Article
1
For the purposes of this Agreement:
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a)
“competent authority” means the Governmental authority of each Contracting Party responsible for supervising the fulfillment by undertakings of stock obligations;
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b)
“stock” means any stock of crude oil or petroleum products (including blending and finished products) covered by the Directive;
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c)
“stock obligation” means the overall quantity of stock required to be held under national law;
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d)
“supply crisis” in this Agreement shall have the same meaning as in Article 6, paragraph 2, of the Directive;
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e)
“territory” means the area within the European Union over which each Contracting Party exercises jurisdiction;
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f)
“undertaking” means any undertaking, body or entity, established in the territory of one Contracting Party which holds stocks for the purpose of facilitating compliance, whether by that undertaking or a third party, with the law relating to oil stockholding obligations of that or the other Contracting Party.