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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)427 final
Brussels/28thJuly1981
PROPOSAL FORACOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
onthetreatment applicable toimportsofwineorigina­
tinginAlgeria
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil)

1.Article20oftheCooperation Agreementbetween'theCommunityandAlgeria
established thetreatmenttobeappliedtoimportsofwineoriginating in
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Algeriaforatransitional periodoffiveyears.Thisperiodendedon30June
1981.On17JunetheAlgerianMissiontotheEuropeanCommunities presented
aNoteVerbatecontaining arequestbytheAlgerianGovernmentthatthe
treatmentcontinuetobeappliedbeyondthetransitional periodandthat
certainofthedetailedarrangements bemodified. r
inordertoplacethisrequestinitscontext,theCommission wouldpoint
outthatthetreatmentsetoutinArticle20oftheCooperation Agreement
wastheresultoflonganddifficultnegotiations ,asAlgeriahadinitially
askedforbiggerconcessions .Forbothpolitical andeconomicreasons,
Algeriasetaveryhighpriorityonobtainingpreferential treatmentfor
wine,whichwasfarandawayitsmostimportantagricultural export*The
Community,mindfulofthechaningsituationinthissector,bothinAlgeria
andwithinitsownfrontiers,preferrednottocommititselftopermanent
arrangements butrathertomakepreferential arrangements validfora
transitional periodoffiveyearsonly.
2-Sincetheentryintoforceofthearrangements onTJuly1976,Algeriahasbeenenga­
gedinavastprogrammeofvineyardconversion andmodernization .Asthe
AlgerianGovernment'srequestconfirms,however,Algeriawishestomaintain
certainexportflows-notablytotheCommunity-withintheframeworkof
thisprogramme.Furthermore,itshouldbeemphasizedthatwineisoneofthe
fewagricultural productsexportedbyAlgeriatotheCommunity.Consequently
thetermination ofpreferential treatmentforwinecouldhaverepercussions
onthebalanceoftheCooperation Agreement.Itcouldalsohaverepercussions
onthebalancethattheCommunitysoughttoestablish betweentheAgreements
concludedwiththethreeMaghrebcountries,whichwerenegotiatedinparallel
andallofwhichembodyconcessions forwine.Inthiscontextit-isnecessary#
therefore,toconsiderfromvariousangles,the-importanceoftheCommunity's
relationswithAlgeria.

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3.The application ofthetreatment established forAlgerian wine inthe
Cooperation Agreement has not caused anyparticular problems for theCommunity ,
asisapparent from thefigures for imports since 1July 1976 .Algeria ,on
theother hand ,refers inthe Note Verbale mentioned above toawhole range
ofdifficulties which its wine exports are said tohave come upagainst on
the Community market .Apart from certain technical matters connected with
theapplication ofCommunity rules ,these difficulties concern inparticular
thedetailed arrangements relating totransport andpresentation for ,sale
which accompanied the ,concessions accorded inthe Agreement for wine with
adesignation oforigin .This isthe reason for Algeria 'srequest that the
preferential arrangements berenewed inamodified form .Itwill berecalled
that similar questions have been raised byother Mediterranean countries
accorded concessions -for wine .Algeria 'srequests could not therefore be
examined inisolation .
Inthis context theoutcome ofthe study onthe CAP and the prospect of
enlargement ofthe Community should ofcourse also betaken into consideration .
4.Accordingly the Commission considers that the time isnot yet ripe for
renegotiating the treatment ofimports into theCommunity ofAlgerian wine .
Consequently ,inorder not toprejudge one way ortheother any future
arrangements ,thepreferential treatment existing on30June 1981 for wine
originating inAlgeria should simply berenewed .
Such renewal could befor aperiod ofapproximately one year .Itwould seem
advisable that this solution beimplemented unilaterally bymeans ofaCouncil
regulation based onArticle 113 oftheTreaty .
Tothis end theCommission presents herewith aproposal for aCouncil regulation
renewing until 30June 1982 thetreatment which wasapplicable on30June 1981
towine originating inAlgeria .

PROPOSAL FORCOUNCIL REGULATION ONTEE
TREATMENT' APPLICABLE TOIMPORTS OFWlivE
ORIGINATING INALGERIA "
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THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
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EawingregardtotheTreatyestablishing the-European Economic Community ,
andinparticular -Article113thereof, -
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Havingregardtotfteproposal froatheCommission , "•
WhereasArticle 20oftheCooperation Agreement "betweentheEuropean
Economic Community andthePeople'sDemocratic Republic ofAlgeria,
signedon26April1976,established thetreatment applicable -until30
June1981toimportsofwineoriginating inAlgeria 5
Whereasasa/transitional measuretheprovisions applicable on30juin1981
toimportsof-wineoriginating ininAlgeriashouldbeunilaterally renewed
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
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Article 1
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Theimporttreatment applicable on30June1981towineoriginating in
Algeriapursuant toArticle 20oftheCooperation Agreement betweenthe
European Economic Community andthePeople'sDemocratic Republic ofAlgeria
shallbemaintained until30June198?.
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Article 2
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceonthedayfollowing itspublication
intheOfficial JournaloftheEuropean Communities .Itshallbeapplicable
attherequestofthepartiesconcerned from1July1981onwards.
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentirety anddirectly applicable in
allMemberStates. - v

ZECKCFIUAITCIERE
PréparéeparVTII/1pôurlesimportations devinsalgériens : •
1.lignebudgétaire concernée :chap.12-art.120
2oBasejuridique :Article 113duTraité
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3.Intitulé delamesuretarifaire :- - ■
.proposition derèglement duConneilportantjjrorogation durégime
.applic'able auximportations devinsoriginaires d'Algérie (1981/
1982)' -■-
4.Objectif :Reconduction pouriman,àpartirdu1erjuilletIptfl,des
dispositions applicables auximportations devinsoriginaires d'Algérie
conformément àl'article 20clel'Accorddecoopération .
5.iîocledecalcul : -•
IT0duTLC:ex.22.05CIetII ' . 1
DroitduTDC:1/1,5IlCU/hlet16,9ECU/hl
0=15,7ECU/hl
•a)vinsdequalité :franchisetarifaire dansle.cadred'uncontingent
de450.000hl
b)vinscourants :réduction de80sanslimitation .
6.Portesderecèttes : '
Cottemesuretarifaire aétéappliquée en1980/81.Lesimportations de
vinsd'Algérierestantsensiblement -constantes ,iln'yadoncpas
depertesderecettesàinscrirepour1981/1982.
Pertesréellessurlabasedesimportations prévisibles :
a)vinsclequalité :2.000hlx15>7ECU =31.400LC'J
b)vinscourants :.277".770hlx(15»7x80) 7„100=-5 .
1 ■"» 1 β
Porter;totales 3.520.190 ECU