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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No597176
of16March1976
re-establishing thelevyingofthecustomsdutiesonmediumpetroleumoils,for
otherpurposesfallingwithinsubheading27.10BIIIoriginatinginLibyato
whichthepreferentialtariffarrangements setoutinCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No3010/75of17November1975apply
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3010/75of17November1975establishingpreferen­
tialtariffsinrespectofcertainproductsoriginatingin
developingcountries(!),andinparticularArticle4(2)
thereof,190000metrictons,andthereforethemaximum
38000metrictons;whereason12March1976,the
amountsofimportsintotheCommunityofmedium
petroleumoils,forotherpurposes,fallingwithin
subheading27.10BIIIoriginatinginLibyaacountry
coveredbypreferentialtariffarrangements ,reached
thatmaximumamount;whereas,bearinginmindthe
objectivesofRegulation (EEC)No3010/75which
providesthatmaximumamountsshouldnotbe
exceeded,customsdutiesshouldbere-established in
respectoftheproductsinquestioninrelationto
Libya,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Asfrom20March1976,thelevyingofcustoms
duties,suspendedinpursuanceofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No3010/75of17November1975,shallbe
re-established inrespectofthefollowingproducts,
importedintotheCommunityandoriginatingin
Libya:WhereasArticle1(3)and(4)ofthatRegulation
providesthatthecustomsdutiesmay,foreachcate­
goryofproducts,besuspendeduptoaCommunity
ceilingwhichwillbeequalto115%ofthesum
arrivedatbyaddingtogetherimportsinmetrictons
oftheproductsinquestionimportedintotheCommu­
nityin1971andcomingfromcountriesandterrito­
riescoveredbythosearrangements ,butnotincluding
productscomingfromcountriesandterritoriesalready
coveredbyvariouspreferentialtariffarrangementsesta­
blishedbytheCommunity ,and5%ofthemetric
tonnageof1972importscomingfromothercountries
andfromcountriesandterritoriesalreadycoveredby
sucharrangements ;
Whereas,havingregardtothatceiling,theamounts
forproductsoriginatinginanyoneofthecountriesor
territorieslistedinAnnexBtothatRegulationshould
bewithinamaximumCommunityamountrepre­
senting50%ofthatceiling,withtheexceptionof
certainproductsforwhichthemaximumamountisto
bereducedtothepercentageindicatedinAnnexAto
thatRegulation ;whereas,fortheseproducts,this
reducedpercentagewillbe20%.
WhereasArticle2(2)ofthatRegulationprovidesthat
thelevyingofcustomsdutiesmaybere-established at
anytimeinrespectofimportsoftheproductsinques­
tionoriginatinginanyofthesaidcountriesorterrito­
riesoncetherelevantCommunityamounthasbeen
reached;
Whereas,inrespectofmediumpetroleumoils,for
otherpurposes,fallingwithinsubheading27.10BIII
theceiling,calculatedasindicatedabove,shouldbeCCT
heading
No'Descriptionofgoods
27.10 Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombitu­
minousminerals,otherthancrude;prepa­
rationsnotelsewherespecifiedorincluded,
containingnotlessthan70%byweight
ofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrom
bituminousminerals,theseoilsbeingthe
basicconstituentsofthepreparations :
B.Mediumoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities . OJNoL310,29.11.1975,p.70.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16March1976.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
MemberoftheCommission