NoL256/2 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 2.10.75
REGULATION (EEC)No2506/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of29September1975
layingdownspecialrulesfortheimportationofproductsinthewine-growing
sectororiginatingincertainthirdcountries
Whereastherequirementthatwinemustbeaccompa­
niedbyadocumentfromanexportingcountrymay
constituteausefulmethodofcheckingthattherefer­
encepriceisrespectedwherethatcountryhasunder­
takentoadoptthemeasuresnecessarytoensuresuch
respect,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70(1)of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1932/75(-),andinparticularArticle9(5)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(3);
WhereasinaccordancewithArticle9ofRegulation
(EEC)No816/70thesystemfortheimportationof
wineisbasedonrespectofareferenceprice;whereas
toensurerespectofthisprice,provisionhasbeen
madeforthepossibilityoflevyingacountervailing
chargeinadditiontocustomsduties;
Whereascertainagreementswiththirdcountriessimi­
larlymakeprovisionforpreferentialtariffconcessions
providedthatthereferencepriceisrespected ;
whereasithasbeenfoundnecessarytoadopt
measuresmakingitpossibleinsuchcasestoensure
thatthesystemoperatesproperlysothattheaimsof
theimportarrangements laiddownbythecommon
organizationofthemarketinwineshallnotbejeopar­
dized;
Whereasinparticularthemeasuresenablingthe
customsauthoritiesofMemberStatestoimplement
theagreementswiththirdcountriesshouldbelaid
down;whereasfortheimplementation oftheseagree­
mentstheconditionsanddetailedrulesenabling,
wherethereferencepriceisnotrespected,withdrawal
ofthetariffconcession tobeestablishedshouldbe
specified;whereas,dependingonthecase,inaddition
tosuchwithdrawalthecountervailing chargemaybe
reintroduced ,thispossibilitybeingprovidedforbythe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle9(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No816/70;
Whereastoensurethatwithdrawalofthetariffconces­
sionorreintroduction ofthecountervailing chargeis
notappliedforanylongerthanisstrictlynecessaryfor
thesystemtooperateproperly,itisadvisableto
provideforamonthlyreviewoftheposition;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,free-at-frontier
referencepricemeansthereferencepricereferredto
inArticle9ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70less
customsdutiesactuallylevied.
Article2
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission ofindi­
vidualcasesoffailuretoobservethefree-at-frontier
referencepriceinrespectofimportsofwineorigi­
natinginthethirdcountriesreferredtoeitherin
Article9(3),secondsubparagraph ofRegulation (EEC)
No816/70orinArticle3(1)ofthisRegulation .
Article3
1.AnyimportofwinesfallingwithinheadingNo
22.05oftheCommonCustomsTariffandoriginating
inthirdcountriesgrantedpreferentialtariffconces­
sions,providedthefree-at-frontier referencepriceis
respected,shallnotbesubjecttothepreferentialduty
intheeventoffailuretorespectthisprice.
2.Withoutprejudicetoanyothermethodsthat
maybeusedtocheckthereferenceprice,grantingof
thetariffconcessionsreferredtoinparagraph 1shall
besubjecttopresentationofadocumentissuedbythe
competentauthoritiesoftheexportingcountrycerti­
fyingthatthefree-at-frontier referencepricehasbeen
respected.
3.IfthecasesreferredtoinArticle2aresignificant
asregardsimportsofwinesoriginatinginthirdcoun­
triesreferredtoinArticle1andwithoutprejudiceto
anymeasuresthatmaybeadoptedonthebasisof
Article9ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70,itshallbe
decidedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle7ofRegulationNo24thatanyfuture
importsoriginatinginthesecountriesthathavefailed
torespectthefree-at-frontier referencepriceshallnot
besubjecttothepreferentialduty.(')O)NoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(-)OJNoL19«,29.7.1975,p.19.
(')Opiniondeliveredon25September1975(notyet
publishedintheOfficialJournal).

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Article4
AnymeasuresadoptedonthebasisofArticle9of
Regulation (EEC)No816/70andthemeasurereferred
toinArticle3(3)ofthepresentRegulationshallbe
thesubjectofamonthlyreviewinaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle8ofRegulation
No24.
Article5
1.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisRegula­
tionshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeproce­
durelaiddowninArticle7ofRegulationNo24.
Theserulesshallinparticularspecifytheelementsthataretobetakenintoconsideration inestablishing
thefree-at-frontier offerpriceforeachimport.
2.TheCommission shallfixthefree-at-frontier
referencepriceaccordingtotheoriginofthe
importedproducts.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingthedayofitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyfromthefirstdayofthesecondmonth
followingthemonthofitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29September1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.MARCORA