CELEX: 31977R2609
Language: en
Date: 1977-11-21 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2609/77 of 21 November 1977 on the tariff treatment of certain products intended for use in the construction, maintenance and repair of aircraft

29 . 11 . 77                               Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 305 /5
                                           COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 2609/77
                                                       of 21 November 1977
              on the tariff treatment of certain products intended for use in the construction, maintenance
                                                         and repair of aircraft
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                              suspension of customs duties for the maintenance or
                                                                       repair of aeroplanes of that kind constructed in the
                                                                       Community ; whereas, provided that account is taken of
                                                                       the current capacity of the Community industry, the
Having reagrd to the Treaty establishing the European                  arrangements should also be continued whereby users
Economic Community, and in particular Article 28                       of aircraft of an unladen weight exceeding 15 000 kg
thereof,                                                               constructed in third countries or the previous construc­
                                                                       tion of which in the Community has required a consid­
                                                                       erable quantity of products imported from third coun­
Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by the                 tries, may obtain supplies of products necessary for the
Commission ,                                                           maintenance or repair of such aircraft under suspension
                                                                       of Common Customs Tariff duties ;
Whereas Council Regulation ( EEC) No 2721 /76 of 25
October 1976 on the tariff treatment of certain pro­                   Whereas a limited number of products which are not
ducts intended for use in the construction , maintenance               available in the Community are also essential for the
and repair of aircraft ( 1 ), provides for the total or par­           maintenance or repair of certain types of aeroplanes and
tial suspension , as the case may be, of the duties laid               helicopters of an unladen weight exceeding 2 000 kg,
down in the Common Customs Tariff for a certain                        but not exceeding 15 000 kg; whereas Common Cus­
number of products which are intended to be either                     toms Tariff duties in respect of these products should
incorporated in the construction of aeroplanes of an                   accordingly be suspended ;
unladen weight exceeding 15 000 kg or used for the
maintenance or repair of aeroplanes of an unladen
weight exceeding 15 000 kg or for aeroplanes or                        Whereas provision should be made for the adaptation ,
helicopters of an unladen weight exceeding 2 000 kg                    in the light of advances in the technical capabilities of
but not exceeding 15 000 kg;                                           the Community aircraft industry and of Community
                                                                       aircraft equipment industries, of the arrangements to be
                                                                       made concerning the application of the Common Cus­
Whereas all these suspension measures will expire on 31                toms Tariff to products imported from third countries
December 1977 ;                                                        for use in the construction , maintenance or repair of
                                                                       aircraft ; whereas such adaptation could involve a re­
                                                                       view of arrangements in force at relatively short inter­
Whereas, having regard to the technical requirements                   vals ; whereas it is therefore necessary to limit the period
associated with the design of aeroplanes currently con­                of application of this Regulation to one vear,
structed in the Community , suspension measures dif­
ferentiated according to the type to which the aero­
planes under consideration belong should be maintained
from 1 January 1978 in respect of products intended for
the construction of aeroplanes of an unladen weight                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
exceeding 15 000 kg in order to take account, in each
case, of the capabilities of the Community industry ;
                                                                                                 Article I
Whereas, in view of the principles laid down for suspen­
sion of Common Customs Tariff duties in respect of                      1 . The Common Customs Tariff duties on the pro­
certain products intended for the construction of aero­                ducts listed in Annex I shall be suspended to the levels
planes of an unladen weight exceeding 15 000 kg, it is                 indicated in column 3 thereof provided that the said
necessary to establish a list of products admissible to                products are intended to be incorporated, on the condi­
                                                                       tions to be determined by the competent authorities, in
                                                                       the construction of aeroplanes of an unladen weight
                                                                       exceeding 15 000 kg, as individually listed in column 4
(!) OJ No L 313 , 15 . II . 1976 , p. 19 .                             of the said Annex .
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2 . This Article shall also apply to the same products            ucts are intended to be incorporated, on the conditions
intended for the manufacture, on the conditions to be             to be determined by the competent authorities, in the
determined by the competent authorities, of parts neces­          maintenance or repair of aeroplanes and helicopters of
sary for the construction of the aircraft concerned.              an unladen weight exceeding 2 000 kg but not exceed­
                                                                  ing 15 000 kg, which are listed in column 4 or column 5
                                                                  of that Annex, as the case may be, be suspended to the
                         Article 2                                levels indicated in column 3 .
1 . The Common Customs Tariff duties on the prod­                 2 . However, in the case of products falling within
ucts listed in Annex II shall be suspended to the level           heading Nos 85.15 , 90.28 and 90.29 of the Common
indicated in column 3 or 4 thereof, as the case may be,           Customs Tariff and indicated by a ( 1), paragraph 1 shall
provided that such products are intended to be incor­             apply only where such products are intended for the
porated, on the conditions to be determined by the                maintenance or repair of aeroplanes and helicopters of a
competent authorities, in the maintenance or repair of            type certificated for the first time in a Member State of
aeroplanes of an unladen weight exceeding 15 000 kg               the Community before 1 January 1973 and either con­
comprised in one or other of the categories specified in          structed in the Community or imported and used at that
that Annex and, in respect of those in category B, in so          date on regular routes by airline companies of the
far as the maintenance or repair relates to aeroplanes            Community.
 listed in column 5 of that Annex.
2 . However, in the case of products falling within                                        Article 4
heading Nos 85.15 , 85.22 , 90.14, 90.28 and 90.29 of
 the Common Customs Tariff and indicated by a ( x),               For the purposes of Articles 2 (2 ) and 3 (2 ), 'type of
paragraph 1 shall apply only where such products are              aeroplane or helicopter' shall be taken to mean the
intended for the maintenance or repair of aeroplanes of           prototype of that aeroplane or helicopter and versions
 a type certificated for the first time in a Member State         derived directly from that prototype, except versions
 of the Community before 1 January 1973 and either                which differ fundamentally from the prototype.
 constructed in the Community or imported and used at
that date on regular routes by airline companies of the
 Community.
                                                                                           Article 5
                          Article 3                               This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
                                                                  1978 .
 1 . The Common Customs Tariff duties on the prod­
 ucts listed in Annex III shall, provided that such prod­         It shall apply until 31 December 1978 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                Done at Brussels , 21 November 1977 .
                                                                                      For the Council
                                                                                       The President
                                                                                        H. SIMONET
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                                                            ANNEX I
            List of products in respect of which Common Customs Tariff duties are totally or partially suspended
            where such products are intended to be incorporated in the construction of aircraft of an unladen
                                                 weight exceeding 15 000 kilograms
     CCT
                                                                                    Rate
    heading                            Description of goods                        of duty           Aeroplanes concerned
      No
       1                                         2                                    3                        4
      38.19  Chemical products and preparations of the chemical or
             allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of
             natural products), not elsewhere specified or included;
             residual products of the chemical or allied industries, not
             elsewhere specified or included:
             ex P. Preparations known as 'liquids for hydraulic trans­
                      mission' (for example, hydraulic brake fluids) not
                      containing or containing less than 70% by weight
                      of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous
                      minerals :
                      — Based on silicate or phosphoric esters                     0 %      All aeroplanes
      39.02   Polymerization      and     copolymerization      products   (for
             example, polyethylene, polytetrahalothylenes, polyisobuty­
             lene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl acetate,
             polyvinyl chloroacetate and other polyvinyl derivatives,
             polyacrylic and polymethacrylic derivatives, coumarone­
             indene resins):
             C. Other :
                        VI. Polystyrene and copolymers of styrene:
                            ex b) In other forms :
                                     — Acrylonitrilebutadiene styrene, in
                                         sheets specially designed for lining
                                         the internal walls of aeroplanes          0 %      Airbus, F 28
                       VII. Polyvinyl chloride:
                            ex a) In one of the forms mentioned in
                                     Note 3 ( a) and (b) to this Chapter:
                                     — Approved for aircraft construction,
                                         and in the form of granules               0 %      Airbus
                            ex b) In other forms :
                                     — In sheets specially designed         for
                                         lining the internal walls           of
                                         aeroplanes                                0 %      Airbus
                  ex VIII. Polyvinylidene        chloride;    copolymers     of
                            vinylidene chloride with vinyl chloride :
                            — In . sheets specially designed for lining the
                                 internal walls of aeroplanes                      0 %      Airbus
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   CCT                                                                              Rate
  heading                               Description of goods                       of duty         Aeroplanes concerned
    No
      1                                           '2                                  3                      4
    39.02    C'.      XIV. Other polymerization or copolymerization
   (cont'd)                  products :
                             ex a) In one of the forms mentioned in
                                    Note 3 ( a) and ( b ) to this Chapter :
                                         For cavity filling                        0 %     Airbus
    39.07    Articles of materials of the kinds described in heading
             Nos 39.01 to 39.06 :
             E. Of other materials :
                 ex IV . Other :
                         — Flexible pipes of polytetrafluoroethylene for
                              hydraulic or fuel circuits                           0 %     Airbus, Mercure, Concorde
    62.05    Other made up textile articles ( including dress patterns):
             ex D. Other :
                      — Passenger escape chutes                                    0 %     Airbus
 ex 70.08    Safety glass consisting of toughened or laminated glass,
             shaped or not :
             — Laminated glass panels of high temperature resistance,
                 used for the cockpit visor                                        0 °/o   Concorde
     70.20   Glass fibre (including wool), yarns, fabrics, and articles
             made therefrom :
             ex A. Non-textile fibre and articles made therefrom :
                      — Superfine glass fibre of low moisture absorption
                         capacity                                      '           0 %     Airbus, Mercure, F 28 , Concorde
     73.18   Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor, of iron (other than
             of cast iron) or steel, excluding high-pressure hydro­
             electric conduits :
             ex C. Other :
                      — Tubes for the hydraulic system of steel 21.6.9
                         made     to     Deutsche       Airbus  standard     DAN
                         4 1 /BMS 7185                                             0 %     Airbus
     73.20   Tube and pipe fittings ( for example,               joints,   elbows,
             unions and flanges), of iron or steel                                 0 %     All aeroplanes
     73.40   Other articles of iron or steel :
             ex B.   Other :
                      — Devices for stowing and clamping freight                   0 %     Airbus
                      — Ball bearings used in freight loading systems              0 %     Airbus
 ex 76.02    Wrought     bars,   rods,    angles,      shapes and    sections,  of
             aluminium ; aluminium wire :
             — Square angles                                                       0 %     F 28
             — C onical shapes for reinforcing lateral rudders                     0 %     Airbus
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      CCT                                                                             Rate
     heading                              Description of goods                       of duty         Aeroplanes concerned
       No
        1                                           2                                   3                      4
 ex 76.03    Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of aluminium, of a
             thickness exceeding 0-20 mm :
             — Plates and sheets of variable thickness obtained by
                  lamination for widths of 1 200 mm or more                         0 %      F 28
      76.16  Other articles of aluminium :
             ex D. Other :
                     — 'Quick change' apparatus for                   transforming
                          passenger transport aeroplanes              into goods
                          transport aeroplanes and vice versa                       0 %      F 28
       81.04 Other base metals, unwrought or wrought, and articles
             thereof; cermets, unwrought or wrought, and articles
             thereof:
             K. Titanium :
                 ex II. Wrought:
                          — Thin-walled tubes ready for use in ventilation
                                 and air-conditioning systems                       0 %      Airbus, Mercure
      83.07  Lamps and lighting fittings, of base metal, and parts
             thereof, of base metal (excluding switches, electric lamp
             holders', electric lamps for vehicles, electric battery or
             magneto lamps, and other articles falling within Chapter
             85 except heading No 85.22 )                                           0 %      All aeroplanes
       84.08 Other engines and motors :
                  B. Gas turbines :
                      ex    II . Other :
                                 — Developing a" power of more than 360 kW          0 %      Airbus, Mercure, F 28
             ex C. Other engines and motors :
                      — Pneumatic         drive      units    for thrust   reverser
                           actuators                                                0 %      Concorde
      84.10  Pumps (including motor pumps and turbo pumps) for
             liquids, whether or not fitted with measuring devices;
             liquid elevators of bucket, chain, screw, band and similar
             kinds :
             B. Other pumps :
                 ex    I. Pumps having a pressure capacity of 20 bar or
                          more :
                          — Having a pressure capacity of 200 bar or
                                 more                                               0 %      Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                 ex III . Parts :
                          — Of pumps mentioned in B ex I above                      0 %      Airbus, Mercure, F 28
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    CCT                                                                             Rate
   heading                              Description of goods                       of duty         Aeroplanes concerned
     No
      1                                           2                                   3                      4
     84.11    Air pumps, vacuum pumps and air or gas compressors
              (including motor and turbo pumps and compressors,
              and free-piston generators for gas turbines); fans,
              blowers and the like :
              ex C. Fans, blowers and the like :
                       — Fan and motor unit in housing for cabin tempe­
                           rature probes                                          0 %      Airbus
 ex 84.12     Air-conditioning      machines,       self-contained,    comprising
              a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the
              temperature and humidity of air :
              — Air-conditioning         machines,         with     or    without
                   refrigeration elements, of            a   capacity   exceeding
                   5 000 kcal/h                                                   0%       Airbus, Mercure
     84.15    Refrigerators and refrigerating equipment (electrical and
              other) :
              ex B. Other :
                       — Refrigerating equipment              adapted    to   the
                           air-conditioning system                                0 %      F 28
     84.17    Machinery, plant and similar laboratory equipment,
              whether or not electrically heated, for the treatment of
              materials by a process involving a change of temperature
              such as heating, cooking, roasting, distilling, rectifying,
              sterilizing, pasteurizing, steaming, drying, evaporating,
              vapourizing, condensing or cooling, not being machinery
              or plant of a kind used for domestic purposes;
              instantanéous or storage water heaters, non-electrical :
              ex C. Heat-exchange units:
                       — Of the constant speed drive (CSD) system                 0 %      Airbus, Mercure
                       — Of the air-conditioning system                           0 %      Airbus, Mercure
 ex 84.21     Mechanical appliances ( whether or not hand operated)
              for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders;
              fire extinguishers ( charged or not); spray guns and similar
              appliances; steam or sand blasting machines and similar
              jet projecting machines:
              — Built-in fire extinguishers for jet engines and auxiliary
                   power units                                                    0 %      Airbus, Mercure, F 28
              — Built-in fire extinguishers for luggage holds                     0 %      Airbus
     84.22    Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery,
              telphers and conveyors ( for example, lifts, hoists, winches,
              cranes, transporter cranes, jacks, pulley tackle, belt
              conveyors and teleferics), not being machinery falling
              within heading No 84.23 :
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       CCT                                                                        Rate
     heading                             Description of goods                    of duty         Aeroplanes concerned
        No
         1                                         2                                3                      4
        84.22  ex D. Other :
      (cont'd)          — Clamp jacks                                            0 %     Airbus, Mercure
                        — Apparatus for fixing permanently in aeroplanes
                            and used for loading, unloading and stowing
                            freight                                              0 %     Airbus, Mercure
        84.59  Machines and mechanical appliances, having individual
               functions, not falling within any other heading of this
               Chapter :
               ex E. Other :
                       — Air humidifiers and dehumidifiers                       0 %     Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                        —   Windscreen wipers                                    0 %     F 28
                        —   Hydraulic servo-motors                               0 %     F 28
                        —   Hydropneumatic spherical batteries                   0 %     Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                        —   Pneumatic starters for jet engines                   0 %     Airbus
                        —   Toilet units specially designed for aeroplanes       0 %     Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, F 28
                        — Mechanical actuators for thrust reversers              0 %     Concorde
       84.61   Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances, for pipes,
               boiler shells, tanks, vats and the like, including pressure
               reducing valves and thermostatically controlled valves:
                   A. Pressure reducing valves                                   0 %     F 28
               ex B. Other :
                        — Isolating valves for thrust reversers                  0 %     Concorde
                        — Valves used in air-conditioning and              cabin
                            pressurization systems                               0 %     Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                        — Valves used in the fire-control system                 0 %     Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                        — Valves used in the water-circulation system            0 %     Airbus, Mercure, F 28
  ex 84.62     Ball, roller or needle roller bearings:
               — Bearings used in freight loading systems                        0 %     Airbus
  ex 84.63     Transmission shafts, cranks, bearing housings, plain shaft
               bearings, gears and gearing (including friction gears and
               gear-boxes and other variable speed gears), flywheels,
               pulleys and pulley blocks, clutches and shaft couplings:
               — Constant speed drive ( CSD) apparatus                           0 %     Airbus, Mercure, F 28
               — Flexible drive shafts made of a double mesh of steel
                   wire     connecting    the     pneumatic   drive   unit  with
                   the thrust reverser actuator                                  0 %     Concorde
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   CCT                                                                                    Rate
  heading                                   Description of goods                         of duty            Aeroplanes concerned
    No
     1                                                2                                     3                          4
    85.01      Electrical goods of the following descriptions : generators,
               motors, converters ( rotary or static), transformers,
               rectifiers and rectifying apparatus, inductors :
                   A. Generators, motors ( wheather or not equipped with
                        speed reducing, changing or step-up gear) and
                        rotary converters :
                        ex    H. Other :
                                  — Electrical actuators used in the afr-conditio­
                                      ning system                                       !o%        Airbus
                                  — High speed alternators (exceeding 3 600
                                      r/ min )                                           0 %       Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                                  -— Electric motors with speed reducer for
                                      freight loading systems                            0 %       Airbus
                                  — 500 watt, 28 volt d. c. motors used in
                                      freight-door opening systems                       0 %       F 28
                                  — Generators in the anti-skid control system
                                      incorporated in the landing gear                   0 %       F 28 , Airbus, Mercure, Concorde
               ex B. Transformers,          static      converters,   rectifiers    and
                        rectifying apparatus, inductors :
                        — Static converters of a power of 250 V/A ,
                            converting a direct current of 28 volts into
                            an alternating current of 115 volts                          0 % .     F 28
                        — Rectifying transformers with a direct current
                            output of 100 amps at 28 volts                               0 %       F 28
               ex C. Parts :
                        — High speed alternators ( exceeding 3 600 r/min )               0 %       Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                        — Electric motors , with speed reducer for freight
                            loading svstems                                              0 %       Airbus
                        — Generators in the anti-skid                control     system
                            incorporated in the landing gear                             0 %       F 28 , Airbus , Mercure, Concorde
                        — Other apparatus referred to in A and B above                   0 %       F 28
   85.15      Radiotelegraphic and radiotéléphonie transmission and
              reception apparatus ; radio-broadcasting and television
              transmission         and      reception        apparatus      (including
              receivers incorporating sound recorders or reproducers)
              and television cameras; radio navigational aid apparatus,
              radar apparatus and radio remote control apparatus :
                  A. Radiotelegraphic and radiotéléphonie transmission
                       and reception apparatus ; radio-broadcasting and
                       television transmission and reception apparatus
                       (including receivers incorporating sound recorders
                       or reproducers) and television cameras:
                       ex   11 . Transmitter-receivers :
                                 — HF transmitter-receiver apparatus                    0 %        Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, F 28
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      CCT                                                                               Rate
     heading                              Description of goods                         of duty         Aeroplanes concerned
       No
         1                                           2                                    3                      4
        85.15  ex B. Other apparatus :
      (cont'd)
                        — Meteorological         all    weather   radar     complying
                            with standard AR INC 564                                   0%      Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, F 28
                        — VOR         navigational      receivers  complying     with
                            standard AR1NC 547                                         8 %     F 28
                        — ILS       navigational       receivers  complying      with
                            standard ARINC 547                                         8 %     F 28
                        — RD-DRMJ combined indicators for VOR                     and
                            DM E                                                       0 %     Airbus
                    C. Parts :
                        ex III . Other :
                                 — VOR         LOK       aerials  complying      with
                                     standard ARINC 547                                0 %     F 28
                                 — Aerial       couplers      for  HF     transmitter­
                                     receivers                                         0 %     Airbus, Mercure, F 28 , Concorde
                                 — Meteorological radar aerials               comply­
                                     ing with standard ARINC 564                       0 %     Airbus, Mercure, F 28 , Concorde
       85.17   Electric sound or visual signalling apparatus (such as
               bells, sirens, indicator panels, burglar and fire alarms),
               other than those of heading No 85.09 or 85.16 :
               — Warning apparatus for protection against fire                         0 %     Airbus, F 28
               — Smoke detectors                                                       0 %     Mercure, Concorde, F 28
               — Anti-collision flash lights .                                         0 %     All aeroplanes
       85.19   Electrical apparatus for making and breaking electrical
               circuits, for the protection of electrical circuits, or for
               making connections to or in electrical circuits ( for
               example, switches, relays, fuses, lightning arresters, surge
               suppressors, plugs, lampholders and junction boxes);
               resistors, fixed or variable ( including potentiometers),
               other than heating resistors; printed circuits; switchboards
               ( other than telephone swichboards ) and control panels ):
               ex A. Electrical apparatus for·' making and breaking
                        electrical circuits, for the protection of electrical
                        circuits or for making connections to or in
                        electrical circuits :
                        — Switches used in the freight-loading, in auxiliary
                            power unit and in emergency lighting systems               0 %     Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                                              t
       90.24   Instruments and apparatus for measuring, checking or ·
               automatically controlling " the flow, depth , pressure or
               other variables of liquids or gases, or for automatically
               controlling temperature ( for example, pressure gauges,
               thermostats, level gauges, flow meters, heat meters,
               automatic oven-draught regulators), not being articles
               falling within heading No 90.14 :
               ex C. Other :
                        — Pneumatic regulators used in               air-conditioning
                            and cabin pressuruation systems                            0 %     Airbus, Mercure
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    OCT                                                                             Rate
   heading                              Description of goods                       of duty           Aeroplanes concerned
     No
      1                                           2                                   3                        4
     90.28    Electrical measuring, checking, analyzing or automatically
              controlling instruments and apparatus :
              ex A. Electronic instruments and apparatus :
                      — Terrestrial magnetic-field detector apparatus, by
                          saturation of magnetic circuits (flux valve)            0 %        Airbus, Mercure, F 28 , Concorde
                      — Air-speed indicators and associated instruments           0 %        Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                      — Stall warning calculators                                 0 %        Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                      — Apparatus for fuel consumption flow control               0 %        Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                      — Electronic regulators for air-conditioning                0 %        Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                      — Inertial navigation equipment                             0 %        Concorde
                      — Electronic controllers for thrust reversers               0 %        Concorde
                      — Servo airspeed indicators with built-in maximum
                          speed warning system                                    0 %        Concorde
              ex B. Other :
                      — Indicator apparatus for pressure of fuel and
                          jet-engine oil                                          0 %        Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                      — Oil contents gauge for jet-engine control                 0 %        Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                      — Speed       indicator       apparatus   for    air-speed
                          indicators and jet-engine control                       0 %        Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                      — Temperature indicator apparatus for air-speed
                          indicators and jet-engine control                       0 %        Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                      — Electro-magnetic           pressure   indicators     and
                          associated modules, intended for control of the
                          jet-engine air intake system                            o %      . Concorde
                      — Thrust reverser position indicators                       0 %        Concorde
    90.29     Parts or accessories suitable for use solely or principally
              with one or more of the articles falling within heading
              No 90.23 , 90.24, 90.26 , 90.27 or 90.28 :
              ex A. Parts or accessories suitable for use solely or
                      principally with the electronic instruments falling
                      within subheading 90.28 A :
                      — Of inertial navigation equipment                          0 %        Concorde
                      — Of electronic controllers for thrust reversers            0 %        Concorde
                      — Of servo airspeed indicators              with   built-in
                          maximum speed warning system                            0 %        Concorde
                      — Of other instruments or apparatus falling within
                          subheading 90.28 A included in this list                0 %        Airbus, Mercure, F 28
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       CCT                                                                             Rate
     heading                             Description of goods                         of duty         Aeroplanes concerned
        No
         1                                         2                                     3                      4
       90.29       B.  Other :
      (cont'd)         ex  II . Other :
                                — Of instruments and apparatus falling
                                   within subheading 90.24 C of this
                                   list                                               0 %     Airbus, Mercure
                                — Of electro-magnetic pressure indicators
                                   and    associated      modules,   intended     for
                                   control      of   the jet-engine     air   intake
                                   system                     ,                       0 %     Concorde
                                — Of      thrust       reverser    position     indi­
                                   cators                                             0 %     Concorde
                                — Of other instruments 'ánd apparatus
                                   falling within subheading 90.28 B
                                   of this list                                       0 %     Airbus, Mercure, F 28
       92.11   Gramophones, dictating machines and other sound
               recorders and reproducers, including record-players and
               tape decks, with or without sound-heads; television image
               and sound recorders or reproducers :
               A. Sound recorders ór reproducers :
                   ex II. Sound reproducers :
                           — Music reproducers and automatic announcers               0 %     Concorde, Airbus, Mercure, F 28
        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)                        0 %     All aeroplanes
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                                                                      ANNEX II
             Tariff treatment applicable to certain products intended to be incorporated as a result of maintenance
                                   and repair in aeroplanes of an unladen weight exceeding 15 000 kilograms
             Note for the purpose of the following table:
              (a) category A comprises aeroplanes of an unladen weight exceeding 15 000 kilograms other than those
                    specified under (b) below;
              (b) category B comprises aeroplanes of the following types: BAG 111 , Siddeley Trident, Airbus,
                    Concorde, Mercure and F 28 .
    CCT                                                                        Aeroplanes               Aeroplanes category B
                                                                               category A
   heading                                Description of goods                   Rate of    Rate
     No
                                                                                  duty     of duty           Λ eroplanes concerned
      1                                            2                                3          i                         5
 ex 38.17       Preparations and charges for fire-extinguishers;
                charged fire-extinguishing grenades:
                — Preparations and charges for fire extin­
                       guishers mentioned in heading No 84.21 of
                       this list                                                  0 %       0 %       All aeroplanes
     38.19      Chemical           products and        preparations of the
                chemical or allied industries (including those
                consisting of mixtures of natural products), not
                elsewhere specified or included; residual pro­
                ducts of the chemical or allied industries, not
                elsewhere specified or included :
                ex P. Preparations known as 'liquids for
                           hydraulic transmission' ( for example,
                           hydraulic brake fluids) not containing
                           or containing less than 70 % by weight
                           of petroleum oils or oils obtained from
                           bituminous minerals :
                           — Based on silicate or phosphoric esters               0 %       0 %       All aeroplanes
     39.02       Polymerization and copolymerization products
                 ( for      example,        polyethylene,       polytetrahalo­
                ethylenes, polyisobutylene, polystyrene, poly­
                vinyl chloride, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl
                chloroacetate and other polyvinyl derivatives,
                polyacrylic and polymethacrylic derivatives,
                coumarone-indene resins):
                C. Other :
                               1 . Polyethylene :
                                   b) In other forms                              0 %        _                          —
                      ex     IV. Polypropylene, in one of the forms
                                   mentioned in Note 3           (c) and ( d)
                                   to this Chapter                                0 %                                    —
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      CCT                                                                  Aeroplanes           Aeroplanes category B
                                                                           category A
     heading                       Description of goods                      Rate of   Rate
       No                                                                                            Aeroplanes concerned
                                                                              duty    of duty
         1                                   2                                  3         4                     5
       39.02   C.       VI. Polystyrene        and      copolymers      of
      (cont'd)              styrene :
                            ed b ) In other forms :
                                      — Acrylonitrile           butadiene
                                          styrene, in sheets spe­
                                          cially designed for lining
                                          the     internal     walls    of
                                          aeroplanes                                   0 %    Airbus, F 28
                        VIL Polyvinyl chloride :
                            ex a) In one of the forms men­
                                      tioned in Note 3 ( a) and ( b )
                                      to this Chapter :
                                     — Approved           for     aircraft
                                          construction,    and    in   the
                                          form of granules                             0 %    Airbus
                            ex b ) In other forms :
                                     -— In sheets specially design­
                                          ed for lining the internal
                                          walls of aeroplanes                 0 %      0 %    Airbus
                                     — Other                                  0%                                —
                   ex VIII. Polyvinylidene chloride, copolymers
                            of vinyl idene chloride with vinyl
                            chloride :
                            — In sheets specially designed for
                                lining the internal walls of
                                aeroplanes                                     —
                                                                                       f) %   Airbus
                       XIV. Other       polymerization      or    copoly­
                            merization products:
                            ex a ) In     one    of the    forms     men­
                                     tioned in Note 3 ( a) and (b)
                                      to this Chapter:
                                     — For cavity filling                      —
                                                                                       0 %    Airbus
                                b) In other forms                             0 %       —                       —
       39.07   Articles of materials of the kinds described in
               heading Nos 39.01 to 39.06 :
               E. Of other materials :
                   ex IV. Other :
                          — Articles        for    technical   use    and
                               structural components                          0 %
                          — Flexible pipes of polytetrafluoro­
                               ethylene for hydraulic or fuel
                               circuits                                        —
                                                                                       0 %    Airbus, Mercure, Concorde
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    CCT                                                                   Aeroplanes          Aeroplanes category B
                                                                          category A
   heading                         Description of goods                     Rate of   Rate
     No
                                                                             duty    of duty       Aeroplanes concerned
       1                                    2                                  3         4                    5
      40.11   Rubber tyres, tyre cases, interchangeable tyre
              treads, inner tubes and tyre flaps, for wheels
              of all kinds :
              ex B. ' Other :
                        — Tyres, for aircraft, of the following
                           types :
                           15-00 x 16—14 ply                                  0 %
                           56 00 X 16—7—32 ply                                0 %                              —
      40.14   Other articles of unhardened vulcanized rubber :
              ex B. Other :
                        — Articles for technical use                          0 %       —                      —
      62.05   Other made up textile articles (including dress
              patterns):
              ex D. Other :
                        — Life-jackets                                        0 %
                        — Passenger escape chutes                             0 %      0 %   Airbus
      68.13   Fabricated asbestos and articles thereof ( for
              example, asbestos board, thread and fabric;
              asbestos clothing asbestos jointing), reinforced
              or not, other than goods falling within heading
              No 68.14 ; mixtures with a basis of asbestos
              and     mixtures   with     a   basis    of   asbestos  and
              magnesium       carbonate,      and     articles   of  such
              mixtures :
              B. Articles of asbestos :
                   III. Other                                                 0 %       —                      —
      68.14   Friction material (segments, discs, washers,
              strips, sheets, plates, rolls and the like) of a
              kind suitable for brakes, for clutches or the like,
              with a basis of asbestos, other mineral
              substances     or    of cellulose,      whether     or  not
              combined with textile or other materials                        0 %       —                      —
      68.16   Articles of stone or of other mineral substances
              (including articles of           peat),     not   elsewhere
              specified or included :
              ex B. Other :
                        — Filters, washers and other articles of
                           agglomerated carbon or of graphite ....            0 %       —                      —
  ex 70.08    Safety glass consisting of toughened or lami­
              nated glass, shaped or not:
              — Laminated glass panels of high temperature
                   resistance, used for the cockpit visor                              0 %   Concorde
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      CCT                                                                Aeroplanes          Aeroplanes category B
                                                                         category A
     heading                          Description of goods                 Rate of   Rate
       No                                                                                          Aeroplanes concerned
                                                                            duty    of duty
         1                                     2                              3         4                     5
       70.20  Glass fibre (including wool), yarns, fabrics, and
              articles made therefrom :
              ex A. Non-textile           fibre     and    articles made
                        therefrom :
                        — Superfine glass fibre of low moisture
                              absorbtion capacity                             —
                                                                                      0 °/ύ Airbus, Mercure, F 28 , Concorde
    ex 73.18  Tubes and pipes and blanks therefor, of iron
              (other than of cast iron), or steel, excluding
              high-pressure hydro-electric conduits of steel,'
              whether or not reinforced :
              ex C. Other :
                        — Tubes and pipes, ready for fitting, usa­
                              ble as hydraulic conduits for fuel-oil or
                              lubricants                                     0 %
                        — Tubes for the hydraulic system of steel
                              21.6.9 made to Deutsche Airbus stan­
                              dard DAN 41 /BMS 7185                           —       0 %   Airbus
       73.20  Tube and pipe fittings (for example, joints,
              elbows, unions and flanges), of iron or steel                 0 %       0 %   All aeroplanes
   ex 73.24   Containers, of iron or steel, for compressed or
              liquified gas :
              — Containers intended for pressurization                      0 %        —                      —
   ex 73.25   Stranded wire, cables, cordage, ropes, plaited
              bands, slings and the like, of iron or steel wire,
              but excluding insulated electric cables:
              — Steel cables for flight controls, ready for
                   fitting                                                   0 %                              —
       73.32  Bolts and nuts (including bolt ends and screw
              studs), whether or not threaded or tapped, and
              screws (including screw hooks and screw rings),
              of iron or steel ; rivets, cotters, cotter-pins,
              washers and spring washers, of iron or steel :
              A. Not threaded or tapped                                      0 %       —                      —
              B. Threaded or tapped:
                   ex    II . Other :
                              — Other than self-locking bolts and
                                  nuts (of the type ' Hi-lok')               0 %       —                       —
        73.35 Springs and leaves for springs, of iron or steel               0 %       —                       —
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    CCT                                                                   Aeroplanes           Aeroplanes category B
                                                                          category A
   heading                       Description of goods                       Rate of   Rate
     No                                                                                             Aeroplanes concerned
                                                                             duty    of duty
      1                                    2                                   3         4                     5
     73.40   Other articles of iron or steel :
             ex B. Other :
                     — Collars, flanges and other devices for
                         fixing, jointing, clamping or spacing                0 %
                     — Devices for cargo stowage and
                         clamping                                             0 %      0%    Airbus
                     — Ball bearings used in freight loading
                          systems                                                      0 %   Airbus
  ex 76.02   Wrought bars, rods , angles, shapes and sections,
             of aluminium ; aluminium wire :
             — Shapes        bearing     a    specific     manufacture
                 number                                                      0 %                                _
             — Square angles                                                   —
                                                                                       0 %   F 28
             — Conical        shapes      for     reinforcing     lateral
                 rudders                                                       —       0 %   Airbus
  ex 76.03   Wrought plates, sheets and strip, of aluminium
             of a thickness exceeding 0-20 mm :
             — Plates       bearing     a     specific     manufacture
                 number                                                      0 %
             —- Plates     and    sheets     of    variable    thickness
                 obtained by lamination for widths of 1 200
                 mm or more                                                   —       0 %    F 28
  ex 76.06   Tubes    and     pipes   and      blanks     therefor,    of
             aluminium ; hollow bars of aluminium :
             — Tubes and pipes, ready for fitting, usable as
                 hydraulic conduits or as conduits for fuel-oil
                 or lubricants                                               0 %
     76.07   Tube and pipe fittings ( for example, joints,
             elbows, sockets and flanges), of aluminium                      0 %       —                       —
     76.16   Other articles of aluminium :
                 C. Nails, tacks, staples, hook-nails, spiked
                     cramps, spikes and the like; bolts, nuts,
                     screws and similar articles; washers and
                     spring washers :
                     ex II . Other :
                              — Other than self-locking bolts
                                  and nuts (of the type 'Hi-lok')            0 %        —                      —
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      CCT                                                                    Aeroplanes           Aeroplanes category B
                                                                             category A
     heading                         Description of goods                     Rate of    Rate
       No                                                                                              Aeroplanes concerned
                                                                                duty    of duty
        1                                     2                                   3         4                     5
       76.16     ex D. Other :
      (cont'd)             — Collars, flanges and other devices for
                              fixing, jointing, clamping or spacing              0 %                               _
                           — ' Quick change' apparatus for trans­
                              forming passenger transport aero­
                              planes into goods transport aero­
                              planes and vice versa                               —
                                                                                          0 %   F 28
       81.04     Other base metals, unwrought or wrought, and
                articles thereof; cermets, unwrought or wrought,
                and articles thereof:
                K. Titanium :
                    ex II. Wrought:
                              — Thin-walled tubes ready for use in
                                  ventilation and air-conditioning
                                  systems                                                0 %    Airbus, Mercure
                              — Bolts,     nuts,     screws,   rivets   and
                                  similar    articles    complying     with
                                  US    standards,      other   than   self­
                                  locking bolts and nuts ( of the
                                  type ' Hi-lok')                               0 %
   ex 83.02     Base metal fittings and mountings of a kind
                suitable for furniture, doors, staircases, windows,
                blinds, coachwork, saddlery, trunks, caskets and
                the like ( including automatic door closers);
                base metal hat-racks, hat-pegs, brackets and
                the like :
               — Automatic door-closing devices and fittings
                    and hinges of all kinds                                     0 %       —                       —
       83.07   Lamps and lighting fittings, of base metal , and
               parts thereof, of base metal (excluding switches,
               electric lamp holders, electric lamps for vehicles,
               electric battery or magneto lamps, and other
               articles     falling   within      Chapter     85     except
               heading No 85.22 )                                               0 %      0 %    All aeroplanes
  ex 83.09     Clasps, frames with clasps for handbags and
               the like, buckles, buckle-clasps, hooks, eyes,
               eyelets and the like, of base metal , of a kind
               commonly used for clothes, travel goods,
               handbags, or other textile or leather goods;
               tubular rivets and bifurcated rivets, of base
               metal ; beads and spangles, of base metal :
               — Tubular rivets and bifurcated rivets                          0 %        —
                                                                                                                  —
  ex 84.07     Hydraulic engines and motors (including water
               wheels and water turbines):
               — Other hydraulic engines                                       0 %       —                        —
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    COT                                                                Aeroplanes          Aeroplanes category B
                                                                       category A
   neaaing                          Description ot gooas                 Rate of
     No                                                                            Rate
                                                                          duty    of duty       Aeroplanes concerned
       1                                     2                               3        4                    5
     84.08   Other engines and motors:
             B. Gas turbines :
                  II . Other :
                       — Developing a power of more than
                            360 kW                                         0 %      0 %   Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                       — Other                                             0 %
             C. Other engines and motors:
                 — Pneumatic drive units for thrust reverser
                       actuators                                           0 %      0 %   Concorde
                 — Other                                                   0 %
             D. Parts :
                 ex     II. Other :
                            — Of gas turbines:
                                — Developing a power of more
                                     than 360 kW                           0 %      0 %   Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                                — Developing a power of no
                                     more than 360 kW                      0 %
                            — Of .other          engines and   motors
                                referred to under C                        0 %
      84.10  Pumps (including motor pumps and turbo
             pumps) for liquids, whether or not fitted with
             measuring devices; liquid elevators of bucket,
             chain, screw, band and similar kinds :
             B. Other pumps :
                   ex I. Pumps having a pressure capacity of
                             20 bar or more :
                             — Having a pressure          capacity of
                                200 bar or more                            0 %      0 %   Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                             — Other                                       0 %
                         II. Other pumps                                   0 %
                       III. Parts :
                             — Of pumps mentioned in B               I
                                 above :
                                 — Having a pressure capacity of
                                      200 bar or more                       0 %      0 %  Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                                 — Other                                    0 %
                             — Of pumps mentioned in B II
                                 above                                      0 %
      84.11  Air pumps, vacuum pumps and air or gas
             compressors- (including motor and turbo pumps
             and compressors, and free-piston generators
             for gas turbines); fans, blowers and the like:
             A. Pumps and compressors:
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      CCT                                                                 Aeroplanes           Aeroplanes category B
                                                                          category A
     heading                         Description of goods                   Rate of   Rate
       No                                                                                           Aeroplanes concerned
                                                                             duty    of duty
         1                                    2                                3         4                     5
        84.11  A.        II. Vacuum pumps creating a vacuum
      (cont'd}               better than 10 " 2 mbar ; centrifugal or
                             axial compressors giving a compres­
                             sion ratio of not less than 2 and a
                             flow of more than 3 000 m3 per
                             minute; stationary reciprocating com­
           •
                             pressors of a "Weight exceeding 2 000
                             kg                                              0 %                                —
                        III. Other                                           0 %       —                       —
                   ex IV. Parts :
                             — Of pumps and compressors refer­
                                 red to in II                                0 %        —                       —
                             — Of pumps and compressors refer­
                                 red to in III                               0 %                                —
               C. Fans, blowers and the like:
                   — Fan and motor unit in housing for cabin
                        temperature probes                                   0 %      0 %    Airbus, F 28
                   — Other                                                   0%       0 %    F 28
   ex 84.12    Air-conditioning machines, self-contained, com­
               prising a motor-driven fan and elements for
               changing the temperature and humidity of air:
               — Air-conditioning machines, with or without
                   refrigeration elements, of a capacity ex­
                   ceeding 5 000 kcal/h                                       —       0 %    Airbus, Mercure
       84.15   Refrigerators       and       refrigerating    equipment
               (electrical and other):
                   A. Evaporators and condensers,               excluding
                        those for domestic refrigerators                     0 %          —                     —
               ex B. Other :
                        — Refrigerating equipment adapted to
                             the air-conditioning system . . . .'            0 %      0 %    F 28
       84.17   Machinery, plant and similar laboratory equip­
               ment, whether or not electrically heated, for
               the treatment of materials by a process involving
               a change of temperature such as heating,
               cooking, roasting, distilling, rectifying, sterili­
               zing, pasteurizing, steaming, drying, evapora­
               ting, vapourizing, condensing or cooling, not
               being machinery or plant of a kind used for
               domestic purposes; instantaneous              or   storage
               water heaters, non-electrical :
               C. Heat exchange units:
                   — Of the constant                speed  drive   ( CSD)
                        system                                               0 %       0 %   Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                   — Of the air-conditioning system                          0 %      0 %    Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                   — Other                                                   0 %
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    CCT                                                               Aeroplanes          Aeroplanes category B
                                                                      category A
    eadir                          Description of goods                 Rate of   Rate
     No
                                                                         duty    of duty       Aeroplanes concerned
       1                                    2                              3         4                    5
      84.18  Centrifuges; filtering and purifying machinery
             and apparatus (other than filter funnels, milk
             strainers and the like), for liquids or gases:
             C. Other :
                   II. Machinery and apparatus (other than
                       centrifuges) for filtering or purifying
                       liquids or gases                                   0 %      0 %   F 28
  ex 84.21   Mechanical appliances (whether or not hand
             operated) for projecting, dispersing or spraying
             liquids or powders; fire extinguishers (charged
             or not); spray guns and similar appliances;
             steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet
             projecting machines :
             — Built-in fire extinguishers for jet engines and
                  auxiliary power units                                   0 %      0 %   Airbus, Mercure, F 28
             — Built-in fire extinguishers for luggage holds              0 %      0 %   Airbus
      84.22  Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machi­
             nery, telphers and conveyors (for example, lifts,
             hoists, winches, cranes, transporter cranes,
             jacks, pulley tackle, belt conveyors and tele­
             ferics), not being machinery falling within
             heading No 84.23 :
             ex D. Other :
                       — Clamp jacks                                      0 %      0 %   Airbus, Mercure
                       — Other jacks                                      0 %
                       — Apparatus for fixing permanently in
                           aeroplanes and used for loading,
                           unloading and stowing freight                  0 %      0 %   Airbus, Mercure
  ex 84.53   Automatic data processing machines and units
             thereof; magnetic or optical readers, machines
             for transcribing data onto data media in coded
             form and machines for processing such data,
             not elsewhere specified or included :
             — Computers forming part of the navigation
                  instruments or apparatus of heading No
                  90.28, used exclusively to carry out the
                  calculations appropriate to such instruments
                  or apparatus                                            0 %
     84.55   Parts and accessories (other than covers,
             carrying cases and the like) suitable for use
             solely or principally with machines of a kind
             falling within heading No 84.51 , 84*52, 84.53
             or 84.54 :
             ex C. Other :
                           Parts and accessories for computers
                           falling within heading No ex 84.53
                           of this list                                   0 %
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     CCT                                                                    Aeroplanes            Aeroplanes category B
                                                                            category A
    heading                       Description of goods                       Rate of      Rate
      No
                                                                               duty      of duty       Aeroplanes concerned
        1                                  2                                      3          4                    5
       84.59 Machines and mechanical appliances, having
             individual functions, not falling within any
             other heading of this Chapter :
             ex E. Other :
                      -— Air humidifiers and dehumidifiers                      0 %    •   0 %   Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                      — Starter motors, propeller regulators
                          ( valves) and servo-mechanisms                        0 %         —                      —
                      —   Windscreen wipers                                     0 υ/ο      0 %   F 28
                      —   Hydraulic servo-motors                                0 %        0 %   F 28
                      —   Hydropneumatic spherical batteries                    0 %        0 %   Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                      —   Pneumatic starters for jet engines                               0 %   Airbus
                      —   Toilet units specially designed for
                          aeroplanes                                             —         0 %   Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, F 28
                      — Mechanical         actuators    for  thrust    re­
                          versers                                                          0 %   Concorde
      84.61  Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances, for
             pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats and the like,
             including pressure reducing valves and thermo­
             statically controlled valves :
             A. Pressure reducing valves                                       0 %         0 %   F 28
             B „ Other :
                  — Isolating valves for thrustreversers                       0 %         0 %   Concorde
                  — Valves used in air-conditioning                  and
                      cabin pressurization systems                             0 %         0 %   Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                  ·— Valves used in the fire-control system                    0 %         0 %   Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                  — Valves       used    in    the     water-circulation
                      svstem                                        , . . ,    0 %         0 %   Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                  — Other                                                      0 %
      84.62  Ball, roller or needle roller bearings :
             —- Bearings used in freight loading systems                        0 %        0 %   Airbus
             — Other                                                             0%
      84.63  Transmission shafts, cranks, bearing housings.
             plain shaft bearings, gears and gearing (in­
             cluding friction gears and gear-boxes and other
             variable speed gears), flywheels, pulleys and
             pulley blocks, clutches and shaft couplings :
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    CCT                                                                   Aeroplanes            Aeroplanes category B
                                                                          category A
   heading                        Description of goods                      Rate of   Rate
     No                                                                                               Aeroplanes concerned
                                                                             duty    of duty
       1                                   2                                   3         4                       5
     84.63   — Flexible drive shafts made of a double mesh of
    (cont'd)     steel wire, connecting the pneumatic drive unit
                 with the thrust reverser actuator                            0 %      0%      Concorde
             — Constant speed drive (CSD) apparatus                           0 %      0 %     Airbus, Mercure, F 28
             — Other                                                          0 %       —
                                                                                                                 —
      84.64  Gaskets and similar joints of metal sheeting
             combined with other material (for example,
             asbestos, felt and paperboard) or of laminated
             metal foil; sets or assortments of gaskets and
             similar joints, dissimilar in composition, for
             engines, pipes, tubes and the like, put up in
             pouches, envelopes or similar packings                           0 %
      84.65  Machinery        parts,    not      containing    electrical
             connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other
             electrical features and not falling within any
             other heading in this Chapter                                    0 %       —
                                                                                                                  —
      85.01  Electrical goods of the following descriptions:
             generators, motors , converters ( rotary or static),
             transformers, rectifiers and rectifying apparatus,
             inductors :
             A. Generators, motors (whether or not equip­
                 ped with speed reducing, changing or step­
                 up gear) and rotary converters :
                  I. Synchronous motors of an output of not
                      more than 18 watts                                      0 %       —                         —
                                                                                 1
                 II . Other :
                       — Electrical actuators used in the air­
                           conditioning system                                0 %      0%      Airbus
                       — High-speed          alternators     (exceeding
                           3 600 r/min)                                       0 %      0 %   ■ Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                       — Speed-reducing motors for the freight­
                           loading system                                     0 %      0 %     Airbus
                       — 28 volt d.c. electric motors of a power
                           of 500 watts for controlling freight
                           doors                                              0 %      0 %     F 28
                       — Generators for the anti-skid system
                           incorporated in the landing gear                   0 %      0%      F 28 , Airbus, Mercure, Concorde
                       — Other                                                0 %       —                         —
             B. Transformers,        static      converters,   rectifiers
                 and rectifying apparatus, inductors:
                 — Static converters of a power of 250 VA,
                       converting a direct current of 28 volts
                       into an alternating current of 115 volts               0 %      0 %     F 28
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      CCT                                                               Aeroplanes           Aeroplanes category B
                                                                        category A
     heading                       Description of goods                   Rate of   Rate
       No                                                                                         Aeroplanes concerned
                                                                           duty    of duty
        1                                   2                                3         4                     5
       85.01   B. — Rectifying transformers with an output
     (cont'd)           of 100 amps at 28 volts for the d.c.
                        electric generating system                          0 %      0 %   F 28
                    — Other                                                 0 %       —                     —
               C. Parts :
                    — High speed alternators (exceeding 3 600
                        r/min)                                              0 %      0 %   Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                    — Speed-reducing motors             for the freight
                       loading system                                       0 %      0 %   Airbus
                    — Generators for the anti-skid               system
                       incorporated in the landing gear                     0 %      0 %   Concorde, Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                    — Other apparatus referred to in A and B
                       above                                               0 %       0 %   F 28
       85.02   Electro-magnets;       permanent          magnets    and
               articles of special materials for permanent
              magnets, being blanks of such magnets; electro­
               magnetic and permanent magnet chucks,
               champs, vices and similar work holders ; electro­
               magnetic clutches and couplings; electro­
              magnetic brakes; electro-magnetic lifting heads              0 %
       85.08  Electrical starting and ignition equipment for
              internal combustion engines (including ignition
              magnetos, magneto-dynamos, ignition coils,
              starter motors, sparking plugs and glow plugs);
              generators (dynamos and alternators) and cut­
              outs for use in conjunction with such engines                0 %
       85.12  Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters
              and immersion heaters ; electric soil heating
              apparatus and electric space heating apparatus;
              electric hair dressing appliances (for example,
              hair dryers, hair curlers, curling tong heaters)
              and electric smoothing irons; electro-thermic
              domestic appliances; electric heating resistors,
              other than those of carbon :
              ex B. Electric soil heating apparatus                 and
                       electric space heating apparatus:
                       — For heating aircraft and wing sur­
                           faces, mounted on propeller aero­
                           planes                                          0 %                              —
       85.14  Microphones and stands therefor, loudspeakers;
              audio-frequency electric amplifiers                          0 %
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       CCT                                                                                       Aeroplanes                             Aeroplanes category B
                                                                                                 category A
      heading                                    Description of goods                              Rate of           Rate
        No                                                                                                                                    Aeroplanes concerned
                                                                                                     duty           of duty
         1                                                2                                            3                4                                    5
        85.15           Radiotelegraphic and radiotéléphonie trans­
                        mission and reception apparatus; radio-broad­
                        casting and television transmission and reception
                        apparatus (including receivers incorporating
                        sound recorders or reproducers) and television
                        cameras; radio navigational aid apparatus ,
                        radar apparatus and radio remote control
                        apparatus :
                             A. Radiotelegraphic              and        radiotéléphonie
                                   transmission and reception apparatus ;
                                   radio-broadcasting and television trans­
                                   mission and reception apparatus (in­
                                   cluding receivers incorporating sound
                                   recorders or reproducers) and television
                                   cameras :
                                          I. Transmitters                                           0 % (J)            —                                    —
                                  ex     II . Transmitter-receivers :
                                              — HF transmitter-receivers                              0 %             0 %             Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, F 28
                                              — Other             transmitter-receivers
                                                  excluding VHF radio communi­
                                                  cation          transmitter-receivers
                                                  complying with standard ARINC
                                                  566A, on-board intercommunica­
                                                  tion        systems          complying
                                                  with standards           ARINC        306
                                                  and 412                                          0 % (!)
                                  ex III . Receivers,       whether or not com­
                                              bined with a sound recorder or
                                              reproducer, excluding radio-broad­
                                              casting or television apparatus
                                              and receivers for selective calling
                                              equipment SELCA-L complying with
                                              standards ARINC 531 and 596 ....                     0 % ( 1)
                        ex B. Other apparatus :
                                   — Meteorological               all-weather         radar
                                        complying with standard ARINC , 564                           0 %              0 %            Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, F 28
                                  — VOR navigational receivers com­
                                        plying with standard ARINC 547                             o % c)             0 %             F 28
                                   — ILS navigational receivers complying
                                        with standard ARINC 547                                     0 % («)           0 %             F 28
                                  — RD-DRMI combined indicators for VOR
                                        and DME                                                    0 % (>)            0 %             Airbus
(!) To be eligible for suspension, the products in question must be intended for the maintenance or repair of aeroplanes of types certificated for the first rime in a Member State of
    the Community before 1 January 1973 and which have either been constructed in the Community or imported and used at that date on regular routes by airline companies of
    the Community .
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         CCT                                                                                      Aeroplanes                              Aeroplanes category B
                                                                                                  category A
       heading                                    Description of goods                               Rate of           Rate
          No                                                                                                                                    A eroplartes concerned
                                                                                                      duty            of duty
           1                                                2                                           3                 4                                    5
        85.15           ex B. — Other, excluding radio altimeters
       (cont'd)                         complying with standard ARINC 552 A,
                                        DME interrogators complying with stan­
                                        dard ARINC 568 and receivers for OME­
                                       GA radio navigation systems complying
                                       with standards ARINC 580 and 599 . . .                      0 % ( x)            —                                      —
                             C. Parts of the goods of subheadings A and
                                  B above :
                                  ex II. Parts of base metal, obtained by
                                            turning bars, angles, shapes, sections
                                            or wire, of solid section, the greatest
                                            diameter of which does not exceed
                                            25 mm :
                                            — Of transmitters under A I above                      0 % (!)             —                                      —
                                            — Of         transmitter-receivers       under
                                                  A II :
                                                  —- Of HF transmitter-receivers                     0 %              0 %            Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, F 28
                                                  — Of other transmitter- receivers                0 % i 1}            —                                      —
                                            — Of receivers under A III above                       0 % (!)             —                                      —
                                            — Of other apparatus under B :
                                                  — Of meteorological all-weather
                                                       radar complying With stand­
                                                       ard ARINC 564                                 0 %              0 %            Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, F 28
                                                  — Of VOR navigational recei­
                                                       vers complying with standard
                                                       ARINC 547                                   0 % (!)            0 %            F 28
                                                  — Of ILS navigational receivers
                                                       complying with standard
                                                       ARINC 547                                   0 % (»)            0 %            F 28
                                                  — Of RD-DRMI combined in­
                                                      dicators for VOR and DME                       0 % (!)            0 %          Airbus
                                                  — Other, excluding receivers
                                                       for    OMEGA         radio     navi­
                                                      gation      systems complying
                                                      with standards ARINC 580
                                                       and 599                                     o% o
                                  ex III . Other :
                                            — VOR LOK aerials complying with
                                                  standard ARINC 547                                 0 %              0 %           F 28
                                            — Aerial couplers for HF trans­
                                                  mitter-receivers                                   0 %              0 %           Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, F 28
                                            — Meteorological radar aerials
                                                 complying with standard ARINC
                                                 564                                                 0 %              0 %            Airbus, Concorde, Mercure; F 28
(') To he eligible for suspension, the products in question must be intended for the maintenance or repair of aeroplanes of types certificated for the first time in a Member State of
    the Community before I January 1 47 ? and which have either been constructed in the Community or imported and used at that date on regular routes by airline companies of
    the Community .
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         CCT                                                                                      Aeroplanes                              Aeroplanes category B
                                                                                                   category A
       heading                                    Description of goods                               Rate of           Rate
          No                                                                                                                                    Λ emplanes concerned
                                                                                                       duty           of duty
           1                                                2                                            3                4                                    5
          85.15          C. ex III.          — Other :
        (cont'd)                                   — Of transmitters under A I
                                                        above                                       0 % (!)
                                                   — Of transmitter-receivers un­
                                                        der A II above:
                                                        — Of          HF       transmitter­
                                                              receivers                               0 %              0 %             Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, F 28
                                                        — Of        other      transmitter­
                                                              receivers                             0 % (])
                                                   — Of        receivers    under      A   III
                                                        above                                       0 % (!)
                                                   — Of other apparatus under B :
                                                        — Of meteorological all­
                                                              weather radar complying
                                                              with    standard      ARINC
                                                              564                                      0 %              0 %            Airbus, Concorde, Mercure, F 28
                                                        — Of VOR navigational re­
                                                              ceivers complying with
                                                              standard ARINC 547            ..      0 % ( 1)           0 %             F 28
                                                      , — Of ILS navigational re­
                                                              ceivers complying with
                                                              standard ARINC 547            ..      0 % (!)            0 %             F 28
                                                        — Of RD-DRMI combined
                                                              indicators for VOR and
                                                              DME                                   0 % (!)            0 %             Airbus
                                                        — Other, excluding receivers
                                                              for OMEGA radio navi­
                                                              gation systems complying
                                                              with standards ARINC
                                                              580 and 599                           0 % i 1)
          85.17          Electric sound or visual signalling apparatus
                         (such as bells, sirens, indicator panels, burglar
                         and fire alarms), other than those of heading
                         No 85.09 or 85.16 :
                         — Warning apparatus for protection against
                              fire                                                                    0 %              0 %             Airbus, F 28
                         — Smoke detectors                                                            0 %              0 %             Mercure, Concorde, F 28
                         — Anti-collision flash lights                                                0 %              0 %             All aeroplanes
                         — Other sound or visual electrical indicators                                0 %              0 %           / F 28
         85.18           Electrical capacitors, fixed or variable                                     0 %                                                      —
( ]) To be eligible for suspension, the products in question must be intended for the maintenance or repair of aeroplanes of types certificated for the first time in a Member State of
     the Community before 1 January 1973 and which have either been constructed in the (.(immunity or imported and used at that date on regular routes by airline companies of
     the Community .
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      CCT                                                             Aeroplanes            Aeroplanes category B
                                                                       category A
     heading                       Description of goods                  Rate of   Rate
       No                                                                                        Aeroplanes concerned
                                                                          duty    of duty
        1                                   2                               3         4                     5
      85.19  Electrical apparatus for making and breaking
             electrical circuits, for the protection of electrical
             circuits, or for making connections to or in
             electrical circuits (for example, switches, rçlays,
             fuses, lightning arresters, surge suppressors,
             plugs, lampholders and junction boxes); re­
             sistors, fixed or variable (including potentio­
             meters), other than heating resistors ; printed
             circuits; switchboards (other than telephone
             switchboards and control panels :
             A. Electrical       apparatus       for    making and
                  breaking electrical circuits, for the protection
                  of electrical circuits or for making connec­
                  tions to or in electrical circuits :
                 — Switches used in freight loading, in - auxi­
                      liary power units and in emergency
                       lighting systems                                  0 %       0 %    Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                  — Other                                                0 %        —                       —
             B. Resistors, fixed or variable (including poten­
                  tiometers), other than heating resistors               0 %        —                       —
             C. Printed circuits                                         0 %        —                       —
             D. Switchboards and control panels                          0 %        —                       —
      85.20  Electric filament lamps and electric discharge
             lamps (including infra-red and ultra-violet
             lamps ); arc-lamps :                                         t
                  A. Filament lamps for lighting                         0 %
             ex B. Other :
                      — Discharge lamps and tubes for light­
                           ing, including combined filament and
                           discharge lamps and tubes                     0 %        —                       —
      85.21  Thermionic, cold cathode and photo-cathode
             valves and tubes (including vapour or gas-filled
             valves and tubes, cathode-ray tubes, television
             camera tubes and mercury arc rectifying valves
             and tubes); photocells; mounted piezo-electric
             crystals ; diodes, transistors and similar semi­
             conductor devices; light-emitting diodes; electronic
             microcircuits :
             A. Valves and tubes                                      . 0%
             B. Photocells, including photo-transistors                  0 %        —                       —
             C. Mounted piezo-electric crystals                          0 %
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       CCT                                                                                       Aeroplanes                            Aeroplanes category B
                                                                                                 category A
      heading                                   Description of goods                               Rate of           Rate
        No                                                                                                                                    Aeroplanes concerned
                                                                                                     duty           of duty
         1                                                2                                            3                4                                    5
        85.22          Electrical appliances and apparatus, having
                       individual functions, not falling within any
                       other heading of this Chapter:
                       ex C. Other :
                                — Engine pressure indicators                                      0 % (!)
   ex 85.23            Insulated (including enamelled or anodized)
                       electric wire, cable, bars, strip and the like
                       (including coaxial cable), whether or not fitted
                       with connectors :
                       — Electric cables in the form of a harness,
                            ready for fitting                                                       0 %
        85.28          Electrical parts of machinery and apparatus,
                       not being goods falling within any of the
                       preceding headings of this Chapter                                           0 %               —                                      —
        90.08          Cinematographic cameras, projectors, sound
                       recorders and sound reproducers but not
                       including re-recorders or film editing apparatus;
                       any combination of these articles:
                       B. Projectors and sound reproducers, combined
                            or not                                                                  0 %               —                                      —
        90.14           Surveying (including photogrammetrical sur­
                        veying), hydrographie, navigational, meteorolo­
                        gical, hydrological and geophysical instruments;
                        compasses; rangefinders :
                            A , Compasses                                                         0 % ( ï)             _                                     —
                        ex B. Other :
                                 — Instruments and                apparatus       for    air
                                       navigation                                                 0 % (»)
                                 — Meteorological                instruments           and
                                       rangefinders                                               0 % ( J)             —                                     —
   ex 90.18             Mechanotherapy              appliances;         massage         ap­
                        paratus;        psychological aptitude-testing ap­
                        paratus; artificial respiration, ozone therapy,
                        oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy or similar
                        apparatus; breathing appliances ( including gas
                        masks and similar respirators ):
                       — Oxygen masks; respiratory apparatus                             for
                            the crew and passengers of aeroplanes                                    0 %               —                                     —
(*) To be eligible for suspension, the products in question must be intended for the maintenance or repair of aeroplanes of types certificated for the first time in a Member State of
    the Community before 1 January 1973 and which have either been constructed in the Community or imported and used at that date on regular routes by airline companies of
    the Community.
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         CCT                                                                                       Aeroplanes                             Aeroplanes category B
                                                                                                    category A
        heading                                   Description of goods                                Rate of          Rate
          No
                                                                                                       duty           of duty                    Aeroplanes concerned
           1                                                2                                            M                4                                     5
         90.24           Instruments and apparatus for measuring,
                         checking or automatically controlling the flow,
                         depth, pressure or other variables of liquids or
                         gases,       or      for        automatically         controlling
                         temperature ( for example, pressure gauges,
                         thermostars, level gauges, flow meters, heat
                         meters, automatic oven-draught regulators ), not
                         being articles falling within heading No 90.14 :
                         A. Pressure gauges ( manometers )                                            0 %               —
                                                                                                                                                         i
                         B. Thermostats                                                               0 %               —
                         C. Other :
                             — Pneumatic regulators used in air-condi­
                                   tioning         and        cabin        pressurization
                                   systems                                                            0 %              0 %            Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                             — Other                                                                  0%'               —                                      —
         90.28           Electrical measuring, checking, analyzing, or
                         automatically          controlling         instruments          and
                         apparatus :
                         ex A. Electronic instruments and apparatus :
                                  — Terrestrial             magnetic-field          detector
                                        apparatus, by saturation of magnetic
                                        circuits ( flux valve)                                       0 % ( 1)          0 %            Airbus, Mercure, F 28 , Concorde
                                   — Air-speed indicators and associated
                                        instruments                                                  0 % c1 )          0 %            Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                                   — Stall warning calculators                                    . 0 % (!)            0 %            Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                                   — Apparatus for fuel consumption flow
                                        control                                                      0 % (*)           0 %            Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                                   — Electronic regulators for air condition­
                                         ing                                                         0 % (!)           0 %            Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                                   — Inertial navigation equipment                                   0 % (!)           0 %            Concorde
                                   — Electronic            controllers       for      thrust
                                        reversers                                                    0 % (!)           0 %            Concorde
                                   — Servo airspeed indicators with built­
                                         in maximum speed warning system ....                        0 % (\)           0 %            Concorde
                                   — Other            electronic     instruments         and
                                         apparams        except     ground       proximity
                                         warning systems                                             0 % ( l)                                                  —
                              B. Other :
                                      - Indicator apparatus for fuel pressure
                                         and jet-engine oil                                          0 % (!)           0 %            Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                                   — Oil contents gauge for jet-engine con­
                                        trol                                                         0 % (')           0 %            Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                                   — Speed indicator apparatus for air­
                                         speed indicators and jet-engine control                     0 % ( 1)          0 %            Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                                   - - Temperature indicator apparatus for
                                         air-speed indicators and jet-engine
                                         control     . :                                             0 % ( 1)          0 %            Airbus, Mercure, F 28
( l) To be eligible for suspension, rhe products in question must be intended for the maintenance or repair of aeroplanes of types certificated for the firsr time in a Member State of
     the Community before 1 January 197.3 and which have either been constructed in the Community or imported and used at that date on regular routes by airline companies of
     the Community.
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        CCT                                                                                      Aeroplanes                             Aeroplanes category B
                                                                                                 category A
      heading                                    Description of goods                              Rate of            Rate
         No                                                                                                                                    Aeroplanes concerned
                                                                                                     duty            of duty
          1                                                2                                           3                 4                                    5
        90.28          B.         — Electro-magnetic                pressure      indicators
      (cont'd)                          and associated modules, intended for
                                        control of the jet-engine air intake
                                        system                                                     0% o                0 %           Concorde
                                  — Thrust reverser position indicator                             0 % (!)             0 %           Concorde
                                  — Other                                                          o% n                 —                                     —
        90.29          Parts or accessories suitable for use solely or
                       principally with one or more of the articles
                       falling within heading No 90.23 , 90.24, 90.26,
                       90.27 or 90.28 :
                       ex A. Parts         or     accessories          suitable    for   use
                                 solely or principally with the electronic
                                 instruments or apparatus falling within
                                 subheading 90.28 A :
                                 — For :
                                      — Terrestrial magnetic field detector
                                            apparatus, by saturation of mag­
                                            netic circuits (flux valve)                           0 % {!)            0 %            Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                                      — Air speed indicators and associ­
                                            ated instruments                                      0 % (!)            0 %            Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                                      — Stall warning calculators                                 0 % (»)            0 %            Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                                      — Apparatus for fuel consumption
                                            flow control                                          0 % (»)            0 %            Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                                      — Electronic regulators for air-condi­
                                            tioning                                               0 % (!)            0 %            Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                                      — Inertial navigation equipment                             0 % (!)            0 %            Concorde
                                      — Electronic           controllers        for   thrust
                                            reversers                                             0 % (])             0 %           Concorde
                                      — Servo airspeed indicators with built­
                                            in maximum speed warning system .                     0 % (!)            0 %            Concorde
                                      — Other instruments or apparatus
                                            falling within subheading 90.28 A
                                            of this list    . . . . .'                            0 % (!)              —
                                                                                                                                                            —
                            B.   Other :
                                 — For pneumatic regulators used in air­
                                       conditioning and cabin pressurization
                                       systems falling within subheading
                                       90.24 C                                                    0 % (')             0 %           Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                                 — Other apparatus and instruments
                                       falling within subheading 90.24 C                          0 % (•)
( ) To be eligible for suspension, the products in question must be intended for the maintenance or repair of aeroplanes of types certificated for the first time in a Member State of
    the Community before 1 January 1973 and which have either been constructed in the Community or imported and used at that date on regular routes by airline compagnies of
    the Community .
 ---pagebreak---  29 . 11 . 77                                           Official Journal of the European Communities                                                             No L 305 /35
          CCT                                                                                     Aeroplanes                            Aeroplanes category B
                                                                                                  category A
        heading                                    Description of goods                             Rate of            Rate
           No                                                                                                                                 Aeroplanes concerned
                                                                                                      duty           of duty
            1                                               2                                           3                4                                  5
          90.29         B.          — For :
         (cont'd)                        — Indicator apparatus for pressure of
                                              fuel and jet-engine oil                              0 % ( i)            0 %          Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                                         — Oil contents gauge for jet-engine
                                              control                                              0 % ( i)            0 %          Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                                         — Speed indicator apparatus for air­
                                             speed indicators and jet-engine
                                              control                                              o% H               0 %           Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                                         — Temperature indicator apparatus
                                             for air-speed indicators and jet­
                                              engine control                                       o% H               0 %           Airbus, Mercure, F 28
                                         — Electro-magnetic             pressure       indi­
                                             cators       and    associated       modules,
                                              intended for control of the jet­
                                             engine air intake system                              0 % (!)'           0 %           Concorde
                                         — Thrust         reverser     position      indica­
                                             tors                                                  o % i 1)            0 %          Concorde
                                         — Other apparatus falling                   within
                                             subheading 90.28 B                                    o% H                —                                   —
          91.06         Time switches with clock or watch movement
                        (including         secondary         movement)          or     with
                        synchronous motor :
                        — Clock movements used in automatic systems                                  0 %               —                                   —
          91.11         Other clock and watch parts :
                        ex F.     Other :
                                   — Of apparatus              included      in    heading
                                        No ex 91.06 of this list                                     0 %               —                                   —
          92.11         Gramophones, dictating machines and other
                        sound recorders or reproducers, including
                        record-players and tape decks, with or without
                        sound-heads ; television image and sound
                        recorders or reproducers :
                        A. Sound recorders or reproducers :
                             ex II. Sound reproducers :
                                        — Music reproducers and automatic
                                             announcers                                              0 %              0 %          Airbus, Mercure, Concorde, F 28
(') To be eligible for suspension , the products in question must be intended for the maintenance or repair of aeroplanes or helicopters of types certificated for the first time in a
    Member State of the Community before I January 1973 and which have been either constructed in the Community or imported and used at that date on regular routes by air­
    line companies of the Community .
 ---pagebreak--- No L 305 /36                          Official Journal of the European Communities                                29 . 11 . 77
    CCT                                                              Aeroplanes           Aeroplanes category B
                                                                     category A
   heading                      Description of goods                   Rate of   Rate
     No                                                                                        Aeroplanes concerned
                                                                        duty    of duty
      1                                  2                                3         4                     5
 ex 92.13    Other parts and accessories of apparatus falling
             within heading No 92.11 :
             — Cockpit voice-recorders of subheading 92.11
                AI                                                      0 %      0 %    Airbus, Mercure, Concorde, F 28
             — Music reproducers and automatic announcers
                 referred to in subheading 92 . 1 1 A II of this
                                                                        0 %      0 %    Airbus, Mercure, Concorde, F 28
     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 A. Specially designed for aircraft:
                     — Specially designed seats for the crew             0 °/o    —                       —
                     — Parts of seats specially designed for
                         the crew                                        0 %
             ex B.   Other :
                     — Hydraulic       positioning      and  locking
                         actuators    and       associated  controls
                         (Hydroloks)                                    0 %      0 %    All aeroplanes
 ---pagebreak--- 29 . 11 . 77                               Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 305 /37
                                                                  ANNEX III
             List of products in respect of which Common Customs Tariff duties are totally or partially suspended
             where such products are intended to be incorporated in the maintenance and repair of aeroplanes and
                 helicopters of an unladen weight exceeding 2 000 kilograms but not exceeding 15 000 kilograms
                                                                                                          Aircraft concerned
     CCT
    heading                                    Description of goods                        of duty
      No                                                                                             Aeroplanes          Helicopters
        1                                               2                                      3         4 ■                 5
    38.19       Chemical        products     and    preparations     of    the    chemical
                or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures
                of natural products), not elsewhere specified or included;
                residual products of the chemical or allied industries, not
                elsewhere specified or included :
                ex P.    Preparations known as ' liquids for hydraulic trans­
                         mission' (for example, hydraulic brake fluids) not
                         containing or containing less th^n 70% by weight of
                         petroleum      oils   or   oils    obtained  from     bituminous
                         minerals :
                        — Based on silicate and phosphoric esters                           0 %    All                All
                                                                                                   aeroplanes         helicopters
    73.20       Tube and pipe fittings (for example, joints, elbows, unions
                and flanges) of iron or steel                                               0 %    All                All
                                                                                                   aeroplanes         helicopters
    83.07       Lamps and lighting fittings, of base metal, and parts thereof,
                of base metal (excluding switches, electric lamp holders,
                electric lamps for vehicles, electric battery or magneto
                lamps, and other articles falling within Chapter 85 except
                heading No 85.22)                                                           0 %    All                All
                                                                                                   aeroplanes         helicopters
    84.10       Pumps (including motor pumps and turbo pumps) for
                liquids, whether or not fitted with measuring devices; liquid
                elevators of bucket, chain, screw, band and similar kinds :
                B. Other pumps:                                          1
                          II. Other                                                         0 %    F 27
                     ex III. Parts of pumps          referred     to under     subheading
                              B II                                                          0 %    F 27
    84.61       Taps, cocks, valves, and similar appliances, for pipes, boiler
                shells, tanks, vats and the like, including pressure reducing
                valves and thermostatically controlled valves:'
                     A. Pressure reducing valves                                            0 %    All                All
                                                                                                   aeroplanes        helicopters
               ex B.    Other :
                        — Valves used in air-conditioning and cabin pressur­
                              ization systems                                               0 %    F 27                    —
ex 84.63       Transmission shafts, cranks, bearing housings, plain shaft
               bearings, gears and gearing ( including friction gears and
               gear-boxes and other variable speed gears), flywheels, pulleys
               and pulley blocks, clutches and shaft couplings:
               — Constant speed drive (CSD) apparatus                                       0 %    VFW 614                 —
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                                  -
                                                                                                                                                   Aircraft concerned
        CCT
       heading                                              Description of goods                                          of duty
         No                                                                                                                                 Aeroplanes              Helicopters
           1                                                          2                                                       3                  4                        5
        85.01             Electrical goods of the following descriptions: generators,
                          motors, converters ( rotary or static), transformers, rectifiers
                          and rectifying apparatus, inductors:
                          ex B. Transformers, static converters,                     rectifiers and recti­
                                     fying apparatus, inductors :
                                     — Rectifying transformers with an output of 100 amps
                                          at 28 volts for the d.c. electric generating system                                0 %          VFW614                         —
                          ex C. Parts :
                                    — Of d.c. generators of a power of 10-5 kW                                               0 %          F 27                           —
                                    — Of rotary converters of a. c. 115 V, 400 Hz, of a
                                          power of 250 VA or 1 800 VA                                                        0 %           F 27
                                    — Of a.c. generators, 120/208 V, of a power of
                                          15 kVA                                                                            0 %           F 27
                                    — Of electric actuators for control of auxiliary
                                         flaps and ailerons                                                                 o %           F 27
                                    — Of static converters of a.c. 115 V, 400 Hz, , of a
                                         power of 250 VA or 700 VA                                                           0 %          F 27                           —
       85.15              Radiotelegraphic and radiotéléphonie transmission and
                          reception apparatus; radio-broadcasting and television trans­
                          mission and reception apparatus (including receivers incor­
                          porating sound recorders or reproducers) and television
                          cameras; radio navigational aid apparatus, radar apparatus
                          and radio remote control apparatus :
                               A. Radiotelegraphic and radiotéléphonie transmission and
                                    reception apparatus; radio-broadcasting and television
                                    transmission and reception apparatus (including receivers
                                    incorporating sound recorders or reproducers) and tele­
                                    vision cameras :
                                    ex II. Transmitter- receivers excluding VHF radio commu­
                                              nication transmitter-receivers complying with stan­
                                              dard ARINC 566 A, and on-board inter-communi­
                                              cations systems complying with standards ARINC
                                              306 and 412                                                                8 % i 1)         All                    All
                                                                                                                                          aeroplanes             helicopters
                                    ex III. Receivers, wether or not combined with a sound
                                             recorder or reproducer, excluding radio-broadcast­
                                             ing or television apparatus and receivers for selec­
                                             tive calling equipment SELCAL complying with
                                             standards ARINC 531 and 596                                                 8 % ( i)         All                    All
                                                                                                                                          aeroplanes             helicopters
(*) To be eligible for suspension, the products in question must be intended for the maintenance or repair of aeroplanes or helicopters of types certificated for the first time in a
    Member State of the Community before 1 January 1973 and which have been either constructed in the Community or imported and used at that date on regular routes by air­
    line companies of the Community.
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                                                                                                                                                    Aircraft concerned
         CCT
       heading                                              Description of goods                                          of duty
          No                                                                                                                                Aeroplanes              Helicopters
           1                                                          '2                                                      3                   4                       5
        85.15              ex B. Other apparatus with the exception of radioaltimeters
      (cont'd)                       complying with standard ARINC 552 A, DME interro­
                                     gators complying with standard ARINC 568 and receivers
                                     for OMEGA radio navigation systems complying with
                                     standards ARINC 580 and 599                                                          8 % i 1)         All                    All
                                                                                                                                           aeroplanes             helicopters
                                C. Parts :
                                     ex II. Parts of base metal, obtained by turning bars,
                                               angles, shapes, sections of wire, of solid section,
                                               the greatest diameter of which does not exceed
                                               25 mm, excluding parts for receivers for OMEGA
                                               radio navigation systems complying with standards
                                               ARINC 580 and 599                                                          8 % (M           All                    All
                                                                                                                                           aeroplanes             helicopters
                                     ex III. Other, excluding parts for receivers for OMEGA
                                               radio navigation systems complying with standards
                                               ARINC 580 and 599                                                          8 % i 1)         All                     All
                                                                                                                                           aeroplanes             helicopters
        90.14             Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydro­
                          graphic, navigational,               metereological, hydrological and
                          geophysical instruments; compasses; rangefinders :
                          ex B.      Other :
                                     — Parts :
                                          — For cabin altimeter and differential pressure
                                              gauge                                                                         0 %            F 27
                                          — For cabin rate of climb indicator                                               0 %            F 27
        90.24             Instruments and apparatus for measuring, checking or
                           automatically controlling the flow, depth, pressure or other
                          variables of liquids or gases, or for automatically controlling
                          temperature (for example, pressure gauges, thermostats, level
                          gauges, flow meters, heat meters, automatic oven-draught
                          regulators), not being articles falling within heading No
                          90.14 :
                          ex C. Other :
                                     — Pneumatic regulators used in air-conditioning and
                                          cabin pressurization systems                                                      0 %            F 27
        90.28             Electrical measuring, checking, analyzing or automatically
                          controlling instruments and apparatus:
                          ex A. Electronic instruments and apparatus :
                                     — Terrestrial magnetic-field detector apparatus,                         by
                                          saturation of magnetic circuits ( flux valve)                                   0 % t 1)         All                    ΛI!
                                                                                                                                          aeroplanes             helicopters
(') To be eligible for suspension, the products in question must be intended for the maintenance or repair of aeroplanes or helicopters of types certificated for the first time in a
    Member State of the Community before 1 January 1973 and which have been either constructed in the Community or imported and used at that date on regular routes by air­
    line companies of the Community .
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                                                                                                                                                   Aircraft concerned
          CCT
        heading                                              Description of goods                                         of duty
            No                                                                                                                              Aeroplanes               Helicopters
             1                                                         2                                                       3                  4                       5
         90.28             ex A. — Electronic regulators for air-conditioning                                              0 % (!)          All                    All
       (cont'd)                                                                                                                             aeroplanes             helicopters
                                     — Fuel gauges                                                                          0 %             F 27
                                     — Electronic timers used in de-icing systems                                            0 %            F 27
                            ex B.     Other :
                                      — Pressure transmitters used in air-conditioning and
                                           cabin pressurization systems                                                      0 %            F 27                          —
                                      — Double pressure indicators used in air-conditioning
                                           and cabin pressurization systems                                                  0 %            F 27
          90.29             Parts or accessories suitable for use solely or principally
                            with one or more of the articles falling within heading No
                            90.23 , 90.24, 90.26, 90.27 or 90.28 :
                             ex A. Parts or accessories suitable for use solely or princi­
                                       pally with the electronic instruments or apparatus
                                       falling within subheading 90.28 A:
                                       — Of fuel gauges                                                                       0 %            F 27
                                       — Of electronic timers used in de-icing systems                                        0 %            F 27
                                       — Of other transitorized voltage regulators                                            0 %            F 27
                                       — Of other instruments or apparatus of subheading
                                            90.28 A included in this list                                                  0 % (^            All                     All
                                                                                                                                             aeroplanes              helicopters
                             ex B.     Other :
                                       — Of transducers used in the stall warning system                                      0 %            F 27
                                       — Of instruments or apparatus falling within subheading
                                            90.28 B included in this list                                                     0 %            F 27                           —
           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 asso­
                                            ciated controls (Hydroloks)                                                       0 %            All                           —
                                                                                                                                             aeroplanes
 i 1 ) To be eligible for suspension, the products in question must be intended for the maintenance or repair of aeroplanes or helicopters of types certificated for the first time in a
       Member State of the Community before 1 January 1973 and which have been either constructed in the Community or imported and used at that date on regular routes by air­
        line companies of the Community.