31975R2678

REGULATION (EEC) No 2678/75 OF THE COMMISSION of 6 October 1975 applying Council Regulation (EEC) No 388/75, notifying the Commission of exports of oil and natural gas to third countries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;

Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 388/75 (1) of the Council of 13 February 1975 on notifying the Commission of exports of oil and natural gas to third countries and in particular Article 4 thereof;

Whereas, to simplify the transmission of information on the technical level and to ensure that statistics are comparable, notifications to be made by Member States undertakings should be standardized by the use of questionnaires which would serve as a guide for the presentation and content of such notifications,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The notifications provided for in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 388/75 shall be drawn up as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force the day following 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, 6 October 1975.

For the Commission

H. SIMONET

Vice-President

>PIC FILE= "T0007914"> Remarks for P 3 - EXPORTS QUESTIONNAIRE

to be submitted (a) by companies to the Governments of the Member States

(b) by Member States to the Commission of the European Communities

Laying down the implementing provisions pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 388/75 of 13 February 1975 on notifying the Commission of exports of crude oil and natural gas to third countries

Only for companies exporting at least 100 000 metric tons of crude oil and petroleum products per annum.

For the purposes of this Regulation export means carriage out of the customs territory of the Community of all crude oils, petroleum products and natural gas, except of those products which are in the Community customs territory under a system involving suspension or drawback of customs duties or other import charges, in particular under systems of customs warehouses, free zones, temporary entry, transit or inward processing for supply to third countries. (a) "Crude oil falling within heading No 27.09 of the Common Customs Tariff" means the product referred to in the corresponding notes of the Brussels Customs Nomenclature.

(b) "Trade description of the crude oil exported" means the description generally used for this product, for example: >PIC FILE= "T0008405">

(c) "Country where the exported crude oil was produced" means the country in which the oil was extracted, whether this was on the mainland or on the sea-bed inside or outside territorial waters in so far as, for the purposes of exploitation, the country in question exerts exclusive rights over this area of the sea-bed.

TIME LIMITS: 1. For the submission of the notifications of undertakings or persons to the Member States, no later than 15 September (for the period from 1 January to 30 June) and 15 March (for the period from 1 July to 31 December) of each year.

2. For the submission of the notifications of the Member States to the Commission, no later than 30 September (for the period from 1 January to 30 June) and 31 March (for the period from 1 July to 31 December) of each year.

(If there is insufficient room on the forms, additional information may be included on separate sheets).

>PIC FILE= "T0007915">

Remarks for P 4a - EXPORTS QUESTIONNAIRE Questionnaire to be submitted by companies to the Governments of the Member States or, where Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1055/72 of 18 May 1972 is applied, to be submitted by the Member States to the Commission of the European Communities

Laying down the implementing provisions pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 388/75 of 13 February 1975 on notifying the Commission of exports of crude oil and natural gas to third countries

Only for companies or persons exporting at least 100 000 metric tons of crude oil and petroleum per annum.

For the purposes of this Regulation export means carriage out of the customs territory of the Community of all crude oils, petroleum products and natural gas, except of those products which are in Community customs territory under a system involving suspension or drawback of customs duties or other import charges, in particular under systems of customs warehouses, free zones, temporary entry, transit or inward processing for supply to third countries. (a) "Crude oil falling within heading No 27.09 of the Common Customs Tariff" means the product referred to in the corresponding notes of the Brussels Customs Nomenclature.

(b) "Trade description of the crude oil exported" means the description generally used for this product, for example: >PIC FILE= "T0008406">

(c) "Country where the exported crude oil was produced" means the country in which the oil was extracted, whether this was on the mainland or on the sea-bed inside or outside territorial waters in so far as, for the purposes of exploitation, the country in question exerts exclusive rights over this area of the sea-bed.

TIME LIMITS:

The exports planned for the following year to be notified before 15 December of each year.

(If there is insufficient room on the forms, additional information may be included on separate sheets).

>PIC FILE= "T0007916">

Remarks for P 4b - EXPORTS

QUESTIONNAIRE Questionnaire to be submitted by the Member States to the Commission of the European Communities

Laying down the implementing provisions pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 388/75 of 13 February 1975 on notifying the Commission of exports of crude oil and natural gas to third countries

Only for companies or persons exporting at least 100 000 metric tons of crude oil and petroleum products per annum.

For the purposes of this Regulation export means carriage out of the territory of the Community of all crude oils, petroleum products and natural gas, except of those products which are in Community customs territory under a system involving suspension or drawback of customs duties or other import charges, in particular under systems of customs warehouses, free zones, temporary entry, transit or inward processing for supply to third countries. (a) "Crude oil falling within heading No 27.09 of the Common Customs Tariff" means the product referred to in the corresponding notes of the Brussels Customs Nomenclature.

(b) "Trade description of the crude oil exported" means the description generally used for this product, for example: >PIC FILE= "T0008407">

(c) "Country where the exported crude oil was produced" means the country in which the oil was extracted, whether this was on the mainland or on the sea-bed inside or outside territorial waters in so far as, for the purposes of exploitation, the country in question exerts exclusive rights over this area of the sea-bed.

TIME LIMITS:

No later than 31 December of each year.

(If there is insufficient room on the forms, additional information may be included on separate sheets).

>PIC FILE= "T0007917">

Remarks for G 3 - EXPORTS QUESTIONNAIRE

to be submitted: - by companies to the Governments of the Member States

- by Member States to the Commission of the European Communities.

Laying down the implementing provisions pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 388/75 of 13 February 1975 on notifying the Commission of exports of crude oil and natural gas to third countries

Only for companies or persons exporting at least 100 000 toe of natural gas per annum.

For the purposes of this Regulation export means carriage out of the customs territory of the Community of all crude oils, petroleum products and natural gas, except of those products which are in Community customs territory under a system involving suspension or drawback of customs duties or other import charges, in particular under systems of customs warehouses, free zones, temporary entry, transit or inward processing for supply to third countries. (a) "Natural gas falling within heading No 27.11 B II of the Common Customs Tariff" means the product referred to in the corresponding notes of the Brussels Customs Nomenclature.

(b) "Country of origin of the natural gas to be exported" means the country in which the gas was extracted. Whether this was on the mainland or on the sea-bed inside or outside territorial waters in so far as for the purpose of exploitation, the country in question exerts exclusive rights over this area of the sea-bed.

TIME LIMITS: 1. For the submission of the notifications by companies or persons to the Member States : not later than 15 September (for the period from 1 January to 30 June) and 15 March (for the period from 1 July to 31 December) of each year.

2. For the submission of the notifications of the Member States to the Commission : not later than 30 September (for the period from 1 January to 30 June) and 30 March (for the period from 1 July to 31 December) of each year.

(If there is insufficient room on the forms, additional information may be submitted on separate sheets).

>PIC FILE= "T0007918"> Remarks for G 4a - EXPORTS

QUESTIONNAIRE Questionnaire to be submitted by companies to the Governments of the Member States or, where Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 388/75 of 13 February 1975 is applied, to be submitted by the Member States to the Commission of the European Communities

Laying down the implementing provisions pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 388/75 of 13 February 1975 on notifying the Commission of exports of crude oil and natural gas to third countries

Applicable only for companies or persons exporting at least 100 000 toe of natural gas per annum.

For the purposes of this Regulation export means carriage out of the customs territory of the Community of all crude oils, petroleum products and natural gas, except of those products which are in Community customs territory under a system involving suspension or drawback of customs duties or other import charges, in particular under systems of customs warehouses, free zones, temporary entry, transit or inward processing for supply to third countries. (a) "Natural gas falling within heading No 27.11 B II of the Common Customs Tariff" means the product referred to in the corresponding notes of the Brussels Customs Nomenclature.

(b) "Country of origin of the natural gas to be exported" means the country in which the gas was extracted. Whether this was on the mainland or on the sea-bed inside or outside territorial waters in so far as for the purpose of exploitation, the country in question exerts exclusive rights over this area of the sea-bed.

TIME LIMIT:

The exports planned for the following year to be notified before 15 December of each year.

(If there is insufficient room on the forms, additional information may be submitted on separate sheets).

>PIC FILE= "T0007919">

Remarks for G 4b - EXPORTS

QUESTIONNAIRE Questionnaire to be submitted by the Member States of the Commission of the European Communities

Laying down the implementing provisions pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 388/75 of 13 February 1975 on notifying the Commission of exports of crude oil and natural gas to third countries

Only for companies or persons exporting at least 100 000 toe of natural gas per annum.

For the purposes of this Regulation export means carriage out of the customs territory of the Community of all crude oils, petroleum products and natural gas, except of those products which are in the Community customs territory under a system involving suspension or drawback of customs duties or other import charges, in particular under systems of customs warehouses, free zones, temporary entry, transit or inward processing for supply to third countries. (a) "Natural gas falling within heading No 27.11 B II of the Common Customs Tariff" means the product referred to in the corresponding notes of the Brussels Customs Nomenclature.

(b) "Country of origin of the natural gas to be exported" means the country in which the gas was extracted, whether this was on the mainland or on the sea-bed inside or outside territorial waters in so far as, for the purposes of exploitation, the country in question exerts exclusive rights over this area of the sea-bed.

TIME LIMITS:

No later than 31 December each year.

(If there is insufficient room on the forms, additional information may be submitted on separate sheets).

>PIC FILE= "T0007920">

Remarks for PP 3 - EXPORTS QUESTIONNAIRE

to be submitted (a) by companies to the Governments of the Member States

(b) by Member States to the Commission of the European Communities

Laying down the implementing provisions pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 388/75 of 13 February 1975 on notifying the Commission of exports of crude oil and natural gas to third countries

Only for companies or persons exporting at least 100 000 metric tons of crude oil and petroleum products per annum.

For the purposes of this Regulation export means carriage out of the customs territory of the Community of all crude oils, petroleum products and natural gas, except of those products which are in Community customs territory under a system involving suspension or drawback of customs duties or other import charges, in particular under systems of customs warehouses, free zones, temporary entry, transit or inward processing for supply to third countries. (a) "Petroleum products falling within subheadings No 27.10 A, B, C I and C II of the Common Customs Tariff" means the product referred to in the corresponding notes of the Common Customs Tariff.

(b) "Description in the Common Customs Tariff of the exported petroleum products" means the description of the petroleum product according to the following headings: >PIC FILE= "T0008408">

The notification shall be drawn up on one form for each petroleum product, described according to the preceding headings.

TIME LIMITS: 1. For the submission of the notifications of undertakings or persons to the Member States, no later than 15 September (for the period 1 January to 30 June) and 15 March (for the period 1 July to 31 December) of each year.

2. For the submission of the notifications of the Member States to the Commission : no later than 30 September (for the period 1 January to 30 June) and 31 March (for the period 1 July to 31 December) of each year.

(If there is insufficient room on the forms, additional information may be included on separate sheets).

>PIC FILE= "T0007921">

Remarks for PP 4a - EXPORTS QUESTIONNAIRE Questionnaire to be submitted by companies to the Governments of the Member States or, where Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1055/72 of 18 May 1972 is applied, to be submitted by the Member States to the Commission of the European Communities

Laying down the implementing provisions pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 388/75 of 13 February 1975 on notifying the Commission of exports of crude oil and natural gas to third countries

Only for companies or persons exporting at least 100 000 metric tons of crude oil and petroleum products per annum.

For the purposes of this Regulation export means carriage out of the customs territory of the Community of all crude oils, petroleum products and natural gas, except those products which are in Community customs territory under a system involving suspension or drawback of customs duties or other import charges, in particular under systems of customs warehouses, free zones, temporary entry, transit or inward processing for supply to third countries. (a) "Petroleum products falling within subheadings 27.10 A, B, C I and C II of the Common Customs Tariff" means the product referred to in the corresponding notes of the Common Customs Tariff.

(b) "Description in the Common Customs Tariff of the exported petroleum products" means the description of the petroleum product according to the following headings: >PIC FILE= "T0008409">

The notification shall be drawn up on one form for each petroleum product, described according to the preceding headings.

TIME LIMITS:

The exports planned for the following year to be notified before 15 December of each year.

(If there is insufficient room on the forms, additional information may be included on separate sheets).

>PIC FILE= "T0007922">

Remarks for PP 4b - EXPORTS

QUESTIONNAIRE Questionnaire to be submitted by the Member States to the Commission of the European Communities

Laying down the implementing provisions pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 388/75 of 13 February 1975 on notifying the Commission of exports of crude oil and natural gas to third countries

Only for companies or persons exporting at least 100 000 metric tons of crude oil and petroleum products per annum.

For the purposes of this Regulation export means carriage out of the customs territory of the Community of all crude oils, petroleum products and natural gas, except of those products which are in Community customs territory under a system involving suspension or drawback of customs duties or other import charges, in particular under systems of customs warehouses, free zones, temporary entry, transit or inward processing for supply to third countries. (a) "Petroleum products falling within subheadings 27.10 A, B, C I and C II of the Common Customs Tariff" means the product referred to in the corresponding notes of the Common Customs Tariff.

(b) "Description in the Common Customs Tariff of the petroleum products to be exported" means the description of the petroleum product according to the following headings: >PIC FILE= "T0008410">

The notification shall be drawn up on one form for each petroleum product, described according to the preceding headings.

TIME LIMITS:

No later than 31 December of each year.

(If there is insufficient room on the forms, additional information may be included on separate sheets).