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REGULATION (EEC)No3156/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of24November1975
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forcertainpetroleumproducts,fallingwithinChapter27oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,refinedintheArabRepublicofEgypt(1976)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle
113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;—equalanduninterrupted accesstothequota
shouldbeensuredfor,allimportersandquota
dutiesappliedcontinuouslytoallimportsofthe
saidproductsuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;
—inthelightoftheaboveprinciplestheCommunity
natureofthequotamaybestbepreservedbyan
arrangement allocatingitamongtheMember
States;whereasinordertoprovidethemost
accuratereflectionofactualmarkettrendsforthe
saidproducts,suchallocationshouldbepro­
portionatetotheneedsoftheMemberStates,
calculatedbothfromthestatisticsforeach
MemberState'simportsfromtheArabRepublic
ofEgyptoverarepresentative referenceperiod
andfromeconomicprospectsforthequotaperiod
inquestion;
—inviewofthefacthoweverthatoverthepast
threeyearsthesaidproductshavebeenimported
intoonlyoneMemberState,andinsmallquan­
tities,andthatnoestimatescanbemadefor
1976andinordertoensureafairdistribution
amongtheMemberStatesconcerned,theinitial
percentageshare,havingregardtothepotential
demandforthesaidproductsinthevarious
MemberStates,shouldbeapproximately 25%
each;WhereastheAgreement(*)betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheArabRepublicof
Egypt,andtheProtocol(2)layingdowncertain
provisionsrelatingtotheAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity andtheArab
RepublicofEgyptconsequentontheaccessionof
newMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
Community ,providesfortheopeningofanannual
Communitytariffquotaof360000metrictonsfor
certainpetroleumproducts,fallingwithinChapter27
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,refinedintheArab
RepublicofEgypt;whereastheProtocolprovides
thatthetariffquotashouldbeallocatedamongthe
MemberStatesasfollows:200000metrictonsfor
theCommunityasoriginallyconstituted,5000metric
tonsforDenmark,5000metrictonsforIrelandand
150000metrictonsfortheUnitedKingdom;whereas
AnnexItotheAgreementprovidesthattheduties
applicabletothequotashallbeequalto45%ofthe
dutiesoftheCommonCustomsTariff;whereasas
regardsthedutiesapplicabletothequotabythenew
MemberStates,thespecialprovisionsoftheProtocol
andoftheActofAccessionshouldbecompliedwith;
whereastocomplywiththespecialprovisionsofthe
Protocol,separatearrangementsshouldbemadefor
theMemberStatesoftheCommunityasoriginally
constituted,ontheonehand,andforthenewMem­
berStates,ontheother;
WhereasasregardstheCommunityasoriginally
constituted :—inordertotakeaccountofimporttrendsforthe
productsinquestionintheMemberStates
concerned,thequotaamountshouldbedivided
intotwoinstalments,thefirstinstalmentbeing
allocatedamongthesameMemberStates,the
secondinstalmentconstitutingareserveintended
tocoverthelaterrequirementsofMemberStates
whichhaveuseduptheirinitialquotashares;
whereasinordertoensureacertaindegreeof
securitytoimportersineachMemberState,the
firstinstalmentofthequotashouldbefixedin
thiscaseatapproximately 70%;
OJNoL251,7.9.1973,p.13.
(2)OJNoL251,7.9.1973,p.3.—theinitialquotasharesmaybeusedupat
differentrates;whereas,therefore,toavoid
disruptionofsupplies,anyMemberStatewhich

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Whereas,asregardsthenewMemberStates:
—thequotadutiesshallbecalculatedbythenew
MemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles3and
4oftheProtocol;hasalmostusedupitsinitialquotashare,must
drawanadditionalquotasharefromthereserve;
whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberState
aseachoneofitsadditionalquotasharesisalmost
usedup,andasmanytimesasthereserveallows;
whereastheinitialandadditionalquotashares
shallbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthisformofadministration requiresclose
collaboration betweentheMemberStates
concernedandtheCommission ,andtheCommis­
sionmustbeinapositiontofollowtheextentto
whichthequotavolumehasbeenusedupand
informtheMemberStatesthereof;—equalanduninterrupted accesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallimportersandquota
dutiesshouldbeappliedcontinuously toall
importsoftheproductsinquestionuntilthe
quotahasbeenusedup,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :—if,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,aconsider­
ablequantityoftheinitialquotashareisleftover
inoneoftheMemberStatesconcerned,itis
essentialthatthatStateshouldreturnasignificant
proportiontothereserve,topreventapartofthe
quotaallocatedtotheCommunityasoriginally
constitutedfromremainingunusedinoneMem­
berStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers; Article1
Subjecttoanymeasureswhichmaybetakenin
applicationofArticle3(2)and(4)ofAnnexItothe
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCom­
munityandtheArabRepublicofEgypt,aCommu­
nitytariffquotaof360000metrictonsshallbe
openedfrom1Januaryto31December1976,forthe
productslistedbelowrefinedintheArabRepublic
ofEgypt:—sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxem­
bourgareunitedinandrepresentedbytheBene­
luxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningthe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedto
thateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyany
ofitsmembers;
DescriptionCCT
headingNo
27.10Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals,otherthancrude;
preparationsnotelsewherespecifiedorincluded,containingnotlessthan
70%byweightofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrombituminousmine­
rals,thoseoilsbeingthebasicconstituentsofthepreparations :
A.Lightoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Mediumoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
C.Heavyoils:
I.Gasoils:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Fueloils:
c)Forotherpurposes

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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.
Thequotashallbeallocatedandadministered in
accordancewiththefollowingprovisions.
SECTION ICCTheadingNoRateofduty
(%)
27.10AIII
27.10BIII
27.10CIc)
27.10CIIc)
27.10CIIIc)
27.10CIIId)
27.11BIc)
27.12AIII
27.12B
27.13BIc)
27.13BII
27.14CII2-7
2-7
1-5
1-5
1-8
2-7
0-6
0-9
3-1
0-9
2-7
0-9ProvisionsapplicabletotheCommunityasoriginally
constituted
Article2
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesshallbepartially
suspendedattheratesindicatedbelowfor200000
metrictonsofthequotareferredtoinArticle1:

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Article3 Article6
1.Afirstinstalment,amountingto140000metric
tonsoftheamountmentionedinArticle2,shallbe
allocatedamongtheMemberStates;theshares,
whichsubjecttoArticle6arevaliduntil31December
1976,areasfollows:TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,not
laterthan1October1976,theunusedportionof
theirinitialsharewhich,on15September1976,is
inexcessof20%oftheirinitialamount.Theymay
returnagreaterportioniftherearegroundsfor
believingthatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October
1976,notifytheCommissionofthetotalquantities
ofthesaidgoodsimporteduptoandincluding
15September1976,andchargedagainstthe
appropriateCommunitytariffquotaandany
quantitiesoftheinitialsharereturnedtothereserve.Germany
Benelux
France
Italy35000metrictons,
30000metrictons,
35000metrictons,
40000metrictons.
2.Thesecondinstalmentof60000metrictonsshall
constitutethereserve.
Article7
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles
3and4andshallinformeachofthemofthe
extenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedassoon
asitreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5October1976,
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthereserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle6.Article4
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialquota
sharespecifiedinArticle3(1),orofthatshareless
theportionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle6is
applied,hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall
withoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission ,draw
asecondquotashare,totheextentthatthereserve
issufficient,equalto15%ofitsinitialquotashare,
roundeduptothenextunitwherenecessary.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupthereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
andforthispurposeshallspecifytheamountthereof
totheMemberStatewhichmakesthelastdrawing.2.If,afteritsinitialquotasharehasbeenusedup,
90%ormoreofthesecondquotasharedrawnby
aMemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshall,inthemannerprovidedforinparagraph1,
drawathirdquotashareequalto7*5%ofitsinitial
quotashare,roundedupwherenecessarytothenext
unit.
3.If,afteritssecondquotasharehasbeenusedup,
90%ormoreofthethirdquotasharedrawnbya
MemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shall,inthesamemanner,drawafourthquotashare
equaltothethird.
Thisprocedureshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .Article8
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethat,whenadditionalsharesare
drawnpursuanttoArticle4,itispossibleforcharges
tobemadewithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
accumulatedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs 1,
2and3,aMemberStatemayproceedtodrawshares
smallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphs ,ifthere
isreasontobelievethatthosesharesmightnotbe
usedup.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthe
reasonswhichledthemtoapplythisparagraph.SECTIONII
ProvisionsapplicabletothenewMemberStates
Article9
Article5
Eachoftheadditionalquotasharesdrawnpursuant
toArticle4shallbevaliduntil31December1976.WithinthetariffquotareferredtoinArticle1,the
newMemberStatesshallapplydutiescalculatedin
accordancewiththerelevantprovisionsoftheAct
ofAccession,theAgreementandtheProtocol.

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Article10
Underthequota,160000metrictonsshallbe
allocatedamongthenewMemberStatesasfollows:
Denmark 5000metrictons,
Ireland 5000metrictons,
UnitedKingdom150000metrictons.
SECTIONIII
Generalprovisions2.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitssharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importationsoftheproductsinquestionenteredwith
thecustomsauthoritiesforhomeuse.
Article12
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission ,Mem­
berStatesshallnotifyitofimportsofproducts
refinedintheArabRepublicofEgyptactually
chargedagainsttheirquotashares.
Article13
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselyinordertoensurethatthisRegu­
lationisobserved.
Article14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1976.Article11
1.EveryMemberStateshalltakeallmeasures
necessarytoensurethatimportersoftheproducts
inquestionestablishedintheirterritoryhavefree
accesstothesharesallocatedtoit.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24November1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
B.VISENTINI