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Propoal for a
COUNCIL DECISION
amending Decision 77/186/EEContheexporting of
crude oil andpetroleum products from one Member State
toanother intheevent ofsupply difficulties
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
/
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
AccordingtoArticle ,1oftheCouncilDecisionof14February1977
ontheexportingofcrudeoilandpetroleumproductsfromone
MemberStatetoanotherintheeventofsupplydifficulties
(77/186/EEC)theCommission maydecidetomakeintra-Community trade
incrudeoil,petroleum,gas/dieseloiIandfueloilsubjectto
asystemoflicencestobegrantedautomatically by.theexporting
MemberState.
Inviewoftheimportanceofliquefiedpetroleum gasincertain
sectorsofuse,particularly inthedomestic,transport and,
petrochemical sectors,ithasbecomeapparentthatLPGshould
alsobeincludedintheproductssubjecttoasystemoflicences.
/

• ■' Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION .
amendingtheDECISION77/186/EEC. '
ontheexportingofcrudeoilandpetroleum
productsfromoneMemberStatetoanotherinthe
eventofsupplydifficulties _
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity-
I
andinparticularArticle103(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilDecision77/186/EECof14February1977onthe
exportingofcrudeoilandpetroleumproductsfromoneMemberStateto
1anotherintheeventofsupplydifficulties ,–;..i""."...;:
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission, •.
Considering theimportanceofliquefiedpetroleum gasincertainsectors
ofuse,particularly inthedomestic,transportandpetrochemical sectors,
Whereasdemandforthisproductislikelytoincreaseinthenearfuture,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION:
Article 1
Thefirstsub-paragraph ofArticle 1(1)ofDecision77/186/EECis
replacedbythefollowing :~~' : -'•
"Wheredifficulties ariseinthesupplyofcrudeoiland/orpetroleum
productsinoneormoreMemberStates,theCommission,actingatthe
requestofaMemberStateoronitsowninitiative andafterholding
consultations withinthegroupprovidedforinDirective 73/238/EEC,may
decidetomakeintra-Community tradeinproductsfallingwithinheading–
No.27.09orsubheading 27.10A,B,CIorCIIor27.11Aofthe
CommonCustomsTariffsubjecttoasystemoflicencestobegranted
automatically bytheexporting MemberState".
Article 2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
OJNo.L61of5March1977,page23.