PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3677/89 IN REGARD TO THE TOTAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH BY VOLUME OF CERTAIN QUALITY WINES IMPORTED FROM HUNGARY
Date: 1991-07-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Hungary, marketing standard, wine of superior quality

COMMISSION  OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

C0M(91) 267  final 

Brussels, 15  July 1991 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) 

amending  Regulation  (EEC) No 3677/89  in regard  to the 
total  alcoholic  strength  by volume of  certain 
quality  wines  imported  from  Hungary 

(presented  by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

For certain high quality Hungarian wines Regulation  (EEC) No 3677/89 waived 
the prohibition on  importation  into the Community  of wine with  a total 
alcoholic strength  by volume of more  than  15%.  Pending conclusion of a 
general  wine agreement  with  Hungary  the waiver was granted only up to 
31 August  1991. 

Since discussions on an agreement  are still  in progress  it  is proposed  to 
extend  the waiver  to 31 August  1992. 

Proposal  for a 

Council  Regulation  (EEC) 

amending Regulation  (EEC) No 3677/89  in regard  to the 
total  alcoholic strength by volume of certain 
quality wines  imported  from Hungary 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 

Having  regard  to the Treaty establishing  the European  Economic  Community, 

Having  regard  to Council  Regulation  (EEC) No 822/87 of  16 March  1987 on the 

common organization of  the market  in wine^1),  as  last amended by 

Regulation  (EEC) No 

(2>, and  in particular  Article 70(2) thereof, 

Having regard  to the proposal  from  the Commission, 

Whereas Article 70(1)(b) of Regulation  (EEC) No 822/87 prohibits 

importation of wine, other  than  liqueur or sparkling wine, for direct  human 

consumption  that  has a total  alcoholic strength  by volume of more than 15%; 

Whereas under Article 70(2)(a) of Regulation  (EEC) No 822/87 the Council, 

by Regulation  (EEC) No 3677/89 of 7 December  1989 on  the total  alcoholic 

strength by volume and  the total  acidity of certain  imported  quality  wines 

and repealing Regulation  (EEC) No 2931/80^3), as amended  by Regulation 

(EEC) No 2178/90(4), waived  this prohibition  in the case of certain 

Hungarian wines; whereas  this waiver  expires on 31 August  1991; whereas 

pending  the possible conclusion of a wine sector  agreement  between the 

Community  and Hungary  the waiver  should be extended  for a year, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

(1) OJ No L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 
(3) OJ No L 360, 9.12.1989,  p. 1. 
(4) OJ No L 198, 28.7.1990, p. 9. 

Article 1 

In Article 1(3) of Regulation  (EEC) No 3677/89 "31 August  1991"  is replaced 

by  "31 August  1992". 

Article 2 

This Regulation shall enter  into force on 1 September 1991. 

This Regulation shall  be binding  in its entirety  and directly applicable  in 

a 11 Member  States. 

Done at Brussels, 

For  the Council 

F I N A N C I AL 

S T A T E M E NT 

1.  BUDGET  HEADING  :  inrjn 

APPROPRIATIONS  :E CU 1 3^5 m 

2.  TITLE  :  Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) n° 3677/89 on the total 

alcoholic strength by volume of certain quality wines imported from Hungary. 

3.  LEGAL  BASIS : 

Council Regulation (EEC) n° 822/87 

4. AIMS 

TQ extenc| ty Qpç y e ar ^e  t-jmç LTITIT-t as regards the derogation for the maximum alcoholic 
strength granted to certain high-quality wines originating in Hungary. 

S.  FINANCIAL  IMPLICATIONS 

PERIOD  OF 12 MONTHS 

CURRENT  FINANCIAL  YEAR 

FOLLOWINC  FINANCIAL  YEAR 

5.0  EXPENDITURE 

-  CHARCED  TO THE EC BUDGET 
(REFUNDS/INTERVENT IONS) 

-  NATIONAL  AUTHORITIES 

-  OTHER 

3.1  REVENUE 

- OWN RESOURCES  OF THE EC 
(LEVIES/CUSTOM  OUTIES) 

-  NATIONAL 

5.0.1  ESTIMATED  EXPENDITURE 
5.1.1  ESTIMATED  REVENUE 

5.2  METHOD  OF  CALCULATION 

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p.m. 

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p.m. 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

6.0  CAN THE PROJECT  BE FINANCED  FROM  APPROPRIATIONS  ENTEREO  IN THE RELEVANT  CHAPTER  OF THE CURRENT  BUDCET 7 

6.1  CAN THE PROJECT  BE FINANCED  BY TRANSFER  BETWEEN  CHAPTERS  OF THE CURRENT  BUDGET 7 

6.2  WILL  A SUPPLEMENTARY  BUOGET  BE NECESSARY 7 

6.3  WILL  FUTURE  BUDGET  APPROPRIATIONS  BE NECESSARY 7 

Y E S /» 

YES/133 

/KO 

npB/No 

COMMENTS 

Extending the time limit for the derogation will allow this type of wine to continue 
to be imported and therefore the customs duties to be collected.  It should be borne 
in mind that the quantities involved are extremely small (approx. 120 hi in 1990). 

FICHE D'IMPACT 

Objet  : Règlement Conseil  modifiant  le règlement  (CEE) n" 3677/89 en ce 
qui concerne  le titre alcoométrique volumique total  de certains 
vins de qualité  importés de Hongrie. 

Cette mesure n'a pas d'impact  sur  les PME et  l'emploi 

Diese Massnahme hat weder Auswirkungen auf Klein-und-Mitteibetriebe 
noch auf die Beschàftigungslage. 

This measure has no  impact on the small  and medium-sized businesses and 
employment. 

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