7.3.2009 Official Journal of the European Union L 63/1 | (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory) REGULATIONS COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 179/2009 of 5 March 2009 amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, (6)  As the suspensions provided for in this Regulation are an extension of the suspension introduced by Regulation (EC) No 301/2007 that expired on 31 December 2008 and since it is not in the interest of the Community that there be any interruption of the tariff treatment of the monitors covered by the suspension, this Regulation Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, should apply from 1 January 2009, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 26 thereof, Whereas: HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: (1) Council Regulation (EC) No 301/2007 of 19 March 2007 amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 is hereby amended as follows: on the Common Customs Tariff (') suspended totally, for a period of two years, the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for monitors using liquid crystal display technology, with a diagonal measurement of the Article 1 1. in Part Two, Section XVI, Chapter 85, of Annex I, the text in column 3 for CN code 8528 59 10 shall be replaced by the screen of 48,5 cm or less and a screen aspect ratio of 4:3 following: or 5:4 and classifiable under CN code 8528 59 90. 14 (9 (2)  That suspension measure expired on 31 December 2008. () Customs duty autonomously suspended, until (3)  On consumer benefit grounds, to ensure rational devel- 31 December 2010, for black and white or other mono- opment of production and an expansion of consumption chrome monitors, using liquid crystal display technology, within the Community and to promote trade between equipped with either digital visual interface (DVI) or a Member States and third countries, it is in the interest video graphics array (VGA) connector or both with a of the Community to extend the current autonomous diagonal measurement of the screen not exceeding duty suspension for two years starting from 1 January 77,50 cm (i.e. 30,5 inches), with an aspect ratio of 1:1, 2009 and to increase the diagonal measurement of the 4:3, 5:4 or 16:10, with a pixel resolution exceeding 1,92 screen to 55,9 cm (22 inches) and to add the additional mega pixels, and with a dot pitch not exceeding 0,3 mm. aspect ratios of 1:1 and 16:10. (TARIC code 8528 59 10 10); (4 For the same reasons, it is also in the interest of the 2. in Part Two, Section XVI, Chapter 85, of Annex I, the text in Community to provide for a suspension for two years column 3 for CN code 8528 59 90 shall be replaced by the starting from 1 January 2009 for black and white or following: other ~monochrome monitors with a diagonal measurement of the screen not exceeding 77,5 cm (30,5 inches) and with the same aspect ratios as for colour monitors. 14 (9 () Customs duty autonomously suspended, until (5)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (3 should 31 December 2010, for colour monitors, using liquid therefore be amended accordingly. crystal display technology, with a diagonal measurement of the screen not exceeding 55,9 cm (i.e. 22 inches), with () O] L 81, 22.3.2007, p. 11. an aspect ratio of 1:1, 4:3, 5:4 or 16:10. (TARIC code () OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. 8528 59 90 40)..