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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)486 final.
Brussels,29September1978
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC? .
openingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunity
preferential ceilingforcertainpetroleumproductsrefined
inTurkeyandestablishing Communitysupervisionofimports
thereof(1979)
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
C0M(78)486final

.\FXPL /MOmf WÛRAfnJUM -
iAeaconsequence oftheAccession ofthenewMember States and .
theensuing negotiations with Turkey forthopurpose ofadjusting
herAneoclation Agreement with theCommunity anditsAdditional
 »
Protoool ,theCommunity signed atAnkara ,on30June 1973 »a
Supplementary Protoool which will enter into force onratification .
Ponding ancry into force ofthpProtocol theCommunity conoluded on
Interim Agreement ,intended to "bevalid only until theProtocol does
enter into force ,inorder tosecure theapplication from 1January
1974 ofcertaih provision© oftheProtoool relating totrade ingood r.
y. ■ • . ■ . - j
TheSupplementary Protocol andtheInterim Agreement provide inter alia
fortheopening ofanermus.1 Community tariff <jo.ota of340000motrio
tons forcertain petroleum product efalling under Chapter 27ofthe •
Common Customs Tariff *
• t
Itisnotpossible toeayatthemoment whether thetariff measures
laid down \jythese Agreements inTurkey 'sfavour should begranted
for197^o*i'thobasis oftheSupplemental Protocol orofthoInterim
Agreement ,thovalidity ofwhich would have tobeprolonged *The
proposed Regulation annexed horeto isbased ontho Interim Agreement
mdwould therefore havo tobeamended iftheSupplementary
Protoool entered into force before 1January 1979 ..
Aaaresult ofthedecision theCouncil ofAssociation inJuno 1973
thatTurkey should betreated noless favourably than thecountries
benefiting from generalised tariff preferences ,tfeeCommission andtho
Tvurkiuh authorities have studied theproblem ,ofgiving equivalent tariff
treatment toboth thedeveloping oountrios andTurkey . ^
ThaCommunity tariff tfwotas' opened infavour ofthedeveloping countries
during thsy«ays 1973 -to1973 were converted with effect from 1January
1974IntoCommunity oelHngSp volumes "boing oaXoulatod bythausual
method .Por1975thesa volumes were "fixed attho1974lovole 'plus 12$ ,
for1976theywwa'.fixed .attha1975levol plus15#,■for1977 at
the1976 level ,plus (forthemost pose )4.6% andfor1978 /atthe1977
_leve'.^., ' ,■ \■'' ■'V . ,and"1979

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When thoproblem hartbeen studied ,"theCommission ultimately reoog ^-alreauj
nizedthai /For1976 ,inview oftheprovisions ofparagraph 4of "the
.■Sole ArUole ofAnnex 1tothoAdditional Protocol ,thotariff quota
I'of34.0000wotrio tons laid down inTurkey 'sfavour should beoonver -
!'.•todinto aCommunity ceiling with thevolume increased provisionally
intheproportions used for *
♦
onlypurpose ofthoproposed Regulation xstoopen inthe case
'ofthese products for1979 aCommunity ceiling fixed
at458000metrio tons • _^andtosetupCommunity •:
supervision ofimportations ofthese products#
.3»Adoption ofprecise common rules •uniformly applied "bytheMember r.
States will benooessary ifthoooilings system incorporating en­
•titlement toreintroduce thooustoms duties istowork successfully *
>
'•These roctuirements canbemotbysotting upaCommunity system for " ■
'•supervising imports aotually made from thopartner oountry .Member
States will accordingly roquir© totake steps ,toensure that etatisti -.
caldata forthewhole oftheCommunity canbecollected rapidly .
Forthia purpose importations will becounted only asthegood .2 t
; ■actually entered With thecustoms authorities forhomo ubqo '.'
1
* * *
Statistics will bocompiled byeach Member State attheendofeach
month and vd'J.X beforwarded toreach tha Conwsiseion bytna fr'.ft'eenth day
ofthefell owi).»g mouth inordc :-.-to'enable itto'oommunioato toMember
States bytelox an .inclusive oftheimport neyaieir .■fill call fox 5'
' oxojrica ofosce-^ful attonti^n '"ythe d^pari^nts intho
Mombor Stetea' tovqIcgio .ocop6re ^?/n -thM *'dspAr^fieais a-ftd ;
"h<5Cowii'sciojrw ., : :,>":•

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The.followingaystemwillbeadoptedforBettingoffthemechanism
i*orreintroducing duties:whenonooftheinclusivemonthlyreturns
drawnupbytheCommissionshowsthat73$oftheceilingfigurehaa
been-reached,theCom?))isa.vontd.llinformtheMemberStatesandcon­
sultationsmaythenbeheld–particularlyinthoGrouponEoonomie
TariffProblems–^ithorattherequestofaMemberStateorontho
initiativeoftheCommisaAon *Thopurposeoftheconsultations will
betoconsiderwhetherornettorecommenoocollecting'ouatomaduties
atthothird-countjyratewh«nthaoeiliuwhasactuallybeenreaohed.
4
Amonthlyreturnwillcontinuetobemadeforthoproductinquestion*
Ifth-aCommissionborequiieto,returnswillbemadeeverytondays
bytelex,withina.timelimitof5days.
TheCommissionwillthusbeinapositiontotakoquiokaotionto
restorebyregulationauotomsdutiesonimportsfromthopartner
countryuntiltheendofthacalendaryear*Naturally,inouohacase~
reiutroduction ofthedutieswouldboeffeotivefromadatefixedbythe
regulationendingthedutyredv.otionlaiddown#
4**heproposedR^GulatiooprovidesthatthaCouncilshoulddolegateautho­
ritytotheCommiaaionmragardaapplication .oftherulesonooilin^a
endintroduotionofduties.
ThepropoeydRegulationonlyoketohenatfonoralframeworkfortheexer–
oisoofthosepowero^a'.norcUirthatthoMechanismtobeusedoanbe
flexiblyandrepidlywijustod^AnconsultationwiththoMemberStates.
It.(.0preciselywiihthieaimofoptimumefficiencyandrapiditythat
"thsproposedftotfulat.iongivea<ihoOomroAeaionthotoakofreintroducing
third-ooun^ii-yyfttddut.-loa,oaimportsofthagoodsAnquestionfromthe
pwrtaox*country. •, .•>.
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• Proposâtfora
nnnff.^TT.nKCTILATIOW (EEC.).
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openingandprovidingfor.theadministration oftt
Cwnrnuiitypreferential coilinffforcertainpetwr
leumproductsrefinedinTurlwyandestablishing
Cominuni'fcysupervisionofimportethereof
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Ti£ECOUNCILOFHUTSiSUROPSANfCO^IUIOTIKS ,
Havingregard-tothaTreatyes'tfaliUohinfithoEuropeanEconomic
Oomtn\mitytandinparticularArtiolfl3.3.3thereof*
■havingregardtotheproposalfrom"theCommission ,,
Whereas,pendingthe«?ntryintoforceoftheSupplementaryProtocol
signedinAnkaraon30June1973containingtheadjustmentstobe
madetotheAgreementestablishing anassociationbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandTurkeyandtotheAdditional
ProtocolCI)consequentontheaccessionofnewMemberStates,
theCommunityhasundertaken,inanInterimAgreement(2)which
runsonlyfortheperiodpriortotheentryintoforceofthis
Supplementary Protocol/whichisapplicableuntil31December1974
butwhichhasbeenextendedfor197,9inaccordancewiththe
termslaiddowninArticle1*3thereof/toimplementcertain
provisionsoftheSupplementary Protocol ,relatingtotradein
goods;whereasunderArticle6oftheInterimAgreement
amendingthefirstparagraphoftheSoleArticleofAnnex1
totheAdditionalProtocol,theCommunitymusttotallysuspend
thecustomsdutiesapplicabletocertainpetroleumproducts
fallingwithinChapter27oftheCommonCustomsTariff/refined
inTurkey,withinthelimitofan-annualCommunitytariff
auotaof340000tonnes;whereas,fortheproductsconcerned
aprovisional adjustment shouldbemadetothese'tariffpreferences ,
consistingessentiallyofsubstituting fortheCommunitytariff
quotaaCommunityceilingwhiohamounts,aftersuccessive increases ,
to458000tonnes,abovewhichthecustomsdutiesapplicableto
thirdcountriesmaybereintroduced J•
<1)0JL293of29.12.1972,p.4:
(2)OJL277of3.10,1973,p.2.

2
Whereas theapplication oftheceiling requires thattheCo-unity should
beregularly informed ofthetrendofimports oftheproducts refined in
Turkey ;whereas imports ofthese products should therefore
besubjected toasystem ofsupervision ;
Whereas thisobjective maybeattained bymeans ofanadministrative procedure
based onsetting offimports oftheproducts 'inquestion against theceiling ,
atCommunity level ,asandwhenthese products aresubmitted tothecustoms
authorities under cover ofdeclarations thattheytUvebeenmadeavailable
fnrhomeuse;whereas thisadministrative procedure mustmakeprovision forthe
reintreduction oftheCommon .Customs Tariff dutyassoonasthesaid
ceiling haisbeen reached atCommunity le/©l$ i
Whereas thisadministrative procedure requires close and very .rapid
cooperation between theMember States andtheCommission ,,which must
■beable to monitor the amounts setoffagainst the
ceiling endkeeptheMember Stat©# informed thereof ;whereas thiscooperation
must beallthacloser toenable theCommission totake adequate measures
toreintroduce theCommon Customs Tariff duty whenever theoeiling is
reached , .
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION t '
Article 1
1#From 1January to31December 1979 theCommon Customs Tariff duties shall ,
subject toArticle 2,
betotally suspended forthepetroleum products ,refined inTurkey ,
specified below# within ®limit ofaCommunity ceiling of458000tonnes :
CCT •»
» i
heading -'
•No ■• •" ■Description ■ •4 .
♦ ♦ -,
1 2
',27.10 .
w
t,•1
\I, ♦ •
.■Potroleum oils iwidoils obtained from "biifUminouB minnralo
tother than cmidoj propagations notelsewhere specified or ,
inoludod ,containing notless than 70$"bywoi(jht ofpe­
troleum oilorofoils e&talnod from Mturoinous .minerals ,
'1 t,. I•
these tho constituent *ofthe ''
. -.Preparations 11,•

■27.10
-(oontinued)
•ι
•«i.♦A.Lightoils) '••
Ill*Forotherpurposest ■.
'B«ïfediumoilst
■XXX*Forotherpurposes
C*Heavyoils* .■
X*Casoilst
o)Foro-j:herpurposes
XX*Fuoloilas
V'.. -■-■.
.•,•o^Forotherpurposes
.'XiX#Lubricatingoils,otheroils:
fo)bemixedinaooordanoe v/iththeterms
ofAdditionalNote7toChaptor27(a),
,•'d)Forotherpurposes
27-11,/iPetroleumgasesandothergaseoushydrocarbons t
B,*Othert'• .''-Ifc-- >
X«Corameroialpropaneandoomraeroialbutanet
o)Forotherpurposes
27.12
»•.
·Γ
27.13"'
•·'ι
»4*,
■■27*H.\.</rPetroleum^ellyi
A.Crud8î
XIX»Forotherpurposes
SUOther .
v•~
■•'•Peraffinwax,micro-crystalline wax,slackwax,"
oaokerite,Halitewax,peatwaxandotherwine­
;'{r&lwaxes,whetherornotcolouredi.
'«.ri3*Othert '• .
/■ • .'«
s ■'X*Crudet
W^.Iao;Forotherpurposes
XX*Other♦1
Petroleumbitumen,potroleumookeandotherresi­
duesofpetroleumoilsorofoilsobtainedfrom
t ,bituminousmineralsI."
•0*Other-•;
'*M■*.«•« iw*•*«*•> •
taeubjaoi;toconditionstobodetermined®ythooompatwkftuthorlWMr ■v.:.■•'

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I
2.Imports ofthepetroleum products referred toinparagraph 1shall be
subject toCommunity supervision .
3.Imports oftheproducts shall besetoffagainst theceiling asandwhen
they aresubmitted tothecustoms authorities under cover ofadeclaration
that they have been made available for home use .
4.Thereaching oftheceiling shall bedetermined atCommunity level onthe
basis oftheimports setoffagainst itinthemanner defined in
paragraph 3.
5.Member States shall inform theCommission atthe intervals andwithin
thetime limits specified inArticle 3ofanyimports effected in
accordance with the above rules .
Article 2
Assoon astheceiling referred toinArticle 1(l)has "been reached at
Community level ,theCommission may issue aRegulation reintroducing the
Common Customs Tariff duties applicable tothird countries until the end
ofthe oalendar year .
Article 3
Member States shall forward tothe Commission not later than the
fifteenth dayofeach month astatement oftheimports effected during
thepreceding month .IftheCommission sorequests ,they shall forward
this statement ,inrespect of .tendayperiods ,within tenclear daye of
•theexpiry ofeach auoh 5dayperiod®
Artici »4
TheCommisaion shall tak ;;allnecessary measures fortheimplementation
ofthis Regulation -'inclose cooperation wi theMember States .
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»-5
Article5
•.'.ThisRegulationshallenterIntoforceon1January1979..
f-'.v'•'ThieRegulationshallbebindinginitsentirety'
anddireofclyapplicableinallMemberStaiea..
•',.,\j'>vPortheCounoil»
DoneatBrvao«els », •r '
,. i1 *■»V.Vr\ ■■■ ;•.;y••V7;-ThePresident'.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT Pate:
1.,.Budgetlineconcerned :Ch„12Art,120
2.Legalbasis:Art.113oftheTreat/
3.Titleofthetariffmeasure:
ProposalforaRegulationoftheCouncilfortheopeningandmethodof'
administration ofaCommunitypreferen.eeceilingforcertainpetroleum
productsrefinedinTurkeyandforestablishing aCommunitysurveillance
systemforimportsoftheseproducts '■%
4.Objectives : .''
ι
Respectofengagements madewithTurkey
5.Methodofcalculation :
-NoofCCT :27.10to27.H
-Volumeofceiling;458000metrictons
~Quotadutyrate:0%
-DutyrateCCT:.various
6.Lossofreceipts:12>S"S~tA