Council Regulation (EC) No 1774/1999 of 29 July 1999 concerning the conclusion of the 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 Hungary 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: 1999-07-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Hungary, agreement (EU), tariff quota, wine

12. 8. 1999

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1774/1999

of 29 July 1999

concerning the conclusion of the 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 Hungary 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,

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 (3),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Whereas:

Article 1

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

An Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on
the reciprocal establishment of tariff quotas for certain
wines between the European Community and the
Republic of Hungary (1) was signed on 29 November
1993;

That Agreement expired on 31 December 1998;

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;

the

Council Regulation (EC) No 933/95 of 10 April 1995
opening and providing for
administration of
Community tariff quotas for certain wines originating in
Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania (2) opened tariff quotas
for certain wines in accordance with the Agreement in
the form of an Exchange of Letters between the Euro-
pean Community and the Republic of Hungary;
following the new Agreement
in the form of an
Exchange of Letters, Regulation (EC) No 933/95 has to
be amended accordingly;

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
Hungary 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

(5)

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

In Regulation (EC) No 933/95, Article 1 is hereby amended as
follows:

1.

in Article 1(1), the table under (b) ‘Wines originating in
Hungary’ shall be replaced by the following table:

(1) OJ L 337, 31.12.1993, p. 83.
(2) 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).

(3) 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
(1.5 — 31.12.1999)
(hl)

Quota duty
(% of basic duty)

09.7007

ex 2204 29 Wines of fresh grapes

09.7009

ex 2204 10

Quality sparkling wine, in containers
holding not more than 2 litres

113 460

3 700

40

40

09.7011

ex 2204 21

including wine of
Quality wine,
superior quality and quality wine
bearing the geographical
indication
“Tokaj” and wine bearing the name
“Tájbor”

216 930

40’

2.

in the first subparagraph of Article 1(2), point (d) shall be replaced by the following:

‘(d) quota No 09.7009:

This is to certify that the wine referred to in this document is a quality sparkling wine in
accordance with the Hungarian Wine Law;’

3.

in the first subparagraph of Article 1(2), point (e) shall be replaced by the following:

‘(e) quota No 09.7011:

This is to certify that the wine referred to in this document is a quality wine, including wine of
superior quality and quality wine bearing the geographical indication “Tokaj” and wine bearing the
name “Tájbor” in accordance with the Hungarian Wine Law.’

4.

in Article 1(2), the second subparagraph shall be deleted.

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 as from 1 May 1999.

Article 5

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

Done at Brussels, 29 July 1999.

For the Council

The President

S. HASSI