CELEX: 31991R3449
Language: en
Date: 1991-11-11 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3449/91 of 11 November 1991 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duty on certain industrial products ( in the chemical and allied sectors )

2 . 12 . 91                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                 No L 330 / 3
                                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC ) No 3449 / 91
                                                     of 11 November 1991
                 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duty on certain industrial
                                         products (in the chemical and allied sectors)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                          situation in the sectors concerned in the near future , these
                                                                   suspension measures should be taken only temporarily, by
                                                                   fixing their period of validity by reference to the interests of
                                                                   Community production,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 28
thereof,
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
                                                                                               Article 1
Whereas production of the products referred to in this
Regulation is at present inadequate or non-existent within
the Community and producers are thus unable to meet the            The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for the
needs of user industries in the Community;                         products listed in the Annex shall be suspended at the 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 Tariff duties                These suspensions shall apply from 1 January to 30 June
                                                                   1992 .
only partially, particularly because of the existence of
Community production , and in other cases to suspend
them completely,
                                                                                               Article 2
Whereas, taking account of the difficulties involved
in accurately assessing the development of the economic            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1992 .
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at Brussels , 11 November 1991 .
                                                                                         For the Council
                                                                                          The President
                                                                                           H. J. SIMONS
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                                                            ANNEX
                                                                                                                   Rate of
     CN code                                                 Description                                         autonomous
                                                                                                                  duty ( % )
ex 2712 90 90 Blend of 1-alkenes containing by weight 80 % or more of 1-alkenes of a chain-length of 24 carbon
              atoms or more but not exceeding 28 carbon atoms                                                          0
ex 2836 91 00 Lithium carbonate, in the form of powder andjcontaining one or more of the following impurities at
              the concentrations indicated:
              — 2 mg/ kg or more of arsenic
              — 200 mg/ kg or more of calcium
              — 200 mg/ kg or more of chlorides
              — 20 mg / kg or more of iron
              — 150 mg / kg or more of magnesium
              — 20 mg / kg or more of heavy metals
              — 300 mg/ kg or more of potassium
              — 300 mg/ kg or more of sodium
              — 200 mg/ kg or more of sulphates,
              determined according to the methods specified in the European Pharmacopoeia                              0
ex 2843 90 90 Carboplatin (INN)                                                                                        0
ex 2903 30 10 Carbon tetrafluoride (tetrafluoromethane )                                                               0
ex 2903 40 98 Bromochloromethane                                                                                       0
ex 2905 16 90 Octan-2-ol                                                                                               0
ex 2905 39 90 Butane-l,3-diol                                                                                          0
ex 2916 39 00 3,5-Dichlorobenzoyl chloride                                                                             0
ex 2918 19 10 DL-Malic acid                                                                                            0
ex 2918 29 90 Pentaerythritol tetrakis[3-(3,5-di-#ert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate]                                0
ex 2918 90 00 2,6-Dimethoxybenzoic acid                                                                                0
ex 2921 19 90 Triallylamine                                                                                            0
ex 2926 90 90 2-Cyanoacetamide                                                                                         0
ex 2926 90 90 Ethyl cyanoacetate                                                                                       0
ex 2927 00 00 2,2'-Dimethyl-2,2'-azodipropionamidine dihydrochloride                                                   0
ex 2932 29 90 2'-Anilino-6'-[ethyl(isopentyl)amino]-3'-methylspiro[isobenzofuran-l(3H),9'-xanthen]-3-one               0
ex 2932 29 90 2'-(2-Chloroanilino)-6'-dibutylaminospiro[isobenzofuran-l(3H),9'-xanthen]-3-one                          0
ex 2932 29 90 Lovastatin (INN )                                                                                        4
ex 2933 21 00 Hydantoin                                                                                                0
ex 2933 40 90 Quinapril hydrochloride (INNM)                                                                           0
