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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)772 final
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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
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amendingRegulations (EEC;No1893/79and(EEC)No2592/79concerning
registration ofcrudeoilandpetroleumproductimportsintheCommunity
(submittedtotheCouncilby,theCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.FollowingthetroublesinIrantheCounciladoptedon23August1979
Regulation (EEC)No1892/79introducing registration forcrudeoiland/or ;
petroleumproductimportsintheCommumtyasameansofmonitoringoilpricesoni
themarket.
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2.WiththeadoptionofRegulations (EEC)No2592/79and(EEC)No649/80the i
Councillaiddownrulesforcarryingouttheregistration ofcrudeoiland j
petroleumproductimportsintheCommunity. j
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3.ThebasicRegulation (EEC)No1893/79andthecomplementary Regulation (EEC)
No2592/72layingdowntherulesforcarryingoutregistration ofcrudeoil j
importshavebeenrenewedseveraltimesbutwillexpireon31December1981. !
4.Theothercomplementary Regulation (EEC)No649/80layingdowntherulesfor
carryingouttheregistration ofpetroleumproductimportsexpiredon !
30June1981.
5.Thesystemthoughsetuptomonitormarketpricesinaperiodofpressure, 1
s
hasturnedouttobealsoagoodmeansofobtaininginnormalcircumstances
abetterpictureofthetermsandconditions onwhichtheMemberStatesand
theCommunityobtaintheirsuppliesofcrudeoil.Itsretentionforaperiod
ofayear,despitethefactthattheworldmarketpositionisrelatively
satisfactory ,iswarranted bythecontinuinguncertainty inthemarket,by
thedetailedinformation providedbytheinformation systematnationaland
Communitylevels,andbythecontribution whichthesystemmakestowards
meetingtheobjectiveofpricetransparency .
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6.Greaterflexibility inthesupplyofparticular itemsofinformation onthe
Commissionis,however,desirableinordernottoplacetoogreatastrain
onMemberStates'administrations innormalcircumstances .Theparticular
itemsofinformation inquestionwillbesuppliedtotheCommissiononlyif
thisiswarrantedbydramaticchangesinthemarketsituation.

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulations (EEC)No1893/79and(EEC)No2592/79
concerningregistration ofcrudeoilandpetroleumproductimportsinthe
Community
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
ι
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity /,
andinparticularArticle103thereof/
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission/
!
WhereastheCouncil/bymeansofRegulation (EEC)No1893/79/aslast
2amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No481/81,whichexpireson31December1981/intro­
ducedregistration forcrudeoilandpetroleumproductsintheCommunity;
WhereastheCouncil/bymeansofRegulation (EEC)No2592/79"^/aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No481/81/'whichexpireson31December1981/laiddownthe-
rulesforcarryingoutthesaidregistration ;
WhereasinviewofthesupplysituationtheMemberStatesandtheCommission
shouldberegularlyinformedofthecostofcrudeoilsuppliesandwhereas
accordingly thesystemforprovidinginformation oncrudeoilimportsshould
beretained;
WhereastheCommission doesnotneedcertaindetaileditemsofinformation
exceptinaperiodofmarketpressure,
0JL220/30.8.1979/p.1.
20JL52/27.2.1981.
30JL297/24.11.1979/p.1.

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HASADOPTfDTHISRÉGULATION S
Article 1
InArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No1893/79andArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)
No2592/79"31December1981"isherebyreplacedby"31December1982".
Article 2
Article4(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No2592/79isherebyreplacedbythefollowing
"2.Furthermore,wherethemarketsituationsowarrantsandinordertogivea
betterpictureoftheconditions underwhichimportshavetakenplace,the
MemberStatesshalltransmittotheCommission,atitsexpressrequestmade
afterconsultingtheMemberStates,thepricesoftheprincipaltypesofcrude
oilcalculated bytranchesofthevolumeimportedinaccordance withthe
implementing arrangements adoptedbytheCommission pursuanttoArticle7."
Article 3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublication inthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyfrom1January1982.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident