Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3248/92 of 6 November 1992 re- establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN code 2523, originating in Romania, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 apply

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3248/92  of 6 November 1992  re-restablishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN code 2523, originating in Romania, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation  (EEC) No 3831/90 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 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), extended for 1992 by Regulation (EEC) No 3587/91  (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, duties on certain products originating in each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III shall be totally suspended for 1992, and the products as such shall, as a general rule, be  subject to statistical surveillance every three months on the reference base referred to in Article 8;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 8, where the increase of preferential imports of these products, originating in one or more beneficiary countries, threatens to cause economic difficulties in a region of the Community, the levying of customs duties  may be re-restablished once the Commission has had an appropriate exchange of information with the Member States; whereas for this purpose the reference base to beconsidered shall be, as a general rule, equal to 6,615 % of the total importations into  the Community, originating from third countries in 1988;
Whereas, in the case of products, originating falling within CN code 2523, originating in Romania, the reference base is fixed at ECU 7 837 000; whereas, on 26 May 1992, imports of these products into the Community originating in Romania, reached the  reference base in question after being charged there-against; whereas the exchange of information organized by the Commission has demonstrated that continuance of the reference threatens to cause economic difficulties in a region of the Community;  whereas, therefore, customs duties in respect of the products in question must be re-established against Romania,