17.5.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL126/7
REGULATION (EEC)No1253/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of14May1975
re-establishing thelevyingofthecustomsdutiesonheavypetroleumoils,falling
withinsubheadings 27.10CIc),IIc),IIIc)andd),originatinginRomania,to
whichthepreferentialtariffarrangements setoutinCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No3054/74of2December1974apply
whereason5May1975,theamountsofimportsinto
theCommunityofheavypetroleumoilsfallingwithin
subheadings27.10CIc)IIc),IIIc)andd),origi­
natinginRomania,acountrycoveredbypreferential
tariffarrangements ,reachedthatmaximumamount;
whereas,bearinginmindtheobjectivesofRegulation
(EEC)No3054/74whichprovidesthatmaximum
amountsshouldnotbeexceeded,customsduties
shouldbere-established inrespectoftheproductsin
questioninrelationtoRomania,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Asfrom19May1975,thelevyingofcustomsduties,
suspendedinpursuanceofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No3054/74of2December 1974,shallbe
re-established inrespectofthefollowingproducts,
importedintotheCommunityandoriginatingin
Romania :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3054/74(')of2December1974establishingpreferen­
tialtariffsinrespectofcertainproductsoriginatingin
developingcountries,andinparticularArticle4(2)
thereof;
WhereasArticle 1(3)and(4)ofthatRegulation
providesthatthecustomsdutiesmay,foreachcate­
goryofproducts,besuspendeduptoaCommunity
ceiling,expressedinunitsofaccount,whichwillbe
equaltothesumarrivedatbyaddingtogetherthe
valueoftheproductsinquestionimportedcifinto
theCommunityin1971andcomingfromcountries
andterritoriescoveredbythosearrangements ,butnot
includingproductscomingfromcountriesandterrito­
riesalreadycoveredbyvariouspreferentialtariffarran­
gementsestablishedbytheCommunity ,and5%of
thevalueof1972cifimportscomingfromothercoun­
triesandfromcountriesandterritoriesalreadycovered
bysucharrangements ;
Whereas,havingregardtothatceiling,theamounts
forproductsoriginatinginanyoneofthecountriesor
territorieslistedinAnnexBtothatRegulationshould
bewithinamaximumCommunityamountrepre­
senting50%ofthatceiling,withtheexceptionof
certainproductsforwhichthemaximumamountisto
bereducedtothepercentageindicatedinAnnexAto
thatRegulation ;whereas,fortheseproducts,this
reducedpercentagewillbe20%;
WhereasArticle2(2)ofthatRegulationprovidesthat
thelevyingofcustomsdutiesmaybere-established at
anytimeinrespectofimportsoftheproductsinques­
tionoriginatinginanyofthesaidcountriesorterrito­
riesoncetherelevantCommunitymaximumamount
hasbeenreached;
Whereas,inrespectofheavypetroleumoilsfalling
withinsubheadings27.10CIc),IIc),IIIc)andd),
theceiling,calculatedasindicatedabove,shouldbe
110891000unitsofaccount,andthereforethe
maximumamount22179000unitsofaccount;CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoods
27.10 Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombitu­
minousminerals,otherthancrude;prepa­
rationsnotelsewherespecifiedorincluded
containingnotlessthan70%byweight
ofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrom
bituminousminerals,theseoilsbeingthe
basicconstituentsofthepreparations :
C.Heavyoils:
I.Gasoil:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Fueloil:
c)Forotherpurposes
III.Lubricatingoils;otheroils:
c)Tobemixedinaccordancewith
thetermsofAdditionalNote7
toChapter27
d)Forotherpurposes
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthesecond
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities . (')OJNoL329,9.12.1974,p.70.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14May1975.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI