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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75)329 final .
Brussels ,2July 1975
Proposal fora
,REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
fortheopening andmethod ofadministration ofaCommunity
preference ceiling forcertain petroleum products refined
inTurkey andforestablishing aCommunity surveillance
system forimports ofthese products
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(75 )329final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
\
.Asaconsequence oftheAccession ofthenewMember States and .
theensuing negotiations with Turkey forthepurpose ofadjusting
herAssociation Agreement with theCommunity anditsAdditional
Protocol ,theCommunity signed atAnkara ,on30June 1973 ,a
Supplementary Protocol which will enter into force onratification .
Pending entry into force oftheProtocol theCommunity concluded an
Interim Agreement ,intended to "bevalid only until theProtocol does
enter into force ,inorder tosecure theapplication from 1January
1974 ofcertain provisions oftheProtocol relating totrade ingoods .
TheSupplementary Protocol andtheInterim Agreement provide inter alia
fortheopening ofanannual Community tariff quota of340000metric
tons forcertain petroleum products falling under Chapter 27ofthe
Common Customs Tariff .
Itisnotpossible tosay atthemoment whether thetariff measures
laid down bythese Agreements inTurkey 'sfavour should begranted
for1976 onthebasis oftheSupplementary Protocol oroftheInterim
Agreement ,thevalidity ofwhich would have tobeprolonged .The
proposed Regulation annexed hereto isbased ontheSupplementary
Protocol andwould therefore have tobeamended iftheSupplementary
Protocol did .notenter into force on1January 1976 .
Asaresult ofthedecision bytheCouncil ofAssociation inJune 1973
that Turkey should betreated noless favourably than thecountries
benefiting from generalized tariff preferences ,theCommission andthe
Turkish authorities have studied theproblem ofgiving equivalent tariff
treatment toboth thedeveloping countries andTurkey .
TheCommunity tariff quotas opened infavour ofthedeveloping countries
during theyears 1971 to -1973 were converted with effect from 1January
1974 into Community ceilings ,volumes being calculated bytheusual
method .For1975 these volumes have been fixed atthe1974 levels plus 12$

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Whentheproblemhadbeenstudied.,theCommissionultimatelyrecog­
nizedthatfor1976,inviewoftheprovisionsofparagraph4ofthe
SoleArticleofAnnexItotheAdditionalProtocol,thetariffquota
of340000metrictonslaiddowninTurkey'sfavourshould "beconver­
tedintoaCommunityceilingwiththevolumeincreasedprovisionally
by12%.Thisvolumewouldbesubjecttoadjustmentonthebasisof
theceilingvolumesopenedfor1976underthegeneralizedsystemof
tariffpreferences .Theadjustmentcouldbemadewhenthematteris
beingdealtwithatCouncillevel,ifthatwouldbepossible,orelse
during1976.
TheonlypurposeoftheproposedRegulationistoopeninthecase
oftheseproductsfor1976aCommunityceilingfixedprovisionally
at380800metrictons(340000tons+12%)andtosetupCommunity
supervisionofimportations oftheseproducts.
TheMemberStates1expertswhoattendedtheconsultation meetingof
theGrouponEconomicTariffProblems(14/18April1975)expressed
approvalinprincipleoftheproposedplanofaction.
3.AdoptionofprecisecommonrulesuniformlyappliedbytheMember
Stateswillbenecessaryiftheceilingssystemincorporating en­
titlementtoreintroducethecustomsdutiesistoworksuccessfully .
Theserequirements canbemetbysettingupaCommunitysystemfor
supervising importsactuallymadefromthepartnercountry.Member
Stateswillaccordinglyrequiretotakestepstoensurethatstatisti-.
caldataforthewholeoftheCommunitycanbecollectedrapidly.
Forthispurposeimportations willbecountedonlyasthegoodsare
actuallyenteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforhomeuse.
StatisticswillbecompiledbyeachMemberStateattheendofeach
monthandwillbeforwardedtoreachtheCommissionbythetenthday
ofthefollowingmonthinordertoenableittocommunicatetoMember
Statesbytelexaninclusivereturnoftheimportssystemwillcallfor
■theexerciseofcarefulattentionbytherelevantdepartmentsinthe
MemberStatesandforclosecooperation betweenthesedepartments and
theCommission .

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Thefollowingsystemwill"beadoptedforsettingoffthemechanism
forreintroducing duties:whenoneoftheinclusivemonthlyreturns
drawnupbytheCommissionshowsthat75$oftheceilingfigurehas
beenreached,theCommissi'onwillinformtheMemberStatesandcon­
sultations maythenbeheld-particularly intheGrouponEconomic
TariffProblems-eitherattherequestofaMemberStateoronthe
initiativeoftheCommission .Thepurposeoftheconsultations will
betoconsiderwhetherornottorecommencecollectingcustomsduties
atthethird-country ratewhentheceilinghasactuallybeenreached.
Amonthlyreturnwillcontinuetobemadefortheproductinquestion.
IftheCommissionsorequests,returnswillbemadeeverytendays
bytelex,withinatimelimitoffivedays.
TheCommissionwillthusbeinapositiontotaJcequickactionto
restorebyregulationcustomsdutiesonimportsfromthepartner
countryuntiltheendofthecalendaryear.Naturally,insuchacase
reintroduction ofthedutieswouldbeeffectivefromadatefixedbythe
regulationendingthedutyreductionlaiddown.
4.TheproposedRegulationprovidesthattheCouncilshoulddelegateautho­
ritytotheCommissionasregardsapplication oftherulesonceilings
andintroduction ofduties.
TheproposedRegulationonlysketchesageneralframeworkfortheexer­
ciseofthesepowersinorderthatthemechanismtobeusedcanbe
flexiblyandrapidlyadjusted,^inconsultationwiththeMemberStates.
Itispreciselywiththisaimofoptimumefficiencyandrapiditythat
theproposedRegulationgivestheCommissionthetaskofreintroducing
third-country ratedutiesonimportsofthegoodsinquestionfromthe
partnercountry.
ANTTEX:ProposalforaCouncilRegulation

Proposalfor
Regulation (EEC)NO.../75oftheCouncil
openingandprovidingfortheadministration ofa
Communitypreferential ceilingforcertainpetro^->
leumproductsrefinedinTurkeyandestablishing
Communitycupervision ofimportations ofthese
products
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
havingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic
Community,andinparticularArticle113thereof;
havingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereas,tinderthetermsofArticle7oftheSupplementary Protocol
signedinAnkaraon30June1973containingtheadjustmentstobe
madetotheAgreementestablishing anAssociation betweentheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityandTurkey,andtotheAdditionalProtocol,
consequent ontheAcessionofnewMemberStates,theCommunitymust
eachyeartotallysuspendthecustomsdutiesapplicabletocertain
petroleumproductsfallingwithinChapter27oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,withinthelimitofanannualCommunitytariffquotaof
340000metrictons;whereasfortheproductsconcernedaprovisional
adjustmentofthesetariffpreferences shouldbemadeconsistingbasi­
callyinsubstituting fortheCommunitytariffquotaaCommunitycei­
lingamounting,afteranincreaseof12to380800metrictons,
abovewhichthecustomsdutiesapplicabletothirdcountriesmaybe
reintroduced ;whereasthisadjustmentcanbereviewedinthelight
ofanyrequirements ,inthecourseoftheyeartowhichitapplies;
whereasinaccordancewithArticle9thesaidSupplementary Proto­
colnilratesofdutyaretobeappliedbythenewMemberStatesto
theproductsinquestion;

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; whereasapplicationoftheceilingsystemrequiresthattheCommunity
I shouldbekeptinformedofthetrendofimportsofthesaidproducts
refinedinTurkey;whereasitisthereforedesirabletosubmitim­
portationsoftheseproductstoasystemofsupervision ;
whereasthisobjectiveraybeattainedbyanadministrative method
basedonchargingatCommunityleveltotheceilingimportations ofthe
productsinquestionasandwhenthegoodsareenteredwiththecustoms
authoritiesforhomeuse;whereasthisadministrative methodmustallow
forthepossibility ofreintroducing thecustomstariffdutieswhenthe
saidceilingshavebeenreachedatCommunitylevel;
I whereasthisadministrative methodcallsforcloseandparticularly
; rapidcooperation betweentheMemberStatesandtheCommission ,which
S mustinparticularbeabletokeepunderreviewchargesmadetothe
j ceilingandinformtheMemberStatesthereof;whereastheneedforthe
f Commissiontobeable_totakemeasurestointroducethecustomstariff
: dutieswhentheceilinghasbeenreachedmakessuchcloseco-operation
r
I particularly necessary,,
HASADOFTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Prom1Januaryto31December197°theCommonCustomsTariffduties
andthetariffdutiesofthenewMemberStateswill,subjecttothe
provisionsofArticle2,betotallysuspendedforthepetroleumpro­
ducts,refinedinTurkey,specifiedbelow,withinalimitofa
Communityceilingof380000metrictons:
CCT
heading
NoDescription
1 2
'27.10 Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrom"bituminousminerals
otherthancrude;preparations notelsewherespecifiedor.
included,containingnotlessthan70$byweightofpe­
troleumoilorofoilsoibtainedfrombituminousminerals,
theseoi^sbeingthe"fc^sicconstituentsofthe
Preparations :

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27.10
(continued )A.Light oils :
III .Forother purposes ;
B.Médium oils :
III .For other purposes
C.Heavy oils :
I.Gas oils :
c)Forother purposes
II.Fuel oils :
c)Forother purposes
III .Lubricating oils ,other bils :
c)To "bemixed inaccordance with theterms
ofAdditional Note 7toChapter 27(a)
d)Forother purposes
27.11 Petroleum gases andother gaseous hydrocarbons :
B.Other :
I.Commercial propane and commercial butane :
c)Forother purposes
27.12 Petroleum jelly :
A.Crude :
III .For other purposes
B.Other
27.13
27.14Paraffin wax ,micro-crystalline wax ,slack wax ,
ozokerite ,lignite wax ,peat waxandother mine­
ralwaxes ,whether ornotcoloured :
B.Other :
I.Crude :
c)Forother purposes
II.Other
Petroleum bitumen ,petroleum coke andother resi­
dues ofpetroleum oils orofoils obtained from
bituminous minerals :
C.Other
Entry under this sub-heading issubject toconditions tobedetermined
bythecompetent authorities .

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2.Importations ofthepetroleumproductsreferredtoinparagraph1
shall "besubjecttoCommunitysupervision .
**
3.Importations oftheproductsshallbechargedtotheceilingas
.andwhenthegoodsareenteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesfor
homeuse. .
4.Determination atCommunitylevelofexhaustionoftheceilingshall
"beonthebasisoftheimportations chargedundertheconditions
setoutinparagraph3«
5.TheMemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionoftheimportations
madeundertheproceduresdescribedaboveatthefrequencyand
withinthetimelimitsspecifiedinArticle3.
Article2
WhentheceilingreferredtoinArticle1(l)hasbeenreachedat
CommunityleveltheCommission maybyregulationreintroduce customs
dutiesuntiltheendofthecalendaryearattherateapplicable
tothirdcountries.
Article3
TheMemberStatesshallfurnishtheCommissionnotlaterthanthe
tenthdayofeachmonthwithreturnsofthechargesmadeduringthe
courseofthepreviousmonth.AttherequestoftheCommissionthese
returnsshallbemadefortendayperiods,andinthiscasethere­
turnswillreachtheCommissionwithinfivedaysfromtheendofeach
tendayperiod.
:Article4
TheCommissionshall,actingincloseco-operation withtheMember
States,takeallappropriatestepstoensureapplicationofthis
Regulation *

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Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1976.
ThisRegulationshallhebindinginitsentirety
anddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
FortheCouncil,
DoneatBrussels,
ThePrésident
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