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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1905/77
of22August1977
re-establishing thelevyingofthecustomsdutiesonheavyoilsfallingwithin
subheadings 27.10CIc),IIc)andIIIc)andd),originatinginKuwaittowhich
thepreferentialtariffarrangements setoutinCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3021/76apply
natinginKuwait,acountrycoveredbypreferential
tariffarrangements ,chargesintheCommunity
reachedon18August1977themaximumamountof
340000tonnes;whereas,bearinginmindtheobjec­
tivesofRegulation(EEC)No3021/76whichprovides
thatmaximumamountsshallnotbeexceeded,
customsdutiesshouldbere-established inrespectof
theproductsinquestioninrelationtoKuwait,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Asfrom26August1977,thelevyingofcustoms
duties,suspendedinpursuanceofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No3021/76,shallbere-established inrespect
ofthefollowingproducts,importedintotheCommu­
nityandoriginatinginKuwait:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3021/76of13December1976establishingpreferen­
tialtariffsinrespectofcertainproductsoriginatingin
developingcountries(•),andinparticularArticle4(2)
thereof,
WhereasArticle1(3)and(4)ofthatRegulation
providesthatthecustomsdutiesmay,foreachcate­
goryofproducts,besuspendeduptoaCommunity
ceiling,expressedinunitsofaccount,whichwillbe
equal,withtheexceptionofcertainproductsthevalue
oftheceilingsforwhichisgiveninAnnexAtothe
Regulationinquestion,thesumarrivedatbyadding
togetherthevalueoftheproductsinquestion
importedcifintotheCommunityin1974and
comingfromcountriesandterritoriescoveredby
thosearrangements ,butnotincludingproducts
comingfromcountriesandterritoriesalreadycovered
byvariouspreferentialtariffarrangementsestablished
bytheCommunity ,and5%ofthevalueof1974cif
importscomingfromothercountriesandfromcoun­
triesandterritoriesalreadycoveredbysucharrange­
ments;
Whereas,however,forproductsfallingwithinsub­
headings27.10AIII,BIII,CIc),IIc)andIIIc)and
d)theCommunityceilingsasdefinedinArticle1(3)
arerespectivelysetat703500,275000and1700000
tonnes;
Whereas,havingregardtothatceilingsandforthe
samesubheadings ,themaximumCommunityamount
referredtoinArticle1(4)oftheRegulationinques­
tionisreducedto20%;
WhereasArticle2(2)ofthatRegulationprovidesthat
thelevyingofcustomsdutiesmaybere-established at
anytimeinrespectofimportsoftheproductsinques­
tionoriginatinginanyofthesaidcountriesorterrito­
ries,withtheexceptionofthoselistedinAnnexCto
thesameRegulation,oncetherelevantCommunity
amounthasbeenreached;
Whereas,inrespectofheavyoils,fallingwithin
subheadings27.10CIc),IIc)andIIIc)andd),origiCCT
heading Descriptionofgoods
No
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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities . (')OJNoL349,20.12.1976,p.23.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22August1977.
FortheCommission
ÉtienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission