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opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forcertainpetroleumproducts'fallingwithinChapter27oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,refinedinSpain(1977)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,Whereas,duringthelastthreeyedrsforwhich
statisticsareavailable,thecorresponding importsby
eachoftheMemberStatesrepresentthefollowing
percentagesoftheimportsintotheCommunityfrom
Spainoftheproductsconcerned:
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article113thereof, 1973 1974 1975
Germany 49-056-066-1
Benelux 15-327-227-6
France 11-211-1 1-1
Italy 24-5 5-75-2HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas,inviewofthesefactors,oftheforeseeable
development ofthemarketfortheproductsin
questionandinparticularoftheestimatessubmitted
bycertainMemberStates,initialquotasharesmay
befixedapproximately atthefollowingpercentages :WhereastheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunity andSpain,signedat
Luxembourgon29June1970,providesinArticle2
(1),togetherwithArticle3ofAnnexI,forthe
openingbytheCommunityofanannualtotalCom­
munitytariffquotaof1200000metrictonsof_
certainpetroleumproductsfallingwithinChapter27
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,refinedinSpain;
whereas,pursuanttoArticle2ofthesaidAnnex,
thequotadutyisequalto40%oftheCommon
CustomsTariffdutieseffectivelyappliedinthisyear
inrespectoftheproductconcerned;whereasthe
Communitytariffquotainquestionshouldbe
openedfortheyear1977;Germany 46
Benelux 32
France 11
Italy 11
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted access
totheabovementioned quotaanduninterrupted
applicationofCheratelaiddownforthatquotato
allimportsoftheproductconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas,
havingregardtotheprinciplesmentionedabove,the
Communitynatureofthequotacanberespectedby
allocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamongthe
MemberStates;whereas,torepresentascloselyas
possibletheactualdevelopmentofthemarketinthe
productsinquestion,theallocationshouldfollow
proportionately ttherequirementoftheMember
Statescalculatedfrombothstatisticsofimportsfrom
Spainduringarepresentative periodandthe
economicoutlookforthetariffperiodinquestion;Whereas,totakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsin
thevariousMemberStatesoftheproductunder
consideration ,thetotalquotavolumeshouldbe
dividedintotwoinstalments,thefirstbeingshared
amongtheMemberStatesandthesecond
heldasareservetocoveratalaterdatethe
requirementsofthoseMemberStates,havingused
uptheirinitialshare;whereastogiveMemberState
importerssomecertainty,thefirstinstalmentofthe
Communityquotamightbefixedatabout77%of
thequotavolume;
WhereastheinitialsharesofMemberStatesmaybe
usedupmoreorlessquickly;whereas,therefore,
toavoiddisruptionofsuppliesanyMemberState
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Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerning
theadministration oftthequotasharesallocatedto
thateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyof
itsmembers,asupplementary sharefromthereserve;whereas
thismustbedonebyeachMemberStateaseach
oneofitssupplementary sharesisalmostusedup,
andasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereas
theinitialandsupplementary sharesmustbevalid
untiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereasthisform
ofadministration requiresclosecollaboration
betweenttheMemberStatesandtheCommission ,
andtheCommissionmustbeinapositiontofollow
theextenttowhichthequotavolumehasbeenused
upandinformtheMemberStatesthereof;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,
aconsiderablequantityoftheinitialshareisleft
overinaMemberStaite,itisessentialthateach
Stateshouldreturnasignificantproportiontothe
reservetopreventapartoftheCommunityquota
fromremainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhile
itcouldbeusedinothers;From1Januaryuntil31December1977,¡andsubject
tothemeasureswhichmightbetakenpursuantto
Article3(2)and(4)ofAnnexItotheAgreement
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
Spain,theCommonCustomsTariffdutiesinrespect
oftheproductsrefinedinSpainandlistedbelow
shallbesuspendedpartiallyatthelevelsindicated
foreachofthem,withinthelimitsofaglobalCom­
munitytariffquotaof1200000metrictons:Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKing­
domoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionRateofduty
(%)
27.10Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals,
otherthancrude;preparationsnotelsewherespecifiedor
included,containingnotlessthan70%byweightofpetroleum
oilsorofoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals,theseoils
beingthebasicconstituentsofthepreparations :
A.Lightoils:
III.Forotherpurposes 2-4.
B.Mediumoils:
III.Forotherpurposes 2-4
C.Heavyoils:
I.Gasoil:
c)Forotherpurposes1-4
II.Fueloil:
c)Forotherpurposes1-4
III.Lubricatingoils;otheroils:
c)Tobemixedinaccordancewiththetermsof
AdditionalNote7tothisChapter(a) 1-6
d)Forotherpurposes 2-4
27.11Petroleumgasesandothergaseoushydrocarbons :
B.Other:
1.Commercialpropaneandcommercialbutane:
c)Forotherpurposes 0-6
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CCT
heading
NoDescriptionRateofduty
(%)
27.12Petroleumjelly:
A.Crude:
III.Forotherpurposes 0-8
B.Other 2-8
27.13Paraffinwax,micro-crystalline wax,slackwax,ozokerite,
lignitewax,peatwaxandothermineralwaxes,whetheror
notcoloured :
B.Other:
I.Crude:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Other0-8
2-4
27.14Petroleumbitumen,petroleumcokeandotherresiduesof
petroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals:
C.Other:
II.Other 0-8
Article2 2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnupbyaMember
Statehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,
inaccordancewiththeconditionslaiddownin
paragraph 1,todrawathirdshare,equalto7-5%of
itsinitialshare,roundeduptothenextunitwhere
appropriate,totheextentthatthereserveissufficient.1.Afirstinstalment,amountingto925000metric
tonsoftheCommunitytariffquotareferredtoin
Article1,shallbeallocatedamongtheMember
States;therespectiveshares,whichsubjecttoArticle
5shallbevaliduntil31December1977,shallconsist
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallproceedin
thesamewaytodrawafourthshareequaltothe
third.ofthefollowingamounts:
Germany 425000metrictons,
Benelux 300000metrictons,
France 100000metrictons,
Italy 100000metrictons.Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
2.Thesecondinstalmentof275000metrictons
shallconstitutethereserve.
4.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1,2and3,the
MemberStatesmayproceedtodrawsharessmaller
thanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthereisreason
toibelievethattheymightnotbeusedup.Theyshall
informtheCommission ofthereasonswhichled
themtoapplythisparagraph.Article3
1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofaMember
StatelaiddowninArticle2(1),or90%ofthatshare
lesstheamountreturnedintothereservewherethe
provisionsofArticle5havebeenapplied,hasbeen
exhausted,thatMemberStateshallproceedwithout
delay,bynotifyingtheCommission ,todrawa
secondshare,equalto15%ofitsinitialshare,
roundeduptothenextunit.Article4
Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
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Article5 Article7
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,not
latert!han1October1977,theunusedportionof
theirinitialsharewhich,on15September1977,isin
excessof20%oftheinitialamount.Theymayreturn
agreaterportioniftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October
1977,notifytotheCommissionofthetotalimports
ofthesaidgoodseffecteduptoandincluding
15September1977,andchargedagainsttlheCom­
munityquotaand,whereappropriate,theproportion
oftheirinitialsharethatisbeingreturnedtothe
reserve.1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethat,whenadditionalsharesare'
drawnpursuanttoArticle3,itispossibleforcharges
tobemadewithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
accumulatedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
ofthesaidgoodsestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
saidgoodsagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthegoods
areenteredforhomeuse.
Article8
Article6
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission,
MemberStatesshallinformitofimportsactually
chargedagainsttheirshares.
Article9TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewith
Articles2and3andshallinformeachofthemof
theextenttowihiohthereservehasbeenusedas
soonasitreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5October1977,
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthereserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupthereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,forthispurpose,shallspecifytheamount
thereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakesthefinal
drawing.TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselyinordertoensurethatthis
Regulationisobserved.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
1January1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,9December1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.J.J.MERTENS