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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)488 final.
Brussels,13October1977
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
openingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunity
preferential ceilingforcertainpetroleumproductsrefinedin
Turkeyandestablishing Communitysupervisionofimportsoftheseproducts
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheConcussion)
CO::(77)483final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1*Asaconsequence oftheAccession ofthenewMember States and
theensuing negotiations with Turkey forthepurpose ofadjusting
herAssociation Agreement vfith theCommunity anditsAdditional
Protocol ,theCommunity signed atAnkara ,on30June 1973 ,a
Supplementary Protocol which will enter into force onratification .
Pending entry into force ofth?Protocol theCommunity conoluded an
Interim Agreement ,intended tobevalid only until theProtocol does
enter into force ,inorder tosecure theapplication from 1January
1974 ofcertain provisions oftheProtocol relating totrade ingoods .
TheSupplementary Protocol andtheInterim Agreement provide inter alia
.fortheopening ofanannual Community tariff quota of340000motrio
tons foroertain petroleum products falling under Chapter 27ofthe »
Common Customs Tariff .
• ,
Itisnotpossible tosayatthemoment whether thetariff measures
•laid down bythese Agreements inTurkey 'sfavour should begranted
for1978 onthebasis oftheSupplementary Protocol orofthoInterim
Agreement ,thevalidity ofwhioh would have tobeprolonged .The
proposed Regulation annexed horeto isbased onthe Interim Agreement
endwould therefore have tobeamended iftheSupplementary
Protocol entered into force before 1January 1978 .
2»Asaresult ofthedecision bytheCounoil ofAesooiation inJune 1973
.thatTurkey should betreated noless favourably than thecountries
benefiting from generalized tariff preferences ,theCommission andthe
Turkish autherities have studied theproblem ofgiving equivalent tariff
treatment toboth thedeveloping countries andTurkey .
TheCommunity tariff quotas' opened infavour ofthedeveloping countries
during thsyears 1971 "to-1973wereconverted with effect from 1January
1974intoCommunity oeilings ,volumes being oaloulated bytheusual
method .For1975these volumes were fixed aitho1974lovola plus12$,
for1976theywerefixed atthe1975level plus15$,for1977 at
the1976 level ,plus (forthemost pose )4.6% andfor1978 atthe1977
.levels *v;. ,.. ".'

Whentheprobl^m^hadbeenstudied,theCommissionultimatelyrecog^
niaedthat/For1976,Inviewoftheprovisionsofparagraph4ofthe
SoleArticleofAnnex1"totheAdditionalProtocol,thetariffquota
of340000motriotonslaiddowninTurkey1sfavourshould "beoonver~
todintoaCommunityceilingwiththeVolumeincreasedprovisionally
intheproportionsusedfor«
TieonlypurposeoftheproposedRegulationistoopeninthecase
oftheseproductsfor1978aCommunityceilingfixed
at4_>8000metrictons ^-t0BQ^UpCommunity •
supervisionofimportationsoftheseproducts.
TheMemberStates'expertswhoattendedtheconsultationmeetingof
theGrouponEconomioTariffProblems(13/14April1977)expressed'
approvalinprincipleoftheproposedplanofaction,withthe
exceptionofthoseofsomeMemberStateswhomadeawaitingreserve.
3»Adoptionofpreoiseoommonrulesuniformlyapplied "bytheMember
Stateswillbenecessaryiftheooilingssystemincorporating en­
titlementtox'eintrpducethooustomsdutiesistoworksuccessfully#
TheserequirementscanbemetbysettingupaCommunitysystemfor
supervisingimportsactuallymadefromthopartnercountry.Member
Stateswillaccordinglyrequiretotakestepstoensurethatstatisti-.
caldataforthewholeoftheCommunitycanbeoolleotedrapidly.
Forthispurposeimportationswillbecountedonlyasthegoodsare
actuallyentoredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforhomeuse.
StatiaticswillbecompiledbyeachMemberStateattheendofeach•.
.monthandwillbeforwardedtoreachtheCommissionbythefifteenthday
ofthefollowingmonthinordertoenableittocommunicatetoMember
Statesbytelexaninclusivereturnoftheimportssystemwillcallfor
•theexorciseofcarefulattentionVtherelevantdepartmentsinthe
berStagesfindforolosecooperationbetweenthesedepartmentsand
"theCommission. v11 >'

•s.
The.followingsystemwill"beadoptedforsettingoffthemechanism
forreintroducing dutiesswhenoneoftheinclusivemonthlyreturns
drawnupbytheCommission "showsthat75$oftheceilingfigurehas
beenreached,theCommissionwillinformtheMemberStatesandcon­
sultationsmaythen"beheld-particularlyinthoGrouponEconomic
TariffProblems-eithorattherequest,ofaMemberStateorontho
initiativeoftheCommission *Thepurposeoftheconsultations will
betoconsiderwhetherornettorecommencecollecting'customsduties
atthethird-countjyratewht*ntheceilinghasactuallybeenreached.
Amonthlyreturnwillcontinuetobemadeforthoproductinquestion.
IttheCommissioneorequeste,returnswillbemadeeverytendays
bytelex,withinatimelimitoftondays*
ThoCommissionwillthusbeinapositiontotakequiokaotionto
restorebyregulationcustomsdutiesonimportsfromthepartner
countryuntiltheendofthacalendaryear.Naturally,insuohacase
reintrodnction ofthedutieswouldbeeffectivefromadatefixedbythe
regulationendingthedirtyredv.otionlaiddown»
4»TheproposedRegulationprovidesthattheCouncilshoulddelegateautho­
ritytotheCommissionmrog&rdaapplication .ofth©rulesonceilings
endintroduction ofduties.
TheproposedRegulationonlysketchesageneralframeworkfortheexer-
oiseofthesepowersinorderthatthomechanismtobeusedoanbe
flexiblyandrapidlytvijuat-od^inconsultationwiththeMemberStates.
Itispreciselywiththl®aiaofoptimuuefficiencyandrapiditythat
theproposedReflationgivaatheCommissionthetaskofreintroducing
third-countryratedutiesonimportsofthegoodsinquestionfromthe
partnercountry.'
Pjfoposfllfor&Ke/palation *

Proposaifora
CCUiivTLREGULATION (EEC)
openingandprovidingfortheadministration ofa
Communitypreferentialcoilingforcertainpetro»r»
leumproductsrefinedinTvurk«yandestablishing
Communitysupervisionofimportstbeneof
TIH5COUNCILOFTEE3UP.0FEAKCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyees&lOdshingthQEuropeanEoonoraio
Oefminmityf©rsdinpartic,^1ax!Article113thereof.,""
•WavingregardtotheproposalfromtheOorsrnis'sion^*
Whereas,,pendingtheentryintoforceoftheSupplementary Protocol
signedinAnkaraon30June1973containingtheadjustmentstobe
madetotheAgreementestablishing anassociation betweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandTurkeyandtotheAdditional
Protocol(1)consequent ontheaccessionofnewMemberStates,
theCommunityhasundertaken,inanInterimAgreement (2)which
runsonlyfortheperiodpriortotheentryintoforceofthis
Supplementary Protocol,whichisapplicableuntil31December1974
butwhichhasbeenextendedfor1978inaccordance withthe
termslaiddowninArticle13thereof,toimplementcertain
provisionsoftheSupplementary Protocolrelatingtotradein
goods;whereasunderArticle6oftheInterimAgreement
amendingthefirstparagraphof.theSoleArticleofAnnex1
totheAdditionalProtocol,theCommunitymusttotallysuspend
thecustomsdutiesapplicabletocertainpetroleumproducts
fallingwithinChapter27oftheCommonCustomsTariff,refined
inTurkey,withinthelimitofanannualCommunitytariff
auotaof340000tonnes;whereas,fortheproductsconcerned
aprovisional adjustment shouldbemadetothesetariffpreferences ,
consistingessentiallyofsubstituting fortheCommunitytariff
quotaaCommunityceilingwhichamounts,aftersuccessiveincreases,
to4^8000tonnes,abovewhichthecustomsdutiesapplicableto
thirdcountriesmayhereintroduced ;
(1)0JL293of29,12.1972,p.4
C2>0JL277of3.10.1973,p.2.

