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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)632 final
Brussels-1December 1977
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
extendingthetermofCouncilRegulation No3310/75
onagriculture intheGrandDuchyofLuxembourg
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
COM(77)632final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1#^i81Si?n^WninArtiole 2ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)NO541/701of
20,-,arch1970onagriculture intheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg thatthe
I"°vlaionB ofthesecond subparagraph ofArticle l(l)oftheProtocolontheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg aretoremain applicable untU full
Harmonization ofspecific duties onvineintheCommunity isachieved .
Thesecond subparagraph ofArticle l(l)oftheProtocol referred *0
above laysdown toBelgium ,theGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg andtha'^th i^-
chou ]dapply thesystem provided forinthethird paragrfph ofir-f
25JulyWl""0"°n'h8E0On°°iOUnl°n°f
Thesecond paragraph ofArtiole 2ofRegulation (EEC)n«saihn i
ifsuchharmonization isnotachieved ,andinanyevent notllta^o !December 1973 ,theCouncil shall ,aoting byao^lifi^ ftfrom theCommission ,decide towhat .-r-tfLt +v, ified majority cnaproposalamended oraboliehed . 6ntth"'pr0vi "10""«"■«toretained
(EEC)No3535/732of17December I973extends
article 1ofCouncil Régulation (EEC)No nf17Nthis period until 31Deceraber 197S December I974 extends
Council Regulation (EEC)NO^"\10/7S^OFK -U
longastheexcise duties charged inthnR mer1975extends thisperiod as
within sub-headings NOB22.05 CIorIIofthe °"pr°ductB^Uingexceed th*level inforce^!Januar I7VT°U8t°m8Tariff don0*
31December 1976 .Itprovides that should 1th 6V<mt DOt la*crthaninwhatever forn-it maybeinonenl*«+k^eeeexoiseduties beincreased
accorded onthemarket ofconcerned oountri&a t"*:*C°untry »the exemptionnaynotexceed the rnea oountries toLuxembourg wines
degree ofexemption mtorce on1January I975.
theK.mber ia"xa?ion°o ?d"n'a'imslï'an"™' !:10"'8 «adventage holdonl/l1975 Luxem^n9f **aMUrin « thattheco^rcialcountries isnotincrtJod' ^AnTcr^f Rar,Cet 0ftha
ofcompetition which would notbecompatible with t^ °aUBe *dietorsi0n
common .market inagriculture .Article 1ofSo^U HemT +P*P °/th<>21.12 76retains provisions ofCouncil Reg.(S)No ,\N°3166/?6*of
.Withregard tospecific duties th* ■t 3310/75until 3i.i2 .i977 .
directive /"ontheharmonization 0?S"iSS *°T^"Cil*TneCouncil hasnotyettaken a 4 da.ies onwine ,notyettaken adecision onthismatter ,however .
•In1970 ,theCouncil adopted Regulation (EFC)NO 4provjnions forthecommon organization oftiL»I{?^ ^*dditio™i
oriMorvention fortable wines .Ho^Cer the incl^ln**
nyotrm ontheBenelux market forvines oririnat ! °fthemor9^ourAbleover thenextfewyears tobeofbenefit tfJh*<^erabou^-*iUcontinue
n^ L„OTbourg inthe coL^ th"
TM« hasnotcreated Myappreciable barrl.r toth.fre.«ov.M„.c-
– »/»
?(H11168'",3-197°p-3 ^0J:"»t2.7.1.1976
30J»,Lf1'29,13,1973 P-1 " ■N»043.27.04.1972
40J«1.,!!'20,12-1974"•60J~•*T».5.05.1970 .UJ Nft T.lOfl nrt 1A«A-. ..* «»'oL68,25.3.1970 P.3
N)L361,29.12.1973 p.1
NoL341 ,20.12,1974 p.6
NoL328 ,20,12,1975 p.12OJ :NOL2,7.1.1976
CJV
*0JNoC43,27.04.1972
NoL99»5.05.1970 .
NoL357,29.12.7 6p.13

wineo ofother origins intheBenelux oountriea .Onthecontrary ,theabsorption
capacity ofthose markets isconstantly ontheinorease .
Belgium andtheNetherlands having putinto effect ,in1976 »aspecial excioe
duty onwine concerned ,itisproposed that th®exceptionnal system provided
inthesecond sub-paragraph ofArtiole 1(l)oftheprotocol should beextended
until 31Deoember 197^t while maintaining above mentionned provisions i)fCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No3310/75of16Deoember 1975 *

Proposal fora
COUltCIL REGULATION (EEC)
extending theterm ofCouncil Regulation No3310/75on
agrioulture in "theGrand Duohy ofLuxembourg
THE COUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Eoonomio Community |
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No541/70of20March 1970 on "*
agriculture intheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg j
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No3310/75^of 16December 1975
onagriculture intheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg ,asamended byRegulation (EEC)
No3166 /76,and inparticular thesecond paragraph ofArticle 2thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission !
Whereas ,under thesecond subparagraph ofArtiole 1(1)oftheProtocol
ontheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg ,Belgium andtheNetherlands are tqapply
thesystem provided forinthethird paragraph ofArticle 6oftheConvention
ontheEconomic Union ofBelgium andLuxembourg of25July 1921 }
whereas Regulations (EEC)Nos541/70,3535/73,3192/74 ,3310/75aid3166/76provide
that such system istoremain applicable until full harmonization ofspecific duties
onwine intheCommunity isachieved ,butnotbeyond 31December 1977 {
whereas ,however ,theCouncil hastodecide towhat extent these provisions
should beretained ,,amended ordiscontinued ;
Whereas atthepresent time the !harmoniaation ofspecif ioduties onwine in
theCommunity hasnotbeen achieved }whereas theapplication oftheBaid
system infavour ofLuxembourg wines will oontinue tobeofbenefit tothe
agricultural income oftheGrand Duohy ofLuxembourg intheseotor concerned *
Whereas fhaving regard totheother reasons setoutinRegulation (SESC)Ho54l/70
ar.d3310/75,theterm ofthis latter Council Regulation should now -beextended .
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION I
Article 1
._» . I*1Artiole (l)ofCounoil Regulation
No3310/75of16December 1975 onagriculture intheGrand Duchy of
Luxembourg ,thedate *31December 1977' isreplaced by *31December 1978' .
Article 2
*hisRegulation shall enter into foroe on1January 1978 ,
ThisRegulation shall binding iait#entirety anddireotly applicable inmil
i.ember Statea .
DoneatBruseela , FortheCounoq ,
The President .
OJNoL68,25.3.1970 ,p.3
^OJNoL328,20.12.1975 ,p.12 ,
30JNoL357,29.12.197 6,p.13
4H0JNoL361 ,29.12.1973 ,p.l
50JNoL341,2O.I2.Ï974 ,p.6