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Date: 1975-11-03
Title: DRAFT REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL temporarily suspending the autonomous duties in the Common Customs Tariff on certain industriel products#Proposal for a REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL temporarily and totally suspending the customs duties applicable in the Community as originally constituted on a number of chemical products imported from the new Member States (Submitted by the Commission to the Council)

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                     DRAFT REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL
temporarily suspending the autonomous duties in the Common Customs Tariff
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                        on certain industriel products                      \
                                 Proposai for a
               /                                  (
                        REGULATION ( EEC ) OF THE COUNCIL          !
 temporarily and totally suspending the customs duties applicable in the
        Community as originally constituted / on a number of chemical
               products imported from the new Member States
               ( Submitted by the Commission to the Council )
COM(75 ) 542 final
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 ---pagebreak---                   EXPLANATORY    MEMORANDUM
At its meetings 24 / 25 July and 10/ 11 September 1975 , the Joint Group
of Government Experts which meets under the aegis of the Commission to
study economic problems relating to the Common Customs Tariff ,
examined :
( a) the advisability of extending the suspensions of duties which are
     due to expire on 31 December 1975 , and
(b ) new applications submitted by certain Member States for the
     suspension of Common Customs Tariff duties on certain products as
     from 1 January 1976 .
The applications submitted relate to products in respect of which the
Member States concerned consider that a provisional reduction of
autonomous duties in the Common Customs Tariff is justified for
economic reasons , owing to the non-existence or inadequacy of
production in the Community .
Most of these products are raw materials intended for processing
industries or are considered as such . They are in particular basic
substances for the chemical industry . Account was taken of the
possibility of substituting other products already manufactured in the
Community and of the importance to the Community of the proposed
measure .
                                        V
The requests of the new Member States to suspend Common Customs Tariff
duties are based , not only on the economic reasons mentioned , but also
on the following considerations ;
From 1 January 1974 the new Member States have no longer the power to
suspend autonomously their duties without limitations . Their duties
can only be suspended in respect of the difference between their
duties and the Common Customs Tariff duties . If it appears necessary
to suspend a duty beyond this limit , the Common Customs Tariff duty
has to be suspended .
The above mentioned Group favoured unanimously the total or partial
suspension of duties on the products which are the subject, of the
draft Regulation annexed hereto .
 ---pagebreak--- Having regard to the results of this work it appears appropriate to
the Commission to propose to the Council the suspension of Common
Customs Tariff duties for the products listed in the annex to the
following regulation .
As regards the duration for the proposed suspensions of duties , it
will be seen that a six month period from 1 January to 30 June 1976 or
a twelve month period from 1 January to 31 December 1976 is proposed
for the products concerned .
In view of the above-mentioned suspension duties in the Common Customs
Tariff the new Member States are obliged to suspend the corresponding
duties in their tariffs in accordance with Article 39 , paragraph 2 of
the act concerning the Condition of Accession and the Adjustments of
the Treaties .
The Group also examined the possibility of suspending the Common
Customs Tariff duty on the products listed in the table annexed
hereto . It was not possible to reach an unanimous opinion on the
subject because of the unfavourable opinions , based on economic
considerations , which were expressed by one or other of the Member
States .
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CCT heading No                         Description of goods
     28.01 C                Bromine
ex   28.21                  Dichromium trioxide for production of
                            chromium   métal or chromiùm carbide
ex   29.16 D                dl-2-( 3-phenoxyphenyl ) -propionic acid and its
                            salts
ex   29.31 B                l,2-Bis-( N'-methoxycarbonylthioureido )-
                            benzene
ex   29.35 Q                l,2-Dimethyl-3,5-diphenylpyrazolium methyl=
                            sulfate
ex   29.39 E        •       Medroxyprogesterone acetate
ex   29.44 C                Cephazoline and îts salts
ex   29.44 C                Salts of Cephaloridin , of cephalothin and
                            of cephalexin
ex   35.04                  Soya protein isolate , having an isoelectric
                            point of 4,8 plus or minus 0,4 and which
                            contains not less than 94% by weight of
                            protein (N x 6,25 ) on a dry basis
ex   39.19 G                Compound catalysts consisting of silver
                            uniformly fixed on aluminium oxide
ex   39.03 B V a) 2       • Hydroxypropylcellulose
ex   44.22                  Used casks and barrels of oak , whether
                            assembled or not ; staves and heads , being
                            parts of such casks and barrels
     62.03 A I , B I a)
     and Bib )              Used sacks and bags of a kind used for the
                            packmg of goods
ex   81.04 G                Electrolytic manganese , of 99,5% minimum
                            purity , for the aluminium industry
ex   85.21 D II             Digital displays consisting of a printed
                            circuit board of a size not exceeding 30
                            millimetres by 90 millimetres with a single
                            line of digits , not less than 3 in number
                            comptising ligth emitting diodes manufac­
                            tured from gallium-based semi-conductor
                        i   compounds mounted thereon ; the line of digits
                            having a protective cover of translucent
                            plastic
ex   88.02 B II c )         Mechanically propelled aircraft of ah
                            unladen weight exceeding 15,000 kg
 ---pagebreak---                                    DRAFT
                    REGULATION ( EEC ) OF THE COUNCIL
             temporarily suspending the autonomous duties in
        the Common Customs Tariff on certain industrial products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 28 thereof ;
Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by the Commission ;
Whereas production in the Community of the products referred to in
the present Regulation is at present inadequate or non-existent within the Communit;
industries in the Community ;
Whereas it is the Community s interest to suspend the autonomous
Common Customs Tariff duties only partially in certain cases , parti­
cularly because of the existence of Community production and in other
cases to suspend duties completely ;
Whereas taking account of the difficulties involved in accurately
assessing the development of the economic situation in the sectors
concerned in the near future these suspension measures should be taken
only temporarily , fixing their term of validity to coincide with the
interests of Community production ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                               Article 1
The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for the products listed
in the Tables annexed to this Regulation shall be suspended at the
level indicated in respect of each of them .
 ---pagebreak---                                    2
These suspensions shall be applicable :
     from 1 January to 30 June 1976 for the product listed in Table I ;
     from 1 January to 31 December 1976 for the products listed in Table
     II .
                              Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1976 .
     This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
     directly applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                                For the Council
                                                   The Président
 ---pagebreak---                                                         ANNEX
                         TABLE I
CCT heading No       Description of goods          Rate of autonomous
                                                   dut£  in   the CCT
ex   85.13 B   Sonic consisting of a box                0%
               approximately 12 inches
               square and 2 inches thick ,
               the top being shaped in the
               form of a cradle to receive
               a telephone handset , incorporating
               a lamp to indicate the state
               of call . This modem (MODulator /
               DEModulator ) converts teleprinter
               keyboard signals for transmission
               by telephone line or radio for
               reconversion to keyboard signals
               on a distant teleprinter
 ---pagebreak---                                                             ANNEX
                             TABLE II
CCT heading No          Description of goods           Rate of autonomous
                                                       duty in the CCT
ex   29.16 A II  L-Malic acid                                     0%
ex   29.16 D     Prostaglandin E _                                0%
ex   29.22 E II  1 , 8-naphtalenediamine                          0%
ex   29.23 A II  Dinoprost ( INN) , trometamol salt               0%
ex   29.23 A II  Bis -( 2-dimethylaminoethyl ) ether              0%
ex   29.29       l,3-Bis -( 4-chlorobenzylideneamino )            0%
                 guanidmium chloride
ex   29.31 B     5-Fluoro-2-methyl- l-( 4-methylthio=             0%
                 benzylidende )- inden-3-ylacetic acid
ex   29.35 Q '   6-Hexanolide ( epsilon-caprolactone )            8.4%
ex   29.35 Q     5-Ethyl-2-methylpyridine                         0%
ex 29.36         Sulphathiazole ( INN)                            0%
ex   29.38 B II  Panthenol ( INN) ( pantothenyl alcohol )         0%
ex   29.38 B II  D- and DL-calcium pantothenates                  4.7%
ex   29.39 D II  21-Chloro-9 alpha- f luoro-11 beta-              0%
                 hydroxy-16 alpha , 17 alpha-isopropyl=»
                 idenedioxypregn-4-ene-3 , 20-dione
ex   38.19 G     Catalysts consisting of bis-(2-                  0%
                 dimethylaminoethyl ) ethcr dissolved
                 in dipropylene glycol
ex   39.01 C III Polycaprolactone                               12.8%
ex   39.02 C VI  Copolymers solely of allyl alcohol              0%
     a) and b )  with styrene which have an acetyl
                 value of not less than 175
ex   41.02 B     Leather of East India kip , whole , whether     0%
                 or not the heads and legs have been
                 removed , weighing each more than 4.5 kg
                 net and not more than 8 kg , not further
                 prepared than vegetable tanned , whether
                 or not having undergone further preser­
                 vative treatment with oil , but obviously
                 unsuitable for immediate use in the
                 manufacture of leather articles
 ---pagebreak---                                                               ANNEX
                               2
CCT heading No           Description of goods           Rate of autonomous
                                                        duty   in   the CCT
ex   56.01 A        Synthetic textile fibres of                     0%
                    aromatic polyamides obtaineid by
                    polycondensation of m-phenylene=
                    diamine and isophtalic acid
                                           \
ex   68.02 B        Artificially coloured granules and              0%
                    chippings
ex   70.19 A IV b ) Glass beads of a diameter of less               0%
                    than 0.1 mm and with a refraction
                    index of 2.26
ex   73.40 B        Integrally forged , rough-turned                0%
and                 components with unit weights of more
ex   84.59 B        than 150 metric tons or outer diameters
                    of more than 6,000 mm for reactor
                    pressure vessels
ex   76.03          Aluminium alloy strip in coils contai­          0%
                    ning not less than 18% by weight and
                    not more than 23% by weight of tin and
                    not less than 0.7% by weight and not
                    more than 1.5% by weight of copper as
                    the major alloying elements and having
                    a width of not less than 75 mm and not
                    more than 230 mm and a thickness of not
                    less than 3 mm and not more than 6.5 mm
ex   81.04 D I      Chromium , in the form of cathods chips         0%
                    or pellets , which contains not more than
                    0.10% by weight of total oxygen , not
                    more than 0.001% by weight of aluminium
                    compounds isoluble in boiling 5N hydro®
                    chloric acid and in boiling fuming
                    perchlorid acid , and estimated as Al , intended for the
                    production of alloy for the manufacture of fixed or
                    movable blades of gas turbines and jet engines ( a)
(a)  The application of this suspension will be subject to the conditions
     determined by the competent authorities .
 ---pagebreak---                  EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The Commission has sent to the Counoil a draft regulation
 temporarily suspending the autonomous duties in the Common Customs
Tariff on a number of industrial products . This regulation provides
 that , from I January to 31 December 1976 , the duties in the Common Customs
Tariff will he partially suspended, among others , on the following products :
CCT heading               Description                       CCT rates of duty
                                                      autonomous      conventional
                                                         ( suspended)
                                                            >              %
ex 29.35 Q         6-Hexanolide ( epsilon-
                   caprolactone )                           8 «4 $         10.4 %
ex 29.38 B II      E- and PL-calcium
                   pantothenates
                                                            4.7 *            5.8 £
©x 39 ,01 C III    Polycaprolactone                        12.8 4>         16   4
For the period mentioned above , the Community as originally constituted
by virtue of articles 31 paragraph I and 32 paragraph I of the act
concerning the condition of accession and the adjustment of the Treaties
applies to these products imported from the new Member States the
following duties :
__   on the produot of subheading ex 29.35 Q           *2 $
     on the product of subheading ex 29*38 B II        tl.I $
_    on the product of subheading ex 39 >01 C III      : 3«2 $
TEe government of the United Kingdom has requested the Commission that
by virtue of article .33 paragraph 2 of the act concerning the Conditions
of Accession and the Adjustment to the Treaties the Community preference
for the new Member States should be maintained and that therefore the
customs duties applied in the Community as originally constituted should
be totally suspended on these product imported from the new Member States .
The Commission consida-s that it is appropriate to give a favourable
response to this request and therefore is proposing to the Council the
tariff measure annexed hereto .
 ---pagebreak---                           Proposal for a
                  REGULATION ( EEC ) OF THE COUNCIL
temporarily and totally suspending the customs duties applicable
      in the Community as originally constituted on a number
    of chemical products imported from the new Member States
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Act of Accession , and in particular the second paragraph
of Article 33 thereof ;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
Whereas by Regulation (EEC ) No             of ....... ( 2 ) the Council has
partially suspended the autonomous duties in the Common Customs Tariff on
a number of chemical products for the period 1 January to 31 December 1976 ;
                                                             r
Whereas , in order to maintain the Community preference for these products ,
the customs duties applicable in the Community as originally constituted on
such products imported from the new Member States should be totally suspended
for the same period ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                             Article I
From 1 January to 31 December 1976 the customs duties applicable in the
Community as originally constituted on the following products imported
from the new Member States shall be totally syspended :
( 1 ) OJ No . L 73 of 27 March 1972 , page 14 .
( 2 ) OJ No .      of
 ---pagebreak--- CCT No                                Description
ex 29.35 Q         6-Hexanolide ( epsilon - caprolaotone )
ex 29.38 B II      D- and DL-calcium pantothenates
ex 39.01 C III     Polycaprolactone
                              Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on I January 1976
                       This Regulation shall "be "binding in itsi
                       entirety and directly applicable in all
                       Member States «
Done at Brussels ,                                        For the Commission
                                                            The Président