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REGULATION (EEC)No1253/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of14May1973
onimportsofthewineproductexportedunderthelabelof'Cyprussherry',originating
inandcomingfromCyprus,andtheintroductionofsubsidiesforsimilarwineprod­
uctsproducedintheCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedandexportedtoIrelandand
theUnitedKingdom
domshouldbeexemptfromthecountervailing charge
providedforinthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle9(3)
ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No816/70(2)of28April
1970,layingdownadditionalprovisionsforthecom­
monorganizationofthemarketinwine,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2680/72(3),fora
periodallowingtheCommunitytoestablishwhether
ornotthelegislationenactedbyCypruspursuant
toitscommitment isinconformitywithCommunity
legislationand,ifitis,toextendtheimporttreat­
mentprovidedforinthisRegulation,sothatincanbe
applied,asappropriate,tothemarketingofthe1974
harvest,whichshouldtakeplaceinthefirsthalfof
1975;
WhereastheprovisionalruleslaiddownintheProto­
colconfinethismeasuretoimportsintoIrelandand
theUnitedKingdom;whereasexportstootherMember
Statesofthewineproductthusimportedmustthere­
forebeprohibited;whereastheamountof200000
hectolitresshouldbedividedbetweenthetwoMember
Statesconcernedonthebasisoftraditionalimports;
whereasallowancemustbemadefortheperiodof
applicationenvisaged,ie1Februaryto31December
1973;whereasthereforeanamountof185000hecto­
litreswouldbeappropriate,thisamounttoinclude
importsalreadyeffectedonthebasisofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No456/73(4)of31January1973
oninterimmeasuresfortheimportationintothe
Communityofwineexportedas'Cyprussherry'
originatinginandcomingfromCyprusandCom­
missionRegulation (EEC)No1176/73of4May
1973extendingtheinterimmeasuresfortheim­
portationintotheCommunityofwineexportedas
'Cyprussherry'originatinginandcomingfrom
Cyprus,providedinRegulation (EEC)No456/73(5);
Whereastheexceptionalexemptionfromthecounter­
vailingchargeforthewineinquestionmustnothave
theeffectoffacilitatingimportsofthatwineproduct
intoIrelandandtheUnitedKingdomattheexpense
ofsimilarwineproductsoriginatingintheCom­THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle43
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment;
WhereastheexchangeoflettersreferredtoinArticle12
oftheProtocollayingdowncertainprovisionsrelating
totheAgreementestablishinganAssociationbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublic
ofCyprusfollowingtheAccessionofnewMember
StatestotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity (x)makes
provisionforspecialinterimtreatmentofthewine
productexportedunderthelabelof'Cyprussherry'
andintendedfordirecthumanconsumption ,which
involvesthenon-application ofcountervailing charges
onimportsofthiswineintoIrelandandtheUnited
Kingdom,uptoamaximumannualquotaof200000
hectolitres;
Whereastheprimaryaimofthisarrangement isto
avoidasuddendisruptionoftraditionalexportsofthis
wineproducttoIrelandandtheUnitedKingdomfollow­
ingtheenlargementoftheCommunity ;whereasinthe
mediumtermthisarrangementisdesigned,ontheone
hand,toallowCyprustointroducelegislationonwine
productionwhichwillensurethatthewineproduct
inquestionwillbeproducedunderconditionscorres­
pondingtothoserequiredbyCommunityregulations
forsimilarCommunityproductsand,ontheother,
toallowtheCommunitytoexaminetheclassification
ofthewineproductinquestionwithaviewtoreaching
adecisiononthedefinitiveimporttreatmenttobe
accordedtoit;whereastheGovernmentofCyprushas
undertakentointroducethelegislationspecifiedabove
notlaterthan1September1973;
Whereas,inthesecircumstances ,importsofthewine
productinquestionintoIrelandandtheUnitedKing­
HOJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(3)OJNoL289,21.12.1972,p.1.
(4)OJNoL53,26.2.1973,p.12.
(5)OTNoL119,5.5.1973,p.13. (')Seep.88ofthisOfficialJournal.

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toArticle1,maynotbeexportedtootherMember
States.
Article4munityasoriginallyconstituted ;whereassomeofthese
Communitywineproductscouldbeoustedfromthe
marketsoftheseMemberStatesby'Cyprussherry';
whereas,toavoidcausinganimbalanceinthecon­
ditionsofcompetitiononthemarketsoftheseMember­
Statesbetweenwineproductsexportedunderthelabel
of'Cyprussherry'andsimilarwineproductspro­
ducedintheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted,pro­
visionshouldbemadeforthepaymentofasubsidy
onexportsofthelatterwineproductstotheseMember
States,thissubsidybeingbasedonthedifference,on
themarketsoftheseStates,betweenthepricesofthese
wineproductsandthepriceof'Cyprussherry';
Whereasthesesubsidieswillbenecessaryforaslong
astheexceptionalmeasuresfor'Cyprussherry'apply;1.Subsidiesshallbegrantedinrespectofexports
effectedfrom1February1973toIrelandandthe
UnitedKingdomofwineproductsproducedinthe
Communityasoriginallyconstitutedwhicharesimi­
lartothewineproductexportedunderthelabelof
'Cyprussherry'.
2.Thesubsidiesreferredtoinparagraph1shallbe
calculatedonthebasisofthedifference,onthe
marketsoftheMemberStatesreferredtoinparagraph
1,betweenthepricesoftheseCommunitywineprod­
uctsandthepriceofthewineproductexported
underthelabelof'Cyprussherry'.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1Article5
DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisRegulation,
inparticularthoseconcerningtheamountofthesub­
sidyandtheCommunitywineproductseligiblefor
aid,shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththepro­
cedurelaiddowninArticle7ofRegulationNo24on
theprogressiveestablishment ofacommonorganiz­
ationofthemarketinwine(1).Fortheperiodfrom1Februaryto31December
1973,thecountervailing chargeprovidedforinthe
firstsubparagraph ofArticle9(3)ofRegulation (EEC)
No816/70shallnotbeleviedonimportsintoIreland
andtheUnitedKingdomofthewineproductexported
underthelabelof'Cyprussherry'originatinginand
comingfromCyprusuptoamaximumamountof
185000hectolitres.Thisamountshallincludequan­
titiesalreadyimportedfreeofcountervailing charge
pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No456/73andRegu­
lation(EEC)No1176173.Article6
Article2ThetreatmentprovidedforinthisRegulationshall
applyuntil31December1973.However,if,before
1September1973,theRepublicofCyprusenacts
legislationonwineproductionwhichisinconformity
withCommunityrulesapplicabletoproductssimilar
totheproductspecifiedinArticle1,theCouncil,
actingonaproposalfromtheCommissioninaccord­
ancewiththevotingprocedurelaiddowninArticle
43(2)oftheTreaty,shalltakeallnecessarystepsto
ensurethatthistreatmentisextendedinaccordance
withthetermsoftheexchangelettersannexedtothe
Protocollayingdowncertainprovisionsrelatingtothe
AgreementestablishinganAssociationbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicof
CyprusfollowingtheAccessionofnewMemberStates
totheEuropeanEconomicCommunity .1.Theamountof185000hectolitresfixedinArticle
1shallbedividedintotwoquotas,theoneof
1400hectolitresforIrelandandtheotherof183600
hectolitresfortheUnitedKingdom.
2.TheextenttowhichthequotasoftheseMember
Stateshavebeenusedupshallbeassessedonthe
basisofimportsoftheproductinquestionpassed
throughcustomsundercoverofdeclarationsthatit
hasbeenreleasedforconsumption .
3.TheMemberStatesconcernedshallinformthe
Commissionatregularintervalsofimportsfrom
Cyprusactuallysetoffagainsttheirquotas.Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .Article3
WineproductsimportedintotheUnitedKingdomand
intoIrelandfreeofcountervailing charge,pursuant0OJNo30,20.4.1962,p.989/62.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14May1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
R.VANELSLANDE