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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)768 final
Brussels.24November1980
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
openingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunityprefer­
entialceilingforcertainpetroleumproductsrefinedinTurkeyand
establishing Communitysupervision ofimportsthereof
(submittedto-r-the-CouncilbytheCommission )
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■EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Asaconsequence oftheAccessionofthenextMemberStatesandthe
"ensuingnegotiations withTurkeyforthepurposeofadjustingher
Association AgreementwiththeCommunity anditsAdditional
Protocol,theCommunitysignedatAnkara,on30June1973,a
Supplementary Protocolwhichwillenterintoforceonratification .
Pendingentry.intoforceoftheProtocoltheCommunityconcluded
anInterimAgreement,intendedtobevalidonlyuntiltheProtocol
doesenterintoforce,inordertosecuretheapplication from
1January1974ofcertainprovisionsoftheProtocolrelatingto
tradeingoods.
TheSupplementary ProtocolandtheInterimAgreementprovide
interaliafortheopeningofanannualCommunitytariffquota
of340000tonnesforcertainpetroleumproductsfallingunder
Chapter27oftheCommonCustomsTariff.
Itisnotpossibletosayatthemomentwhetherthetariff
ι
measureslaiddownbytheseAgreements inTurkey'sfavourshould
begrantedfor1981onthebasisoftheSupplementary Protocol'
oroftheInterimAgreement.TheproposedRegulation annexed
heretoisbasedontheInterimAgreement andwouldtherefore ■'>
havetobeamendediftheSupplementary Protocolenteredinto
forceduringthecourseoftheadoptionprocedure .
TheCommissionisawarethatthisconcession mightbemodified ,
inthecontextofafuturenegotiation withTurkey.Inthe
absenceofadecisiononthisthisproposalisaninstrument
whichwillallowrespect"oftheengagements contracted bythe.
Community. •
ThereforetheCommission reservesthepossibility ofmodifying
thisproposalduringtheproceduretoadaptit,ifnecessary,
tothefinalresultofthenegotiationsb

2.AsaresultofthedcisionbytheCouncilofAssociation in
June1973thatTurkeyshouldbetreatednotlessfavourably
thanthecountriesbenefiting fromgeneralisedtariffpreferences,
theCommission andtheTurkishauthorities havestudiedtheproblem
ofgivingequivalenttarifftreatmentto"boththedeveloping
countries andTurkey.
TheCommunitytariffquotasopenedinfavourofthedeveloping
countriesduringtheyears1971to1973wereconvertedwith
effectfrom1January1974intoCommunity'ceilings,volumes
beingcalculated bytheusualmethod.For1'975thesevolumes
werefixedatthe1974levelsplus12%,for1976.theywere
fixedatthe1975levelplus15%,for1977atthe1976level
plus(forthe^mostpose)4.6%'for1978,1979and1980atthe
1977levels,andfor1981atthe1980levelplus2%.
Whentheproblemhadbeenstudied,theCommissionultimately
recognizedthatalreadyfor1976,inviewoftheprovisions
ofparagraph 4oftheSoleArticleofAnnexItotheAdditional
Protocol,thetariffquotaof340000tonneslaiddownin
Turkey'sfavourshouldbeconvertedintoaCommunityceiling
withthevolumeincreasedprovisionally intheproportions
usedfor.
TheonlypurposeoftheproposedRegulationistoopenin.,
caseoftheseproductsfor1981aCommunityceilingfixedat#
467160tonnesandtosetupCommunitysupervision ofimpor­
tationsoftheseproducts.
3.AdoptionofprecisecommonrulesuniformyappliedbytheMember
Stateswillnecessaryiftheceilingssystemincorporating en­
titlementtoreintroduce thecustomsdutiesistoworksuccess­
fully.Theserequirements canbemetbysettingMPaCommunity
systemforsupervising importsactuallymadefromthepartner
country*MemberStateswillaccordingly requiretotakesteps
toensurethatstatistical dataforthewholeoftheCommunity
canbecollectedrapidly.Forthispurposeimportations will
becountedonlyasthegoodsareactuallyenteredwiththe
customsauthorities forfreecirculation .

StatisticswillbecompiledbyeachMemberStateattheendofeach
monthandwillbeforwardedtoreachtheCommission bythefifteenth .
dayofthefollowingmonthinordertoenableittocommunicate to
MemberStatesbytelexaninclusivereturnoftheimportssystemwill.
callfortheexerciceofcarefulattentionbytherelevantdepartments
intheMemberStatesandforclosecooperation betweenthese
departments andtheCommission ..
Thefollowingsystemwillbeadoptedforsettingoffthemechanism
forreintroducing duties:whenoneoftheinclusivemonthlyreturns
drawnupbytheCommission showsthat75%oftheceilingfigurehas
beenreached,theCommissionwillinformtheMemberStatesandconsul­
tationsmaythenbeheld-particularly intheGrouponEconomic
TariffProblems-eitherattherequestofaMemberStateoronthe
initiative oftheCommission .Thepurposeoftheconsultations will
betoconsiderwhetherornottorecommencecollecting customsduties
atthethird-^country ratewhentheceilinghasactuallybeenreached.
'J
Amonthlyreturnwillcontinuetobemadefortheproductinquestion.
IftheCommission sorequests,returnswillbemadeeverytendays
bytelex,withinatimelimitor5days.
TheCommissionwillthusbeinapositiontotakequickactionto
restorebyregulation customs "dutiesonimportsfromthepartner
countryuntiltheendofthecalendaryear.Naturally,insucha
casereintroduction ofthedutieswouldbeeffective fromadate
fixedbytheregulation eiHdingthedutyreductionlaiddown.
.TheproposedRegulation providesthattheCounciI-shoulddelegate
authority ^totheCommission asregardsapplication oftherules
onceilingsandintroduction ofduties.

TheproposedRegulationonlysketchesageneralframeworkforthe
exerciceofthesepowersinorderthatthemechanismtobeused
canbeflexiblyandrapidlyadjusted,inconsultation withthe
MemberStates.Itispreciselywiththisaimofoptimumefficiency
andrapiditythattheproposedRegulation givestheCommission the
taskofreintroducing thirdcountryratedutiesonimportsofthe
goodsinquestionfromthepartnercountry.
ANNEXProposalforaCouncilRegulation.

PROPOSAL FORA
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
openingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitypreferential
ceilingforcertainpetroleumproductsrefinedinTurkeyandestablishing
Communitysupervisionofimportsthereof
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN Whereastheapplicationoftheceilingrequiresthat
COMMUNITIES , theCommunityshouldberegularlyinformedofthe
trendofimportsoftheseproductsrefinedinTurkey;
tI.., c whereasimportsoftheseproductsshouldthereforebeHavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean „,.„_r„_,r..6.6_ 7...,.•,,,,subjecttoasystemofsupervision ;EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113 ,
thereof, ^ Whereasthisobjectivemaybeattainedbymeansof
anadministrative procedurebasedonsettingoff
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,importsoftheproductsinquestionagainstthe
ceiling,atCommunity level,asandwhenthese
' productsaresubmittedtothecustomsauthorities
Whereas,pendingtheentryintoforceoftheSupple-undercoverofdeclarationsthattheyhavebeenmade
mentaryProtocolsignedinAnkaraon30June1973availableforfreecirculation;whereasthisadministra-
containingtheadjustmentstobemadetotheAgree-tiveprocedure ,mustmakeprovisionforthereintroduc-
mentestablishinganassociationbetweentheEuro->tionQftheCommonCustomsTariffdutyassoonas
peanEconomicCommunityandTurkeyandtothethesaidceilinghasbeenreachedatCommunity
AdditionalProtocol(')consequentontheaccessionofievei•
newMemberStates,theCommunityhasundertaken,
inanInterimAgreement(2)whichrunsonlyforaWhereasthisadministrativeprocedurerequiresclose
limitedperiodpriortotheentryintoforceofthisancjveryrapidcooperationbetweentheMember
Supplementary Protocol,whichisapplicableuntil31-States-andtheCommission,whichmustbeableto
December1974butwhichhasbeenextendedformonitortheamountssetoffagainsttheceilingand
1981inaccordancewiththetermslaiddowninkeeptheMemberStatesinformedthereof;whereas
Article13thereof,toimplementcertainprovisionsofthiscooperationmustbealltheclosertoenablethe
theSupplementary ProtocolrelatingtotradeinCommissiontotakeadequatemeasurestoreintroduce
goods;whereasunderArticle6oftheInterimAgree-theCommonCustomsTariffdutywheneverthe
mentamendingthefirstparagraphoftheSoleArticle •,ceilingisreached,
ofAnnex1totheAdditionalProtocol,theCommu-■ ■
nitymusttotallysuspendthecustomsdutiesappli- ,'
cabletocertainpetroleumproductsfallingwithin
Chapter27oftheCommonCustomsTariff,refinedinHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Turkey,withinthelimitofanannualCommunity :.
tariffquotaOf340000'tonneswhereas,forthe•
productsconcernedaprovisionaladjustmentshould Article1,'
bemadetothesetariffpreferences,consistingessen-. ,
tiallyofsubstitutingfortheCommunitytariffquotaa1.:From1Januaryto31December1981the
Communityceiling-whichamounts,aftersuccessive CommonCustomsTariffdutiesshall,subjectto
increases,tonnes,abovewhichthecustoms,•Article2,betotallysuspendedforthepetroleum
dutiesapplicabletothirdcountriesmaybereintro-products,referredtohereinafter andre­
duced; finedinTurkey,withintheLimitst>T
;v \a'Communityceilingof467160tonnes,
(•)OJNoL293,29.12..1972,p.4. '- .•.'
OJNoL277,3.10.1973,p.2.- ' -

WithintheLimitsofthisceiling^Greeceshallapplydutiescalcu-
tatedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle117ofthe
ActofAccession
2.Thepetroleumproductstowhichparagraph 1appliesarethe
following :

Description
Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombituminousmineralsotherthancrude;prep­
arationsnotelsewherespecifiedorincluded,containingnotlessthan70%by
weightofpetroleumoilorofoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals,theseoils
beingthebasicconstituentsofthepreparations :
A.Lightoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Médiumoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
C.Heavyoils:
I.Gasoils:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Fueloils:
c)Forotherpurposes
III.Lubricatingoils,otheroils:
c)TobemixedinaccordancewiththetermsofAdditionalNote7to
Chapter27(a)
d)Forotherpurposes
Petroleumgasesandothergaseoushydrocarbons :
B.Other:
I.Commercialpropaneandcommercialbutane:
c)Forotherpurposes
'Petroleumjelly:
A.Crude:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Other
Paraffinwax,micro-crystalline wax,slackwax,ozokerite,lignitewax,peatwaxand
othermineralwaxes,whetherornotcoloured:
B.Other:
I.Crude:,
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Other
Petroleumbitumen,petroleumcokeandotherresiduesofpetroleumoilsorofoils
obtainedfrombituminousminerals :
C.Other
(a)Entryunder(hissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities.

3.Importsofthepetroleumproductsreferredtoin
paragraph 1shallbesubjecttoCommunitysupervi­
sion.
Importsoftheproductsshallbesetoffagainst
theceilingasandwhentheyaresubmittedtothe
customsauthoritiesundercoverofadeclarationthat
theyhavebeenmadeavailableforfreecirculation .
5.Theextenttowhichtheceilinghasbeenused
shallbedeterminedatCommunitylevelonthebasis
oftheimportssetoffagainstitinthemannerdefined
inparagraph4.
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
theintervalsandwithinthetimelimitsspecifiedin
Article3ofanyimportseffectedinaccordancewith
theaboverules.
Artide2
AssoonastheceilingreferredtoinArticle1(1)has
beenreachedatCommunitylevel,theCommissionmayissueaRegulationre-introducing theCommon
CustomsTariffdutiesapplicabletothirdcountries
untiltheendofthecalendaryear.
Artide3
MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission not
laterthanthe1.5thdayofeachmonthastatementof
theimportseffectedduringtheprecedingmonth.If
theCommission sorequests,theyshallforwardthis
statement,inrespectof10dayperiods,withinfive
cleardaysoftheexpiryofeachsuch10dayperiod.
Article4
TheCommissionshalltakeallnecessarymeasuresfor
theimplementation ofthisRegulationinclosecooper­
ationwiththeMemberStates.
Artide5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
198t-
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels, . '
FortheCouncil
ThePresident