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REGULATION (EEC)No3146/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of24November1975
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forcertainpetroleumproducts,fallingwithinChapter27oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,refinedinTurkey(1976)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,marketoftheproductsconcerned,theallocationof
sharesshouldbeindirectproportiontotheneeds
ofMemberStates,calculated,ontheonehand,on
thebasisofstatisticsrelatingtoimportsfromTurkey
duringagivenrepresentative periodand,onthe
other,onthebasisoftheeconomicprospectsfor
thequotaperiodconsidered;
Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhich
completestatisticsareavailable,importsofthese
productsfromTurkeyintothevariousMember
Stateswereasfollows:
(inmetrictons)
1972 1973 1974
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom96222
300000
110162
3820012000
300000
134035
4000015000
46534
12252
17000HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereas,pendingtheentryintoforceofthe
Supplementary Protocol,signedinAnkaraon
30June1973,containingtheadjustmentstobemade
totheAgreementestablishinganassociationbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandTurkeyand
totheAdditionalProtocol(1)consequentonthe
accessionofnewMemberStates,theCommunityhas
undertaken,inanInterimAgreement (2)whichruns
onlyfortheperiodpriortotheentryintoforceof
thisSupplementary Protocol,whichisapplicable
until31December1974,butwhichhasbeenextended
for1976inaccordancewiththetermslaiddownin
Article13thereof,toimplementcertainprovisions
oftheSupplementary Protocolrelatingtotradein
goods;whereasunderArticle6oftheInterim
Agreementamendingthefirstparagraphofthesole
ArticleofAnnex1totheAdditionalProtocol,the
Communitymusttotallysuspendthecustomsduties
applicabletocertainpetroleumproducts,falling
withinChapter27oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
refinedinTurkey,withinthelimitofanannual
Communitytariffquotaof340000metrictons;
whereaspursuanttoArticle2oftheabovementioned
InterimAgreement,thenewMemberStatesmust
applyzerodutiestotheproductsconcerned;
Whereasequalanddirectaccesstothesaidquotaby
allimportersandtheuninterrupted applicationof
theratelaiddownforthesaidquotastoallimports
oftheproductsinquestionintoallMemberStates
shouldbeguaranteeduntilthequotasareexhausted;
whereasutilizationofthisquota,basedonallocation
betweenMemberStates,wouldappeartosafeguard
theCommunitycharacterofthesaidquotaas
regardstheprinciplesdescribedabove;whereasin
ordertoensurethatsuchallocationtakesasmuch
accountaspossibleoftheactualdevelopmentofthewhereasthisinformationindicatesthatimportsof
theseproductsareveryirregularandthatthe
calculationofthepercentageswhichtheyrepresent
inrelationtothetotalimportsintotheCommunity
ofthesameproductsfromTurkeywouldnot
thereforebesignificant;whereasthecalculationof
theimportsfromMemberStatesinquestionforthe
quotaperiodconsideredprovesdifficultasaresult
oftheirregularitynotedinimportsduringthe
foregoingyears;whereastheforeseeableimport
figuresputforwardbytheMemberStatesforthe
quotaperiodconcernedleadstothequota
consideredbeingallocatedaccordingtothe
percentagesindicatedhereinafter :
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom16-55
4-14
42-07
8-28
4-14
12-41
12-41(!)OJNoL293,29.12.1972,p.4.
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itbackintothereserve,inordertoavoidapartof
theCommunityquotaremainingunusedinone
MemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereasitdoesnotseempossibleforthemoment,
takingintoaccountthedifferencesstillexistingin
thenationalprovisionsgoverningthemarketofthe
productsinquestion,tolaydownasinglemethod
ofadministration ;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlands andtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerning
theadministration ofthequotasharesallocatedto
thateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyof
itsmembers,Whereastotakeintoaccounttheuncertaintyinthe
developmentofimportsofthesaidproductsinto
MemberStates,thequotaamountshouldbedivided,
intotwoinstalments,thefirstinstalmentbeing
allocatedbetweentheMemberStates,andthe
secondinstalmentformingareserveintendedtomeet
subsequentlytheneedsoftheMemberStateswhich
haveexhaustedtheiroriginalshareofthequota;
whereasinordertoensuresomesecuritytoimporters
ineachMemberState,thefirstinstalmentofthe
Communityquotashouldbefixedatarelatively
highlevelwhich,underthecircumstances ,might
amounttoapproximately 85%ofthequotavolume;
WhereastheinitialquotasharesofthoseMember
Statesmaybeusedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,in
ordertotakethisfactintoaccountandavoidany
breakincontinuity,itisimportantthatanyMember
Statehavingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitial
quotashareshoulddrawanadditionalquotashare
fromthereserve;whereasthismustbedoneby
eachMemberStatesasandwheneachofitsadditional
quotasharesisalmostentirelyusedup,andrepeated
asmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereasthe
inititalandadditionalquotasharesmustbeavailable
foruseuntiltheendofthequotaperiod,whereas
suchmethodofadministration callsforclose
cooperationbetweenMemberStatesandtheCom­
mission,whichmust,inparticular,beabletoobserve
theextenttowhichthequotaamountsareusedand
informMemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,
aconsiderable balanceofoneoftheinitialshares
remainsinoneorotherMemberState,itisessential
thatthatMemberStatepayacertainpercentageofHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Subjecttoanymeasurestakenunderparagraphs2
and4ofthesoleArticleofAnnex1totheAdditional
ProtocolbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCom­
munityandTurkey,aCommunitytariffquotaof
340000metrictonsshallbeopenedfrom1January
to31December1976forthefollowingpetroleum
products,refinedinTurkeyandfallingwithin
Chapter27oftheCommonCustomsTariff:
CCT
headingNoDescription
27.10Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals,otherthancrude;
preparationsnotelsewherespecifiedorincluded,containingnotlessthan
70%byweightofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrombituminousmine­
rals,theseoilsbeingthebasicconstituentsofthepreparations :
A.Lightoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Mediumoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
C.Heavyoils:
I.Gasoil:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Fueloil:
c)Forotherpurposes

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CCT
headingNoDescription
27.10
(cont'd)III.Lubricatingoils;otheroils:
c)TobemixedinaccordancewiththetermsofAdditionalNote7
toChapter27(a)
d)Forotherpurposes
27.11Petroleumgasesandothergaseoushydrocarbons :
B.Other:
I.Commercialpropaneandcommercialbutane
c)Forotherpurposes
27.12Petroleumjelly:
A.Crude:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Other
27.13Paraffinwax,micro-crystalline wax,slackwax,ozokerite,lignitewax,peat
waxandothermineralwaxes,whetherornotcoloured:
B.Other:
I.Crude:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Other
27.14Petroleumbitumen,petroleumcokeandotherresiduesofpetroleumoils
orofoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals :
C.Other
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities.
2.WithintheCommunitytariffquota,Common
CustomsTariffdutiesshallbetotallysuspended .
Withinthelimitsofthequota,thenewMember
Statesshallalsoexemptthepetroleumproducts
concernedfromduty.Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom48000metrictons,
12000metrictons,
122000metrictons,
24000metrictons,
12000metrictons,
36000metrictons,
36000metrictons.
3.Thesecondinstalmentof50000metrictonsshall
constitutethereserve.Article2
1.ThetariffquotareferredtoArticle1(1)shall
bedividedintotwoinstalments .
2.Afirstinstalment,amountingto290000metric
tons,shallbesharedamongtheMemberStates;
theshareswhich,subjecttoArticle5shallbevalid
until31December1976,shallconsistofthe
followingamounts:Article3
1.If90%ormoreofoneoftheinitialsharesof
aMemberState,aslaiddowninArticle2(2),or
90%ofthatsharelesstheamountreturnedintothe
reserve,wheretheprovisionsofArticle5havebeen

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applied,hasbeenexhausted,thatMemberState
concernedshallproceedwithoutdelay,bynotifying
theCommissiontodrawasecondshareequalto
10%ofitsinitialshare,whereappropriaterounded
uptothenextfigure,totheextentthattheamount
inthereserveallows.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshall
proceed,undertheconditionslaiddownin
paragraph1,todrawathirdshareequalto5%of
itsinitialshare,whereappropriateroundedupto
thenextfigure.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallproceed,
underthesameconditions,todrawafourthshare
equaltothethird.
Thisprocedureshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs
1,2and3,MemberStatesmayproceedtodraw
sharessmallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphs
ifthereisreasontobelievethatthosesharesmight
notbeusedup.TheyshallinformtheCommission
ofthereasonswhichledthemtoapplythis
paragraph.
Article4
Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3shallbevaliduntil31December1976.
Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,not
laterthan1October1976,theunusedportionof
theirinitialsharewhich,on15September1976,is
inexcessof20%oftheinitialamount.Theymay
returnagreaterportioniftherearegroundsfor
believingthatsuchquantitymaynotbeusedinfull.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October
1976,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsof
theproductsconcernedeffecteduptoandincluding
15September1976,andchargedagainsttheCom­
munityquotaand,whereappropriate ,theproportion
oftheiroriginalquotasharethatisbeingreturned
tothereserve.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheinitial
shareopenedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewith
Articles2and3andshallinformeachofthemof
theextenttowhichthereserveshavebeenusedas
soonasitreceivesthenotificatio'ns .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5October1976,
notifyMemberStatesofthestateofthereserveafter
thereturnofquotasharespursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupthereserveislimitedtothebalance
availableandforthispurposeshallspecifythe
amountthereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakes
thelastdrawing.
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatwhenadditionalsharesare
drawnpursuanttoArticle3,itispossibleforcharges
tobemadewithoutinterruption againsttheir
accumulatedshareoftheCommunityquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasures
necessarytoensurethatimportersoftheproducts
inquestionestablishedinitsterritoryhavefree
accesstothesharesallocatedtoit.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitsquotasharesshallbedeterminedonthebasis
oftheimportations oftheproductsinquestion
enteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforhomeuse.
Article8
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission ,Mem­
berStatesshallinformitofimportsactuallycharged
againsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselyinordertoensurethatthis
Regulationisobserved.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember "
States.
DoneatBrussels,24November1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
B.VISENTINI