WhereastheapplicationoftheceilingrequiresthattheCommunityshould
beregularlyinformedofthftnginclofimportsoftheproductsrefinedin
Turkey;whereasimportsoftheseproductsshouldtherefore
besubjectedtoasystemofsupervision;
Whereasthisobjectivemaybeattainedbymeansofanadministrative procedure
basedonsettingoffimportsoftheproducts'inquestionagainsttheceiling,
atCommunityleveUasandwhentheseproductsaresubmittedtothecustoms
authoritiesundercoverofdeclarationsthattheyfiavebeenmadeavailable
forhomeuse;whereasthisadministrative proceduremustmakeprovisionforthe
reintroduction oftheCommon.CustomsTariffdutyassoonasthesaid
ceilinghasbeenreachedatCommunitylevel;
ι
Whereasthisadministrative procedurerequirescloseandveryrapid
cooperationbetweentheMemberStatesandtheCommission,whichmust
•beabletomonitortheamountssetoffagainstthe
cellingandkeeptheMemberStatesinformedthereof;whereasthiscooperation
mustbealltheclosertoenabletheCommissiontotakeadequatemeasures
toreintroducetheCommonCustomsTariffdutywhenevertheceilingis
reached,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
1»From1Januaryto31December1978theCommonCustomsTariffdutiesshall,
subjecttoArticle2,
betotallysuspendedforthepetroleumproducts,refinedinTurkey,
specifiedbelow,withinalimitofaCommunityceilingof458000tonnes:
CCT*
|heading
•NoDescription
•27.10»
Petroleumoilsandoilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals
«
otherthancrude;propara.ti.onsnotelsewherespecifiedor.
included,containingnotleosthan70%woighiiofpe­
troleumoilorofoilsobtainedfrombituminous .minerals,
then©beingtheconstituentsofthe
Preparations i;
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1 2
27.ÏQ
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III#Forotherpurposes s
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·.♦<·-B.Mediumoilsi' .•
III.Forotherpurposes
C.Heavyoilst
/I.Casoilsi
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.* t•■• .«4»II#FueloilaII
,',•o)Porotherpurposes
|•lil#Lubricatingoilstotheroilst
',',•**-''.
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ofAdditionalNote7toChapter27(a)
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' 1*,•
'••'l^V'•,«
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••Petroleumgasesandothergaseoushydrocarbons t
B#Othert "«*-
I*Commercialpropanoandooromeroialbutanei
o)Forotherpurposes
27.12 Petroleum (Jellyi
v-•»'•<A*Crudei
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Other
/I'
.27*13
•/•>'•;.«„,*;
:■•Paraffinwax,mioro-orystalline wax,slackwax,
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©aokerite,lignitewax,peatwaxandethermine­
ralwaxes.whether«rwotcolouredt
ι» '5'·
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Λ·„»·\.·,.ΊB*OtherI --1:
X#Crudef
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'' '''III,Other
f,' •' <
•27«14
iPetroleumbitumen,petroleumcokeandotherresi­
duesofpetroleumoilsorofoilaobtainedfrom
bituminousmineralsi .
•0.Other- <••,•• • .. ..
m...„rim » %.««'»»»■•-f*4M4^4#4k'*•-*-t•*».«■»"•'»>»■»»»■ii'<»w•****
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4
2.Imports ofthepetroleum products referred toinparagraph 1shall be i
subject toCommunity supervision .
3.Imports oftheproducts shall besetoffagainst theceiling asandwhen
they aresubmitted tothecustoms authorities under cover ofadeclaration ;
that they have been made available forhome use .
4.Thereaching oftheceiling shall bedetermined atCommunity level onthe
basis oftheimports setoffagainst itinthemanner defined in [
paragraph 3. I
5.Member States shall inform theCommission attheintervals 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 theend
ofthecalendar year .
Article 3
Member States shall forward totheCommission not later than the
fifteenth dayofeach month astatement oftheimports effected during
thepreceding month .IftheCommission sorequests ,they shall forward
this statement ,inrespect oftendayperiods ,within tenclear dayg of
'the expiry ofeach such tendayperiod .
1 Article 4
;I
TheCommission shall take allnecessary measures fortheimplementation
ofthis Regulation 'inclose cooperation with theMember States .
\
' ' \shall be
I

5
Article 5
The Member States shall forward tothe Commission within
45days ofthepublication ofthis Regulation inthe
Official Journal oftheEuropean Communities ,the
provisions they have adopted with aview toits
appli cation .
Article 6
•This Regulation shall enter into force on1January 1978 ♦
f
' This Regulation shall "bebinding initsentirety
t <•
aarxddirectly applicable inallMember States .
.; : : PorthoCounoil ,
Done atBrussels,' .'• :
••.vV ' ' ;ThePresident

FINANCIAL STATEMENT Date:
1.Budgetlineconcerned :Ch.12Art.120
2.Legalbasis:Art.113oftheTreaty
3.Titleofthetariffmeasure:
ProposalforaRegulationoftheCouncilfortheopeningandmethodof
administration ofaCommunitypreferen.ceceilingforcertainpetroleum
'productsrefinedinTurkeyandforestablishing aCommunitysurveillance
systemforimportsoftheseproducts(1978):%
4.Objectives :
Respectofengagements madewithTurkey
5.Methodofcalculation
-NoofCCT
-Volumeofceiling
'-Quotadutyrate
-DutyrateCCT27.10to27.14
458000metrictons
07.
various
6.Lossofreceipts:
-ifuseistotal:between2116000and3023000EUR*(accordingtothe
typeofproductsimported)
-ifuseiscomparable
withthatofthelast
3years(23%):between486000and695000EUR(accordingtothetype
ofproductsimported)