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Brussels,SNovember1980
^^COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)„;\y
amendingRegulations 1709/80and1710/80concerning
theopening,allocationandmethodofadministration ofCommunitytariff
quotasforcertainwinesfallingwithinsubheading ex22.05Cofthe
CommonCustomsTariffandoriginating inSpain(1980/81)
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
C0PK80)657final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Onthebasisofacommitment undertaken duringthesigningofthe
AgreementbetweentheCommunityandSpain,theCouncilbyitsRegu­
lations(EEC)Nrs.1708/80,1709/80and1710/80openedCommunity
tariffquotasforsherry,Malaga,Jumilla,Priorato,Riojaand
Valdepenas wines,fortheperiodrunningfrom1july1980to
30June1981.
InviewofGreece'saccessiontotheCommunityon1January1981,
aProtocolofAdaptation hasbeensignedbetweentheCommunity and
Spain.ThisProtocolprovides,inparticular,foranincreasein
thetariffquotavolumesforsherry(from108000hito108120bl>
andforJumilla,Priorato,RiojaandValdepenas wines(from22000hi
to22008hi)importedincontainers holdingtwolitresorless.-
ThisincreaseinthequotavolumesandthefactthatGreecewill
applysuchCommunitytariffquotasasfrom1january1981makeit
necessarytoamendtheabovementioned Regulation .
Thetariffquotasconcernedmightbemodifiedinthecontextofthe
• - . - i
j..presentnegotiations withthecontracting countryinviewofthe
|conclusionofanAdaptationProtocoltotheabovementioned Agreement.
Awaitingtheresults,theproposedRegulations permittherespectof
itheengagementscontractedbytheCommunity.
i * V .
TheCommission reservesthepossibility ofmodifyingtheproposal
duringtheprocedure,ifnecessary,toadaptittotheAdaptation
Protocol. '

COUNCILProposalfor
REGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulations (-EEC)Nosw1708/80,1709/80and1710/80
concerning theopening,allocation andmethodofadministration ..
ofCommunitytariffquotasforcertainwinesfallingwithin
subheading ex22.05CoftheCommonCustomsTariffandorigi­
natinginSpain(1980/81)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Havingregardto.theTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic
Community,andinparticularArticle113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasaCommunity commitment enteredintowhentheAgreement
(1)betweentheCommunity andSpainwassigned providesforthe
openingof.Communitytariffquotasforcertainwinesfalling ,
withinsubheading ex22.05CoftheCommonCustomsTariffandori­
ginatinginSpain;whereasthiscommitment wassupplemented bythe
ProtocolofAdaptation^totakeaccountoftheaccessiontothe
CommunityofGreece;whereastheCommunity,by Regulations
(EEC)Nos.1708/80,1709/80and1710/80C3),hasalready
openedCommunitytariffquotasforthesameproducts;whereas,
y
therefore,theabovementioned Regulations shouldbeamendedaccor­
dingly,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
(1)OJNo.L182,16.8.1980,p.2
(2)0JNo.
(3)0JNo.L167,1.7.1980,p.28,p.32,p.39

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Article 1
Regulation (EEC)No.1708/80isherebyamendedasfollows:
1.InArticle 1(1),thevolumeofsherryfallingwithin"subheadings
ex22.05CIIIa)1andex-22.05 CIVa)1isincreasedfrom
108000to108120hectolitres .
2.Thefollowingsentenceisaddedto
.Article 1(1):
Withinthesetariffquotas,Greeceshallapplycustomsduties
;calculatedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionsof'the.
ActofAccession andtheProtocolofAdaptation".
3.Thetable .inArticle2(2)isreplacedbythefollowingtable:
<hl>
Sherryfallingwithinsubheadings :
MemberState .ex22.05CIIIa)1
and
ex22.05CIVa)1ex22.05CIIIb)1
and
ex22.05CIVb)1
Bénélux . 51450 ',155590 I
Denmark . ■';4ooo:' 22000
Germany 17000 20000
Greece 120
France 250 150:•
Ireland
I i1500 3700
Italy 1500 60
UnitedKingdom 21500 415;000 '
Total 97320 616500
4.Thefollowingparagraph 4isaddedtoArticle2:
"4.Shouldsherryfallingwithinsubheadings ex"~22.05 CIIIb),1.
andex22.05,CIVb)1berequiredinGreece,thatcountryshall
drawasuitable .sharefromthereservetotheextentpermitted
„.bythe.amountofthereserve."

Article2
Regulation (EEC)No.1709/30isherebyamendedasfollows:
ThefollowingsentenceisaddedtoArticle1(1):.
"Withinthistariffquota,Greeceshallapplycustomsdutiescal­
culatedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionsoftheActof
AccessionandtheProtocolofAdaptation."
Thefollowingparagraph4isaddedtoArticle2:
"4.ShouldsuchgoodsberequiredinGreece,thatcountryshalldraw
asuitablesharefromthereservetotheextentpermittedby
theamountofthereserve."
Regulation (EEC)No.1710/80isherebyamendedasfollows:
InArticle1(1)thetariffquotaisincreasedfrom22000to
22008hectolitres . '?
ThefollowingsentenceisaddedtoArticle1(1):
"Withinthistariffquota,Greeceshallapplycustomsdutiescal­
culatedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionsoftheActof
AccessionandtheProtocolofAdaptatation ."
ThetableinArticle2(2)isreplacedbythefollowingtable:~Artiele3
Bénélux
Denmark
Germany
Greece
France
Ireland
Italy5422
1739
3000
8
UnitedKingdom480
.131
917
5911

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Article4
{(ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
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Itshallapplywitheffectfrom1January1981.
ThisRegulationshallbebindingmitsentiretyanddirectlyappli-
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cateiainallMemberStates.
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