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Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)
extendingCouncilRegulationHo3310/75on
agricultureintheGrandDuchyofLuxembourg
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
l.ItislaiddowninArticle 2ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)No541/70"''of
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 intheCommunity isachieved#
Thesecond subparagraph ofArticle l(l)oftheProtocol referred to
above lays down toBelgium ,theGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg andtheNetherlands
should apply thesystem provided forinthethird paragraph ofArticle 6
oftheConvention ontheEconomic Union ofBelgium and Luxembourg of
25July 1921 .
Thesecond paragraph ofArticle 2ofRegulation (EEC)n°541/70lays down that
ifsuch harmonization isnotachieved ,and inany event not later than 31
December 1973 »theCouncil shall ,acting byaqualified majority onaproposal
from theCommission ,decide towhat extent these provisions must beretained
amended orabolished#
n
Article 1ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)No3535/73of17December 1973 extends
this period until 31.12.1974 * ■>
Article 1ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)No3192/74of17December 1974 extends
this period until 31December 1975 »
Council Regulation (EEC)No3310/75^of16December 1975extends thisperiod as
long astheexcise duties charged intheBenelux countries onproducts falling
within Bub-headings Nos 22.05 CIorIIoftheCommon Customs Tariff donot
exceed thelevel inforce on1January 1975i but inanyevent not later than
31December 1976# Itprovides that ,should these excise duties beincreased
inwhatever form -itmaybeinoneoranother Benelux country ,thetaxexemption
accorded onthemarket ofconcerned oountries toLuxembourg wines
may not exceed the
degree ofexemption inrorce on1January 1975 *
This provision ,which isinaccordance with theCommission 'sRecommendation to
theMember StateB ontaxation ofwine ,aims atassuring that thecommercial
adventage atpresent held byLuxembourg wines onthemarket oftheBenelux
countries isnot increased .Anincrease ofthis kind could cause adistorsion
ofcompetition which would notbecompatible with theproper functioning ofthe
common market inagriculture .
2.With regagd tospecific duties ,theCommission proposed totheCouncil a
directive on theharmonization ofthe excise .duties onwine#
TheCouncil hasnotyettaken adecision onthis matter ,however .
3.In1970 ,theCouncil adopted Regulation(EEC )No8l6/70^1aying downadditional
provisions forthecommon organization ofthemarket inwine ,including asystem
ofintervention for table wines .However themaintenace ofthemore favourable
system ontheBenelux market forwines originating inLuxembourg ,will continue
over thenext fewyears tobeofbenefit totheagricultural income ofthe
Grand Duchy ofLuxembourg inthesector concerned .
This system hasnotcreated anyappreciable barrier tothefree movement of./.
"OJEC NoL68,25.3.1970 OJEC NoL2.7.li1976
2OJECN)L361,29.12.1973 ~CJEC Noc43,27.04.1972
30JECNoL341 ,20.12.1974 70JECNoL99,5.05.1970 ,
40JECNoL328 ,20.12.1975

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wines ofother origins intheBenelux oountries .Onthecontrary ,theabsorption
capacity ofthose marketB isconstantly ontheincrease .
4*Belgium andtheNetherlands having putinto effect ,in1976 ,aspecial excise
duty onwine concerned ,itisproposed that theexceptionnal system provided
inthesecond sub-paragraph ofArticle 1(l)oftheprotocol should beextended
until 31December 1977 »while maintaining above mentionned provisions ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No3310/75of16December 1975 *
Itisalso proposed that theCouncil ,acting byaqualified majority ona
proposal from theCommission ,should deoide ,before 31December 1976 »to
what extent this exceptionnal system must beretained f ".amended .orabolished *

Proposal fora
C0U1TCIL REGULATION (EEC )
extending Council Regulation No3310/75on
agriculture intheGrand Duohy ofLuxembourg
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community j
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)NO54l/70of20March 1970 on
agriculture intheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg .
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)NO3310/75of16December 1975
onagriculture intheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg , inparticular the
first paragraph ofArticle 2thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas ,under thesecond subparagraph ofArticle l(l)oftheProtocol
ontheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg ,Belgium andtheNetherlands aretoapply
thesystem provided forinthethird paragraph ofArticle 6oftheConvention
ontheEconomic Union ofBelgium andLuxembourg of25July 1921 ;
whereas Regulations (EEC)Nos541/70,3535/73 ,3192/744,and3310/75provide
that suchsystem istoremain applicable until fullharmonization ofspecific duties
onwine intheCommunity isachieved ,butnotbeyond 31December 1976 ;
whereas ,however ,theCouncil hastodecide towhat extent these provisions
should beretained amended ordiscontinued ;
Whereas atthepresent time theharmoniaation ofspecif ioduties onwine in
theCommunity hasnotbeen achieved ;whereas theapplication ofthesaid
system infavour ofLuxembourg wines will continue tobeofbenefit tothe
agricultural income oftheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg inthesector concerned .
Whereas fhaving regard totheother reasons BetoutinRegulation (EEC)No54l/70
a-nd3310/75,thislatter Council Regulation shold nowbeextended ,
HASADOPTED THIS REGULATION s
Article 1
„3^M5eL1976f ** 1(1)Council Regulation
VEEC)No3310/75of16December I975onagriculture intheGrand Duchy of
Luxembourg isreplaced by *31December 1977 *.
Article 2
ThisRegulation shall enter intoforoe on1January 197?.
TmsRegulation shall binding initsentirety anddirectly applicable inallîuemoer btates#
Done atBrussels , PortheCouncil
The President
20JEC NOL68,25.3.1970 ,p.3
,0JEC NoL328 ,20.12.1975 ,p.12
OJEC NoL361 ,29.12.1973 ,p.1
OJEC NoL341 ,20*12.1974 ,p.6.