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REGULATION (EEC)No3155/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of24November1975
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forcertainpetroleumproducts,fallingwithinChapter27oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,refinedinSpain(1976)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,Statescalculatedfrombothstatisticsofimportsfrom
Spainduringarepresentative periodandthe
economicoutlookforthetariffperiodinquestion;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle
113thereof;Whereas,duringthelastthreeyearsforwhich
statisticsareavailable,thecorresponding importsby
eachoftheMemberStatesrepresentthefollowing
percentagesoftheimportsintotheCommunityfrom
Spainoftheproductsconcerned :HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
*
1972 1973 1974
Germany 34-60 49-056-0
Benelux 9-1015-327-2
France 8-4011-211-1
Italy 47-9024-5 5-7WhereastheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandSpain,signedatLuxem­
bourgon29June1970,providesinArticle2(1)
togetherwithArticle3ofAnnexIfortheopening
bytheCommunityofanannualtotalCommunity
tariffquotaof1200000metrictonsofcertain
petroleumproducts,fallingwithinChapter27ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,refinedinSpain;whereas,
pursuanttoArticle2ofthesaidAnnex,thequota
dutyisequalto40%oftheCommonCustomsTariff
dutieseffectivelyappliedinthisyearinrespectof
theproductconcerned;
WhereastheCommunitytariffquotainquestion
shouldbeopenedfortheyear1976;whereas,how­
ever,becauseofthepossibilityofimplementingafter
preferentialarrangements asaresultofanewAgree­
mentbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andSpain,itisnecessarytolimitthequotaperiod
tothedatethenewAgreemententersintoforce;Whereas,inviewofthesefactors,oftheforeseeable
development ofthemarketfortheproductsin
questionandinparticularoftheestimatessubmitted
bycertainMemberStates,initialquotasharesmaybe
fixedapproximately atthefollowingpercentages :
Germany 39
Benelux 17
France 11
Italy 33Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoall
Communityimportersequalanduninterrupted access
totheabovementioned quotaanduninterrupted ap­
plicationoftheratelaiddownforthatquotatoall
importsoftheproductconcernedintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas,
havingregardtotheprinciplesmentionedabove,the
Communitynatureofthequotacanberespectedby
allocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamongthe
MemberStates;whereas,torepresentasclosely
possibletheactualdevelopmentofthemarketinthe
productsinquestion,theallocationshouldfollow
proportionately therequirementoftheMemberWhereastotakeaccountoffutureimporttrendsin
thevariousMemberStatesoftheproductunder
consideration ,thetotalquotavolumeshouldbe
dividedintotwoinstalments,thefirstbeingshared
betweenGermanyandtheBeneluxandthesecond
heldasareservetocoveratalaterdatetherequire­
mentsofthoseMemberStates,havinguseduptheir
initialshare;whereastogiveMemberStateimporters
somecertainty,thefirstinstalmentoftheCommunity
quotamightbefixedat80%ofthequotavolume;

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bourgareunitedinandrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningthe
'administration ofthequotasharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,WhereastheinitialsharesofMemberStatesmaybe
usedupmoreorlessquickly;whereas,therefore,to
avoiddisruptionofsuppliesanyMemberStatewhich
hasalmostusedupitsinitialshare,mustdrawa
supplementary sharefromthereserve;whereasthis
mustbedonebyeachMemberStateaseachoneof
itssupplementary sharesisalmostusedup,andas
manytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitial
andsupplementary sharesmustbevaliduntiltheend
ofthequotaperiod;whereasthisformofadminis­
trationrequiresclosecollaboration betweenthe
MemberStatesandtheCommission ,andtheCom­
missionmustbeinapositiontofollowtheextent
towhichthequotavolumehasbeenusedupand
informtheMemberStatesthereof;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
considerablequantityoftheinitialshareisleftover
inaMemberState,itisessentialthateachState
shouldreturnasignificantproportiontothereserve,
topreventapartoftheCommunityquotafrom
remainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhileitcould
beusedinothers;Article1
From1January1976untilthedateofentryinto
forceofanewAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandSpain,butnotlaterthan
31December1976,andsubjecttothemeasureswhich
mightbetakenpursuanttoArticle3(2)and(4)of
AnnexItotheAgreementbetweentheCommunity
andSpain,theCommonCustomsTariffdutiesin
respectoftheproductsrefinedinSpainandlisted
belowshallbesuspendedpartiallyatthelevels
indicatedforeachofthem,withinthelimitsofa
globalCommunitytariffquotaof1200000metric
tons:Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxem­
CCT
headingNo DescriptionRateofduty
<%)
27.10Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals,
otherthancrude;preparationsnotelsewherespecifiedor
included,containingnotlessthan70%byweightofpetroleum
oilsorofoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals,theseoils
beingthebasicconstituentsofthepreparations :
A.Lightoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Mediumoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
C.Heavyoils:
I.Gasoil:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Fueloil:
c)Forotherpurposes2-4
2-4
1-4
1-4
III.Lubricatingoils;otheroils:
c)Tobemixedinaccordancewiththetermsof
AdditionalNote7tothisChapter(a)
d)Forotherpurposes1-6
2-4
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities.

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CCT
headingNoDescriptionRateofduty
(%)
27.11Petroleumgasesandothergaseoushydrocarbons :
B.Other:
I.Commercialpropaneandcommercialbutane:
c)Forotherpurposes 0-6
27.12Petroleumjelly:
A.Crude:
III.Forotherpurposes 0-8
B.Other 2-8
27.13Paraffinwax,micro-crystalline wax,slackwax,ozokerite,
lignitewax,peatwaxandothermineralwaxes,whetheror
notcoloured :
B.Other:
I.Crude:
c)Forotherpurposes0-8
II.Other 2-4
27.14Petroleumbitumen,petroleumcokeandotherresiduesof
petroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals:
C.Other:
II.Other 0-8
Article2
1.Afirstinstalment,amountingto1000000metric
tonsoftheCommunitytariffquotareferredtoin
Article1,shallbeallocatedamongtheMember
States;therespectiveshares,whichsubjectto
Article5shallbevaliduntiltheendoftheperiod
stipulatedinArticle1,shallconsistofthefollowing
amounts :
Germany 390000metrictons,
Benelux 170000metrictons,
France 110000metrictons,
Italy 330000metrictons.
2.Thesecondinstalmentof200000metrictons
shallconstitutethereserve.
Article3
1.If90%ormoreofoneofaMemberState'sinitial
shareasspecifiedinArticle2(1),orofthatshare
minustheportionreturnedtothereservewhere
Article5isapplied,hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshallwithoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCom­
mission,drawasecondshareequalto15%ofits
initialshare,roundedupwherenecessarytothenext
unit,totheextentpermittedbytheamountofthe
reserve.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenusedup,90%or
moreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,by
notifyingtheCommission ,drawathirdshareequal
to7-5%ofitsinitialshare,roundeduptothenext
unitwherenecessary,totheextentpermittedbythe
amountofthereserve.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenusedup,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMemberState
hasbeenused,thatMemberStateshallinaccordance
withthesameconditions,drawafourthshareequal
tothethird.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs 1,
2and3,aMemberStatemayproceedtodrawshares
smallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphs,ifthere

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availableandforthispurposeshallspecifythe
amountthereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakes
thelastdrawing.
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethat,whenadditionalsharesare
drawnpursuanttoArticle3,itispossibleforcharges
tobemadewithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
accumulatedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
ofthesaidgoodsestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
saidgoodsagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthegoods
areenteredforhomeuse.isreasontobelievethatthosesharesmightnotbe
usedup.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthe
reasonswhichledthemtoapplythisparagraph.
Article4
Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3shallbevaliduntiltheendoftheperiod
stipulatedinArticle1.
Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,not
laterthan1October1976,theunusedportionof
theirinitialsharewhich,on15September1976,isin
excessof20%oftheirinitialamount.Theymay
returnagreaterportioniftherearegroundsfor
believingthatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October
1976,notifytheCommissionofthetotalquantitiesof
thesaidgoodsimporteduptoandincluding
15September1976,andchargedagainsttheappro­
priateCommunitytariffquotaandanyquantitiesof
theinitialsharereturnedtothereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewith
Articles2and3andshallinformeachofthemofthe
extenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedassoonas
itreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5October1976,
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthereserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommission shallensurethatanydrawing
whichusesupthereserveislimitedtothebalanceArticle8
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission ,
MemberStatesshallinformitofimportsactually
chargedagainsttheirshares.
Article9
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall
cooperatecloselyinordertoensurethatthis
Regulationisobserved.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
1January1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24November1975.
Forthe'Council
ThePresident
B.VISENTINI