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Date: 1979-07-13
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending the Common Customs Tariff in respect of wines (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIE
                                                      COM(79)368 final.
                                                      Brussels , 13 July 1979
                        >
                               Proposal for a
                          COUNCIL REGULATION  ( EEC )
          amending the Common Customs Tariff in respect of wines
               ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
COM ( 79 ) 368 final .
 ---pagebreak---                            EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
 Council Regulation ( EEC ) N° 652 / 79 provides that the ECU shall be applied in
 the common agricultural policy .      The customs duties for , wines falling wit-birr
 subheading 22.05 C of the Common Customs Tariff are elements.of the
 common price level for imported wines and should therefore be expressed in ECU,
 too . The conversion from u.a . into ECU is to be made by means of a coefficient
 of 1.208953 .  However , for practical reasons the customs duties should not be
 expressed with 6 decimals and this fact leads to insignificant amendments of the
-rates of customs duties as shown in the following table :
               Existing rate          Converted into       Proposed
                  in u.a .                  ECU              rates
                   1.6               1.9343248               1.93
                                                     ι
                                                            10.9
                   9
                                   10 .$80577 ,      j
                  10               12.089530                12.0
                  11               13.298483                13.3
                  12               14.507436                14.5
                  13               15.716389                15.7
                  13.5              16.320865               16.3
                  14               16.925342                16.9
                  14.5              17.529818               17.5
                  15             ! 18.134295
                                 t
                                                            18.1
                  16                19.343248               19.3
                  17               20.552201             .  20.6
                  19                22.970107               23.0
 Since this Regulation is based on Article 43 of the Treaty , the European
 Parliament must be consulted .                                  .
                                                                     \
 There are no financial repercussions on the Community budget .
 ---pagebreak---                                   Proposal for a
                     Council Regulation ( EEC )
         amending the Common Customs Tariff in respect of wines
                                                              ■ J
                            %
 The Council of the European Communities ,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
iTnd in particular Article 43 thereof.
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
                                                    /
 Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ,
 Whereas Council Regulation ( EEC ) N° 652 / 79 of 29 March 1979 on the impact of
 the European monetary system on the . common agricultural policy provides that
 amounts fixed in units of account for the purposes of the common agricultural
 policy shall be expressed in ECU ; whereas the customs duties for wines falling
 within subheading 22.05 C of the Common Customs Tariff are elements of the common
 price level for imported wines ; whereas the customs duties should be expressed in
 ECU and the exchange rate to be applied for .        conversion into national currency
 should be that applicable in the common agricultural policy ; whereas Council
                                                                             2
 Regulation ( EEC ) No 950/ 68 of 28 June 1968 on the Common Customs Tariff , as last
 amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 882/ 793 should be amended; whereas the conversion of
 u.a . in which the customs duties are fixed into ECU should be made by means of a
 coefficient of ,1 . 208953 ; whereas for practical reasons the result obtained should
 be rounded off ,
                                                                               ./.
 1 0J N° L 84, 4.4.1979, p. 1
 20J N° L 172, 22.7.1968, p. 1
 3        "
   0J N° L 111 , 4.5.1979 , p. 14
            /
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                                   ;
                                        Article 1
Subheading 22.05 C of the Annex headed " Common . Customs Tariff " to Regulation
( EEC ) N° 950 / 68 is hereby replaced by the following :                  "
                                                                      Rate of duty
  Heading
                                     Description
  number                                                   Autonomous           Conventional
                                                                %.            I      %
                                                             or levy
                                                               (L)
 22.05   ■  Wine of fresh grapes         grape mus-t with
            fermentation arrested by the addition
            of alcohol ^
            C. Other :
                   I. Of an actual alcoholic strength
                        by volume not exceeding 13% vol ,
                        in containers holding :            14.5 ECU
                        a ) Two litres or less   . .
                                                           per hl ( a ) ( b )
                        b ) More than two litres           10.9 ECU .               10.9 ECU
                                                           per hl ( a ) ( b )      per hl ( b )
                  II . Of an actual alcoholic strength
                        by volume exceeding 13 % vol but
                        not exceeding 15% vol , in contai­
                        ners holding :
                        a)  Two litres or less             169 ECU
                                                           per hl(a)(b )
                      . b ) More than two litres           13.3 ECU                 13.3 ECU
                                                           per hl(aXb )            per hl ( b )
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Heading                            :       '          ]                    Rate of duty
number                     Description                       Autonomous              Conventional
                                                                   %                     %
                                                                 or levy
                                                          !       (L)
  1                          _?                                    3                          4
        III . Of an actual alcoholic strength
               by volume exceeding 15 % vol but
               not exceeding 18 % vol , in con­
               tainers holding :
               a ) Two litres or less :
                                                              18.1   ECU                16.3 ECU
                   1 . Port , Madeira , sherry , Tokay
                       CAszu and Szamorodni ) and
                                                             per hl ( b )              per hl ( b )
                       Setubal muscatel Cc )
                   2 . Other                                 20.6 ECU
                                                             per hl(aKb )
             - b)  More than two litres      :
                   1 . Port , Madeira , sherry and           14.5 ECU                  13.3 ECU
                       Setubal Muscatel ( c ) .              per hl Cb )               per hl ( b )
                   2 . Tokay ( Aszu and Szamorodm            14.5 ECU
                       (c)                                   per hl ( b )
                   3 . Other                                  16.9 ECU
                                                             per hl(a)(b )
         IV . Of an actual alcoholic strength
               by volume exceeding 18 % vol but
               not exceeding 22 % vol , in con­
               tainers holding :
             . a)  Two litres or less                   j
                   1 . Port , Madeira , sherry .             19.3 ECU                  17.5 ECU
                       Tokay ( Aszu Szamorodni ) and j       per hl ( b )              per hl ( b )
                       Setubal muscatel   (c)           i
                   2 . Other                                 23 ECU                    23 ECU
                                                         I
                                                             per hl ( a)(b )           per hl ( b ).
                                                       •I
               b)  More than two litres :               |
                   1 . Port,Madei ra , sherry and            15.7 ECU                  14.5 ECU
                       Setubal muscatel   ( c )....          per hl ( b )              per hl ( b )
                                                                                          \
                   2 . Tokay ( Aszu and Szamorodni  (c,'     15.7 ECU
                                                            per hl Cb )
                   3 . Other                                 23 ECU                    23 ECU
                                                            per hl(a)(b )              per hl ( b )
                                                                                   I
           V. Of an actual alcoholic strength                                     i
                by volume exceeding 22% vol , in                                   i
                containers holding :
                                                            1.93 ECU
                a ) Two litres or less                      per hi and
                                                            per % vol + .■        1
                                                            12 ECU per '        .
                                                            hi ( a) (b ) •
                b ) More than two litres                    1.93 ECU per
                                                            hi and per %
                                                            v /nf  (a ) ( b)'
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( a ) In certain conditions a countervailing tax is provided for in respect
      of certain products in addition to the customs duty .
( b ) The exchange rate to be applied in converting into national currencies
      the ECU in which the customs duty is expressed shall notwithstanding
      General Rule C3 contained in Part I , Section I be the representative
      rate applicable to* wine , if such a rate is fixed for the purpose of the
      common agricultural policy .
( c ) Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions to be determined by
      the competent authorities .
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                               Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 December 1979 .
This Regulation shall be»binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,
                                                For the Council