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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)776 final
Brussels,10January1980
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Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulations (EEC)Nos.3081/78,3082/78and3083/78opening,
allocating andprovidingfortheadministration ofCommunitytariff
quotasforcertainwinesfallingwithinsubheading ex22.05Cofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originating inPortugal(1979/80)
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(79)776final

Explanatory Memorandum -,
The.AdditionalProtocolannexedtothe/jgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandthePortugueseRepublicprovideswithiatheLimits0^
Communitytariffquotas foranabolitionofcustomsdutiesforcertain
L'i'quecrwines -jncontainersholdingtwolitresorLess,fallingwithin
subheading ex22.05CoftheCCTwhenimportedandoriginating in
PortugaI. .
TheSupplementary ProtocolbetweentheE,ECandPortugalwhichwill-be
signed'on20December1979providesfrom1January1980foranimprove-'
mentintheabovementioned'conditionsbyincreasingtherespective
quotavolumes.
TheCommunitytariffquotas,openedbyRegulations (EEC)Nrs.3081/78,'
3082/78and3083/79andbasedontheconditions oftheAdditional
Protocolcomestoanendon30'June1980.Consequently,theymust
therefore beamended.
Annex:
-ProposalforaCouncilRegulation

PROPOSALforaCOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulations (EEC)Ns.3081/78,3082/78and3083/78
opening,allocating andprovidingfortheadministration of .••
Communitytariffquotasforcertainwinesfallingwithinsubheading
ex22.05CoftheCommonCustomsTariff,originating inPortugal
(1979/80) ...-
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, . ''
IfavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticles43and113thereof, .
pavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
IfavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
lihereasArticle9oftheSupplementary Protocol(1)annexedtothe
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthePortuguese
Republic(2)providesfortheopeningofCommunity ,tariffquotasfor
certainportwines,MadeirawinesandSetubalmuscatelwines,falling
withinsubheading ex22.05CoftheCommonCustomsTariff,originating
inPortugal;whereasthistariffsystemisapplicable from1January1980;
whereas,pursuanttotheAdditionalProtocoltothesaidAgreement (3)
theCommunity hasalreadyopened,byRegulations (EEC)Nos3081/78,3082/78
and3083/78(4),Communitytariffquotasforthesameproductsbutfor
quotavolumeswhicharelowerthanthoseprovidedforbytheSupplementary
Protocol;whereasthoseRegulations musttherefore beamendedaccordingly
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION
(1)0J
(2)OJ-No.L301,31.12.1972,-p.1Ó5,
(3)0JNo.L274,"29.9.1978,p.8,1
(4)0JNo.L368,28.12.1978,p.17,.p.21andp.25„

-2-
ArticLe1 •.'
Regulation (EEC)Nr.3081/78isherebyamendedasfollows:
– \
1.Article1(1)and(2)shallbereplacedbythefollowing :
1.From1January1979to30June1980,Community
tariffquotasshallbeopenedforproductsoriginatingin
Portugal,withinthelimitssetoutbelow:.
,(M)
CCTheadingNo Description IQuotaamount
eX22.05CIIIa)1I
ex22.05CIVa)1/Portwines
j75000
ex22.05CIIIb)1
ex22.05CIVb)1>Portwines 420000
2.TheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesonwines
imported,withinthesetariffquotasshallbesuspended'
attheratessetoutbelow:
ECU/hl)
CCTheadingNo Rateof'dun
ex22.05CIIIa)1:
cx22.05CIVa)1
ex22.05CIIIb)1
ex22.05CIVb)16.5
7.0
,6-6„
7-2.
2.Article2(2)shallbereplacedbythefollowing :
57500
•'2.Thesecondpartofeachquotasnamely and
280000hectolitresrespectively,shallbedividedinto,
twoinstalments .
(a)Afirstinstalmentofthesecondpartofeachquota
shallbeallocatedahiongtheMemberStates;the
respectiveshares,whichsubjecttoArticle5shallbe
validfrom1July1979to30June1980,shallbeas
•indicatedbelow;however,MemberStatesmaynot
•usethesesharesuntiltheyhaveuseduptheshares
allocatedtothemunderparagraph1above.
>

-3-
.. (hl>
MemberStatesI'OftfrfliiflgWithin
subheadings :
ex22.05ClUa)\
and
ex22.05CIVa)1cx22.05CDltø1
and
ex22.05CIVb)I
Bcnelux
Dcnmark
Germany
rrancc
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom
Total8590
2950
7710
15370
9m
709036790
16630
22000
107100
500
100
68880
51750252000
(b)Thesecondinstalmentofthesecondpartofeach
quota,namely575Qand28000hectolitres
respectively,shallconstitutethecorresponding
reserve.»■
Article 2
Regulation (EEC)Nr.3082/78isherebyamendedasfollows:
■1.Article1(1)and(2)shallbereolacedbythefollowing
1.From1January1979to30June1980,Community
tariffquotasshallbeopenedforproductsoriginatingin
Portugal,andwithinthelimitssetoutbelow:
(1:1)
CCTheadingNo.Description Quotaamount
cx22.05CIIIa)1
ex22.05CIVa)1
ex22.05CIIIb)1
cx22.05CIVb)1JMadeirawines
\Madeirawines3500
21750
2.TheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesonwines
importedwithinthesetariffquotasshallbesuspended
attheratessetoutbelow: #
(EC.'J/hi;
CCTheadingNo.Rateofdutv
«
ex22.05CIIIa1 I ô.5
ex22.05CIVa)1 7..U
ex22.05CIIIh)1 5.0
ex22.05CIVb)1 '7-2
1

2.Articls2(2)and(3)shaLLbe^placersbythefollowing:
2-Afiiitinstalmentofeachquotashallbeallocated
amimgtheMemberStates;therespecriveshares,whirh
subjecttoArticle5shallbevaliduntil30June1980
shallbeasfollows: '
(ht).
-t«?3;icir:vwinesfallingwithin
subhcadincs .
MemberStates
ex^2.05CIIIa)1
and
ex22.05C:IV11
ex22.05C:illi»)l
and
cv22.05C[Vh)t
Bctielux
Denmark
Germany
rrance
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom580
721
m
■~^
812
475.2740
3230
"3740
7990
:20
20
1840
Total3150)19580
"^e_sert>nd'nsta'menteac^quota,namely350and217Chectolitresrespectively,shallconstitutethe
reserve.>>
Article3
Regulation (EEC)Nr.3083/78isherebyamendedasfollows:~
1.Article1(1)and(2)shallbereplacedbythefollowing.:
^1.From1January1979to30June1980,Community
tariffquotasshallbeopenedforproductsoriginatingin
Portugal,andwithinthelimitssetoutbelow:
m
OCTheadingNo Description •Quotaamount
ex22.05CIIIa)1
ex2-2.05CIVa)1.ISctubalmuscatel
Jwines2030
ex22.05CIIIb)1
■ex22*05CIVb)1\Sctubalmuscatel
(wines 3000
2.TheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesonwines
importedwithinthesetariffquotasshallbesuspended
attheratessetoutbelow:.
(ECU/hl)
CCTheadingNo |Rateofduty
ex22.05CIIIa)1 6.5
ex22.05CIVa)1
cx22.05CIIIb)1
ex22.05CIVb)i''7.0
6"6
7-2»

-5-
Article2(2)and(3)shallbereplacedbythefollowing :
«2.Afirstinstalmentofeachquotashallbeallocated
amongtheMemberStates;therespectiveshares,which
subjecttoArticle5shallbevaliduntil30June1980,
shallbeasfollows:
(M)
ISctubalmuscatelwinesfallingwithin subheadings :
MemberStatesex22.05Cnia)1
and
ex22.05CIVa)1ex22.05Cmb)1
and
ex22.05CIVb)1
Bcnclux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom360
3?8
360
90
1S0360540
135
540
540
135
270
540
Total 8002700
3.Thesecondinstalmentofeachquota";namely150
hectolitresand300hectolitresrespectively,shall
constitutethereserve.\
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingthatof
itspublication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallannlvwitheffectfr<->m1January1980.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableto
all-MemberStates.~.-
DoneatBrussels,. FortheCouncil
ThePresident