27.10.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL275/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2347/77
of25October1977
re-establishing thelevyingofthecustomsdutiesonangles,shapesandsections,
ofironorsteel,fallingwithinsubheadings 73.11AII,III,IVa)2andIVb),origi­
natinginRomaniatowhichthepreferentialtariffarrangements setoutin
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No3021/76apply
73.11AII,III,IVa)2andIVb),theceiling,calculated
asindicatedabove,shouldbe543000unitsof
account,andthereforethemaximumamountis
271500unitsofaccount;whereason19October
1977,theamountsofimportsintotheCommunityof
angles,shapesandsections,ofironorsteel,failing
withinsubheadings 73.11AII,III,IVa)2andIVb),
originatinginRomania,acountrycoveredbypreferen­
tialtariffarrangements ,reachedthatmaximum
amount;whereas,bearinginmindtheobjectivesof
Regulation(EEC)No3021/76whichprovidesthat
maximumamountsshouldnotbeexceeded,customs
dutiesshouldbere-established inrespectofthe
productsinquestioninrelationtoRomania,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Asfrom30October1977,thelevyingofcustoms
duties,suspendedinpursuanceofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No3021/76,shallbere-established inrespect
ofthefollowingproducts,importedintotheCommu­
nityandoriginatinginRomania: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—withtheexceptionofcertainproductsthe
valueoftheceilingsforwhichisgiveninAnnexAto
theRegulationinquestion—tothesumarrivedatby
addingtogetherthevalueoftheproductsinquestion
importedcifintotheCommunityin1974and
comingfromcountriesandterritoriescoveredby
thosearrangements ,butnotincludingproducts
comingfromcountriesandterritoriesalreadycovered
byvariouspreferentialtariffarrangementsestablished
bytheCommunity ,and5%ofthevalueof1974cif
importscomingfromothercountriesandfromcoun­
triesandterritoriesalreadycoveredbysucharrange-,
ments;whereas,however,theceilingresultingfrom
thesumofthisadditionmayinnocaseexceed
172*5%ofthatresultingfromthesubstitutionofthe
year1971fortheyear1974inthefirsttermofthe
additionandoftheyear1972fortheyear1974inthe
secondtermoftheaddition;
Whereas,havingregardtothatceiling,theamounts
forproductsoriginatinginanyoneofthecountriesor
territorieslistedinAnnexBtothatRegulationshould
bewithinamaximumCommunityamountrepre­
senting50%ofthatceiling,withtheexceptionof
certainproductsforwhichthemaximumamountisto
bereducedtothepercentageindicatedinAnnexAto
thatRegulation :
WhereasArticle2(2)ofthatRegulationprovidesthat
thelevyingofcustomsdutiesmaybere-established at
anytimeinrespectofimportsoftheproductsinques­
tionoriginatinginanyofthesaidcountriesorterrito­
ries—withtheexceptionofthoselistedinAnnexC
tothesameRegulation—oncetherelevantCommu­
nityamounthasbeenreached;
Whereas,inrespectofangles,shapesandsections,of
ironorsteel,fallingwithinsubheadings.CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoods
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 . (')OJNoL349,20.12.1976,p.23.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25October1977.
FortheCommission
ÉtienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission