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COMMISSION OETHEEUÎiQïEÂN COMMUNITTES
COM(72))1205final
Brussels,12October1973
Proposalfora
COUNCILDIRECTlVE
concerningmeasuresdesignedtoattenuatetheeffects
ofthedifficulties inherentinhydrocarbon supplies
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
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C0M(72)1205final

COM(72)1205
ProposalforaCouncilDirective
concerningmeasuresdesignedtoattenuatetheeffects
ofthedifficulties inherentinhydrocarbonsupplies
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle103thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee;
Whereascrudeoilandimportedoilproductsoccupyanincreasingly
importantpositioninthesupplyofenergyproductstotheCommunity;
whereasanydifficulty ,eventemporary,resultinginareductioninthe
supplyofproductsoriginating fromthirdcountrieswouldbeliableto
causeseriousdisturbances intheeconomicactivityoftheCommunity
anditis-thereforeimportanttobeabletocompensatefororatleast
toattenuatetheharmfuleffectsofsuchacontingency ;
Whereassupplydifficulties couldariseunexpectedly anditisaccordingly
essentialtointroducethenecessarymeasuresforthwith;
WhereastothisendalltheMemberStatesshouldpossessthenecessary
powerstoenablethemtotaketheappropriate measures,incaseofneed,
withoutdelayandinaccordancewiththebasicandproceduralprovisions
oftheTreaty,andinparticularwithArticle .103thereof;

Whereassomeharmonization -ofthesepowersisnecessarytofacilitate
thecoordination ofnational -measureswithin,theframeworkof
consultation atCommunitylevel}--
Whereasitisalsoappropriatetosetupforthwithanadvisorytody
capableoffacilitating thecoordination ofsuchconcretemeasuresas
mayhavetobetakenbytheMemberStates;
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE:
Article 1
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallthenecessarymeasurestoconferupon
thecompetentauthorities powersenablingthemintheeventof
hydrocarbon supplydifficulties tos
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-allotthesestockstotheconsumers;
-obligetheoilundertakings togiveprioritytocertaincategoriesof
consumersasregardsoilproducts;
-restrictconsumptionspecifically ortotally,dependingonthe
anticipatedshortageofsupplies;
-regulatepriceswiththeaimofpreventingrisesofaspeculative
nature.
Article2
TheMemberStatesshallappointthepermanentadministrative bodies
responsibleforimplementing themeasurestobetakeninpursuanceof
thepowersreferredtoinArticle1. '•
10JNo.L308/14,23December1968.

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Article3
1.Ifdifficulties ariseinsuppliesofhydrocarbons totheCommunity
ortoaMemberState,theCommissionshallconvenetinderits
chairmanship ,attherequestofaMemberStateoronitsown
initiative,agroupofexpertswhoshallbenamedbeforehandas
membersofthatgroup.
2,Thisgroupshallundertakethenecessaryconsultations tofacilitate
thecoordination ofthemeasurescontemplated .
Article4
1.TheMemberStatesshallcommunicate totheCommission :
-Theprovisionsmeetingtheobligations definedbythisDirective
whicharepriortothedateofitscomingintoforce;
-Thedraftlawsandregulations whichtheycontemplate adoptingin
pursuanceofthisDirective.
2.TheCommissionshallwithinthreemonthsexpressanopinionon
conformityofthisDirectivewiththeprovisions communicated under
Section 1above.
3.TheMemberStatesshallcommunicate totheCommissionthelawsand
regulationsreferredtointhesecondparagraphofSection1assoon
astheyhavebeenadopted.
4.TheMemberStatesshallcommunicatetotheCommissiontheappointment
andtermsofreferenceoftheadministrative bodiesreferredtoin
Article2whoshallberesponsibleforimplementing themeasuresto
betaken.

TheMemberStatesshallintroducethelawsandregulationsnecessary
toconformwiththeprovisionsofthisDirectivewithinayearafter
thedateofnotification thereof.
Article6
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCounoil
ThePrésident