21.1.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL12/13
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(Actswhosebuhlicdtionisnotobli^ittory)
COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of22December 1975
authorizingtheItalianRepublictoapplyprotectivemeasuresintradewithinthe
Community inwinesfallingwithinCCTsubheading 22.05C,comingfrom
Greece
(OnlytheItaliantextisauthentic)
(76/67/EEC)
MemberStatestheyaregenerallysubjecttocustoms
dutiesor,asthecasemaybe,totariffquotasat
reducedorzeroduties,varyingfromoneMember
Statetoanother;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle 115thereof,
HavingregardtotheapplicationsmadebytheItalian
Republicon18December1975,forauthorization
underthefirstparagraphofArticle115oftheTreaty
toapplyprotectivemeasuresinintra-Community
tradeinwinescomingfromGreeceandputintofree
circulationinanotherMemberState,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No816/70of28
April1970layingdownadditionalprovisionsforthe
commonorganizationofthemarketinwine('),liberal­
izedimportsoftheseproductsfromthirdcountries
andprovidedfortheirfreemovementwithinthe
Community ;
Whereas,however,inaccordancewiththeAgreement
creatinganassociationbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandGreece,andinparticular
withProtocol14thereof,theMemberStatesareto
applydifferentcustomsdutiestowinesimportedfrom
Greece;whereasalthoughthesewinesareimported
duty-freeintotheBeneluxcountries,andarenot
subjecttoquantitativerestrictionsintheotherWhereasthesetariffdivergencescausedeflectionsof
tradewhichiftheycontinue,arelikelytohinderthe
implementation oftariffmeasuresappliedbythe
MemberStatesinrespectofGreece;
Whereasitisnotpossibleinpresentcircumstances
fortheMemberStatestointroducemethodsofcooper­
ationsuchaswouldobviatetheneedforprotective
measures ;
WhereastheItalianRepublicshouldthereforebeauth­
orizedtemporarilytotakethenecessaryprotective
measures ;
Whereasthesemeasuresmayconsistoflevyingan
additionalimportcharge,designedtooffsetpresent
tariffdivergences ,whiletakingaccountofthetariff
quotasopenedinfavourofGreece;
WhereastheperiodofvalidityofthisDecisionshould
endupontheentryintoforceofacommontariff
arrangementforimportsoftherelevantproductsfrom
Greece,andinanyeventnotlaterthan31December
1976, (')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.I.

NoL12/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.1.76
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
ArticleI
TheItalianRepublicisauthorizedtolevy,onimports
ofwinesfallingwithinsubheading22.05Cofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,comingfromGreeceand
putintofreecirculationinanotherMemberState,a
countervailing chargeofanamountnotexceedingthe
differencebetweenthecustomsdutieswhichthey
applytoimportsofthewineinquestioncoming
directfromGreeceandthecustomsdutieswhichwere
leviedonthesamewinewhenitwasreleasedforfree
circulationintheCommunity .
Article2
ForwinesinrespectofwhichtherelevantMember
StateshaveopenedtariffquotasunderProtocol14to
theAgreementcreatinganassociationbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandGreece,and
untiltherelevanttariffquotaisusedupbyimports
directfromGreeceorpassingthroughanother
MemberState,thechargeprovidedforinArticle 1
shallbecalculatedonthecustomsdutyapplicablein
therelevantMemberStateonthattariffquota.Article3
TheItalianRepublicshallwithoutdelayinformthe
Commission ofthemeasurestakenunderthisDeci­
sion.
Article4
ThisDecisionshallbeapplicableonlyuntilthe
commontariffarrangementforimportsofwinefrom
Greeceentersintoforce,andshallnotapplyafter31
December1976.
Article5
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheItalianRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,22December1975.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
MemberoftheCommission