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GOM»;•!ISSIONOSTHEEUXOPSANCQMMUNIX1ES
COM(75)387final
Brussels,14July1975
Proposaifora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
layingflownspecialrulesfortheimportationofproductsinthe
wine-growing sectororiginatingincertainthirdcountries
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
CCS'(75)337final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
This proposal for aCouncil Regulation endorses "thecompromise rea­
ched atLuxembourg during theCouncil session of23/24June 1975 with regard
tonev ;provisions concerning observance ofthereference price inthewine-
growing sector inthecontext oftheoverall approach totheMediterranean
countries .
Theproposal lays down the system required toimplement thenewpre­
ferential agreements to "beconcluded with theMaghreb countries .
Tothis end itprovides for thefixing offree-at-frontier reference
prices vihich must berespected sothat imported wines canhave thebenefit
oftheadvantages setforth inthe said agreements .Italso makes suitable
provision for cases where theundertakings arenotfulfilled .
Itshould bestressed that all thee!euents ofthe special agreement
inquestion arenotcontained inthis proposal since Article 9ofRegulation
(EEC)NO8I6/7Oalready provides alegal basis fortheadoption ,bymeans
ofCommission regulations ,ofspecific measures intheevent offailure by
non-member countries toobserve their undertakings torespect such prices .

Proposai for
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)NO
of
laying down special rules fortheimportation of
products inthewine-growing sector originating
incertain third countries .
Hffi COUIICIL OPTHEEUROFEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Eoonomic Community ,
andinparticular Article 43thereof j
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No816/70(l)of28April 1970
laying down additional provisions forthecommon organization ofthemarket
invine ,atlast amended "byRegulation (SEC)No678/75(2),andinparticu­
larArticle 9(5)thereof ;
Having regard totheCommission proposal ;
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament }
Whereas inaccordance with Article 9ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70thesystem
fortheimportation ofwine is "based onrespect ofareference price ;
whereas toensure respect ofthis price ,provision hasbeen made forthe
possibility oflevying acountervailing charge inaddition tocustoms duties
., . . •/•
(1)OJNoL99of5May1970 ,p.1
(2)OJNoL72of20March 1975 ,p.43

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Whereascertainagreementswithnon-membercountriesmakeprovisionfor
certainpreferential exemptionsfromcustomsdutiesprovidedthatthere­
ferencepriceisrespected;whereasithas"beenfoundneccsserytoadopt
measuresmakingitpossibleinsuchcasestoensuretheworkingofthe
systemsothattheaimsofthesystemofimportationlaiddown"bythe•
commonorganization ofthemarketinvaneshallnot"bejeopardized ;
Whereasitisappropriateinparticulartolaydownthenecessarymeasures
sothatthecustomsauthoritiesofMemberStatescanimplementtheagree­
mentswithnon-membercountries }whereasitisappropriatetospecifyfor
theimplementation oftheseagreementsth$conditionsanddetailedrules
enabling,incasewherethereferencepriceisnotrespected,withdrawal
ofthetariffconcessiontobeestablished ;whereasdependingonthecase
inadditiontosuchwithdrawalthecountervailing ;chargemaybelevied,
thispossibilitybeingprovidedforbythesecondparagraphofArticle9(3)
ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70{O;'-
WhereastoensurethatthedutyintheCommonCustomsTarifforcounter­
vailingchargeisnotreintroducedforanylongerthanisstrictlyneces­
saryfortheworkingofthesystem,itisadvisabletoprovideforamonthly
reviewoftheposition; 1rr- , •;
Whereastherequirementthatwinemustbeaccompaniedbyadocumentfrom-
theexportingcountrymayconstituteausefulmethodofcheckingthatthe
referencepriceisrespectedbycountriesthathaveundertakentoadopt
themeasuresnecessarytoensuresuchrespect;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGUUTION s'J' •"'"
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Article 1
Forthepurposes of -this Regulation ,free–at-frontier reference price
means thereference price referred toinArticle 9ofRegulation (EEC)
No816/70les3 customs duties actually levied .
Article 2
1. Anyimport ofwines coining tinder heading Ho22.05 ofthoCaramon
Customs Tariff originating innon-neriber countries granted special prefe­
rential tariff concessions provided thefree-at-frontier reference price is
respected ,shall intheevent offailure torespect this price hesubject
topayment oftheduty intheCommon Customs Tariff .
2. Without prejudice toanyother methods that mayheused tocheck the
reference price ,granting ofthetariff concessions setforth inthefirst
paragraph shall "besubject topresentation ofadocument issued bythe
competent authnrities oftheexporting country certifying that thefree-at -
frontier reference price has "been respected .
3. Member States shall inform theCommission ofindividual cases of
failure toobserve thefree-at-frontier reference price .
Depending onthenumber ofsuch cases andviithout prejudice toany
measures that i?aybeadopted onthebasis ofArticle 9ofRegulation (EEC)
No8I6/7O,itmaybedecided inaccordance with theprocedure laid down in
Article 7ofRegulation Ho24that anyfuture imports originating from one
ornore non-member countries referred tointhefirst paragraph that have
failed torespect thefree-at-frontier reference price shall besubject to
theduty intheCommon Customs Tariff .
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Artide3
AnymeasuresadoptedonthebasisofArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)
No816/70andthemesurelaiddowninArticle2(3)ofthisRegulationehall
"bethesubjectofamonthlyreviewinaccordanceviththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle8ofRegulation No-24»,•
; Article4
1.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisRegulationshallbe
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adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle7ofRegulation
No24.Theserulesshallinparticularspecifytheelementsthataretobe
takenintoconsideration inestablishing thefree-at-frontierofferprice:
foreachimport.
2.TheCommissionshallfixthefree-at-frontierreferencepriceaccor­
dingtotheoriginoftheimportedproducts *
Article5'
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingitspu­
blicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
Itshallapplyfromthefirstdayofthesecondmonthfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.!
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyappli­
cableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels. FortheCouncil,
ThePresident.