8.2.77 NoL36/15 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION DECISION
of25January1977
authorizingtheItalianRepublictoapplyprotectivemeasuresintradewithinthe
Community inwinesfallingwithinCCTsubheading 22.05C,comingfrom
Greece
(OnlytheItaliantextisauthentic)
(77/116/EEC)
WhereastheItalianRepublicshouldthereforebeauth­
orizedtemporarilytotakethenecessaryprotective
measures ;
Whereasthesemeasuresmayconsistoflevyingan
additionalimportcharge,designedtooffsetpresent
tariffdivergences ,whiletakingaccountofthetariff
quotasopenedinfavourofGreece;
WhereastheperiodofvalidityofthisDecisionshould .
endupontheentryintoforceofacommontariff
arrangementforimportsoftherelevantproductsfrom
Greece,andinanyeventnotlaterthan28April1977,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
HavingregardtotheapplicationsmadebytheItalian
Republicon21December1976forauthorization
underthefirstparagraphofArticle115oftheTreaty
toapplyprotectivemeasuresinintra-Community
tradeinwinesfallingwithinsubheading22.05Cof
theCommonCustomsTariffcomingfromGreece
andputintofreecirculationinanotherMemberState,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No816/70of28
April1970layingdownadditionalprovisionsforthe
commonorganizationofthemarketinwine('),liberal­
izedimportsoftheseproductsfromthirdcountries
andprovidedfortheirfreemovementwithinthe
Community ;
Whereas,however,inaccordancewiththeAgreement
creatinganassociationbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandGreece,andinparticular
withProtocol14thereof,theMemberStatesareto
applydifferentcustomsdutiestowinesimportedfrom
Greece;whereasalthoughthesewinesareimported
duty-freeintotheBeneluxcountries,andarenot
subjecttoquantitativerestrictionsintheother
MemberStatestheyaregenerallysubjecttocustoms
dutiesor,asthecasemaybe,totariffquotasat
reducedorzeroduties;varyingfromoneMember
Statetoanother ;
Whereasthesetariffdivergencescausedeflectionsof
tradewhichifthevcontinue,arelikelytohinderthe
implementation :tariffmeasuresappliedbythe
MemberStatesininspectofGreece;
Whereasitisnotpossibleinpresentcircumstances
fortheMemberStatestointroducemethodsofcooper­
ationsuchaswouldobviatetheneedforprotective
measures ;Artide1
TheItalianRepublicisauthorizedtolevy,onimports
ofwinesfallingwith'insubheading22.05Cofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,comingfromGreeceand
putintofreecirculationinanotherMemberState,a
countervailing chargeofanamountnotexceedingthe
differencebetweenthecustomsdutieswhichthey
applytoimportsofthewineinquestioncoming
directfromGreeceandthecustomsdutieswhichwere
leviedonthesamewinewhenitwasreleasedforfree
circulationintheCommunity .
Article2
ForwinesinrespectofwhichtherelevantMember
StateshaveopenedtariffquotasunderProtocol14to
theAgreementcreatinganassociationbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandGreece,and
untiltherelevanttariffquotaisusedupbyimports
directfromGreeceorpassingthroughanother
MemberState,thechargeprovidedforinArticle1
shallbecalculatedonthecustomsdutyapplicablein
therelevantMemberStateonthattariffquota. (')OINo1.99,5.5.1970,p.1.

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Article3
TheItalianRepublicshallwithoutdelayinformthe
Commission ofthemeasurestakenunderthisDeci­
sion.
Article4
ThisDecisionshallbeapplicableonlyuntilthe
commontariffarrangementforimportsofwinefrom
Greeceentersintoforce,andshallnotapplyafter28
April1977.Article5
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheItalianRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,25January1977.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President