NoL43/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.2.76
COMMISSION DECISION
of6February1976
authorizingtheFrenchRepublictoapplyprotectivemeasuresintradewithin
theCommunityinwinesfallingwithinsubheading22.05CoftheCommon
CustomsTariffcomingfromGreece
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(76/226/EEC)
tariffdivergences ,whiletakingaccountofthetariff
quotasopenedinfavourofGreece;
WhereastheperiodofvalidityofthisDecisionshould
endupontheentryintoforceofacommontariff
arrangementforimportsoftherelevantproductsfrom
Greece,andinanyeventnotlaterthan31December
1976,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheFrenchRepublicisauthorizedtolevy,onimports
ofwinesfallingwithinSubheading22.05Cofthe
CommonCustomsTariffcomingfromGreeceand
putintofreecirculationinanotherMemberState,a
countervailing chargeofanamountnotexceedingthe
differencebetweenthecustomsdutieswhichthey
applytoimportsofthewineinquestioncoming
directfromGreeceandthecustomsdutieswhichwere
leviedonthesamewinewhenitwasreleasedforfree
circulationintheCommunity .THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
HavingregardtotheapplicationsmadebytheFrench
Republicon28January1976,forauthorizationunder
thefirstparagraphofArticle115oftheTreatyto
applyprotectivemeasuresinintra-Community trade
inwinescomingfromGreeceandputintofreecircu­
lationinanotherMemberState,
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No816/70of28April
1970layingdownadditionalprovisionsforthe
commonorganizationofthemarketinwine(J),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
tradewhich,iftheycontinue,arelikelytohinderthe
implementation oftariffmeasuresappliedbythe
MemberStatesinrespectofGreece;
Whereasitisnotpossibleinpresentcircumstances
fortheMemberStatestointroducemethodsofcooper­
ationsuchaswouldobviatetheneedforprotective
measures ;
WhereastheFrenchRepublicshouldthereforebe
authorizedtemporarilytotakethenecessaryprotective
measures ;
Whereasthesemeasuresmayconsistoflevyingan
additionalimportcharge,designedtooffsetpresentArticle2
ForwinesinrespectofwhichtherelevantMember
StateshaveopenedtariffquotasunderProtocol14to
theAgreementcreatinganassociationbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandGreece,and
untiltherelevanttariffquotaisusedupbyimports
directfromGreeceorpassingthroughanother
MemberState,thechargeprovidedforinArticle1
shallbecalculatedonthecustomsdutyapplicablein
therelevantMemberStateonthattariffquota.
Article3
TheFrenchRepublicshallwithoutdelayinformthe
Commission ofthemeasurestakenunderthisDeci­
sion.
Article4
ThisDecisionshallbeapplicableonlyuntilthe
commontariffarrangementforimportsofwinefrom (')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.

19.2.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL43/29
DoneatBrussels,6February1976. Greeceentersintoforce,andshallnotapplyafter31
December1976.
Article5
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.FortheCommission
ChristopherSOAMES
Vice-President