31978R1339

21 . 6 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 164/ 5

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1339/ 78 of 20 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 Romania and Venezuela, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regu­ lation ( EEC) No 2705 / 77 apply

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN originating in Romania and Venezuela, countries COMMUNITIES, covered by preferential tariff arrangements, charges in the Community reached on 10 June 1978 the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European maximum amount of 340 000 tonnes ; whereas, Economic Community, bearing in mind the objectives of Regulation ( EEC) No 2705/77 which provides that maximum amounts Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No shall not be exceeded , customs duties should be re­ 2705/77 of 28 November 1977 establishing preferen­ established in respect of the products in question in tial tariffs in respect of certain products originating in relation to Romania and Venezuela, developing countries ('), and in particular Article 4 (2) thereof,

Whereas Article 1 (3) and (4) of that Regulation HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : provides that the customs duties may, for each cate­ gory of products, be suspended up to a Community ceiling, expressed in units of account, which will be Article 1 equal — with the exception of certain products the value of the ceilings for which is given in Annex A to As from 24 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 Romania and Venezuela : those arrangements, but not including products coming from countries and territories already covered CCT by various preferential tariff arrangements established heading Description by the Community, and 5 % of the value of 1975 cif No 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 d) the Community ceilings as defined in Article 1 (3) bituminous minerals, these oils being the are respectively set at 703 500, 275 000 and 1 700 000 basic constituents of the preparations : tonnes ; C. Heavy oils : I. Gas oil : Whereas, having regard to those ceilings and for the same subheadings, the maximum Community amount c) For other purposes referred to in Article 1 (4) of the Regulation in ques­ II . Fuel oil : tion is reduced 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 re­ the 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 to 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. 6 footnote (')• 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, 20 June 1978 . For the Commission Étienne DAVIGNON

Member of the Commission