31978R2775

29 . 11 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 332/47

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2775 /78

of 28 November 1978

re-establishing the levying of customs duties on articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or the like, falling within heading No 68.12, originating in Yugoslavia, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2705/77 apply

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN products in question originating in any of the said COMMUNITIES , countries or territories — with the exception of those listed in Annex C to the same Regulation — once the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European relevant Community amount has been reached ; Economic Community, Whereas, in respect of articles of asbestos-cement, of Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No cellulose-cement or the like, the ceiling, calculated as 2705/77 of 28 November 1977 establishing preferen­ indicated above, should be 1 254 000 units of account, tial tariffs in respect of certain products originating in and therefore the maximum amount is 627 000 units developing countries ('), and in particular Article 4 (2) of account ; whereas on 15 November 1978 , the thereof, amounts of imports into the Community of articles of Whereas Article 1 (3) and (4) of that Regulation asbestos-cement, of cellulose-cement or the like, origi­ provides that the customs duties may, for each cate­ nating in Yugoslavia, a country covered by preferential gory of products, be suspended up to a Community tariff arrangements, reached that maximum amount ; ceiling, expressed in units of account, which will be whereas, bearing in mind the objectives of Regulation equal — with the exception of certain products the (EEC) No 2705/77 which provides that maximum value of the ceilings for which is given in Annex A to amounts should not be exceeded, customs duties the Regulation in question — to the sum arrived at by should be re-established in respect of the products in adding together the value of the products in question question in relation to Yugoslavia, imported cif into the Community in 1974 and coming from countries and territories covered by HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : those arrangements, but not including products coming from countries and territories already covered Article 1 by various preferential tariff arrangements established As from 2 December 1978, the levying of customs by the Community, and 5 % of the value of 1975 cif duties, suspended in pursuance of Council Regulation imports coming from other countries and from coun­ tries and territories already covered by such arrange­ (EEC) No 2705/77, shall be re-established in respect ments ; whereas, however, the ceiling resulting from of the following products, imported into the Commu­ nity and originating in Yugoslavia : the sum of this addition may in no case exceed 225 % of the preferential ceiling open for 1976 ;

CCT Whereas, having regard to that ceiling, the amounts heading Description for products originating in any one of the countries or No territories listed in Annex B to that Regulation should be within a maximum Community amount repre­ 68.12 Articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose senting 50 % of that ceiling, with the exception of fibre-cement or the like certain products for which the maximum amount is to be reduced to the percentage indicated in Annex A to Article 2 that Regulation ;

Whereas Article 2 (2) and (3) of that Regulation This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day provides that the levying of customs duties may be following its publication in the Official Journal of re-established at any time in respect of imports of the the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 November 1978 .

For the Commission

Etienne DAVIGNON

Member of the Commission

(!) OJ No L 324, 19 . 12. 1977, p. 23 .