1999/280/EC: Council Decision of 22 April 1999 regarding a Community procedure for information and consultation on crude oil supply costs and the consumer prices of petroleum products

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Article 1

The Member States shall communicate to the Commission information relating to the curde oil supply cost cif and the consumer prices of petroleum products, in the manner laid down in Article 3. The list of petroleum products is set out in the Annex.

The information shall be obtained by aggregating the data received and shall be presented in such a way as to give as representative a picture as possible of each Member State's oil market.

Article 2

For the purposes of this Decision:

1. "supply cost" shall mean the cost of all crude oil imports and deliveries, as well as crude oil produced in a Member State;

2. "crude oil importers" shall mean all quantities of crude oil entering into the Community for purposes other than transit which are intended to cover the needs of a Member State;

3. "crude oil deliveries" shall mean all quantities of crude oil entering into the territory of a Member State from another Member State for purposes other than transit which are intended to cover the needs of the former Member State;

4. "crude oil produced in a Member State" shall mean all crude oil produced and refined in a Member State, where such such production represents more than 15 % on an annual basis of the total crude oil supply of that Member State;

5. "consumer prices" shall mean the most representative price levels actually charged to consumers in a given category.

Article 3

1. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the following information:

(a) the monthly crude oil supply cost cif in the month following the end of the month in question;

(b) the consumer prices of petroleum products net of duties and taxes and inclusive of all taxes in force on the 15th day of each month, in the 30 days following the 15th day of the month in question.

2. On the basis of the current collection systems, Member States shall continue to communicate to the Commission the consumer prices of petroleum products net of duties and taxes in force each Monday, at the latest by 12 noon the following day.

Article 4

On the basis of the information collected pursuant to this Decision, the Commission shall publish in an appropriate form:

(a) each month, the crude oil supply cost cif and the consumer prices of petroleum products net of duties and taxes and inclusive of duties and taxes charged on the 15th day of each month;

(b) each week, the consumer prices of petroleum products net of duties and taxes charged on Monday.

Article 5

The Member States and the Commission shall consult each other on matters related to this Decision, such as the information collected pursuant to it.

Article 6

All information communicated pursuant to this Decision shall be confidential. This provision shall not however prevent the distribution of general or summary information in terms which do not disclose details relating to individual undertakings, i.e. in terms which refer to at least three undertakings. Member States may refrain from submitting details which relate to such individual undertakings.

Article 7

If the Commission finds that there are anomalies or inconsistencies in the information communicated to it by the Member States, it may ask the Member States to permit it to acquaint itself with the calculation and assessment procedures used to arrive at the aggregated information.

Article 8

Within the limits laid down by this Decision, the Commission shall adopt implementing provisions regarding the form, content and all other aspects of the communications provided for in Article 1.

Article 9

Directive 76/491/EEC shall be repealed.

Article 10

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Luxembourg, 22 April 1999.

For the Council

The President

W. MÜLLER

(1) OJ C 232, 24.7.1998, p. 10.

(2) OJ C 313, 12.10.1998, p. 68.

(3) OJ C 407, 28.12.1998, p. 182.

(4) OJ L 140, 28.5.1976, p. 4.

(5) OJ L 310, 22.12.1995, p. 5.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

List of petroleum products

1. motor fuels:

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2. domestic heating fuels:

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3. industrial fuels:

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