31977R1905

23 . 8 . 77 No L 215/ 5 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1905 /77 of 22 August 1977 re-establishing the levying of the customs duties on heavy oils falling within subheadings 27.10 C I c), II c) and III c) and d), originating in Kuwait to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3021 /76 apply

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN nating in Kuwait, a country covered by preferential COMMUNITIES, tariff arrangements, charges in the Community reached on 18 August 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 Kuwait, 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 Article 1 ceiling, expressed in units of account, which will be equal, with the exception of certain products the value As from 26 August 1977, the levying of customs of the ceilings for which is given in Annex A to the duties, suspended in pursuance of Council Regulation Regulation in question, the sum arrived at by adding (EEC) No 3021 /76, shall be re-established in respect together the value of the products in question of the following products, imported into the Commu­ imported cif into the Community in 1974 and nity and originating in Kuwait : coming from countries and territories covered by those arrangements, but not including products CCT coming from countries and territories already covered heading Description of goods No 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 27.10 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitu­ tries and territories already covered by such arrange­ minous minerals, other than crude ; prepa­ ments ; rations not elsewhere specified or included, containing not less than 70 % by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from Whereas, however, for products falling within sub­ bituminous minerals, these oils being the headings 27.10 A III, B III, C I c), II c) and III c) and basic constituents of the preparations : d) the Community ceilings as defined in Article 1 (3) are respectively set at 703 500, 275 000 and 1 700 000 C. Heavy oils . tonnes ; I. Gas oil : c) For other purposes Whereas, having regard to that ceilings and for the II . Fuel oil : same subheadings, the maximum Community amount referred to in Article 1 (4) of the Regulation in ques­ c) For other purposes tion is reduced to 20 % ; 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 to the same Regulation, once the relevant Community amount has been reached ; Article 2 Whereas, in respect of heavy oils, falling within subheadings 27.10 C I c), II c) and III c) and d), origi 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.

No L 215/6 23 . 8 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities

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

Done at Brussels, 22 August 1977. For the Commission Étienne DAVIGNON Member of the Commission