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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
openingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitypreferential
ceilingforcertainpetroleumproductsrefinedinTurkeyandestablishing
Communitysupervision ofimportsthereof(1983)COM(82)625 final
"■ J"iY\;.."/Brussels.8October1982
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
C0M(82)625final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Asaconsequence oftheAccessionofthenextMemberStatesandthe
ensuringnegotiationswithTurkeyforthepurposeofadjustingherAssocia­
tionAgreementwiththeCommunityanditsAdditionalProtocol,the
CommunitysignedatAnkara,on30June1973,asupplementary Protocol
whichwillenterintoforceonratification .
PendingentryintoforceoftheProtocoltheCommunityconcludedan
InterimAgreement ,intendedtobevalidonlyuntiltheProtocoldoesenter
intoforce,inordertosecuretheapplicationfrom1January1974of
certainprovisionsoftheProtocolrelatingtotradeingoods.
TheSupplementary ProtocolandtheInterimAgreementprovideinteralia
fortheopeningofanannualCommunitytariffquotaof340000tonnesfor
certainpetroleumproductsfallingunderChapter27oftheCommon
CustomsTariff.
Itisnotpossibletosayatthemomentwhetherthetariffmeasureslaid
downbytheseAgreements inTurkey'sfavourshouldbegrantedfor1983on
thebasisoftheSupplementary ProtocoloroftheInterimAgreement .The
proposedRegulationannexedheretoisbaseontheInterimAgreementand
wouldthereforehavetobeamendediftheSupplementary Protocolentered
intoforceduringthecourseoftheadoptionprocedure.
TheCommission isawarethatthisconcessionmightbemodifiedinthe
contextofafuturenegotiationwithTurkey.Intheabsenceofadecision
onthisthisproposalisaninstrumentwhichwillallowrespectofthe
engagementscontractedbytheCommunity.
ThereforetheCommission reservesthepossibilityofmodifyingthis
proposalduringtheproceduretoadaptit,ifnecessary,tothefinalresult
ofthenegotiations .

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2.AsaresultofthedecisionbytheCouncilofAssociationinJune1983that
Tuikeyshouldbetrea'ednotlessfavourablythanthecountriesbenefiting
fromgeneralisedtariffpreferences ,theCommission andtheTurkish
authoritieshavestudiedtheproblemofgivingequivalenttarifftreatment
toboththedevelopingcountriesandTurkey.
TheCommunitytariffquotasopenedinfavourofthedevelopingcountries
duringtheyears1971to1973wereconvertedwitheffectfrom1January
1974intoCommunityceilings,volumesbeingcalculatedbytheusual
method.For1975thesevolumeswerefixedatthe1974levelsplus12%,
for1976theywerefixedattheJ975levelplus15%,for1977atthe1976
levelplus(forthemostpose)4.6%,for1978,1979and1980atthe1977
levels,for1981atthe1980levelplus2%,for1982atthe1981levelplus
10%,andfor1983atthe1982levelplus5%.
Whentheproblemhadbeenstudied,theComissionultimatelyrecognized
thatalreadyfor1976,inviewoftheprovisionsofparagraph4oftheSole
ArticleofAnnexItotheAdditionalProtocol,thetariffquotaof340000
tonneslaiddowninTurkey'sfavourshouldbeconvertedintoaCommunity
ceilingwiththevolumeincreasedprovisionally intheproportionsusedfor.
TheonlypurposeoftheproposedRegulationistoopenincaseofthese
productsfor1983aCommunityceilingfixedat539570tonnesandtoset
upCommunitysupervisionofimportations oftheseproducts.
3.AdoptionofprecisecommonrulesuniformyappliedbytheMemberStates
willnecessaryiftheceilingssystemincorporating entitlementtoreintro­
ducethecustomsdutiesistoworksuccessfully .Theserequirements can
bemetbysettingupaCommunitysystemforsupervisingimportsactually
madefromthepartnercountry.MemberStateswillaccordinglyrequireto
takestepstoensurethatstatisticaldateforthewholeoftheCommunity
canbecollectedrapidly.Forthispurposeimportations willbecounted
onlyasthegoodsareactuallyenteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforfree
circulation .

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StatisticswillbecompiledbyeachMemberStateattheendofeachmonth
andwillbeforwardedtoreachtheCommissionbythefifteenthdayofthe
followingmonthinordertoenableittocommunicate toMemberStatesby
telexaninclusivereturnoftheimportssystemwillcallfortheexerciceof
carefulattentionbytherelevantdepartments intheMemberStatesand
forclosecooperationbetweenthesedepartments andtheCommission .
Thefollowingsystemwillbeadoptedforsettingoffthemechanismfor
reintroducing duties:whenoneoftheinclusivemonthlyreturnsdrawnup
bytheCommissionshowsthat75%oftheceilingfigurehasbeenreached,
theCommissionwillinformtheMemberStatesandconsultations maythen
beheld-particularlyintheGrouponEconomicTariffProblems-eitherat
therequestofaMemberStateorontheinitiativeoftheCommission .The
purposeoftheconsultations willbetoconsiderwhetherornotto
recommencecollectingcustomsdutiesatthethird-country ratewhnthe
ceilinghasactuallybeenreached.
Amonthlyreturnwillcontinuetobemadefortheproductinquestion.If
theCommission sorequests,returnswillbemadeeverytendaysbytelex,
withinatimelimitor5days.
eTheCommission willthusbeinapositiontotakequickactiontorstoreby
regulationcustomsdutiesonimportsfromthepartnercountryuntilthe
endofthecalendaryear.Naturally,insuchacasereintroduction ofthe
dutieswouldbeeffectivefromadatefixedbytheregulationendingthe
dutyreductionlaiddown.
k.TheproposedRegulationprovidesthattheCouncilshoulddelegateauthori­
tytotheCommissionasregardsapplicationoftherulesonceilingsand
introduction ofduties.

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TheproposedReguk,+.iononlysketchesageneralframeworkforthe
exerciceofthesepowersinorderthatthemechanismtobeusedcanbe
flexiblyandrapidlyadjusted,inconsultationwiththeMemberStates.Itis
preciselywiththisaimofoptimumefficiencyandrapiditythatthe
proposedRegulationgivestheCommissionthetaskofreintroducing third
countryratedutiesonimportsofthegoodsinquestionfromthepartner
country.
ANNEX:1ProposaiforaCouncilRegulation.

--Proposa Lfora
COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)*
openingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitypreferentialceilingfor
certainpetroleumproductsrefinedinTurkeyandestablishingCommunitysupervisionof
importsthereof(19)6)
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article 113thereof.
HavingregardtotheproposalFromtheCommis­
sion,
Whereas,pendingtheentryintoforceoftheSupple­
mentaryProtocolsignedinAnkaraon30June1973
containingtheadjustmentstobemadetotheAgree­
mentestablishing anassociationbetweentheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity andTurkeyandtothe
AdditionalProtocol(')consequentontheaccession
ofnewMemberStates,theCommunity hasunder­
taken,inanInterimAgreement(2)whichrunsonly
foralimitedperiodpriortotheentryintoforceof
thisSupplementary Protocol,whichisapplicable
until31December 1974butwhichhasbeen
extendedfor198Jinaccordancewiththetermslaid
downinArticle13thereof,toimplementcertain
provisionsoftheSupplementary Protocolrelatingto
tradeingoods;whereasunderArticle6ofthe
InterimAgreementamendingthefirstparagraphof
theSoleArticleofAnnexItotheAdditional Proto­
col,theCommunity musttotallysuspendthecus­
tomsdutiesapplicabletocertainpetroleumprod­
uctsfallingwithinChapter27oftheCommonCus­
tomsTariff,refinedinTurkey,withinthelimitofan
annualCommunitytariffquotaof340000tonnes:
whereas,fortheproductsconcerned,aprovisional
adjustmentshouldbemadetothesetariffprefer­
ences,consistingessentiallyofsubstitutingforthe
CommunitytariffquotaaCommunityceilingwhich
amounts,aftersuccessiveincreases,to539570
tonnes,abovewhichthecustomsdutiesapplicable
tothirdcountriesmaybereintroduced :
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle 119ofthe1979
ActofAccession,theCounciladoptedRegulation
(EEC)No3555/80of16December1980determin­
ingthearrangements tobeappliedwithregardto
importsintoGreece,originatinginAlgeria,Israel,Malta,Morocco,Portugal.Syria,TunisiaorTur­
key(J);whereas,asaresult,thisRegulationapplies
totheCommunityofNine;
Whereastheapplicationoftheceilingrequiresthat
theCommunity shouldberegularlyinformedofthe
trendofimportsoftheseproducisretinedinTur­
key;whereasimportsoftheseproductsshould
thereforebesubjecttoasystemof--.pervision;
Whereasthisobjecti\-maybeattanedbymeansof
anadministrative procedurebaseJonsettingoff
importsoftheprodivtsinquestionagainst'heceil­
ing,atCommunity level,asandwhentheseprod­
uctsaresubmittedtothecustomsauthr>rn<-sunder
coverofdeclaration-thattheyInveHenm..de
availableforfreecir.alation ;whereast'lis<-dm!~iis-
trativeproceduremusimakepre.ionforther.'n-
troductionoftheCnmmcnCustomsTariffdutyas
soonasihesaidceiiirighasbeen'sallieditCom­
munitylevel;
Whereasthisadminisrative pire"u.res
closeandveryrap'.toocratiunii»a-,svv-rr
berStateandtheC•.nmission,winchr-::,bea^L
tomonitortheamountssetoffagaint■cciiing
andkeeptheMeiberState*infor.idhereof'
whereasthiscooper,'ionmusib*aliThecor.-to
enabletheCommit ;ntotake -n.<res
toreintroduce the^mmonCustom-7.ffddt,
whenevertheceilir-reached.
HASADOPTED TH-SREGULATI IN.
Artide!
1.FromIJanuaryo31December .reCom­
monCustoms'TanfTdutiesshallsubjectto
Article2,betotall>suspendediniheCon--nit)>:
Nineforcertainpetroleumpro-lacts,i•"•rredto
hereinafter andrefinedinTurkevwit.:intrieiimits
ofaCommunityceilingof539j7Qtonnes.
2.ThepetroleumproductstowhichparagraphI
appliesarethefollowing:
(')OJNoL293,29.12.1972,p.4.
(')OJNoL277,3.10.1973.p.2. (>)OJNoL382.3l.l2.l980.pl .

Des.:tniior
Petroleumoilsanooiisobtainedfrombituminousmineralsotherthancrude;
preparationsnorels**herespecifiedorincluded,containingnotlessthan70%
byweightofpetroleumoilorofoilsobtainedIrombituminousminerals,these
oilsbeingthebasicconstituentsofthepreparations :
A.Lightoils:
11!.Forotherpurposes
B.Médiumoils:
III.Forotherpurposes
C\Heavyoils:
I.Gasoils:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Fueloils:
c)Forotherpurposes
III.Lubricatingoils,otheroils:
c)TobemixedinaccordancewiththetermsofAdditionalNote7to
thischapter(a)
d)Forotherpurposes
Petroleumgasesandothergaseoushydrocarbons :
B.Other:
I.Commercialpropaneandcommercialbutane:
c)Forotherpurposes
Petroleumjelly:
A.Crude:
III.Forotherpurposes
B.Other
Paraffinwax,micro-crystalline wax,slackwax,ozokerite,lignitewax,peatwax
andothermineralwaxes,whetherornotcoloured :
B.Other:
I.Crude:
c)Forotherpurposes
II.Other
Petroleumbitumen,petroleumcokeandotherresiduesofpetroleumoilsorof
oilsobtainedfrombituminousminerals:
C.Other
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedby(hecompetent
authorities .

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3.Importsofthepetroleumproductsreferredtoin
paragraph IshallbesubjecttoCommunitysupervi­
sion.
4.Importsoftheproductsshallbesetoffagainst
theceilingasandwhentheyaresubmittedtothe
customsauthoritiesundercoverofadeclaration
thattheyhavebeenmadeavailableforfreecircula­
tion.
5.Theextenttowhichtheceilinghasbeenused
shallbedeterminedatCommunitylevelonthebasis
oftheimportssetoffagainstitinthemanner
definedinparagraph4.
6.MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
theintervalsandwithinthetimelimitsspecifiedin
Article3ofanyimportseffectedinaccordancewith
theaboverules.
Article2
AssoonastheceilingreferredtoinArticle1(1)has
beenreachedatCommunitylevel,theCommissionmayissueaRegulationreintroducing theCommon
CustomsTariffdutiesapplicabletothirdcountries
untiltheendofthecalendaryear.
Article3
MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission not
laterthanthe15thdayofeachmonthastatementof
theimportseffectedduringtheprecedingmonth.If
theCommissionsorequests,theyshallforwardthis
statement,inrespectof10dayperiods,withinfive
cleardaysoftheexpiryofeachsuch10dayperiod.
Article4
TheCommissionshalltakeallnecessarymeasures
fortheimplementation ofthisRegulationinclose
cooperationwiththeMemberSlates.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1983.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident