Council Directive 2006/67/EC of 24 July 2006 imposing an obligation on Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products (Codified version) (Text with EEA relevance)
(a) motor spirit and aviation fuel (aviation spirit and jet-fuel of the gasoline type); (b) gas oil, diesel oil, kerosene and jet-fuel of the kerosene type; (c) fuel oils.
(a) finished products shall be accounted for according to their actual tonnage; (b) crude oil and intermediate products shall be accounted for: (i) in the proportions of the quantities for each category of product obtained during the preceding calendar year from the refineries of the Member State concerned; or (ii) on the basis of the production programmes of the refineries of the Member State concerned for the current year; or (iii) on the basis of the ratio between the total quantity manufactured during the preceding calendar year in the Member State concerned of products covered by the obligation to maintain stocks and the total amount of crude oil used during that year, up to a maximum of 40 % of the total obligation for the first and second categories (petrol and gas oils), and up to a maximum of 50 % for the third category (fuel oils).
(a) supplies on board oil tankers in port for the purpose of discharging, once the port formalities have been completed; (b) supplies held in ports of discharge; (c) supplies held in tanks at the entry to oil pipelines; (d) supplies held in refinery tanks, excluding those supplies in pipes and refining plant; (e) supplies held in storage by refineries and by importing, storage or wholesale distribution firms; (f) supplies held in storage by large-scale consumers in compliance with the provisions of national law concerning the obligation to maintain permanent stocks; (g) supplies held in barges and coasting-vessels engaging in transport within national frontiers, on condition that it is possible for the competent authorities to keep a check on such supplies and provided that the supplies can be made available immediately.
(a) they must relate to crude oil and to all petroleum products covered by this Directive; (b) they must lay down conditions and arrangements for the maintenance of stocks with the aim of safeguarding control and availability of these stocks; (c) they must specify the procedures for checking and identifying the stocks provided for, inter alia , the methods for carrying out and cooperating on inspections;(d) they must as a general rule be concluded for an unlimited period; (e) they must state that, where provision is made for unilateral termination, the latter shall not operate in the event of a supply crisis and that, in any event, the Commission shall receive prior information of any termination.
(a) the beneficiary undertaking, or body/entity, must have the contractual right to acquire these stocks throughout the period of the contract; the methodology for establishing the price of such acquisition must be agreed between the parties concerned; (b) the minimum period of such a contract must be 90 days; (c) storage location and/or companies holding the stocks at the disposal of the beneficiary undertaking, or body/entity, as well as quantity and category of product, or crude oil, stored in that location must be specified; (d) the actual availability of the stocks for the beneficiary undertaking, or body/entity, must be guaranteed, at all times throughout the period of the contract, by the undertaking or body/entity holding the stocks at the disposal of the beneficiary undertaking, or body/entity; (e) the undertaking, or body/entity, holding the stocks at the disposal of the beneficiary undertaking, or body/entity, must be one which is subject to the jurisdiction of the Member State on whose territory the stocks are situated insofar as the legal powers of that Member State to control and verify the existence of the stocks are concerned.
(a) the date upon which stocks fell below the compulsory minimum; (b) the reasons for such withdrawals; (c) the measures, if any, taken to replenish stocks; (d) an appraisal, if possible, of the probable development of the situation with regard to the stocks while they remain below the compulsory minimum.
| Council Directive 68/414/EEC | ( |
| Council Directive 72/425/EEC | ( |
| Council Directive 98/93/EC | ( |
| Directives | Time-limit for transposition | Date of application |
|---|---|---|
| 68/414/EEC | ||
| 98/93/EC |
| Directive 68/414/EEC | This Directive |
|---|---|
| Article 1 | Article 1 |
| Article 2, first paragraph, introductory wording | Article 2, first subparagraph, introductory wording |
| Article 2, first paragraph, first indent | Article 2, first subparagraph, point (a) |
| Article 2, first paragraph, second indent | Article 2, first subparagraph, point (b) |
| Article 2, first paragraph, third indent | Article 2, first subparagraph, point (c) |
| Article 2, second paragraph | Article 2, second subparagraph |
| Article 3 | Article 3 |
| Article 4, first paragraph | Article 4(1) |
| Article 4, second paragraph | Article 4(2) |
| Article 4, third paragraph | Article 4(3) |
| Article 5, first paragraph | Article 5(1) |
| Article 5, second paragraph, introductory wording, first part of sentence | Article 5(2), introductory wording |
| Article 5, second paragraph, introductory wording, second part of sentence | Article 5(2)(a) |
| Article 5, second paragraph, introductory wording, third part of sentence | Article 5(2)(b) introductory wording |
| Article 5, second paragraph, first indent | Article 5(2)(b)(i) |
| Article 5, second paragraph, second indent | Article 5(2)(b)(ii) |
| Article 5, second paragraph, third indent | Article 5(2)(b)(iii) |
| Article 5, third paragraph | Article 5(3) |
| Article 6(1) | Article 6(1) |
| Article 6(2), first subparagraph | Article 7(1), first subparagraph |
| Article 6(2), second subparagraph | Article 7(1), second subparagraph |
| Article 6(2), third subparagraph | Article 7(1), third subparagraph |
| Article 6(2), fourth subparagraph | Article 7(2), first subparagraph |
| Article 6(2), fifth subparagraph, introductory wording | Article 7(2), second subparagraph, introductory wording |
| Article 6(2), fifth subparagraph, first indent | Article 7(2), second subparagraph, point (a) |
| Article 6(2), fifth subparagraph, second indent | Article 7(2), second subparagraph, point (b) |
| Article 6(2), fifth subparagraph, third indent | Article 7(2), second subparagraph, point (c) |
| Article 6(2), fifth subparagraph, fourth indent | Article 7(2), second subparagraph, point (d) |
| Article 6(2), fifth subparagraph, fifth indent | Article 7(2), second subparagraph, point (e) |
| Article 6(2), sixth subparagraph, introductory wording | Article 7(3), introductory wording |
| Article 6(2), sixth subparagraph, first indent | Article 7(3)(a) |
| Article 6(2), sixth subparagraph, second indent | Article 7(3)(b) |
| Article 6(2), sixth subparagraph, third indent | Article 7(3)(c) |
| Article 6(2), sixth subparagraph, fourth indent | Article 7(3)(d) |
| Article 6(2), sixth subparagraph, fifth indent | Article 7(3)(e) |
| Article 6(3), first subparagraph, introductory wording | Article 6(2), introductory wording |
| Article 6(3), first subparagraph, first indent | Article 6(2)(a) |
| Article 6(3), first subparagraph, second indent | Article 6(2)(b) |
| Article 6(3), first subparagraph, third indent | Article 6(2)(c) |
| Article 6(3), first subparagraph, fourth indent | Article 6(2)(d) |
| Article 6(3), first subparagraph, fifth indent | Article 6(2)(e) |
| Article 6(3), first subparagraph, sixth indent | Article 6(2)(f) |
| Article 6(3), first subparagraph, seventh indent | Article 6(2)(g) |
| Article 6(3), second subparagraph, first sentence | Article 6(3), first subparagraph |
| Article 6(3), second subparagraph, second sentence | Article 6(3), second subparagraph |
| Article 6a | Article 8 |
| Article 6b | Article 9 |
| Article 7, first paragraph | Article 10(1) |
| Article 7, second paragraph | Article 10(2) |
| Article 7, third paragraph, introductory wording | Article 10(3), introductory wording |
| Article 7, third paragraph, first indent | Article 10(3)(a) |
| Article 7, third paragraph, second indent | Article 10(3)(b) |
| Article 7, third paragraph, third indent | Article 10(3)(c) |
| Article 7, third paragraph, fourth indent | Article 10(3)(d) |
| Article 8 | — |
| — | Article 11 |
| — | Article 12 |
| — | Article 13 |
| Article 9 | Article 14 |
| — | Annex I |
| — | Annex II |