31978R1889

No L 216/ 26 Official Journal of the European Communities 5 . 8 . 78

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1889/ 78 of 2 August 1978 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on heavy oils, falling within subheadings 27.10 C I c), C II c), C III c) and d) and originating in developing countries, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regu­ lation (EEC) No 2705/77 apply

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN No 2705/77 which provides that the ceiling should COMMUNITIES, not be exceeded, customs duties should be re-established in respect of the products in question, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 2705/77 of 28 November 1977 establishing preferen­ tial tariffs in respect of certain products originating in developing countries ('), and in particular Article 4 (2) thereof, Article 1

Whereas Article 1 (3) of that Regulation provides that As from 8 August 1978 , customs duties, suspended in the customs duties may, for each category of products, pursuance of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2705/77 be suspended up to a Community ceiling, expressed shall be re-established in respect of the following in units of account, which will be equal — with the products, imported into the Community, coming exception of certain products the value of the ceilings from any beneficiary country or territory, with the for which is given in Annex A to the Regulation in exception of those listed in Annex C to Regulation question — to the sum arrived at by adding together (EEC) No 2705/77 : the value of the products in question imported cif into the Community in 1974 and coming from coun­ CCT tries and territories covered by those arrangements, heading Description but not including products coming from countries No and territories already covered by various preferential tariff arrangements established by the Community, 27.10 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitu­ and 5% of the value of 1975 cif imports coming minous minerals, other than crude ; prepa­ from other countries and from countries and territo­ rations not elsewhere specified or included, ries already covered by such arrangements ; containing not less than 70 % by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the Whereas, however, for products falling within subhead­ basic constituents of the preparations : ings 27.10 A III, B III, C I c), C II c), C III c) and d) C. Heavy oils : the Community ceilings as defined in Article 1 (3) are I. Gas oil : respectively set at 703 500, 275 000 and 1 700 000 c) For other purposes tonnes (2) ; II . Fuel oil : c) For other purposes Whereas Article 2 ( 1 ) and (3) of that Regulation provides that the customs duties may be re-established III . Lubricating oils : other oils : at any time on imports of the products in question c) To be mixed in accordance with the terms of Additional Note 7 coming from any country or territory, with the excep­ tion of those listed in Annex C to that Regulation , to Chapter 27 d) For other purposes once the Community ceiling has been reached ;

Whereas, in respect of heavy oils, originating in coun­ tries and territories covered by preferential tariff arran­ gements, imports into the Community reached on 24 Article 2 July 1978 the ceiling of 1 700 000 tonnes ; whereas, bearing in mind the objectives of Regulation (EEC) 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 (')• 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, 2 August 1978 .

For the Commission Étienne DAVIGNON

Member of the Commission