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REGULATION (EEC)No293/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of30January1974
oninformationfortheestablishment ofcomprehensive energybalancesheets
fortheCommunity
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticles5
and213thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereasthepresentsituationrequiresthat,ona
temporarybasis,theprincipaldataontheenergy
supplysituationineachMemberState,andinthe
Communityasawhole,shouldberapidlyavailablein
preciseandhomogeneous form;
WhereaspursuanttoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1055/72(1)of18May1972onnotifyingtheCommis­
sionofimportsofcrudeoilandnaturalgas,the
MemberStatesprovidetheCommissionwithcertain
informationonimportsofcrudeoilandnaturalgas,
andwhereasArticle3ofthisRegulationempowers
theCommission toobtainthisinformation within
shortertimelimitsorforotherperiodsoftime;
Whereasitisdesirabletoensurethattheobligations
providedforinthisRegulation,aswellastheconfi­
dentialnatureofthedatacollectedshallberespected,CIandCIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff
togetherwithindicationofcountryoforigin;
(c)exportsofrefinedproductstothirdcountries
fallingwithinsubheadingNos27.10A,B,CI
andCIIoftheCommonCustomsTariffwith
indicationoftherecipientcountry;
(d)deliveriesofrefinedproductstootherMember
StatesfallingwithinsubheadingNos27.10A,
B,CIandCIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff
withindicationoftherecipientcountry;
(e)arrivalsofrefinedproductsfromotherMember
StatesfallingwithinsubheadingNos27.10A,
B,CIandCIIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,withindicationofcountryoforigin;
(f)thesituationregardingstocksheldbyMember
StatespursuanttotheCouncilDirective(2)of
20December1968,imposinganobligationon
MemberStatesoftheEECtomaintain
minimumstocksofcrudeoiland/orpetroleum
products.
2.Naturalgasandothergaseoushydrocarbons :
(a)productionofnaturalgas;
(b)exportstothirdcountriesofnaturalgasfalling
withinsubheadingNo27.11BoftheCommon
CustomsTariff,withindicationofrecipient
country;
(c)deliveriesofnaturalgastootherMemberStates
fallingwithinsubheadingNo27.11Bofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,withindicationof
therecipientcountry;
(d)arrivalsofnaturalgasfromotherMemberStates
fallingwithinsubheadingNo27.11Bofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,withindicationof
countryoforigin;
(e)levelsofstocksofnaturalgasandothergaseous
hydrocarbons .HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheMemberStatesshallcommunicatethefollowing
informationconcerningtheenergysupplysituationto
theCommission ,fortheperiodslaiddowninArticle
2:
1.Crudeoilandpetroleumproducts:
(a)productionofcrudeoil;
(b)importsofrefinedproductsfromthirdcoun­
triesfallingwithinsubheadingNos27.10A,B,
(!)OJNoL120,25.5.1972,p.3. (2)OJNoL308,23.12.1968,p.14.

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3.Electricityandfuelsforpowerstations:
(a)productionandconsumption :
—grossandnetproductionofelectricityfor
publicservicesandproductionundertak­
ings,onthebasisofthefollowingsources
ofenergy:coal,petrol,naturalgas,derived
gases,lignite,nuclearandhydraulicpower,
—corresponding fuelconsumption byordi­
narythermalpowerstations;
(b)tradeinelectricalenergy:
—deliveriestootherMemberStates,withindi­
cationofrecipientcountry,
—arrivalsfromotherMemberStates,withindi­
cationofcountryoforigin;
—deliveriestothirdcountries,withindication
ofrecipientcountry,
—arrivalsfromthirdcountries,withindica­
tionofcountryoforigin;
(c)stocksoffuelatpowerstations:
—coal,
—liquidpetroleumproducts.
Article2
Theinformation referredtoinArticle1shallbe
communicated totheCommissionatquarterlyinter­
vals.Figuresshallbecommunicated forthefirsttime
on10January1974forthepreviousquarterandfor
forecastsforthecurrentquarter.
Article3
TheCommissionshalldecideupondetailedrulesfor
thecommunications definedinArticle1.
Article4
InordertofulfiltheobligationlaiddowninArticle1,
allpersonsandundertakingsconcernedmusttransmit
thenecessaryinformationtotheirnationalauthorities.Article5
TheCommission shalltransmittheinformation
communicated pursuanttoArticle1totheMember
States,assoonaspossible,andshallorganizethe
necessaryconsultations .
Article6
1.InformationforwardedpursuanttothisRegula­
tionshallbetreatedasconfidential .
2.Personswhoareparticipatingorhavepartici­
patedinthecollectionandpreparationoftheinforma­
tionreferredtointhisRegulationshallbeboundnot
todivulgethespecificdataoranyotherspecificinfor­
mationwhichmayhavecometotheirknowledgein
orduringtheexerciseoftheirduties.
3.Theconfidential natureoftheinformation
referredtoinparagraph 1aboveshallnotpreventthe
publicationofgeneralinformationorofsummariesin
aformsuchthatinformationconcerningpersonsand
undertakingscannotbeindividuallyidentified.
Article7
TheMemberStatesshalladoptappropriateprovisions
toensureobservanceoftheobligationsarisingunder
Articles4and6.
Article8
TheCommissionshallsubmittotheCouncilbythe
endofFebruary1974aproposalforanamendmentto
thisRegulation .
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30January1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
W.SCHEEL