Regulation (EEC) No 1055/72 of the Council of 18 May 1972 on notifying the Commission of imports of crude oil and natural gas

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1055/72 OF THE COUNCIL OF 18 MAY 1972 ON NOTIFYING THE COMMISSION OF IMPORTS OF CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 5 AND 213 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 COMMON 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 ;
WHEREAS , AFTER STUDYING THE COMMUNICATION MADE TO IT BY THE COMMISSION ON 18 DECEMBER 1968 ON INITIAL GUIDELINES FOR A COMMUNITY ENERGY POLICY , THE COUNCIL DURING ITS 88TH SESSION HELD ON 13 NOVEMBER 1969 :
- APPROVED THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THAT COMMUNICATION IN THE LIGHT OF THE REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE OF PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES ;
- REQUESTED THE COMMISSION TO PUT BEFORE IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THE MOST URGENT CONCRETE PROPOSALS IN THIS FIELD ;
- AGREED TO STUDY THESE PROPOSALS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY ENERGY POLICY ;
WHEREAS OBTAINING AN OVERALL PICTURE OF COMMUNITY SUPPLIES IS ONE FEATURE OF SUCH A POLICY ; WHEREAS THIS WILL , IN PARTICULAR , ENABLE THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE THE NECESSARY COMPARISONS ;
WHEREAS THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THAT TASK REQUIRES THE MOST ACCURATE INFORMATION POSSIBLE ON CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS , IN RESPECT OF BOTH PAST AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN SUPPLY AND DEMAND ; WHEREAS PRECISE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ORIGIN AND QUALITY OF THESE PRODUCTS IS SIMILARLY INDISPENSABLE ;
WHEREAS MEMBER STATES SHOULD FOR THIS PURPOSE COMMUNICATE TO THE COMMISSION , WITH ANY COMMENTS THEY MAY HAVE , THE STATISTICAL INFORMATION RELATING TO IMPORTS EFFECTED OVER THE PRECEDING HALF CALENDAR YEAR , AND A GENERAL SURVEY ON IMPORTS PLANNED FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR WITH RELEVANT DATA ; WHEREAS TO THIS END THE PERSONS AND UNDERTAKINGS CONCERNED MUST BE UNDER AN OBLIGATION TO COMMUNICATE TO THE MEMBER STATES THE INFORMATION ENABLING THE LATTER TO FULFIL THE OBLIGATION IN QUESTION ;
WHEREAS THE COMMISSION SHOULD BE ABLE TO CURTAIL THE LIMITS FOR COMMUNICATING THE INFORMATION , TO ALTER THE PERIODS TO WHICH NOTIFICATIONS SHOULD RELATE AND , IF NEED BE AS A TEMPORARY MEASURE , TO HAVE AVAILABLE THE FORECASTS FOR EACH UNDERTAKING SEPARATELY ;
WHEREAS IT IS DESIRABLE TO ENABLE THE COMMISSION TO SPECIFY , IF NEED BE , CERTAIN RULES OF APPLICATION , SUCH AS THE FORM AND CONTENT OF THE NOTIFICATIONS TO BE MADE ;
WHEREAS OBSERVANCE OF THE OBLIGATIONS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION AND THE CONFIDENTIAL NATURE OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTED SHOULD BE ENSURED ;