31973R3318

8 . 12 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 339/19

REGULATION ( EEC) No 3318 / 73 OF THE COMMISSION of 6 December 1973 re-establishing Common Customs Tariff duties on women's girls' and infants' outer garments , falling within heading No ex 61.02, originating in developing countries to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regu­ lation ( EEC) No 2629/ 73 of 26 September 1973 apply

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN products in question , originating in countries covered COMMUNITIES, by preferential tariff arrangements, reached that ceiling ; whereas, bearing in mind the objectives of Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Regulation (EEC) No 2629/73 which provides that the Economic Community ; ceiling should not be exceeded, Common Customs Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No Tariff duties should be re-established in respect of the 2629/73 (') of 26 September 1973 establishing prefer­ products in question , ential tariffs in respect of certain textile products origi­ nating in developing countries, and in particular HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 4 (2) thereof ; Article 1 Whereas Article 1 (3) of that Regulation provides that the Common Customs Tariff duties may, for each cate­ As from 11 December 1973 , Common Customs Tariff gory of products , be suspended up to a Community duties, suspended in pursuance of Council Regulation ceiling equal to a quarter of the sum arrived at by ( EEC) No 2629/73 of 26 September 1973, shall be adding together the metric tonnage of the products in re-established in respect of the following products, question , imported into the Community in 1968 and imported into the Community : coming from countries listed in Annex B to that Regu­ lation , but not including products coming from coun­ C C T tries already covered by various preferential tariff arran­ heading Description of goods No gements established by the Community, and 5 % of the 1970 metric tonnage of such imports coming ex 61.02 Women's , girls' and infants' outer from other countries and from countries already garments : covered by such arrangements ; whereas Article 2(1 ) — Of cotton of that Regulation provides that Common Customs Tariff duties may be re-established at any time once the Community ceiling has been reached ; Whereas, in respect of women's girls' and infants' Art idc 2 outer garments, falling within heading No ex 61.02 the ceiling, calculated as indicated above, should be This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 30 metric tons ; whereas on 4 December 1 973 the following its publication in the Official Journal of amounts of imports into the Community of the the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 6 December 1 973 . For the Commission The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

(') OJ No L 272, 29 . 9 . 1973 , p . 8 .