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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)702 final.
Brussels-3December1979
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
extendingCouncilRegulation No3310/75onagriculture inthe
GrandDuchyofLuxembourg
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Itislaid down inArticle 2ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)N°541/70of
20March 1970 onagriculture inthe Grand Duchy ofLuxembourg that tho
provisions ofthesecond subparagraph ofArticle 1(l)ofthe ,Protocol
onthe Grand Duchy ofLuxembourg aretoremain applicable until full
harmonization ofspecific duties onwine inthe Community isachieved .
1 . ' '
Thesecond subparagraph ofArticle l(l)oftheProtocol referred to
above days down toBelgium ,the Grand Duchy ofLuxembourg andthe
Netherlands should apply the system provided forinthethird paragraph
ofArticle 6ofthe Convention onthe Economic Union ofBelgium and
Luxembourg of25July 1921 .-
T ' ■ r .
Thesecond paragraph ofArticle 2ofRegulation (EEC)n®541/70lays
down that ifsuche harmonization isnot achieved ,andinanyevent not
later than 31December 1973 ,theCouncil shall ,aoting byaqualified
majority onaproposal from theCommission ,decide towhat extent these
provisions must beretained amended orabolished .
Article 1ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)N®3535/732of1?December 1973
extends this period until 31.12.197 4«
Article 1ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)N®3192/743of17December 1974
extends this period until 31December 1975 *
Council Regulation (EEC)N®3310/754of.16December 1975extends this
period alongastheexcise duties charged intheBenelux countries on
products falling within sub-headings Nos22.05 CI-brIIoftheCommon
Customs Tariff donotexceed thelevel inforoe on1January 1973 »
inanyevent notlater than 3.1December 1976«_____ ^ ./•
X0JN®L68,25.3.1970 P.3 '
20J.N®L361,29.12.1973 P.1
30JN®L341 »20.12.1974 p.6
40JN®L328.20.12.1975 P*lá

2
Itprovides that ,should these .excise duties beincreased in
whatever form itmay beinone oranother Benelux country ,the
tax exemption accorded onthe market ofconcerned countries to
Luxembourg wines may not exceed the degree ofexemption inforce
on1January 1975 *' ■
ί
This provision ,whis isinaccordance with the Commission 'sRecom­
mendation totheMember States ^ontaxation ofwine ,aimsatassu­
ring that the commercial adventage hold on1.1.1975i Luxembourg
wines onthe market ofthe Benelux countries isnot increased .An
increase ofthis kind could cause adistorsion ofcompetition which
would not becompatible with the proper functioning ofthe common
market inagriculture .
AArticle 1ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)N°3166/76of21.12*76 retains
provisions ofCouncil Reg.(EEJj)H°3310/75until 31*12.77 *
Article 1ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)N*2875/77^of19*12.77 retains
provisions ofCouncil Reg.(EEC)H*-3310/75until 31*12.78 *
Article 1ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)N°3043/78*of18.12.78 retains
provisions ofCouncil Regulation CEEC >N°3310 /75until 31.12.1979 .
0JN®L 2,7.01.1976
20JN®L357»29.i2.i976 p.13
30JN®L332,24.12.1977 »P.3#
4OJNOL361,23.12.1978 ,p.9

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2,With regard tospecific duties ,the Commission proposed totheCouncil
adirective ontheharmonization ofthe exoise duties onwine .The
Council hasnotyettaken adecision onthis matter ,however .
3.In1970 ,TheCouncil adopted Regulation (EEC)-N°816/702laying down
additional provisions forthe common organization ofthe market in
wine ,including asystem ofintervention fortable wines .However
the maintenance ofthe more favourable system onthe Benelux market
for wine originating .inLuxembourg will continue over the next few
years tobeofbenefit totheagricultural income ofthe Grand Duchy
ofLuxembourg inthe sector concerned .
This system has not created any appreciable barrier tothe free move­
ment _ofwines ofother origins inthe Benelux countries .Onthe
contrary ,the absorption capacity ofthose markets isconstantly on
the increase , ' * 
4*Belgium andtheNetherlands having putinto effect ,in1976 ,aspecial
excise duty onwine concerned ,itisproposed that the exceptionnal
system provided inthe second sub-paragraph ofArticle 1(l)ofthe
protocol should beextended until '31December 1980 ,while maintaining
above mentionned provisions ofCounoil Regulation (EEC)N#3310/75of
16Deoember 1975 *
1OJN°C43,27.04.1972
2OJN°L99,5.05.197Ô

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PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
extending Council Regulation N®3310/75on
agriculture intheOrand Duchy ofLuxembourg .
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»
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community {
Having regard totheProtocol ontheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg annexed thereto
»
Having regard toCounoil Regulation (EEC)N°541/70of20March 1970 on
agriculture intheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg *;
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)N°3310/75of16December 1975
2onagriculture intheGrand Duch /"ofLuxembourg ,aslast amended "byRegula­
tion (EEC)N#3043/78V"'andinparticular thesecond paragraph ofArticle
2thereof j
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission j
Whereas ,under thesecond subparagraph ofArticle l(l)oftheProtocol on
theGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg ,Belgium andtheNetherlands aretoapply
thesystem provided forinthethird paragraph ofArticle 6oftheConven­
tion ontheEconomic Union ofBelgium andLuxembourg of25July 1921 ;
whereas theapplication ofthis system was last extended byRegulation ^ __
•(EEC)No3043 /78until-such time asfull harmonizat4on-©f -specific duties
onwine intheCommunity isachieved ,butnotbeyond 31.December 1979 ;
.whereas ,however ,theCouncil hastodecide towhat extent "these provisions
should beretained ,amended ordiscontinued ;
OJ N°L68,25.03.1970 ,p. 3
2OJPL328,20.12 .1975 »P*12
3oj N°L361,23.12.1978 ,p. 1

Whereas atthepresent time theharmonization ofspecific duties onwine
inthe Community hasnotbeen achieved {whereas theapplication ofthe
said system infavour ofLuxembourg wines will continue tobeofbenefit
totheagricultural income oftheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg inthesector
concerned , ,
Whereas having regard totheother reasons set outinRegulations ,(.EECX -
Nos 541/70and 3310/75,this latter Regulation should not be
extended ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION t
ι
Article 1
' t
Inthefirst paragraph ofArticle 2ofRegulation (EEC)n°3310/75,_
~tfre expression "31December ~1979' isreplaced by^131December 1980 rV
. . .;. .J»
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on1January 1980
This Regulation shall binding initsentirety anddireotly applicable
inall Member States *
Done atBrussels
% For the Council
The President