CELEX: 51972PC1203
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Date: 1972-10-04
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION establishing a common system for imports of hydrocarbons from third countries (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- MMISSION OF THE SUROPEAN COMMUMTTES
                                                  COM(72) ) 1203 final
                                                  Brussels , 4 October 1972
                                 Proposai for a
                              COUNCIL REGULATION
 establishing a common system for imports of hydrocarbons from third countries
                  ( cubmitted to the Council "by the Commission )
 C0M(72 ) 1203 final
 ---pagebreak---                       EXPLMTATOHY îEimuroUM
1„      One of the important elements of a supply policy for hydrocarbons
is to map out and define an import policy which ensures dependable
supplies at the lowest possible cost ,-
Efforts should be made to achieve the widest diversification of
supply sources and to develop stable relations with those
non~iaember countries which provide the Community with its crude oil .
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2,      The Council Regulation cn notifying the Commission of imports
of crude oil and natural gas will ensure that the latter is informed
of '. the quantities and origins of each firm f s imports during the
preceding half-year and also the estimated imports by each
Member State for the coming year; in some cases the import forecasts
of individual firms will also be available .      Hie Commission is thus
already in a position to assess the supply situation in the
Community, and on this basis it will organize exchanges of views with
the Feraber States .
3-      A common supply policy must also use commercial policy
instruments to give it the increasing effectiveness and coherence
that it still lacks at Community level .
On the one hand, there must be maximum freedom of development for
the various possibilities of supply. On the other hand, however,
the need may arise for safeguard measures at Community level in order
to ensure security of supply ,                    -
 Régulation (EEC) NO 1055/72 (0J No L 120/3 , 25 May 1972 ).
 ---pagebreak---   To this end , it is proposed -that hydrocarbons be made subject to
  liberalization rules , together with surveillance and/or safeguard
  measures which could be taken if the supply situation so warranted
  For this purpose hydrocarbons are included in the scope of
  Regulation (EEC) No 1025/70 of the Council of 25 May 1970 establishing
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  common rules for imports from third countries . •
' In order to take account of the objectives of a hydrocarbons supply
  policy, certain specific provisions are to be laid down as regards
  the conditions and procedures for the application of Regulation
  No 1025/70 to hydrocarbons c
    OJ No L 124/6 , 8 June 1970
 ---pagebreak---                   PROPOSAI, FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION
         - establishing a common system for imports of
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           hycLro carbons fron third countries .
THE COUNCIL OP TH3 EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community , and in particular Article 113 thereof ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) No 1025/70 of
25 May 1970 establishing common rules for imports from third
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countries , and in particular Article 2 thereof ;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament ;
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee :
Whereas the introduction of a Community energy policy is one of the
objectives of the Communities ;       whereas it is the task of the
Commission    to propose the measures to be taken for this purpose ;
VJIiareas dependable supplies at relatively stable prices and the
lowest possible cost constitute one of the essential objectives of
energy policy ;
Whereas most hydrocarbon's are imported from third countries and
whereas the security of the Community * s supply depends on the
regularity of these imports on acceptable terms ;
VJhereas there should be the minimum restriction on hydrocarbon
imports and whereas the best way of ensuring this is by a system of
 OJ No 124/6 . 8 June 1970
 ---pagebreak--- liberalization}
Whereas the inclusion of Hydrocarbons "Sh'thd list contained in
Annex I to Regulation No 102^/70 is not liable to bring about
a situation in which the application of safeguard measures would
be justified}
Whereas it is accordingly appropriate to add hydrocarbons to the
above-mentioned list ;
Whereas , however, if the terms on which certain supplies are
obtained no longer conform to the requirements of security of
supply, the Community Bust be able to remedy the situation by
applying measures of surveillance and/or safeguard}
Whereas the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1055/72
of 18 , May 1972 on notifying the Commission of imports of crude oil
and natural gas enables the Commission to assess the supply
situation in the Community}
Whereas this fact must be duly taken into consideration in the
application of the procedures of information and surveillance"
provided for in Regulation No 1025/70 }
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION
                            Article 1
The products listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall be
included in the list in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) NO 1025/70 .
 OJ No L 120/3 , 25 May 1972 .
 ---pagebreak---                             Article 2
Regulation (SEC ) No 1025/ 70 shall apply to the products shown in
the Annex to this Regulation subject to the following special
provisions :
( a) the information and consultation procedure provided for in
     Title II of Regulation No 1025/70 and the Community surveillance
     procedure provided for in Title III of the same Regulation shall
     be applied with due regard to the information already in the
     possession of the Commission pursuant to Regulation (EEC )
     No 1055/72 ;
(b ) the measures of surveillance and safeguard provided for in
     Articles 7» 10,11 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1025/70 may be
     applied to the products listed in the Annex hereto , not only
     for the reasons set out in these provisions but also if the
     security of the Community * s supply justifies their application .
                            Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1974
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
applicable in all Member States ,
Done at Brussels ,                                   For the Council
                                                     The Président
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27.09 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from 'bituminous minerals , crude ;
27.10 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals ,
        other than crude ;  preparations not elsewhere specified or
        included , containing not less than 70% by weight of
        petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous
        minerals , these oils being the basio constituents of : the
        preparations ;
27 < 11 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons ;
27.12 Petroleum jelly ;
27=13 Paraffin wax, micro-oystallme wax, slack wax, ozokerite ,
        lignite wax, peat wax and other mineral waxes , whether or
        not coloured;
27.14 Petroleum bitumen , petroleum coke and other residues of
        petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals