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of9December1976
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forcertainpetroleumproductsfallingwithinChapter27oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,refinedintheArabRepublicofEgypt(1977)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,WhereastheCommunitytariffquotasinquestion
shouldbeopenedfortheyear1977,andwhereas
however,becauseofthepossibilityofimplementing
otherpreferentialarrangements asaresultofanew
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCom­
munityandEgypt,itisnecessarytoconfinethe
periodofvalidityofthesetariffquotastosuchperiod
asitisnotcoveredbythenewAgreement;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle
113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasasregardstheCommunityasoriginallycon­
stituted:
—equalanduninterrupted accesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallimportersandquota
dutiesappliedcontinuouslytoallimportsofthe
saidproductsuntilthequotahasbeenusedup,WhereastheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheArabRepublicof
Egypt0)andtheProtocollayingdowncertain
provisionsrelatingtotheAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheArabRe­
publicofEgyptconsequentontheaccessionofnew
MemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomicCom­
munity(2),providefortheopeningofanannual
Communitytariffquotaof360000metrictonsfor
certainpetroleumproductsfallingwithinChapter27
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,refinedintheArab
RepublicofEgypt;whereastheProtocolprovides
thatthetariffquotashouldbeallocatedamongthe
MemberStatesasfollows:200000metrictonsforthe
Communityasoriginallyconstituted,5000metric
tonsforDenmark,5000metrictonsforIrelandand
150000metrictonsfortheUnitedKingdom;where­
asAnnexItotheAgreementprovidesthattheduties
applicabletotthequotashallbeequalto45%ofthe
dutiesoftheCommonCustomsTariff;whereasas
regardsthedutiesapplicabletothequotabythenew
MemberStates,thespecialprovisionsoftheProtocol
andoftheActofAccesssionshouldbecomplied
with;whereastocomplywiththespecialprovisions
oftheProtocol,separatearrangements shouldbe
madefortheMemberStatesoftheCommunityas
originallyconstituted,ontheonehand,andforthe
newMemberStates,ontheother;—inthelightoftheaboveprinciplestheCommunity
natureofthequotamaybestbepreservedby
anarrangementallocatingitamongtheMember
States;whereasinordertoprovidethemostac­
curatereflectionofactualmarkettrendsforthe
saidproducts,suchallocationshouldbepropor­
tionatetotheneedsoftheMemberStates,cal­
culatedbothfromthestatisticsforeachMember
State'simportsfromtheArabRepublicofEgypt
overarepresentative referenceperiodandfrom
economicprospectsforthequotaperiodin
question,
—inviewofthefacthoweverthatoverthepast
threeyearsthesaidproductshavebeenimported
intoonlytwoMemberStatesandinsmallquan­
tities,andthatnoestimatescanbemadefor1977
andinordertoensureafairdistributionamong
theMemberStatesconcerned,theinitialpercent­
ageshare,havingregardtothepotentialdemand
forthesaidproductsinthevariousMember
States,shouldbeapproximately 25%each,HOJNoL251,7.9.1973,p.2.
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—sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxem­
bourgareunitedinandrepresentedbytheBene­
luxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningthe
administration ofthequotasharesallocatedto
thateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyany
ofitsmembers;—inordertotakeaccountofimporttrendsforthe
productsinquestionintheMemberStatescon­
cerned,thequotaamountshouldbedividedinto
twoinstalments,thefirstinstalmentbeingallo­
catedamongthesameMemberStatesandthe
secondconstitutingareserveintendedtocover
thelaterrequirementsofMemberStateswhich
haveuseduptheirinitialquotashares;whereas
inordertoensureacertaindegreeofsecurityto
importersineachMemberState,thefirst
instalmentofthequotashouldbefixedinthis
caseatapproximately 70%,Whereas,asregardsthenewMemberStates:
—thequotadutiesshallbecalculatedbythenew
MemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles3and
4oftheProtocol,
—equalanduninterrupted accesstothequota
shouldbeensuredforallimportersandquota
dutiesshouldbeappliedcontinuouslytoallim­
portsoftheproductsinquestionuntilthequota
hasbeenusedup,—theinitialquotasharesmaybeusedupatdifferent
rates;whereas,therefore,toavoiddisruptionof
supplies,anyMemberStatewhichhasalmost
usedupitsinitialquotashare,mustdrawan
additionalquotasharefromthereserve;whereas
thismustbedonebyeachMemberStateaseach
oneofitsadditionalquotasharesisalmostused
up,andasmanytimesasthereserveallows;
whereastheinitialandadditionalquotashares
,shallbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthisformofadministration requiresclose
collaboration betweentheMemberStatescon­
cernedandtheCommission ,andtheCommission
mustbeinapositiontofollowtheextentto
whichthequotavolumehasbeenusedupand
informtheMemberStatesthereof,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Subjecttoanymeasureswhichmaybetakenin
applicationofArticle3(2)and(4)ofAnnexIto
theAgreement .betweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheArabRepublicofEgypt,aCom­
munitytariffquotaof360000metrictonsshallbe
openedfrom1Januaryuntilthedateofentryinto
forceofanewAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandEgypt,butnotlaterthan
31December1977,fortheproductslistedbelow
refinedintheArabRepublicofEgypt:—if,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,aconsider­
ablequantityoftheinitialquotashareisleft
overinoneoftheMemberStatesconcerned,itis
essentialthatthatStateshouldreturnasignificant
proportiontothereserve,topreventapartofthe
quotaallocatedtotheCommunityasoriginally
constitutedfromremainingunusedinoneMem­
berStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers,
CCT
heading Description
No
27.10Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals,otherthancrude;
preparationsnotelsewherespecifiedorincluded,containingnotlessthan
70%byweightofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrombituminousmin­
erals,theseoilsbeingthebasicconstituentsofthepreparations
A.Lightoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Mediumoils:
III.Forotherpurposes

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heading
NoDescription
27.10
(cont'd)C.Heavyoils:
I.Gasoil:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Fueloil:
c)Forotherpurposes
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.
Thequotashallbeallocatedandadministeredinaccordancewiththefollowing
provisions.
SECTION I
ProvisionsapplicabletotheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted
Article2
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesshallbepartiallysuspendedattheratesindicated
belowfor200000metrictonsofthequotareferredtoinArticle1:

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3.If,afteritssecondquotasharehasbeenusedup,
90%ormoreofthethirdquotasharedrawnbya
MemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shall,inthesamemanner,drawafourthquotashare
equaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveisex­
hausted.
4.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1,2and3,the
MemberStatesmayproceedtodrawsharessmaller
thanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthereisreason
tobelievethattheymightnotbeusedup.They
shallinformtheCommission ofthereasonswhich
ledthemtoapplythisparagraph.CCTheadingNoRateofduty
(%)
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
27.14CII 0-9Article5
Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article4shallbevaliduntilthedatedefinedin
Article1.
Article6
Article3
1.Afirstinstalment,amountingto140000metric
tonsoftheamountmentionedinArticle2,shallbe
allocatedamongtheMemberStates;theshares,
whichsubjecttoArticle6arevaliduntilthedate
definedinArticle1,areasfollows:TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,not
laterthan1October1977,theunusedportionof
theirinitialsharewhich,on15September1977,isin
excessof20%oftheinitialamount.Theymayre­
turnagreaterportioniftherearegroundsforbe­
lievingthatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October
1977,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimports
ofthesaidgoodseffecteduptoandincluding
15September1977,andchargedagainsttheCom­
munityquotaand,whereappropriate,theproportion
oftheirinitialsharethatisbeingreturnedtothe
reserve.Germany
Benelux
France
Italy35000metrictons,
30000metrictons,
35000metrictons,
40000metrictons.
2.Thesecondinstalmentof60000metrictonsshall
constitutethereserve.
Article4 Article7
1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialquota
sharespecifiedinArticle3(1),orofthatshareless
theportionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle6is
applied,hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall
withoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission,draw
asecondquotashare,totheextentthatthereserve
issufficient,equalto15%ofitsinitialquotashare,
roundeduptothenextunitwherenecessary.
2.If,afteritsinitialquotasharehasfceenusedup,
90%ormoreofthesecondquotasharedrawnby
aMemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shall,inthemannerprovidedforinparagraph 1,
drawathirdquotashare,equalto7-5%ofitsinitial
quotashare,roundedupwherenecessarytothenext
unit.TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewith
Articles3and4andshallinformeachStateofthe
extenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedupassoon
asitreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5October
1977,notifytheMemberStatesoftheamountin
reserveafterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle
6.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawing
whichusesupthereserveislimitedtothebalance
availableand,forthispurpose,shallspecifythe
amountthereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakes
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Article8 SECTIONIII
GeneralprovisionsTheMemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasures
toensurethatwhenadditionalsharesaredrawn
pursuanttoArticle4itispossibleforimportstobe
countedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumu­
latedsharesoftheCommunitytariffquotas.Article11
SECTIONII1.EveryMemberStateshalltakeallmeasures
necessarytoensurethatimportersoftheproductsin
questionestablishedintheirterritoryhavefreeaccess
tothesharesallocatedtoit.
2.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itssharesshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importationsoftheproductsinquestionenteredwith
thecustomsauthoritiesforhomeuse.ProvisionsapplicabletothenewMemberStates
Article9 Article12
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission,Mem­
berStatesshallnotifyitofimportsofproductsre­
finedintheArabRepublicofEgyptactuallycharged
againsttheirquotashares.WithinthetariffquotareferredtoinArticle1,the
newMemberStatesshallapplydutiescalculatedin
accordancewiththerelevantprovisionsoftheActof
Accession,theAgreementandtheProtocol.
Article13Article10
MemberStatesandtheCommission shallcollaborate
closelyinordertoensurethatthisRegulationis
respected.Underthequota,160000metrictonsshallbeallo­
catedamongthenewMemberStatesasfollows:
Denmark 5000metrictons,
Ireland 5000metrictons,
UnitedKingdom150000metrictons.Article14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,9December1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.J.J.MERTENS