30.1.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL23/17
COMMISSION DECISION
of30December 1974
authorizingtheFrenchRepublictoapplyprotectivemeasuresintradewithin
theCommunityinwines,fallingwithinsubheading22.05CoftheCommon
CustomsTariff,comingfromGreece
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(75/70/EEC)
WhereastheFrenchRepublicshouldthereforebe
authorizedtemporarilytotakethenecessaryprotective
measures ;
Whereasthesemeasuresmayconsistoflevyingan
additionalimportcharge,designedtooffsetpresent
tariffdivergences ,whiletakingaccountofthetariff
quotasopenedinfavourofGreece;
WhereastheperiodofvalidityofthisDecisionshould
endupontheentryintoforceofacommontariff
arrangementforimportsoftherelevantproductsfrom
Greece,andinanyeventnotlaterthan31December
1975,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof;
HavingregardtotheapplicationsmadebytheFrench
Republicon20December1974,forauthorization
underthefirstparagraphofArticle115oftheTreaty
toapplyprotectivemeasuresinintra-Community
tradeinwines,fallingwithinsubheading22.05Cof
theCommonCustomsTariff,comingfromGreece
andputintofreecirculationinanotherMember
State;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No816/70(')of
28April1970layingdownadditionalprovisionsfor
thecommonorganizationofthemarketinwine,liber­
alizedimportsoftheseproductsfromthirdcountries
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
tradewhich,iftheycontinue,arelikelytohinderthe
implementation oftariffmeasuresappliedbythe
MemberStatesinrespectofGreece;
Whereasitisnotpossibleinpresentcircumstances
fortheMemberStatestointroducemethodsofcooper­
ationsuchaswouldobviatetheneedforprotective
measures ;Articlc1
TheFrenchRepublicisauthorizedtolevyonimports
ofwines,fallingwithinsubheading22.05Cofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,comingfromGreeceand
putintofreecirculationinanotherMemberState,a
countervailing chargeofanamountnotexceedingthe
differencebetweenthecustomsdutieswhichthey
applytoimportsofthewineinquestioncoming
directfromGreeceandthecustomsdutieswhichwere
leviedonthesamewinewhenitwasreleasedforfree
circulationintheCommunity .
Articlc2
ForwinesinrespectofwhichtherelevantMember
StateshasopenedtariffquotasunderProtocol14to
theAgreementcreatinganassociationbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandGreece,and
untiltherelevanttariffquotaisusedupbyimports
directfromGreeceorpassingthroughanother
MemberState,thechargeprovidedforinArticle 1
shallbecalculatedonthecustomsdutyapplicablein
therelevantMemberStateonthattariffquota. (')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.

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Article5
.ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic .
DoneatBrussels,30December1974.Article3
TheFrenchRepublicshallwithoutdelayinformthe
Commission ofthemeasurestakenunderthisDeci­
sion.
Article4
ThisDecisionshallbeapplicableonlyuntilthe
commontariffarrangementforimportsofwinefrom
Greeceentersintoforce,andshallnotapplyafter31
December1975.FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI