31977R1635

21 . 7. 77 No L 181 /37 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1635/77 of 20 July 1977 re-establishing the levying of the customs duties on other articles for electrical lighting fittings falling within subheading 70.14 A II, originating in Yugoslavia, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3021 /76 apply

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN ries — with the exception of those listed in Annex C COMMUNITIES, to the same Regulation — once the relevant Commu­ nity amount has been reached ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas, in respect of other articles for electrical lighting fittings falling within subheading 70.14 A II, the ceiling, calculated as indicated above, should be Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3 971 000 units of account ; whereas the maximum 3021 /76 of 13 December 1976 establishing preferen­ amount is 794 200 units of account ; whereas on 14 tial tariffs in respect of certain products originating in July 1977, the amounts of imports into the Commu­ developing countries (J), and in particular Article 4 (2) nity of other articles for electrical lighting fittings thereof ; falling within subheading 70.14 A II, originating in Yugoslavia, a country covered by preferential tariff Whereas Article 1 (3) and (4) of that Regulation arrangements, reached that maximum amount ; provides that the customs duties may, for each cate­ whereas bearing in mind the objectives of Regulation gory of products, be suspended up to a Community (EEC) No 3021 /76 which provides that, maximum ceiling, expressed in units of account, which will be amounts should not be exceeded, customs duties equal — with the exception of certain products the should be re-established in respect of the products in value of the ceilings for which is given in Annex A to question in relation to Yugoslavia, the Regulation in question — to the sum arrived at by adding together the value of the products in question imported cif into the Community in 1974 and coming from countries and territories covered by HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : those arrangements, but not including products coming from countries and territories already covered by various preferential tariff arrangements established Article 1 by the Community, and 5 % of the value of 1974 cif imports coming from other countries and from coun­ As from 24 July 1977, the levying of customs duties, tries and territories already covered by such arrange­ suspended in pursuance of Council Regulation (EEC) ments ; whereas the ceiling resulting from the sum of No 3021 /76, shall be re-established in respect of the this addition may in no case exceed 172-5 % of that following products, imported into the Community resulting from the substitution of the year 1971 for and originating in Yugoslavia : the year 1974 in the first term of the addition and of the year 1972 for the year 1974 in the second term of CCT the addition ; heading Description of goods No Whereas, having regard to that ceiling, the amounts for products originating in any one of the countries or 70.14 Illuminating glassware, signalling glassware territories listed in Annex B to that Regulation should and optical elements of glass, not optically worked nor of optical glass : be within a maximum Community amount repre­ senting 50 % of that ceiling, with the exception of A. Articles for electrical lighting fittings : certain products for which the maximum amount is to II . Other (for example, diffusers, be reduced to the percentage indicated in Annex A to ceiling lights, bowls, cups, lamp­ that Regulation ; whereas, for these products, this shades, globes, tulip-shaped pieces) reduced percentage will be 20 % .

Whereas Article 2 (2) of that Regulation provides that Article 2 the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in ques­ tion originating in any of the said countries or territo This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the OfficialJournal of the (») OJ No L 349, 20 . 12. 1976, p. 23 . European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 July 1977. For the Commission fitienne DAVIGNON

Member of the Commission