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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4106/87
of22December1987
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotaforcertain
petroleumproductsrefinedinSpain,fallingwithinChapter27ofthecombinednomenclature
1988
quotaisexhausted;whereas,inthelightoftheseprinciples,
allocationofthetariffquotaamongtheMemberStates
wouldseemtopreservetheCommunitynatureofthequota;
whereasinordertocorrespondascloselyaspossibletothe
realtrendofthemarketfortheproductinquestionthe
allocationshouldreflecttherequirementsoftheMember
Statesbasedonstatisticsofimportsofthesaidproductsfrom
Spainduringarepresentative referenceperiodandonthe
economicoutlookforthequotaperiodinquestion;
Whereasduringthelastthreeyearsforwhichstatisticsare
availabletheimportsoftheseproductsintotheMember
Stateswereasfollows:
(tonnes)
MemberState 1984 1985 1986
Benelux 1180013794347936
Denmark —71,614055
Germany 73306293362533
Greece 4467244 87
France 118256296450560176
Ireland —16967822132
Italy 3935181421191110
UnitedKingdom 312086191587949602THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainandPortugal,
andinparticularArticles30and31thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereas,underArticles30and31oftheActofAccession,
thedutiesapplicabletoimportsintotheCommunityas
constitutedon31December1985ofcertainpetroleum
products,fallingwithinChapter27ofthecombined
nomenclatureandrefinedinthepartofSpainwhichis
includedwithinthecustomsterritoryoftheCommunity ,are
tobeprogessivelyabolishedinthecontextofaCommunity
tariffquotaof1424000tonnes;whereason1January1988
thedutiesinquestionshallbereducedto62,5%ofthebasic
duties;whereasbywayofderogationfromArticle30ofthe
ActofAccession,Regulation (EEC)No443/86(x)provides
thatthebasicdutiesshallbethoseactuallyappliedon1
January1986;whereasitisthereforeappropriate,forthe
purposeofdeterminingthedutiesapplicabletotheproducts
inquestion,toopenaCommunitytariffquotaof1424000
tonnesfortheabovementioned petroleumproducts,atthe
ratesofdutyshowninthetableinArticle1;
WhereasArticle1ofProcotol3annexedtotheActof
Accessionmakesspecialprovisionfortheimportationinto
PortugaloftheproductsinquestionoriginatinginSpain;
whereas,consequently ,theCommunitytariffquotaapplies
onlyintheCommunityasconstitutedon31December
1985;
Whereasfromthedateonwhichthesaidquotaisopened,the
nomenclature usedintheCommonCustomsTariffwillbe
replacedbythecombinednomenclature basedonthe
InternationalConventionontheHarmonizedCommodity
DescriptionandCodingSystem;whereasthisRegulation
musttakeaccountofthatfactbyindicatingthecombined
nomenclature codesand,whereappropriate,theTARIC
codenumberswithinwhichthesaidproductsfall;
Whereasequalandcontinuousaccesstothequotashouldbe
ensuredforallCommunityimportersandtherateslaiddown
forthequotashouldbeappliedconsistentlytoallimportsof
theproductsinquestionintoalltheMemberStatesuntiltheWhereasinviewofthesefactorsandofmarketforecastsfor
theseproducts,andinparticularofforecastsmadebycertain
MemberStates,theinitialpercentagesharesofthequota
volumecanbeexpressedapproximately asfollows:
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom7,87
1,17
5,85
0,47
20,48
27,01
6,50
30,65
Whereas,toallowforthetrendofimportsoftheproducts
concernedinthevariousMemberStates,thequotavolume
shouldbedividedintotwoparts,thefirstbeingallocated
amongtheMemberStatesandthesecondheldasareserveto
coveranysubsequentrequirementsofMemberStateswhich
haveuseduptheirinitialshare;whereas,toaffordimporters
ineachMemberStatesomedegreeofcertainty,an
appropriatelevelforthefirstpartoftheCommunityquota (J)OJNoL50,28.2.1986,p.9.

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would,inthepresentcircumstances ,be60%ofthequota
volume;remainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeused
inothers;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomofthe
NetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunited
withinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBeneluxEconomic
Union,anyoperationconcerningtheadministration ofthe
quotasharesallocatedtothateconomicunionmaybecarried
outbyanyoneofitsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :WhereastheinitialsharesoftheMemberStatesmaybeused
upatdifferentrates;whereas,inordertoavoidanybreakin
thecontinuityofsuppliesonthisaccount,itshouldbe
providedthatanyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupits
initialshareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthe
corresponding reserve;whereaseachtimeoneofits
additionalsharesisalmostusedupaMemberStateshould
drawafurthershareandsoonasmanytimesasthereserve
allows;whereastheinitialandadditionalsharesmustbe
validuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereasthisformof
administration requiresclosecooperationbetweenthe
MemberStatesandtheCommission andthelattermustbe
abletomonitortheextenttowhichthequotavolumehas
beenusedupandinformtheMemberStatesaccordingly ;
Whereasifatagivendateinthequotaperiodaconsiderable
quantityofaMemberState'sinitialshareremainsunused,it
isessentialthattheMemberStateconcernedshouldreturna
significantproportionthereoftothecorresponding reservein
ordertopreventpartoftheCommunitytariffquotafromArticle1
From1Januaryto31December1988thecustomsduty
applicabletoimportsintotheCommunityasconstitutedon
31December1985ofthefollowingproducts,refinedinthe
partofSpainincludedinthecustomsterritoryofthe
Community ,shallbesuspendedatthelevelsindicatedand
withinthelimitsofaCommunitytariffquotaof1424000
tonnes:
OrderNo CNcode DescriptionRateofduty
(%)
271000Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals,otherthancrude;
preparationsnotelsewherespecifiedorincluded,containingbyweight70%ormoreof
petroleumoilsoroilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals,theseoilsbeingthebasic
constituentpreparations :
—Lightoils:
——Forotherpurposes:
———Specialspirits:
09.0313 27100021————Whitespirit: 1,5
27100025————Other
———Other:
————Motorspirit:1,5
I27100031—————Aviationspirit:
—————Other,withaleadcontent:1,5
27100033——————Notexceeding0,013g/1 1,5
27100035——————Exceeding0,013g/1 1,5
l27100037————Spirit-typejetfuel 1,5
27100039————Otherlightoils
—Mediumoils:
——Forotherpurposes:
———Kerosene :1,5
27100051————Jetfuel 1,5
I 27100055————Other 1,5
27100059———Other
—Heavyoils:
——Gasoils:1,5
27100069———Forotherpurposes
——Fueloils:0,8
27100079———Forotherpurposes
——Lubricatingoils;otheroils:0,8

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OrderNo CNcode DescriptionRateofduty
(%)
09.0313
(cont'd)27100095———Tobemixedinaccordancewiththetermsofadditionalnote6tothis
chapter(1) 1
27100099———Forotherpurposes 1,5
2711 Petroleumgasesothergaseoushydrocarbons :
—Liquefied:
——Propane:
———Other:
27111299————Forotherpurposes
——Butanes:0,3
27111390———Forotherpurposes
—Ingaseousstate:0,3
2712 Petroleumjelly;paraffinwax,microcrystalline petroleumwax,slackwax,ozokerite,
lignitewax,peatwax,othermineralwaxes,andsimilarproductsobtainedbysynthesis
orbyotherprocesses,whetherornotcoloured:
—Petroleumjelly:
27121090——other 1,1
27122000—Paraffinwaxcontainingbyweightlessthan0,75%ofoil
—Other:
——Other:
———Crude:1
27129039————Forotherpurposes 0,4
27129090———Other 1
2713 Petroleumcoke,petroleumbitumenandohterresiduesofpetroleumoilsorofoils
optainedfrombituminousminerals:
—Otherresiduesofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals:
27139090——Other 0,4
(l)EntryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionslaiddownintherelevantCommunityprovisions .
lessanyportionreturnedtothereservepursuanttoArticle5,
itshallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommissionandtothe
extentthatthereservesopermits,drawasecondshareequal
to15%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothe
nextwholenumber.Article2
1.ThefirstpartoftheCommunitytariffquotareferredto
inArticle1,amountingto854400tonnes,shallbeallocated
amongtheMemberStates;thequotashares,whichshall,
subjecttoArticle5,bevaliduntil31December1988,shall
beasfollows:
2.If,afteritsinitialquotasharehasbeenusedup,a
MemberStatehasused90%ormoreofitssecondshareas
well,itshallforthwith,usingtheprocedureprovidedforin
paragraph1,drawathirdshareequalto7,5%oftheinitial
share,roundedupwherenecessarytothenextwhole
number.(tonnes)
Benelux 67280
Denmark 10000
Germany 50000
Greece 4040
France 175000
Ireland 230690
Italy 55570
UnitedKingdom 2618203.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,aMember
Statehasused90%ormoreofitsthirdshare,itshall,using
thesameprocedure,drawafourthshareequaltothe
third. 2.Thesecondpart,amountingto569600tonnes,shall
constitutethereserve.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
Article3
1.IfaMemberStatehasused90%ormoreofits
initialshareasspecifiedinArticle2(1),orofthatshare4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,
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inthesaidparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethatthey
mightnotbeusedinfull.MemberStatesshallinformthe
Commissionoftheirreasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhereserve
doesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,andtothisendshall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberState
makingthefinaldrawing.
Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shallbevalid
until31December1988.Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasuresto
ensurethatadditionaldrawingsofsharespursuantto
Article3enableimportstobechargedwithoutinterruption
againsttheiraccumulatedsharesoftheCommunitytariff
quota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsconcernedhavefreeaccesstothequotashares
allocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupits
sharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisoftheimportsofthe
goodsinquestionenteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesfor
freecirculation .Article5
By1October1988atthelatest,MemberStatesmustreturn
tothereservetheunusedportionoftheirinitialsharewhich,
on15September1988,isinexcessof20%oftheinitial
volume.Theymayreturnagreaterportionifthereisreason
tobelievethatitmightnotbeused.
By1October1988atthelatest,MemberStatesmustnotify
theCommissionofthetotalquantitiesoftheproducts
concernedimportedonorbefore15September1988and
chargedagainsttheCommunityquotaandofanyportionof
theirinitialsharethattheyarereturningtothereserve.Article8
AttherequestoftheCommission ,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirquota
shares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscompliedwith.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountofthesharesdrawnby
MemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3andshallinform
eachMemberStateoftheextenttowhichthereservehas
beenusedupassoonasithasbeennotified.
ItshallinformtheMemberStatesnotlaterthan5October
1988ofthestateofthereservefollowinganyreturnofquota
sharespursuanttoArticle5.Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22December1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
N.WILHJELM