31977R1228

9 . 6 . 77 No L 141 /25 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1228 / 77 of 8 June 1977 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on household utensils of wood, falling within heading No 44.24, originating in Thailand to which the preferen­ tial tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation ( EEC) No 3021 /76 apply

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN any time in respect of imports of the products in ques­ COMMUNITIES, tion originating in any of the said countries or territo­ ries — with the exception of those listed in Annex C Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European to the same Regulation — once the relevant Commu­ Economic Community, nity amount has been reached ; Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No 3021 /76 of 13 December 1976 establishing preferen­ Whereas, in respect of household utensils of wood, the tial tariffs in respect of certain products originating in ceiling, calculated as indicated above, should be developing countries ('), and in particular Article 4 (2) 2 576 000 units of account, and therefore the thereof, maximum amount is 1 288 000 units of account ; Whereas Article 1 (3) and (4) of that Regulation whereas on 31 May 1977, the amounts of imports into provides that the customs duties may, for each cate­ the Community of the products in question , origi­ gory of products, be suspended up to a Community nating in Thailand, a country covered by preferential ceiling, expressed in units of account, which will be tariff arrangements, reached that maximum amount ; equal — with the exception of certain products the whereas, bearing in mind the objectives of Regulation value of the ceilings for which is given in Annex A of ( EEC) No 3021 /76, which provides that maximum amounts should not be exceeded , customs duties the Regulation in question — to the sum arrived at by should be re-established in respect of the products in adding together the value of the products in question imported cif into the Community in 1974 and question in relation to Thailand, coming from countries and territories covered by those arrangements, but not including products HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : coming from countries and territories already covered by various preferential tariff arrangements established by the Community, and 5 % of the value of 1974 cif Article 1 imports coming from other countries and from coun­ As from 12 June 1977, the levying of customs duties, tries and territories already covered by such arrange­ suspended in pursuance of Council Regulation ( EEC) ments ; whereas , however, the ceiling resulting from No 3021 /76, shall be re-established in respect of the the sum of this addition may in no case exceed following products, imported into the Community 172-5 % of that resulting from the substitution of the and originating in Thailand : year 1971 for the year 1974 in the first term of the addition, and of the year 1972 for the year 1974 in the second term of the addition ; CCT heading Description of goods Whereas, having regard to that ceiling, the amounts No for products originating in any one of the countries or territories listed in Annex B to that Regulation should 44.24 Household utensils of wood be within a maximum Community amount repre­ senting 50 % of that ceiling, with the exception of certain products for which the maximum amount is to Article 2 be reduced to the percentage indicated in Annex A to that Regulation ; This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day Whereas Article 2 (2) of that Regulation provides that following its publication in the Official Journal of the levying of customs duties may be re-established at the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels , 8 June 1977 . For the Commission Étienne DAVIGNON Member of the Commission

(>) OJ No L 349 , 20 . 12 . 1976 , p. 23 .