5. 3. 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 62/19 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 651/87 of 4 March 1987 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on stockings, knickers, panty-hose, understockings, socks, ankle-socks, sockettes and the like, products of category No 12 (NIMEXE code 40.01.20) originating in Sri Lanka to which the preferential tariff arrangements of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3925/86 apply THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3925/86 of 16 December 1986 applying generalized tariff prefe- rences for 1987 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (), and in particular Article 4 thereof, Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3925/86 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded, for each category of products subjected to indi- vidual ceilings not allocated among the Member States, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 7 of its Annexes I or II, in respect of cerain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column $ of the same Annexes ; whereeas Article 3 of that Regulation 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 stockings, knickers, panty-hose, understockings, socks, ankle-socks, sockettes and the like, ‘ products of category No 12 (NIMEXE code 40.0120), the relevant ceiling amounts to 349 200 pairs; Whereas on 24 February 1987, imports into the Commu- nity of the products in question originating in Sri Lanka, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling; Whereas it is appropriate to re-introduce the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to Sri Lanka, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 As from 8 March 1987 the levying of customs duties, suspended in pursuance of Regulation (EEC) No 3925/86, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in Sri Lanka. CCT Code Category heading NIMEXE code Description No 1) @ 3 “) 40.0120 12 ex 60.03 Stockings, understockings, socks, ankle-socks, sockettes and the like, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubber- ized : 60.04 ex B Under garments, knitted or crocheted, not elastic nor rubberized : 60.06 B II Knitted or crocheted fabrics and articles thereof, elastic 60.04-33, 34 60.06-92 60.03-11, 18, 20, 29, 40, 80 or rubberized (including elastic knee-caps and elastic stockings) : Stockings, knickers, panty-hose, understockings, socks, ankle-socks, sockettes and the like, knitted, crocheted or rubberized, other than babies, including elastic stockings other than items of category 70 () OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1986, p. 68.