Commission Regulation (EEC) No 440/88 of 17 February 1988 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on yarn of combed sheep' s or lambs' wool or of combed fine animal hair, products of category 48 (order number 40.0480) and on stockings, socks and sockettes, not knitted or crocheted, products of category 88 (order number 40.0880) originating in South Korea to which the preferential tariff arrangements of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3783/87 apply

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 440/88
of 17 February 1988
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on yarn of combed sheep's or lambs' wool or of combed fine animal hair, products of category 48 (order number 40.0480) and on stockings, socks and sockettes, not knitted or crocheted products of category 88 (order number 40.0880) originating in South Korea to which the preferential tariff arrangements of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3783/87 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3783/87 of 3 December 1987 concerning the administration of the generalized tariff preferences for 1988 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3783/87 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded, for each category of products subjected in Annexes I and II of Council Regulation No 3782/87 (2) to individual ceilings, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 7 of its Annexes I or II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes; whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3783/87 provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;
Whereas, in respect of yarn of combed sheep's or lambs' wool or of combed fine animal hair, of products of category 48 (order number 40.0480) stockings, socks and sockettes, not knitted or crocheted of products of category 88 (order number 40.0880) the relevant ceiling amounts respectively to nine and two tonnes;
Whereas on 10 February 1988 imports of the products in question into the Community originating in South Korea, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and where charged against that ceiling;
Whereas it is appropriate to re-introduce the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to South Korea,