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of18November1974
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forcertainpetroleumproductsfallingwithinChapter27oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,refinedintheArabRepublicofEgypt
dutiesappliedcontinuouslytoallimportsof
thesaidproductsuntilthequotahasbeenused
up;
■—■inthelightoftheaboveprinciplestheCom­
munitynatureofthequotamaybestbepreserved
byanarrangementallocatingitamongtheMem­
berStates;whereasinordertoprovidethemost
accuratereflectionofactualmarkettrendsfor
thesaidproducts,suchallocationshouldbe
proportionate totheneedsoftheMemberStates,
calculatedbothfromthestatisticsforeachMem­
berState'simportsfromtheArabRepublicof
Egyptoverarepresentative referenceperiodand
fromeconomicprospectsforthequotaperiodin
question;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereastheAgreement(*)betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheArabRepublicof
EgyptandtheProtocol(2)layingdowncertain
provisionsrelatingtotheAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheArab
RepublicofEgyptconsequentontheaccessionof
newMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomicCom­
munityprovidesfortheopeningofanannual
Communitytariffquotaof360000metrictonsfor
certainpetroleumproductsfallingwithinChapter27
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,refinedintheArab
RepublicofEgypt;whereastheProtocolprovides
thatthetariffquotashouldbeallocatedamongthe
MemberStatesasfollows:200000metrictonsfor
theCommunity asoriginallyconstituted,5000
metrictonsforDenmark,5000metrictonsfor
Irelandand150000metrictonsfortheUnitedKing­
dom;whereasAnnexItotheAgreementprovides
thatthedutiesapplicabletothequotashallbeequal
to45%ofthedutiesoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff;whereas,asregardsthedutiesapplicable
tothequotabythenewMemberStates,thespecial
provisionsoftheProtocolandoftheActof
Accessionshouldbecompliedwith;whereasto
complywiththespecialprovisionsoftheProtocol,
separatearrangements shouldbemadeforthe
MemberStatesoftheCommunity asoriginally
constituted ,ontheonehand,andforthenew
MemberStates,ontheother;
WhereasasregardstheCommunity asoriginally
constituted :
—equalanduninterrupted accesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallimportersandquota—inviewofthefact,however,thatoverthepast
threeyearsthesaidproductshavebeenimported
intoonlyoneMemberState,andinsmall
quantities,andthatnoestimatescanbemade
for1975and,inordertoensureafair
distributionamongtheMemberStatesconcerned,
theinitialpercentageshare,havingregardtothe
potentialdemandforthesaidproductsinthe
variousMemberStates,shouldbeapproximately
25%each;
—inordertotakeaccountofimporttrendsfor
theproductsinquestionintheMemberStates
concerned,thequotaamountshouldbedivided
intotwoinstalments ,thefirstinstalmentbeing
allocatedamongthesameMemberStates,the
secondinstalmentconstitutingareserveintended
tocoverthelaterrequirementsofMemberStates
whichhaveuseduptheirinitialquotashares;
whereas,inordertoensureacertaindegreeof
securitytoimportersineachMemberState,the
firstinstalmentofthequotashouldbefixedin
thiscaseatapproximately 70%;
HOJNoL251,7.9.1973,p.13.
(2)OJNoL251,7.9.1973,p.3.—theinitialquotasharesmaybeusedupat
differentrates;whereas,therefore,toavoid
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hasalmostusedupitsinitialquotasharemust
drawanadditionalquotasharefromthereserve;
whereasthismustbedonebyeachMember
Stateaseachoneofitsadditionalquotashares
isalmostusedup,andasmanytimesasthe
reserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditional
quotasharesshallbevaliduntiltheendofthe
quotaperiod;whereasthisformof
administration requiresclosecollaboration
betweentheMemberStatesconcernedandthe
Commission ,andtheCommission mustbein
apositiontofollowtheextenttowhichthe
quotavolumehasbeenusedupandinform
theMemberStatesthereof;
—if,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablequantityoftheinitialquotashare
isleftoverinoneoftheMemberStates
concerned,itisessentialthatthatStateshould
returnasignificantproportiontothereserve
topreventapartofthequotaallocatedtothe
Community asoriginallyconstitutedfrom
remainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhenit
couldbeusedinothers;
—sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedby
theBeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningtheadministration ofthequota
sharesallocatedtothatEconomicUnionmaybe
carriedoutbyanyoneofitsmembers;
Whereas,asregardsthenewMemberStates:
—thequotadutiesshallbecalculatedbythenew
MemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles3
and4oftheProtocol;
—equalanduninterrupted accesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallimportersandquota
dutiesshouldbeappliedcontinuously toall
importsoftheproductsinquestionuntilthe
quotahasbeenusedup,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Subjecttoanymeasureswhichmaybetakenin
applicationofArticle3(2)and(4)ofAnnexIto
theAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheArabRepublicofEgypt,a
Communitytariffquotaof360000metrictonsshall
beopenedfrom1Januaryto31December1975
fortheproductslistedbelowrefinedintheArab
RepublicofEgypt:
CCT
heading DescriptionNo
27.10 Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals,otherthan
crude;preparationsnotelsewherespecifiedorincluded,containingnot
lessthan70%byweightofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrombitumi­
nousminerals,thoseoilsbeingthebasicconstituentsofthepreparations :
A.Lightoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Mediumoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
C.Heavyoils:
I.Gasoil:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Fueloil:
c)Forotherpurposes
III.Lubricatingoils;otheroils:
c)TobemixedinaccordancewiththetermsofAdditionalNote7
toChapter27(a)
d)Forotherpurposes
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities .

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CCT
heading
NoDescription
27.11 Petroleumgasesandothergaseoushydrocarbons :
B.Other:
I.Commercialpropaneandcommercialbutane:
c)Forotherpurposes
27.12 Petroleumjelly:
A.Crude:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Other:
27.13 Paraffinwax,micro-crystalline wax,slackwax,ozokerite,lignitewax,
peatwaxandothermineralwaxes,whetherornotcoloured:
B.Other:
I.Crude:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Other
27.14 Petroleumbitumen,petroleumcokeandotherresiduesofpetroleumoils
orofoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals :
C.Other
Article3
1.Afirstinstalmentof140000metrictonsofthe
amountmentionedinArticle2shallbeallocated
amongtheMemberStates;theshareswhich,subject
toArticle6,arevaliduntil31December1975are
asfollows:Thequotashallbeallocatedandadministered in
accordancewiththefollowingprovisions .
SECTION I
ProvisionsapplicabletotheCommunity
asoriginallyconstituted
Article2
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesshallbepartially
suspendedattheratesindicatedbelowfor200000
metrictonsofthequotareferredtoinArticle1:Germany
Benelux
France
Italy35000metrictons
30000metrictons
35000metrictons
40000metrictons
2.Thesecondinstalmentof60000metrictons
shallmakeupthereserve.
Article4
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitial
quotasharespecifiedinArticle3(1),orofthat
sharelesstheportionreturnedtothereservewhere
Article6isapplied,hasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshallwithoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCom­
mission,drawasecondquotashare,totheextent
thatthereserveissufficient,equalto15%ofits
initialquotashare,roundeduptothenextunit
wherenecessary.
2.If,afteritsinitialquotasharehasbeenusedup,
90%ormoreofthesecondquotasharedrawnCCTheadingNoRateofduty
%
27.10AIII 2-7
27.10BIII 2-7
27.10CIc) 1-5
27.10CIIc) 1-5
27.10CIIIc) 1-8
27.10CIIId) 2-7
27.11BIc) 0-6
27.12AIII 0-9
27.12B 3-1
27.13BIc) 0-9
27.13BII 2-7
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Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichusesupthe
reserveislimitedtothebalanceavailableandto
thisendshallspecifytheamountthereoftothe
MemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.
Article8
MemberStatesshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresto
ensurethatadditionalsharestakenupunderArticle
4aresodrawnastoallowforuninterrupted charges
againsttheiraccumulatedsharesoftheCommunity
quota.byaMemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshall,inthemannerprovidedforin
paragraph1,drawathirdquotashare,equalto
7-5%ofitsinitialquotashare,roundedupwhere
necessarytothenextunit.
3.If,afteritssecondquotasharehasbeenused
up,90%ormoreofthethirdquotasharedrawn
byaMemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshall,inthesamemanner,drawafourth
quotashareequaltothethird.
Thisprocedureshallbefolloweduntilthereserve
hasbeenusedup.
4.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1to3,aMember
Statemaydrawsmallersharesthanthosefixed
intheseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethat
thosefixedmightnotbeusedup.Itshallinform
theCommission ofitsreasonsforapplyingthis
paragraph.SECTION II
ProvisionsapplicabletothenewMemberStates
Article9
Article5
Additionalquotasharesdrawnpursuantto
Article4shallbevaliduntil31December1975.WithinthetariffquotareferredtoinArticle1,the
newMemberStatesshallapplydutiescalculatedin
accordancewiththerelevantprovisionsoftheAct
ofAccession,theAgreementandtheProtocol.
Article6
AMemberStatewhichon15September1975has
notusedupitsinitialquotashareshallreturnto
thereservenotlaterthan10October1975the
unusedportionexceeding20%oftheinitialamount.
Itmayreturnagreaterportionifthereisreasonto
believethatitmaynotbeusedup.
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan10October1975,
notifytheCommissionofthetotalquantitiesofthe
productsinquestionimporteduptoandincluding
15September1975andchargedagainsttheCom­
munitytariffquotaandanyquantitiesreturnedto
thereserve.Article10
Underthequota,160000metrictonsshallbe
allocatedamongthenewMemberStatesasfollows:
Denmark 5000metrictons
Ireland 5000metrictons
UnitedKingdom150000metrictons
SECTION III
Generalprovisions
Article7
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofthequota
sharesopenedbytheMemberStatespursuantto
Articles3and4andshall,assoonasinformation
reachesit,informeachStateoftheextenttowhich
thereservehasbeenusedup.
Itshall,notlaterthan15October1975,informthe
MemberStatesoftheamountstillinthereserveafter
returnshavebeenmadepursuanttoArticle6.Article11
1.EveryMemberStateshalltakeallmeasures
necessarytoensurethatimportersoftheproducts
inquestionestablishedintheirterritoryhavefree
accesstothesharesallocatedtoit.
2.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitssharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisof
theimportationsoftheproductsinquestionentered
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collaboratecloselyinordertoensurethatthis
Regulationisrespected.Article12
MemberStatesshallregularlyinformtheCom­
missionofimportsofproductsrefinedintheArab
RepublicofEgyptactuallychargedagainsttheir
quotashares.
Article13
MemberStatesandtheCommission shallArticle14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
1January1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18November1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
Ch.BONNET