31978R1309

16 . 6 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 158 / 19

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1309/78 of 15 June 1978 re-establishing the levying of the customs duties on heavy petroleum oils falling within subheadings 27.10 C I c), II c), III c) and d), originating in Kuwait to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2705/77 apply

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN originating in Kuwait a country covered by preferen­ COMMUNITIES , tial tariff arrangements, charges in the Community reached on 9 June 1978 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 2705/77 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 2705/77 of 28 November 1977 establishing preferen­ the products in question in relation to Kuwait, tial tariffs in respect of certain products originating in developing countries ( 1 ), 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 of the ceilings for which is given in Annex A of As from 19 June 1978 , 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 2705/77, 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 Kuwait : those arrangements, but not including products coming from countries and territories already covered CCT by various preferential tariff arrangements established heading Description No by the Community, and 5 % of the value of 1975 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 ceilings as defined in Article 1 (3) basic constituents of the preparations : is respectively set at 703 500 , 275 000 and 1 700 000 tonnes ; C. Heavy oils : I. Gas oil : 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 tion is reconduced to 20 % (2) ; c) For other purposes III . Lubricating oils ; other oils : Whereas Article 2 (2) (3) of that Regulation provides c) To be mixed in accordance with that the levying of customs duties may be rethe terms of Additional Note 7 established at any time in respect of imports of the to Chapter 27 products in question originating in any of the said d) For other purposes countries or territories — with the exception of those listed in Annex C of the same Regulation — once the relevant Community amount has been reached ; Article 2 Whereas, in respect of heavy petroleum oils, falling within subheadings 27.10 C I c), II c), III c) and d), This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day (!) OJ No L 324, 19 . 12. 1977, p. 23 . following its publication in the Official Journal of (2) OJ No L 324, 19 . 12. 1977, p. 26, footnote ( l ). the European Communities.

N° L 158 /20 16 . 6 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities

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

Done at Brussels, 15 June 1978 .

For the Commission

Lorenzo NATALI Vice-President