Commission Regulation (EEC) No 58/81 of 1 January 1981 on the specific transitional measures to be taken in respect of trade in wines following Greek accession
Official Journal L 004 , 01/01/1981 P. 0046 - 0047
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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 58/81
OF 1 JANUARY 1981
ON THE SPECIFIC TRANSITIONAL MEASURES TO BE TAKEN IN RESPECT OF TRADE IN WINES FOLLOWING GREEK ACCESSION
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE ACT OF ACCESSION OF GREECE ( 1 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 73 ( 1 ) THEREOF ,
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO SMOOTH THE CHANGE OVER FROM THE EXISTING SYSTEM IN GREECE TO THAT RESULTING FROM APPLICATION OF THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN WINE , IT HAS BEEN FOUND NECESSARY TO LAY DOWN CERTAIN TRANSITIONAL MEASURES IN RESPECT OF TRADE BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY OF NINE AND GREECE , PARTICULARLY IN RESPECT OF PRODUCTS FOR WHICH IMPORT FORMALITIES ARE NOT YET COMPLETED ;
WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 49/81 OF 1 JANUARY 1981 ( 2 ) , DETERMINES THE METHODS OF ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION INTENDED TO ENSURE FREE CIRCULATION OF GOODS IN TRADE BETWEEN GREECE AND THE OTHER MEMBER STATES DURING THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD ;
WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 57/81 OF 1 JANUARY 1981 ( 3 ) , LAYS DOWN THE TRANSITIONAL MEASURES TO BE TAKEN IN RESPECT OF TRADE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS , ON ACCOUNT OF GREEK ACCESSION ; WHEREAS APPLICATION OF THE ABOVE REGULATIONS WOULD RESULT IN SUBSTANTIALLY LESS FAVOURABLE TREATMENT THAN WAS APPLICABLE BEFORE THE DATE OF ACCESSION FOR PRODUCTS CONSIGNED BEFORE 1 JANUARY AND TAKEN OUT OF CUSTOMS BOND AFTER THAT DATE ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE SAID PRODUCTS TO QUALIFY FOR THE SYSTEM BEING APPLIED , PARTICULARLY IN RESPECT OF CUSTOMS DUTIES AND DOCUMENTS , AT THE MOMENT OF CONSIGNMENT , IT SEEMS PROPER TO WAIVE THE ABOVEMENTIONED REGULATIONS , THEREBY ALLOWING THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION TO QUALIFY FOR THE PROVISIONS OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3442/80 OF 22 DECEMBER 1980 ( 4 ) ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , LEVY OF THE COUNTERVAILING CHARGE IS JUSTIFIED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE REFUND FOR WHICH THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION QUALIFY IN GREECE ;
WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR WINE ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
1 . WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE PROVISIONS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2 , WINES ORIGINATING ENTIRELY IN GREECE , EXPORTED BEFORE 1 JANUARY 1981 AND IMPORTED INTO THE COMMUNITY OF NINE AS FROM THAT DATE SHALL BE SUBJECT , IN THE COMMUNITY OF NINE , NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 49/81 AND OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 57/81 :
- TO THE PROVISIONS OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3442/80 ,
- TO PAYMENT OF THE COUNTERVAILING CHARGE APPLICABLE ON 31