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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUMHE
COM(76)539 final
Brussels/15October1976
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
of
amendingAnnexIVtoRegulation (EEC)Nc816/70
layingdownadditionalprovisionsforthecommon
organization ofthemarketinwineandtheCommon
CustomsTariffasregardstheexchangerates
applicabletocustomsdutiesoncertainwines
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
CCI',(76)539final

EXPLANATORY MEM)RAPI>UM
InordertoimplementinparticularCouncilRegulation(ESC)n°2506/75
29September1975layingdownspecialrulesfortheimportationofproducts
intixewine–grcwingeectororiginatingincertainthirdcountries,Regula­
tion(ESC)n°II67/76providedthatthe"greenexchangerate"should"beused
whenconvertingintonationalcurrenciesthecustomsdutiesonwinesubjectt.
tothecontrolmeasuresofthereferencepricesystem.However,theexchange
ratenotifiedtotheInternational IlonetaryFundremainedapplicableinres­
pectofcertainotherwines.
Experiencehasshownthatthissituationalteredthecompetitivesituation
inrespectofcertainxrilnesfallingwithinsubheading22*05CintheCommon
CustomsTariff.
Theaimofthepresentproposalistoprovidethatthe"greenexchangerate"
beappliedtoallwinesfallingwithinsubheading22.05CintheCommon
CustomsTariffwhenconvertingthecustomsdutiesintonationalcurrencies.
ThepresentproposalforaRegulation ,basedonArticle43oftheTreaty,
requirestheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament.

Proposal
C0U17CILREGULATION(ESC)
amendingAnnexIVtoRegulation(EEC)11°8IS/7Olaying
downadditionalprovisionsforthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinwineandtheCommonCustomsTariffas
regardstheexchangeratesapplicabletocustomsduties
oncertainwines.
THECOUNCILOPTHE,EUROPEANCOITOTITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle43thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
EavirgregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament(l),
WhereasGeneralRuleC3inSection1ofPart1oftheAnnextoCouncil
Regulation(EEC)n°950/68of25June1968.ontheCommonCustomsTariff(2),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)n°II67/76(3),providesthattheunit
ofaccount "byreferencetowhichcertainspecificcustomsdutiesareexpres­
sedorthescopeofcertainheadingsorsubheadingsisdefinedhasavalue
ofO.88867088gramme'offinegold;
WhereasCouncilRegulation 11°129onthevalueoftheunitofaccountand
theexchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthecommonagricultural
policy(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)n°2543/73(5)»allows
measurestobetakenwhichderogatefromtheprincipleofapar.valueforthe
conversionofonecurrencyintoanother;whereasrepresentative rateshave
beenadoptedintheagricultural sectorundertheseprovisions ;
WhereasRegulation(ESC)n°H67/76.',byamendingAnnexIVtoRegulation(ESC)
n°816/70layingdownadditionalprovisionsforthecommonorganisationof
themarketinwineandtheCommonCustomsTariff,providedthatnotwith­
standingGeneralRuleC3intheAnnextotheCommonCustomsTariffths
representative ratev,. •inrespectofcertainwinesshouldbeusedwhen
convertingthecustomsdutiesfixedinunitsofaccountintonationalcurren­
cies;whereasinrespectofotherwinesGeneralRuleC3remainedapplicable
TÎ) (4)OJF"L106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62
(2)OJ1T°L172,22.7.1968,p.1(5)oj11°L263,19-9-1973,p.1
(3)OJN°L135,24.5.1976,p.42(6)OJK®L99,5-5.1970,p.1

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Whereasapplication oftwodifferentexchangeratesinrespectofwines
fallingwithinsubheading 22.05CintheCommonCustomsTariffleadsto
distortionincompetition betweenimportedwines;whereasthissituation
should "beremediedasamatterofurgency;whereasthesituationcould"be
remedied "byapplyingthesameexchangerateonsuchwineswhenconverting
thecustomsdutiesexpressedinunitsofaccountintonationalcurrencies j
whereastheexchangeratefixedinaccordancewithRegulationn°129should
"beappliedinsuchcases;
WhereasAnnexIVtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)n°8I6/7Oof28April197°
layingdownadditionalprovisionsforthecommonorganization ofthemarket
inwine(6),aslastamended "byRegulation(EEC)n°HS7/76(3)*amendsthe
CommonCustomsTariff,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
ÀrtilfllfiI
InAnnexIV"AmendmenttotheCommonCustomsTariff"toRegulation(EEC)
n°816/70?,referencetofootnote(c)shall"beaddedaftertheratesof
dutiesincolumns3and,whereapplicable,4»applicabletowinefalling
withinsubheadings22.05CIIIa)1,CIIIb)1andCIIIb)2,22.05CIVa)1
.C.IVb)1andCIVb)2.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingthe
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ItShallapplyfrom1.12..19?6*
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels .,
• FortheCouncil
ThePresident