 Rate            Aéroplanes
No                                                                       of duty            concerned
           ----- – ■ " ■' ■■ V                                                                                 I
84.65      Machinery parts , not containing electrical
           connectors , insulators , coils , contacts or
                                                                           0 %                                  !
                                                                                                                \
           other electrical features and not falling                                                           %
           within any other heading in this Chapten :                                                            i
                                                                                                                 t
                                                                                                                 i
           ex B. Other :
                     - Parts of hydraulic positioning and
                          locking actuators and associated
                          controls (Hydroloks )                            0 %             All aeroplanes
                                                                     ι
                                         i
                                            ANNEX II
CCT                                               Aéroplanes                   Aeroplanes category B               i
heading                        Description        category A
No  .                                                Rate              '   Rate           Aeroplanes concerned
                                       ■
                                                   of duty               of duty                    t
84.65      Machinery parts , not contai­
           ning electrical connectors ,                       t
           insulatorsj coils , contacts
           or other electrical features                            !                   i
           and not falling within any                           •  i
                                                                                     • I
                                                                  i                     I
           other heading in this                                                        I
                                                                                   ,   1
           Chapter :
                                                                                       i
           ex B . Other s
                                                                                       I
                     - Parts of hydraulic
                          positioning and       I
                                                           „•
                          locking actuators
                          and associated        I
                                                i    V X
                          controls
                          (Hydroloks )                 0 %                  0 %            All aeroplanes
         !
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                                                                            Χ
        y '
                                       ~ 3 "
                         '        .   ANNEX III *'
/
 CCT                                                 Rate      Aircraf t: concerned
 heading              .. Description               of duty Aéroplanes j Helicopters
 No
                                                                        I
 84.65      Machinery parts , not containing
            electrical connectors , insula­
            tors , coils , contacts or other "
            electrical features and not
            falling within any other
            headong in this Chapter :
            ex B. Other :
                   - Parts of hydraulic positio­
                     ning and locking actuators
                     and associated controls
                     (Hydroloks )                     0 %  All aero­
                                                            planes
This is the subject-matter of the following Regulation .
 ---pagebreak---                                     Draft
                         COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
amending Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 2840/ 78 on the tariff treatment of
 certain products intended for use in the construction , maintenance and
                            repair of aircraft
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN ^COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 28 thereof ,
Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by the Commission ,
                                             1
Whereas , by Regulation ( EEC ) No 2840/ 78    the Council suspended , subject to
certain restrictions as to use , the duty on Hydroloks ; whereas this product
was classified under subheading ex 94.01 B ; whereas the Nomenclature Committee
set up at Commission level has unanimously decided that the product should
be classified under subheading ex 84.59 E ; whereas Annexes I , II and III to
the abovement ioned Regulation must be amended accordingly ;
Whereas , moreover , it has meanwhile come to light that Hydroloks are also
imported in component form ; whereas Annexes I , II and III to the abovement ioned
Regulations must therefore be supplemented accordingly ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                   Article 1
Regulation ( EEC ) No 2840/ 78 is hereby amended as follows :
     In Annexes I , II , III for :
     " CCT heading No                               Description
       94.01                       Chairs and other seats ( other than those
                                   falling within heading No 94.02 ), whether or
                                   not convertible into beds ; and parts thereof
                                   ex B. Other   :
                                         - Hydraulic positioning and locking
                                           actuators and associated controls
                                           ( Hydroloks )"
                                                   4
  0J No L 337 of 4.12.1978 , p.
 ---pagebreak---     read :
  " CCT heading No     I                   Description
    84.59                 Machines and mechanical appliances , having individual^
                           functions , not falling within any other heading of .
                           this Chapter :            ' ' .
                          ex E. Other :                             *    '
                                 - Hydraulic positioning and locking actuators
                                   and associated controls (Hydroloks)"
  Annex I is supplemented by the addition of the following :
• CCT      !
  heading                Description                          Rate      Aeroplanes
  No                                                        of duty       concerned
  84.65       Machinery parts , not containing electrical     0 1
              connectors , insulators , coils , contacts or
              other electrical features and not falling
              within any other heading in this Chapter :
              ex B. Other :
                    - Parts of hydraulic positioning and
                      locking actuators and associated
            I
                      controls (Hydroloks )           *
                                                              0 %       All aeroplanes '
   Annex II is supplemented by the addition of the following
 ---pagebreak---                                             w A «■
CCT                                            Aéroplanes  !       Aeroplanes category B
heading                  Description      \
                                               category A
No                                                 Rate  ,     Rate          Aeroplanes concerned
              i
                                                of duty      of duty
84.65       Machinery parts , not contai­
            ning electrical connectors ,
            insulators , coils , contacts                                  I
            or other electrical features
            and not falling within any                                        >             • '   '   /
            other heading in this
            Chapter :                                                    I
                                                                         I
            ex B. Other :                                                I
                                                                         I
                                                                         1
                   - Parts of hydraulic
                      positioning and
                      locking actuators
                      and associated
                      controls          '
                      ( Hydroloks )                  0 X        0 %             All aeroplanes
Annex III is supplemented by the addition of the following :
   " CCT                                                      Rate |       Aircraft concerned
     heading                 Description                   of duty Aéroplanes t Helicopters
     No
                                                                _J
                                                                                       ■< /
     84.65      Machinery parts , not containing
                electrical connectors , insula­
                tors , coils , contacts or other
                electrical features and not
                falling within any other
                headong in this Chapter :
                ex B. Other :
                         - Parts of hydraulic positio–
                 I         ning and locking actuators
                           and associated controls
                                                                                                    II
                           (Hydroloks )                        0 %   Ail aero-
                                                                      planes
                                                                                          • /.* •
 ---pagebreak---                               Article 2
                                                                      V
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following it
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
     This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
     directly applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                                     For the Council
                                                        The President