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10 . 9 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 232/ 19

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2012/77 of 9 September 1977 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on diethylene glycol falling within subheading 29.08 B ex I, originating in Romania 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 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European ries — with the exception of those listed in Annex C Economic Community, to the same Regulation — once the relevant Commu­ nity amount has been reached ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3021 /76 of 13 December 1976 establishing preferen­ Whereas, in respect of diethylene glycol, the ceiling, tial tariffs in respect of certain products originating in calcultated as indicated above, should be 92 000 units developing countries (4), and in particular Article 4 (2) of account, and therefore the maximum amount is thereof, 46 000 units of account ; whereas, on 6 September Whereas Article 1 (3) and (4) of that Regulation 1977, the amounts of imports into the Community of provides that the customs duties may, for each cate­ diethylene glycol originating in Romania, a country gory of products, be suspended up to a Community covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached ceiling, expressed in units of account, which will be that maximum amount ; whereas, bearing in mind the equal — with the exception of certain products the objectives of Regulation (EEC) No 3021 /76 which value of the ceilings for which is given in Annex A to provides that maximum amounts should not be exceeded, customs duties should be re-established in the Regulation in question — to the sum arrived at by adding together the value of the products in question respect of the products in question in relation to imported cif into the Community in 1974 and Romania, coming from countries and territories covered by those arrangements, but not including products HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : coming from countries and territories already covered by various preferential tariff arrangements established by the Community, and 5 % of the value of 1 974 cif Article 1 imports coming from other countries and from coun­ As from 13 September 1977, the levying of customs tries and territories already covered by such arrange­ duties, suspended in pursuance of Council Regulation ments ; whereas, however, the ceiling resulting from (EEC) No 3021 /76, shall be re-established in respect the sum of this addition may in no case exceed of the following products, imported into the Commu­ 1 72-5 % of that resulting from the substitution of the nity and originating in Romania : year 1971 for the year 1974 in the first term of the addition and of the year 1972 for the year 1974 in the second term of the addition ; CCT heading Description of goods Whereas, having regard to that ceiling, the amounts No for products originating in any one of the countries or territories listed in Annex B to that Regulation should 29.08 B ex I Diethylene glycol be within a maximum Community amount repre­ senting 50 % of that ceiling, with the exception of certain products for which the maximum amount is to Article 2 be reduced to the percentage indicated in Annex A to that Regulation ; This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day Whereas Article 2 (2) of that Regulation provides that following its publication in the Official Journal of the levying of customs duties may be re-established at the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 September 1977. For the Commission Gtienne DAVIGNON Member of the Commission

(>) OJ No L 349, 20 . 12 . 1976, p. 23 .