31978R2975

19 . 12. 78 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 355 / 9

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2975 / 78 of 15 December 1978 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on umbrellas, falling within heading No 66.01 and originating in South Korea, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2705 /77 apply

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN nating in any of the said countries or territories, with COMMUNITIES, the exception of those listed in Annex C thereto, once the relevant Community amount has been reached ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas, in respect of umbrellas falling within Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No heading No 66.01 , the ceiling, calculated as indicated 2705/77 of 28 November 1977 establishing preferen­ above ; should be 9 027 0000 units of account, and therefore the maximum amount is 1 354 050 units of tial tariffs in respect of certain products originating in account ; whereas on 30 November 1978 , the amounts developing countries (J ), and in particular Article 4 (2) thereof, of imports into the Community of umbrellas, falling within heading No 66.01 and originating in South Whereas Article 1 (3) and (4) of that Regulation Korea, a country covered by preferential tariff arrange­ provides that customs duties may, for each category of ments, reached that maximum amount ; whereas, products, be suspended up to a Community ceiling, bearing in mind the objectives of Regulation (EEC) expressed in units of account, which will be equal — No 2705/77 which provides that maximum amounts with the exception of certain products the value of the should not be exceeded , customs duties should be ceilings for which is given in Annex A to the Regula­ re-established in respect of the products in question tion in question — to the sum arrived at by adding in relation to South Korea, together the value of the products in question imported cif into the Community in 1974 and HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : coming from countries and territories covered by those arrangements, but not including products Article 1 coming from countries and territories already covered by various preferential tariff arrangements established As from 22 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 (EEC) No 2705/77, shall be re-established in respect tries and territories already covered by such arrange­ of the following products, imported into the Commu­ ments ; whereas, however, the ceiling resulting from nity and originating in South Korea : the sum of this addition may in no case exceed 225 % of that fixed for 1976 ; CCT Whereas, having regard to that ceiling, the amounts heading Description No for products originating in any one of the countries or territories listed in Annex B to that Regulation should be within a maximum Community amount repre­ 66.01 Umbrellas and sunshades (including senting 50 % of that ceiling, with the exception of walking-stick umbrellas, umbrella tents, certain products for which the maximum amount is to and garden and similar umbrellas) be reduced to the percentage indicated in Annex A thereto ; whereas, for these products, this reduced Article 2 percentage will be 1 5 % ; Whereas Article 2 (2) and (3) of that Regulation This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day provides that customs duties may be re-established at following its publication in the Official Journal of any time on imports of the products in question origi the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 December 1978 . , For the Commission Étienne DAVIGNON Member of the Commission

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