{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1995-2964/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/1995/2964",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 2964/95 of 20 December 1995 introducing registration for crude oil imports and deliveries in the Community",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1995-2964",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EC) No 2964/95\nof 20 December 1995\nintroducing registration for crude oil imports and deliveries in the Community\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 213 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nWhereas 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;\nWhereas security of supply at stable prices is one of the main objectives of that policy;\nWhereas market transparency is desirable;\nWhereas, in view of the supply situation and in order to stabilize the Community market and ensure that abnormal world market fluctuations do not have an unfavourable impact on the Community market, the Member States and the Commission should be informed, at regular intervals, about crude oil supply costs;\nWhereas, by means of Regulation (EEC) No 1893/79, the Council introduced arrangements for the registration of crude oil imports in the Community;\nWhereas, by means of Regulation (EEC) No 2592/79, the Council laid down rules for carrying out the registration of crude oil imports in the community provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1893/79;\nWhereas since those Regulations expired on 31 December 1991 the rules that they laid down should be reintroduced, while adapting them to the trading conditions prevailing on international oil markets and the objective of maintaining or improving environmental quality; whereas the reporting requirements should be aligned, as far as possible on the requirements of the national authorities and of the International Energy Agency,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No L 220, 30. 8. 1979, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1370/90 (OJ No L 133, 24. 5. 1990, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ No L 297, 24. 11. 1979, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1370/90 (OJ No L 133, 24. 5. 1990, p. 1)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}