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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1082/77
of25May1977
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration ofaCommunitytariff
quotaforwinesfromfreshgrapesandgrapemustwithfermentationarrestedby
theadditionofalcoholfallingwithinheadingNo22.05oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatingentirelyinGreece
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,which,whilegivingpreferencetoimportsofsuch
products,continueinadditiontocomplywiththe
provisionsofRegulation (EEC)No816/70,andin
particularthoseofArticle9thereof;whereasa
Communitytariffquotaof420000hectolitresper
annumshouldaccordinglybeopenedatareduced
duty;whereasfortheperiod29Aprilto31December
1977thevolumeofthequotawillaccordinglybe
284220hectolitres ;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoguaranteeall
importersoftheMemberStatesequalanduninter­
ruptedaccesstothesaidquotaanduninterrupted
applicationofthefatelaiddownforthatquotatoall
importsintosuchMemberStatesoftheproducts
concerneduntilthequotahasbeenusedup;whereas
havingregardtotheaboveprinciplestheCommunity
natureofthequotacanberespectedbyallocatingthe'
CommunitytariffquotaamongtheMemberStates;
whereas,toreflectmostaccuratelytheactualdevelop­
mentofthemarketintheproductsconcerned,such
allocationshouldbeinproportiontotheneedsofthe
MemberStates,assessedbyreferencebothtothestatis­
ticsrelatingtoimportsfromGreeceoverarepresenta­
tiveperiod,andtotheeconomicoutlookforthequota
periodconcerned ;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticles43
and113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment('),
WhereasattheEEC-Greece Association Council
meetingon28April1975,theEuropeanEconomic
Communityhadstatedthatthebasicprovisionsfor
theimplementation ofthecommonagricultural
policywerefixedfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No816/70of28April
1970layingdownadditionalprovisionsforthe
commonorganizationofthemarketinwine(2),and
Greecehadstatedthatitwaspreparedtoharmonize
itspolicyfortheproductsreferredtoinArticle1of
thesaidRegulation ;
Whereasby29April1977theAssociationCouncil
hadnotyetfixedthearrangementsapplicabletotrade
intheaforementioned productsbetweenthe
ContractingParties;whereasthereforeboththeprovi­
sionsinProtocol14totheEEC-Greece Association
AgreementforGreekexportsofwinesfromfresh
grapesandgrapemustwithfermentationarrestedby
theadditionofalcoholandthearrangementsprovided
forinArticle37andinthesecondparagraphof
Protocol 12tothesaidAgreementinrespectofthe
productscoveredbyRegulation (EEC)No816/70,
ceasetoapplyintheCommunity ;whereas,however,
themeasureslaiddowninProtocol6(2)ofthesaid
AgreementcontinuetoapplyintheCommunity
unlesstheCommunityavailsitselfofitsoptionof
takingdifferentmeasuresundertheconditionslaid
downinArticle36(1)ofthesaidAgreement ;
Whereas,pendingadecisionbytheAssociation
CouncilpursuanttoArticle35or36(1)ofthesaid
Agreement ,andinordertoavoidanydiscontinuity
whichmightbeharmfultoexportstotheCommunity
ofwineoriginatingentirelyinGreece,specialimport
arrangementsshouldbeintroducedforsuchproductsWhereas,onthebasisofthestatisticsatpresentavail­
able,importsfromGreeceintotheMemberStatesin
1974,1975and1976oftheproductconcernedhave
developedasfollowsandrepresentthefollowing
percentagesoftotalimportsintotheCommunity :
ManlierStates 1474 I97S1476
Benelux 55-0266*6673-31
Denmark 0-05 0-110-11
Germany 37-0426-4622-35
France 6-21 63-35
Ireland 0-050-02 0-01
Italy 0-140-020-02
UnitedKingdom1-490-710-85
Whereas,takingintoaccountthesefiguresandthe
foreseeabledevelopment ofthemarketintheproduct(')OJNoClis,16.5.1977.p.67.
