CELEX: 51974PC0383
Language: en
Date: 1974-04-05
Title: Draft Regulation (EEC) on the tariff treatment of certain products intended for use in the maintenance and repair of aeroplanes of types Mercure and Airbus during the year 1974 (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- OOMM3SSGH OF TH2 ECEOHAN COMMUIvlTI
                                                          COM(74) 383 final
                                                          Brussels , 5 April 1974
               Draft Regulation (EEC ) on the tariff treatment of
                    certain products intended for use in the
            maintenance and repair of aeroplanes of types Mercure
                        and Airbus during the year 1974
                 ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
   com(74) 383 final
 ---pagebreak---                               Explanatory Memorandum
Council Regulation (EEC ) Wo . 35S4/ 73 of 28 December 1973 ( l ) on the tariff
treatment of certain products intended for use in the construction, mainte­
nance and repair of aircraft provides , inter alia , for the total or partial
suspension , as the case may "be , of the duties laid down in the Common
Customs Tariff for a certain number of products intended to be used for
the maintenance or repair of aeroplanes of an unladen weight exceeding
15.000 kg.
Kith regard to the maintenance and repair of aeroplanes of this category
which are constructed in the Community, the list of products admissible
under this total or partial suspension is of greater importance when it
concerns aeroplanes of types certified before 1 January 1974 (or of
versions of these types which do not differ fundamentally from the former )
than when it concerns aeroplanes of types certified after this date .
During discussions which were held at Council level prior to the adoption
of the Regulation referred to above , it was apparant that aeroplanes of
types kercure and Airbus , for which the certification was made after
1 January 1974 » necessitated for their manufacture a certain number of
products imported from third countries which are not included in the list
of products admissible under suspension measures when they are intended for
maintenance or repair of aeroplanes of types certified after 1 January 1974 «
This circumstance was covered in a statement written into the minutes of
the meeting of the Council during which the Regulation in question was
adopted .
This statement makes provision for "a supplementary list to be drawn up ,
at the earliest possible moment , of materials able to be imported under
 suspension of Common Customs Tariff duties when such products are intended
 for the maintenance and repair of aeroplanes of types constructed in the
 Community and certified after 1 January 1974" •
                                                               t
 ( 1 ) O.J. L 365 of 31.12.1973
 ---pagebreak--- This draft Regulation , which follows from tho above mentioned statement ,
completes the suspension measures laid down in Annex II , column 4 of
Regulation EEC n° 3584/73 for products intended to be used for the mainte­
nance or repair of aeroplanes of types Ilercure or Airbus .
These measures , as those of Regulation EEC n° 3584/73 themselves , must
terminate on 31 December 1974 *
This draft Regulation , based on Article 28 of the EEC Treaty, does not
require the Opinion of the European Parliament , nor that of the Economic
and Social Committee .
 ---pagebreak---                      Draft
 Regulation (ESC ) on the tariff treatment of
   certain products intended for use in the
   maintenance and repair of aeroplanes of
types Mercure and Airbus during the year 1974
                                              1
 ---pagebreak---                   Draft Regulation (DEC ) on the tariff treatment
                  of certain products intended for use in the main­
                  tenance and repair of aeroplanes of types llercure
                         and Airbus during the year 1974
THj COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN C01IKUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community
and , in particular , Article 28 thereof j
Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by the Commission ,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC ) n° 3534/73 of 23 December 1973 on the
tariff treatment of certain products intended for use in the const ruct ion ,
maintenance and repair of aircraft ( l ) provides , inter alia , for the
total or partial suspension , as the case may be , of the duties laid down
in the Common Customs Tariff for a certain number of products intended
to be used for the maintenance or repair of aeroplanes of an unladen
weight exceeding 15*000 kg .
Whereas in respect of the maintenance and repair of aeroplanes of this
category manufactured in the Community , the list of products admissible
under this total or partial suspension is of greater importance when it
concerns aeroplanes of types certified before 1 Janizary 1974 ( or of
versions of these types which do not differ fundamentally from the former )
than when it concerns aeroplanes of types certified after this date ,
Whereas it is laid down that aeroplanes of type Mercure and type Airbus
shall be certified during 1974 ? whereas these aeroplanes currently require
in their construction a certain number of products imported from third
countries which do not appear in the list of suspensions relating to the
maintenance and repair of aeroplanes of types certified after 1 January
1974 ; whereas it thus seems possible to admit the said products under
 ( l ) O.J. n° L 365 of 31.12.1973 , p. 3
 ---pagebreak--- total suspension if thoy are imported for tho maintenance or repair of
the aeroplanes in question ; whereas it is however necessary , in order to
take account of the advances in the technical capabilities of the Community
aircraft industry and Community aircraft equipment industries , to provide
for the implementation of these measures only until 31 December 1974 »
HAS ADOPTBD THIS REGULATION :
                                 Article 1
1 . The Common Customs Tariff duties on products listed m Annex to this
    Regulation shall , provided that such products are intended to he used ,
    under customs control , for maintenance or repair of aeroplanes of type
    Mercure or type Airbus , be suspended to the level indicated in column 3
    of the said Annex .                                   ' '
2 . The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not preclude the granting , in
    respect of products listed in Annex II of Regulation (S5C ) n° 3584/73
    which are intended to be used under customs control for the maintenance
    or repair of aeroplanes of type Hercure or type Airbus , of, the suspension
    of Common Customs Tariff duties to the level indicated in column 4
    the said Annex , unless this level should be above that laid down in
    column 3 of the Annex to this Regulation .
                                 Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on             .,... 1974 * It shall
apply until 31 December 1974 »
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirely and directly applicable
in all Ilember States .
                                     Done at Brussels ,
                                     For the Council
                                     The Président
 ---pagebreak---                                    ÀIÏÎEX
  C.C.T.                                                             Rate
  heading                          Do se notion                       of
    Ko                                                             i dut y
     :    i
    1                                  2                              3
              A. Products intended for the maintenance or
                  repair of aeroplanes of typo Kcrcure
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 conditionmg machiner , without réfri­
                     gération éléments                               0 %
          j
ex 84.21 i    Mechanical appliances (whether or not hand
              operated ) for projecting*, dispersing or
              spraying liquids or powders ; fire extinguishers
              ( charged or not ); spray guns and similar appli­
              ances ; steam or sand blasting machines and sim­
                ilar jet projecting machines :
                   – Fire extinguishers for jet engines for
                     fixing permanently in aeroplanes .              0 %
                   - Their parts                                     0 %
   84.6I      Taps , cocks , valves and similar appliances , for
              pipes , "boiler shells , tanks , vats and the like ,
              including pressure reducing valves and thermo­
              statically controlled valves j
            I ex B. Other
            i
                  – valves used in pressurised cabin systems         0 %
                                                   • • f/• * •
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C.C.T.                                                         Rate
heading                          Description                    of
  No                                                           duty
  1                                  2                           3
        ––––––
 90.24    Instruments and apparatus for measuring ,
          checking or automatically controlling the flotv ,
          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 ovendraught regulators ), not
          being articles falling within heading No 90.14
          ex C. Other      :
               – Regulators used in pressurised cabin
                  systems                                       0 %
                                                             I
 90.28-   Electrical measuring , checking , analysing , or
          automatically controlling instruments end .
          apparatus :                        .
          ex A. Electronic instruments and apparatus :
             ' «• Air speed indicators and associated        1
                  instruments                                :  0 £
                  Terrestrial magnetic field detector appa–  '
                  ratus , by saturation of magnetic circuits
                  ( flux valve )                                0 %
          ex B. Other      :
               « Quant ity indicator apparatus                  0
               – Température indicator apparatus                0 fo
               •• Smoke dotectors                               0 %
                                               • . •/ • • •
 ---pagebreak--- C.C.T.                                                         Rate
hcading                      Description                        of
  No                                                           duty
  1                                                             3
                                  ?                     __J
 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 air-speed indicators and associated
    t
              instruments , and terrestrial magne tic
              field detector apparatus . by saturation    . 1
              of magnetic circuits ( flux valve )               0 %
        ex B. Other :
              for regulators used in pressurised cabin
              systems falling within heading N° 90.24 C
            – for quantity detector apparatus , tempé­       1
              rature mdicator apparatus and smoke           1I
              dotectors falling within heading
              N° 90.28 B                                        0 %
                                                 /
                                           • • •/ • • •
 ---pagebreak---                                   - 4 -
  C.G.T.                                                          Rate
  heading                            Description                   of
    No                                                            duty
          i
    1                                    2   .                |    3
                                                              J
            B » Products intended for the maintenance or
                repair of aeroplanes of type Airbus
ex 84*12    Air conditioning; machines , self-contained,
            comprising a motor–driver fan and elements for
            changing the temperature and humidity of air
                 – Air conditioning machines , with refrige­
                   ration elements of a capacity exceeding
                   5000 Kcal/h                                    0 %
ex 84.21  1 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 :
                 – Fire extinguishers for jet engines for
                   fixing permanently in aeroplanes ..*••••       0 %
                 « Their parts                                    0 %
   84.61    Taps , coclcs , valves and similar appliances ,
            for pipes , boiler shells , tanlcs , vats and the
            like , including pressure reducing valves and
            thermostatically controlled valves :
            ex B. Other     ï
                 – Valves used in air conditioning Bystems        0 %
                 – Spherical hydropneumatic accumulators        ! o £
                                               • • •/ • • •
 ---pagebreak--- C.C.T.                                                           Rate
heading                            Description                    of
  No                                                             duty
  1     !                               2                          3
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 :
                – ex II Other    :
        [               – High speed alternators (15OO to         0 %
        r
                          3600 tr/mn and alternator casings
        I '                                    ■ •
        i
        \
85.15      Radiotelegraphxc and radictelephonic transmis­
           sion and reception apparatus ; radio–'broad­
           casting and television transmission and recep­
           tion apparatus ( including receivers incorpo­
           rating sound recorders or reproducers ) and * <
           television cameras ; radio navigational aid ap­
           paratus , radar apparatus and radio remote
           control apparatus :
               A. Radiotelegraphic and radiotelephonic
                  transmission and reception apparatus ;
                  radio–broadcasting and television
                  transmission and reception apparatus
                   ( including receivers incorporating
                   sound recorders or reproducers ) and
                  television cameras :
                – ex II . Transmitter-receivers
                         – Transmitter-receiver apparatus
                           HP                                     0 %
        I
        1                                    é * • /« • •
         I
 ---pagebreak---                                - 6 -
C.C.T.                                                             Rate
heading                         Description  .                      of
  No                                                               duty
  1                                  2                              3
 90.24      Instruments and apparatus for measuring ,            1
            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 ovendraught regulators ), not
            being articles falling within heading
            No 90.14
            ex C. Other    :
               . – Regulators used in airconditioning
                   systems                                           0
 90.28      Electrical measuring , checking , analysing , or
            automatically controlling instruments and
            apparatus
            ex A * 21ectronic instruments and apparatus :
                 – Terrestrial magnetic field detector         ;
                   apparatus , by saturation of magnetic
                   circuits ( flux valve )                          0   V
                 - Magnetic compensators for the magnetic      I
                   field produced by the magnetic mass of .              <fi
                   the aeroplane                                      0   i°
                 – Air-speed indicators and associated
                   instruments                                        0 €
        1
                 – Stall warning calculators                          0
                 – Apparatus for fuel consumption flow
                   control                                            0  %
         I ex B. Other :
                   Indicator apparatus for fuel pressure
                   and engine oil                                     0
                 – Quant ity indicator apparatus                      0  *
         !       - Speed indicator apparatus                          0  *
          I      – Température indicator apparatus                    0 fi
         !                                      , • • •/ * * *
          i
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C • O - X* «                                                            RE-we
heaiing                                  Description                     cf
    No          1                                                       du-ty
             ,                                                       1i
    1        I                                 2                     I   3
             IL                                                      li
9C.29           j P^rts or accessories suitable for use solely
                | or principally with one or more of the articles
                I falling within heading lio 90«25 » 9^«24 » 9^.26 ,
                I 90.27 or SO } 26 :
                   ex A. Parts or accesscries suitable for use
                         solely or principally with the electronic
                         instrument s or apparatus falling within
                         subheading ?0.2S A
                       – Terrestrial magnetic field dstector appa­
                         ratus , by saturation of magnetic circuits
                         ( flux valve )                                  0 2
             I
              i        – Magnetic coLipensators for the iLagnotic
              I          field produced bv the magnetic iaess
              I          of the aeroplane                                0 £
              I
                ||     – Air–speed    iadicators and associated
                         instrur. jnt s                                  0 ï
              I        – Stall Kaming calculators                        0 *
              1
                       – ^pparatus fer fuel consunption flcw
                         control                                         o i
                 i
                                                    • • •/ • • •
 ---pagebreak--- C.C.T.                                                                      Rate
headirig                              Description                             of
  No                                                                        duty
  1                                         2                         . -.    3
             ex B« Othor t                                       I
                   -» Regulators used in pressurised cabin sys­
                      tems falling within sub-heading 90*24 ex C            0 %
                   - for Ï
                      » Indicator . apparatus fcr fuel pressure
           i            and engine oil                                      0 2
                      – Quuntity mdicator apparatus                         0 %
                      – Speed indicator apparatus                         ' 0
                                                                  I
                      – Température indicator apparatus                     0
                                                                    !
                      falling within sub-heading 90.28 ex B.      iI
         1
                                                                    I
  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 and
             reproducers magnetic :
                A. Sound recorders and reproducers :
                    ex I. Sound recorders :
                        - Recorders of pilots' conversation
                           with the ground                                  0 %
                 i
           I    ex II, Reproducers :                                I
                                                                    i
                        - Reproducers of music and automatic
                           announcers                                       0 %
                                                  • • */• • •