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REGULATION (EEC)No2777/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of11October1973
ontheopening,allocationandadministrationofaCommunitytariffquotaforcertain
petroleumproductsfallingwithinChapter27oftheCommonCustomsTariffrefined
intheArabRepublicofEgypt
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,shouldbeappliedconsistentlytoallimportsof
theproductsinquestionuntilthequotaisused
up;
—inthelightoftheprinciplessetoutabove,the
Communitynatureofthequotamaybestbe
preservedbyanarrangementallocatingitamong
thoseMemberStates;whereasinorderto
reflectmostaccuratelytheactualdevelopment
ofthemarketintheproductsinquestion,such
allocationshouldbeproportionate totherequire­
mentsoftheMemberStates,calculatedboth
fromthestatisticsofeachMemberState's
importsfromtheArabRepublicofEgyptovera
representative referenceperiodandfromthe
economicoutlookforthequotaperiodin
question;
—however,inviewofthefactthatoverthepast
threeyearsnoneoftheproductsinquestion
refinedintheArabRepublicofEgypthasbeen
importedandthatnoforecastfor1973canbe
made,aninitialsharepercentageofapproxi­
mately25°/oallocatedtoeachoftheMember
Statesconcernedwouldensureafairdistribu­
tionamongthem;Having-regardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommis­
sion;
WhereastheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheArabRepublicof
Egypt(1),hereinaftercalled'theAgreement',andthe
Protocollayingdowncertainprovisionsconcerning
theAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheArabRepublicofEgyptin
consequenceoftheAccessionofnewMemberStates
totheEuropeanEconomicCommunity (2),here­
inaftercalled'theProtocol',providesfortheopening
ofanannualCommunitytariffquotaof360000
metrictonsforcertainpetroleumproductsfalling
withinChapter27oftheCommonCustomsTariff
refinedintheArabRepublicofEgypt;whereas
undertheProtocolthetariffquotashouldbeallo­
catedamongtheMemberStatesasfollows:
200000metrictonsfortheMemberStatesofthe
Communityasoriginallyconstituted,5000metric
tonsforDenmark,5000metrictonsforIrelandand
150000metrictonsfortheUnitedKingdom;
whereasAnnexItotheAgreementprovidesthatthe
dutiesapplicabletothequotashallbeequalto
55°/oofthedutiesoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff;whereasasregardsthedutiestobe
appliedtothequotabythenewMemberStates,the
specialprovisionsoftheProtocolandoftheActof
Accession(8)shouldbeobserved;whereasa
Communitytariffquotaof360000metrictons
shouldthereforebeopenedforthoseproducts;
whereastocomplywiththespecialprovisionsof
theProtocol,separatearrangements shouldbemade
fortheMemberStatesoftheCommunityasorigi­
nallyconstitutedontheonehandandforthenew
MemberStatesontheother;
WhereasasregardsinparticulartheMemberStates
oftheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted :
—equalandcontinuousaccesstothequotashould
beensuredforallimportersandquotaduties—inordertotakeaccountofimporttrendsforthe
productsinquestionintheMemberStates
concerned,thequotaamountshouldbedivided
intotwotranches,thefirsttranchebeingallo­
catedamongthesameMemberStates,the
secondtrancheconstitutingareserveintendedto
coverthelaterrequirements ofthoseMember
Stateswhichhaveuseduptheirinitialquota
shares;whereasinordertoensureacertain
degreeofsecuritytoimportersineachofthose
MemberStatesthefirsttrancheofthequota
shouldbefixedinthiscaseatapproximately
70°/o;
—theinitialquotasharesmaybeusedupat
differentrates;whereas,therefore,toavoid
disruptionofsupplies,anyMemberStatewhich
hasalmostusedupitsinitialquotasharemust
drawanadditionalquotasharefromthe
reserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeach(!)OJNoL251,7.9.1973,p.2.
(2)OJNoL251,7.9.1973,p.87.
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MemberStateaseachoneofitsadditional
quotasharesisalmostusedup,andasmany
timesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitial
andadditionalquotasharesmustbevaliduntil
theendofthequotaperiod;whereasthisform
ofadministration requiresclosecollaboration
betweentheMemberStatesconcernedandthe
Commission ,andtheCommissionmustbeina
positiontofollowtheextenttowhichthequota
volumehasbeenusedupandinformthe
MemberStatesthereof;vadministration ofthequotasharesallocatedto
thateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyone
ofitsmembers;
Whereas,asregardsinparticularthenewMember
States:
—thequotadutiesaretobecalculatedbythenew
MemberStatesprimarilyinaccordancewith
Articles3and4oftheProtocol;
—equalandcontinuousaccesstothequotashould
beensuredforallimportersandquotaduties
shouldbeappliedconsistentlytoallimportsof
theproductsinquestionuntilthequotaisused
up,—if,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,aconsider­
ablequantityoftheinitialquotashareisleft
overinaMemberState,itisessentialthatthat
Stateshouldreturnasignificantproportionto
thereserve,topreventapartofthequotaallo­
catedtotheMemberStatesoftheCommunity
asoriginallyconstitutedfromremainingunused
inoneMemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedin
others;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Subjecttoanymeasureswhichmaybetakenin
applicationofArticle3(2)and(4)ofAnnexIto
theAgreement,aCommunitytariffquotaof
360000metrictonsisopenedfortheperiod1
Novemberto31December1973inrespectofthe
productslistedbelowrefinedintheArabRepublic
ofEgypt:—sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxem­
bourgarejointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningthe
CCTDescriptionofgoods headingNo
27.10 Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals,other
thancrude;preparationsnotelsewherespecifiedorincluded,
containingnotlessthan70°/obyweightofpetroleumoilsorof
oilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals,theseoilsbeingthebasic
constituentsofthepreparations :
A.Lightoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Mediumoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
C.Heavyoils:
I.Gasoil:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Fueloil:
c)Forotherpurposes
III.Lubricatingoils;otheroils:
c)TobemixedinaccordancewiththetermsofAdditional
Note7tothisChapter
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CCT
headingNo Descriptionofgoods
27.11 Petroleumgasesandothergaseoushydrocarbons :
B.Other:
I.Commercialpropaneandcommercialbutane:
27.12c)Forotherpurposes
Petroleumjelly:
A.Crude
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Other
27.13 Paraffinwax,micro-crystalline wax,slackwax,ozokerite,lignite
wax,peatwaxandothermineralwaxes,whetherornotcoloured:
B.Other:
I.Crude:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Other
27.14 Petroleumbitumen,petroleumcokeandotherresiduesofpetroleum
oilsorofoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals :
C.Other
II.Other
Thequotashallbeallocatedandadministeredinaccordancewiththefollowingpro­
visions.
Article3 ProvisionsapplicabletotheMemberStatesofthe
Communityasoriginallyconstituted
Article21.Afirsttrancheof135000metrictonsofthe
amountmentionedinArticle2isallocatedamong
thoseMemberStates;theshareswhich,subjectto
Article6,arevaliduntil31December1973areas
follows :TheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesarepartially
suspendedattheratesindicatedbelowinrespectof
200000metrictonsofthequotareferredtoin
Article1:Germany
Benelux
France
Italy35000metrictons,
30000metrictons,
35000metrictons,
35000metrictons.
2.Thesecondtranche,amountingto65000
metrictons,constitutesthereserve.
Article4CCTheadingNo Rateofduty(%)
27.10AIII 3-3
27.10BIII 3-3
27.10CIc) 1-9
27.10CIIc) 1-9
27.10CIIIc) 2-2
27.10CIIId) 3-3
27.11BIc) 0-8
27.12AIII M
27.12B 3-8
27.13BIc) M
27.13BII 3-3
27.14CII 111.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitial
quotashareasspecifiedinArticle3(1),orofthat
shareminustheportionreturnedtothereserve
whereArticle6isapplied,hasbeenusedup,that
MemberStateshallwithoutdelay,bynotifyingthe
Commission ,drawasecondquotashare,tothe
extentthatthereserveissufficient,equalto15%
ofitsinitialquotashare,roundedupwhereneces­
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Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichusesupthe
reserveislimitedtothebalanceavailableandto
thisendshallspecifytheamountthereoftothe
MemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.
Article8
MemberStatesshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresto
ensurethattheadditionalsharestakenupunder
Article4aresodrawnastoallowforuninterrupted
chargesagainsttheiraccumulated sharesofthe
Communityquota.2.If,afteritsinitialquotasharehasbeenused
up,90%ormoreofthesecondquotasharedrawn
byaMemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshallwithoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommis­
sion,drawathirdquotashare,totheextentthat
thereserveissufficient,equalto7-5°/oofitsinitial
quotashare,roundedupwherenecessarytothe
nextunit.
3.If,afteritssecondquotasharehasbeenused
up,90°/oormoreofthethirdquotasharedrawn
byaMemberStatehasalsobeenusedup,that
MemberStateshall,inaccordancewithparagraph
2,drawafourthquotashareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessiscontinueduntilthereserveisused
up.
-4.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1to3,aMember
Statemaydrawquotashareslowerthanthosefixed
inthoseparagraphsiftherearegroundsfor
believingthatthosefixedmaynotbeusedup.It
shallinformtheCommission ofitsreasonsfor
applyingthisparagraph.ProvisionsapplicabletotheMemberStates
Article9
Aquantityof160000metrictonsofthequota
referredtoinArticle1isallocatedamongthenew
MemberStatesasfollows:
Denmark 5000metrictons,
Ireland 5000metrictons,
UnitedKingdom 150000metrictons.Article5
AdditionalquotasharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle
4shallbevaliduntil31December1973.
Article10
Article6
ThenewMemberStatesshallapplyquotaduties
whichconformwiththerelevantprovisionsofthe
Agreement,theProtocolandtheActofAccession.
ProvisionsapplicabletoallMemberStates
Article11AMemberStatewhichon1December1973has
notusedupitsinitialquotashareshallreturnto
thereservenotlaterthan10December1973the
unusedportionexceeding20°/ooftheinitial
amount.Itmayreturnagreaterportionifthereare
groundsforbelievingthatitmaynotbeusedup.
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan10December
1973,notifytotheCommissionthetotalquantities
oftheproductsinquestionimporteduptoand
including1December1973andchargedagainstthe
Communitytariffquotaandanyquantitiesreturned
tothereserve.1.MemberStatesshallensurethatthequota
sharesallocatedtothemarefreelyaccessibleto
importersoftheproductsinquestionestablishedin
theirterritory.
2.TheextenttowhichtheMemberState'sshares
havebeenusedupshallbeascertainedfromthe
importsoftheproductsconcernedpresentedfor
customsclearanceunderdeclarationsofentryfor
consumption .Article7
Article12TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofthequota
sharesopenedbytheMemberStatespursuantto
Articles3and4andshall,assoonasinformation
reachesit,informeachStateoftheextenttowhich
thereservehasbeenusedup.
Itshall,notlaterthan15December1973,inform
theMemberStatesoftheamountstillinreserve
afterreturnshavebeenmadepursuanttoArticle6.MemberStatesshallregularlyinformtheCommis­
sionofimportsofproductsrefinedintheArabRe­
publicofEgyptactuallychargedagainsttheirquota
shares.

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'Article13 Article14
MemberStatesandtheCommission shallcolla­
boratecloselyinordertoensurethatthisRegula-ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1
tionisobserved. November1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBnussells,11October1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
I.N0RGAARD