28.12.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL359/33
REGULATION (EEC)No3576/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of28December1973
ontheextensionandmodificationofthearrangements madebyRegulation (EEC)
No1253/73onimportsofthewineproductexportedunderthelabelof'CyprusSherry',
originatinginandcomingfromCyprus,andtheintroductionofsubsidiesforsimilar
wineproductsproducedintheCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedandexportedto
IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom
Whereasthelegislationenactedshouldthereforebe
examinedwiththeauthoritiesofCypruswithaview
tomakinganynecessarychangesthereto;whereas
theCypriotauthoritieshavedeclaredtheir
willingnesstocollaboratewiththeCommissionin
ordertoseekthebestwaysofapplyingthe
exchangeoflettersreferredtoabove;
Whereasinthemeantimeanyinterruptioninthe
arrangements applicabletoimportsoftherelevant
productsintoIrelandandtheUnitedKingdom
shouldbeavoided,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article43thereof;
Havingregardtotheproposalfromthe
Commission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament ;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1253/73(*)
introducedarrangements forimportsofthewine
productexportedunderthelabelof'CyprusSherry',
originatinginandcomingfromCyprus,andmade
provisionsforsubsidiesforsimilarwineproducts
producedintheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted
andexportedtoIrelandandtheUnitedKingdom;
Whereasthesearrangements areapplicableuntil31
December1973;butwhereasunderArticle6of
Regulation (EEC)No1253/73,if,before1Sep­
tember1973,theRepublicofCyprusenacts
legislationonwineproductionwhichisin
conformitywithCommunityrulesapplicableto
productssimilartothosespecifiedinArticle1,the
Council,actingonaproposalfromtheCommission
inaccordancewiththevotingprocedurelaiddown
inArtidle43(2)oftheTreaty,maytakeall
necessarystepstoensurethatthearrangements are
extendedinaccordancewiththetermsofthe
exchangeoflettersannexedtotheProtocol(2)
layingdowncertainprovisionsrelatingtothe
Agreementestablishinganassociationbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublic
ofCyprusfollowingtheAccessionofnewMember
StatestotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
Whereason31August1973theRepublicofCyprus
adoptednewrulesgoverningwineproductionandon
16October1973senttextsforperusalbythe
Commission ;
Whereas,however,consideration ofthesetextsis
notyetfarenoughadvancedforadecisionfinallyto
betakenonwhetherthelegislationenactedby
CyprusisinconformitywithCommunityrules;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Fortheperiodfrom1Januaryto31December
1974,thecountervailing chargeprovidedforinthe
firstsubparagraph ofArticle9(3)ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No816/70(3)of28April1970
layingdownadditionalprovisionsforthecommon
organizationofthemarketinwineaslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No2591/73(4)shallnotbe
leviedonimportsintoIrelandandtheUnited
Kingdomofthewineproductexportedunderthe
labelof'CyprusSherry'originatinginandcoming
fromCyprusuptoamaximumamountof200000
hectolitres .
Article2
1.Theamountof200000hectolitresfixedin
Article1shallbedividedintotwoshares,theoneof
2000hectolitresforIrelandandtheotherof
198000hectolitresfortheUnitedKingdom.
2.TheMemberStatesnamedinparagraph1shall
ensurethatimportersoftherelevantproduct
establishedintheirterritoryhavefreeaccesstothe
sharesattributedtothem.
3.TheextenttowhichtheMemberStatesnamed
inparagraph1haveuseduptheirsharesshallbe
(*)OJNoL133,21.5.1973,p.115.
(2)OJNoL133,21.5.1973,p.95.(3)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(4)OJNoL259,26.9.1973,p.1.

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2.Thesubsidiesreferredtoinparagraph1shallbe
calculatedonthebasisofthedifference,onthe
marketsoftheMemberStatesreferredtoin
paragraph1,betweenthepricesoftheseCommunity
wineproductsandthepriceofthewineproduct
exportedunderthelabelof'CyprusSherry'.determinedonthebasisofimportsoftheproductin
questionenteredforhomeuse.
4.TheMemberStatesnamedinparagraph1shall
informtheCommissionatregularintervalsof
importsfromCyprusactuallysetoffagainsttheir
shares.
Article3
WineproductsimportedintoIrelandandtheUnited
Kingdomfreeofcountervailing charge,pursuantto
Article1,maynotbeexportedtootherMember
States.Article5
DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisRegulation,
inparticularthoseconcerningtheamountofthe
subsidyandtheCommunitywineproductseligible
foraid,shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle7ofRegulationNo
24(*)ontheprogressiveestablishmentofacommon
organizationofthemarketinwine.Article4
1.Subsidiesshallbegrantedinrespectofexports
effectedfrom1February1973to31December1974
toIrelandandtheUnitedKingdomofwine
productsproducedintheCommunityasoriginally
constitutedwhicharesimilartothewineproduct
exportedunderthelabelof'CyprusSherry'.Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28December1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
OveGULDBERG
(!)OJNo30,20.4.1962,p.989/62.