CELEX: 32007R0729
Language: en
Date: 2007-06-25 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EC) No 729/2007 of 25 June 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending the autonomous common customs tariff duties on certain industrial, agricultural and fishery products

28.6.2007   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 166/4
            
         
      COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 729/2007
   of 25 June 2007
   amending Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending the autonomous common customs tariff duties on certain industrial, agricultural and fishery products
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 26 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               It is in the interest of the Community to suspend partially or totally the autonomous common customs tariff duties for a number of new products not listed in the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 (1).
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               A number of products should be withdrawn from the list in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 because it is no longer in the Community’s interest to maintain suspension of autonomous common customs tariff duties or because the description needs to be altered in order to take account of technical product developments and economic trends on the market.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               Accordingly, products whose description needs to be altered should be regarded as new products.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               The validity period of the measures should be limited in order to enable economic examinations of the individual suspensions in this period to be carried out. Experience has shown the need to provide for an expiry date for the suspensions listed in Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 to ensure that account is taken of technological and economic changes. This should not exclude the premature termination of certain measures or their continuation beyond this period, if economic reasons are submitted, in accordance with the principles laid down in the Commission Communication concerning autonomous tariff suspensions and quotas (2).
            
         
               (5)
            
            
               Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 should therefore be amended accordingly.
            
         
               (6)
            
            
               Having regard to the economic importance of this Regulation, it is necessary to rely on the grounds of urgency provided for in point I.3 of the Protocol on the role of national parliaments in the European Union annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties establishing the European Communities.
            
         
               (7)
            
            
               Since this Regulation is to apply from 1 July 2007, it should enter into force immediately,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 is hereby amended as follows:
   
               1.
            
            
               the products listed in Annex I to this Regulation, together with the corresponding rates of duty and validity periods, shall be inserted;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               the products for which CN and TARIC codes are set out in Annex II to this Regulation, together with the corresponding rates of duty and validity periods, shall be deleted.
            
         Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   It shall apply from 1 July 2007.
   
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Luxembourg, 25 June 2007.
      
         
            For the Council
         
         
            The President
         
         A. SCHAVAN
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 158, 29.6.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1897/2006 (OJ L 395, 30.12.2006, p. 1).
   
      (2)  OJ C 128, 25.4.1998, p. 2.
   
      ANNEX I
      
                  CN code
               
               
                  TARIC
               
               
                  Description
               
               
                  Rate of autonomous duty
               
               
                  Validity period
               
            
                  ex 0302 70 00
               
               
                  11
               
               
                  Hard fish roes, fresh, chilled or frozen
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2008
               
            
                  ex 0302 70 00
               
               
                  31
               
            
                  ex 0302 70 00
               
               
                  41
               
            
                  ex 0302 70 00
               
               
                  82
               
            
                  ex 0302 70 00
               
               
                  83
               
            
                  ex 0302 70 00
               
               
                  84
               
            
                  ex 0302 70 00
               
               
                  89
               
            
                  ex 0303 80 90
               
               
                  10
               
            
                  ex 0303 80 90
               
               
                  12
               
            
                  ex 0303 80 90
               
               
                  14
               
            
                  ex 0303 80 90
               
               
                  16
               
            
                  ex 0303 80 90
               
               
                  19
               
            
                  ex 2009 80 79
               
               
                  87
               
               
                  Frozen boysenberry juice concentrate with a Brix value of 61 or more, but not more than 65
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 2009 80 99
               
               
                  93
               
               
                  Untreated frozen coconut water, not put up for retail sale
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 2811 22 00
               
               
                  20
               
               
                  Microspheres of amorphous silicon of a particle size of 5 μm (± 1 μm), for use in the manufacture of cosmetic product (1)
                  
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 2811 22 00
               
               
                  30
               
               
                  Balls of porous white silica of a particle size of more than 1 μm for use in the manufacture of cosmetic products (1)
                  
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 2827 39 85
               
               
                  20
               
               
                  Antimony pentachloride of a purity by weight of 99 % or more
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 2845 90 90
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  Helium-3
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 2845 90 90
               
               
                  20
               
               
                  Water enriched at a level of 95 % or more with oxygen-18
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 2845 90 90
               
               
                  30
               
               
                  Carbon monoxide 13C
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 2916 39 00
               
               
                  45
               
               
                  2-Chlorobenzoic acid
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  2920 90 40
               
               
                   
               
               
                  Triethyl phosphite
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 2921 51 19
               
               
                  40
               
               
                  
                     p-Phenylenediamine
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 2924 19 00
               
               
                  60
               
               
                  
                     N,N-Dimethylacrylamide
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 2926 90 95
               
               
                  61
               
               
                  
                     m-(1-Cyanoethyl)benzoic acid
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 2929 10 90
               
               
                  80
               
               
                  1,3-Bis(isocyanatomethyl) benzene
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 2930 90 85
               
               
                  78
               
               
                  4-Mercaptomethyl-3,6-dithia-1,8-octanedithiol
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 2932 29 85
               
               
                  60
               
               
                  6′-(Dibutylamino)-3′-methyl-2′-(phenylamino)-spiro[isobenzofuran-1(3H),9′-[9H]xanthen]-3-one
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 2932 29 85
               
               
                  71
               
               
                  6′-(Diethylamino)-3′-methyl-2′-(phenylamino)-spiro[isobenzofuran-1(3H),9′-[9H]xanthen]-3-one
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 2932 29 85
               
               
                  72
               
               
                  2′-[Bis(phenylmethyl)amino]-6′-(diethylamino)-spiro[isobenzofuran-1(3H),9′-[9H]xanthen]-3-one
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 2933 21 00
               
               
                  70
               
               
                  
                     α-(4-Methoxybenzoyl)-α-(1-benzyl-5-ethoxy-3-hydantoinyl)-2-chloro-5-dodecyloxycarbonylacetanilide
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 2933 39 99
               
               
                  50
               
               
                  
                     N-Fluoro-2,6-dichloropyridinium tetrafluoroborate
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 2933 99 90
               
               
                  81
               
               
                  1,2,3-Benzotriazole
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 2933 99 90
               
               
                  82
               
               
                  Tolyltriazole
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 3707 10 00
               
               
                  40
               
               
                  Sensitising emulsion, containing:
                  
                              —
                           
                           
                              not more than 10 % by weight of naphthoquinonediazide esters,
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              2 % or more but not more than 20 % by weight of copolymers of hydroxystyrene
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              not more than 7 % by weight of epoxy-containing derivatives
                           
                        dissolved in 1-ethoxy-2-propyl acetate and/or ethyl lactate
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 3815 90 90
               
               
                  71
               
               
                  Catalyst, containing N-(2-hydroxypropylammonium)diazabicyclo (2,2,2) octane-2-ethyl hexanoate, dissolved in ethane-1,2-diol
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 3903 19 00
               
               
                  30
               
               
                  Crystalline polystyrene with a melting point of 268 °C or more but not more than 272 °C and a setting point of 247 °C or more but not more than 252 °C, whether or not containing additives and filling material
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 3904 22 00
               
               
                  91
               
               
                  Poly(vinyl chloride), dyed in the mass, in the form of flakes, grains, pebbles or rectangular chips, for use as decorative elements in floor and wall coverings (1)
                  
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2008
               
            
                  ex 3926 90 97
               
               
                  80
               
            
                  ex 3907 30 00
               
               
                  40
               
               
                  Epoxide resin, containing by weight 70 % or more of silicon dioxide, for the encapsulation of goods of heading No 8533, 8535, 8536, 8541, 8542 or 8548 (1)
                  
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2008
               
            
                  ex 3916 90 15
               
               
                  10
               
            
                  ex 3926 90 97
               
               
                  70
               
            
                  ex 3919 10 38
               
               
                  40
               
               
                  Double-sided, self-adhesive modified epoxy resin foil, put up in rolls, 10 to 20 cm wide, 10 to 210 m long and with a total thickness of 10 to 50 μm, not for retail sale
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 3920 59 90
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  Non-cellular and non-laminated sheet of modified copolymer of acrylonitrile-methyl acrylate with a thickness of 1,0 mm or more but not more than 1,3 mm, put up in rolls
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 3920 99 28
               
               
                  50
               
               
                  Thermoplastic polyurethane film, of a thickness of 250 μm or more but not more than 350 μm, covered on one side with a removable protective film
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 3920 99 59
               
               
                  55
               
               
                  Ion-exchange membranes of fluorinated plastic material
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2008
               
            
                  ex 5004 00 10
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  Silk yarn (other than yarn spun from silk waste) not put up for retail sale, unbleached, scoured or bleached, entirely of silk
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 5004 00 90
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  Yarn spun entirely from silk, not put up for retail sale
               
               
                  2,5 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 5907 00 90
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  Textile fabrics, coated with adhesive in which are embedded spheres of a diameter not exceeding 150 μm
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 7011 20 00
               
               
                  20
               
               
                  Glass cone (funnel) for cathode-ray tube with a diagonal measurement of 508,8 mm or more but not more than 811,0 mm
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 7011 20 00
               
               
                  50
               
               
                  Glass face plate with
                  
                              —
                           
                           
                              a light transmission of 52,5 % (± 5 %) at a glass thickness of 11,43 mm and
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              a diagonal measurement of 512,1 mm or more but not more than 814,2 mm and
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              dimensions of 341,8 × 440,5 × 94,1 mm (± 1,4 mm)
                              or 359,4 × 454,8 × 80,0 mm (± 1,4 mm)
                              or 358,0 × 454,0 × 90,0 (± 1,4 mm)
                              or 359,4 × 454,8 × 72,0 (± 1,4 mm)
                              or 396,0 × 633,0 × 103,7 mm (± 1,4 mm)
                              or 472,7 × 600,8 × 97,6 mm (± 1,4 mm)
                              or 472,7 × 600,8 × 84,5 mm (± 1,4 mm)
                              or 445,0 × 726,1 × 112,5 mm (± 1,4 mm)
                              or 445,0 × 726,1 × 93,0 mm (± 1,4 mm)
                           
                        
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 8407 90 10
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  Four-stroke petrol engines of a cylinder capacity of not more than 250 cm3 for use in the manufacture of lawnmowers of sub-heading 8433 11, mowers with motor of subheading 8433 20 10, rotovators of sub-heading 8432 29 50 or garden shredders of sub-heading 8436 80 99 (1)
                  
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 8413 91 00
               
               
                  20
               
               
                  Manganese-silicon-bronze swash plates with a copper content of 58 % or more but not more than 63 % by weight for incorporation into fluid pumps for air conditioners of motor vehicles
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 8501 31 00
               
               
                  30
               
               
                  DC motor, brushless, with a three-phase winding, an external diameter of 85 mm or more, but not exceeding 115 mm, a nominal torque of 2,23 Nm (± 1,0 Nm), of an output of more than 120 W but not exceeding 520 W, calculated with 1 550 RPM (± 350 RPM) at a supply voltage of 12 V equipped with electronic circuit with sensors using the Hall effect, for use with an electric power steering control module (power steering motor) (1)
                  
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 8507 80 30
               
               
                  40
               
               
                  Rectangular lithium-ion-accumulator, with
                  
                              —
                           
                           
                              a length of 80 mm or more, but not more than 1 000 mm,
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              a width of 25 mm or more, but not more than 150 mm,
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              a height of 100 mm or more, but not more than 500 mm,
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              a weight of 0,5 kg or more, but not more than 30 kg,
                           
                        
                              —
                           
                           
                              a capacity of 20 Ah or more, but not more than 1 000 Ah,
                           
                        for use in the manufacture of rechargeable power-supply units for incorporation into goods of heading No 8903 (1)
                  
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 8529 90 65
               
               
                  70
               
               
                  Unit driver consisting of an electronic integrated circuit and a flexible printed circuit, for use in the manufacture of LCD modules (1)
                  
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 8539 39 00
               
               
                  20
               
               
                  Cold cathode (CCFL) or External Electrode (EEFL) fluorescent lamps, of a diameter not exceeding 5 mm and with a length of more than 120 mm but not exceeding 1 570 mm, for incorporation in backlight units of LCD modules (1)
                  
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 8540 11 11
               
               
                  95
               
               
                  Colour cathode-ray tube with a slot mask, equipped with an electron gun and a deflection yoke and with a screen width/height ratio of 4/3 and a diagonal measurement of the screen of not more than 42 cm
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 8540 11 19
               
               
                  91
               
               
                  Colour cathode-ray tube equipped with electron guns placed side by side (in-line technology), with a diagonal measurement of the screen of 79 cm or more
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 9001 20 00
               
               
                  20
               
               
                  Optical, diffuser, reflector or prism sheets, unprinted diffuser plates, whether or not possessing polarising properties, specifically cut, for use in the manufacture of LCD modules (1)
                  
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
                  ex 9001 90 00
               
               
                  55
               
            
                  ex 9001 90 00
               
               
                  70
               
               
                  Polyethylene terephthalate film with a thickness of less than 300 μm according to ASTM D2103, having on one side prisms of acrylic resin with a prism angle of 90° and a prism pitch of 50 μm
               
               
                  0 %
               
               
                  1.7.2007-31.12.2011
               
            
         (1)  Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions (see Articles 291 to 300 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1)).
   
   
      ANNEX II
      
                  CN code
               
               
                  TARIC
               
            
                  0302 70 00
               
               
                  11
               
            
                  0302 70 00
               
               
                  31
               
            
                  0302 70 00
               
               
                  41
               
            
                  0302 70 00
               
               
                  82
               
            
                  0302 70 00
               
               
                  83
               
            
                  0302 70 00
               
               
                  84
               
            
                  0302 70 00
               
               
                  89
               
            
                  0303 80 90
               
               
                  10
               
            
                  0303 80 90
               
               
                  19
               
            
                  3707 10 00
               
               
                  20
               
            
                  3904 22 00
               
               
                  91
               
            
                  3926 90 98
               
               
                  80
               
            
                  3907 30 00
               
               
                  40
               
            
                  3916 90 15
               
               
                  10
               
            
                  3926 90 98
               
               
                  70
               
            
                  3919 10 38
               
               
                  40
               
            
                  3920 99 53
               
               
                   
               
            
                  3920 99 59
               
               
                  55
               
            
                  5004 00 10
               
               
                  10
               
            
                  5004 00 90
               
               
                  10
               
            
                  5402 49 00
               
               
                  85
               
            
                  5503 90 90
               
               
                  40
               
            
                  5907 00 90
               
               
                  10
               
            
                  6307 90 10
               
               
                  10
               
            
                  7019 19 10
               
               
                  40
               
            
                  8540 11 19
               
               
                  91
               
            
                  9001 20 00
               
               
                  20
               
            
                  9001 90 00
               
               
                  55
               
            
                  9001 20 00
               
               
                  30
               
            
                  9001 90 00
               
               
                  65