3.9.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL242/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2168/76
of2September1976
re-establishing thelevyingofthecustomsdutiesonpetroleummediumoils,for
otherpurposes,fallingwithinsubheading27.10BIII,originatinginVenezuela
towhichthepreferentialtariffarrangements setoutinCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No3010/75of17November1975apply
Whereas,inrespectofpetroleummediumoils,for
otherpurposes,fallingwithinsubheading27.10BIII,
originatinginVenezuela,acountrycoveredbyprefer­
entialtariffarrangements ,chargesintheCommunity
reachedon31August1976themaximumamountof
38000metrictons,whereas,bearinginmindthe
objectivesofRegulation (EEC)No3010/75which
providesthatmaximumamountsshallnotbe
exceeded,customsdutiesshouldbere-established in
respectoftheproductsinquestioninrelationtoVene­
zuela,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Asfrom6September1976,thelevyingofcustoms
duties,suspendedinpursuanceofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No3010/75of17November1975,shallbe
re-established inrespectofthefollowingproducts,
importedintotheCommunityandoriginatingin
Venezuela,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3010/75of17November1975establishingpreferen­
tialtariffsinrespectofcertainproductsoriginatingin
developingcountries(!),andinparticularArticle4(2)
thereof,
WhereasArticle1(3)and(4)ofthatRegulation
providesthatthecustomsdutiesmay,foreachcate­
goryofproducts,besuspendeduptoaCommunity
ceiling,expressedinunitsofaccount,whichwillbe
equalto115%ofthesumarrivedatbyadding
togetherthevalueoftheproductsinquestion
importedcifintotheCommunityin1971and
comingfromcountriesandterritoriescoveredby
thosearrangements ,butnotincludingproducts
comingfromcountriesandterritoriesalreadycovered
byvariouspreferentialtariffarrangementsestablished
bytheCommunity ,and5%ofthevalueof1972cif
importscomingfromothercountriesandfromcoun­
triesandterritoriesalreadycoveredbysucharrange­
ments;
Whereas,however,forproductsfallingwithinsubhead­
ings27.10AIII,BIII,CIc),CIIc)andCIIIc)and
d)theCommunityceilingasdefinedinArticle1(3)is
respectivelysetat670000,190000and1700000
metrictons;
Whereas,havingregardtothatceilingandforthe
samesubheadings ,themaximumCommunityamount
referredtoinArticle1(4)oftheRegulationinques­
tionisreconducedto20%(2);
WhereasArticle2(2)oftheRegulationinquestion
providesthatthelevyingofcustomsdutiesmaybe
re-established atanytimeinrespectofimportsofthe
productsinquestionoriginatinginanyofthesaid
countriesorterritoriesoncetherelevantCommunity
amounthasbeenreached:CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoods
27.10 Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombitu­
minousminerals,otherthancrude;prepa­
rationsnotelsewherespecifiedorincluded,
containingnotlessthan70%byweight
ofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrom
bituminousminerals,theseoilsbeingthe
basicconstituentsofthepreparations :
B.Mediumoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2September1976.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
MemberoftheCommission
(•)OJNoL310,29.11.1975,p.70.
(2)OJNoL310,29.11.1975,p.73,footnote(').