ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES 
DE LA COMMISSION 
 
 
 
COLLECTION RELIEE DES 
DOCUMENTS "COM" 
 
 
 
 
COM (83) 430 
 
 
 
Vol. 1983/0 162 
  
 
Disclaimer  
Conformém ent au règlement (CEE, Euratom) n° 354/83 du Conseil du 1er février 1983 
concernant l'ouverture au public des archives historiques de la Communauté économique 
européenne et de la Communauté européenne de l'énergie atomique (JO L 43 du 15.2.1983, 
p. 1), tel que modifié par le règlement (CE, Euratom) n° 1700/2003 du 22 septembre 2003 
(JO L 243 du 27.9.2003, p. 1), ce dossier est ouvert au public. Le cas échéant, les documents 
classifiés présents dans ce dossier ont été déclassifiés conformément à l'article 5 dudit 
règlem ent. 
In accordance with Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 354/83 of 1 February 1983 
concerning the openi ng to the public of the historical archives of the European Econom ic 
Community and the European Atomic Energy Communit y (OJ L 43, 15.2.1983, p. 1), as 
amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1700/2003 of 22 September 2003 (OJ L 243, 
27.9.2003, p. 1), this f ile is open to the public. Where necessary, classified documents in this 
file have been declassified in conformity with Article 5 of the aforementioned regulation.  
In Übereinstimmung mit der Verordnung (EWG, Euratom) Nr. 354/83 des Rates vom  1. 
Februar 198 3 über die Freigabe der historischen Archive der Europäischen  
Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft und der Europäischen Atomgem einschaft (ABI. L 43 vom  15.2.1983,  
S. 1), geändert durch die Verordnung (EG, Euratom) Nr. 1700/2003 vom 22. Septem ber 2003  
(ABI. L 243 vom 27 .9.2003, S. 1), ist diese Datei der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich. Soweit  
erforderlich, wurden die Verschlusssachen in dieser Datei in Übereinstimmung mit Artikel 5  
der genannten Verordnung freigegeben.  
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(83)  43 0 final 
Brussel, 8 July 1983
Proposal for a  
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
opening, allocating and providing for the administration of  
a Community tariff quota for wines of fresh grapes and grape  
must with fermentation arrested by the addition of alcohol,  
falling within heading No 22.05 of the Common Customs Tariff  
and originating entirely in Greece (1984)
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
COM(83) 430 final

if
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. In compliance with Articles 25 and 64 of the Act of Accession (1),  
customs duties on imports between the Community as at present consti­
tuted and the Hellenic Republic shall be progressively abolished in  
accordance with a timeta1  ' .e which provides for a reduction of 60 % on  
1  January 1984 to be made on the basic duty, as defined in Article 24,  
namely, on the duty actually imposed on 1 July 1980.
The basic duty in respect of wines originating entirely in Greece  
is equivalent :
- to 15 % of the duties included in the Common Customs Tariff up to  
a maximum quantity of 430 000 hectolitres as provided for in  
Regulation (EEC) N° 2634/79 of 20 November 1979 (2) on the Community  
tariff quota opened for 1980 ;
- to the Common Customs Tariff duties in respect of additional  
quantities.
Therefore as from 1  January 1984 the duties to be imposed in the Community  
as at present constituted on imports of wines originating entirely in  
Greece must be equivalent to 40 % of the abovementioned basic duties,  
namely, to 6 % of the Common Customs Tariff duty up to the maximum quantity  
of 430 000 hectolitres and to 40 % of the Common Customs Tariff duty  
for the surplus quantities.
2. Although the Commission is of the opinion that it should not be necessary  
to take strict measures to prevent the possibility of this quantity of  
430 000 hectolitres being exceeded, it is nevertheless putting forward  
the solution adopted by the Council for 1981, 1982 and 1983, namely the  
opening of a Community tariff quota in the Community of Nine with a  
volume of 430 000 hectolitres which, after constitution of a Community  
reserve of 10 %, would be shared among the Member States concerned  
according to the percentages applied in 1981, 1982 and 1983.
(1) 0J N° L 291, 19.11.1979, p. 17.
(2) 0J N° L 306, 3.12.1979, p. 3.

Proposal for a  
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for 
wines of fresh grapes and grape must with fermentation arrested by the addition of 
alcohol, falling within heading No 22.05 of the Common Customs Tariff and originating
entirely in Greece (1984)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN  
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the 1979 Act of Accession, and in 
particular Article 72 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 25 and 64 of the 
abovementioned Act, customs duties on imports 
between the Community of Nine and the Hellenic 
Republic are to be progressively abolished in 
accordance with a timetable which provides for a 
reduction of 60 % as from 1  January 1984 to be 
made on the basic duty, as defined in Article 24 of 
the said Act; whereas, for wines from fresh grapes 
and grape must with fermentation arrested by the 
addition of alcohol, falling within heading No 22.05 
of the Common Customs Tariff and originating 
entirely in Greece, the customs duties applicable in 
the Community of Nine from 1  January 1984 will be 
equivalent to the duties applied within the limits of 
the tariff quota opened for 1980 by Regulation (EEC) 
No 2634/79 (*), reduced by6Q %, up to a maximum 
quantity of 430 000 hectolitres and to 40 % of the 
Common Customs Tariff duty for the surplus 
quantities; whereas it is therefore necessary, in order 
to determine the duty applicable on imports of such 
wines, to open for the products concerned, from 
1  January 1984, a Community tariff quota of 
430 000 hectolitres at the rates of duty shown in the 
table appearing in Article 1;
Whereas it is in particular necessary to guarantee all 
importers of the Community of Nine equal and 
uninterrupted access to the said quota and 
uninterrupted application of the rate laid down for 
that quota to all imports into the said Community of 
the products concerned until the quota has been used 
up; whereas, having regard to the above principles, 
the Community nature of the quota can be respected
(’) OJ No L 306, 3. 12. 1979, p. 6.by allocating the Community tariff quota among the 
Member States; whereas, to reflect most accurately 
the actual development of the market in the products 
concerned, such allocation should be in proportion to 
the needs of the Member States, assessed by reference 
both to the statistics relating to imports from Greece 
over a representative period, and to the economic 
outlook for the quota period concerned;
Whereas, on the basis of the statistics at present 
available, imports from Greece into the Community 
of Nine in 1980, 198 1  and 1982 of the product 
concerned have developed as follows and represent 
the following percentages of total imports into the 
Community:
Member States 1980 19811982
Benelux 29-81 29-189.93
Denmark 0-03 0-951  .19
Germany 57-51 59-2675.47
France 9-29 7-058.40
Ireland 0-03 0-040.07
Italy 0-16 0-110.16
United Kingdom 3-17 3-41 4 . 7 8
Whereas, taking into account these figures and the 
foreseeable development of the market in the 
products concerned during 1984 the initial shares in 
the volume of the quota may be fixed approximately 
at the following percentages:
Benelux 62-91
Denmark 0-52
Germany 29-35
France 4-43
Ireland 0-35
Italy 0-35
United Kingdom 2-09

Whereas, ir, order to take into account the import
___-trends for the product concerned in the ^Member
State
s, the quota volume should be divided into two 
instalments, the first instalment being allocated 
among the Member Sates and the second forming a 
reserve intended ultimately to cover the requirements 
of the Member States, should their initial share be 
used up; whereas, in order to ensure a certain degree 
of security to importers, the first instalment of the 
Community quota should be determined at a 
relatively high level, which under present circum­
stances could be 90 % of the quota volume;-Membcr-_State should return a certain proportion 
thereof to the reserve, in order to avoid part of the 
Community quota remaining unused in one Member 
State when it could be used in others;
Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the 
Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy 
of Luxembourg are united within and jointly 
represented by the Benelux Economic Union, any 
measure concerning the administration of the quota 
shares allocated to that economic union may be 
carried out by any of its members,
Whereas the initial shares may be used up fairly 
quickly; whereas, therefore, to avoid disruption of 
supplies, any Member State which has almost used up 
its initial share, should draw a supplementary share 
from the Community reserve; whereas this must be 
done by each Member State as each one of its sup­
plementary shares is almost used up, and as many 
times as the reserve allows; whereas the initial and 
supplementary shares must be valid until the end of 
the quota period; whereas this form of administration 
requires close collaboration between the Member 
States and the Commission, and the Commission 
must be in a position to, follow the extent to which 
the tariff quota has been used up and to inform the 
Member States thereof;
Whereas if, at a specified date in the quota period, a 
considerable quantity of the initial quota share 
remains in any Member State, is is essential that theHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. From 1  January to 31 December 1984, a 
Community tariff quota of 430 000 hectolitres shall 
be opened in the Community of Nine, for wine of 
fresh grapes and grape must with fermentation 
arrested by the addition of alcohol with the exception 
of resinated wines (retsina), falling within heading No 
22.05 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating 
entirely in Greece.
2. Within this tariff quota, the Common Customs 
Tariff duty shall be reduced to the levels indicated in 
the table below:
CCT
heading
NoDescription
22.05 Wine of fresh grapes; grape must with fermentation arrested by the 
addition of alcohol:
A. Sparkling wine
B. Wine in bottles with ‘mushroom’  stoppers held in place by ties or 
fastenings, and wine otherwise put up with an excess pressure of not 
iess than 1  bar but less than 3 bar, measured at a temperature of 20 °C .
C. Other
I. O f an actual alcoholic strength by volume not exceeding 13 °, in 
containers holding:
a) Two litres or less............................................... .................................
b) 
More than two litres ..........................................................................NIM
EXE
code
(1981)Rate of duty
22.05-01, 09 2 •  4 ECU per hi
22.05-15 2 ■ 4ECU per hi
22.05-16, 17, ] •  8 ECU per hi (■) 
0-6 ECU per hi (■)18, 19
22.05-20, 22, 
23, 24
(') The exchange rate to be applied in converting into nac'onal currencies the ECU in which the customs duty is expressed shall 
be the representative rate applicable to wine, if such a rale is fixed for the purpose of the common agricultural policy.

heading
22.05
(cant'd ,DescriptionNIMEXE
_code
(1981)Rate of duty
C. II. Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 13° but not 
exceeding 15°, in containers holding:
a) Two litres or less .............................................................................
b) More than two litres .......................................................................
III. Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 15° but not 
exceeding 18°, in containers holding:
a) Two litres or less:
2. O t h e r .............................................................................................
b) More than two litres:
3. O t h e r .............................................................................................
IV. Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 18° but not 
exceeding 22°, in containers holding:
a) Two litres or less:
2. O t h e r .............................................................................................
b) More than two litres:
3. O t h e r .............................................................................................
V. Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceding 22°, in con­
tainers holding:
a) Two litres or less .............................................................................
b) 
More than two litres .......................................................................22.05- 26, 27, 
28, 29
22.05- 32, 33, 
34. 361  ECU  per hl (') 
GL7ECU per hl (')
22.05- 39 1  -2 ECU per lil (‘)
22.05- 49 1  ECU per hl (')
2 2.05- 54 1 -3 ECU per hl (1)
22.05- 68 1 .3 ECU per hl (1)
22.05- 91 0 ECU
per hl and
per % vol U  . 7
ECU per hl (')
22.05- 98 0 ECU
per hl and 
per % vol (')
(') The exchange rate to be applied in converting into national currencies the ECU in which the customs duty is expressed shall 
be the representative rate applicable to wine, if such a rate is fixed for the purpose of the common agricultural policy.
Article 2
1 . The tariff quota referred to in Article 1  (1) shall 
be divided into two instalments.
2. A first instalment, amounting to 387 000 
hectolitres, shall be shared among the Member States; 
the shares which, subject to Article 5, shall be valid 
until 31 December 198^shall be as follows:
hectolitres
Benelux 234 450
Denmark 2.000
Germany 113 600
France 17 150
Ireland 1  350
Italy 1  350
United Kingdom 8  100
3. The second instalment of 43 000 hectolitres shall 
constitute the reserve.Article 3
1 . If 90 % or more of any Member State’s initial 
share, as laid down in Article 2 (2), or 90 % or more 
of that share less the amount returned to the reserve 
where Article 5 has been applied, has been exhausted, 
that Member State shall without delay, by notifying 
the Commission, draw a second share equal to 15 % 
of its initial share, rounded up to the next unit where 
appropriate, to the extent that the amount in the 
reserve allows.
2. If, after its initial share has been exhausted, 
90 % or more of the second share drawn by that 
Member State has been exhausted, it shall, in the 
manner provided for in paragraph 1, draw a third 
share equal to 7 •  5 % of its initial share.
3. If, after its second share has been exhausted, 
90 % or more of the third share drawn by that□ecu

-  4 -
Member State has been used up, it shall, in the 
manner provided for in paragraph 1, draw a fourth 
share equal to the third.
This process shall be applied until the reserve is 
exhausted.
4. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1, 2 and 
3, Member States may draw smaller shares than those 
fixed in those paragraphs if there is reason to believe 
that those shares might not be used up, They shall 
inform the Commission of their reasons for applying 
this paragraph.
Article 4
Each of the additional shares drawn pursuant to 
Article 3 shall be valid until 31 December 198 4 .
Article 5
Member States shall return to the reserve, not later 
than 1  October 198''' the unused portion of their 
initial share which, on 15 September 1984, is in excess 
of 20 % of the initial amount. They may return a 
greater portion if there are grounds for believing that 
such portion may not be used in full.
The Member States shall, not later than 1  October 
1984, notify the Commission of the total imports of 
the products concerned effected under and charged 
against the Community quota up to and including 
15 September 198 4 and, where appropriate, of the 
proportion of their initial shares that they are 
returning to the reserve.
Article 6
The Member States shall be authorized to divide the 
shares allocated to them or which they have drawn 
from the reserve into two pans, according to their 
foreseeable use, reserving one part for wines intended 
for direct consumption and the other for wines 
intended for processing.
However, during the marketing year and according 
to the actual needs which arise, they shall make the 
necessary adjustments to the original allocations.Article 7
The Commission shall keep account of the shares 
opened by Member States in accordance with Articles 
2 and 3 and shall inform each of them of the extent 
to which the reserve has been used as soon as it 
receives the notification.
The Commission shall, not later than 5 October 1984 
notify the Member States of the state of the reserve 
after the return of shares pursuant to Article 5.
The Commission shall ensure that any drawing which 
uses up the reserve is limited to the balance available 
and, for this purpose, shall specify the amount thereof 
to the Member State which makes the final drawing.
Article 8
1. Member States shall take all measures necessary 
to ensure that supplementary shares drawn pursuant 
to Article 3 are opened in such a way that charges 
may be made without interruption against their 
combined shares of the Community quota.
2. Member States shall ensure that importers of the
said products, have free
access to the shares allocated to them or drawn from 
the reserve.
3. The extent to which a Member State has used 
up its share shall be determined on the basis of the 
imports of the products in question submitted to the 
customs authorities under the cover of declarations 
that they have been made available for free circu­
lation.
Article 9
At the request of the Commission, Member States 
shall inform it of imports of the products in question 
actually charged against their shares.
Article 10
The Member States and the Commission shall 
cooperate closely in order to ensure that this Regu­
lation is complied with.
Article 11
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1  January 
198 4 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States.
Done at Brussels,
For the Council  
The President