Brussels, 16/10/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the Commission decided to ask Greece in all due form to bring its oil stocks into line with EU legislation. This requires Member States to maintain at all times stocks (diesel kerosene, petrol) equivalent to at least 90 days' consumption for three categories of oil products in order be able to cope with any problems in the oil supply. The Commission believes that the level of stocks in Greece has frequently fallen below the required level: in 2001 in eleven out of twelve months it was in infringement concerning petrol and for eight out of 12 months for gas oil and kerosene. Neither has Greece sent the Commission its annual report on the level of its stocks for the year 202. This warning is the second sage of the infringement procedure and occurs just after the Commission presented its proposals aimed to strengthen the European system on gas and oil security stocks, notably raising these stocks from 90 to 120 days and creating a public storage agency in charge with keeping at least a third of compulsory stocks supplied (see EUROPE 12 September p 12).