CELEX: 51990PC0043
Language: en
Date: 1990-02-28
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2592/79 LAYING DOWN RULES FOR CARRYING OUT THE REGISTRATION OF CRUDE OIL IMPORTS IN THE COMMUNITY PROVIDED FOR IN REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1893/79

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                         COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                                                  C0MC90) 43 final
                                                                                  Brussels, 28 February 1990
                                                                Proposal for a
                                                          COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
                          amending Regulation (EEC) No 2592/79 l a y i n g down r u l e s f o r     carrying
                              out the r e g i s t r a t i o n of crude o i l imports i n t h e Community
                                      provided f o r i n Regulation (EEC) No 1893/79
                                                    (presented by the Commission)
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                  EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. The Registration of crude oil imports was set up on
28, August 1979 ( Regulation(EEC) No. 1893/79 ) by the
Council in the aftermath of the troubles in Iran .
2. With the adoption of Regulation(EEC) No.2592/79 the
Council laid down rules for carrying out the Registration
of crude oil imports in the Community .
3. The basic Regulation(EEC) No.1893/79 and the
complementary Regulation (EEC) No.2592/79 laying down the
rules for carrying out registration of crude oil imports
have been renewed to 31 December 1991 by Regulation(EEC)
No.4152/88 .
4. The system has functioned very well and provides us
with the quickest source of information on crude oil
supply costs for the Community .
5.After consulting Member States' administrations and
receiving their positive response , it is now proposed to
simplify the reporting requirements under this regulation
to accord with the changed trading conditions prevailing
in international oil markets . This will relieve
operators of the obligation to report certain data no
longer relevant to analysing the supply costs of crude
oil in the Community.
6. By making these changes we shall be bringing our
reporting requirements into line with those of national
administrations and other international organisations .
7.Member States will no longer be required to report on
transactions concerning affiliates/non-affiliates and
transactions on the basis of continuing and non-
continuing supply arrangements .Minimum and maximum
prices and credit days will no longer be required nor
will FOB prices . Member States will still report FOB
prices on a quarterly basis under Regulation 76/491/EEC .
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                              Proposal for a
                         COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
  amending Regulation (EEC) No 2592/79 laying down rules for carrying
       out the registration of crude oil imports in the Community
               provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1893/79
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
and in particular Article 103 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                               1
Whereas, the Council, by means of Regulation (EEC) No 1893/79 , as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4152/88^, which expires on 31 December 1991,
introduced registration for crude oil imports in the Community;
Whereas the Council, by means of Regulation (EEC) No 2592/79 , as amended
by Regulation (EEC) No 4152/88, which also expires on 31 December 1991,
 laid down the rules for carrying out registration of crude oil imports in
the Community provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1893/79;
Whereas the Member States and the Commission must be kept regularly informed
of crude oiI supply costs;
Whereas it is necessary to adapt the reporting requirements under Regulation
 (EEC) No 2592/79 to accord with the changed trading conditions prevailing in
international oil markets, to relieve operators of the obligation to report
certain data no longer relevant to analysing the supply costs of the Community,
and as far as possible to bring reporting requirements into line with those of
national administrations and international organizations;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 2592/79 shall be amended as follows:
1
  0J No L 220, 30.8.1979, p. 1.
2
  0J No L 367, 31.12.1988, p. 7.
3
  0J No L 297, 24.11.1979, p. 1.
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1.  Article 2 shall be replaced by the following:
                             "Article 2
    For the purposes of Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1893/79, the
    characteristics of each import of crude oil into a Member State
    shall include:
    - the designation of the crude oil, including the API gravity,
    - the quantity in barrels,
    - the cif price paid per barrel."
2.  Article 4 shall be replaced by the following:
                             "Article 4
    The information which Member States are obliged to communicate to
    the Commission pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1893/79
    shall be forwarded within one month of the end of each month referred
    to in Article 3 of this Regulation. This information shall consist,
    for each type of crude oil, of an aggregation of the data which the
    Member States receive from persons and undertakings. For each type
    of crude oil, the information shall comprise:
    - the designation of the crude oil, including the average API gravity,
    - the quantity in barrels,
    - the average cif price,
    - the number of companies reporting."
                             Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.
Done at Brussels,                                         For the Council
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