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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 58/81

OF 1 JANUARY 1981

ON THE SPECIFIC TRANSITIONAL MEASURES TO BE TAKEN IN RESPECT OF TRADE IN WINES FOLLOWING GREEK ACCESSION

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE ACT OF ACCESSION OF GREECE ( 1 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 73 ( 1 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO SMOOTH THE CHANGE OVER FROM THE EXISTING SYSTEM IN GREECE TO THAT RESULTING FROM APPLICATION OF THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN WINE , IT HAS BEEN FOUND NECESSARY TO LAY DOWN CERTAIN TRANSITIONAL MEASURES IN RESPECT OF TRADE BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY OF NINE AND GREECE , PARTICULARLY IN RESPECT OF PRODUCTS FOR WHICH IMPORT FORMALITIES ARE NOT YET COMPLETED ;

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 49/81 OF 1 JANUARY 1981 ( 2 ) , DETERMINES THE METHODS OF ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION INTENDED TO ENSURE FREE CIRCULATION OF GOODS IN TRADE BETWEEN GREECE AND THE OTHER MEMBER STATES DURING THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD ;

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 57/81 OF 1 JANUARY 1981 ( 3 ) , LAYS DOWN THE TRANSITIONAL MEASURES TO BE TAKEN IN RESPECT OF TRADE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS , ON ACCOUNT OF GREEK ACCESSION ; WHEREAS APPLICATION OF THE ABOVE REGULATIONS WOULD RESULT IN SUBSTANTIALLY LESS FAVOURABLE TREATMENT THAN WAS APPLICABLE BEFORE THE DATE OF ACCESSION FOR PRODUCTS CONSIGNED BEFORE 1 JANUARY AND TAKEN OUT OF CUSTOMS BOND AFTER THAT DATE ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE SAID PRODUCTS TO QUALIFY FOR THE SYSTEM BEING APPLIED , PARTICULARLY IN RESPECT OF CUSTOMS DUTIES AND DOCUMENTS , AT THE MOMENT OF CONSIGNMENT , IT SEEMS PROPER TO WAIVE THE ABOVEMENTIONED REGULATIONS , THEREBY ALLOWING THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION TO QUALIFY FOR THE PROVISIONS OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3442/80 OF 22 DECEMBER 1980 ( 4 ) ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , LEVY OF THE COUNTERVAILING CHARGE IS JUSTIFIED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE REFUND FOR WHICH THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION QUALIFY IN GREECE ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR WINE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE PROVISIONS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2 , WINES ORIGINATING ENTIRELY IN GREECE , EXPORTED BEFORE 1 JANUARY 1981 AND IMPORTED INTO THE COMMUNITY OF NINE AS FROM THAT DATE SHALL BE SUBJECT , IN THE COMMUNITY OF NINE , NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 49/81 AND OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 57/81 :

- TO THE PROVISIONS OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3442/80 ,

- TO PAYMENT OF THE COUNTERVAILING CHARGE APPLICABLE ON 31 DECEMBER 1980 .

THESE WINES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF " RETSINA " WINES , MUST ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE V I DOCUMENT ISSUED BEFORE 1 JANUARY 1981 .

2 . " RETSINA " WINES PLACED IN FREE CIRCULATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY OF NINE BEFORE 1 JANUARY , REMAIN SUBJECT TO THE SYSTEM APPLICABLE UNTIL THAT DATE .

" RETSINA " TABLE WINES , WITHIN HEADING NO 25.05 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF IMPORTED INTO THE COMMUNITY OF NINE AFTER 1 JANUARY 1981 SHALL BE FREE OF CUSTOMS DUTY AND COUNTERVAILING CHARGE .

3 . WINES ORIGINATING IN THE COMMUNITY OF NINE , EXPORTED FROM THE COMMUNITY OF NINE BEFORE 1 JANUARY 1981 AND IMPORTED INTO GREECE AS FROM THAT DATE MAY BE IMPORTED IN THE ABSENCE OF THE DOCUMENT PROVIDED FOR IN REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 1153/75 AND ( EEC ) NO 2115/76 .

THESE WINES SHALL BE SUBJECT TO PAYMENT OF THE CUSTOMS DUTIES APPLICABLE IN GREECE TO WINES ORIGINATING IN THE COMMUNITY OF NINE ON 1 JANUARY 1981 .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1981 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 1 JANUARY 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

THE PRESIDENT

ROY JENKINS

( 1 ) OJ NO L 291 , 19 . 11 . 1979 , P . 17 .

( 2 ) SEE PAGE 1 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 3 ) SEE PAGE 43 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 359 , 31 . 12 . 1980 .