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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75)638 final
Brussels ,5December 1975
\
Proposal for a
RELATION (EEC )OPTHE COUNCIL
onagriculture intheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(75 )638 final

ËXPLMATOr YÎSK)RAH])IM
Itislaid down inArticle 2ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)No541/70of
20March 1970 onagriculture intheGrand .Duchy ofLuxembourg ,that the
provisions ofthesecond subparagraph ofArticle :l(l)oftheProtocol
ontheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg aretoremain applicable until full
harmonization ofspecific duties onwine intheConnrunity isachieved .;
Thesecond subparagraph ofArticle l(l)oftheProtocol referred to
above ,lays down theBelgium ,theGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg -andtheNetherlands
should apply thesystem provided forinthethird paragraph ofArticle 6
oftheConvention ontheEconomic Union ofBelgium and :,.uxembourg of
25July 1921 .
Thesecond paragraph ofArticle 2ofRegulation ("*r)n°541/70lays down iJiV ;
ifsuch harmonization isnotachieved ,and inanyevent notlater than 31
December 1973 ?theConcil shall ,acting byaqualified majority onapropose !
fron.the Commission ,decide towhat extent these provisions must beretained -
aaendsdor abolished •
9Article 1ofCouncil Regulation (3LC)No3535/73of17December 1973 extends
this period until 31.12.1974 .
Article 1of .Council Regulation (EEC)No3192/?£^of17December 1974extents the
pqriod until 31December 1975 *
With regard tospecific duties ,theCommission proposed totheCouncil adirective
ontheharmonization ofthe exercice duties onwine .
TheCouncil hasnotyettaken adecision onthis matter ,however .
OJEC NoL68,25.3.1970
2CJECNOC43;27.4.1972
3CJECNOL361,29.12.1973
40JLCNOL341 ,20.12.1974 .

Inir?u ,theCouncil adopted Regulation (EEC)No816/70laying down additional
provisions forthecommon organization ofthemarket inwirie ,including asystem
ofintervention fortable ■wines ,"However .*themaintenance ofthemore favourable
system ohtheBenelux market for -wines originating inLuxembourg will continue
over thenext fewyears tobeofbenefit totheagricultural income ofthe
Grand Duchy ofiuxembourg inthesector concerned ;
This System hasnotcreated anyappreciable barrier tothefree movement of
wines ofother origins intheBenelux countries .Onthecontrary stheabsorption
capacity -ofthose markets isconstantly ontheincrease .
However ,itwould seen desirable toprevent anyincrease inthe'exdise duties
onwines atpresent inforce intheBenelux countries ,inaccordance with the
Commission Recommendation tothe i'ember States "of
Iftheprovisions ofCouncil Regulation f^C )Ho3192/74were -retained ,-such
!anincrease would result inacorresponding increase irithecdnimercir I'Advantage
atpresent held byLuxembourg wines onthemarket oftheBenelux countries .
Adiscrepancy ofthis kind could cause aaistorsion ofcompetition which
would liotbecompatible with theproper functioning ofthecommon market in
agriculture , ~ •
Itistherefore proposed that theexceptional system provided forin ;the
second subparagraph ofArticle l(l)oftheprotocol should bemaintained until
31December 197 provision being made toensure that ,intheintervening
period ,thecommercial advantage atpresent held onthemarket oftheBenelux
countries bywines originating inLuxembourg isnotincreased j.,
Itisalso proposed that theCouncil ,acting byaqualified majority ona
proposal from theCommission ,should decide ,before 31December 1'97^»io
what extent these provisions must beretained oramended . ,,; .
OJEC KoL99»5.5.1970

....... ;... Proposal tora
RESULAT70N (ESQ)CPTHECOUNCI L
onagriculture intheGrand .Duchy ofLuxembourg
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing -theEuropean Economic Community ;
Having .^gard totheProtocol ontheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg ;
Having regard toCouncil Regulation -(EEC)No541/70of20i'larch 1970 on
agriculture intheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg ;
Λ
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No3535/73of17December 1973
onagriculture intheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg ,andinparticular thesecond
paragraph ofArticle 1thereof ;
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No3192/74^of17December 1974on
agriculture intheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg ,andinparticular thesecond
paragraph ofArticle 1therecf ;
Havingregard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas ,under thesecond puoparagraph ofArticle l(l)oftheProtocol
ontheBrand Duchy ofLuxembourg ,"'elgium andtheNetherlands aretoapply
thesystem provided forinthethird paragraph ofArticle 6oftheConvention
ontheEconomic Union ofBelgium andLuxembourg of25July 1921 ;
whereas Regulations (?IEC)Nos541/70and3192/74provide that such system
istoremain applicable until full harmonization ofspecific duties onwine
intheCommunity isachieved butinanyevent notbeyond 31Becenbar 19755
vhareasj however *"theCoujsoil istodecide towhat extent these provisions
crust 2)6retained oranended *
./.
OJEC NoL63 .25.3.1970
20JECNO1361 ,29.12.L973
30JECNOL341 ,20.12.1974 .

wheroas atthepresent time duties onwine inthe
Community hasnotbeen achieved ;'whereas theapplication ofthd-said system
infavour ofLuxembourg wines will' continue tobeofbenefit totheagricultural
income oftheGrand X)uchy ofLuxembourg inthesector concerned ;whereas ,forthe
other reasons given inRegulation (EEC)Ho541/70,-thesaid system should nowbe
prolonged foroneyear ;
Whereas itisdesirable ,however ,toavoid anyincrease inthecommercial
advantage which wines originating inLuxembourg atpresent hold onthemarket
oftheBenelux countries byvirtue ofthesecond Hrboaragraph ofArticle
1(l)oftheProtocol ontheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg ;
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION J
Article 1
Theprovisions ofthesecond subparagraph ofArticle l(l)oftheProtocol
ontheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg shall remain applicable aslong asthe
excise duties charged intheBenelux corttries onproducts falling within sub-headin. -f
Nos22.05 CIorIIoftheCommon Customs Tariff remain atthelevel inforce
cn1January 1975 •
Should these excise duties beincreased ,whatever form such increase maytake ,
hi&Benelux country fthetaxexemption accosted onthemarket ofthecountries
concerned toprotects falling within subheading No22»05 CIorIIof
theCommon Customs Tariff andoriginating inLuxembourg maynotexceed the
degree ofexemption inforce on1January 1975 *
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on1January 1976 .
Itsprovisions shall remain applicable until full harmonization ofspecifio
dutias onwine inthaCommunity isachieved ,butinanyevent notbeyond 31
December 1976 *
TheCouncil ,acting byaqualified majority onaproposal from theCommission ,
shall decide towhrt extent these provisions aretoberetained oramended
after that date *
This Regulation shall binding initsentierety anddirectly applicable in
allMember Stetes .
2Trthe Council
The President