1979/1030(CNS)

Regulation Replacing the European Unit of Account with the ECU

PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION(EEC,EURATOM)ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNIT OF ACCOUNT BY THE ECU IN COMMUNITY LEGAL INSTRUMENTS

Stage: In force, reached 20 Dec 1980
In force: In force since 1 Jan 1981 · CELEX 31980R3308
Procedure: Regulation · Consultation procedure
Last activity: 1 Jan 1981

46 acts

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 46 published.

Act	Kind	Status
Re-establishing the levying of customs duties on methanol (methyl alcohol), falling within subheading 29.04 A I and originating in Romania, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
Re-establishing the levying of customs duties on styrene, falling within subheading 29.01 D II and originating in Argentina, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
Reintroducing the levying of customs duties applicable to styrene falling within subheading 29.01 D II originating in Brazil, benefiting from the tariff preferences provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80	Commission · Regulation	Published
Re-establishing the levying of customs duties on other footwear, falling within subheading 64.02 B and originating in the Philippines, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
Re-establishing the levying of the customs duties on other footwear, falling within subheading 64.02 B and originating in India, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
Re-establishing the levying of customs duties on articles of apparel, gloves and other clothing accessories, falling within subheadings 42.03 A, B II, III and C and originating in India, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
Re-establishing the levying of customs duties on ethyl acetate, falling within subheading 29.14 A II c) ex 1 and originating in Brazil, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
Re-establishing the levying of customs duties on carbonates of barium falling within subheading 28.42 A ex VII, and originating in China, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
Establishing the levying of customs duties on titanium oxides falling within heading No 28.25 and originating in China, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
Re-establishing the levying of customs duties on hexamethylenetetramine, falling within subheading 29.26 B II a) and originating in Romania, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
Re-establishing the levying of customs duties on other leather and bovine cattle leather, falling within subheading 41.02 ex C and originating in Uruguay, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
Re-establishing the levying of customs duties on methanol (methyl alcohol), falling within subheading 29.04 A I and originating in Mexico, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
Re-establishing the levying of customs duties on bars and rods of iron or steel, falling within subheadings 73.10 B, C, D I b) and D II and originating in Romania, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
Re-establishing the levying of customs duties on umbrellas and sunshades, falling within heading No 66.01 and originating in Singapore, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
Re-establishing the levying of customs duties on travel goods, falling within subheading 42.02 B and originating in Brazil, to which the preferential arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
Re-establishing the levying of customs duties on other goat and kid skin leather, falling within subheading 41.04 B II and originating in Pakistan, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
Re-establishing the levying of customs duties applicable to tableware and other articles of a kind commonly used for domestic or toilet purposes, of porcelain or china, falling within heading No 69.11 and originating in South Korea, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
Re-establishing the levying of customs duties on electrical capacitors, fixed or variable, falling within heading No 85.18 and originating in Singapore, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
Re-establishing the levying of customs duties on statuettes and other ornaments, and articles of personal adornment; articles of furniture, falling within heading No 69.13 and originating in South Korea, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
Re-establishing the levying of customs duties on carbonates of sodium, falling within subheading 28.42 A II and originating in Romania, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
Re-establishing the levying of customs duties on lead borosilicates, falling within subheading 32.08 ex B and originating in Mexico, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
Re-establishing the levying of customs duties on choline chloride, falling within subheading 29.24 ex B and originating in Romania, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
Reintroducing the levying of the customs duties applicable to articles of apparel, gloves and other clothing accessories, falling within subheadings 42.03 A, B II, III, C originating in Uruguay and benefiting from the tariff preferences provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80	Commission · Regulation	Published
Re-establishing the levying of customs duties on travel goods, falling within subheading 42.02 B and originating in India, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
Establishing the levying of customs duties on other leather and bovine cattle leather falling within subheading 41.02 ex C, and originating in India, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published

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Act	Kind	Status
Re-establishing the levying of customs duties on equipment for parlour, table and funfair games for adults or children, falling within heading No 97.04 and originating in Singapore, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
Re-establishing the levying of customs duties on vitamin C, falling within subheading 29.38 B IV and originating in China, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
Re-establishing the levying of customs duties on melamine, falling within subheading 29.35 ex Q and originating in Kuwait, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
Re-establishing the levying of customs duties on ethylene glycol, falling within subheading 29.04 C ex I and originating in Brazil, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
Re-establishing the levying of customs duties on acrylonitrile, falling within heading No ex 29.27 and originating in Brazil, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
Re-establishing the levying of customs duties on wood screws, falling within subheading 73.32 B ex II and originating in China, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
Re-establishing the levying of customs duties on other sheep and lamb skin leather, other, falling within subheading 41.03 B II and originating in Pakistan, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
Re-establishing the levying of customs duties on articles of apparel, gloves and other clothing accessories, falling within subheadings 42.03 A, B II and III and C and originating in Hong Kong, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
Re-establishing the levying of customs duties on chlorides of barium, falling within subheading 28.30 A II and originating in China, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80 apply	Commission · Regulation	Published
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	Commission · Regulation	Published
Reintroducing the levying of customs duties applicable to coumarin, methylcoumarins and ethylcoumarins falling within subheading 29.35 N, originating in China and benefiting from the tariff preferences provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80	Commission · Regulation	Published
Reintroducing the levying of customs duties applicable to oxalic acid and its salts and esters, falling under subheading 29.15 A I, originating in China and benefiting from the tariff preferences provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80	Commission · Regulation	Published
Reintroducing the levying of the customs duties applicable to watch cases and parts of watch cases falling under heading No 91.09, originating in Hong Kong and benefiting from the tariff preferences provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80	Commission · Regulation	Published
Reintroducing the levying of the customs duties applicable to salicylic acid falling under subheading 29.16 B I a), originating in Romania and benefiting from the tariff preferences provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80	Commission · Regulation	Published
Reintroducing the levying of customs duties applicable to other sheep and lamb skin leather falling under subheading 41.03 B II, originating in India and benefiting from the tariff preferences provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80	Commission · Regulation	Published
Reintroducing the levying of customs duties applicable to image projectors; photographic enlargers and reducers falling within heading No 90.09, originating in Singapore and benefiting from the tariff preferences provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80	Commission · Regulation	Published
Reintroducing the levying of customs duties applicable to other goat and kid skin leather falling within subheading 41.04 B II, originating in India and benefiting from the tariff preferences provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80	Commission · Regulation	Published
Reintroducing the levying of the customs duties applicable to glazed setts, flags and paving, hearth and wall tiles falling within heading No 69.08, originating in Thailand and benefiting from the tariff preferences provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80	Commission · Regulation	Published
Reintroducing the levying of customs duties applicable to citric acid, falling within subheading 29.16 A IV a), originating in China, benefiting from the tariff preferences provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80	Commission · Regulation	Published
Re-introducing the levying of the customs duties applicable to antibiotics, other than tetracycline, falling under heading No ex 29.44 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in China and benefiting from the tariff preferences provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80	Commission · Regulation	Published
Reintroducing the levying of customs duties applicable to fabric and other articles of asbestos, falling within subheadings 68.13 B II and III and originating in South Korea, benefiting from the tariff preferences provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3322/80	Commission · Regulation	Published

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Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 3308/80 replaced the European unit of account with the ECU in all Community legal instruments, effective 1 January 1981. It applies to instruments in force at that date and preserves the prior EUA definition for rights and obligations arising beforehand. The act is in force.

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