18.1.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL15/33
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COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of3December 1973
authorizingtheItalianRepublic,theFederalRepublicofGermanyandthe
FrenchRepublictoapplyprotectivemeasuresintradewithintheCommunityin
winesfallingwithinheadingNo22.05CoftheCommonCustomsTariffcoming
fromGreece
(OnlytheItalian,GermanandFrenchtextsareauthentic)
(74/12/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof;
HavingregardtotheapplicationsmadebytheItalian
Republic,theFederalRepublicofGermanyandthe
FrenchRepublicon29October,19Novemberand21
November1973respectivelyforauthorizationunder
thefirstparagraphofArticle115oftheTreatyto
applyprotectivemeasuresinintra-Community trade
inwinescomingfromGreeceandputintofreecircu­
lationinanotherMemberState;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No816/70(x)layingdown
additionalprovisionsforthecommonorganizationof
themarketinwine,liberalizedimportsofthese
productsfromthirdcountriesandprovidedfortheir
freemovementwithintheCommunity ;
Whereas,however,inaccordancewiththeAgreement
creatinganassociationbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandGreece,andinparticular
withProtocolNo14thereof,theMemberStatesareto
applydifferentcustomsdutiestowinesimportedfrom
Greece;whereasalthoughthesewinesareimported
duty-freeintotheBeneluxcountries,andarenot
subjecttoquantitativerestrictionsintheotherMemberStatestheyaregenerallysubjecttocustoms
dutiesor,asthecasemaybe,totariffquotasat
reducedorzeroduties,varyingfromoneMember
Statetoanother.
Whereasthesetariffdivergencescausedeflectionsof
tradewhich,iftheycontinue,arelikelytohinderthe
implementation oftariffmeasuresappliedbythe
MemberStatesinrespectofGreece;
Whereasitisnotpossibleinpresentcircumstances
fortheMemberStatestointroducemethodsofcooper­
ationsuchaswouldobviatetheneedforprotective
measures ;
WhereastheItalianRepublic,theFederalRepublicof
GermanyandtheFrenchRepublicshouldtherefore
beauthorizedtemporarilytotakethenecessaryprotec­
tivesmeasures;
Whereasthesemeasuresmayconsistoflevyingan
additionalimportcharge,designedtooffsetpresent
tariffdivergences ,whiletakingaccountofthetariff
quotasopenedinfavourofGreece;
WhereastheperiodofvalidityofthisDecisionshould
endupontheentryintoforceofacommontariff
arrangementforimportsoftherelevantproductsfrom
Greece,andinanyeventnotlaterthan31October
1974, (!)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.

NoL15/34 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities18.1.74
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
TheItalianRepublic,theFederalRepublicof
GermanyandtheFrenchRepublicareauthorizedto
levy,onimportsofwinesfallingwithinheadingNo
22.05CoftheCommonCustomsTariff,comingfrom
Greeceandputintofreecirculationinanother
MemberState,acountervailing chargeofanamount
notexceedingthedifferencebetweenthecustoms
dutieswhichtheyapplytoimportsofthewinein
questioncomingdirectfromGreeceandthecustoms
dutieswhichwereleviedonthesamewinewhenit
wasreleasedforfreecirculationintheCommunity .
Article2
1.Forwinesinrespectofwhichtherelevant
MemberStatehasopenedtariffquotasunderProtocol
No14totheAgreementcreatinganassociation
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
Greece,anduntiltherelevanttariffquotaisusedup
byimportsdirectfromGreeceorpassingthrough
anotherMemberState,thechargeprovidedforin
Article1shallbecalculatedonthecustomsdutyappli­
cableintherelevantMemberStateonthattariff
quota.
2.However,forwineswhicharetobeusedfor
preparingvermouth,formakingvinegar,fordistilla­
tionorforcoupage(industrialwines),importedinthenaturalstateoraftervinification ,theFederalRepublic
ofGermanymaynotlevythechargeunlesstotal
importsofthosewinesdirectfromGreeceorpassing
throughanotherMemberStatehave,overtheperiod
from1November1973to31October1974,reached
228500hi.
Article3
TherelevantMemberStatesshallwithoutdelay
informtheCommission ofthemeasurestakenunder
thisDecision .
Article4
ThisDecisionshallbeapplicableonlyuntilthe
commontariffarrangementforimportsofwinefrom
Greeceentersintoforce,andshallnotapplyafter31
October1974.
Article5
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheItalianRepublic,
theFederalRepublicofGermanyandtheFrench
Republic.
DoneatBrussels,3December1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI