Council Regulation (EEC) No 3080/78 of 18 December 1978 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for sherry, 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. 0013 - 0016
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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3080/78
OF 18 DECEMBER 1978
OPENING , ALLOCATING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR SHERRY , 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 SHERRY ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO SATISFY THIS UNDERTAKING , THE COMMUNITY HAS OPENED EACH YEAR TWO TARIFF QUOTAS , NAMELY :
- 40 000 HECTOLITRES AT A DUTY RATE OF 40 % OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES , FOR SHERRY IN CONTAINERS HOLDING TWO LITRES OR LESS , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADINGS EX 22.05 C III A ) 1 AND EX 22.05 C IV A ) 1 AND ORIGINATING IN SPAIN , AND
- 210 000 HECTOLITRES AT A DUTY RATE OF 50 % OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES , FOR SHERRY IN CONTAINERS HOLDING MORE THAN TWO LITRES , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADINGS EX 22.05 C III B ) 1 AND EX 22.05 C IV B ) 1 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 , IMPORTATION 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 PRODUCT IN QUESTION , THE EXPIRY DATE FOR THE VALIDITY OF THE TARIFF QUOTA SHOULD HENCEFORWARD BE FIXED AT 30 JUNE ; WHEREAS THE TARIFF QUOTAS SHOULD THEREFORE BE OPENED FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY 1979 TO 30 JUNE 1980 , AND THE VOLUMES INCREASED TO 162 000 AND 1 027 000 HECTOLITRES RESPECTIVELY ;
WHEREAS THESE WINES REMAIN SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE WINE MARKET ; WHEREAS FROM 1 MAY 1978 SHERRY ENTERING THE GEOGRAPHICAL TERRITORY OF THE COMMUNITY IS SUBJECT TO THE SYSTEM OF REFERENCE PRICES APPLICABLE TO SUCH WINES ;