16.12.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL346/15
COMMISSION REGULATION EECNo3070/76
of15December 1976
fixingcountervailing chargesinthewinesector
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2829/76(2),andinparticularArticle9(6)thereof,
WhereaspursuanttoArticle9(3)ofRegulation (EEC)
No816/70acountervailing chargemustbeleviedon
importedproductswhenthefree-at-frontier offer
priceforthoseproductspluscustomsdutiesislower
thantheirreferenceprice;whereasthecountervailing
chargeisequaltothedifferencebetweentherefer­
encepriceandthefree-at-frontier offerpriceplus
customsduties;market,inparticularowingtothesmallquantities
involved;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle2ofRegulation
(EEC)No1019/70,thepricesmustbeadjustedifthey
donotapplyfree-at-Community-frontier ortoa
productcorresponding totheonewhoseguideprice
wastakenintoaccountforfixingthereferenceprice;
Whereasthecountervailing chargeforaproductmust
befixedperdegree/hiorperhiaccordingtowhether
thereferencepriceforthatproductisfixedper
degree/hiorperhi;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle4(2)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1019/70,thecountervailing chargeis
alteredwhenanappreciablevariationinthefree-at­
frontierofferpriceisrecorded;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No644/75of12March
1975fixingcountervailing chargesinthewine
sector(6),shouldberepealed;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulestothe
informationatpresentavailabletotheCommission
thatthecountervailing chargeshouldbefixedas
statedbelow;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforWine,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :iWhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2925/76
of1December1976fixingthereferencepricesfor
theperiod16December1976to15December1977
inthewinesector(3);
Whereas,inrespectofeachproductforwhicharefer­
encepriceisfixed,afree-at-frontier offerpriceforall
importsisdeterminedonthebasisofalltheavailable
information ;whereasthenatureofthatinformation is
specifiedinArticle1(1),(2)and(3)ofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No1019/70of29May1970on
detailedrulesforestablishingfree-at-frontier offer
pricesandfixingthecountervailing chargeinthe
winesector(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No3059/76(5);
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticles1and3ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1019/70,free-at-frontier offerprices
mustbeestablishedonthebasisofthemostadvan­
tageouspurchasingpossibilitiesfortheproductsin
question;whereasinestablishingthesepricesno
accountistobetakenofinformationconcerning
supplieswhichhavenoeconomiceffectontheArticle1
1.Thecountervailing chargesapplicableinthe
winesectorshallbeasshownintheAnnexhereto.
2.Regulation(EEC)No644/75isherebyrepealed.
Article2
(!)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL326,25.11.1976,p.1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16
December1976.
(3)OJNoL333,2.12.1976,p.18.f)OJNoL118,1.6.1970,p.13.
(5)OJNoL345,15.12.1976,p.11. (')OJNoL67,14.3.1975,p.14.

NoL346/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 16.12.76
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15December1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
CCT
heading
NoDescription Rateofcountervailing charge
ex20.07AI
andBIGrapejuices(includinggrapemuât),whether
concentratedornot,withanaddedsugarcontent
of30%orlessbyweight
White
—Other0-19u.a./potentialalcoholic
strength/hi(')(2)
0-21u.a./potentialalcoholic
strength/hi(')(2)
ex22.05CRedandroséwine 0-22u.a./actualalcoholic
strength/hi
ex22.05CWhitewine
—PresentedunderthevarietalnameRieslingor
Sylvaner 0u.a./hl(})
—Other 0-20u.a./actualalcoholic
strength/hi
ex22.05CGrapemustwithfermentationarrestedbythe
additionofalcohol,withinthemeaningofAddi­
tionalNote4a)toChapter22oftheCommon
CustomsTariff 0u.a./totalalcoholic
strength/hi
ex22.05CWinefortifiedfordistillation,withinthemeaning
ofAdditionalNote4b)toChapter22ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff 0u.a./actualalcoholic
strength/hi
ex22.05CLiqueurwine,withinthemeaningofAdditional
Note4c)toChapter22oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff
—Intendedforprocessing,undercustomcontrol
oradministrative controlwithequivalent
guarantee,intoproductsotherthanthose
fallingwithinheadingNo22.05ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff
—Other0u.a./actualalcoholic
strength/hi
1-21u.a./actualalcoholic
strength/hi
(')ForGreekproductsaccompaniedbyaMovementCertificateAGI,thecountervailing chargeonlyappliestograpemust,tothe
exclusionofgrapejuice.
(2)Until31December1977,inapplicationofArticle9(3)secondsubparagraph ,secondindentofRegulation(EEC)No816/70,the
countervailing chargeshallnotbeleviedonimportsofgrapejuice(includinggrapemust),whetherconcentratedornot,intothe
UnitedKingdomandIreland,intendedfortheproductioninthosetwoMemberStatesofproductsfallingwithinheadingNo22.07
oftheCommonCustomsTariffforwhichtheuseofacompositenameincludingtheword'wine'isauthorized.
(5)Toqualifyforexemptionfromthecountervailing charge,theVI1documentmustincludeexpressmentionoftheword'Riesling'
or'Sylvaner'.