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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels ,13june 1979 .
DRAFT COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)TOREGISTER CRUDE
OIL/ORPETROLEUM PRODUCT PURCHASES INTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITY
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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ACTIONSTODEALWITHTHESHORT-TERM
..E1JERGYPROBLEM
Presentoilshortages,thoughsmalloverall,areleadingtoverysharp
increasesinthecostofmarginalsuppliesonspotmarkets,and.are
causingsomeunequaldistribution withincountries.Iftheshortages
continue,theywillmakeitmoredifficultto"buildupstockstoan
acceptablelevel "beforenextwinter.
TheCouncilhasalreadyagreedmeasurestoreduceoildemand.The
Commission nowproposethefollowingfurtheraction
(a)Infonnatjon.Itisimportantthatinformationaboutpricetrends
shouldbeavailabletoGovernments andpublic.Subjecttoagreement
onmattersofdetail,theCommissionwiilprepareaweeklyanalysis
ofthepricesonthespotmarketandoftheconsumerpricesfortie
mainproducts,inaformwhichwillenablethemtobecomparedwith
monthlyinformation onthecostofimportedcrudeoil.
ThisanalysiswillbemadeavailabletoGovernments andPress,and
insuitablysummarised formtoOPEC.
(b)Registration ofoilmrchases.TheCouncilisinvitedtoapprovetae
draftRegulationattachedasanAnnexwhichwillenableGovernments
andtheCommissiontomonitoroilpricesdirectly.Thismonitoring
shouldbeastrongdeterrentagainstspeculative purchasesandyn.ll
allowGovernmentstointroducestrongercontrolsasnecessary.Under
theRegulation ,oilcompanieswillberequiredtonotifyalloil
purchasesaboveaspecifiedpricelevel.
InparallelGovernments shouldgivestrongguidancetooilcompanies
nottobuyoilonspotmarketsatexcessiveprices.'TheCommission
willalsoproposetotheEuropeanCouncilatitsmeetingon21-22June
thatsimilarmeasuresshouldbeadoptedattheTokyoSummitmeeting
ofindustrialcountries.
(c)Reductioninoj1demand.FollowingdecisionsoftheEuropeanCouncil
inMarch,membercountrieshaveintroducedavarietyofmeasuresto
reduceoilconsumptionduringtheremainderof1979»Somecountries
haveintroducedanAllocation Schemeunderwhichoilcompaniesarcadvis
toreducedeliveriestoconsumersbyaspecificamount.
TheCommissionbelievesthatavoluntaryAllocation Schemeofthistype,
orequivalentmeasurestocontroldemand,shouldbestudiedurgently,
tobebroughtintoeffectbeforetheendof1979ifthesituationdoes
notimprove.TheSchemecouldberunonanationalbasisandina
mannerbestsuitedtothecircumstances ofeachcountry,withbroad
coordination atCommunitylevel.Thereductionindeliveries would
bekeptcloselyunderreviewbytheCouncil,whowouldrecommendchanges
asnecessary.
SimilaractionshouldberecommendedforstudybyotherGovernments
representedattheTokyoSummitmeeting.-

DRAFTCOUNCILREGULATIONNo.'//EEC
TOREGISTERCRUDEOILAND/ORPETROLEUM
PRODUCTPURCHASESINTilEEUROPEAN COI-u'-ruMTY
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOIG-IUNITIES,
HAVINGREGARDTOtheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunit;,'
inparticularArticle103,
HAVINGREGARDTOtheCommission'sdraft,
WHEREASacommonenergypolicyisoneoftheobjectivestowhichthe
CommunityiscommittedanditisincumbentupontheCommissionto
proposeappropriate measures;
WHEREASsecurityofsuppliesatstablepricesisoneoftheessential
objectivesofthispolicy;' -
WHEREASinthecaseofsupplydifficulties ,inordertostabilisethe
Communitymarketandpreventabnormalfluctuations occurringonthe
worldmarketfromhavinganadverseeffectontheCommunity,itis
necessarytomonitorallcrudeoilandproductpurchasesthatexceed
thereferenceprice;

WHEREASfinorder"tofurtherthisobjective,allcompaniesareobliged
toregisterallcrudeoilandpetroleumproductpurchaseswhich
exceedthereferenceprice:
• §
WHEREAS,inordertoachievethisobjective,MemberStatesshould
notifytheCommissioneveryweekofdataconcerningpurchasesthat
havebeenregisteredduringthepreviousweek-personsandcompanies
concernedshouldgiveinformationtoMemberStatessothattheywill
beabletoachievetheobjectiveinquestion;
WHEREAStheobligationslaiddowninthisregulationandtheconfidentiality
ofinformation receivedwillbeguaranteed.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
»
Article1
•1.Anypersonorcompanywhichmakesapurchasereferredtoinparagraph 2
atmorethanthereferencepricedeterminedinparagraph3isobliged
tonotifyittotheMemberStateconcernedeachweek.
2.Forthepurposeofthisregulation ,purchasemeans:
a)forcrudeoilfallingwithinheading27.09oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff:allpurchasesdestinedtoberefinedinMemberStates,
b)forpetroleumproductsfallingwithinheading27.10oftheCommon
CustomsTariff:allpurchasesgreaterthan500tonsforthe
internalconsumption ofMemberStates.
3.I?orthepurposeofthisregulationreferencepricemeans:'
a)forcrudeoil:
thepricespublishedbytheproducersplus,whereappropriate ,
transportandinsurancecostsforCIFpurchases,actingasa
basisforterradeliverycontracts.

b)forpetroleum products : -
consumer prices netoftaxinMember States during thepreceding
week ,observed pursuant to Council Directive 76/491/SECof
4.5.76 andpublished intheOfficial Journal bytheCommission .
<• •
Art 3.cle2
Thenotification referred toinArticle 1contains :
–volumes inmetric tons ,
-unit prices ,
-country oforigin , *•
–commercial features ,
–date oftransaction . •
Article 3
Member 'States aretonotify theCommission each week oftheinformation
referred toinArticles 1and 2concerning thepreceding week ,inaggregate
form . -
Article A . ,
1.Information collected pursuant tothis regulation istobetreated
asconfidential .This provision should neither impede the
»
publication ofgeneral information norofasynthesis ,provided
this does notreveal theoperations ofindividual companies .
2.Ifthe Commission establishes the existence ofanomalies or
inconsistencies inthefigures communicated ,itmayaskthe
Member States topermit ittoacquaint itself with theappropriate
unaggregated information supplied bytheundertakings andthe
calculation andassessment procedures used toarrive attheaggregated
information .

! -Article5
TheCommission,withintheparameterslaiddown"bythisregulation,
adoptsimplementing measures.
, Article6
Thisregulationentersinforceon andexpireson
Thisregulationismandatoryinallitsaspectsanddirectly "bindingin
ë.
allMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil