Council Regulation (EEC) No 1893/79 of 28 August 1979 introducing registration for crude oil and/or petroleum product imports in the Community

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Council Regulation (EEC) No 1893/79 of 28 August 1979 introducing registration for crude oil and/or petroleum product imports in the Community Official Journal L 220 , 30/08/1979 P. 0001 - 0002 Spanish special edition: Chapter 12 Volume 3 P. 0174 Portuguese special edition Chapter 12 Volume 3 P. 0174

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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1893/79

OF 28 AUGUST 1979

INTRODUCING REGISTRATION FOR CRUDE OIL AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT IMPORTS IN THE COMMUNITY

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 ,

WHEREAS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMON ENERGY POLICY IS ONE OF THE OBJECTIVES WHICH THE COMMUNITY HAS SET ITSELF ; WHEREAS IT IS FOR THE COMMISSION TO PROPOSE THE MEASURES TO BE TAKEN TO THAT END ;

WHEREAS SECURITY OF SUPPLIES AT STABLE PRICES IS ONE OF THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF SUCH A POLICY ;

WHEREAS IN VIEW OF THE SUPPLY SITUATION AND IN ORDER TO STABILIZE THE COMMUNITY MARKET AND AVOID ABNORMAL FLUCTUATIONS ON THE WORLD MARKET HAVING ADVERSE REPERCUSSIONS ON THE COMMUNITY MARKET , EACH IMPORT OF CRUDE OIL AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCTS SHOULD BE MONITORED ;

WHEREAS GREATER TRANSPARENCY OF THE MARKET IS DESIRABLE ;

WHEREAS THE PROPOSAL BEFORE THE COUNCIL IS DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE REGISTRATION OF CRUDE OIL AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT IMPORTS IN THE COMMUNITY AND TO DETERMINE THE RULES FOR CARRYING OUT SUCH REGISTRATION ; WHEREAS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THESE RULES REQUIRES CLOSER EXAMINATION ; WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO AFFIRM THE PRINCIPLE OF INTRODUCING REGISTRATION WITHOUT AWAITING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SUCH RULES ; WHEREAS THE COUNCIL SHOULD SUBSEQUENTLY ADOPT A SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATION ON THESE RULES ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

ANY PERSON OR UNDERTAKING IMPORTING CRUDE OIL AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES OR FROM MEMBER STATES SHALL BE OBLIGED TO FURNISH THE MEMBER STATE CONCERNED WITH THE CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH IMPORT .

ARTICLE 2

ON THE BASIS OF THE DATA REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 , MEMBER STATES SHALL AT REGULAR INTERVALS FORWARD TO THE COMMISSION SUCH INFORMATION AS WILL ENABLE A TRUE PICTURE TO BE OBTAINED OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH IMPORTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE .

THIS INFORMATION SHALL BE CIRCULATED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

ARTICLE 3

THE DATA AND INFORMATION COLLECTED AND FORWARDED PURSUANT TO THIS REGULATION SHALL BE CONFIDENTIAL .

THIS PROVISION SHALL NOT IMPEDE THE PUBLICATION OF GENERAL INFORMATION OR INFORMATION IN SUMMARY FORM WHICH DOES NOT CONTAIN DETAILS RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL UNDERTAKINGS .

ARTICLE 4

THE RULES FOR CARRYING OUT THE REGISTRATION OF IMPORTS OF CRUDE OIL AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IN THE COMMUNITY AS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION , SHALL BE LAID DOWN IN A SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATION WHICH WILL BE ADOPTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE .

THE COMMISSION SHALL , AFTER CONSULTING THE MEMBER STATES , ADOPT THE DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS FOR PUTTING INTO EFFECT THIS REGULATION AND THE SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATION REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH .

ARTICLE 5

THIS REGULATION SHALL EXPIRE ON 23 JULY 1980 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 28 AUGUST 1979 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

M . O ' KENNEDY