Council Regulation (EEC) No 3078/78 of 18 December 1978 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for Malaga wines, falling within heading No ex 22.05 of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in Spain (1979/80)
Official Journal L 368 , 28/12/1978 P. 0001 - 0006
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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3078/78
OF 18 DECEMBER 1978
OPENING , ALLOCATING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR MALAGA WINES , FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO EX 22.05 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND ORIGINATING IN SPAIN ( 1979/80 )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 43 AND 113 THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ) ,
WHEREAS , ON THE SIGNING OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND SPAIN ( 2 ) ON 29 JUNE 1970 , THE COMMUNITY UNDERTOOK TO GRANT PREFERENTIAL TARIFF ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF CERTAIN WINES ORIGINATING IN SPAIN , AND IN PARTICULAR MALAGA WINES ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO SATISFY THIS UNDERTAKING , THE COMMUNITY EACH YEAR HAS OPENED A TARIFF QUOTA OF 15 000 HECTOLITRES , AT A DUTY RATE OF 50 % OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES , FOR MALAGA WINES , IN CONTAINERS HOLDING TWO LITRES OR LESS , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADINGS EX 22.05 C III A ) 2 AND EX 22.05 C IV A ) 2 AND ORIGINATING IN SPAIN ; WHEREAS THESE PREFERENTIAL TARIFF ARRANGEMENTS WERE LAID DOWN ONLY FOR IMPORTS OF THESE PRODUCTS INTO THE MEMBER STATES OF THE COMMUNITY AS ORIGINALLY CONSTITUTED ; WHEREAS , UNDER THE ACT OF ACCESSION , IMPORTS OF THESE PRODUCTS INTO THE THREE NEW MEMBER STATES ARE SUBJECT TO COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JULY 1977 ; WHEREAS THE IMPORT ARRANGEMENTS FOR THESE PRODUCTS SHOULD BE UNIFORM THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY ;
WHEREAS , OWING TO CERTAIN CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES INHERENT IN THE PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION , THE EXPIRY DATE FOR THE VALIDITY OF THE TARIFF QUOTA SHOULD HENCEFORWARD BE FIXED AT 30 JUNE ; WHEREAS THE TARIFF QUOTA SHOULD THEREFORE BE OPENED FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY 1979 TO 30 JUNE 1980 , AND THE VOLUME INCREASED TO 22 500 HECTOLITRES ;
WHEREAS THESE WINES REMAIN SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN WINE , ESPECIALLY AS REGARDS OBSERVANCE OF THE REFERENCE PRICE ; WHEREAS INCLUSION IN THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO PRODUCTION OF MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE A.E.1 AND OF A CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN ;
WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2506/75 OF 29 SEPTEMBER 1975 LAYING DOWN SPECIAL RULES FOR THE IMPORTATION OF PRODUCTS IN THE WINE-GROWING SECTOR ORIGINATING IN CERTAIN THIRD COUNTRIES ( 3 ) INTRODUCED THE IDEA OF A FREE-AT-FRONTIER REFERENCE PRICE , BEING THE REFERENCE