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COMMISSION G¥THEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)1995final,
Brussels,3December1974
I
Proposalfora
REGULATION(EEC)OPHIECOUNCIL
onagricultureintheGrandDuchyofLuxembourg
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(74)1995final

EXPLANATORY KEMORAIjDUK
Article2ofRegulation(EEC)IT054l/70(l)oftheCouncilof20March1970
onagriculture intheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgprovidesthattheprovisions
ofthesecondsubparagraphofArticlel(l)oftheProtocolontheGrandDuchy
ofLuxembourgaretotemainapplicableuntilfullharmonization ofspecific
dutiesonwineintheCommunityisachieved;
ThesecondsubparagraphofArticlel(l)oftheProtocolreferredtoabove
providesthatBelgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourganttheNetherlands
aretoapplythesystemprovidedforinthethirdparagraphofArticle6
oftheConventionoftheEconomicUnionofBelgiumandLuxembourgof
25July1921;
ThesecondparagraphofArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)13"°54l/70provides
thatifsuchharmonization isnotachieved,andinanyeventnotlater
than.31December1973>theCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajorityon
aproposalfromtheCommission,istodecidetowhatextenttheseprovisions
mustberetained,amendedorabolished;
Article1ofRegulation(EEC)N°3535/73oftheCouncilof17december1573(3
remainsapplicableuntil31»12»74 *
Withregardtospecificduties,theCommissionhassubmittedtotheCouncil
aproposalforaDirective(2)ontheharmonization ofexcisedutiesonwine,
buttheCouncilhasnotyettakenanydecisioninthismatter.
(1)OJIPL68,25March1970
(2)OJFC43,27April1972
(3)OJU®L361,29december1973

3»In1970theCounciladoptedRegulation(EEC)N°816/70(l)layingdown
r"kTitionalprovisionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketinwine,
whichincludes,interalia,rulesgoverningintervention measuresfortable 1
wines.Forthenextfewyears,however,itwillcontinueto"benefitthe
agricultural incomeoftheGrandDuchyofLuxembourginthesectorconcerned
ifwinesofLuxembourgoriginremainexemptfromexcisedutiesontheBenelux
market•
ThemorefavourabletreatmentgrantedtoLuxembourghasnothadanyappreciable
effeotonthefreecirculationofwinesofotheroriginsintheBeneluxcountries.
Onthecontrary,themarketsareshowinganever-growing capacityforabsorption *
PendingCommunitydecisionsinthismatter,andsothattheGrandDuchyof
Lux£^urgmaycontinueitseffortstoimproveproductionandmarketinginits
winein«listry,itisproposedthatthederogationprovidedforinthesecond
subparagraphofArticle1(1)oftheProtocolshouldremaininforceuntilthe
harmonization ofspecificdutiesonwinesintheCommunitytakesplace,oruntil
31December1975atthelatest.
4.Shouldtheharmonization ofspecificdutiesonwinenottakeplacebefore
31December1975»itisproposedthattheCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajority
onaproposalfromtheCommission,shoulddecidetowhatextenttheseprovisions
mustberetained,amendedorabolished.
(1)OJIPL99,5May1970.

Proposal fora
Regulation (EEC)oftheCouncil
onagriculture intheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg
THECOUNCIL OPTEEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ;
Having regard totheProtocol ontheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg ;
Having regard toRegulation (EEC)N°541./70(l)oftheCouncil of20March1970
onagriculture intheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg ;
Having regard toRegulation (EEC)IT83535/73oftheCouncil of17decenber 1973
onagriculture intheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg (2),andinparticular thesecond
paragraph ofArticle 1thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas ,under thesecond subparagraph ofArticle1(1)oftheProtocol on
theGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg ,Belgium ,Luxembourg an'dtheNetherlands are
toapply thesystem provided forinthethird paragraph ofArticle 6ofthe
Convention ontheEconomic Union ofBelgium andLuxembourg of25July1921;
whereas Regulation (EEC)N°54l/70andRegulation (EEC)N°3535/73provide
that such system istoremain applicable until full harmonization ofspecific
duties onwine intheCommunity isachieved notlater than31December1974;
whereas ,however ,theCouncil istodecide towhat extent these provisioss must
beretained ,amended orabolished from this date ;
Whereas atthepresent time theharmonization ofspecific duties onw5.ne inthe
Community hasnotbeen achieved ;whereas theapplication ofthesaid system in
favour ofLuxembourg wines will continue tobeofconsiderable benefit inthe
next fewyears totheagricultural income oftheGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg
inthe sector concerned :
./.
(1)OJN°L68,25March 1970 ,p.3
(2)OJN°361,29decenber1973

JmereaSjfortheotherreasonsalso,whichweregivenintheRegtzlatioa .EEC
N°54l/70.thesaidsystemshouldnowcontinuetobeapplicablefortheperiod
duringwhichitisexpectedthattheDirectiveontheharmonization ofexcise
dutiesonwinewillbebroughtintooperation;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheprovisionsofthesecondsubparagraphofArticlel(l)oftheProtocol
ontheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgshallremainapplicableuntilfullharmonization
ofspecificdutiesonwineintheCommunityisachieved,andinanyevontnot
laterthan31December1975*
TheCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajorityonaproposalfromtheCommission,
shalldecidetowhatextenttheseprovisionsmustberetained,amendedorabolishe
fromthatdate.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1975*
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates#
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil,
ThePresident