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PROPOSALPOP.AREGULATION(EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
extendiii;;theperiodofvalidityofRegulation(EEC)No3576/73on
importsofthewineproductexportedunderthelabelof"Cyprus
Sherry",originatinginandcomingfromCyprus,andtheintroduction
ofsubsidiesforsimilarwineproductsintheCommunityasoriginally
constituted andexportedtoIrelandthetheUnitedKingdom.
.(.submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
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EXPLMATOPY KETiORAîïDUM
TheAssociation AgreementwiththeRepublicofCyprusmeJcesprovisionforspe­
cialtreatment,until1January1975and.thereafterinrespectofthemarketing
ofthe1974harvest,ofimportsofthewineproductexportedunderthelabel
of"CyprusSherry",whichisoneofthecountry'smajorexports.
Theprimaryaimofthisarrangement ,whichwasthesubjectofanexchangeof
lettersannexedtotheSupplementaryProtocoltotheAgreement,istoavoida
suddendisruptionoftraditionalexportstoIrelandandtheUnitedKingdomafter
1February1973»whenreferencepricesforwinewereappliedbythenewMember
States.Hadthereferencepricebeenappliedtothatproductimmediately ,the
effect,bearinginmindalsocertainproblemsofcompetition andquality,might
wellhavebeentoousttheproductfromtheBritishmarket.However,inorder
nottoperpetuatearrangoiuents whichinthelongtermwouldbehighlyprejudi­
cialtothecommonorganization ofmarkets,particularly sincethegrantingof
definitivespecialtreatmentcouldnotfailtocreateaprecedent,Cyprusmust
takemeasuresenablingthearrangements applicableto"CyprusSherry"tobe
alignedassoonaspossibleonthegeneralarrangements laiddownbytheCom­
munityprovisionsconcerningwineproducts.
Thisiswhythegrantingofspecialinterimtreatmentwasmadesubjecttothe
conditionthatCyprusadoptandbringintoforceduringtheperiodinquestion
legislation onwineproductioncorresponding tothatoftheCommunity.
InordernottoaffecttraditionaltradepatternsanddeliveriestoIrishand
UnitedKingdommarketsofsimilarwineproductsproducedintheCommunityduring
theperiodinwhichtheexportarrangements inquestionapplyinrespectof
"CyprusSherry",thequantityofimportscomingunderthosearrangements has,
asstatedintheexchangeofletters,beenlimitedtothequantityactually
importedoverrecentyears(200.000hectolitres).Furthermore,theCouncil
hasadoptedmeasureswhichshouldenablesimilarwinesofCommunityoriginto
competeonequc.ltermswiththatwineonthemarketsinquestion.
ByRegulations (EEC)n°1253/73and357^/73»theCommunityimplementedbetween
1Februaryand31December1973»a-ndlaterextendeduntil31December1973"the
provisionsoftheAgreementassetoutintheabove-mentioned exchangeof
letters.

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TheRepublicofCyprus,foritspart,adoptedon31August1973(i*e.within
thetimelimitsetintheexchangeofletters)newlegislation ontrineproduc­
tionwhich,followingtheamendmentsmadetoiton23December1974»maybecon­
sideredtocorrespondtoCommunitylegislation andwhichistoenterintoforce
on1January1975• - *
Inviewoftheabove,thearrangementsintroducedbyRegulation(EEC)n°1253/73
should,asprovidedforintheexchangeofletters,,beextendedtocoverthe
marketingofwinesofthe1974harvest.

Draft
Proposalfora
REGULATION(EEC)No/74OPTHECOUNCIL
of
extendingtheperiodofvalidityofRegulation(ESC)No3576/73
onimportsofthewineproductexportedunderthelabelof"Cyprus
Sherry",originatinginandconingfromCyprus,andtheintro­
ductionofsubsidiesforsimilarwineproductsintheCommunity
asoriginallyconstituted andexportedtoIrelandthethe
UnitedKingdom
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle43thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalftfomtheCommission ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1253/73^^°f14Tfey1973,asamended
2byRegulation(EEC)No3576/73»introducedspecialarrangementsforthe
importationofthexiineproductexportedunderthelabelof"CyprusShorry"
originatinginandcomingfromCyprus,andprovidedforsubsidiesforsimilar
wineproductsproducedintheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted endcon­
signedtoIrelandandtheUnitedKingdom;whereasthearrangements in
questionaretoapplyonlyuntil31December1974;
Whereas,bytheexchangeoflettersreferredtoinArticle12ofthe
Protocol^^layingdowncertainprovisionsrelatingtotheAgreement
establishing anAssociation betweentheEuropeanEconomicComraniityand
theRepublicofCyprusconsequent ontheAccessionofnewMemberStates
totheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,theCommunityagreedtoertendthe
arrangements inquestiontothemarketingofwinesofthe1974harvest;
Whereason31August1973theRepublicofCyprusadoptednewrerelations
governingwineproducts;whereasthoseregulations ,followingx:.samend­
mentsmadetothemon21December1973,correspondtothoseofti:eCommunity;
(1)OJNoL133,21Kay1973,p.115?
(2)OJNoL359,28December1973,p.33*
(3)OJNoL133,21May1973,p.95.

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WheroastheRepublicofCyprushasundertakentomakethenewregulations ap­
plicablefrou1Januaiy1975}
Whereasunderthecircumstances andinviewofsuchundertnking 6thearran­
gementsprovidedforinRegulation(EEC)n°3576/73shouldbeextendedto
applytothemarketingofwinesofthe1974harvest;whereas,toenablethat
harvesttobomarketed,thearrangements shouldremainapplicableuntil31
Decenber1975?
HASADOPTEDTHIS3REGULATICN :''"
Article1
1.InArticle1.ofRegulation ,(EEC)n°357^/73thephrase'.'from1Januaryto
31December1974"isreplacedbythephrase"from1Januarysto'31December
1975".
2.InArticle4(l)ofRegulation(EEC)n°3576/73"thedate"31Decenber1974"
isreplacedbythedate"31December1975"•
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1Januaiy1975•
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates#
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident

FDT/iTCIALEFFECTS
Asinpreviousyears,the"CyprusSherry"subsidymayfromthefinancialpoint
ofviewberegardedasanintervention measurewithinthemeaningofArticle
3(l)ofRegulation(EEC)n°729/70*AproposalforaRegulationamendingthe
AnnextoRegulation (EEC)n°2324/willbosubmittedtotheCouncilinthe
ne:ctfewweeks*
ExpenditureincurredundertheRegulationwillamounttosome100.000to
120,000unitsofaccount(ontheoptimisticassumptionthatthequantityof
vineinquestionisequivalenttothequantityofliqueurwinesnothavinga
registereddesignationoforiginwhichisexportedtothirdcountries-
4.500hiin1972,multipliedby24u.a./hl)fortheperiod1Jmuary1975"to
31December1975(thesubsidywillbelimitedtothisperiod).
ThatamountwillbechargedagainstArticle69I-Intervention inrespectof
v;ine-ofthe1975BudgetoftheEuropeanCommunities.
Article69IBudget Approriations Experiiturc
1973
1974o»T03»000 u#3»#
37.300.000 190»000u.a.
(January-April1974)
1975 88.900.000 (1975preliminarydraft
Budget)
Thefundsmooilizedforthepurposeoftheproposedmeasurerepresentonly
0,1^oftheapprpriations forwineintervention andwouldhavenoimportant
effectsontheutilizationofappropriations providedforthe1975Budget.