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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
• COM(77)245final
Brussels.6June1977
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Proposalfor'a
COUNCILPECULATION (EEC)
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opening,allocatingandprovidingforthe
\administration ofaCommunitytariffquota
forwinesknownas"Cyprussherry"falling
withinsubheadingex22.05CIIIofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatinginCyprus,
andintroducingsubsidiesforsimilarwine
productsproducedinthe-Community(1977)
(submittedtothe.CouncilbytheCommission)
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Onthebasis ofArticle 12oftheProtocol laying down certain
provisions relating totheAgreement establishing anAssociation
between theEuropean Economic Community and theRepublic of
Cyprus following theAccession ofnewMember States tothe
European Economic Community' ,certain liqueur wines exported
byCyprus under thelabel of"Cyprus sherry "areimported into
theUnited Kingdom andIreland atreduced rates ofduty and
with exemption from thecountervailing charge ,subject to
annual tariff quotas .These arrangements apply only until
30June 1977 .
Inconjunction with theabove measure ,theCommunity provide -"for
subsidies infavour ,oftheCommunity wines ,similar toCyprus
sherry ,that areimported into thetwoMember States inquestion .
Persuant tot'aeAct ofAccession ,theproducts inquestion will
besubject totheCommon Customs Tariff duties asfrom IJuly 1977
Inorder tomake itpossible tomaintain thetrade flows forthe
products inquestion ,Community arrangements should beestablished
intheform ofaCommunity tariff quota tobeexempt from duties
andthecountervailing charge .Thesystem ofsubsidies applied
uptonowshould also beretained .
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Atthepresent time itseems appropriate tofix thequota volume
at100000hectolitres foraperiod from 1July to31December
1977 .
This isthepurpose oftheproposal annexed hereto .
OJNoL133,21.5.1973 ,page 88.

Proposal for a
Council Regulation (EEC)
opening ,allocating andproviding for theadministration
ofaCommunity tariff quota forwines known as"Cyprus
sherry "falling within subheading ex22.05 CIIIofthe
Common Customs Tariff ,originating inCyprus (1977 ),
andintroducing subsidies forsimilar wine products
produced intheCommunity
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,and inparticular Article 43and 113thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from the .Commission ,
n
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Whereas theexchange ofletters referred toinArticle 12ofthe
Protocol laying down certain provisions relating totheAgreement
establishing anAssociation between theEuropean Economic Community
and theRepublic ofCyprus consequent ontheAccession ofnew
2Member States totheEuropean Economic Community makes provision
forspecial interim arrangements for tjie'wine product exported under
thelabel of"Cyprus sherry "andintended fordirect human consump­
tion ,which involve thenon-application ofcountervailing charges
onimports ofthis wine into Ireland andtheUnited Kingdom ,up
toamaximum annual quota of200000hectolitres ;
3Whereas ,tothan end ,Regulation (EEC)No1253 /72 ,asamended by
4Regulation (EEC)No3576 /73 ,aslast extended andamended by
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20JNoL133,21.5.1973 ,page 88
30JNoL133,21.5.1973 ,page 115.
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Regulation (EEC)No1606 /76 ,introduced arrangements forimports of
thewine product exported under thelabel of"Cyprus sherry ",
originating inandcoming from Cyprus ,andprovided forsubsidies
forsimilar wine products produced intheCommunity asoriginally
constituted andexported toIreland and theUnited Kingdom ;
whereas thearrangements inquestion apply only until 30June 1977 ;
Whereas ,asfrom 1July 1977 ,imports oftheproduct inquestion into
theUnited Kingdom andIreland ,thetraditional markets for thewine
known as"Cyprus Sherry "should ,under theActofAccession ,besubject
totheCommon Customs Tariff duties ;
Whereas ,tomake itpossible tomaintain traditional trade flows
for theproduct inquestion and inparticular toallow forthe
marketing ofexisting stocks ,Community arrangements should be
established intheform ofaCommunity tariff quota exempt from
customs duties and thecountervailing charge ;
Whereas these arrangements should notdisrupt themarket forthe
Community wines that aresimilar to"Cyprus sherry ";whereas ,to
avoid causing animbalance intheconditions ofcompetition
between "Cyprus sherry "andsimilar Community wines ,provision
should bemade for subsidies infavour ofthe latter based onthe
difference ,onthemarkets oftheimporting Member States ,between
theprices ofCommunity liqueur wines andtheprice of"Cyprus sherry ";
Whereas aCommunity tariff quota should beopened under theconditions
setoutabove with alimit of100000hectolitres fortheperiod
1July to31December 1977:5
Whereas entry under theabove Community tariff quota must be
conditional onthepresentation ofthe A.'CY.1movement certificate
and adocument which isbased onthe V.I.I model annexed hereto and
complies with Regulation (EEC)No2115 /76 ;
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I^OJNoL175,1.7.1976 ,page 6
^OJNoL237,28.8.1976 ,page 1.

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Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensurefor
allCommunityimportersequalanduninterrupted
accesstotheabovementioned quotaanduninter­
ruptedapplicationoftherateslaiddownforthat
quotatoallimportsoftheproductsconcernedinto
allMembeiStriresuntilthequotahasbeenusedup;
whereas,havingregardtotheprinciplesmentioned
above,theCommunitynatureofthequotacanbe
respected.byallocatingtheCommunitytariffquota
amongtheMemberStates;whereas,inorderto
reflectmoreaccuratelytheactualdevelopmentof
themarketintheproductsconcerned,suchallocation
shouldbeinproportiontotheneedsoftheMember
States,assessedbyreferencetoboththestatisticsof
eachState'simportsofthesaidproductsfromCyprus
overarepresentativeperiodandtheeconomic
outlookforthequotaperiodconcerned;
Whereasinthiscase,however,neitherCommunity
nornationalstatisticsshowingthebreakdownforeach
ofthetypesofwinesinquestionareavailable;
whereas,inthesecircumstances,thequotavolumes
shouldbeallocatedininitialshares,takinginto
accountdemandforthesewinesonthemarketsofthe
variousMemberStatesan(jtherequirements
thatcertainMemberStateshavemade
known;
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcernedinthedifferentMember
States,eachoftheuuotaamountsshouldbedivided
intotwoinstalment,thefirstinstalmentbeing
allocatedamongtheMemberStatesandthesecond
formingareserveintendedultimatelytocoverthe...
requirementsoftheMemberStateswhichhaveused
uptheirinitialquotashares;whereas,inorderto
ensureacertaindegreeofsecuritytoimportersin
eachMemberState,thefirstinstalmentoftheCom­
munityquotasshouldbedeterminedatalevelwhich,
underpresentcircumstances,may}?e99%ofeach
ofthequotaamounts; ,,
WhereastheinitialquotasharesoftheMember
Statesmaybeusedupatdifferenttimes;whereas,in
ordertotakethisfactintoaccountandavoidany
breakincontinuity,itisimportantthatanyMember
Statehavingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitial
quotashareshoulddrawanadditionalquotashare
fromthereserve;whereasthismustfeedonebyeach

MemberStateasandwheneachofksadditional
quotasharesisalmostentirelyusedup,andrepeated
asmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereasthe
initial,andadditionalquotasharesmustbeavailable
foruseuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereas
thismethodofadministration callsforclose
cooperationbetweenMemberStatesandtheCom­
mission,whichmust,inparticularbeabletoobserve
theextenttowhichthequotaamountsareusedand
informMemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,atagivendateindiequotaperiod,a
considerablequantityoftheinitialshareisleftover
inaMemberState,itisessentialthateachState
shouldreturnasignificantproportiontothereserve
topreventapartoftheCommunityquotafrom
remainingunusedinoneMemberStatewhileitcould
beusedinothers:
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKing­
domoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerning
theadministration ofthequotasharesallocatedto
thateconomicunionmay.becarriedoutbyanyof
itsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From 1July until 31December 1977 ,
theCommonCustomsTariffdutiesinrespectofthe
followingproductsoriginatinginCyprus 'shall be
totally suspended within thelimits
ofaCommunity tariff quota of
100 000 hectolitres :
CCTheadingNo Description
ex22.05 CIII a)2
ex22.05 CIII b)3
ex22.05 CIVa)2
ex22.05 CIVb)3Liqueur wines known as
"Cyprus sherry "

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2.TheProtocolonthedefinitionoftheconcept
of'originatingproducts'andonmethodsof
administrative cooperation,annexedtotheAgree­
ment ■betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity and
Cyprus»shallbeapplicable.
3.Theentry ofthewines inquestion under thetariff quota referred
toinparagraph 1shall beconditional onthepresentation ofa
V.I.I document .That document shall comply with theprovisions
ofRegulation (EEC)No2115 /76.
4.Within thelimits oftheabove tariff quota ,theproducts reffered
toinparagraph 1shall beexempt from thecountervailing charges
provided forinRegulation (EEC)No816/70^as ^amended by
Regulation (EEC)No 1-160/76-.(3.)
Article2
quotaslaiddowninArticle1shallbe
dividedintotwoinstalments .
2.Afirstinstalment,amountingto99000
hectolitres,shallbeallocatedamongtheMember
.States;(herespectiveshares,whichsubjectto
Article5shaMbevaliduntil31December1977,
shallbeasfollows:
(inhectolitres )
Bénélux 100
Denmark 100
Germany 100
France 100
Ireland 900
Italy 100
United Kingdom 97600
3.Thesecond instalment amounting to 1000hectolitres shall
constitute the reserve .
Article3
1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofaMember
State,aslaiddowninArticle2(2),or90%ofthat
sharelesstheamountreturnedintofhereserve,
wheretheprovisionsofArticle5havebeenapplied
hasbeenexhausted,thatMemberStateshallproceed
withoutdelay,bynotifyingtheCommission,todraw
asecondshareequalto15%ofitsinitialshare,
roundeduptothenextunitwhereappropriate,to
theextentthattheamountinthereserveallows.
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2.If,afteroneorotherofitsinitialshareshave
beenexhausted,90%ormoreofthesecondshare
drawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenused,that
MemberStateshallproceedinthemannerspecified
inparagraph1todrawathirdshareequalto7-5%
ofitsinitialshare,roundeduptothenextunit
whereappropriate,totheextentthattheamountin
thereserveallows.
3.If,afteroneorotherofitssecondshareshave
beenexhausted,90%ormoreofthethirdshare
drawnbyaMemberStatehasbeenused,that
MemberStateshaH,inaccordancewiththesame
conditions,drawafourthshareequaltothethird.
Thisprocessshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraphs1,
2and3,theMemberStatesmayproceedtodraw
sharessmallerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphs,
ifthereisreasontobelievethatthosesharesmight
not'beusedup.TheyshallinformtheCommission
ofthereasonswhichledthemtoapplythis
paragraph. .
Article4
Eachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuantto
Article3shallbevaHduntil31December1977.
ArticleS
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlaterthan
1November 1977,theunusedportionof
theirinitialsharewhich,on15October1977,is
inexcessof20%oftheinitialamount.They.may
returnagreaterportioniftherearegroundsfor
■believingthatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1'November
1977,notifytheCommissionofthetotalquantities
ofthesaidgoodsimporteduptoandincluding
15October1977,andchargedagainstthe
appropriateCommunitytariffquotaandany
quantitiesoftheinitialsharereturnedtothereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheshares
openedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewith
Articles2and3andshallinformeachofthemof
theextenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedas
soonasitreceivesthenotifications .

TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5November
1977,notifyMemberStatesof'theartiountinthe
reserveafterrhereturnofsharespursuantto
Article5.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
usesuptlhereserveislimitedtothebalance
availableand,fornhispurpose,shallspecifythe
amountthereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakes
thefinaldrawing.
Article7
'1.TheMemberStatesshaUtakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethat,whenadditionalsharesare
drawnpursuanttoArticle3,itispossibleforcharges
tobemadewithoutinterruptionagainsttheir,
accumulatedsiharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.TheMemberStatesshallensurethatimporters
ofthesaidgoodsestablishedintheirterritoryhave
freeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.TheMemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
saidgoodsagainsttheirsharesasandwhenthe
goodsareenteredforhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitsshareshaHbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importschargedinaccordancewishparagraph3.
Article 8
1.During theperiod 1July to31December 1977 ,
subsidies shall begranted ontheCommunity liqueur
wines similar to"Cyprus sherry "that aredispatched
from theproducer Member States toother Member
States oftheCommunity which have actually
imported liqueur wine known as"Cyprus sherry ".
2.The subsidies referred toinparagraph 1shall
becalculated onthebasis ofthedifference ,on
themarkets oftheimporting Member States ,
between theprices ofCommunity liqueur wine
andthose of"Cyprus sherry ".

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Article9
Detailedrulesconcerningtheamountofthe
subsidyandtheCommunitywineproducts
eligibleforaid,shallbeadoptedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle7ofRegulation No24onthe
progressiveestablishment ofacommon
organisation ofthemarketinwine(1).
Article'«
Onreceiptofarequestfrom'theCommission,
MemberStatesshallinformitofimportsactually
chargedagainsttheirshares.
Article11
TheMemberStatesandtheCommission shall'
cooperatecloselyinordertoensurethatthis
Regulationisobserved.
Article 12
ThisRegulationsnailenterintoforceon
thethirddayfollowingitspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
CCommunities .
Itshallapplyfrom1July1.977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels, -
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
(1)OJNo30,20.4.1962,page989/62.

ANNEX/
Countryofcrigin NoAooq000
Y.1.1DOCUMENT FORTHEIMPORTATION OFWINES.GRAPEJUICE
ORGRAPEMUSTORIGINAL
toberetainedby
theimporter
A.CERTIFICATE
I,theundersigned ('J
guaranteethattheconsignmentdescribedbeiow:~istendedfordirecthumanconsumption (aj–isnotintendedfordirecthumanconsumption (a)
Numberofpackages ,nature,
marksandreferenceNosDescription andcolour
ofproductNumber
ofbottlesVolume(2)
consignedby(3)
to(4) ■
complieswiththeprovisionsgoverningproductionandentryintocirculationin '
is/isnotintendedforhumanconsumption (a)
ifintendedfordirecthumannon?!':nption andhasnotbeensubjectedtoPenological processespermittedundercurrentCommunity
provisionsrelatingtotheimportinquestion . * .
(a)Deleteasappropriate .(Place) , (Date)
Nameandaddressofofficiaiagency
(Signatureandstamp)
B.ANALYSIS REPORT
I,theundersigned (6)
certifythattheconsignment decribedirtheabovecertificatehasthefollowinganalyticalcharacteristics :
Forgrapemustsorgrapejuice:
(a)density (f)volatileacidity
Forwineandgrapemustsstillinfermentation : (g)citricacidity
(b)totalalcoholicstrength (h)totalsulphurdioxide
(c)actualalcoholicstrength (i)presenceofproductsobtainedfromvarietiesresulting
Forallproducts• frominterspecificcrossings(direct-producer hybrids)or
fromothervarietiesnotofthespeciesvitisvinifera(7)....
(d)totaldryextract
(e)totalacidity
(Place) (Date)
Nameandaddressoflaboratory
(Signatureandstamp)
MNameandofficialtitleofpersoninchargeoftheofficialagency.
Giveamountinfiguresinhiandlitres.
3|Fullnameandaddressofconsignor .*)Fullnameandaddressofconsignee .jMNameofcountryoforiginofthewine(•}Nameandofficialtitleofpersoninchargeofthelaboratory ,j'lAnswer'yes'or'no'.

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INANCIAL STATEMENT
1.Budget line concerned :Ch.12Art .120
2.Legal basis :Articles A3and 113
3.Title ofthe tariff measure :
Proposal foraCouncil Regulation (EEC)opening ,allocating and
providing for theadministration ofaCommunity tariff quota
for wines known as"Cyprus sherry "falling within subheading
ex22.05 CIIIoftheCommon Customs Tariff ,originating in
Cyprus ,andintroducing subsidies forsimilar wine products
produced intheCommunity (1977 )
4.Objectives :
Extension oftariff arrangements due toexpire on30June 1977 .
5.Method ofcalculation
-CCT No
-Quota volume
-Quota duty r^te
-Duty rate CCT
6.Loss ofreceipts :ex22.05 CIII
100 000 hl
exemption
between 14and 19u.a. /hl
approximative ^300000u.a .(estimate )