19. 9. 89 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 270/7 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2804/89 of 18 September 1989 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on zinc oxide and zinc peroxide falling within CN code 2817 00 00 originating in China to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88 apply. THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88 of 31 December 1988 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1989 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (*), and in particular Article 15 thereof, Whereas, pursuant to Article 1.of Regulation (EEC) No - 4257/88 duties on the products listed in Annex II originating in each of-the countries or territories listed in Annex III shall be totally suspended 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 14; ‘Whereas, as provided for in Article 14 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, equal to 6 % of the total importations into the Community, originating from third countries in 1987 Whereas, in the case of zinc oxide and zinc peroxide falling within CN-code 2817 00 00, the individual ceiling is fixed at ECU 317 000 ; whereas, on 23 March 1989, imports of these products  into the Community originating in China reached the ceiling in question after being . charged thereagainst; whereas the exchange of information: organized . by the Commission has demonstrated that continuance of the preference 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 China, HAS .ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 As from 22 September 1989, the levying of customs duties: suspended - pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88, shall be re-established -on imports into the Community of the following products originating in China : CN code Description 2817 00 00 Zinc oxide; zinc peroxide 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, 18 September 1989. () OJ No L 375, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1. For the Commission Christiane SCRIVENER Member of the Commission