31977R1236

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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1236/77 of 9 June 1977 re-establishing the levying of the customs duties on lead-acid electric accumula­ tors , falling within subheading 85.04 A, originating in Yugoslavia to which the preferential 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 of the same Regulation — once the relevant Commu­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European nity amount has been reached ; Economic Community,

Whereas, in respect of lead-acid electric accumulators, Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No falling within subheading 85.04 A, the ceiling, calcu­ 3021 /76 of 13 December 1976 establishing preferen­ lating as indicated above, should be 2 089 000 units of tial tariffs in respect of certain products originating in account, and therefore the maximum amount is developing countries ('), and in particular Article 4 (2) 417 800 units of account ; whereas on 2 June 1977, thereof, the amounts of imports into the Community of lead­ acid electric accumulators, falling within subheading 85.04 A, originating in Yugoslavia a country covered Whereas Article 1 (3 ) and (4) of that Regulation by preferential tariff arrangements, reached that provides that the customs duties may, for each cate­ maximum amount ; whereas, bearing in mind the gory of products, be suspended up to a Community objectives of Regulation (EEC) No 3021 /76 which ceiling, expressed in units of account, which will be provides that maximum amounts should not be equal — with the exception of certain products the exceeded , customs duties should be re-established in value of the ceilings for which is given in Annex A of respect of the products in question in relation to the Regulation in question — to the sum arrived at by Yugoslavia, adding together the value of the products in question imported cif into the Community in 1974 and coming from countries and territories covered by those arrangements, but not including products coming from countries and territories already covered HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : by various preferential tariff arrangements established by the Community, and 5 % of the value of 1974 cif imports coming from other countries and from coun­ Article 1 tries and territories already covered by such arrange­ ments ; whereas, however the ceiling resulting from the sum of this addition may in no case exceed As from 13 June 1977, the levying of customs duties, 172-5 % of that resulting from the substitution of the suspended in pursuance of Council Regulation (EEC) year 1971 for the year 1974 in the first term of the No 3021 /76, shall be re-established in respect of the addition and of the year 1972 for the year 1974 in the following products, imported into the Community second term of the addition ; and originating in Yugoslavia :

CCT Whereas, having regard to that ceiling, the amounts heading Description of goods for products originating in any one of the countries or No territories listed in Annex B to that Regulation should be within a maximum Community amount repre­ 8 5.04 Electric accumulators : senting 50 % of that ceiling, with the exception of A. Lead-acid accumulators certain products for which the maximum amount is to be reduced to the percentage indicated in Annex A to that Regulation ; whereas, for these products, this reduced percentage will be 20 % ; Article 2 Whereas Article 2 (2) of that Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of (') OJ No L 349, 20 . 12 . 1976, p . 23 . the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 June 1977 . For the Commission Étienne DAVIGNON Member of the Commission