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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
C0M(78)650final '
Brussels,27November1978
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
extendingCouncilRegulation No3310/75onagriculture
intheGrandOuchyofLuxembourg
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Itislaid down inArticle 2ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)N°541/70of
20March 1970 onagriculture inthe Grand Duchy ofLuxembourg that the
provisions ofthe Becond subparagraph ofArticle l(l)oftheProtocol
onthe Grand Duchy ofLuxembourg aretoremain applicable until full
harmonization ofepeoifio duties onwine inthe Community isachieved .
Thesecond subparagraph ofArticle 1(1)oftheProtocol referred to
above days down tqiBelgium ,the Grand Duchy ofLuxembourg andthe
Netherlands shoul ^,apply the system provided forinthethird paragraph
ofArticle 6oftij,eConvention onthe Eoonoroio Union ofBelgium and
L-,ixembourg of25J'uly 192l »
Tpesecond paragraph ofArticle 2ofRegulation (EEC)n#541/70lays
dpwn thatifsuchq ,harmonization isnotachievedj andinanyevent not
Ifter than 31December 1973 »"theCouncil shall ,acting byaqualified
majority onaprojj |Osal from the Commission ,decide towhat extent these
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provisions must bq,retained amended orabolished , (
Article 1ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)N°3535/73*of17December I973
extends this period until 31.12.1974 *
Article 1ofCounail Regulation (EEC)N#3192/74^of17December 1974
*
extends this period until 31December 1975 *
Council Regulation (EEC)N*3310/75^ 16December 1975 extends this
period along aethe excise duties charged inthe Benelux co\mtries on
produots falling within sub–headings Nos 22o05 CIorIIofthe Common
Customs Tariff donot exceed thelevel inforce on1January 1973 ,but
inany event notlater than 31December 1976 *
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OJH°L68,25.3.1970 p.3
20JN°L361,29.12.1973 p.1
30J L341 »20.12.1974 P.6
40JII*L328,20»12.1975 P.

Itprovides thaVshould these excise duties beincreased in-V
whatever formitmaybeinoneoranother Benelux country ,the
tax .exemption aocorued onthe market of"concerned countries to
Luxembourg' wines maynotexceed thedegree ofexemption inforce
on1January 1975 *
This provision ,whin isinaccordance with theCommission 'sRecom­
mendation totheftember States'' ontaxation ofwine,aimsatassu­
ringthat thecommercial advantage hold on1.1.1975 ,byLuxembourg
winue onthemarket oftheBenelux countries isnotincreased .An
iticreaaa ofthis kind could cause adistortion ofcompetition which
would notbecompatible with theproper functioning ofthe oommon
market inagriculture .
Article 1ofGoun^l Regulation (EEC)Ji»3166/762of21.12.76 retains
provisions ofCouncil Reg.(EEC)ff°3310/75tmUJ .31,12.77 .
Afticle 1ofCouncil Regulation (EEC) 2875/77*of1?.12.77retains
provisions ofCouncil Reg.(EEC) 3310/75until 31.12.78 .
OJX*u?.7,01.1976
P.13
A***r'332,Xi,.22,1977 ,p.i

2.With regard ,tospecific duties ,the Commission proposed tothe Counoll
adireotive^on theharmonization oftheexcise duties onwine.The
Council has notyettaken adecision onthis matter ,however .
3.In1970 ,TheCouncil adopted Regulation (EEC)K®816/70laying down
additional provisions for the common organization ofthe market in
w^ne ,including asystem ofintervention fortable wines .However
the maintenance ofthe more favourable system onthe Benelux market
for wine originating inLuxembourg will continue over thenext few
years tobeofbenefit tothe agricultural income ofthe Grand Duchy
ofLuxembourg inthesector concerned .
Tjiis system Jiasnot created anyappreciable barrier tothefree move­
ment ofwinep ofother origins intheBenelux ootpitries .On*the
contrary ,th£absorption oapaoity ofthose markets isconstantly on
theinorease .  .',! ii
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4.Belgium andtheNetherlands having putinto effect ,in197«»aBpecial
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excise duty pnwine concerned ,itisproposed th^,t theexceptionnal
system provided inthesecond sub-paragraph ofArticle 1(l)ofthe
protocol should beextended until 31December 1979 ,while maintaining
a>ove mentionned provisions ofCounoil Regulation (EEC)N®3310/75
16Deoember 1975 * *i
OJN#C43,27.04.lp72
2OJNVL 99»5.05.1970

PROPOSAL FORACOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)'
extending Council Regulation N®3310/75on
agriculture intheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg ,
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPE AHCOMMUNITIES ,.
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community j
Having regard totheProtocol ontheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg ;
Having regard \oCouncil Regulation (EEC)N*541/70of20Xarch 1970 on
agriculture intheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg ^":
•_ ... 'Having regard toCounoil Regulation (EEC)N°r3310/75 16December 1975
onagriculture inthe :Grand Duchy ofLuxembourg aslast amended byRegular
tion (EEC)N®2875/77 andinparticular the'first paragraph ofArticle
2thereof |
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas ,under thesecond subparagraph ofArticle l(l)oftheProtocol on
theGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg ,Belgium andtheNetherlands aretoapply
thesystem provided forinthethird paragraph ofArticle 6oftheConven­
tion ontheEconomic Union ofBelgium andLuxembourg of25July 1921 ;
whereas Regulations(EEC )N®541/70,(EEC)N®3535/734,(EEC)N®3192/745,
(EEC)N®3310/75,(EEC)N®3I66/766and(EEC)N®2875/77 ,
provide that such system istoremain applicable until full harmonization
ofspecific duties or*vino intheCommunity isachieved ,butnotbeyond
3"*.December 1976 ;whereas ,however ,theCouncil hastudecide towhat
ertent these provisions pLould beretsuaed/asiea'lsd orSisoontinuad j
,
OJN®L68,25.03.1970 ,p.3
20JN*L328,20.12.1975 ,P.12
30JN®L332-,24.12.1977 .p.3
40JN®L361,29.12.1973 ,P.1 ' .!%H®L341,20.12.1974 ,P.6 !'■

whereas at "thepreserjt "time "theharmonization' ofspecific duties onwine
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intjpeCommunity hasnot "been achieved ;whereas th$application ofthe
said ,system infavou ^ofLuxembourg wines will continue tobeofbenefit
totjieagricultural inoome oftheGrand Duchjr ofLuxembourg intheseotor
concerned . I;
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Whereas having regard totheother reasons setoutinRegulation (EEC)
N°541/70 3310/75»this latter Counoil Regulation should nowbe
extepdedf ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 1 ' .
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Article 1
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Inthe.first-paragrapto -^cfArtie fe'^of Council Regulation (EEC)No;.^
3310/75of*16December 1975 onagriculture-*4n the GrahcPDuehy "^bf
Luxembourg ,thedate '31' December 1978"' isrep (faced by'31 December 1979'
Article 2
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This Regulation shall enter into force on1January 1979 *
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i i '... ' .This Regulation shalljj binding initsentirety ,anddirectly applicable :
inaj.1Member States , # '•
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Done atBrussels ,'
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;For the Counoil
The President '