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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)415 final
Brussels,8September1978
\ Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION
amendingDecision77/186/EEContheexportingof
crudeoilandpetroleumproductsfromoneMember
Statetoanotherintheeventofsupplydifficulties
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(78)415final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Thediscussions whichtheCommissiondepartments haveheldwiththe
MemberStatesconcerningtheformulation ofdetailedrulesforthe
application oftheCouncilDecisionhavebroughttolighta'
probleminthetextoftheCouncilDecision;thismustberectifiedat
theearliestopportunity ,'' * '
i.e.itmustbepossibletorevokeexportlicenceswhichhavebe6nissued
andwhichcanhaveonemonth'svalidity.Theabsenceofsuchaprocedurefrom
thetextoftheDecisionmayimpedetheoperationoftheCommunity-wide
emergencymachinerybecausetheexportingMember
Statesmayapplythenationalsafeguardclause(art.4oftheDecision)
soonerthannecessary.Inordertoavoidthissituation,theCommission
hasdecidedtointroduce aproposalofamendmenttotheCouncil.
2.Thepresentproposalaimstoincorporateinthelegalmachinerysetupby
theDecisionaCommunityprocedurebywhichMemberStatesmay,undercertain
circumstances ,revokeexportlicenceswhichhavebeenissued.Thisprocedure
isbasedontwomainprinciples :
-anexportlicencemayberevokedsolelybyCommission decision
subjecttorevocationormodification bytheCouncil^whichprecludes
unilateralrevocation byMemberStates;and .'
-revocationisrestrictedtoonlythosecasesofabuseliabletocompro­
misethesecurityofsuppt?»ofoneormo.reMemberStates.

Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION
amendingDecision77/186/EEContheexportingofcrudeoil
andpetroleumproductsfromoneMemberStatetoanotherin
theeventofsupplydifficulties
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity/andin
particularArticle103(4)thereof:
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament .
WhereasArticle 1ofCouncilDecision77/186/EECof14February1977ontheex­
portingofcrudeoilandpetroleumproductsfromoneMemberStatetoanotherin
theeventofsupplydifficulties ^providesthatexportlicencesshallbegranted
foraminimumperiodof15workingdaysandamaximumofonemonth;
Whereasincertaincasestherevocation ofexportlicencesmaybeauthorized to
preventanyabuseprejudicial tothesupplyofoneormoreMemberStates,and
whereastheaforementioned Decisionshouldbeamendedaccordingly,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article 1
Decision77/186/EECisherebyamendedasfollows:
1.Thesecondsubparagraph ofArticte1(1)isamendedtoreadasfollows:
"Licencesshallbegrantedwithoutdelayandfreeofadministrative charges
inrespectofanyquantityrequested,foraminimumof15workingdaysanda
maximumofonemonth,saveasotherwiseprovidedinArticle4a."
2.AnArticle4awordedasfollowsisinsertedafterArticle4:"TheCommission
may,attherequestofaMemberStateandafterconsulting thegroupprovided
forinDirective 73/238/EEC,authorizethatMemberStatetorevokeorshorten
theperiodofvalidityofexportlicencesissuedtotheextentnecessaryto,
preventanyabusewhichmightcompromise thesecurityofsupplyoftheMember
Stateconcerned .
0JNoL61,5.3.1977,p.23

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TheCouncilshall,attherequestofaMemberState,meetwithin48hoursto
amendorrevoke,byaqualifiedmajority,theDecisionoftheCommission."
-Artiele2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil