30.1.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL23/15
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COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of18December 1974
authorizingtheItalianRepublictoapplyprotectivemeasuresintradewithinthe
Community inwines,fallingwithinsubheading 22.05CoftheCommon
CustomsTariff,comingfromGreece
(OnlytheItaliantextisauthentic)
(75/69/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle 115thereof;
HavingregardtotheapplicationsmadebytheItalian
Republicon28October1974,forauthorizationunder
thefirstparagraphofArticle115oftheTreatyto
applyprotectivemeasuresinintra-Community trade
inwines,fallingwithinsubheading22.05Cofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,comingfromGreeceand
putintofreecirculationinanotherMemberState;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No816/70(1)of
28April1970layingdownadditionalprovisionsfor
thecommonorganizationofthemarketinwine,liber­
alizedimportsoftheseproductsfromthirdcountries
andprovidedfortheirfreemovementwithinthe
Community ;
Whereas,however,inaccordancewiththeAgreement
creatinganassociationbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandGreece,andinparticular
withProtocol14thereof,theMemberStatesareto­
applydifferentcustomsdutiestowinesimportedfrom
Greece;whereasalthoughthesewinesareimported
duty-freeintotheBeneluxcountries,andarenotsubjecttoquantitativerestrictionsintheother
MemberStatestheyaregenerallysubjecttocustoms
dutiesor,asthecasemaybe,totariffquotasat
reducedorzeroduties,varyingfromoneMember
Statetoanother;
Whereasthesetariffdivergencescausedeflectionsof
tradewhich,iftheycontinue,arelikelytohinderthe
implementation oftariffmeasuresappliedbythe
MemberStatesinrespectofGreece;
Whereasitisnotpossibleinpresentcircumstances
fortheMemberStatestointroducemethodsofcooper­
ationsuchaswouldobviatetheneedforprotective
measures ;
WhereastheItalianRepublicshouldthereforebe
authorizedtemporarilytotakethenecessaryprotective
measures ;
Whereasthesemeasuresmayconsistoflevyingan
additionalimportcharge,designedtooffsetpresent
tariffdivergences ,whiletakingaccountofthetariff
quotasopenedinfavourofGreece;
WhereastheperiodofvalidityofthisDecisionshould
endupontheentryintoforceofacommontariff
arrangementforimportsoftherelevantproductsfrom
Greece,andinanyeventnotlaterthan31December
1975, (')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.

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Article3
TheItalianRepublicshallwithoutdelayinformthe
Commission ofthemeasurestakenunderthisDeci­
sion.
Article4
ThisDecisionshallbeapplicableonlyuntilthe
commontariffarrangementforimportsofwinefrom
Greeceentersintoforce,andshallnotapplyafter31
December1975.
Article5
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheItalianRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,18December1974.HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article/
TheItalianRepublicisauthorizedtolevyonimports
ofwines,fallingwithinsubheading22.05Cofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,comingfromGreeceand
putintofreecirculationinanotherMemberState,a
countervailing chargeofanamountnotexceedingthe
differencebetweenthecustomsdutieswhichthey
applytoimportsofthewineinquestioncoming
directfromGreeceandthecustomsdutieswhichwere
leviedonthesamewinewhenitwasreleasedforfree
circulationintheCommunity .
Article2
ForwinesinrespectofwhichtherelevantMember
StateshasopenedtariffquotasunderProtocol14to
theAgreementcreatinganassociationbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandGreece,and
untiltherelevanttariffquotaisusedupbyimports
directfromGreeceorpassingthroughanother
MemberState,thechargeprovidedforinArticle 1
shallbecalculatedonthecustomsdutyapplicablein
therelevantMemberStateonthattariffquota.FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI