CELEX: 31974R1616
Language: en
Date: 1974-06-25 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1616/74 of the Council of 25 June 1974 on the temporary suspension of the autonomous duties in the Common Customs Tariff for certain industrial products

28 . 6. 74                         Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 174/5
                            REGULATION (EEC) No 1616/74 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                   of 25 June 1974
             on the temporary suspension of the autonomous duties in the Common Customs
                                        Tariff for certain industrial products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                   Whereas, taking account of the difficulties involved
COMMUNITIES,                                                   in accurately assessing the development of the
                                                              economic situation in the sectors concerned in the
                                                              near future, these suspension measures should be
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                  taken only temporarily, by fixing their term of validity
European Economic Community, and in particular                to coincide with the interests of Community pro­
Article 28 thereof ;                                          duction,
Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by
the Commission ;                                               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas production of the products referred to in                                        Article 1
the present Regulation is at present inadequate or
non-existent within the Community and producers                The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties
are thus unable to meet the. needs of user industries
in the Community;                                             for the products listed in the Tables annexed hereto
                                                              shall be suspended at the level indicated in respect
                                                              of each of them .
Whereas it is in the Community's interest to suspend
the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties
                                                              These suspensions shall be applicable :
only partially in certain cases, chiefly because of the
existence of Community production, and in other               — from 1 July to 31 December 1974 for the products
cases to suspend duties completely ;                               listed in Table I ;
                                                              — from 1 July 1974 to 30 June 1975 for the products
Whereas, for spirits of turpentine falling within                  listed in Table II .
subheading 38.07 A, the Association Council estab­
lished within the framework of the. Association
between the European Economic Community and                                              Article 2
Greece agreed to a suspension of the Common
Customs Tariff duty applicable to this product ;              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1974.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Luxembourg, 25 June 1974.
                                                                                       For the Council
                                                                                        The President
                                                                                    H. D. GENSCHER
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                                                                         ANNEX
                                                                         TABLE I
                                                                                                                         Rate of
            CCT
         heading No                                                   Description of goods                             autonomous
                                                                                                                          duties
ex 29.01 D II                      Styrene                                                                         total suspension
ex 29.15 A IV a)                   Sebacic acid                                                                    total suspension
ex 29.35 Q                         2-picolin                                                                       total suspension
ex 29.35 Q                         1 ,6-Hexanolactam                                                               total suspension
ex 29.38 B II                      D- and DL-calcium pantothenate ;                                                       2-3 %
ex 39.01 C VII                     Polyimide foils                                                                 total suspension
ex 39.01 C VII                     Polyphenylene sulphide                                                          total suspension
ex 39.02 C X                       Copolymer of vinyl chloride and vinyl acetate, with a vinyl chloride
                                   content or not less than 89% and not more than 93% by weight                    total suspension
ex 39.02 C XIV a)                  Copolymer of vinylidene chloride and hexafluor-propylene in one
                                   of the forms mentioned in Note 3 (a) and (b) of Chapter 39                              9 %
ex 56.01 A                         Synthetic textile fibres of aromatic polyamides obtained by poly­
                                   condensation of metaphenylene-diamine and isophthalic acid                      total suspension
ex 59.03                           Oil-absorbing bonded fibre fabrics' made from aliphatic polyolefin
                                   fibres with a minimum buoyancy of 99 %                                          total suspension
                                                                          TABLE II
                                                                                                                          Rate of
             CCT
          heading No                                                   Description of goods                             autonomous
                                                                                                                           duties
ex 28.04 C III                      Tellurium powder                                                                total suspension
     28.51 A                        Heavy hydrogen (deuterium) and compounds thereof (including heavy
                                    water) ; mixtures and solutions containing deuterium in which the
                                    ratio of the deuterium atoms to the normal hydrogen atoms exceeds
                                    1 :5 000 in number (EURATOM)                                                    total suspension
ex 28.55 A                          Phosphides of iron (ferro-phosphorus) containing 15% or more by
                                    weight of phosphorus, for use exclusively in the manufacture of
                                    refined phosphoric iron or steel (a)                                            total suspension
ex 28.57 B                          Manganese nitride (as small pellets) containing not more than 8 %
                                    of nitrogen                                                                     total suspension
 ex 29.01 C I                       Pinenes                                                                                 8 %
 ex 29.01 D VI                      Vinyltoluene                                                                            6 %
 ex 29.01 D VI                      1 ,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene                                                     total suspension
 ex 29.02 A III                     Ethylene di bromide                                                             total suspension
 (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
                                                                                                         duties
 ex 29.02 B          Dodecachloropentacylodecane                                                  total suspension
 ex 29.02 B          Hexachlorocyclopentadiene                                                    total suspension
 ex 29.03 A          Benzene- 1 ,3-disulphonic acid                                               total suspension
 ex 29.03 B II        1-nitropropane ;                                                                    8 %
                     2-nitropropane
ex 29.04 CI           1,4-butanediol ;                                                            total suspension
                     neoPentylglycol
ex 29.06 B V          1 , 1 ,3-tris- (5-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-2-methylphenyl)-butane               total suspension
ex 29.08 D           Dicumyl peroxide                                                             total suspension
ex 29.09             1 ,2-epoxy butane                                                                    7 %
ex 29.11 A IV        2,3-dimethylpentaldehyde                                                     total suspension
ex 29.13 A I         5-methylhexan-2-one                                                                 7 %
ex 29.13 B I b)      Natural refined camphor                                                      total suspension
ex 29.13 D I         16-alpha/alpha-methylpregnenolone                                                   6 %
ex 29.13 F           1,4-naphtoquinone                                                           total suspension
ex 29.13 G II        2,3-dichloro-1,4-naphtoquinone                                                      10 %
ex 29.13 G II        Decachlorotetracyclodecanone                                                        10 %
ex 29.14 A II c) 4   16,17-epoxypregnenolone acetate                                                     6 %
ex 29.14 A II c) 4   16-alpha//?alpha-methyl-1,4,9(11)pregnatriene-17- dalpha,21-diol-3, dione-­
                     21-acetate                                                                          9 %
ex 29.14 A II c) 4   16-alpba-methylallopregn-11-alpha,-17-alpha,21-triol-3,20-dione-11- ­
                     p-toluenesulphonate-21-acetate                                                      9 %
ex 29.14 A VII       Diethyl triethyl glycol butyrate                                            total suspension
ex 29.14 B IV b)     2-ethyl-2-hydroxymethylpropanedioltriacrylate                               total suspension
ex 29.15 C III       Benzylphenyl malonate                                                       total suspension
ex 29.15 C III       Trimellitic acid and trimellitic anhydride                                  total suspension
    29.16 A III a )  Crude calcium tartrate                                                             3-5 %
ex 29.16 B VI        Distearyl-2-(5-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-3-methylbenzyl)-malonate                total suspension
ex 29.16 B VI        Pentaerytritoltetra-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)
                     propionate                                                                  total suspension
ex 29.16 B VI        Octadecyl-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate                  total suspension
ex 29.16 D           3,6-endoxohexahydrophthalic acid and its sodium salt                               10 %
ex 29.16 D      :    Prostaglandin Ex               ·                                            total suspension
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                                                                                                    Rate of
          CCT
       heading No                                Description of goods                             autonomous
                                                                                                     duties
ex 29.23 A II     ( + )-4-dimethylamino-1,2-diphenyl 3-methylbutan-2-ol                    ' ' total suspension
ex 29.23 D V      Tranexamic acid (trans-4-amino-methylcyclohexane carboxylic acid)            total suspension
ex 29.23 E        N-benzyl-N-(3-hydroxybenzoylmethyl) methylammonium chloride                  total suspension
ex 29.23 E        N-(2-[4-(1,2 diphenylvinyl)phenoxy]ethyl) diethylammonium chloride           total suspension
ex 29.23 E        Methyldopa (<z/alpha-methyl-beta-3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-alamine) ;
                  tf/p/alpha-methyldioxyphenylalanine                                          total suspension
   29.25 B II a)  5-ethyl-5-phenylbarbituric acid fphenobarbital) and its salts                      11 %
ex 29.27          2-(3-phenoxyphenyl) propionitrile                                            total suspension
ex 29.29          Podophyllinic acid 2-ethylhydrazide                                                 6 %
ex 29.29          16,17-dehydropregnenolone acetate oxime                                             6 %
ex 29.31 B        Thio-bis (di-sec-amylphenol)                                                        6 %
ex 29.31 B        Stearyl-S-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethylbenzyle) thioglycolate                      total suspension
ex 29.35 Q        Diosgenin and its esters                                                     total suspension
ex 29.35 Q        e/alpha-acetylbutyrolactone                                                  total suspension
ex 29.35 Q        1 ,4-diazabicyclo [2,2,2] -octane (triethylenediamin)                        total suspension
ex 29.35 Q        2- (2-3 ,5-di-tert-butylhydroxyphenyl) -5-chlorobenzotriazole                total suspension
ex 29.35 Q        2-(2-hydroxy-5-methyphenyl)-benzotriazole                                    total suspension
ex 29.36           Sulfaguanidine                                                                     7%
ex 29.38 B III    Folic acid                                                                   total suspension
ex 29.39 C I      Serum gonadotrophin (INN )                                                   total suspension
ex 29.39 D II     6-alpha/alpha-methylprednisolone                                                    8 %
ex 29.39 D II     Fluorometholone (INN) (21-desoxy-9-alpha-fluoro-6-alpha-methyl- ­
                   prednisolone                                                                       8 %
ex 29.39 D II     Betamethasone acetate, sterile                                               total suspension
ex 29.39 D II      Betamethasone 17,21-dipropionate, sterile                                   total suspension
ex 29.39 D II     Triamcinolone(INN)(9-alpha/alpha-fluoro-16-alpha/alpha-hydroxy-prednisolone)        8 %
ex 29.39 E         Prasterone (INN) (3-beta-hydroxyandrost-5-en-17-one)                               6 %
ex 29.39 E        Thyrocalcitonin, porcine               ,,                                    total suspension
ex 29.40          Bromelain                                                                    total suspension
ex 29.40          Mixture of streptokinase and streptodornase                                  total suspension
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                                                                                               Rate of
             CCT
          heading No
                                                Description of goods                         autonomous
                                                                                                duties
ex 29.41 A           Digitalis glycosides, except digoxin                                        6 %
ex 29.41 D           Pure glycoside of squills                                                   6 %
ex 29.41 D           Calcium salts of sennoside A and B                                          6 %
ex 29.41 D           Benzylidene-beta-D-glycoside of podophyllotaxin                             6 %
ex 29.42 C VII       Alkaloids of ergat of rye and their salts, ethers, esters and other
                     derivatives other than lysergic acid                                        6%
ex 29.42 C VII       Pilocarpine hydrochloride ; pilocarpine nitrate                             6 %
ex 29.44 A           Azidocillin and its salts                                           total suspension
ex 29.44 C           Cephazoline                                                         total suspension
ex 29.44 C           Monensin and its salts                                              total  suspension
ex 29.44 C           Tobramycin                                                          total suspension
ex 29.44 C           Gentamycin and its salts                                            total  suspension
ex 29.44 C           Cephadrin ;
                     amphotericin                                                        total  suspension
ex 29.44 C           Nystatin                                                            total  suspension
ex 29.44 C           Lincomycin, and their salts and esters ;
                     chlorolincomycin and their salts and esters                         total suspension
ex 29.44 C           Minocycline- mono-hydrochloride dihydrate                           total  suspension
ex 29.44 C           Spectinomycin dihydrochloride pentahydrate                          total suspension
ex 29.44 C           Cephaloridin ;
                     cephalethin ;
                     cephalexin                                                          total suspension
ex 29.44 C and       Bleomycin sulphate                                                  total suspension
ex 30.03 A II b)
ex 29.44 C           Tylosin base and its salts                                          total suspension
ex 30.01 A I         Bovine livers for organotherapeutic purposes dried and powdered             5 %
ex 30.01 B           The following substances derived from human blood ;
                     antihaemophilic globulin ;
                     anti-Rho (D) globulin ;
                     plasmaprotein solution                                              total suspension
ex 30.01 B           Extracts of suprarenal glands                                       total suspension
ex 30.01 B           Purified extracts of mucous membrane of swine, dried (intrinsic
                     factor)                                                                     5 %
ex 30.01 B           Extract of liver of bovine animals                                         5 %
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                                                                                                                           Rate of
            CCT
         heading No                                                    Description of goods                             autonomous
                                                                                                                           duties
ex 30.02 A                         Tetanus immunoglobulin                                                           total suspension
ex 30.02 A                         Anti-tetanus immunoplasma                                                        total suspension
ex 32.01 D                         Tanning extract of eucalyptus                                                            4 %
ex 32.04 A IV                      Dyeing extracts of logwood, of yellow woods or of red woods                      total suspension
     38.07 A *                      Spirits of turpentine                                                                   3 %
     38.07 B                       Sulphate turpentine ;
                                    crude dipentene                                                                         3 %
     38.07 C                        Wood turpentine ;
                                    terpenic solvents from the distillation or other treatment of coni­
                                    ferous woods ; sulphite turpentine ;
                                    pine oil                                                                                3 %
 ex 38.08 C                         Colophony, hydrogenated, polymerized, dimerized or oxidized                             4%
 ex 38.08 C                         Technical hydrogenated abietic alcohol                                          total suspension
 ex 38.19 K                         Sintered magnesite mixed with small quantities of mineral oils                  total suspension
 ex 38.19 T                         Mixtures of aldehydes from lignin                 .                             total  suspension
 ex 38.19 T                         Mixtures of tertiary mercaptans                                                         9 %
 ex 38.19 T                         Crude guanin (parts of fish scales and other waste of fish, containing
                                    mineral oil, of a kind used for the manufacture of pearl essence)               total suspension
 ex 38.19 T                         Crude diosgenin                                                                 total suspension
 ex 38.19 T                         White mortar, non refractory, consisting of marble powder and
                                    white cement excluding coating materials used in painting and of a
                                    type used for masonry                                                                  3-2 %
 ex 39.01 C III                     Film, in rolls, of substrated ethylene glycol polyterephthalate, for
                                    cinematography or photography (including radiography)                                   8 %
 ex 39.01 C III                     Waste of polyester sheets coated with tungsten compounds                         total suspension
 ex 39.01 C III                     Reflecting polyester sheeting                                                   total  suspension
 ex 39.01 C III                     Polyesters made from naphtalene dicarboxylic acid and ethylene
                                    glycol in the form of films (Q films)                                           total suspension
 ex 39.01 C IV                      Polyamide 6 in one of the forms mentioned in Note 3 ( b) to Chapter
                                    39 for the manufacture of textile threads and fibres (a)                         total suspension
.(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
                                                                                                                          duties
ex 39.01 C V                       Elastomers of polyurethane with groups of ether in one of the forms
                                   mentioned in Note 3 (a) and (b) to Chapter 39                                         11 %
ex 39.01 C VII                     Polyethylene oxide having a molecular weight of not less than .
                                   4 000 000                                                                              8 %
ex 39.02 C III                     Polysulphohaloethylenes in one of the forms mentioned in Note 3 (a)
                                   and (b) to Chapter 39                                                                  4 %
ex 39.02 C VI                      Copolymers solely for allyl alcohol with styrene, which have an
    a) and b)                      acetyl value of not less than 190                           «                   total suspension
ex 39.02 C VIII                    Copolymers of vinylidene chloride with vinyl chloride, containing
                                   not less than 80% by weight of vinylidene chloride, in one of
                                   the forms mentioned in Note 3 (a) and (b) to Chapter 39, for the
                                   manufacture of fibres, monofil or strip (a)                                            4 %
ex 39.02 C XII                     Reflecting polyacrylic film                                                     total suspension
ex 39.02 C XIV a)                  Copolymers of ethyl acrylate with chloroethylvinyl ether, in one of
                                   the forms mentioned in Note 3 (b) to Chapter 39                                        12 %
ex 39.02 C XIV a)                  Copolymers of ethylene and maleic anhydride slightly cross-linked
                                   and with molecular ratio of 1 : 1 (viscosity 15/20 000 cp)                      total suspension
ex 39.02 C XIV b )                 Polyvinyl fluoride) in the form of sheets                                       total suspension
    39.03 B V a) 1                 Ethylcellulose (not plasticized)                                                       4%
ex 39.03 B V a) 2                  Ethylhydroxyethylcellulose insoluble in water                                           4 %
ex 39.05 B                         Rubber hydrochloride in sheets of a thickness not exceeding 0-02 mm             total suspension
ex 41.02 B                         Bovine skins , chrome tanned in the moist state ( wet blue)                     total  suspension
    41.03 B I                      Sheep and lambskin leather, except leather falling within heading
                                   No 41.06, 41.07 or 41.08 : other : not further prepared than tanned             total suspension
    41.04 B I                      Goat 'Und kid skin leather, except leather falling within heading
                                   No 41.06, 41.07 or 41.08 : other : not further prepared than tanned             total suspension
    41.05 B I                      Other kinds of leather, not further prepared than tanned                        total suspension
ex 44.28 C                         Shingles for roofs and walls, of coniferous wood                                total suspension
    45.02                          Natural cork in blocks, plates, sheets or strips (including cubes or
                                   square slabs, cut to size for corks or stoppers)                                       4 %
ex 48.01 E                         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)                         total suspension
(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
                                                                                                                         duties
ex 49.11 B                         Microcopies on an opaque base intended for databanks and libraries
                                   ( a)                                                                           total suspension
ex 49.11 B                         Artists' screen prints (commonly described as serigraphs), signed by
                                   the artist and numbered from 1 to 200                                          total suspension
ex 51.01 A                         Single yarn of polytetrafluoroethylene                                         total suspension
    51.01 B I                      Hollow-filament yarn of regenerated textile fibres                             total  suspension
ex 51.04 A                         Woven fabrics of pçlyvinyl alcohol fibres for machine embroidery               total suspension
ex 54.03 Bla)                      Unbleached linen yarn (excluding yarn of flax tow), measuring per
                                   kg 30 000 m or less, for the manufacture of multiple or cabled
                                   yarns for the footwear industry or for whipping cables (a)                     total suspension
ex 58.01 B                         Carpets, carpeting and rugs of silk or of waste silk other than noil,
                                   of which the pile contains not less than 85% by weight of silk or of
                                   waste silk other than noil                                                            20 %
                                                                                                                  with a maximum
                                                                                                                    duty of 4 u.a .
                                                                                                                        per m2
ex 59.03                           Bonded fibre fabrics and similar bonded yarn fabrics of aromatic
                                   polyamide man-made fibres produced by polycondensation of m­
                                   phenylenediamine and isophthalic acid                                          total suspension
ex 59.04                           Coir yarn for the manufacture of carpets, carpeting and rugs, mats
                                   and the like (a)                                                               total  suspension
ex 59.17 D                         Yarn of synthetic textile fibres (polytetrafluoroethylene), bleached,
                                   impregnated, whether or not oiled                                              total suspension
ex 76.03                           Aluminium alloy strip in coils containing 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                                                  total suspension
ex 81.02 B                         Molybdenum alloy sheets of less than 0-20 mm thick containing not
                                   less than 98% by weight of molybdenum not less than 0-40%
                                   by weight and not more than 1 % by weight of titanium and not
                                   less than 0-06% by weight and not more than 0-20% by weight of
                                   zirconium as the major alloying element                                        total  suspension
ex 81.04 D I                       Chromium, in the form of cathode chips or pelletis, which contains
                                   not more than 0-10% by weight of total oxygen, not more than
                                   0-015% by weight of total aluminium, and not more than 0-001 %
                                   by weight of aluminium compounds insoluble in boiling 5N hydro­
                                   chloric acid and in boiling fuming perchloric acid, and estimated as
                                   AP                                                                             total suspension
ex 81.04 G I                       Manganese electrolytic of a purity of at least 99-5 % and intended
                                   for the chemical industry (a)                                                  total suspension
ex 81.04 K I                       Waste and scrap of titanium                                                    total suspension
ex 81.04 K I                       Titanium sponge                                                                total suspension
ex 81.04 M                         Waste and scrap of uranium depleted in U 235                                   total suspension
(a) The application of this suspension will be subject to the conditions determined by the competent authorities.
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             CCT
                                                                                          '       Rate of
          heading No                            Description of goods                           autonomous
                                                                                                   duties
ex 84.63             Forged and roughly shaped generator and turbine shafts of a weight
                     exceeding 150 metric tons                                              total suspension
ex 90.19 B II        Reading appliances for the blind, in which a miniature camera
                     using photo-transistors transmits letters onto a scanning board with
                     piezo-electric pencils                                                 total suspension