12. 5. 84 Official Journal of the European- Communities No L 125/37 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1314/84 of 11 May 1984 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on other static converters, falling within subheading 85.01 B ex II and originating in Hong Kong, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3569/83 \ THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3569/83 of 16 December 1983 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1984 in respect of certain indus- trial products originating in developing countries ('), and in particular Article 13 thereof, Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of that Regulation, duties on the products listed in Annex B originating in each of the countries or territories listed in Annex C shall be totally suspended and the products as such shall, as a general rule, be subject to statistical surveil- lance every three months on the reference base referred to in Article 12; Whereas, as provided for in Article 12, where the increase of preferential imports of these products, originating in one or more beneficiary countries, causes, or threatens to cause, economic difficulties in the Community or in a region of the Community, the " levying of customs duties may be re-established, once the Commission has had an appropriate exchange of information with the Member States ; whereas for this purpose the reference base to be considered shall be, as a general rule, 150 % of the highest maximum amount valid for 1980 ; Whereas, in the case of other static converters falling within subheading 85.01 B ex II, the reference base is fixed at 2498 450 ECU; whereas, on 7 May 1984, apply imports of these products into the Community origi- nating in Hong Kong reached the reference base in question after being charged thereagainst ; whereas the exchange of information organized by the Commis- sion has demonstrated that continuance of the prefe- rence 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 Hong Kong, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 As from 15 May 1984, the levying of customs duties, suspended in pursuance of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3569/83, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Hong Kong: CCT heading Description No 8501 B ex II Other static converters (NIMEXE code 85.01-88) 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, 11 May 1984. () OJ No L 362, 24. 12. 1983, p. 1. For the Commission Karl-Heinz NARJES Member of the Commission