CELEX: 51976PC0539
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Date: 1976-10-15
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) of amending Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 laying down additional provisions for the common organization of the market in wine and the Common Customs Tariff as regards the exchange rates applicable to customs duties on certain wines. (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                          COM(76)539    final
                                          Brussels / 15 October 1976
                                   Proposal for a
                             COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
                                of
             amending Annex IV to Regulation ( EEC ) Nc 816 / 70
             laying down additional provisions for the common
             organization of the market in wine and the Common
             Customs Tariff as regards the exchange rates
             applicable to customs duties on certain wines
                 ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
    CCI', ( 76 ) 539 final
 ---pagebreak---                               EXPLANATORY MEM)RAPI>UM
In order to implement in particular Council Regulation (ESC ) n° 2506/ 75
29 September 1975 laying down special rules for the importation of products
in tixe wine–grcwing eector originating in certain third countries , Regula­
tion (ESC ) n° II67/76 provided that the " green exchange rate " should "be used
when converting into national currencies the customs duties on wine subject t .
to the control measures of the reference price system . However , the exchange
rate notified to the International Ilonetary Fund remained applicable in res­
pect of certain other wines .
Experience has shown that this situation altered the competitive situation
in respect of certain xrilnes falling within subheading 22*05 C in the Common
Customs Tariff .
The aim of the present proposal is to provide that the " green exchange rate "
be applied to all wines falling within subheading 22.05 C in the Common
Customs Tariff when converting the customs duties into national currencies .
The present proposal for a Regulation , based on Article 43 of the Treaty ,
requires the Opinion of the European Parliament .
 ---pagebreak---                                        Proposal
                              C0U17CIL REGULATION (ESC )
              amending Annex IV to Regulation (EEC ) 11° 8IS/7O laying
              down additional provisions for the common organization
              of the market in wine and the Common Customs Tariff as
              regards the exchange rates applicable to customs duties
              on certain wines .
THE COUNCIL OP THE, EUROPEAN COITOTITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 43 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Eavirgregard to the opinion of the European Parliament ( l ),
Whereas General Rule C 3 in Section 1 of Part 1 of the Annex to Council
Regulation (EEC ) n° 950/68 of 25 June 1968.on the Common Customs Tariff ( 2 ),
as last amended by Regulation (EEC ) n° II67/76 ( 3 ), provides that the unit
of account "by reference to which certain specific customs duties are expres­
sed or the scope of certain headings or subheadings is defined has a value
of O . 88867088 gramme' of fine gold ;
Whereas Council Regulation 11° 129 on the value of the unit of account and
the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural
policy (4 ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC ) n° 2543/73 (5 )» allows
measures to be taken which derogate from the principle of a par. value for the
conversion of one currency into another ; whereas representative rates have
been adopted in the agricultural sector under these provisions ;
Whereas Regulation (ESC ) n° H67/76.', by amending Annex IV to Regulation (ESC )
n° 816/70 laying down additional provisions for the common organisation of
the market in wine and the Common Customs Tariff , provided that notwith­
standing General Rule C 3 in the Annex to the Common Customs Tariff ths
representative rate v,.         • in respect of certain wines should be used when
converting the customs duties fixed in units of account into national curren­
cies ; whereas in respect of other wines General Rule C 3 remained applicable
TÎ)                                          (4 ) OJ F" L 106 , 30 . 10 . 1962 ,p. 2553/62
( 2 ) OJ 1T° L 172 , 22 . 7.1968, p. 1       (5 ) oj 11° L 263 , 19- 9-1973 , p. 1
( 3 ) OJ N° L 135 , 24 . 5.1976 , p . 42     ( 6 ) OJ K® L 99 , 5 - 5.1970 , p . 1
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 Whereas application of two different exchange rates in respect of wines
 falling within subheading 22 . 05 C in the Common Customs Tariff leads to
 distortion in competition between imported wines ; whereas this situation
 should "be remedied as a matter of urgency ; whereas the situation could "be
 remedied "by applying the same exchange rate on such wines when converting
the customs duties expressed in units of account into national currencies j
whereas the exchange rate fixed in accordance with Regulation n° 129 should
"be applied in such cases ;
Whereas Annex IV to Council Regulation (EEC ) n° 8I6/7O of 28 April 197°
 laying down additional provisions for the common organization of the market
in wine ( 6 ), as last amended "by Regulation (EEC ) n° HS7/76 ( 3 ) * amends the
 Common Customs Tariff ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                   Àrtilfllfi I
In Annex IV "Amendment to the Common Customs Tariff" to Regulation (EEC )
n° 816/70 ?, reference to footnote ( c ) shall "be added after the rates of
duties in columns 3 and , where applicable , 4 » applicable to wine falling
within subheadings 22.05 C III a) 1 , C III b) 1 and CIII b ) 2 , 22.05 C IV a)1
 .  C. IV b ) 1 and C IV b ) 2 .
                                   Article 2
 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following the
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
 It Shall apply from     1.12 ..     19?6 *
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States .
Done at Brussels                                           .  ,
     •                                                 For the Council
                                                        The President