ex 2933 90 90 6,6'-Di-2H-benzotriazol-2-yl-4,4'-bis( 1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)-2 ,2'-methylenediphenol                 0
ex 2933 90 90 Captopril (INN)                                                                                          0
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                                                                                                                         Rate of
     CN code                                                   Description                                             autonomous
                                                                                                                        duty (% )
ex 2933 90 90  (2S)-1 -(3-Acetylthio-2-methyl- 1-oxopropyl)-L-proline                                                       0
ex 2937 99 00  Calcitonin (INN) (salmon), and its salts                                                                     0
ex 2937 99 00  Calcitonin (INN) (porcine )                                                                                  0
ex 2941 30 00  Minocycline (INN) and its salts                                                                              0
ex 2941 90 00  Amphotericin B (INN)                                                                                         0
ex 2941 90 00  Ceftibuten (INN)                                                                                             0
ex 3003 10 00  Mixture of piperacillin (INN) and tazobactam (INN), or of their sodium salts                                3,2
ex 3004 39 90  Preparation     containing des-l-alanine-(125-serine)       interleukin-2 (human),    obtained from
               genetically-manipulated Escherichia coli                                                                     0
ex 3004 90 99  Carboplatin (INN) mixed with mannitol                                                                        0
ex 3504 00 00  Purified antigens obtained from genetically-manipulated yeast-cells, for the manufacture of
               detection-tests for hepatitis-C ( a)                                                                         0
ex 3505 10 50   0-(2-Hydroxyethyl) derivative of hydrolysed waxy maize-starch                                               0
ex 3701 99 00  Plate of quartz or of glass, covered with a film of chromium and coated with a photo-sensitive or
               electron-sensitive resin , for the manufacture of masks for integrated circuits (a)                          0
ex 3815 12 00   Catalyst, in the form of rodlets of a diameter not exceeding 2 mm, consisting of a mixture of oxides
                of platinum, sodium, magnesium, calcium and iron, fixed on a support of zeolite, containing by
               weight 0,2 % or more of platinum                                                                             0
ex 3815 90 00   Catalyst, in the form of rodlets of a length of 5 mm or more but not exceeding 8 mm, consisting of a
                mixture of oxides of iron, molybdenum and bismuth, for use in the manufacture of acrylic acid
                 ( a)                                                                                                       0
ex 3823 90 98   Disodium 9,10-dihydro-9,10-dioxoanthracene-2,7-disulphonate, containing by weight 10 % or
                more but not more than 20 % of sodium sulphate                                                              0
ex 3823 90 98   Mixture containing by weight:
                — 7 % or more but not more than 9 % of 2-methyl-l ,3-phenylene diisocyanate,
                — 31 % or more but not more than 34 % of 4-methyl-l,3-phenylene diisocyanate,
                — 10 % or more but not more than 13 % of 2,4'-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate ,
                — 46 % or more but not more than 49 % of 4,4'-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate                                0
 ex 3901 20 00  Polyethylene, in one of the forms mentioned in note 6 (b) to Chapter 39, of a specific gravity of
                0,945 or more but not exceeding 0,985, for the manufacture of typewriter ribbon or similar
                ribbon (a)                                                                                                   0
ex 3901 90 00   Ionomer resin consisting of a salt of a copolymer of ethylene with methacrylic acid                          4
 ex 3901 90 00  Ionomer resin consisting of a salt of a terpolymer of ethylene with isobutyl acrylate and methacrylic
                acid                                                                                                         0
                                                                                                          t
 ex 3901 90 00  Copolymer of ethylene With acrylic acid and methyl acrylate, containing by weight 60 % or more of
                ethylene, in one of the forms mentioned in note 6 (b) to Chapter 39                                          0
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                                                                                                                    Rate of
     CN code                                                Description                                           autonomous
                                                                                                                   duty ( % )
ex 3902 90 00 Polybut-l-ene, a copolymer of but-l-ene with ethylene containing by weight 10% or less of
              ethylene, or a blend of polybut-l-ene with polyethylene and / or polypropylene containing by weight
              10 % or less of polyethylene and/ or 25 % or less of polypropylene, in one of the forms mentioned
              in note 6 (b) to Chapter 39                                                                               0
ex 3911 90 10 Poly(oxy-l ,4-phenylenesulphonyl-l ,4-phenyleneoxy-l ,4-phenyleneisopropylidene-l ,4-phenylene),
              in one of the forms mentioned in note 6 (b ) to Chapter 39                                               3,5
ex 3911 90 10 Polyfurfuryl alcohol                                                                                      0
