31977R1670

No L 186/24 Official Journal of the European Communities 26 . 7 . 77

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1670/77 of 22 July 1977 re-establishing the levying of the customs duties on heavy oils falling within subheadings 27.10 C I c), II c), III c) and d), originating in Venezuela, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3021 /76 apply

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN nating in Venezuela, a country covered by preferential COMMUNITIES, tariff arrangements, charges in the Community reached on 15 July 1977 the maximum amount of Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 340 000 tonnes ; whereas, bearing in mind the objec­ Economic Community, tives of Regulation (EEC) No 3021 /76 which provides that maximum amounts shall not be exceeded, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No customs duties should be re-established in respect of 3021 /76 of 13 December 1976 establishing preferen­ the products in question in relation to Venezuela, tial tariffs in respect of certain products originating in developing countries (! ), and in particular Article 4 (2) thereof,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas Article 1 (3) and (4) of that Regulation provides that the customs duties may, for each cate­ gory of products, be suspended up to a Community ceiling, expressed in units of account, which will be Article 1 equal — with the exception of certain products the value of the ceilings for which is given in Annex A to As from 29 July 1977, the levying of customs duties, the Regulation in question — to the sum arrived at by suspended in pursuance of Council Regulation (EEC) adding together the value of the products in question No 3021 /76, shall be re-established in respect of the imported cif into the Community in 1974 and following products, imported into the Community coming from countries and territories covered by and originating in Venezuela : those arrangements, but not including products coming from countries and territories already covered CCT by various preferential tariff arrangements established heading Description of goods No by the Community, and 5 % of the value of 1974 cif imports coming from other countries and from coun­ tries and territories already covered by such arrange­ 27.10 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitu­ ments ; minous minerals, other than crude ; prepa­ rations not elsewhere specified or included, Whereas, however, for products falling within subhead­ containing not less than 70 % by weight ings 27.10 A III, B III, C I c), C II c) and C III c) and of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the d) the Community ceiling as defined in Article 1 (3) is basic constituents of preparations : respectively set at 703 500, 275 000 and 1 700 000 tonnes ; C. Heavy oils : 1 . Gasoil : Whereas, having regard to that ceiling and for the c) For other purposes same subheadings, the maximum Community amount II . Fuel oil : referred to in Article 1 (4) of the Regulation in ques­ c) For other purposes tion is reduced to 20 % (2) ; III . Lubricating oils ; other oils : Whereas Article 2 (2) of that Regulation provides that c) To be mixed in accordance with the levying of customs duties may be re-established at the terms of Additional Note 7 any time in respect of imports of the products in ques­ to Chapter 27 tion originating in any of the said countries or territo­ d) For other purposes ries — with the exception of those listed in Annex C of the same Regulation — once the relevant Commu­ nity amount has been reached ; Article 2 Whereas, in respect of heavy oils, falling within subheadings 27.10 C I c), II c), III c) and d) origi This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day (•) OJ No L 349 , 20 . 12. 1976, p. 23 . following its publication in the Official Journal of (2 ) OJ No L 349 , 20 . 12. 1976, p . 27 footnote (2 ). the European Communities.

26 . 7. 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 186/25

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

Done at Brussels, 22 July 1977.

For the Commission Étienne DAVIGNON

Member of the Commission