TO ENSURE UNIFORM APPLICATION OF THE NOMENCLATURE AND RATES OF DUTY OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , THE SAID CONDITIONS MUST BE LAID DOWN BY COMMUNITY PROVISIONS ;
WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1535/77 OF 4 JULY 1977 DETERMINING THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH CERTAIN GOODS ARE ELIGIBLE UPON IMPORTATION FOR A FAVOURABLE TARIFF ARRANGEMENT BY REASON OF THEIR END-USE ( 5 ) SETS OUT BOTH THE GENERAL AND MINIMUM CONDITIONS GOVERNING SUCH GOODS ; WHEREAS THAT REGULATION IS ALSO APPLICABLE TO THE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ;
WHEREAS , HOWEVER , IN VIEW OF THE SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS ARISING OUT OF THE PARTICULAR NATURE AND END-USE OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION , AND OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE OPERATIONS TO WHICH THEY ARE SUBJECTED , SPECIAL PROVISIONS ARE NEEDED AS REGARDS THE IMPOSITION ON THE PERSON CONCERNED OF CERTAIN SPECIAL OBLICATIONS AND AS REGARDS COMMON STORAGE ; WHEREAS , MOREOVER , IN THE CASES COMING WITHIN ADDITIONAL NOTES 5 ( N ) AND 6 TO CHAPTER 27 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , THE PERIOD WITHIN WHICH END-USE MUST TAKE PLACE SHOULD REMAIN AT SIX MONTHS ;
WHEREAS THE PROVISIONS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF NOMENCLATURE ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
1 . SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLES 2 TO 5 HEREUNDER , COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1535/77 SHALL APPLY TO PETROLEUM PRODUCTS .
2 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS REGULATION , ' PETROLEUM PRODUCTS ' SHALL MEAN THE GOODS LISTED IN THE ANNEX HERETO .
ARTICLE 2
THE PERSON CONCERNED SHALL BE REQUIRED TO FURNISH THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES , AT THEIR REQUEST , WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION :
( A ) AT THE TIME OF THE APPLICATION FOR AUTHORIZATION , A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANT TO BE USED FOR THE PROPOSED TREATMENTS ;
( B ) THE NATURE OF THE PROPOSED TREATMENTS ;
( C ) THE DESCRIPTION AND QUANTITY OF THE PRODUCTS TO BE USED ;
( D ) IN CASES WHERE ADDITIONAL NOTES 5 ( N ) AND 6 TO CHAPTER 27 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF APPLY , THE DESCRIPTION , QUANTITY AND TARIFF CLASSIFICATION OF THE PRODUCTS OBTAINED .
THE PERSON CONCERNED SHALL , IN ADDITION , ENABLE THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES , TO THEIR SATISFACTION , TO TRACE THE PRODUCTS IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OR ESTABLISHMENTS OF THE UNDERTAKING DURING THE COURSE OF THE TREATMENT .
ARTICLE 3
THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 5 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1535/77 SHALL APPLY TO PETROLEUM PRODUCTS , SAVE AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN ADDITIONAL NOTES 5 ( N ) AND 6 TO CHAPTER 27 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF .
ARTICLE 4
1 . BY WAY OF DEROGATION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 6 ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1535/77 , THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES MAY AUTHORIZE THE COMMON STORAGE OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS , PUT INTO FREE CIRCULATION IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PROVISIONS