CELEX: 51989PC0439
Language: en
Date: 1989-09-18
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING THE AUTONOMOUS COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES ON A NUMBER OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS ( IN THE CHEMICAL AND ALLIED SECTORS )

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                     COH(89) 439 final
                                                     Brussels,  18  September 1989
                                    Proposal for a
                         COUNCIL RE6ULATI0N (EEC)
  *  temporarily suspending the autonomous conron customs t a r i f f             duties
  on a number o f i n d u s t r i a l products ( i n the chemical and a l l i e d sectors)
                        (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---                           EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.  In the second quarter of this year the Commission, with the assistance
    of the Economic Tariff Questions 6roup, examined all the requests sent
    in by the Member States for temporary suspension of common customs tariff
    duties, including the requests for the prolongation of suspensions at
    present in force.
2.  The attached proposal concerns a number of industrial products in
    the chemical and allied sectors.
    The proposals for Regulations temporarily suspending the autonomous
    common customs tariff duties on agricultural products and on other
    industrial products, have been presented already to the Council.
3.  As in the case of the other product categories, the principle followed
    when examining the requests for suspension relating to the products
    mentioned above was to grant total suspension where Community
    production of the product in question is minimal or non-existent, and
    partial suspension where Community production only partially caters
     for Community requirements. For the latter, the rate of suspension
     varies according to the supply possibilities open to users within the
     Community. Similarly, in certain cases involving particularly sensitive
     sectors, suspension was refused so as not to penalise a Community
    industry which was starting up.
     In this way, the Commission seeks to keep a balance between the
     interests of producers, users and consumers.
     Moreover, the need to safeguard jobs within the Community has been cons-
     tantly borné in mind.
 4.  Given the criteria listed above, at the present stage the Commission
      feels that suspension of duty is justified only for the products listed
      in the Annex to the attached draft Regulation. However, for a number
     of suspension requests, consultations are still under way with the
      Community firms which might be producing identical or equivalent
      products. If, in the light of these consultations, it transpires that the
      granting of suspension in no way harms a Community product, the Commission
      will make a proposal, in the discussions in the Council, to add the
      products covered by such requests to the list annexed to the attached
      draft Regulation. These products are indicated within square brackets
     in the abovementioned Annex.
 ---pagebreak---                              - 2-
5. As stated in Article 1 of the draft regulation, the proposed period
   of validity is 3 months or 6 months, depending on the product.
   This allows for international developments  to be taken into con-
   sideration, as well as the state of Community industry.
6. Particular attention is drawn to the fact that, in order to apply
   it properly, this Regulation must be published at least two months
   before entering into force.
 ---pagebreak---                                                          proposal for a
                                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
                                                         of        1989
                 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duty on certain industrial
                                          products (in the chemical and allied sectors)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard tô the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Artide 28                                               Article 1
thereof,
                                                                   The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for the
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                 products listed in the tables appearing in Annexes I and II
                                                                   shall be suspended at the level indicated in respect of each of
Whereas production of the products referred to in this             them.
Regulation is at present inadequate or non-existent within
the Community and producers are thus unable to meet the            These suspensions shall apply:
needs of user industries in the Community;
Whereas it is in the Community's interest in certain cases to
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suspend the autonomous Common Customs Tariff dudes
                                                                       froml        to 31 March 1990forthe product listed
only partially, particularly because of the existence of               in the table appearing in Annex I , .
Community production, and in other cases to suspend them
completely»                                                            from 1 JafHtojy to 30 June 1990forthe products listed
                                                                       in the table appearing in Annex IL
Whereas, taking account of die difficulties involved in
accurately assessing the development of the economic
situation in the sectors concerned in the nearrature,these
suspension measures should be taken only temporarily, by                                      Article!
fixing their period of validity by reference to the interests of
Community production;                                               This Regulation shall enter into force on 1        1990.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at                         1989.
                                                                                           For the Council
                                                                                            The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                             ANNEX I
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                  an acrylic monomer, whether or not containing a styrenc-bucadiene block copolymer, in one of die
                  forms mentioned i note 6 (b) to Chapter 39
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                                    of sulphur by weight, of which not more than 15 % by volume distils at 250 °C, for use in the
                                    manufacture of needle cokes (a)                                                                                O
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                                   tartaric acid (1/1)
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                                                                                                                                                   6
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           ex 2930 90 90            Thiophanate-methyl (ISO)
        AX&M49 9o !                 2 '-Anlllno-6 '-CathyM isopontyl)aainoJ-3 '-*ethylsplro[lsob*nsofuran-1 (3H) ,9•-
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J?                                  Pyridine-2r3-dicarboxylic acid
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33         ex 2937 22 00            Diflorasone di (acetate) (INNM)                                                                                 0
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           ex 29411000
  3(,      ex 3004 10 10
                                    Piperadutn sodium (INNM)
  37-      ex 2941 90 00            Kitasamycin (INN) and in taraate
           ex 3002 10 10            Teunusrimmunoglobulin
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           ex 3002 10 91            AnoVhacmophilic globulin and aao-Rh^tDJ-globulin derivedfromhuman blood
  44-
  4*       ex 3002 10 91            Gamma globulin, in solution, derivedfromhuman blood
  46        ex 300210 91             Lyophilized gamma globulin derivedfromhuman blood
           ex 3003 40 00
  ¥7                                Granules containing by weight 40% or more but not exceeding 50% of theophylline
           ex 3004 90 99            Dried          purified         protein         fraction,           conriarmg * principally of   des-1-alanine
   49                                (125-serine)mterleuldn*2(human), obtainedfromgenetically-manipulated Etcbericbia-coU
   4-9      ex 3507 90 00            Bromelains (INN)
           (a) Control of tac use far dus special purpose shall be carried out pumianc so the tolerant
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                                   eicecding 6 mm, consisting of • Mixture of oxides containing by weight «ore
                                   than 961 of osictes of aotybdtnua, vanadiua, nickel and antinomy, for use
                                   in the Manufacture of acrylic acid (a)
rj    «xjf/f       9o 00           Catalyst in the fora of rodlets of a dimeter of * an or a ore but not
                                   exceeding 6 a a , consisting of a Mixture of oxides containing by weight «ore
                                   than 961 of oxides of aolybdenua, bisMuth, nickel, Iran ênû s i l i c o n , for use
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                                   Catalyst .mdiefbrmofrodletshaviiigaleBgmtf
                                   diameter of not more than 3,8 nun, consisting c^ nc< kaa than 18% and not inore than 2 1 % by weight
                                   of dachromium trioxide and not less than 7 8 % and not more than 8 1 % by weight of aliiminiiini .
                                   oxide.for use In the Manufacture of benzene, toluene, propane or 2-aethylpropene (a)
ss         ex 3815 90 00           Catalyst, in powder form, consisting of a mixture of f i f "'Wi trichloride " 4 thiftiï,ùif,ll> chloride,
                                   containing not less than 2 0 % and zttX more diaa 3 0 % by weight of tnam
                                   not more than 7 2 % by weight of chlorine
ssA     VcSS/s90 0O                 Catalyst, in the font of a suspension In o i l , consisting of titaniua
                                    trichloride and aluainiua trichloride, containing by «tight (on en o i l - f r e e
                                    basis) 15X or aore but not atore than 301 of titaniua and 401 or «ore but
                                    not aort than 721 of chlorine
                                                                                                                                             o
           ex 3823 90 98             Mixture of l i t h i u a diisopropylanideflithtua salt of diiseprooyUaine) and
                                     aagnesiua bis(dlisopropylaaidt) (aagnesiua salt of dilsopropylaaine),
                                      dissolved i n organic solvents
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           ex 390110 90             Polyethylene containing by weight 0,25% or more of carbonyi groups in the chain, in pellet man
 s?         ex 3901 20 00           Polyethylene, in one of the forms mentioned in note 6 (b) m Chapter 39, having a density of not less
                                    than 0,958 g/cm' at 23 *C and containing by weight not more than:
                                    — 50 ppm of aluminium,
                                    —      2 ppm of calcium,
                                    —      2 ppm of chromium,         - •
                                    —      2 ppm of von,
                                    —      2 ppm of nickel,
                                    —      2 ppm of titanium,
                                    —      8 ppm of vanadium,
                                    for the manufacture of chiorosulphonated polyethylene (a)
  60        ex 390120 00             Poryemylene, m ooe of thefornunientic^
                                     leas than 0,945 and not more than 0,985 g/cm'for the maimfacnirc of t j u i m i m ribbon or similar
                                     tibbon(a)
  6/        ex 3901 90 00            ionomer resin conrisring of a salt of a copolymer ethylene and inethacryiic acid
                                      fonomer resin consisting of a salt of a terpolymer of ethylene, itobutyi acrylate and methacrylk
  63,       ex 3901 90 00
                                      aod
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                                      Polyaethyl aethacrylate in the fora of expansible beads, containing
                                      2-awthylpentsnc as blowing agent
                                       Copolyaer, entirely of acthyl aethacrylate vith styrenc and aaleic anhy-
                                       dride, containing by weight &X or «ore but not aore than4^X of «ethyl
                                                                                                                                               1
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                                       in one of the foras Mentioned in note 6 (b) to Chapter 39                                   ^J
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                                                                                                      C aand
                                                                                                          i  not aore than 361 of styrene.
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       [     ex 3909 40 00            PdyeondemaoM prc<luctsof phend and form
                                      of leas than 150 nucromeaes
            (a) Control of the osefordas special purpose ahafl be carried oat panuaac to the fdevaat Cosnmuaky pfovttoas.
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                               embedded hollow glass balls having a diameter of not more than 100 micrometres
 jf    ex 39204210             Reflecting polyvinyl chloride sheeting, wholly embossed on one side in a regular pyramidal panera,
                               not containing Microspheres
                               Fila of polyethylene terephthalate, of a thickness of less than 10 aicro-
 79 e*. 3940 £J00 aeters,                  for the Manufacture of video-cassettes with a playing-tiae of
                               300 ainutes « t a tape-speed of 24 an per second (a)
 êo    ex 3920 62 00
       ex 3920 63 00
                               Reflecting polyester sheeting embossed in a regular pyramidal pattern, not contai ni ng a 1 crospheres
       ex 3920 69 00
 Si    ex 3920 92 00           Poly(eprt/on-caprolactam)filmwith a softening point of 200° C or more and a copper come» of 130
                               mg/kg or more but not excredtng 170 mg/kg,
                                for use during the bonding together, under heat and vacuus, of
                               coaponents of coaposite articles (a)
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                                covered on one side polvtetrafluoroethylene film, for the manufacture offiltrationproducts (a)
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                                fibraoon products (a)                                                                                  o
8?      «63059000               Sacks and bags, of a kind usedfordie packing of goods, used, of flax or or sisal                       0
                                Alloy- ofniobiua (coluabiua) and titanlua, in the fora of bars and rods                                o
        (a) Cootrol of the usefardus special purpose shaB be carried out pursuant to 6M relevant Community provisions.
 ---pagebreak--- FICHE FINANCIERE
1.  Ligna budgétaire concernée : Chap. 12 a r t .                       120
2.  I n t i t u l é de l ' a c t i o n : Projet de p r o p o s i t i o n de
    règlement du Conseil portant suspension temporaire des
    d r o i t s autonomes du t a r i f douanier commun pour un
    c e r t a i n nombre de p r o d u i t s i n d u s t r i e l s (domaine de l a
    chimie e t s e c t e u r s c o n n e x e s ) .
3.  Base juridique : Art. 28 du Traité-CEE
4.  O b j e c t i f de l ' a c t i o n : Suspension des d r o i t s du T . D . C
    pour l e s p r o d u i t s s u s v i s é s .
5.  Coût de l ' a c t i o n :
     à l a charge du budget de l a CE :
          Evaluation rendue d i f f i c i l e , faute de s t a t i s t i q u e s
           communautaires p r é c i s e s .
     non-perception des d r o i t s :
           Une pondération é t a b l i e à p a r t i r des données f o u r n i e s
           par c e r t a i n s E t a t s membres f a i t r e s s o r t i r un coût
           approximatif pour l ' a c t i o n d'envi ron 15 608 000 Ecus,
           pendant La période du 1.1.1990 au 3 0 . 6 . 1 9 9 0 .
 ---pagebreak---                  IMPACT ON COMPETITION AND EMPLOYMENT
1. The subject of the annexed proposal for a Regulation is the suspension
   of the autonomous common customs t a r i f f duties for a number of
   industrial products i n the chemical and a l l i e d sectors
2.  I n this manner, the needs of user-industries, including small and
   medium-sized enterprises, w i l l be met.
3.  This measure, in addition to maint»ning the competitive capacity
    of those industries, is l i k e l y to safeguard and/or improve employment.
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