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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4014/86
of16December1986
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotaforcertain
petroleumproductsfallingwithinChapter27oftheCommonCustomsTariffandrefinedinSpain
1987)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,question,suchallocationshouldbeinproportiontothe
requirementsoftheMemberStates,calculatedbyreference
tothestatisticsforimportsfromSpainovera
representativeperiodandalsototheeconomicoutlookfor
thequotaperiodconcerned;HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,andinparticularArticles30and31thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,Whereas,inrespectofthelastthreeyearsforwhich
statisticsareavailablethecorresponding importsbyeachof
theMemberStatesrepresentthefollowingpercentagesof
theimportsintotheCommunityfromSpainofthe
productsconcerned:
MemberState 1983 1984 1985
Benelux 4,12,42,3
Denmark — — —
Germany 1,11,51,0
Greece 0,30,9—
France 57,523,948,9
Ireland — —2,8
Italy 8,78,013,4
UnitedKingdom 28,363,331,6Whereas,underArticles30and31oftheActofAccession,
thedutiesapplicableontheimportintotheCommunityof
Tenofcertainpetroleumproductsfallingwithin
Chapter27oftheCommonCustomsTariffandrefinedin
Spain,withinthelimitsofaCommunitytariffquotaof
1424000tonnes,shallbeprogressively abolished;
whereasthesedutieswillbereducedto77,5%ofthebasic
dutieson1January1987;whereas,byderogationfrom
Article30oftheActofAccession,Regulation (EEC)No
443/860)providesthatthebasicdutiesshallbethose
whichactuallyhavebeenappliedon1January1986;
whereas,therefore,toestablishthedutiesapplicableonthe
importoftheseproducts,aCommunitytariffquotashould
beopenedfortheperiod1Januaryto31December1987
for1424000tonnesofthesepetroleumproductsrefined
inSpain,atthedutiesshowninthelistinArticle1;Whereas,inviewofthesefactors,andofmarketforecasts
fortheproductsconcernedandinparticularofthe
estimatessubmittedbycertainMemberStates,initialquota
sharesmaybefixedapproximately atthefollowing
percentages : WhereasArticle1ofProtocol3annexedtotheActof
Accessionprovidesforparticularrulesfortheimportinto
Portugaloftheproductsinquestion,originatinginSpain;
whereas,consequently ,theCommunitytariffquotais
applicableintheCommunityofTen;Benelux 4,3
Denmark 2,6
Germany 2,2
Greece 0,4
France 22,1
Ireland 9,0
Italy 5,4
UnitedKingdom 54,0Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureforall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted accessto
theabovementioned quotaanduninterruptedapplication
oftheratelaiddownforthatquotatoallimportsofthe
productconcernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequota
hasbeenusedup;whereas,havingregardtotheabove
principles,theCommunitynatureofthequotacanbe
respectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamong
theMemberStates;whereas,toreflectasaccuratelyas
possiblethetruetrendofthemarketoftheproductsinWhereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrendsfor
theproductsconcernedinthevariousMemberStates,the
quotavolumeshouldbedividedintotwoinstalments,the
firstbeingsharedbetweentheMemberStatesandthe
secondconstitutingareservetocoveratalaterdatethe
requirementsofMemberStateswhichhaveuseduptheir
initialquotashares;whereas,togiveimportersineach
MemberStateacertaindegreeofsecurity,thefirst
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presentcircumstances befixedatabout65%ofthe
quota;remainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbe
usedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anyoperationrelatingtothe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,WhereastheMemberStates'initialsharesmaybeusedup
atdifferenttimes;whereas,inordertotakethisfactinto
accountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,anyMember
Statewhichhasalmostusedupitsinitialquotashare
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;whereas
thismustbedonebyeachMemberStateasandwheneach
ofitsadditionalsharesisalmostusedup,andrepeatedas
manytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitialand
additionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheendofthequota
period;whereasthismethodofadministration requires
closecooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,andthelattermustbeinapositionto
monitortheextenttowhichthequotavolumehasbeen
usedupandtoinformtheMemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
substantialquantityofaninitialshareremainsunusedin
anyMemberState,itisessentialthatthatMemberState
shouldreturnasignificantproportiontothereserve,to
preventapartofanyCommunitytariffquotafromHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
ArticleI
From1Januaryto31December1987,onimportintothe
CommunityofTen,thecustomsdutiesforthefollowing
products,refinedinSpain,shallbesuspendedatthelevels
shownbelowwithinthelimitsofaCommunitytariffquota
of1424000tonnes:
OrderNoCCT
heading
NoDescriptionRateof
duty(%)
09.0313 27.10Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals,otherthancrude;
preparationsnotelsewherespecifiedorincluded,containingnotlessthan70%by
weightofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals,theseoilsbeing
thebasicconstituentsofthepreparations :
A.Lightoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Mediumoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
C.Heavyoils:
I.Gasoil:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Fueloil:
c)Forotherpurposes
III.Lubricatingoils;otheroils:
c)TobemixedinaccordancewiththetermsofAdditionalNote7tothis
Chapter(a)
d)Forotherpurposes
Petroleumgasesandothergaseoushydrocarbons :
B.Other:1,8
1,8
1,0
1,0
1,2
1,8
0,4
0,5
1,427.11
I.Commercialpropaneandcommercialbutane:
27.12c)Forotherpurposes
Petroleumjelly:
A.Crude:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Other

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OrderNoCCT
heading
NoDescriptionRateof
duty(%)
09.0313
(cont'd)27.13
0,5
1,3Paraffinwax,micro-crystalline wax,slackwax,ozokerite,lignitewax,peatwaxand
othermineralwaxes,whetherornotcoloured:
B.Other:
I.Crude:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Other
Petroleumbitumen,petroleumcokeandotherresiduesofpetroleumoilsorofoils
obtainedfrombituminousminerals:
C.Other:
II.Other27.14
0,5
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities .
Article2
1.Afirstinstalmentamountingto926000tonnesofthe
CommunitytariffquotareferredtoinArticle1shallbe
allocatedamongtheMemberStates;therespectiveshares,
whichsubjecttoArticle5shallbevaliduntil31December
1987shallbeasfollows:3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
moreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehasbeen
usedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordancewiththe
conditionslaiddowninparagraph1,drawafourthshare
equaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallcontinueuntilthereserveisusedup.
Benelux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and3,a
MemberStatemaydrawsharessmallerthanthosefixedin
thoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethatthese
mightnotbeusedup.ItshallinformtheCommissionofits
reasonsforapplyingthisparagraph.(tonnes)
40000
24000
20000
4000
205000
83000
50000
500000
2.Thesecondinstalmentof498000tonnesshall
constitutethereserve. Article4
EachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3
shallbevaliduntil31December1987.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshareas
specifiedinArticle2(1),or90%ofthatshareminusthe
portionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5isapplied,
hasbeenusedup,then,totheextentpermittedbythe
amountofthereserve,thatMemberStateshallforthwith,
bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawasecondshareequalto
15%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothe
nextunit.Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October1987,suchunusedportionoftheirinitial
shareas,on15September1987,isinexcessof20%ofthe
initialvolume.Theymayreturnagreaterquantityifthere
aregroundsforbelievingthatitmaynotbeused.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
moreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberStatehas
beenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,inaccordancewith
theconditionslaiddowninparagraph 1,drawathird
shareequalto7,5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October1987,notify
theCommissionofthetotalquantitiesoftheproductsin
questionimportedupto15September1987andcharged
againsttheCommunitytariffquotaandofanyquantities
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Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles2and3
andshall,assoonasitisnotified,informeachMember
Stateoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan5October
1987,oftheamountsstillinthereserveafterquantities
havebeenreturnedtheretopursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatthedrawingwhichuses
upareservedoesnotexceedthebalanceavailableand,to
thisend,shallnotifytheamountofthatbalancetothe
MemberStatewhichmakessuchlastdrawing.2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthegoodsin
questionagainsttheirsharesasandwhensuchgoodsare
enteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforfreecirculation.
Article8
AttherequestoftheCommission,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsoftheproductsconcernedactually
chargedagainsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelyinordertoensurecompliancewiththis
Regulation .
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1987.Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethatsupplementary sharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3areopenedinsuchawaythatimportsmaybe
chargedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulated
sharesoftheCommunitytariffquotas.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16December1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.HOWE