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concernedduring1977,theinitialsharesinthe
volumeofthequotamaybefixedapproximately at
thefollowingpercentages :
Benelux 6406
Denmark 0-53
Germany 29-89
France 2-67
Ireland 0-36
Italy 0-36
UnitedKingdom 213StatesandtheCommission ,andtheCommission
mustbeinapositiontofollowtheextenttowhich
thetariffquotahasbeenusedupandtoinformthe
MemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,ataspecifieddateinthequotaperiod,a
considerable quantityoftheinitialquotashare
remainsinanyMemberState,itisessentialthatthe
MemberStateshouldreturnacertainproportion
thereoftothereserve,inordertoavoidpartofthe
CommunityquotaremainingunusedinoneMember
Statewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourg areunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerning
theadministration ofthequotasharesallocatedto
thateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyofits
members,Whereasinordertotakeintoaccounttheimport
trendsfortheproductconcernedintheMember
States,thequotavolumeshouldbedividedintotwo
instalments ,thefirstinstalmentbeingallocated
amongtheMemberStatesandthesecondforminga
reserveintendedultimatelytocovertherequirements
oftheMemberStates,shouldtheirinitialsharebe
usedup;whereas,inordertoensureacertaindegree
ofsecuritytoimporters,thefirstinstalmentofthe
Communityquotashouldbedeterminedatarela­
tivelyhighlevel,whichunderpresentcircumstances
couldbeapproximately 99%ofthequotavolume;
Whereastheinitialsharesmaybeusedupfairly
quickly;whereas,therefore,toavoiddisruptionof
suppliesanyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedup
itsinitialshare,shoulddrawasupplementary share
fromtheCommunityreserve;whereasthismustbe
donebyeachMemberStateaseachoneofitssupple­
mentarysharesisalmostusedup,andasmanytimes
asthereserveallows;whereastheinitialandsupple­
mentarysharesmustbevaliduntiltheendofthe
quotaperiod;whereasthisformofadministration
requiresclosecollaboration betweentheMemberHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Until31December1977,aCommunitytariff
quotaof284220hectolitresshallbeopenedinthe
Communityforwineoffreshgrapesandgrapemust
withfermentationarrestedbytheadditionofalcohol
fallingunderheadingNo22.05oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatingentirelyinGreece.
Withinthistariffquota,theCommonCustomsTariff
dutyshallbereducedtothelevelsindicatedinthe
tablebelow:
CCTheadingNo Descriptionoígoods Rateoíduty
22.05 Wineoffreshgrapes;grapemustwithfermentationarrestedby
theadditionofalcohol:
A.Sparklingwine 6u.a.perhi
B.Wineinbottleswith'mushroom'stoppersheldinplaceby
tiesorfastenings,andwineotherwiseputupwithanexcess
pressureofnotlessthan1atmospherebutlessthan3atmos­
pheres,measuredatatemperatureof20°C 6u.a.perhi
C.Other
I.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthnotexceeding13°,in
containersholding:
(a)2litresorless I-8u.a.perhi
(b)Morethan2litres 1-3u.a.perhi
II.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthexceeding13"butnot
exceeding15°,incontainersholding:
(a)2litresorless 21u.a.perhi
(b)Morethan2litres ,.16u.a.perhi

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CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods Rateofdutv
22.05CIII.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthexceeding15°butnot
(coutil) exceeding18°,incontainersholding:
(a)2litresorless:
2.Other '.....2-5u.a.perhi
(b)Morethan2litres:
3.Other 21u.a.perhi
IV.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthexceeding18°butnot
exceeding22°,incontainersholding:
(a)2litresorless:
2.Other 2-8u.a.perhi
(b)Morethan2litres:
3.Other 2-8u.a.perhi
V.Ofanactualalcoholicstrengthexceeding22°,in
containersholding :
(a)2litresorless 0-2u.a.perhi
andperdegree
+15u.a.per
hi
(b)Morethan2litres 0-2u.a.perhi
andperdegree
ThenewMemberStatesshallapplywithinthisquota
thecustomsdutiescalculatedinaccordancewiththe
relevantprovisionsoftheActofAccession .
Artidc2
1.ThetariffquotareferredtoinArticle 1(1)shall
bedividedintotwoinstalments .
2.Afirstinstalment ,amountingto281000hectoli­
tres,shallbesharedamongtheMemberStates;the
shareswhichsubjecttoArticle.5shallbevaliduntil
31December1977,shallbeasfollows:thatMemberStateshallwithoutdelay,bynotifying
theCommission ,drawasecondshareequalto1.5%
ofitsinitialshare,roundeduptothenextunitwhere
appropriate ,totheextentthattheamountinthe
reserveallows.
2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted ,
90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbythat
MemberStatehasbeenexhausted ,itshall,inthe
mannerprovidedforinparagraph 1,drawathird
shareequalto7-5%ofitsinitialshare.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbythat
MemberStatehasbeenusedup,itshall,inthe
mannerprovidedforinparagraph 1,drawafourth
shareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1,2and3,Member
Statesmaydrawsmallersharesthanthosefixedin
thoseparagraphsifthereisreasontobelievethat
thosesharesmightnotbeusedup.Theyshallinform
theCommission oftheirreasonsforapplyingthis
paragraph .—inhectolitre\—
Benelux 180000
Denmark 1500
Germany 84000
France 7.500
Ireland 1000
Italy 1000
UnitedKingdom 6000
3.Thesecondinstalmentof3220hectolitresshall
constitutethereserve.
,/1rtiiic3
Article4
1.If90%ormoreofanyMemberStatesinitial
share,aslaiddowninArticle2(2),or90%ormore
ofthatsharelesstheamountreturnedtothereserve
whereArticle5hasbeenapplied,hasbeenexhausted ,Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
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Article5 and,forthispurpose,shallspecifytheamountthereof
totheMemberStatewhichmakesthefinaldrawing.
Article8MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1October1977,theunusedportionoftheir
initialsharewhich,on15September1977,isin
excessof20%oftheinitialamount.Theymayreturn
agreaterportioniftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October
1977,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsof
theproductsconcernedeffectedunderandcharged
againsttheCommunityquotaupto15September
1977inclusiveand,whereappropriate ,ofthepropor­
tionoftheirintialsharesthattheyarereturningtothe
reserve.1.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethatsupplementary sharesdrawnpursuant
toArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythatcharges
maybemadewithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
combinedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
saidproductsestablishedintheirterritoryhavefree
accesstothesharesallocatedtothemordrawnfrom
thereserve.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthesaid
goodsagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthegoodsare
enteredforhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedetermined onthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewithparagraph3.Article6
TheMemberStatesshallbeauthorizedtodividethe
sharesallocatedtothemorwhichtheyhavedrawn
fromthereserveintotwopartsaccordingtotheirfore­
seeableuse,reservingonepartforwinesintendedfor
directconsumptionandtheotherforwinesintended
forprocessing .
However,duringthemarketingyearandaccordingto
theactualneedswhicharise,theyshallmakethe
necessaryadjustmentstotheoriginalallocations .Article9
AttherequestoftheCommission ,MemberStates
shallinformitofimportsoftheproductsinquestion
actuallychargedagainsttheirshares.
Article7Article10
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcoop­
eratecloselyinordertoensurethecorrectapplication
ofthisRegulation .TheCommission shallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles
2and3andshallinformeachofthemoftheextent
towhichthereservehasbeenusedassoonasit
receivesthenotification .
TheCommission shall,notlaterthan5October1977,
notifytheMemberStatesofthestateofthereserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesupthereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailableArticle11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheseventh
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyfrom29April1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25May1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
D.OWEN