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31.12.72 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL298/35
REGULATION (EEC)No2832/72OFTHECOUNCIL
of28December1972
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunity
tariffquotaforcertainpetroleumproductsfallingwithinchapter27ofthe
CommonCustomsTariffrefinedinTurkey
basisoftheeconomicprospectsforthequota
periodconsidered;
Whereasdespitethelimiteddemandforimports
fromTurkeyoftheproductsconsidered,as
shownbystatisticaldata,inrespectofthe
majorityofMemberStates,theCommunity
characterofthetariffquotainquestionshould
besafeguardedby,providingfortherequire­
mentstobecoveredwhichmightariseinthose
MemberStates.
Whereasasfarastheabovementioned
petroleumproductsareconcerned,imports
intotheCommunityfromTurkeyduringthe
lastthreeyearsforwhichstatisticaldataare
completelyavailablewerezero;exceptforItaly
whichimportedatotalof48759metrictonsin
1968,43652metrictonsin1969and15750
metrictonsin1970andtheFederalRepublicof
Germanywhichimported43820metrictonsin
1971andtheBeneluxcountrieswhichimported
1299metrictonsin1968;whereasthisinforma­
tionindicatesthatimportsoftheseproducts
areveryirregularandthatthecalculationof
thepercentageswhichtheyrepresentinrelation
tothetotalimportsintotheCommunityofthe
sameproductsfromTurkeywouldnottherefore
besignificant;whereasthecalculationofthe
importsfromMemberStatesinquestionfor
thequotaperiodconsideredprovesdifficultasa
resultoftheirregularitynotedinimports
duringtheforegoingyears;whereasthefore­
seeableimportfiguresputforwardbytheMem­
berStatesforthequotaperiodconcernedleads
tothequotaconsideredbeingallocatedac­
cordingtothepercentagesindicatedhereafter:THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COA4MUNI­
TIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andin
particularArticle113thereof;
Havingregardtotheproposalfromthe
Commission ;
WhereasunderthesoleArticleofAnnexNo1.
oftheAdditionalProtocollayingdownthe
conditions,proceduresandtimetablesfor
implementing thetransitionalstagepursuant
toArticle4oftheAgreementestablishingan
associationbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandTurkey,theCommunitymust
totallysuspendtheCommonCustomsTariff
dutiesapplicabletocertainpetroleumproducts
inchapter27,refinedinTurkey,withinthe
limitofaCommunitytariffquotaofanoverall
annualvolumeof200000metrictons;whereas
theabovementioned AdditionalProtocolenters
intoforceon1January1973andwhereasthe
communitytariffquotareferredtoabove
shouldthereforebeopenedfor1973;
Whereasequalanddirectaccesstothesaid
quotabyallimportersintheCommunityand
theuninterrupted applicationoftheratelaid
downforthesaidquotastoallimportsofthe
productsinquestionintoallMemberStates
shouldbeguaranteeduntilthequotasare
exhausted;whereasutilisationofthisquota,
basedonallocationbetweenMemberStates,
wouldappeartosafeguardtheCommunity
characterofthesaidquotaasregardsthe
principlesdescribedabove;whereasinorder
toensurethatsuchallocationtakesasmuch
accountaspossibleoftheactualdevelopment
ofthemarketoftheproductsconcerned,the
allocationofsharesshouldbeindirectpropor­
tiontotheneedsofMemberStates,calculated
ontheonehand,onthebasisofstatistics
relatingtoimportsfromTurkeyduringagiven
representativeperiodand,ontheother,ontheGermany 40-0%
Benelux 29-0%
France 13*5%
Italy 17-5%
Whereastotakeintoaccounttheuncertaintyin
thedevelopmentofimportsofthesaidproducts
intoMemberStates,thequotavolumeshould

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Communityquotasremainingunusedinone
MemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereasitdoesnotseempossibleforthe
moment,takingintoaccountthedifferences
stillexistinginthenationalprovisionsgov­
erningthemarketoftheproductsinquestion,
tolaydownasinglemethodofadministration ;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrand
DuchyofLuxembourg areunitedinand
representedbytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,
alltransactionsconcerningtheadministration
ofsharesgrantedtotheabovementioned
EconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyanyone
ofitsmembers;
Whereassincethetariffquotaconcernedis
validuntil31December1973anyalterationsto
theschemeprovidedformightbecarriedout
totakeintoaccounttheaccessionofnew
MemberStates;bedividedintctwoportions,thefirstportion
beingallocatedbetweentheMemberStates,
andthesecondportionformingareserve
intendedtomeetsubsequentlytheneedsofthe
MemberState;;whichhaveexhaustedtheir
originalsharec-fthequota;whereasinorderto
ensuresomesecuritytoimportersineach
MemberState,thefirstportionoftheCom­
munityquotashouldbefixedatarelatively
highlevelwhich,underthecircumstances ,
mightamounttoapproximately 70%ofthe
quotavolume;
Whereastheinitialquotasharesofthose
MemberStatesmaybeusedupatdifferent
times;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
accountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,it
isimportantthatanyMemberStatehaving
usedupalmostthewholeofitsinitialquota
shareshoulddrawanadditionalquotashare
fromthereserve;whereasthismustbedone
byeachMemberStateasandwheneachofits
additionalquotasharesisalmostentirelyused
up,andrepeatedasmanytimesasthereserve
allows;whereas,theinitialandadditionalquota
sharesmustbeavailableforuseuntiltheendof
thequotaperiod;whereassuchmethodof
administration callsforclosecooperationbe­
tweenMemberStatesandtheCommission ,
whichmust,irparticular,beabletoobserve
theextenttowhichthequotaamountsare
usedandinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequota
period,aconsiderablebalanceofoneofthe
initialsharesremainsinoneorotherAdember
StateitisessentialthatthatMemberStatepays
acertainpercentageofitbackintothereserve,
inordertoavoidapartofoneorotheroftheHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Asfrom1January1973anduntil31December
1973,andsubjecttothemeasureswhichmight
betakenpursuanttothesoleArticle(2and4)
ofAnnexNo1oftheAdditionalProtocol
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andTurkey,thecommoncustomstariffduties
fortheproductsrefinedinTurkey,alistof
whichfollows,shallbetotallysuspendedwithin
theframeworkofanoverallCommunitytariff
quotaof200000metrictons:
CCT
headingNoDescriptionofgoods
27.10Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals,otherthancrude;
preparationsnotelsewherespecifiedorincluded,containingnotlessthan
70%byweightofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrombituminous
minerals,theseoilsbeingthebasicconstituentsofthepreparations :
A.Lightoils:
III.Intendedforotherpurposes
B.Mediumoils:
III.Intendedforotherpurposes
C.Heavyoils:
I.Gasoil:
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CCT
headingNoDescriptionofgoods
27.10
(cont'd)II.Fueloil:
(c)Intendedforotherpurposes
III.Lubricatingandotheroils:
(c)IntendedtobemixedinaccordancewiththetermsofAdditional
Note7tothisChapter(a)
(d)Intendedforotherpurposes
27.11Petroleumgasesandothergaseoushydrocarbons :
B.Other:
I.Commercialpropaneandcommercialbutane:
27.12(c)Intendedforotherpurposes
Petroleumjelly:
A.Crude:
III.Intendedforotherpurposes
B.Other
27.13Paraffin •wax,micro-crystalline wax,slackwax,ozokerite,lignitewax,peat
waxandothermineralwaxes,whetherornotcoloured:
B.Other:
I.Crude:
(c)Intendedforotherpurposes
II.Other
27.14Petroleumbitumen,petroleumcokeandotherresiduesofpetroleumoilsorof
oilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals:
C.Other
(a)Inclusioninthissubheadingissubjecttotheconditionstobelaiddownbythecompetentauthorities.
Article2 2.Thesecondinstalment,amountingto
60000metrictons,shallmakeupthereserve.
1.Afirstinstalment,amountingto140000
metrictonsofthisCommunitytariffquota
shallbesharedamongtheMemberStates;the
proportionswhich,subjecttoArticle5,shall
bevalidforeachoftheMemberStatesfrom
1Januaryto31December1973shallconsistof
thefollowingamounts:Article3
1.If90%ormoreofoneoftheinitialshares
ofaMemberState,aslaiddowninArticle2(1),
or90%ofthatsharelesstheamountreturned
intothereserve,wheretheprovisionsof
Article6havebeenapplied,hasbeenexhausted,
thatMemberStateconcernedshallproceed
withoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommissiontoGermany
Benelux
France
Italy56000metrictons
40600metrictons
18900metrictons
24500metrictons.

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Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountofthe
initialshareopenedbyMemberStatesin
accordancewithArticles2and3andshall
informeachofthemoftheextenttowhich
thereserveshavebeenusedassoonasitreceives
thenotifications .
TheCommission shall,notlaterthan
15October1973,notifyMemberStatesofthe
stateofthereserveafterthereturnofquota
sharespursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawing
whichusesupthereserveislimitedtothe
balanceavailableand,forthispurposeshall
specifytheamountthereoftotheMember
Statewhichmakesthefinaldrawing.drawasecondshareequalto20%ofitsinitial
share,whereappropriateroundeduptothe
nextfigure,totheextentthattheamountin
thereserveallows.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreoftheseconddrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshall
proceedwithoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCom­
mission,todrawathirdshareequalto10%
ofitsinitialshare,whereappropriaterounded
uptothenex:figure,totheextentthatthe
amountinthereserveallows.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenex­
hausted,90%ormoreofthethirdshare
drawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenused,that
MemberStateshallproceed,pursuanttothe
provisionsofparagraph2,todrawafourth
shareequaltothethird.
Thatprocesss.iallbeappliedbyanalogyuntil
thereserveisexhausted .
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofpara­
graphs1,2and3,MemberStatesmayproceed
todrawsharessmallerthanthosefixedin
thoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelieve
thatthosesharesmightnotbeusedup.They
shall"informtieCommission ofthereasons
whichledthemtoapplythisparagraph.Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasures
necessarytoensurethatwhenadditionalquotas
aredrawnpursuanttoArticle3,itispossible
forchargestobemadewithoutinterruption
againsttheaccumulatedsharesoftheCom­
munitytariffquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasures
necessarytoguaranteefreeaccesstothequotas
allocatedtothembyallimportersestablishedon
theirterritory.
3.Theextenttowhichthequotasharesof
theMemberStateshavebeenusedupshallbe
recordedonthebasisoftheimportsofthe
productsconcernedundercoverofdeclarations
thattheyhavebeenenteredintoconsumption .Article4
Theadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3shallbevaliduntil31December1973.
Article8
Article5MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionof
importsoftheproductsinquestionactually
chargedagainsttheirquotashares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselytoseethattheprovisionsof
theprecedingArticlesareobserved.If,on15September1973aMemberStatehas
notusedupitsinitialquotashare,itshall,not
laterthan10October1973,returntothereserve
theunusedportionofitsshareinexcessof
20%oftheinitialamount.Itmayreturna
largerquantityiftherearereasonstoconsider
thatsuchquantitymightnotbeused.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan
10October19/3,notifytheCommissionofthe
totalimportsoftheproductsconcernedeffected
upto15September1973inclusive,andcharged
againsttheCommunityquotaand,where
appropriate ,theproportionoftheiroriginal
quotasharethatisbeingreturnedtothereserve.Article10
Anyalterationstotheprecedingprovisions
maybemadetotakeintoaccountthesituation
resultingfromtheaccessionofnewMember
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Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall.
MemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,28December1972.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
T.WESTERTERP