Council Regulation (EC) No 1481/1999 of 14 June 1999 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Bulgaria on the reciprocal establishment of tariff quotas for certain wines, and amending Regulation (EC) No 933/95 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain wines
Date: 1999-06-14
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Bulgaria, agreement (EU), quantitative restriction, tariff quota, wine

8. 7. 1999

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1481/1999

of 14 June 1999

concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the
Republic of Bulgaria on the reciprocal establishment of tariff quotas for certain wines, and
amending Regulation (EC) No 933/95 opening and providing for the administration of Community
tariff quotas for certain wines

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with
the first sentence of Article 300(2) thereof,

with the procedure laid down in Article 83 of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the
common organisation of the market in wine (4),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1) Whereas an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
Letters between the European Community and the
Republic of Bulgaria on the reciprocal establishment of
tariff quotas for certain wines (1) was signed on 29
November 1993 and extended by an Agreement in the
form of an Exchange of Letters (2) signed on 19 March
1998;

(2) Whereas that Agreement expired on 31 December

1998;

(3) Whereas in order to preserve reciprocal preferential
treatment and to continue to promote the development
of trade in wine the Agreement should be extended until
31 December 1999;

(4) Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 933/95 of 10 April
1995 opening and providing for the administration of
Community tariff quotas for certain wines originating in
Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania (3) opened tariff quotas
for certain wines in accordance with the said Agreement;
whereas, following the new Agreement in the form of an
Exchange of Letters, Regulation (EC) No 933/95 has to
be amended accordingly;

(5) Whereas,

in order to facilitate the implementation of
certain provisions of the Agreement, the Commission
should be authorised to adopt the necessary legislation
in accordance
for implementation of

the Agreement

(1) OJ L 337, 31.12.1993, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 96, 28.3.1998, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 96, 28.4.1995, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 813/98 (OJ L 116, 18.4.1998, p. 1).

Article 1

in the form of an Exchange of Letters
The Agreement
amending the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the European Community and the Republic of
Bulgaria on the reciprocal establishment of tariff quotas for
certain wines is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind
the Community.

Article 3

The Commission is hereby authorised to adopt the necessary
acts for implementation of the Agreement, in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 83 of Regulation (EEC) No
822/87.

Article 4

In Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 933/95 the table under
(a)
‘Wines originating in Bulgaria’ shall be replaced by the
following table.

(4) OJ L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1627/98 (OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 8).

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‘Order No

CN code
(1)

Description
(2)

Volume of quota
(hl)

Rate of duty
applicable
(% of basic duty)

40

40

1 700 (1.1-31.12.1999)

434 430 (1.1-31.12.1999)

128 000 (1.1-31.12.1999)

40’.

09.7001

ex 2204 10

09.7003

ex 2204 21

09.7005

ex 2204 29

sparkling wine,

in
Quality
containers holding not more
than 2 litres

Quality wine,
including quality
wine with a designation of
origin

Quality wine,
including quality
wine with a designation of
origin, and wine obtained from
grapes of
the “Gamza” vine
variety designated and presented
under that name or under that
name or under the synonym
“Kadarka”

Article 5

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

It shall apply from 1 January 1999.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Luxembourg, 14 June 1999.

For the Council

The President

K.-H. FUNKE