29.3.77OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL80/21
COMMISSION DECISION
of21March1977
authorizingtheFrenchRepublictoapplyprotectivemeasuresintradewithin
theCommunityinwinesfallingwithinCCTsubheading22.05C,comingfrom
Greece
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(77/259/EEC)
WhereastheFrenchRepublicshouldthereforebe
authorizedtemporarilytotakethenecessaryprotective
measures ;
Whereasthesemeasuresmayconsistofthelevyingof
anadditional "importcharge,designedtooffsetpresent
tariffdivergences ,whiletakingaccountofthetariff
quotasopenedinfavourofGreece;
WhereasthisDecisionshouldceasetoapplyuponthe
entryintoforceofacommontariffarrangementfor
importsoftherelevantproductsfromGreece,andin
anyeventnotlaterthan28April1977,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
HavingregardtotheapplicationsmadebytheFrench
Republicon8March1977forauthorizationunderthe
firstparagraphofArticle115oftheTreatytoapply
protectivemeasuresinintra-Community tradein
winesfallingwithinsubheading22.05Cofthe
CommonCustomsTariffcomingfromGreeceand
putintofreecirculationinanotherMemberState,
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No816/70of28
April1970layingdownadditionalprovisionsfor*the
commonorganizationofthemarketinwine('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2842/76(2),liberal­
izedimportsoftheseproductsfromthirdcountries
andprovidedfortheirfreemovementwithinthe
Community ;
Whereas,howeverundertheAgreementcreatingan
AssociationbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nityandGreece(3),andinparticularunderProtocol
No14thereof,theMemberStatesaretoapply
differentcustomsdutiestowinesimportedfrom
Greece;whereasalthoughthesewinesareimported
duty-freeandwithoutquantitativerestrictionsintothe
Beneluxcountries,theyareintheotherMember
Statesgenerallysubjecttocustomsdutiesor,asthe
casemaybe,totariffquotasatreducedorzeroduties,
varyingfromoneMemberStatetoanother;
Whereasthesetariffdivergencescausedeflectionsof
tradewhich,iftheycontinue,arelikelytohinderthe
implementation oftariffmeasuresappliedbythe
MemberStatesinrespectofGreece;
WhereastheMemberStatescannotunderpresent
circumstancesintroducesuchmethodsofcooperation
aswouldobviatetheneedforprotectivemeasures :
(')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL327,26.11.1976,p.2.
(3)OJNo26,18.2.1963,p.294/63.Article1
TheFrenchRepublicisherebyauthorizedtolevy,on
importsofwinesfallingwithinsubheading22.05Cof
theCommonCustomsTariff,comingfromGreece
andputintofreecirculationinanotherMemberState,
acountervailingchargeofanamountnotexceeding
thedifferencebetweenthecustomsdutiesappliedto
importsofthewineconcernedcomingdirectfrom
Greeceandthecustomsdutiesleviedonthesame
winewhenitisputintofreecirculationinthe
Community .
Article2
ForwinesinrespectofwhichtherelevantMember
StateshaveopenedtariffquotasunderProtocolNo14
totheAgreementcreatinganAssociationbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandGreece,and
untiltherelevanttariffquotaisusedupbyimports
directfromGreeceorpassingthroughanother
MemberState,thechargereferredtoinArticle1shall
becalculatedonthecustomsdutyapplicableinthe
relevantMemberStateonthattariffquota.

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Article5
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,21March1977.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-PresidentArticle3
TheFrenchRepublicshallinformtheCommission
withoutdelayofallmeasurestakenunderthisDeci­
sion.
Article4
ThisDecisionshallapplyonlyuntiltheentryinto
forceofacommontariffarrangementforimportsof
winefromGreece,andinanyeventnotlaterthan28
April1977.