CELEX: 51977PC0581
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Date: 1977-11-14
Title: Draft COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial products (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                               COM(77) 581 final
                                              Brussels , 14 November 1977
                                Draft
                         COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
             temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs
                Tariff duties on certain, industrial products
                 ( submitted to the Council lay the Commission) ,
COM(77 ) 581 final
 ---pagebreak---                         EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. The subject of the following draft regulation is the temporary
   suspension of duties in the Common Customs Tariff for a number of
   industrial items , as requested by the Member States .
   It is partly a prolongation and partly a new measure .
2. It seems appropriate to the Commission that a duty suspension is
   justified for the goods listed in the annex to this regulation .
   The Commission proposes a total suspension for those products for
   which Community production does not exist or is minimal . A partial
   suspension is proposed in cases where the Community production covers
   only a part of the requirements . The rate of the partially suspended
   duty depends on the extent of the possible Community supply to the
   Community users . The Commission is also always looking for the right
   balance between the interests of the suppliers , users and the
   consumers in the Community .
   It also takes into account the need to protect employment .
3. The proposed measures are confined to six months because of the
   difficulties of estimating the evolution of the basic factors .
4. For a number of items for which the Member States also requested duty
   suspensions the Commission does not propose a tariff measure because
   the necessary conditions are not fulfilled . This concerns the
   following items :
 ---pagebreak--- CCT heading No                 Description of goods
ex 25 . 19 A    Magnesium oxide , dead-bumed but not fused , of a purity
       ν-
                 not less than 95% , which may not contain :
                             ,
                 ( a) more than 0.05% by weight of boron compounds
                         evaluated as I^O^
                 (b) more than 3.5% by weight of calcium compounds
                         evaluated as CaO
                 (c) more than 1.1% by weight of silicon compounds evaluated
                         as Si02
                 (d)^a total of more than 0.7% by weight of aluminium
                         compounds and iron compounds evaluated as A1»0 _
                         and Fe203                                    Z4
ex 28.21         Dichromium trioxide for the production of chromium
                 metal or chromium carbide
   28.42 A VI    Lithium carbonates
ex 29.02 A III   Dibromome thane
ex 29.02 B       1 , 2,3,4 , 5-Pentabromo- 6-chlorocyclohexane for use as
                 flame proofing in polystyrene foam
ex 29.14 A XI    Butyric anhydride
ex 29.22 D I     3,5-Dichloroaniline
ex 29.30         Methyl isocyanate
ex 29.31 B     ' 2-Methyl- 2-(methylthio) propionaldehyde oxime
ex 29.35 Q       Cambendazole ( INN)
ex 29.35 Q       Ronidazole ( INN)
ex 29.35 Q       4-Amino-6-tert-butyl-4,5-dihydro-3-methylthio- l , 2,4-
                 triazin-5-one
ex 29.35 Q       2,3-Dihydro-2,2-dimethylbenzofuran-7-ol
ex 29.35 Q       4-Amino-6-tert-butyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-thioxo-
                  1 , 2 , 4-tnazin-5-one
ex 29.35 Q       Tris(3 , 5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)- l , 3,5-tri=
                 azinetrione
ex 29.35 Q       Tris ( 4-tert-butyl-3-hydroxy-2, 6-dimethylbenzyl )- l , 3,5-
                 triazinetrione
ex 29.38 B II    Calcium pantothenate ( INN)
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ex 29.39 B        Insulin , crystalline
ex 34.02          Poly /T-(alpha-trimethylammonio-p-tolyl) ethylene
                  chloride /
ex 34.02          Mixture of sodium ( 4-dodecylphenoxy)benzenesulphonate
                  and disodium ( 4-dodecylphenoxy)benzenedisulphonate
ex 39.02 C XIV a) Chlorinated polyethylene , intended for the manufacture
                  of synthetic rubber as specified in note 4 to Chapter 40 ,
                  and having a density not less than 1.10 and not more than
                  1 . 35 g /cm3
ex 39.02 C XIV a) Poly(2-phenylpropylene) in one of the forms mentioned in
                  note 3(b) to Chapter 39
 ---pagebreak---                                                       Draft
                                    COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)                          _
              temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on
                                              certain industrial products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                 ,  Whereas, taking account of the difficulties involved in
COMMUNITIES,                                                   accurately assessing the development of the economic
                                                               situation in the sectors concerned in the near future,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European          these suspension measures should be taken only
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 28              temporarily, by fixing their term of validity to coin­
thereof,
                                                               cide with the interests of Community production,
Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by
the Commission ,                                               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                                         I
Whereas production of the products referred to in this                                Article 1
Regulation is at present inadequate or non-existent
within the Community and producers are thus unable             From 1 January to 30 June 1978, the autonomous
to meet the needs of user industries and consumers Common Customs Tariff duties on the products listed
 in the Community ;                                            in the Annex hereto shall be suspended at the level
Whereas it is in the Community's interest in certain           indicated in respect of each of them.
cases to suspend the autonomous Common Customs                                         Article 2
Tariff duties only partially, chiefly because of the exist-
ence"of Community production, and in other cases to            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
suspend them completely ;                                      1978..
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member          - --
              States.
              Done at Brussels, .
                                                                           For the Council
                                                                            The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                                          ANNEX
                                                                        Rate of
CCT heading No                 Description of goods                    autonomous
                                                                          duty ( % )
ex 28.04 C III     Tellurium , in ingots                                     0
    28.46 A I b    Sodium borates , anhydrous                                0
ex 28,48 B III     Dialuminium tiexamagnesium carbonate
                   decahydroxide tetrahydrate                                 0
ex 29,02 B         1,6,7,8,9,14,15,16, 17,17,18,18-Dodecachloro=
                   pentacyclo/ 12.2 . 1 .1 .^''.O^'^.O^'^/octadeca-*
                   7,15,diene                                                 0
ex 29,03 B II      2-Nitropropane                                             8
ex 29.08 D         tert-Butyl hydroperoxide , aqueous solution                0
ex 29.11 E I       4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde (vanillin)                 0
ex 29.15 A IV a)   Sebacic acid                                               0
ex 29.15 C III     Benzyl 3-hydroxy- 2,2,4-trimethylpenty I phthalate         0
ex 29.16 B VI      3,5-Di-iododalicylic acid                                 °
ex 29.23 A II      Dinoprost ( INN) trometamol salt      (INN)                0
ex 29.23 B II      3-Chloro-4-( 4-chlorophenoxy) aniline                      0
ex 29.23 D V       3 , 5-Diaminobenzoic acid                                  0
ex 29.25 B III b ) 2 l -Benzoyl-4' -chloro-N-( 2-hydroxypropyl ) "
                   glycinanilide                                              0
ex 29.30           0,0-Bis ( 4-tert-butylphenyl) N-cyclohexylphosphor"
                   amidothioate                                               0
ex 29.31 B         Cyclohexanethiol                                           0
ex 29.35 Q         Dexchlorpheniramine ( INN) hydrogen maleate                0
ex 29.35 Q         Carpipramine ( INN) dihydrochloride                        0
 ex 29.35 Q        Clotiazepam ( INN)                                         0
 ex 29.35 Q and    Butorphanol ( INN) and its salts                           0
 ex 30.03 A II b
 ex 29.35 Q         1 ,3,5-Triacryloylperhydro- l , 3,5-triazme               0
 ex 29.35 Q         L-Tryptophan                                              0
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                                                                            Rate of
CCI heading No                     Description of goods                    autonomous
                                                                                duty                   v
                                                                             li'  » fl|l»'ii.|l.ii'ni»i I.Ì
ex 29.45             Potassium tert -butoxide                                      0
ex 30.01 B           Mixture of oestrogens of equine origin                        0
ex 30.01 B           Human sérum                                                   0
ex 32.08 D           Glass m the form of flakes of a length not
                     not less than 0.1 and not more than 3.5 mm
                     and of a thickness not less than 2 and not
                     more than 4 micrometers                                       0
ex 34.02             (Alky1 , C . 2~C . , ) benzylbis ( 2-hydroxypropyl) -
                     ammonium chloride                                             0
ex 38.19 G           Catalysts consisting of copper chloride supported on
                     aluminium oxide for the preparation of dichlo™
                     roethane from ethylene , hydrochloric acid and
                     oxygen ( a)                                                   0
ex 38 . 19 G         Catalyst , in the form of granules having a
                     diameter of not less than 3 and not more than
                     10 mm , consisting of silver supported on
                     aluminium oxide ,the silver content being not
                     less than 16 and not more than 19% by weight                   0
ex 38.19 U           Mixture of x-butyl-4,4' -isopropylidenediphenol
                     and x,x' -dibutyl-4,4' -isopropylidenediphenol                 0
ex 38.19 U           Mixture of 4-octyldiphenylamine and 4,4'-
                     dioctyldiphenylamine intended for the produc­
                     tion of polybutadiene-acrylonitrile ( a)                       0
ex 39.02 C VII b)    Polyvinylchloride sheeting less than 1 mm thick              10
                     of a width not less than 23 and not more than
                     28 cm, containing not less than 30% and not
                     more than 40% by weight of a plasticizer , in
                     rolls
ex 39.06 B           0-( 2-Hydroxyethyl ) amylopectin hydrolysate                  0
ex 48.01 F           Japanese tissue ( special long-fibre paper) for
                     the manufacture of artificial sausage casings
                     or for wrapping man-made textile fibres
                     ( continuous ) in the course of industrial
                     processing ( a)                                                0
ex 51-.02 A II       Polyimide strip , whether or not in rolls                      0
( a) The application of this suspension will be subject to the
     conditions determined by the competent authorities .
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                                                                       Rate of
CCT heading No                 Description, of goods                  autonomous
                                                                         duty ( % )
ex 51.02 A II        Polytetrafluoroethylene strip , whether or
                     not in rolls                                           0
   81.04 G I        Electrolytic manganese of a purity of at least
                     99.7% intended for the chemical industry ( a)          0
ex 81.04 K I         Titanium sponge                                        0
ex 84.63             Forged and roughly shaped generator and turbine
                     shafts of a weight exceeding 150 tonnes                 0
ex 85.21 D II        Digital displays consisting of a printed circuit
                     board of a size not exceeding 35 mm by 90 mm with
                     a single line of digits , not less than three in
                     number comprising light-emitting diodes manufac­
                     tured from gallium-based semi-conductor compounds
                     mounted thereon . Each digit is comprised of seven
                     segments plus a decimal point and the line of
                   - digits has a protective cover of translucent
                     plastic                                                 0
ex 88.05 B           Visual display system generating images by
                     computer intended for equipping flights simulators
                     for civil aircraft ( a)                                 0
 (a) The application of this suspension will be subject to
     the conditions determined by the competent authorities .