Council Regulation (EEC) No 456/91 of 25 February 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 802/68 on the common definition of the concept of the origin of goods

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 456/91  of 25 February 1991  amending Regulation (EEC) No 802/68 on the common definition of the concept of the origin of goods
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 802/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1769/89 (2), does not apply to the petroleum products listed in Annex I;
Whereas, in the absence of a common definition of the origin of petroleum products, Member States apply the provisions of their national law; whereas these provisions differ from one another and may give rise to differing results with regard to the  application of customs duties or measures and instruments of commercial policy;
Whereas, with a view to the completion of the internal market on 31 December 1992, it would appear essential that such provisions be harmonized;
Whereas the most appropriate way to harmonize the said provisions is to make Regulation (EEC) No 802/68 applicable to the petroleum products in question,