31978R2902
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2902/78
of 27 November 1978
temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, temporarily, by fixing their term of validity to coincide with the interests of Community production,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by the Article 1 Commission,
The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on the Whereas production of the products referred to in this products listed in the tables in the Annex shall be Regulation is at present inadequate or non-existent suspended at the level indicated in respect of each of within the Community and producers are thus unable to them . meet the needs of user industries in the Community; These suspensions shall be valid: Whereas it is in the Community's interest in certain — from 1 January to 31 March 1979 for the products cases to suspend the autonomous Common Customs listed in Table I, Tariff duties only partially, particularly because of the — from 1 January to 30 June 1979 for the products existence of Community production, and in other cases listed in Table II. to suspend them completely;
Whereas, taking account of the difficulties involved in Article 2 accurately assessing the development of the economic situation in the sectors concerned in the near future, This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January these suspension measures should be taken only 1979 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 November 1978 .
For the Council
The President
H. EHRENBERG
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ANNEX
TABLE I
Rate of CCT heading No Description autonomous duty ( % )
ex 25.19 A Magnesium oxide, dead-burned but not fused, of a purity not less than 98 % which may not contain: ( a) more than 0.05 % by weight of boron compounds evaluated as B2O3 ; (b ) more than 1-25 % by weight of calcium compounds evaluated as CaO ; (c) more than 0.5 % by weight of silicon compounds evaluated as SiO2 ; (d) a total of more than 0.5 % by weight of aluminium compounds and iron compounds evaluated as Al203 and Fe203 0
ex 29.09 Epoxyethylbenzene (styrene oxide) 0
ex 29.30 Methyl isocyanate 5
ex 39.07 E IV Polyethylene film, perforated, of a width of not less than 4.5 cm and not more than 5.5 cm and having a molecular weight of not less than 4 000 000 in rolls intended for use as conveyor belts in machines for manufacturing cigars (a) 9
( a ) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions .
TABLE II
Rate of CCT heading No Description autonomous duty (% )
ex 13.03 A V Extract of dewaxed pyrethrum 0
ex 28.13 IJ Tellurium dioxide 0
ex 28.21 Chromium dioxide 0
ex 28.31 C Lithium hypochlorite 0
ex 28.42 A VI Lithium carbonates not corresponding to the following specifications : — In the form of white powder and — Containing 98-5% or more of Li2C03 and — Less than ppm of arsenic, — Less than 200 ppm of calcium,
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Rate of Description autonomous CCT heading No duty (% )
— Less than 200 ppm of chloride, — Less than 20 ppm of iron, — Less than 150 ppm of magnesium, — Less than 20 ppm of heavy metals, — Less than 300 ppm of potassium, — Less than 300 ppm of sodium, — Less than 200 ppm of sulphates 0
ex 29.02 A V Bromochloromethane 0
ex 29.02 B 1,6,7,8,9,14,15,16,17,17,18,18-Dodecachloro pentacyclo [ 12.2.1.1 6, 9.02, 13.0s, 10] octadeca-7, 15-diene, intended for use in the manufacture of polyamide 6-6 or polypropylene ( a ) 0
ex 29.06 B V 6,6 ' 6"-Tri-tert-butyl-4,4',4"-( 1-methylpropan-l yl-3-ylidene)tri-m-cresol , whether or not containing toluene of crystallisation 0
ex 29.06 B V 2,5-Di(terf-phenyl)hydroquinone 0
ex 29.08 A III c) l,2-Bis(2,4,6-tribromophenoxy)ethane 0
ex 29.14 A lie) 4 20-Oxopregna-5,16-dien-3-beta-yl acetate 0
ex 29.16 All L - Malic acid and its salts and esters 0
ex 29.16 . A Villa) 2,2-Bis(hydroxymethyl)propionic acid 0
ex 29.16 Bill 2-Ethylhexyl 4-hydroxybenzoate 0 • ex 29.19 C 2,2-Bis(chloromethyl)trimethylene tetrakis ( 2-chloro ethyl) di(phosphate) 0
ex 29.22 D I 3,5-Dichloroaniline 0
ex 29.23 D V beta- Alanine 0
ex 29.23 E Diethyl 1 ,3 -benzodioxol-5 -ylaminomethylenemalonate 0
ex 29.23 E 6-Acetyl-1,3-benzodioxol-5-ylammonium chloride 0
ex 29.25 A II (3-Methacrylamidopropyl)trimethylammonium chloride 0
ex 29.29 N,N-Diethylhydroxylamine 0
ex 29.31 B Cyclohexanethiol 0
ex 29.35 Q Amprolium ( INN) hydrochloride 0
ex 29.35 Q 2-Chloro-10H-dibenz [b,f] / 1,4/ oxazepin-1 1-one 0
ex 29.42 C VII ( 22R , 25R)-Tomat-5-enin-3-beta-ol (Solasodine) 0
ex 29.44 C Cefazolin ( INN) and its salts 0
( a) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions.
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Rate of Description autonomous CCT heading No duty (% )
ex 29.44 C Lincomycin ( INN) and its salts and esters, intended for the manufacture of products falling within heading No 30.03 ( a) 0
ex 29.44 C Monensin ( INN) and its salts 0
ex 30.01 B II Mixture of oestrogens of equine origin 0
ex 30.03 B II b) gamma-Globulin, in solution, derived from human blood 0
ex 30.03 B II b) Lyophilized gamma- globulin derived from human blood 0
ex 38.19 G Catalysts, in the form of granules or rings having a diameter of not less than 3 mm and not more than 10 mm, consisting of silver supported on aluminium oxide, the silver content being not less than 10% and not more than 20% by weight 0
ex 38.19 U Flame-retardant reaction products of acetaldehyde, ethylene oxide and phosphorus trichloride 0
ex 38.19 U Intermediate products from the manufacture of monensin salts 0
ex 38.19 U Grains consisting of a mixture of dialuminium trioxide and zirconium dioxide containing by weight not less than 70% and not more than 78% dialuminium trioxide and not less than 19% and not more than 26% zirconium dioxide 7.6
ex 38.19 U Grains consisting of a mixture of dialuminium trioxide and zirconium dioxide containing by weight not less than 54% and not more than 62% dialuminium trioxide and not less than 36% and not more than 44% zirconium dioxide 7.6
ex 38.19 U N-(2-Methyl-2-nitropropyl)-4-nitrosoaniline containing not less than 65% by weight of an inert filler 0
ex 39.01 C V Polyurethane pre-polymers, in the forms mentioned in Note 3 ( a ) to Chapter 39 , containing not less than 3.9% and not more than 4.3% of isocyanate by weight and having a viscosity at 100 °C of not less than 500 and not more than 600 centipoises, based on a/pha-(4-hydroxybutyl)-omega-hydroxypoly ( oxytetra methylene) and 4.4'-methylenedi(cyclohexyl)di-isocy anate or methyl-m-phenylene di-isocyanate 9
ex 39.02 C I b) Polyethylene film of a width of not less than 4.5 cm and not more than 5.5 cm and having a molecular weight of not less than 4 000 000 , in rolls intended for use as conveyor belts in machines for manufacturing cigars ( a) 0
ex 39.02 C II Microporous polytetrafluoroethylene film, not less than 30 cm in width and weighing not more than 224 g/m2, whether or not in rolls 0
(a) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions.
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Rate of Description autonomous CCT heading No duty (% )
ex 39.02 C VIII Copolymers of vinylidene chloride with vinyl chloride, containing not less than 78% 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) 0
ex 39.02 C XII Copolymerization products of acrylic and methacrylic esters in the form of film of a thickness not less than 50 and not more than 150 micrometres, whether or not in rolls 0
ex 39.02 C XII Poly(2-diethylaminoethyl methacrylate) dissolved in N,N-dimethylacetamide, with a polymer content of not less than 55% by weight 0
ex 39.02 C XII Copolymer of 2-di-isopropylaminoethyl methacrylate and decyl methacrylate dissolved in N,N-dimethyl acetamid , with a copolymer content of not les than 0 55% by weight
ex 39.02 C XII Copolymer of acrylic acid and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate containing not less than 10% and not more than 11% by weight of 2-ethylhexyl acrylate 0
ex 39.02 C XIV a ) Poly(1-ethylethylene) in one of the forms mentioned in Note 3 ( b ) to Chapter 39 0
ex 49.11 B Sheets ( not being trade advertising material) folded, merely with illustrations or pictures not bearing a text or caption for editions of books or periodicals which are published in different countries in one or more languages ( a) 0
ex 51.02 A II Strip of polytetrafluoroethylene, whether or not in rolls, with an extension at break not exceeding 25% 0
ex 70.20 A Mats of non-textile glass fibres of a weight per square metre of not more than 100 g and a fibre diameter of not more than seven micrometres 0
ex 70.20 B Yarns obtained from continuous glass fibres with a diameter of not more than 5.5 micrometres 0
ex 70.20 B Glass-fibre yarns, with a filament diameter of not more than 4.0 micrometres, for the manufacture of carpets ( a) 0
ex 75.04 A Tubes of nickel , not alloyed, of a purity not less than 99% , not deviating from straightness lengthwise by more than 1 mm per 150 cm of length, and with an outside diameter either — Not less than 213.36 mm and not more than 214 mm , or — Not less than 209.95 mm and not more than 210-59 mm , or — Not less than 168.28 mm and not more than 168.78 mm 0
ex 81.04 K I Titanium sponge 0
(a) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions.
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Rate of CCT heading No Description autonomous duty (%)
ex 84.17 C Straight-tube heat exchanger over 400 tonnes in weight and over 20 m long for nuclear reactors 0
ex 84.59 B Control-rod drives with spindle roller nut drive mechanism for nuclear reactors including the necessary special tools 0
ex 84.59 B Reactor pressure vessel consisting of the vessel shell , penetrated by primary coolant nozzles and core flooding nozzles, and of the vessel head 0
ex 85.21 A V Digital displays consisting of a glass tube mounted on a board up to 220 mm long and 45 mm wide excluding leads . The tube contains a straight line of digits not less than four in number, each digit consisting of a number of segments containing an inert gas with a metallic base coated with phosphorus salts which give off light when bombarded with electrons 0
85.21 D 11 Digital displays consisting of a printed circuit board of a size not exceeding .35 X 90 mm with a single line of digits , not less than three in number comprising light-emitting diodes manufactured 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 flight simulators for civil aircraft (a) 0
ex 90.19 A III Vascular prostheses 0
( a ) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions .