31977R1863

13 . 8 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 207/39

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1863/ 77 of 12 August 1977 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on locks, etc ., of base metal , falling within heading No 83.01 , originating in Hong Kong to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3021 /76 apply

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN tion originating in any of the said countries or territo­ COMMUNITIES , ries — with the exception of those listed in Annex C 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 locks, etc ., of base metal, the ceiling, calculated as indicated above, should be Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3 011 000 units of account, and therefore the 3021 /76 of 13 December 1976 establishing preferen­ maximum amount is 451 650 units of account ; tial tariffs in respect of certain products originating in whereas on 10 August 1977 the amounts of imports developing countries (*), and in particular Article 4 (2) into the Community of locks, etc ., of base metal, origi­ thereof, nating in Hong Kong, a country covered by preferen­ tial tariff arrangements, reached that maximum amount ; whereas, bearing in mind the objectives of Whereas Article 1 (3) and (4) of that Regulation Regulation (EEC) No 3021 /76 which provides that provides that the customs duties may, for each cate­ maximum amounts should not be exceeded, customs gory of products, be suspended up to a Community duties should be re-established in respect of the ceiling, expressed in units of account, which will be products in question in relation to Hong Kong, equal — with the exception of certain products the value of the ceilings for which is given in Annex A to 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 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : coming from countries and territories covered by 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 tries and territories already covered by such arrange­ As from 16 August 1977 the levying of customs ments ; whereas, however, the ceiling resulting from duties, suspended in pursuance of Council Regulation the sum of this addition may in no case exceed (EEC) No 3021 /76, shall be re-established in respect 172-5 % of that resulting from the substitution of the of the following products, imported into the Commu­ year 1971 for the year 1974 in the first term of the nity and originating in Hong Kong : addition and of the year 1972 for the year 1974 in the second term of the addition ; CCT heading Description of goods No Whereas, having regard to that ceiling, the amounts for products originating in any one of the countries or 83.01 Locks and padlocks (key, combination or territories listed in Annex B to that Regulation should electrically operated), and parts thereof, of be within a maximum Community amount repre­ base metal ; frames incorporating locks, for handbags, trunks or the like, and parts of senting 50 % of that ceiling, with the exception of such frames, of base metal ; keys for any of certain products for which the maximum amount is to the foregoing articles, of base metal be reduced to the percentage indicated in Annex A to that Regulation ; whereas , for these products , this reduced percentage will be 15% ;

Article 2 Whereas Article 2 ( 2) of that Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in ques­ This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of (') O ) No L 349 , 20 . 12 . 1 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, 12 August 1977. For the Commission Etienne DAVIGNON

Member of the Commission