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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIE
COM(79)368 final.
Brussels,13July1979
>
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingtheCommonCustomsTariffinrespectofwines
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
COM(79)368final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
CouncilRegulation (EEC)N°652/79providesthattheECUshallbeappliedin
thecommonagricultural policy.Thecustomsdutiesfor,winesfallingwit-birr
subheading 22.05CoftheCommonCustomsTariffareelements.of the
commonpricelevelforimportedwinesandshouldthereforebeexpressedinECU,
too.Theconversion fromu.a.intoECUistobemadebymeansofacoefficient
of1.208953.However,forpracticalreasonsthecustomsdutiesshouldnotbe
expressedwith6decimalsandthisfactleadstoinsignificant amendmentsofthe
-ratesofcustomsdutiesasshowninthefollowingtable:
Existingrate
inu.a.Convertedinto
ECUProposed
rates
1.6 1.9343248
ι1.93
910.$80577 , j10.9
10 12.089530 12.0
11 13.298483 13.3
12 14.507436 14.5
13 15.716389 15.7
13.5 16.320865 16.3
14 16.925342 16.9
14.5 17.529818 17.5
15 !18.134295
t18.1
16 19.343248 19.3
17 20.552201 .20.6
19 22.970107 23.0
SincethisRegulationisbasedonArticle43oftheTreaty,theEuropean
Parliament mustbeconsulted . .
\
Therearenofinancialrepercussions ontheCommunitybudget.

Proposal for a
Council Regulation (EEC )
amending the Common Customs Tariff inrespect ofwines
■J
%
The Council ofthe European Communities ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
iTnd inparticular Article 43thereof .
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
/
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC)N°652/79of29March 1979 onthe impact of
theEuropean monetary system onthe .common agricultural policy provides that
amounts fixed inunits ofaccount forthepurposes ofthe common agricultural
policy shall beexpressed inECU ;whereas thecustoms duties forwines falling
within subheading 22.05 CoftheCommon Customs Tariff areelements ofthecommon
price level for imported wines ;whereas thecustoms duties should beexpressed in
ECUand theexchange rate tobeapplied for .conversion into national currency
should bethat applicable inthecommon agricultural policy ;whereas Council
2Regulation (EEC)No950/68of28June 1968 ontheCommon Customs Tariff ,aslast
amended byRegulation (EEC)No882/793should beamended ;whereas theconversion of
u.a .inwhich thecustoms duties arefixed into ECUshould bemade bymeans ofa
coefficient of,1.208953 ;whereas forpractical reasons theresult obtained should
berounded off,
./.
10JN°L84,4.4.1979 ,p.1
20JN°L172,22.7.1968 ,p.1
3 "
0JN°L111,4.5.1979 ,p.14
/

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : ;
Article 1
Subheading22.05CoftheAnnexheaded"Common.CustomsTariff"toRegulation
(EEC)N°950/68isherebyreplacedbythefollowing : "
Heading
numberDescriptionRateofduty
Autonomous
%.orlevy
(L)Conventional
I %
22.05 ■Wineoffreshgrapesgrapemus-twith
fermentation arrestedbytheaddition
ofalcohol^
C.Other:
I.Ofanactualalcoholicstrength
byvolumenotexceeding 13%vol,
incontainers holding:
a)Twolitresorless..
b)Morethantwolitres
II.Ofanactualalcoholicstrength
byvolumeexceeding 13%volbut
notexceeding 15%vol,incontai­
nersholding:a)Twolitresorless
.b)Morethantwolitres14.5ECU
perhl(a)(b)
10.9ECU.
perhl(a)(b)
169ECU
perhl(a)(b)
13.3ECU
perhl(aXb)10.9ECU
perhl(b)
13.3ECU
perhl(b)

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Heading : ' ] Rateofduty
number Description Autonomous
%
orlevy
!(L)Conventional
%
1 _? 3 4
III.Ofanactualalcoholicstrength
byvolumeexceeding 15%volbut
notexceeding 18%vol,incon­
tainersholding:
a)Twolitresorless:
1.Port,Madeira,sherry,Tokay
CAszuandSzamorodni )and
Setubalmuscatel Cc)18.1ECU
perhl(b)16.3ECU
perhl(b)
2.Other 20.6ECU
perhl(aKb)
-b)Morethantwolitres:
1.Port,Madeira,sherryand
SetubalMuscatel (c).14.5ECU
perhlCb)13.3ECU
perhl(b)
2.Tokay(AszuandSzamorodm
(c)14.5ECU
perhl(b)
3.Other 16.9ECU
perhl(a)(b)
IV.Ofanactualalcoholicstrength
byvolumeexceeding 18%volbut
notexceeding 22%vol,incon­
tainersholding:
.a)Twolitresorless j
1.Port,Madeira,sherry.
Tokay(AszuSzamorodni)andj
Setubalmuscatel (c) i19.3ECU
perhl(b)17.5ECU
perhl(b)
2.Other
I23ECU
perhl(a)(b)23ECU
perhl(b).
b)•I
Morethantwolitres: |
1.Port,Madei ra,sherryand
Setubalmuscatel (c)....15.7ECU
perhl(b)14.5ECU
perhl(b)\
2.Tokay(AszuandSzamorodni (c,'15.7ECU
perhlCb)
3.Other 23ECU
perhl(a)(b)23ECU
perhl(b)
V.Ofanactualalcoholicstrength
byvolumeexceeding 22%vol,in
containers holding:
a)Twolitresorless
b)MorethantwolitresI
i
i
1.93ECU
perhiand
per%vol+.■ 1
12ECUper'.
hi(a)(b)•
1.93ECUper
hiandper%
v/nf(a)(b)'

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(a)Incertainconditions acountervailing taxisprovidedforinrespect
ofcertainproductsinadditiontothecustomsduty.
(b)Theexchangeratetobeappliedinconvertingintonationalcurrencies
theECUinwhichthecustomsdutyisexpressedshallnotwithstanding
GeneralRuleC3containedinPartI,SectionIbetherepresentative
rateapplicableto*wine,ifsucharateisfixedforthepurposeofthe
commonagricultural policy.
(c)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedby
thecompetentauthorities .

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Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on16December 1979 .
This Regulation shall be»binding initsentirety and directly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council