Council Regulation (EEC) No 2949/80 of 11 November 1980 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for Verde wines, falling within heading No ex 22.05 of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in Portugal (1980/81)
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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2949/80
OF 11 NOVEMBER 1980
OPENING , ALLOCATING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR VERDE WINES , FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO EX 22.05 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND ORIGINATING IN PORTUGAL ( 1980/81 )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 113 THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,
WHEREAS ARTICLE 9 OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY PROTOCOL ( 1 ) TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC ( 2 ) PROVIDES THAT , WITHIN THE LIMITS OF AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA OF 5 000 HECTOLITRES , CUSTOMS DUTIES ON IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF VERDE WINES , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 22.05 C I A ) OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND ORIGINATING IN PORTUGAL , SHALL BE REDUCED BY 30 % ; WHEREAS THESE WINES MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN ; WHEREAS , OWING TO CERTAIN CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES INHERENT IN THE PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION , THE EXPIRY DATE FOR THE VALIDITY OF THE TARIFF QUOTA SHOULD BE FIXED AT 30 JUNE ; WHEREAS THE TARIFF QUOTA SHOULD THEREFORE BE OPENED FOR A PERIOD ENDING ON 30 JUNE 1981 , AND THE VOLUME INCREASED TO 7 500 HECTOLITRES ;
WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLES 118 TO 120 OF THE 1979 ACT OF ACCESSION , GREECE IS TO APPLY , FROM 1 JANUARY 1981 , THE PROVISIONS OF THE AFOREMENTIONED AGREEMENT ;
WHEREAS THE WINES IN QUESTION ARE SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE FREE-AT-FRONTIER REFERENCE PRICE ; WHEREAS THE WINES IN QUESTION SHALL BENEFIT FROM THESE TARIFF QUOTAS ON CONDITION THAT ARTICLE 18 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 ( 3 ) BE COMPLIED WITH ;
WHEREAS IT IS IN PARTICULAR NECESSARY TO ENSURE FOR ALL COMMUNITY IMPORTERS EQUAL AND UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS TO THE ABOVEMENTIONED QUOTA AND UNINTERRUPTED APPLICATION OF THE RATES LAID DOWN FOR THAT QUOTA TO ALL IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED INTO ALL MEMBER STATES UNTIL THE QUOTA HAS BEEN USED UP ; WHEREAS , HAVING REGARD TO THE ABOVE PRINCIPLES