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of9December1976
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forcertainpetroleumproductsfallingwithinChapter27oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,refinedinTurkey(1977)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,theratelaiddownforthesaidquotastoallimports
oftheproductsinquestionintoallMemberStates
shouldbeguaranteeduntilthequotasareexhausted;
whereasutilizationofthisquota,basedonallocation
betweenMemberStates,wouldappeartosafeguard
theCommunitycharacterofthesaidquotaasregards
theprinciplesdescribedabove;whereasinorderto
ensurethatsuchallocationtakesasmuchaccount
aspossibleoftheactualdevelopmentofthemarket
oftheproductsconcerned,theallocationofshares
shouldbeindirectproportiontooheneedsof
MemberStates,calculated,ontheonehand,onthe
basisofstatisticsrelatingtoimportsfromTurkey
duringagivenrepresentative periodand,onthe
other,onthebasisoftheeconomicprospectsfor
thequotaperiodconsidered;
Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhich
completestatisticsareavailable,importsofthese
productsfromTurkeyintothevariousMemberStates
wereasfollows:HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle
113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereas,pendingtheentryintoforceoftheSup­
plementaryProtocolsignedinAnkaraon30June
1973containingtheadjustmentstobemadetothe
Agreementestablishinganassociationbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandTurkeyandto
theAdditionalProtocol(1)consequentontheacces­
sionofnewMemberStates,theCommunityhas
undertaken,inanInterimAgreement (2)whichruns
onlyfortheperiodpriortotheentryintoforceof
thisSupplementary Protocol,whichisapplicableuntil
31December1974butwhichhasbeenextendedfor
1977inaccordance Withthetermslaiddownin
Article13thereof,toimplementcertainprovisionsof
theSupplementary Protocolrelatingtotradein
goods;whereasunderArticle6oftheInterimAgree­
mentamendingthefirstparagraphoftheSoleArticle
ofAnnex1totheAdditionalProtocol,theCom­
munitymusttotallysuspendthecustomsdutiesap­
plicabletocertainpetroleumproductsfallingwithin
Chapter27oftheCommonCustomsTariff,refined
inTurkey,withinthelimitofanannualCommunity
tariffquotaof340000metrictons;whereaspursuant
toArticle2oftheabovementioned InterimAgree­
ment,thenewMemberStatesmustapplyzeroduties
totheproductsconcerned;whereas,furthermore,
provisionmustbemadefortheprovisionaladjust­
mentofthevolumeoftheaforementioned tarifffor
theseproducts,increasingitto391000metrictons
for1977;
Whereasequalanddirectaccesstothesaidquota
byallimportersandtheuninterrupted applicationof(inmetrictons
197?19741975
Benelux —1500050000
Denmark 12000 __20026
Germany 3000004653435000
France— — —
Ireland — — —
Italy 1340351225219409
UnitedKingdom 400001700024729
whereasthisinformationindicatesthatimportsof
theseproductsareveryirregularandthatthecalcula­
tionofthepercentageswhichtheyrepresentinrela­
tiontothetotalimportsintotheCommunityofthe
sameproductsfromTurkeywouldnotthereforebe
significant;whereasthecalculationoftheimports
fromMemberStatesinquestionforthequotaperiod
consideredprovesdifficultasaresultoftheirregular­
itynotedinimportsduringtheforegoingyears;(»)OJNoL293,29.12.1972,p.4.
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whereastheforeseableimportfiguresputforward
bytheMemberStatesforthequotaperiodconcerned
leadstochequotaconsideredbeingallocatedaccord­
ingtothepercentagesindicatedhereinafter:
Benelux 16-55
Denmark 4-14
Germany 42-07
France 8-28
Ireland 4-14
Italy 12-41
UnitedKingdom 12-41theextenttowhichthequotaamountsareusedand
informMemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,
aconsiderable balanceofoneoftheinitialshares
remainsinoneorotherMemberState,itisessential
thatthatMemberStatepayacertainpercentageof
itbackintothereserve,inordertoavoidapartof
theCommunityquotaremainingunusedinone
MemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereasitdoesnotseempossibleforthemoment,
takingintoaccountthedifferencesstillexistinginthe
nationalprovisionsgoverningthemarketofthe
productsinquestion,tolaydownasinglemethod
ofadministration ;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxem­
bourgareunitedinandrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningthe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtochat
economicunionmayfeecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,Whereastotakeintoaccounttheuncertaintyinthe
developmentofimportsofthesaidproductsinto
MemberStates,thequotaamountshouldbedivided
intotwoinstalments,thefirstinstalmentbeing
allocatedbetweentheMemberStatesandthesecond
formingareserveintendedtomeetsubsequentlythe
needsoftheMemberStateswhichhaveexhausted
theiroriginalshareofthequota;whereasinorder
toensuresomesecuritytoimportersineachMember
State,thefirstinstalmentoftheCommunityquota
shouldbefixedatarelativelyhighlevelwhich,under
thecircumstances ,mightamounttoapproximately
75%ofthequotavolume;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1WhereastheinitialquotasharesofthoseMember
Statesmaybeusedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,
inordertotakethisfactintoaccountandavoidany
breakincontinuity,itisimportantthatanyMember
Statehavingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitial
quotashareshoulddrawanadditionalquotashare
fromthereserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeach
MemberStateasandwheneachofitsadditional
quotasharesisalmostentirelyusedup,andrepeated
asmanytimesasche.reserveallows;whereasthe
initialandadditionalquotasharesmustbeavailable
foruseuntiltheendofthequotaperiod,whereas
suchmethodofadministration callsforclose
cooperationbetweenMemberStatesandtheCom­
mission,whichmust,inparticular,beabletoobserve1.Subjecttoanymeasurestakenunderpara­
graphs2and4ofthesinglearticleofAnnex1tothe
AdditionalProtocolbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandTurkey,aCommunitytariffquota
of391000-metrictonsshallbeopenedfrom
1Januaryuntil31December1977forthefollowing
petroleumproducts,refinedinTurkeyandfalling
withinChapter27oftheCommonCustomsTariff:
CCT
heading
NoDescription
27.10Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals,otherthancrude;
preparationsnotelsewherespecifiedorincluded,containingnotlessthan
70%byweightofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrombituminousmine­
rals,theseoilsbeingthebasicconstituentsofthepreparations :
A.Lightoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Mediumoils:
III.Forotherpurposes

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CCT
heading
No*
Description
27.10
(cont'd)C.Heavyoils:
I.Gasoil:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Fueloil:
c)Forotherpurposes
III.Lubricatingoils;otheroils:
c)TobemixedinaccordancewiththetermsofAdditionalNote7
toChapter27(a)
d)Forotherpurposes
27.11 Petroleumgasesandothergaseoushydrocarbons :
B.Other:
I.Commercialpropaneandcommercialbutane
c)Forotherpurposes
27.12 Petroleumjelly:
A.Crude:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Other
27.13Paraffinwax,micro-crystalline wax,slackwax,ozokerite,lignitewax,
peatwaxandothermineralwaxes,whetherornotcoloured:
B.Other:
I.Crude:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Other
27.14 Petroleumbitumen,petroleumcokeandotherresiduesofpetroleumoils
orofoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals:
C.Other
a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities.
2.WithintheCommunitytariffquota,Common
CustomsTariffdutiesshallbetotallysuspended.
Withinthelimitsofthequota,thenewMember
Statesshallalsoexemptthepetroleumproducts
concernedfromduty.2.Afirstinstalment,amountingto290000metric
tons,shallbesharedamongtheMemberStates;the
shareswhich,subjecttoArticle5shallbevaliduntil
31December1977,shallconsistofthefollowing
amounts :.
Benelux 48000metrictons,
Denmark 12000metrictons,
Germany 122000metrictons,
France 24000metrictons,
Ireland 12000metrictons,
Italy 36000metrictons,
UnitedKingdom36000metrictons.Article2
1.ThetariffquotareferredtoArticle1(1)shallbe
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3.Thesecondinstalmentof101000metrictons
shallconstitutethereserve.oftheiroriginalquotasharethatisbeingreturned
tothereserve.
Article3Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheinitial
shareopenedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewith
Articles2and3andshallinformeachofthemof
theextenttowhichthereserveshavebeenusedas
soonasitreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5October1977,
notifyMemberStatesofthestateofthereserve
afterthereturnofquotasharespursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupthereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,forthispurposeshallspecifytheamountthereof
totheMemberStatewhichmakesthefinaldrawing.1.If90%ormoreofoneoftheinitialsharesof
aMemberState,aslaiddowninArticle2(2),or
90%ofthatsharelesstheamountreturnedintothe
reserve,wheretheprovisionsofArticle5havebeen
applied,hasbeenexhausted,chatMemberState
concernedshallproceedwithoutdelay,bynotifying
theCommissiontodrawasecondshareequalto
10%ofitsinitialshare,whereappropriaterounded
uptothenextfigure,totheExtentthattheamount
inthereserveallows.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehas'beenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenused,chatMemberStateshallproceed,
undertheconditionslaiddowninparagraph1,to
drawathirdshareequalto5%ofitsinitialshare,
whereappropriateroundeduptothenextfigure.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,
underthesameconditions,todrawafourthshare
equaltothethird.
Thisprocedureshallbefolloweduntilthereserve
hasbeenexhausted.
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs1,
2and3,MemberStatesmayproceedtodrawshares
smallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthere
isreasontobelievethatthosesharesmightnotbe
usedup.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthe
reasonswhichledthemtoapplythisparagraph.Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasures
toensurethatsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
areopenedinsuchawaythatimportationsmaybe
chargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumu­
latedsharesoftherelevantCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshalltakealiimeasuresnecessary
toensurethatimportersoftheproductsinquestion
establishedintheirterritorieshavefreeaccesstothe
sharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitsquotasharesshallbedeterminedonthebasis
oftheimportationsoftheproductsinquestion
enteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforhomeuse.
Article4
Article8
Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3shallbevaliduntil31December1977.OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission,
MemberStatesshallinformitofimportsactually
chargedagainsttheirshares.ArticleS
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselytoensurethatthisRegulationis
observed.TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,not
laterthan1October1977,theunusedportionof
theirinitialsharewhich,on15September1977,is
inexcessof20%oftheinitialamount.Theymay
.returnagreaterportioniftherearegroundsfor
believingthatsuchquantitymaynotbeusedinfull.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October
1977,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsof
theproductsconcernedeffecteduptoandincluding
15September1977andchargedagainsttheCom­
munityquotaand,whereappropriate,theproportionArticle10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
*States.
DoneatBrussels,9December1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.J.J.MERTENS