22. 12. 95 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 310/5 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2964/95 of 20 December 1995 introducing registration for crude oil imports and deliveries in the Community THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 213 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 supply at stable prices is one of the main objectives of that policy; Whereas market transparency is desirable ; Whereas, 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 unfa- vourable impact on the Community market, the Member States and the Commission should be informed, at regular intervals, about crude oil supply costs; Whereas, by means of Regulation (EEC) No 1893/79 ("), the Council introduced arrangements for the registration of crude oil imports in the Community; Whereas, by means of Regulation (EEC) No 2592/79 (3), the Council laid down rules for carrying out the registra- tion of crude oil imports in the community provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1893/79; Whereas 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, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Any person or undertaking importing crude oil from third countries or receiving a crude oil delivery from (") 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 (G) C;_I No L 297, 24. 11. 1979, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1370/90 (O] No L 133, 24. 5. 1990, 1). P- another Member State shall be obliged to provide infor- mation to the Member State in which he is established concerning the characteristics of the imports or deliveries. Article 2 On the basis of the information 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 the developments in the condi- tions under which the imports or deliveries have taken place. This information shall be circulated to the Member States. Article 3 The information collected and forwarded pursuant to this Regulation shall be confidential. This provision shall not prevent the publication of general information or information in summary form which does not contain details relating to individual undertakings. Article 4 1.  The information which persons or undertakings are obliged to communicate to the Member State in which they are established shall relate to each import or delivery of crude oil at a specific price. 2. ‘Import’ means each quantity of crude oil which enters the customs territory of the Community for purposes other than transit. ‘Delivery’ means each quan- tity of crude oil coming from another Member State for purposes other than transit. Imports or deliveries carried out on behalf of companies situated outside the importing country and intended for refining under contract and subsequent export in their entirety in the form of refined products shall be excluded. 3. However, oil extracted from the seabed over which a Member State exercises exclusive rights for the purposes of exploitation shall not be considered, when it enters the customs territory of the Community, as being an import within the meaning of paragraph 2.