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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)455 Final
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Brussels ,8thSeptember 1976
Proposal for .
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aCouncil Regulation (EEC)amending theCommunity
tariff quotas opened for1976 byRegulations (EEC )
Nos2956 /75,2957 /75and2958 /75fortheimportation
ofcertain wines originating inPortugal .
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(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM (76)455Final

EXPlANATORY MEMORANDUM
Pursuant toArticle 4ofProtocol No8annexed tothe1972 Agreement
concluded between theCommunity andPortugal ,.Community tariff quotas
forcertain wines originating inPortugal (CCTheading Noex22.05 )
were opened byRegulations (EEC)Nos2956 /75/2957 /75and2958 /75.'
Afurther Protocol tothis 1972 Agreement isnowtobesigned with
Portugal on20September 1976 aswell asanInterim Agreement intended
toadvance thedate ofimplementing certain provisions ofthis Protocol
concerning trade ingoods .
Article 9(2)ofthis Interim Agreement provides ,for1976 and in
respect ofquota amounts andreduction inCCTduties ,foranimprovement
oftheconditions /Ifpresent laiddown inArticle 4oftheabovementioned -
Protocol No8.Asregards quota amounts ,the "prorata temporis "clause is
applicable .
AstheInterim Agreement isplanned toenter into force on1November 1976 ,
Regulations (EEC)Nos2956 /75,2957 /75and2958 /75should beamended
accordingly .
This istheobjective oftheproposal .

Proposalfor
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No.../76
of
amendingtheCommunitytariffquotasopenedfor4976
byRegulations (EEC)Nos2956/75/2957/75and2958/75
fortheimportation ofcertainwinesoriginating in
Portugal
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticles43and113thereof.
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament (I),
WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunitysignedon20September 1976afurther
Protocoltothe1972AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity andthe
Portuguese Republic(2)aswellasanInterimAgreementwiththiscountry(3)
intendedtoadvancethedateofimplementating certainprovisions ofthis
Protocolconcerningtradeingoods;whereastheentryintoforceofthe
InterimAgreementisplannedfor1November1976;
Whereasfor1976Article9(2)oftheInterimAgreementprovidesforan
improvement oftheconditionslaiddowninArticleAofProtocol N68
annexedtotheabovementioned 1972Agreementconcerning theimportation ofcerta
winesoriginating inPortugal;whereasforportwinesimportedinreceptacles
containing twolitresorlessthequotaamountisincreasedfrom20000
hectolitres to35000hectolitres;whereasforMadeirawinesthequotaamount
andthereductionofcustomsdutiesareincreased from15000hectolitres to
16000hectolitres andfrom30%to50%respectively ;whereasforSetubal
muscatelwinesthereductionofcustomsdutiesisincreasedfrom30%to50%;
whereasthe"proratatemporis"clauseisapplicable;
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(1)0J
(2)0J
(3)0J

WhereasbyRegulations (EEC)Nos2956/75(1),2957/75(2)and2958/75(3)
theCouncilopened,for1976,Communitytariffquotasfortheimportation
oftheabovementioned winesunderconditionsspecifiedinArticleAofthe
abovementioned ProtocolNo8;whereastheseRegulations shouldbeamended
accordingly,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
1.InArticle 1<1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2956/75,thequotavolume
of20000hectolitres ofportwinesfallingwithintariffsubheadings ex
22.05CIIIa)1andex22.05CIVa)1shallbeincreasedto22500
hectolitres .
2.ThefollowingtextshallreplaceArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No
2956/75:
"Article2
1.ThetariffquotaslaiddowninArticle1shallbe
dividedintotwoinstalments .
2.Afirstinstalmentshallbesharedamongthe
MemberStates;theshareswhich,subjecttoArticleJ,
shallbevaliduntil31December1976,shallconsistof
thefollowingamounts:
(inbedolilm)
Poetvine*underMibhetdinn
a22X15CIII•)I«22.05Club)t
•Itd and
ex22.05CIV•)Ies2105CIVb)I
Bénélux 2673 37200
Denmark 547*16800
Germany 3017 23200
France 6014 108900
Ireland 62 4250
Italy .5467 100
UnitedKingdom 2470 64550
Total20250 255000
(1)0JNoL294of13November1975,p.1
(2)0JNoL294of13November1975,p.5
(3)0JNoL294of13November1975,p.8.

3.Thelecondinstalmentofeachquota,2250and
30000hectolitresrespectively,shallconstitutethe
reserve.
Article2
1.InArticle1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2957/75,thequotavolume
of15000hectolitresofMadeirawinesfallingwithinsubheadingsex
22.05CIIIa)1,ex22.05CIIIb)1,ex22.05CIVa)1and
ex22.05CIVb)1shallbeincreasedto15167hectolitres.
2.ThefollowingtextshallreplaceArticle1(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2957/75:
2.TheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesonwines
importedwithinthesetariffquotasshallbesuspended
attherateslistedbelow:
OCThmdififNo RateMduty
ex22.05CIII1 6.7u-a/hl
ex22.05CIIIb)15.5u^Vhl
ex22.05CIVa)17.2u^Vhl
ex22.05CIVb)1 60n-a/hl
3.InArticle2(3)ofRegulation No2957/75thequotavolumeofthe
Communityreserveshallbeincreasedfrom1500hectolitresto1.667
hectolitres .
Article3
ThefollowingtextshallreplaceArticle1(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2958/75:
M
2.TheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesonwines
importedwithinthesetariffquotasshallbesuspended
attherateslistedbelow:

-4-
CCTbetdingNo RH«ofduty
ex22.05CI»«VI
ex22.05C
ex22.05CtIVa^-1
ex22.05CIVb)16.7u-aJhl
5.5u^yhi
7.2-
6.0ua^hl
Article A
TheprovisionsofArticles1,2and3shallapplyfrom1November1976
to31December1976.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicableinallMemberStates. _
DoneatBrussels.FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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