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COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of6March1974
authorizingtheFrenchRepublicnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttocertain
petroleumproductsfallingwithinCCTheadingNos27.09and27.10,originating
inthirdcountries,andinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(74/271/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof;
HavingregardtotheapplicationunderArticle115of
theTreaty,madeon26December1973bythe
FrenchGovernmentbyletterfromtheofficeofits
PermanentRepresentative totheEuropeanCommuni­
ties,forauthorizationnottoapplyCommunitytreat­
menttopetroleumproductsfallingwithinCCT
headingNos27.09,27.10and27.11,originatingin
thirdcountries,andinfreecirculationintheother
MemberStates;
WhereasFranceisapplyingasystemofpriorlicences
fortheimportationfromthirdcountriesofoiland
petroleumproductsfallingwithinCCTheadingNos
27.09,27.10and27.11,exceptaviationfueland
certainotherpetroleumoils;
Whereasunderthissystemquantitativerestrictions
arebeingappliedtotheproductslistedintheAnnex,
otherproductsbeingallowedinatpresentinunlim­
itedamounts;
Whereastheimportationoftheproductsconcerned
fromallthirdcountriesisliberalizedinalltheother
MemberStates;
Whereasthedifferencesbetweenthesemeasuresof
commercialpolicyappliedbyFranceandbytheotherMemberStatesarelikelytogiverisetodeflectionof
trade;•■
Whereasthisdeflectionoftradecouldbeanobstacle
totheimplementation ofthecommercialpolicy
measuresreferredtoabovethatFranceisapplyingin
respectofthirdcountriesinaccordancewiththe
Treaty;
Whereasitisnotpossibleatthepresenttimetosetin
motionthemachineryforbringingabouttheneces­
sarycooperationfromtheotherMemberStates;
WhereasFrancemaythereforebeauthorizedtotake
protectivemeasuresunderthefirstparagraphof
Article115oftheTreatyforproductsoriginatingin
countriesinrespectofwhichFranceis,atpresent,
applyingquantitativerestrictionsonimports;
Whereasgiventhatthequantitativerestrictionsare
autonomous ,theprotectivemeasuresmaybetaken
whentheimportsoftheseproductsfromthirdcoun­
triesorfromotherMemberStatesreachthequantita­
tivelimitsthatFranceisapplyingtodirectimportsof
theseproductsortoimportsfromthethirdcountries
concerned ;
Whereasinordertodisturbtheoperationofthe
commonmarketaslittleaspossible,andinparticular
thegradual,balanceddevelopment ofintra-Commu­
nitytrade,provisionsshouldbemade,moreover,for
applyingtheseprotectivemeasuresinsuchawayasto

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withthecorresponding periodin1973,inimports
fromtheotherMemberStatesofanyproductsubject
toprotectivemeasuresandoriginatinginthirdcoun­
triesandinfreecirculationintheotherMember
States.
Article3
TheFrenchRepublicshallinformtheCommissionof
protectivemeasurestakenpursuanttoArticle1as
soonastheyhavebeenadopted.
Article4
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntiltheintroductionin
theMemberStatesofauniformsystemofimportsfor
theproductorproductsconcerned,oruntil31
December1975.
Article5
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.enableimportsintoFranceofproductsoriginatingin
thirdcountriesandinfreecirculationintheother
MemberStatestoincreaseinthesameproportionat
leastasduringthecorresponding periodin1973;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtohastenthecomple­
tionofthecommonimportsystemfortheproducts
concerned,theseprotectivemeasuresshouldbeautho­
rizedforalimitedperiod;
WhereasthisDecisiondoesnotprejudicetherightof
theFrenchRepublictotakeinterimprotective
measuresinrespectofotherpetroleumproducts
undertheconditionsdefinedbytheCommission
Decisionof12May1971(J),asamendedbythe
CommissionDecisionof9March1973(2),-
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheFrenchRepublicisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttoanyofthepetroleum
productslistedintheAnnex,originatinginthird
countriesandinfreecirculationintheotherMember
States,fromthedateonwhichimportsoftheproduct
concernedfromthirdcountriesandtheotherMember
Statesreachthequantitativelimitappliedbythe
FrenchRepublicforthisproductwithrespecttothe
thirdcountryorcountriesconcerned .
Article2
ProtectivemeasurestakenpursuanttoArticle1must
notpreventanincreaseofatleast15%,comparedDoneatBrussels,6March1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(i)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.
0)OJNoL80,28.3.1973,p.22.
ANNEX
CCT
headirigNo Description
27.09
ex27.10AIIIb)Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals,crude
Petroleumspirit(otherthanaviationspirit,jetfuelandlight
fractions,havingregardtotheuse)includingpetroleumspiritwith
ahigharomatichydrocarboncontent