ex 3920 91 00 Polyvinyl butyral film having a graduated coloured band                                                   6
ex 3920 99 50 Film entirely of polyvinyl alcohol, of a thickness not exceeding 1 mm and containing by weight:
              — 2 % or less of unhydrolysed acetate groups evaluated as vinyl acetate
                  and
              — 5 % or more but not more than 25 % of glycerol as plasticizer,
              for the manufacture of roof-windows (a)                                                                   0
ex 3920 99 50 Film entirely of polyvinyl alcohol, of a thickness not exceeding 1 mm and of a width of 2,20 m or
              more , with an extension at break, in the transverse direction, of 350 % or more                          0
ex 3921 90 60 Translucent laminated sheet consisting of a polyester film coated on one surface with metal and
              metal oxides, and covered on both sides with a film of polyvinyl butyral                                  0
ex 4811 21 00 Impregnated paper coated or covered with a pressure-sensitive self-adhesive layer, the whole:
              — of a tensile of 2 200 N/ m or more but not exceeding 3 400 N/ m (as determined by the DIN
                  53455 method),
              — of a stretch factor of 3,0 % or more but not exceeding 4,5 % (as determined by the DIN 53455
                  method)
              and of adhesivity on stainless steel (as determined by the Finat FTM 1 method):
              — of 50 nA/m or more but not exceeding 225 N/m, at a temperature of 23 °C ( ± 3 °C) and a
                  relative humidity of 50 % ( ± 5 % )
              — not exceeding 250 N /m after aging for three weeks at a temperature of 70 °C                            0
ex 5306 10 11
ex 5306 10 31 Unbleached flax yarn (other than tow yarn) measuring 333,3 decitex or more (not exceeding 30
              metric number), for the manufacture of multiple or cabled yarn of the footwear industry or for
              whipping cables ( a)                                                                                     1,8
ex 5402 39 10 Texturized yarn of polypropylene, impregnated with silicone-based water-repellant                         0
ex 5402 49 99 Yarn of a copolymer of glycollic acid with lactic acid, for the manufacture of surgical sutures (a)       0
ex 5402 49 99 Non-textured filament yarn of polyvinyl alcohol, for the manufacture of sleeves for printing
ex 5402 59 90 rollers (a)
ex 5402 69 90                                                                                                           0
ex 5402 49 99 Yarn of polytetrafluoroethylene
ex 5402 69 90                                                                                                           0
ex 5402 49 99 Yarn wholly of polyglycollic acid
ex 5402 69 90                                                                                                           0
ex 5407 71 00 Woven fabrics of polyvinyl alcohol fibres, for machine embroidery                                         0
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                                                                                                                                  Rate of
     CN code                                                                Description                                         autonomous
                                                                                                                                 duty (% )
ex 5407 71 00            Woven polytetrafluoroethylene fibre fabric, coated or covered on one side with a copolymer of
ex 5903 90 99            tetrafluoroethylene and trifluoroethylene having perfluorinated alkoxy side chains ending in
                         carboxylic acid or sulphonic acid groups in the potassium or sodium salt form, whether or not
                         coated on the same side with a metallic inorganic compound                                                  0
ex 5503 10 19            Textile fibres exclusively of aromatic polyamides obtained by the polycondensation of
                         m-phenylenediamine and isophthalic acid, for uses other than the manufacture of goods of Chapters
                         60 to 65 or of materials used in the manufacture of such goods (a)                                          0
ex 5503 10 19            Textile fibres containing by weight:
                         — 1 % or more but not more than 15 % of fibres of poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide)
                              and
                         — 85 % or more of fibres of aromatic polyamides obtained by the polycondensation of
                              m-phenylenediamine and isophthalic acid                                                                5
ex 5603 00 93            Nonwovens of polypropylene consisting of a melt-blown central layer, laminated on each side with
ex 5603 00 95            spun-bonded fibres, of a thickness not exceeding 550 micrometres and of a weight not exceeding
                         80 g/m2, in the piece or simply cut into rectangular shape, not impregnated                                 0
ex 5903 10 90            Knitted or woven fabrics, coated or covered on one side with artificial plastic material in which are
ex 5903 20 90            embedded microspheres
ex 5903 90 99                                                                                                                        0
ex 5907 00 00            Textile fabrics, coated with adhesive in which are embedded spheres of a diameter not exceeding 75
                         micrometres, of a weight not exceeding 550 g/m2                                                             0
ex 7019 90 10            Non-textile glass fibres in which fibres of a diameter of less than 3,5 micrometres predominate             0
ex 8103 90 90             Tube solely of tantalum, or solely of an alloy of tantalum with tungsten containing by weight 2,5 %
                         or less of tungsten                                                                                         0
ex 81 12 99 30           Alloy of niobium (columbium) and titanium, in the form of bars and rods                                     0
(a) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions.