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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2080/76
of23August1976
re-establishing thelevyingofcustomsdutiesonotheroutergarments,clothing
accessories ,etc.,ofcotton,fallingwithinsubheadings 60.05AexIIandexB,
originatinginIndia,towhichthepreferentialtariffarrangements setoutin
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No3002/75of17November1975apply
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,catedabove,shouldbe166metrictons,andtherefore
themaximumamountis49-80metrictons;whereas
on20August1976theamountsofimportsintothe
Communityofotheroutergarments,clothingaccesso­
ries,etc.,ofcotton,fallingwithinsubheadings60.05A
exIIandexB,originatinginIndia,acountrycovered
bypreferentialtariffarrangements ,reachedthat
maximumamount;whereas,bearinginmindthe
objectivesofRegulation (EEC)No3002/75,which
providesthatmaximumamountsshouldnotbe
exceeded,customsdutiesshouldbere-established in
respectoftheproductsinquestioninrelationto
India,HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3002/75of17November1975establishingpreferen­
tialtariffsinrespectofcertaincottontextileandlike
productsoriginatingindevelopingcountries(•),and
inparticularArticle4(2)thereof,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :WhereasArticle1(3)and(4)ofthatRegulation
providesthatcustomsdutiesmay,foreachcategoryof
products,besuspendeduptoaCommunityceiling
equalto166%ofthesumarrivedatbyadding
togetherthevalueoftheproductsinquestion,metric
tons,importedintotheCommunityin1968and
comingfromcountrieslistedinAnnexBtothatRegu­
lation,butnotincludingproductscomingfromcoun­
triesalreadycoveredbyvariouspreferentialtariffarran­
gementsestablishedbytheCommunity ,and5%of
the1970metrictonnageofsuchimportscoming
fromothercountriesandfromcountriesalready
coveredbysucharrangements ;whereas,havingregard
tothatceiling,theamountsforproductsoriginating
inanyoneofthecountrieslistedinAnnexBtothat
RegulationshouldbewithinamaximumCommunity
amountrepresenting50%ofthatceiling,withthe
exceptionofcertainproductsforwhichthemaximum
amountistobereducedtothepercentageindicated
inAnnexAtothatRegulation ;whereas,forthose
products,thisreducedpercentagewillbe30%;Article1
Asfrom27August1976,thelevyingofcustoms
duties,suspendedinpursuanceofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No3002/75of17November1975,shallbe
re-established inrespectofthefollowingproducts,
importedintotheCommunityandoriginatingin
India:
CCT
heading Descriptionofgoods
No
60.05 Outergarmentsandotherarticles,knitted
orcrocheted ,notelasticorrubberized :
A.Outergarmentsandclothingacces­
sories:
exII.Other,ofcotton
exB.Other,ofcottonWhereasArticle2(2)ofthatRegulationprovidesthat
thelevyingofcustomsdutiesmaybere-established at
anytimeinrespectofimportsoftheproductsinques­
tionoriginatinginanyofthesaidcountriesoncethe
relevantCommunitymaximumamounthasbeen
reached;
Whereas,inrespectofotheroutergarments,clothing
accessories,etc.,ofcotton,fallingwithinsubheadings
60.05AexIIandexB,theceiling,calculatedasindiArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities . (>)OJNOL310,29.11.1975,p.9.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23August1976.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
MemberoftheCommission