31978R0052

12 . 1 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 9/ 17

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 52/ 78 of 10 January 1978 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on tarpaulins, sails, awnings, sunblinds, tents and camping goods falling within heading No 62.04, originating in South Korea to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation ( EEC) No 2706/77 apply

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, in respect of tarpaulins, sails, awnings, COMMUNITIES, sunblinds, tents and camping goods, the ceiling, calcu­ lated as indicated above, should be 139 tonnes, and Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European therefore the maximum amount is 69-5 tonnes ; Economic Community, whereas on 9 January 1978 the amounts of imports Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No into the Community of tarpaulins, sails, awnings, 2706/77 of 28 November 1977 opening, allocating sunblinds, tents and camping goods originating in and providing for the administration of Community South Korea, a country covered by preferential tariff tariff preferences for textile products originating in arrangements, reached that maximum amount ; developing countries and territories ('), and in parti­ whereas, bearing in mind the objectives of Regulation cular Article 4 thereof, (EEC) No 2706/77 which provides that maximum Whereas Article 2 ( 1 ) and (3) of that Regulation amounts should not be exceeded, customs duties provides that customs duties may, for each category of should be re-established in respect of the products in products listed in Annex C to that Regulation , be question in relation to South Korea, suspended up to a Community ceiling equal to 87 % of the sum arrived at by adding together the value of the products in question , in tonnes, imported into the HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Community in 1968 and coming from countries listed in Annex D thereto, but not including products Article 1 coming from countries already covered by various pref­ erential tariff arrangements established by the Commu­ As from 15 January 1978 , the levying of customs nity, and 5% of the 1970 tonnage of such imports duties, suspended in pursuance of Council Regulation coming from other countries and from countries ( EEC) No 2706/ 77, shall be re-established in respect already covered by such arrangements ; whereas, of the following products, imported into the Commu­ having regard to that ceiling, the amounts for nity and originating in South Korea : products originating in any one of the countries listed in Annex D should be within a maximum Commu­ CCT nity amount representing 50 % of that ceiling, with Description heading the exception of certain products for which the No maximum amount is to be reduced to the percentage indicated in Annex C to the abovementioned Regula­ 62.04 Tarpaulins, sails, awnings, sunblinds, tents tion ; and camping goods Whereas Article 3 (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 Article 2 tion originating in any of the said countries and terri­ tories, with exception of countries listed in Annex E This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day thereto, once the relevant Community maximum following its publication in the Official Journal of amount has been reached ; the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 January 1978 . For the Commission Etienne DAVIGNON Member of the Commission

(>) OJ No L 324, 19 . 12 . 1977, p. 67 .