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REGULATION (EEC)No2924/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of18November1974
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forcertainpetroleumproductsfallingwithinChapter27oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
refinedinTurkey(1975)
asmuchaccountaspossibleoftheactualdevelop­
mentofthemarketoftheproductsconcerned,the
allocationofsharesshouldbeindirectproportion
totheneedsofMemberStates,calculated,onthe
onehand,onthebasisofstatisticsrelatingtoimports
fromTurkeyduringagivenrepresentative period
and,ontheother,onthebasisoftheeconomic
prospectsforthequotaperiodconsidered;
Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhichcom­
pletestatisticsareavailable,importsoftheseproducts
fromTurkeyintothevariousMemberStateswereas
follows:
(metrictons)THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereas,pendingtheentryintoforceoftheSupple­
mentaryProtocolsignedinAnkaraon30June1973
containingtheadjustmentstobemadetotheAgree­
mentestablishinganAssociationbetweentheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityandTurkeyandtothe
AdditionalProtocol(*)consequentontheaccession
ofnewMemberStates,theCommunityhasunder­
taken,inanInterimAgreement (2)whichrunsonly
fortheperiodpriortotheentryintoforceofthis
Supplementary Protocol,whichisapplicableuntil
31December1974butwhichhasbeenextendedfor
1975inaccordancewiththetermslaiddownin
Article13thereoftoimplementcertainprovisionsof
theSupplementary Protocolrelatingtotradein
goods;whereasunderArticle6oftheInterimAgree­
mentamendingthefirstparagraphofthesingle
ArticleofAnnex1totheAdditionalProtocol,the
Communitymusttotallysuspendthecustomsduties
applicabletocertainpetroleumproductsfalling
withinChapter27oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
refinedinTurkey,withinthelimitofanannual
Communitytariffquotaof340000metrictons;
whereas,pursuanttoArticle2oftheabovementioned
InterimAgreement,thenewMemberStatesmust
applyzerodutiestotheproductsconcerned;
Whereasequalanddirectaccesstothesaidquota
byallimportersandtheuninterrupted application
oftheratelaiddownforthesaidquotastoall
importsoftheproductsinquestionintoallMember
Statesshouldbeguaranteeduntilthequotasare
exhausted;whereasutilizationofthisquota,based
onallocationbetweenMemberStates,wouldappear
tosafeguardtheCommunitycharacterofthesaid
quotaasregardstheprinciplesdescribedabove;
whereasinordertoensurethatsuchallocationtakes1971 1972 1973
Benelux—96222—
Denmark— —12000
Germany 42304300000300000
France— — —
Ireland— — —
Italy—110j62134035
UnitedKingdom—3820040000
Whereasthisinformationindicatesthatimportsof
theseproductsareveryirregularandthatthe
calculationofthepercentagestheyrepresentin
relationtothetotalimportsintotheCommunityof
thesameproductsfromTurkeywouldnottherefore
besignificant;whereasthecalculationoftheimports
fromMemberStatesinquestionforthequotaperiod
consideredprovesdifficultasaresultoftheirregu­
laritynotedinimportsduringtheforegoingyears;
whereastheforeseeableimportfiguresputforward
bytheMemberStatesforthequotaperiodconcerned
leadstothequotaconsideredbeingallocated
accordingtothepercentagesindicatedhereafter:
Benelux 16-55
Denmark 4-14(*)OJNoL293,29.12.1972,p.4.
(2)OJNoL277,3.10.1973,p.2. Germany 42-07

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Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,
aconsiderable balanceofoneoftheinitialshares
remainsinoneorotherMemberState,itisessential
thatthatMemberStatepayacertainpercentageof
itbackintothereservetopreventapartoftheCom­
munityquotafromremainingunusedinoneMember
Statewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereasitdoesnotseempossibleforthemoment,
takingintoaccountthedifferencesstillexistinginthe
nationalprovisionsgoverningthemarketofthe
productsinquestion,tolaydownasinglemethod
ofadministration ;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxem­
bourgareunitedinandrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,alltransactionsconcerningthe
administration ofsharesgrantedtotheabovemen­
tionedEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers,France 8-28
Ireland 4-14
Italy 12-41
UnitedKingdom 12-41
Whereastotakeintoaccounttheuncertaintyinthe
development ofimportsofthesaidproductsinto
MemberStates,thequotaamountshouldbedivided
intotwotranches,thefirsttranchebeingallocated
betweentheMemberStates,andthesecondtranche
formingareserveintendedtomeetsubsequentlythe
needsoftheMemberStateswhichhaveexhausted
theiroriginalshareofthequota;whereas,inorder
toensuresomesecuritytoimportersineachMember
State,thefirsttrancheoftheCommunityquota
shouldbefixedatarelativelyhighlevelwhich,under
thecircumstances ,mightamounttoapproximately
85%ofthequotavolume;
WhereastheinitialquotasharesofthoseMember
Statesmaybeusedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,in
ordertotakethisfactintoaccountandavoidany
breakincontinuity,itisimportantthatanyMember
Statehavingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitial
quotashareshoulddrawanadditionalquotashare
fromthereserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeach
MemberStateasandwheneachofitsadditional
quotasharesisalmostentirelyusedup,andrepeated
asmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereasthe
initialandadditionalquotasharesmustbeavailable
foruseuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereas
suchmethodofadministration callsforclosecooper­
ationbetweenMemberStatesandtheCommission ,
whichmust,inparticular,beabletoobservethe
extenttowhichthequotaamountsareusedand
informMemberStatesthereof;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Subjecttoanymeasurestakenunderparagraphs
2and4ofthesingleArticleofAnnex1tothe
AdditionalProtocolbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandTurkey,aCommunitytariffquota
of340000metrictonsshallbeopenedfrom
1Januaryto31December1975forthefollowing
petroleumproducts,refinedinTurkeyandfalling
withinChapter27oftheCommonCustomsTariff:
CCT
heading DescriptionNo
27.10 Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals,otherthan
crude;preparationsnotelsewherespecifiedorincluded,containingnot
lessthan70%byweightofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrombitumi­
nousminerals,theseoilsbeingthebasicconstituentsofthepreparations :
A.Lightoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Mediumoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
C.Heavyoils:
I.Gasoil:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Fueloil:
c)Forotherpurposes
III.Lubricatingoils;otheroils:
c)TobemixedinaccordancewiththetermsofAdditionalNote7
toChapter27(a)
d)Forotherpurposes
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities.

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CCT
heading
NoDescription
27.11 Petroleumgasesandothergaseoushydrocarbons :
B.Other:
I.Commercialpropaneandcommercialbutane:
c)Forotherpurposes
27.12 Petroleumjelly:
A.Crude:
III.Forotherpurposes
27.13 Paraffinwax,micro-crystalline wax,slackwax,ozokerite,lignitewax,
peatwaxandothermineralwaxes,whetherornotcoloured:
B.Other:
I.Crude:
c)Forotherpurposes
If.Other
27.14 Petroleumbitumen,petroleumcokeandotherresiduesofpetroleumoils
orofoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals :
C.Other
2.WithintheCommunitytariffquota,Common
CustomsTariffdutiesshallbetotallysuspended .
Withinthelimitsofthequota,thenewMember
Statesshallalsoexemptthepetroleumproductscon­
cernedfromduty.Article3
1.If90%ormoreofoneoftheinitialsharesofa
MemberState,aslaiddowninArticle2(2),or90%
ofthatsharelesstheamountreturnedintothe
reservewheretheprovisionsofArticle5havebeen
applied,hasbeenexhausted,thatMemberStatecon­
cernedshallproceedwithoutdelay,bynotifyingthe
Commission ,todrawasecondshareequalto10%
ofitsinitialshare,whereappropriateroundedupto
thenextfigure,totheextentthattheamountinthe
reserveallows.Article2
1.ThetariffquotareferredtoArticle1(1)shall
bedividedintotwotranches.
2.Thefirsttrancheof290000metrictons,shall
besharedamongtheMemberStates;theshares
which,subjecttoArticle5,shallbevaliduntil
31December1975shallconsistofthefollowing
amounts :2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed
undertheconditionslaiddowninparagraph 1to
drawathirdshareequalto5%ofitsinitialshare,
whereappropriateroundeduptothenextfigure.Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom48000
12000
122000
24000
12000
36000
36000metric
metric
metric
metric
metric
metric
metrictons
tons
tons
tons
tons
tons
tons3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,
underthesameconditions,todrawafourthshare
equaltothethird.
3.Thesecondtrancheof50000metrictonsshall
constituteareserve.Thisprocedureshallbefolloweduntilthereserve
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TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupthereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,forthispurpose,shallspecifytheamountthereof
totheMemberStatewhichmakesthefinaldrawing.
Article7
1.EveryMemberStateshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensuresharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle
3areopenedinsuchawaythatimportationsmay
bechargedwithoutinterruptionagainstitsaccumu­
latedshareoftherelevantCommunityquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasures
necessarytoensurethatimportersoftheproductsin
questionestablishedinitsterritoryhavefreeaccess
tothesharesallocatedtoit.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitsquotasharesshallbedeterminedonthebasis
oftheimportations oftheproductsinquestion
enteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforhomeuse.4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs 1,
2and3,MemberStatesmayproceedtodrawshares
smallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthere
isreasontobelievethatthosesharesmightnotbe
usedup.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthe
reasonswhichledthemtoapplythisparagraph .
Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shall
bevaliduntil31December1975.
Article5
If,on15September1975,aMemberStatehasnot
usedupitsinitialquotashare,itshall,notlaterthan
10October1975,returntothereservetheunused
portionofitsshareinexcessof20%oftheinitial
amount.Itmayreturnalargerquantityifthereare
reasonstoconsiderthatsuchquantitymightnotbe
used.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan10October
1975,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsof
theproductsconcernedeffecteduptoandincluding
15September1975andchargedagainsttheCom­
munityquotaand,whereappropriate ,theproportion
oftheiroriginalquotasharethatisbeingreturned
tothereserve.
Article6
TheCommission shallkeepaccountoftheinitial
shareopenedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewith
Articles2and3andshallinformeachofthemof
theextenttowhichthereserveshavebeenusedas
soonasitreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommission shall,notlaterthan15October
1975,notifyMemberStatesofthestateofthereserve
afterthereturnofquotasharespursuanttoArticle5.Article8
TheMemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsoftheproductsin
questionactuallychargedagainsttheirquotashares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselytoensurethatthisRegulationis
respected.
Article10
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceon
1January1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18November1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
Ch.BONNET