31987R3661

8 . 12. 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 344/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3661 /87 of 7 December 1987 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on lauric acid falling within subheading 29.14 A ex XI of the Common Customs Tariff originating in Malaysia to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regula­ tion (EEC) No 3924/86 apply

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, total importations into the Community, originating from third countries in 1984 ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas, in the case of lauric acid falling within subhea­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86 ding 29.14 A ex XI of the Common Customs Tariff, the of 16 December 1986 applying generalized tariff prefe­ reference base is fixed at 171 000 ECU ; whereas, on 30 rences for 1987 in respect of certain industrial products November 1987, imports of these products into the originating in developing countries ('), and in particular Community originating in Malaysia reached the reference Article 15 thereof, base in question after being charged there against ; Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No whereas the exchange of information organized by the Commission has demonstrated that continuance of the 3924/86 duties on the products listed in Annex II origi­ nating in each of the countries or territories listed in preference threatens to cause economic difficulties in a Annex III shall be totally suspended and the products as region of the Community ; whereas, therefore, customs such shall, as a general rule, be subject to statistical duties in respect of the products in question must be surveillance every three months on the reference base re-established against Malaysia, referred to in Article 14 ; Whereas, as provided for in Article 14 where the increase HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : of preferential imports of these products, originating in one or more beneficiary countries, causes, or threatens to Article 1 cause, economic difficulties in the Community or in a region of the Community, the levying of customs duties As from 11 December 1987, the levying of customs may be re-established once the Commission has had an duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) appropriate exchange of information with the Member No 3924/86, shall be re-established on imports into the States ; whereas for this purpose the reference base to be Community of the following products originating in considered shall be, as a general rule, equal to 5 % of the Malaysia :

Order CCT heading No and Description No NIMEXE code

30.0738 29.14 A ex XI Lauric acid (NIMEXE code 29.14-ex 69)

Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 December 1987. For the Commission COCKFIELD Vice-President

(') OJ No L 373 , 31 . 12. 1986, p. 1 .