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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)763 final
Brussels,25November 1980
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Proposalfora,-,o
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)^/"V
extending theperiodofapplication ofCouncilRegulation No3310/75
onagriculture intheGrandDuchyofLuxembourg
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Itialaid rlowninArticle 2ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)N°541/70of
20March 1970 onsgriculture intheGrand Duchy ofLuxombourg that tho ^
provisions oftheeecond subparagraph ofArticle l(l)oftho .Protocol •
•onthoGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg aretoremain applicable until 'full
harmonization ofepeoiflo duties onwine IntheCommunity leachioved .
Thesecond eubparagraph ofArticle 1(1)of .theProtocol referred to
above days down toBelgium ,theGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg andthe
Netherlands should apply thesystem provided forinthethird paragraph
ofArticle 6oftheConvention ontheEoonomio tJnion ofBelgium and
Luxembourg of25July 1921# .
i
Thesecond paragraph ofArticle 2ofRegulation (EEC)n®541/70lays
down that ifeuche harmonization isnotachieved ,andinanyevent not
later than 31December 1973 ftheCouncil shall ,aoting byaqualified
majority onaproposal fromtheCommission ,decide towhat extent these
'provisions mustberetained amended orabolished ,
Artiole 1ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)N»3535/73*of1?December 1973
-extends this period until 31.12.1974 *
',Article 1ofCouncil Regulation' "(EEC)N®3192/74*°f17December 1974
extends this period until 31December 1975»
Council Regulation (BSC)K«3310/754ofS««nber 1975oxtenda this
period a'long as>haer.cU ,?duties charged intheBenelux countries on
products falling 'i'haex".headings Nos22.05 CI IIofthaCemiaon
Customs Tariff doW vUslevel ,inforoe onIJaw .ftry'1979 »'
inanyevent hotlate*5tb' .1 BeoombeJP 19(6 «
β/β
%l0J»•L68,25.3.1970 ^3 * / . '
20JN*I»361»29®12.1973 p*1 ' .
^0JN*L341»20.12.1974 F?6 .■ ■ ' ■ .
40JN®L325,20.12 .1975 p.

2
Itprovider "that ,should those excise duties beincreased in
whatever form it -maybeinoneoranother Benelux country ,the
taxexemption accorded onthemarket ofconcerned countries to
Luxembourg vines maynotexceed thedegree ofexemption inforos
on1January 1975 *
This provision ,whis isinaccordance with theCommission 'sRecom­
mendation totheMember States ^ontaxation ofwine ,aims atassu­
ring that thecommercial adventage hold on1.1.1975 ? Luxembourg
wines onthe market oftheBenelux countries isnotincreased .An
increaeo cfthis kind could cause adietorsionofoompdtition whioh
would notbecompatible with theproper functioning ofthecommon
market inagriculture .
Article 1ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)N°3166/76^of21*12*76 retains
provisions ofCouncil Heg.(EEp)N®3310/75until 31.l2.77 *
*
Article 1ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)N®2875/77of19.12.77 retains
provisions cfCouncil Keg.(EEC)N#3310/75until 31.12.78 .
Article 1ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)N°3043/78*of18.12.78 retains
provisions ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)N°3310 /75until 31.12.1979 .
*
Article 1of-Council Regulation (EEC)N°2933 /79of20.12.1979 retains
*provisions ofCouncil rulation (EEC)N°3310 /75unti I'31.12.1980 .
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10JKôL2.7,-01.1976
20JN®L357»£9.12,1976 *pe13
30JM0h 2<>.12 «1977 1P.'3
4
0JNOL361 4,23,12.1978 ,p.9
50JN°L334,28.12.197 ?.p.10 '

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2.Withregardtoopeoificduties,theCommissionproposedtotheCouncil
adirectivs^ontheharmonizationoftheexoiseduties,onwine.The
Councilhasnotyettakenadecisiononthismatter,howover.
%
3.In1979,ThoCounciladoptedRegulation(EEC)N®337/79'layingdown•
additionalprovisionsforthecommonorganization ofthemarketin.
.wine,includingasystemofintervention fortablewines.However
themaintenanceofthemorsfavourablesystemontheBeneluxmarket
forwineoriginating ,inLuxembourgwillcontinueoverthenextfew
yearstobeofbenefittothaagricultural incomeoftheGrandDuchy'
ofLuxembourginthesectorconcerned.,
Thissystemhasnotcreatedanyappreciablebarriertothefreemove­
mentofwinesofotherorigins .intheBeneluxcountries.Onthe
contrary,theabnorptionoapaoityofthosemarketsisconstantlyon
theincrease.- '*
4
4*BelgiumandtheNetherlandshavingputintoeffect,in1976,aspecial
excisedutyonwineconcerned,itisproposedthattheexoeptionnal
systemprovidodintheeooondsub-paragraph ofArtiole1(l)ofthe
»
protocolshouldb©^extendeduntil31December1981J,whilemaintaining
abovementionnedpre-1.-leioneofCounoilRegulation(EEC)$•3310/75.of
16December1$75» '•
i
OJN®C43,27.04*1972
OJL5485.3.197?

PHOPOSAL FQiiACOÜNCIL RüXHJL/TION(EEC)
extending theperiodofnplication ofCouncilRegulation No3310/75on
agriculture intheGrandUucbyofLuxembourg
«Bwøa«fvc3ais«r3CJS}Mca8sr3s»«sr9f9r^-^?.?t j-"-.'e}9»r3»rTT3e9ae«wøMna9csæasøatmflme9«B9iaMB«aMMi
/
THECOUNCI?,<">PEUROPE ..1®CO?«!ttUNITXES f• ....
HavingregardtotheVre-establishing theEuropean Economio Community {
HavingregnrdtotheProtocol m:-theGrandDuchyofLuxembourg annexedthereto
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)H®54I/7Oof20MarchI970on
agriculture -inGrandl»'ehyofLuxembourg ^;
Havingre/v.:/"dtoOouncilregulation (EF,G)N93310/75'of16DecemberI975
2onagriculture lvIanIrr-'-i"Bucfey-of Luxembourg ,aslastamendedbyRegul
tion(EEC)Is(?^3/?9'V>1iaparticular Articles 1and2,-~-r-=_.
Ravingregard-:qihopi>opcs«l fromtheCommission } ''•
Whereasj.nr."cv*he-ocr'6 :'.'v.bprvragraph ofArticlel(l)oftheProtocol on
theGr^-idT'-uivof?.v.s'-M'g,BelgiumandtheNetherlands .aretoapply
thesyoier.;pi:ovidadfc.aothirdparagraph ofArticle 6oftheConven­
tionon;:,oou.'v^mic Uhi^fBelgiumandLuxembourg of25July1921;
whereasthen*riodofar:»IjraIi<-ofthissystemwaslastextended byRegulation
(EfcC)iji292217?-until asfullharmonization -ofspecific deities -–
onwineinthe.smrounit^isachieved,butnotbeyond31.December 1980/'
.whereas,si■:vr,the;.<uin<1iastodecidetowhatextent *theseprovisions .
shouldbe; ar-ndetiorI^eontIssued;
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(2)OJLVCnl '■'/o,,p,..in
(3)OJH°L p„10

Whereas atthepresent time theharmonization ofepeoifio duties onwine
intheCommunity hasnotbeen achieved }whereas ^heapplication ofthe
said system infavour ofLuxembourg wines will continue tobeofbenefit
totheagricultural income oftheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg inthesector
concerned ,;
Whereas having regard totheother reasons setoutinRegulations *CE£CV
Nos541/70and3310 /75,theperiod ofapplication ofthelatter 1Regulation
should beextended . ' . >
.* ' .•
HASADOPTED THIS REGULATION I /• >
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« - - *
Article 1
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Inthefirst paragraph ofArticle 2ofRegulation (EEC)nf3310 /75,-
!'3-1fiecember .1980 ".isreolaced by"31December 1981". •
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on1Jtmuary 1981 .
• •
This Regulation shall binding in ,itsentirety anddireotly applicable
inallMember States# _ • -- '
Done «*Brussels
* * , FortheCouncil
• .fiio President