CELEX: 51974PC1214
Language: en
Date: 1974-09-04
Title: Proposal for a REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL on the tariff treatment applicable in the Community in its original composition of certain products imported from the new Member States and intended for use in the construction, maintenance or repair of certain aircraft. (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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COM (74) 1214
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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                     COM(74) 1214 final
                                                     Brussels . 4 September 1974
                            Proposal for a
                   REGULATION (EEC) OP THE COUNCIL
    on the tariff treatment applicable in the Community in its
   original composition of certain products imported from the new
              Member States and intended for use in the
        construction . maintenance or repair of certain aircraft .
            ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
 COM(74 ) 1214 final
 ---pagebreak---                                        Ibrolaiiatory Mémorandum
                The Commission has sent to the Counoil a Proposal for a Regulation
   on the tariff treatment of certain produots intended for use in tho construction ,
   maintenance and repair of aircraft (Dao . COll/74/                               of
               Thio proposal makes provision , inter alia, that from 1 January 1975
   to 31 Eeoembor 1975 "tho common customs tariff duties shall bo partially sus­
   pended on the following products providod thoy are intended to "be used for
   the construction , maintenance or repair4 of certain aeroplanes of an unladen
  v;eight exceeding 15*000 kg »                    v            ' '
 CCT   •                                                            Rato of       Rato of       Aeroplanos
Hoading               Eesoription of goods                              duty         duty       concornod
  Ko .                                                            autonoroous         CCT
                                                                 (suspended )   c o nvent ion-
                                                                                ai           l
    39.01      Condensation , polycondensation
               and polyadditicn products , whether
               or not modified or polymerised ,
               and whether or not linear ( for'
               oxample , phenoplasts , aminoplasts ,
               alkydc , polyallyl esters , and
               other unsaturated polyesters ,
               siliooncs ) t                                  ■
              0 • Oihor :                             • » t
              ox VI Silicones 1
                     – Bellows containing
                         asbestos                                     10 ,6 i»   17 ,6 %        Airbus
ex 76.03      wrought plates , shoets and strip ,
              of aluminium of a thickness ex­
              ceeding 0.20 mm :
              – plates surface-treated to a
                 thicknos of less than 8 mm ,                        "   '
                 specially designed for the                t       . •     -■ .
                 manufacture of aircraft , made
            •    to standard 70.75 ST                                  7,2 j£.   12            Airbus
                                                                                               F 28
  81,04       Other baso metals , unwrought or
              wrought , and articles thereof;
              cormets , unwrought or wrought ,
              and articloa thereof t
              K. Titanium :        . •
                  ex XI wrought :
                       ; ■» jjolts , nuts , sorews ,                                           P 28 , BAC 111
                          ,.. fivots and similar *                                             Tridont
                              articles complying                                               Airbuo , Mor–
                              with US standards             •     '    5^4        8 %          curo , Concorde
 ---pagebreak---            i     Tho Community in its original composition , by virtue of Artioles
  31 ^i ) and 32 (l ) of two Act annexed, to the Treaty of Acoossion, shall apply
  for tho above–mentioned period, the following rates of customs duty on. tiheso
  products imported from now Member States :
     – on products falling within heading '39*01 0 VI : 7$ }
             I
     *- on products falling within heading '76*03          5 4»8 7° } •    • •
     •• on products falling within heading 81.04 K II ! 1,6 $ • i
         !     I
               I
         ,       Tho Government of tho United Kingdom has asked the Commission ,
  by virtue of Article 33 (2 ) of the Act annexed to tho Treaty of Accession,
  for Community preferenoo of tho now Member States to bo continued , and in
  oonsequonoo , for customs duties applicable in the Community in its original
  composition to bo totally suspended in respect of produotB * imported from
  new Member States .                                    •   -
                 The Commission considers that this request should bo viowed
. favourably, and thus propose to the Counoil tho tariff measure provided for
  in tho accompanying Annex.
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           ■    I                     –         :
   !                    Repletion (SEC ) '                   ' the Connoil
                  ori "tho tariff treatment applicable in tlio Community
                  in its original composition of oertain products imported
                  from tlio new Member Statos ajid intended for use in the
              , construction , maintenance or repair of certain aircraft *
             >!     <             . ,         . .
  THE COUUCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                         ....
  having regard to the Treaty concerning the accession of tho new Member
  States to the European Economic Community and to the European Atcmio Energy
  Community, signed in Brussels on 22 January 1972 , and in particular Article
  33 (2 ) of tho Act concerning tho eonditions of Accession and tho Adjustments
  to tho Troatiea annexed thereto ,
  having regard to the Propooal submitted "by tho Commission ,
                         I            .     .
  whereas Regulation (EEC ) No                    /74 of the Counoil , of
  1974 (l )» suspends , intor alia , for a period from 1 January to 31 December
  1975 , tho customs dutioa prescribed in tho common oustoms tariff in respeot
  of a oortain number of products intended for use in the construct ion ,
  maintenance or repair of certain aeroplanes of an unladen weight exceeding
  15.000 kg ; whereas this suspension has been made offeotivo to tho following
  levels :                                         *
 – 10,6 yo oonceming bellows containing asbestos , falling within subheading
             39.01 C VI }
 ?• 7     % concoming aluminium plates , surface–treated to a thickness of
             I OSB than 8 ntn , specially designed for the manufacture of aircraft ,
             made to standard 70»75 STf falling within heading 76.03 ;
– 6,4 i° concerning bolts , nuts , screws , rivets and similar articles of
             titanium complying with US standards , falling within subheading
             81.04 K II ;               '
1                           \
  (l ) O.J. no
 ---pagebreak--- whereas 1x1 order to continue Community preference on theoo products , customs
duties should he totally suspended , for the same poriod , which are applicable
in tho Community in its original composition on tho products in quootion
imported from tho new Member Statos and intended to "bo used for the samo
purposes . ' .                                                          ,        x
              /     •'        • ■ •      '       ' ' '              '      : ' .
             I      '          '                          ,       ,
HAS ADOPTED TIHS REGULATION 2                      ■'       \           /■  ,
                      1
                                      O' Articlo 1
                 For the poriod from 1 January to 31 Docomber 1975 » customs dutios
applicable in tho Community in its original composition shall "bo totally
suspended on products included in Annex 9 which t i'-e- imported from tho nev;
Member States for tho purpose of "being used in tho construction , maintenance
or repair of aeroplanes of an unladen woight exceeding 15»000 kg enumerated
in oolumn 3 of tho said Annex
       ! -,             I
                          i      \
                                           Article 2
                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1975 *
                 This Regulation shall "bo binding in its entirety and directly
applicable in ail Ilember States#             '       •
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Dono at fcruBsels , •**•»•«•*• # •«*»••»»•
         • i                        •  ,          .     For tho Council
                                                         The Président
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   CCT                                                                        Aéroplanes
  heading                               Description of /roodo                 concernai
   No .
    1
                                                    2                                .. 3
   39.01                   Condensation , polycondcnoation
                     ; twd polyaddition produots , whether or not
                      j    modified or polymerised , and whether
           .   i      i or not linear ( for example , phenoplc sts ,       I
                        : aminoplasts , alkyds , polyallyl esters ,
                        1 and other unsaturated polyesters , siliconesOs           '
                          C. Other :
             ■     I      cjc VT.Silicones :
                   I
                                 – Bellcwo conta irons aobestos                  Airbus
οχ 7ο . 03                Wrought plates , cheats and strip , of
                 ' I
                   l      aluminium of a thickness excooding 0.20 mm :
                          •» plates surface–treatod to a thiokness of
                             Iocs than 8 mm , specially deoi^nod for tha
                             manufacture of aircraft « mado to standard
                             70.75 ST                                            Ai i^Lua . F ;.3
   81.04                  Othor baso motals , unwrought or wrought ,
                          and articles thereof ; cermets , unwrought
                          or wrought , and articles thereof :
                          K# Titaniura :
                              ex II . wrought j                          I                    '
                                      – Bolts , nuts , scrows , rivets       , BAC 111
                                        and similar articles complying          Trident Airbus
                                        with US standards                       Kc rcuro Con­
                                                                               cordo        F 28
                                                  *
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