NoL258/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.9.78
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2194/78
of20September1978
re-establishing thelevyingofcustomsdutiesonangles,shapesandsections,of
ironorsteel,etc.,fallingwithinsubheadings 73.11AII,III,IVa)2andIVb),
originatinginRomania,towhichthepreferentialtariffarrangements setoutin
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2705/77apply
II,III,IVa)2andIVb),theceiling,calculatedasindi­
catedabove,shouldbe543000unitsofaccount,and
thereforethemaximumamountis271500unitsof
account;whereason12September1978,theamounts
ofimportsintotheCommunityofangles,shapesand
sections,ofironorsteel,etc.,fallingwithinsubhead­
ings73.11AII,III,IVa)2andIVb),originatingin
Romania,acountrycoveredbypreferentialtariffarran­
gements,reachedthatmaximumamount;whereas,
bearinginmindtheobjectivesofRegulation (EEC)
No2705/77whichprovidesthatmaximumamounts
shouldnotbeexceeded,customsdutiesshouldbe
re-established inrespectoftheproductsinquestion
inrelationtoRomania,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Asfrom24September1978,thelevyingofcustoms
duties,suspendedinpursuanceofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No2705/77,shallbere-established inrespect
ofthefollowingproducts,importedintotheCommu­
nityandoriginatinginRomania:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2705/77of28November1977establishingpreferen­
tialtariffsinrespectofcertainproductsoriginatingin
developingcountries(1),andinparticularArticle4(2)
thereof,
WhereasArticle1(3)and(4)ofthatRegulation
providesthatcustomsdutiesmay,foreachcategoryof
products,besuspendeduptoaCommunityceiling,
expressedinunitsofaccount,whichwillbeequal—
withtheexceptionofcertainproductsthevalueofthe
ceilingsforwhichisgiveninAnnexAtotheRegula­
tioninquestion—tothesumarrivedatbyadding
togetherthevalueoftheproductsinquestion
importedcifintotheCommunityin1974and
comingfromcountriesandterritoriescoveredby
thosearrangements ,butnotincludingproducts
comingfromcountriesandterritoriesalreadycovered
byvariouspreferentialtariffarrangementsestablished
bytheCommunity ,and5%ofthevalueof1975cif
importscomingfromothercountriesandfromcoun­
triesandterritoriesalreadycoveredbysucharrange­
ments;whereas,however,theceilingresultingfrom
thesumofthisadditionmayinnocaseexceed
225%ofthepreferentialceilingopenedfor1976;
Whereas,havingregardtothatceiling,theamounts
forproductsoriginatinginanyoneofthecountriesor
territorieslistedinAnnexBtothatRegulationshould
bewithinamaximumCommunityamountrepre­
senting50%ofthatceiling,withtheexceptionof
certainproductsforwhichthemaximumamountisto
bereducedtothepercentageindicatedinAnnexAto
thatRegulation ;
WhereasArticle2(2)and(3)ofthatRegulation
providesthatthelevyingofcustomsdutiesmaybe
re-established atanytimeinrespectofimportsofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginanyofthesaid
countriesorterritories—withtheexceptionofthose
listedinAnnexCtothesameRegulation—oncethe
relevantCommunityamounthasbeenreached;
Whereas,inrespectofangles,shapesandsections,of
ironorsteel,etc.,fallingwithinsubheadings73.11ACCT
heading
NoDescription
73.11 Angles,shapesandsections,ofironor
steel,hot-rolled,forged,extruded,cold­
formedorcold-finished ;sheetpilingof
ironorsteel,whetherornotdrilled,
punchedormadefromassembled
elements :
A.Angles,shapesandsections:
II.Notfurtherworkedthanforged
III.Notfurtherworkedthancold­
formedorcold-finished
IV.Cladorsurface-worked (for
example,polished,coated):
a)Notfurtherworkedthanclad:
2.Cold-formed orcold-finished
b)Other
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities . (i)OJNoL324,19.12.1977,p.23.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20September1978.
FortheCommission
ÉtienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission