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( 1 ) OJ NO L 354 , 29 . 12 . 1980 , P . 114 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 345 , 20 . 12 . 1980 , P . 1 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1359/81

OF 20 MAY 1981

REINTRODUCING THE LEVYING OF CUSTOMS DUTIES APPLICABLE TO OTHER CLOCKS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 91.04 , ORIGINATING IN HONG KONG AND BENEFITING FROM THE TARIFF PREFERENCES PROVIDED FOR BY COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3322/80

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3322/80 OF 16 DECEMBER 1980 ESTABLISHING A MULTIANNUAL SCHEME OF GENERALIZED TARIFF PREFERENCES AND ITS APPLICATION FOR 1981 IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ( 1 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 10 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC , EURATOM ) NO 3308/80 OF 16 DECEMBER 1980 ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNIT OF ACCOUNT BY THE ECU IN COMMUNITY LEGAL INSTRUMENTS ( 2 ),

WHEREAS , IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLES 1 AND 9 OF THAT REGULATION , SUSPENSION OF CUSTOMS DUTIES SHALL BE ACCORDED TO EACH OF THE COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES LISTED IN ANNEX C , OTHER THAN THOSE LISTED IN COLUMN 4 OF ANNEX A , WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE PREFERENTIAL TARIFF CEILING FIXED IN COLUMN 9 OF ANNEX A ;

WHEREAS , AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 10 ( 1 ) OF THAT REGULATION , AS SOON AS THE INDIVIDUAL CEILINGS IN QUESTION ARE REACHED AT COMMUNITY LEVEL , THE COMMISSION , EITHER ACTING ON ITS OWN INITIATIVE OR ONCE A MEMBER STATE HAS REQUESTED IT TO DO SO , SHALL REINTRODUCE THE LEVYING OF CUSTOMS DUTIES ON IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ;

WHEREAS , IN THE CASE OF OTHER CLOCKS , THE INDIVIDUAL CEILING WAS FIXED AT 2 893 000 ECU ; WHEREAS , ON 13 MAY 1981 , IMPORTS OF THESE PRODUCTS INTO THE COMMUNITY , ORIGINATING IN HONG KONG , REACHED THE CEILING IN QUESTION AFTER BEING CHARGED THEREAGAINST ; WHEREAS ITALY HAS REQUESTED THAT THE LEVYING OF CUSTOMS DUTIES BE REINTRODUCED ; WHEREAS CUSTOMS DUTIES IN RESPECT OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION MUST THEREFORE BE REINTRODUCED AGAINST HONG KONG ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

AS FROM 25 MAY 1981 , THE LEVYING OF CUSTOMS DUTIES , SUSPENDED IN PURSUANCE OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3322/80 , SHALL BE REINTRODUCED ON IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN HONG KONG :

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91.04 // OTHER CLOCKS //

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 20 MAY 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

KARL-HEINZ NARJES

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION

Amendments and corrections
December 31, 1981	End of validity 31980R3322
May 25, 1981	Entry into force - Date pub. + 3 See Art 2

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1359/81 of 20 May 1981 reintroducing the levying of customs duties applicable to other clocks falling within subheading 91.04, originating in Hong Kong and benefiting from the tariff preferences provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80