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COM(73)2092 final
Strasbourg,12December1973
•\VPROPOSALFORA\ \
Regulation(SEC)oftheCouncil .; - v
onagricultureintheGrandDuchyofLuxembourg . v
!-, .\-\■■ •."
(submittedtotheCouncil ,bytheCommission)

EXPLANATORY TflEMDRANTICIM
1.Article2ofRegulation(EEC)No541/70oftheCouncilof20March1970
onagriculturein1heGrandDuchyofLuxembourgprovidesthatthe
^-provisionsofthesecondsubparagraphofArticle1(1)oftheProtocolon
theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgaretoremainapplicableuntilfull
harmonization ofspecificdutiesonwineintheCommunityisachieved;
ThesecondsubparagraphofArticle1(1)oftheProtocolreferredto
.aboveprovidesthatBelgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
Netherlandsaretoapplythesystemprovidedforinthethirdparagraph
ofArticle6oftheConventionoftheEconomidUnionofBelgiumand
Luxembourgof25July1921;
ThesecondparagraphofArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No541/70provides
thatifsuchharmonization isnotachieved,andinanyeventnotlater
than31December1973?theCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajorityon
aproposalfromtheCommission,istodecidetowhatextentthese
provisionsirrustberetained,amendedorabolished; ...
2.Withregardtospecificduties,theCommissionhassubmittedtothe
2CouncilaproposalforaDirective "ontheharmonization ofexcise
dutiesonwine,buttheCouncilhasnotyettakenanydecisionin
thismatter;
1
OJÎToL68,25March1970.
2
OJIToC43,27April1972.

-2-"ν-, ν.'
3.In1970 theCouncil adopted Regulation (EEC)I7o816/70laying do:n
additional provisions forthecommon organization ofthemarket in
wine ,which includes ,inter alia,rules governing intervention i,v
fortable wines .Forthenext fewyears ,however ,itwill conti-i -.j'
benefit theagricultural income oftheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg in
thesector concerned ifwines ofLuxembourg origin remain exempt
from excise duties onthe Benelux market .
Themore favourable treatment granted toLuxembourg hasnothadany
appreciable effect onthefree circulation ofwines ofother origins
intheBenelux countries .Onthecontrary ,these markets areshowing
anever-growing tpapacity forabsorption ....
Pending Community decisions inthis matter ,andsothat the C-rand
Duchy ofLuxembourg maycontinue itsefforts toimprove production and
marketing initswine industry ,it .is;proposed that thederogation
provided forinthesecond subparagraph ,ofArticle 1(1)oftheProtocol
should remain inforce until theharmonization ofspecific duties on
wines intheCommunity takes place ,oruntil 31December 1974 atthe
latest .
4-Should theharmonization ofspecific duties onwine not take place
before 31December 1974 ,itisproposed that theCouncil ,acting bya
qualified majority onaproposal from theCommission ,should decide
towhat extent these provisions must beretained ,amended orabolished .
1
OJNoL99,5May 1970 .

VI/3702/73-E
Proposal fora
Regulation (ESC)oftheCounbil r- :
onagriculture intheGrand Ducy ofLuxembourg
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN C0IE1UITITTES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ;
Having regard totheProtocol ontheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg ;
1Having regard toRegulation (EEC)No541/70oftheCouncil of20March 1970
onagriculture intheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg ,andinparticular the
second paragraph ofArticle 2thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas ,under thesecond subparagraph ofArticle 1(1)oftheProtocol on
theGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg ,Belgium ,Luxembourg andtheNetherlands are
toapply thesystem provided forinthethird paragraph ofArticle 6of
theConvention ontheEconomic Union ofBelgium andLuxembourg of
25July 1921 ;whereas Regulation (EEC)ITo541/70provides that such
system istoremain applicable until full harmonization ofspecific duties
onwine intheCommunity isachieved ;whereas ,however ,ifsuch harmonization
isnotachieved ,theCouncil istodecide,' notlater than 31December 1973 »
towhat extent these provisions must beretained ,amended orabolished ;
Whereas atthepresent time theharmonization ofspecific duties onwine inthe
Community hasnotbeen achieved ;whereas theapplication ofthesaid system
infavour ofLuxembourg wines will continue tobeofconsiderable benefit
inthenext fewyears totheagricultural income oftheGrand Duchy cf
Luxembourg inthesector concerned ;
1
OJNoL63,25March 1970 ,p.3»

-2- Vl/37Û2/V>E
Whereas,fortheotherreasonsalso,whichweregivenintheabovementioned
Regulation,thesaidsystemshouldnowcontinueto"beapplicableforthe
periodduringwhichitisexpectedthattheDirectiveontheharronization
ofexcisedutiesohwinewill"be"broughtintooperation;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
Theprovisionsofthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle1(1)oftheProtocol
ontheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgshallremainapplicableuntilfull
harmonization ofspecificdutiesonvaneintheCommunityisachieved,and
inanyeventnotlaterthan31December 1574-
TheCouncil,acting "byaqualifiedmajorityonaproposalfromtheCommissi
shalldecidetowhatextenttheseprovisionsmustberetained,amendedor
abolishedfromthatdate.
' Ar't-cle2
ThisRegulation ,shallenterintoforceon-1January1974•
ThisRegulationshallbebindingin.itsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.•
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil,
ThePresident.