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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1271/77
of13June1977
re-establishing thelevyingofcustomsdutiesonmediumoils,forother
purposes,fallingwithinsubheading27.10BIII,originatinginLibyatowhich
thepreferentialtariffarrangements setoutinCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3021/76apply
tothesameRegulation—oncetherelevantCommu­
nityamounthasbeenreached;
Whereas,inresectofmediumoils,forotherpurposes,
fallingwithinsubheading27.10BIII,originatingin
Libya,acountrycoveredbypreferentialtariffarrange­
ments,chargesintheCommunityreachedon6June
1977themaximumamountof55000tonnes;
whereas,bearinginmindtheobjectivesofRegulation
(EEC)No3021/76whichprovidesthatmaximum
amountsshallnotbeexceeded,customsdutiesshould
bere-established inrespectoftheproductsinques­
tioninrelationtoLibya,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :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,forproductsfallingwithinsubhead­
ings27.10AIII,BIII,CIc),CIIc)andCIIIc)and
d)theCommunityceilingsasdefinedinArticle1(3)
isrespectivelysetat703500,275000and1700000
tonnes;
Whereas,havingregardtothatceilingandforthe
samesubheadings ,themaximumCommunityamount
referredtoinArticle1(4)oftheRegulationinques­
tionisreducedto20%;
WhereasArticle2(2)ofthatRegulationprovidesthat
thelevyingofcustomsdutiesmaybere-established at
anytimeinrespectofimportsoftheproductsinques­
tionoriginatinginanyofthesaidcountriesorterrito­
ries—withtheexceptionofthoselistedinAnnexCArticle1
Asfrom18June1977,thelevyingofcustomsduties,
suspendedinpursuanceofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No3021/76,shallbere-established inrespectofthe
followingproducts,importedintotheCommunity
andoriginatinginLibya:
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoods
27.10 Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombitu­
minousminerals,otherthancrude;prepa­
rationsnotelsewherespecifiedorincluded,
containingnotlessthan70%byweight
ofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrom
bituminousminerals,theseoilsbeingthe
basicconstituentsofthepreparations :
B.Mediumoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities . (')OJNoL349,20.12.1976,p.23.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13June1977.
FortheCommission
ÉtienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission