NoL89/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 4.4.78
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No662/78
of3April1978
re-establishing thelevyingofcustomsdutiesoninnertubesandtyrecases,of
thekindusedonbicycles,cycleswithanauxiliarymotor,motor-cyclesormotor­
scooters,fallingwithinheadingNoex40.11andoriginatinginSouthKorea,to
whichthepreferentialtariffarrangements setoutinRegulation (EEC)No
2705/77apply
Whereas,inrespectofinnertubesandtyrecases,of
thekindusedonbicycles,cycleswithanauxiliary
motor,motor-cyclesormotor-scooters ,fallingwithin
headingex40.11,theceiling,calculatedasindicated
above,shouldbe4579000unitsofaccount,andthere­
forethemaximumamountis1144750ofaccount;
whereas,on22March1978,theamountsofimports
intotheCommunityofinnertubesandtyrecases,of
thekindusedonbicycles,cycleswithanauxiliary
motor,motor-cyclesormotor-scooters ,fallingwithin
headingex40.11andoriginatinginSouthKorea,a
countrycoveredbypreferentialtariffarrangements ,
reachedthatmaximumamount;whereas,bearingin
mindtheobjectivesofRegulation(EEC)No2705/77
whichprovidesthatmaximumamountsshouldnotbe
exceeded,customsdutiesshouldbere-established in
respectoftheproductsinquestioninrelationto
SouthKorea,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2705/77of28November1977establishingpreferen­
tialtariffsinrespectofcertainproductsoriginatingin
developingcountries(J),andinparticularArticle4(2)
thereof,
WhereasArticle1(3)and(4)ofthatRegulation
providesthatcustomsdutiesmay,foreachcategoryof
products,besuspendeduptoaCommunityceiling,
expressedinunitsofaccount,whichwillbeequal—
withtheexceptionofcertainproductsthevalueofthe
ceilingsforwhichisgiveninAnnexAthereto—to
thesumarrivedatbyaddingtogetherthevalueofthe
productsinquestionimportedcifintotheCommu­
nityin1974andcomingfromcountriesandterrito­
riescoveredbythosearrangements ,butnotincluding
productscomingfromcountriesandterritoriesalready
coveredbyvariouspreferentialtariffarrangementsesta­
blishedbytheCommunity ,and5%ofthevalueof
1975cifimportscomingfromothercountriesand
fromcountriesandterritoriesalreadycoveredbysuch
arrangements ;whereas,however,theceilingresulting
fromthesumofthisadditionmayinnocaseexceed
225%ofthepreferentialceilingopenfor1976;
Whereas,hayingregardtothatceiling,theamounts
forproductsoriginatinginanyoneofthecountriesor
territrieslistedinAnnexBtheretoshouldbewithina
maximumCommunityamountrepresenting50%of
thatceiling,withtheexceptionofcertainproductsfor
whichthemaximumamountistobereducedtothe
percentageindicatedinAnnexAtotheafrore-said
Regulation ;whereas,fortheseproducts,thisreduced
percentagewillbe25%;
WhereasArticle2(2)and(3)ofthatRegulation
providesthatthelevyingofcustomsdutiesmaybere­
establishedatanytimeinrespectofimportsofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginanyofthesaid
countriesorterritories—withtheexceptionofthose
listedinAnnexCthereto—oncetherelevant
Communityamounthasbeenreached;Article1
Asfrom7April1978,thelevyingofcustomsduties,
suspendedinpursuanceofCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No2705/77,shallbere-established inrespectofthe
followingproducts,importedintotheCommunity
andoriginatinginSouthKorea:
CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex40.11 Rubbertyres,tyrecases,interchangeable
tyretreads,innertubesandtyreflaps,for
wheelsofallkinds:
—Innertubesandtyrecases(newor
used)ofthekindusedonbicycles,
cycleswithanauxiliarymotor,motor­
cyclesormotor-scooters
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities . (»)OJNoL324,19.12.1977,p.23.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3April1978.
FortheCommission
ÉtienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission