CELEX: 51978PC0650
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Date: 1978-11-27
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) extending Council Regulation No 3310/75 on agriculture in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                             C0M(78 ) 650 final '
                                            Brussels , 27 November 1978
                              Proposal for a
                         COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
     extending Council Regulation No 3310 / 75 on agriculture
                      in the Grand Ouchy of Luxembourg
             ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
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                                          y.
 C0M(78 ) 650 final
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 ---pagebreak---                                 EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. It is laid down in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC ) N° 541/70 of
   20 March 1970 on agriculture in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg that the
   provisions of the Becond subparagraph of Article l(l ) of the Protocol
   on the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are to remain applicable until full
   harmonization of epeoifio duties on wine in the Community is achieved.
   The second subparagraph of Article 1(1 ) of the Protocol referred to
   above days down tqi Belgium , the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the
   Netherlands shoul^, apply the system provided for in the third paragraph
   of Article 6 of tij,e Convention on the Eoonoroio Union of Belgium and
   L-,ixembourg of 25 J'uly 192l »
   Tpe second paragraph of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) n# 541/70 lays
   dpwn that if suchq, harmonization is not achievedj and in any event not
   Ifter than 31 December 1973 » "the Council shall , acting by a qualified
   majority on a projj|Osal from the Commission , decide to what extent these
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   provisions must bq, retained amended or abolished,       (
   Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) N° 3535/73* of 17 December I973
   extends this period until 31 . 12. 1974*
   Article 1 of Counail Regulation (EEC) N# 3192/74^ of 17 December 1974
                                                                    *
   extends this period until 31 December 1975 *
   Council Regulation (EEC) N* 3310/75^       16 December 1975 extends this
   period a long ae the excise duties charged in the Benelux co\mtries on
   produots falling within sub–headings Nos 22o05 CI or II of the Common
   Customs Tariff do not exceed the level in force on 1 January 1973 , but
   in any event not later than 31 December 1976*
                                                                 •/.
 OJ H° L 68 , 25.3.1970    p. 3
20J N° L 361 , 29.12.1973 p. 1
30J L 341 » 20.12.1974 P. 6
40J II* L 328, 20» 12. 1975 P.
 ---pagebreak---    It provides t haV should these excise duties be increased in -V
   whatever form it may be in one or another Benelux country, the
   tax. exemption aocorued on the market of" concerned countries to
   Luxembourg' wines may not exceed the degree of exemption in force
   on 1 January 1975 *
   This provision , whin is in accordance with the Commission 's Recom­
   mendation to the ftember States'' on taxation of wine , aims at assu­
   ring that the commercial advantage hold on 1.1.1975 , by Luxembourg
  winue on the market of the Benelux countries is not increased. An
  iticreaaa of this kind could cause a distortion of competition which
  would not be compatible with the proper functioning of the oommon
  market in agriculture .
  Article 1 of Goun^l Regulation (EEC) Ji» 3166/762 of 21.12.76 retains
  provisions of Council Reg. (EEC) ff° 3310/75 tmUJ. 31,12.77.
  Afticle 1 of Council Regulation (EEC)       2875/77* of 1?. 12.77 retains
  provisions of Council Reg. (EEC)       3310/75 until 31.12.78.
OJ X * u   ?. 7,01.1976
                             P. 13
A* ** r' 332, Xi,. 22,1977 , p. i
 ---pagebreak--- 2. With regard, to specific duties , the Commission proposed to the Counoll
   a direotive^on the harmonization of the excise duties on wine. The
   Council has not yet taken a decision on this matter , however.
3. In 1970 , The Council adopted Regulation (EEC) K® 816/70 laying down
   additional provisions for the common organization of the market in
   w^ne , including a system of intervention for table wines .   However
   the maintenance of the more favourable system on the Benelux market
   for wine originating in Luxembourg will continue over the next few
   years to be of benefit to the agricultural income of the Grand Duchy
   of Luxembourg in the sector concerned.
   Tjiis system Jias not created any appreciable barrier to the free move­
   ment of winep of other origins in the Benelux ootpitries. On* the
   contrary, th£ absorption oapaoity of those markets is constantly on
   the inorease.                                          .' , !  i i
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4. Belgium and the Netherlands having put into effect , in 197 «» a Bpecial
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   excise duty pn wine concerned, it is proposed th^,t the exceptionnal
   system provided in the second sub-paragraph of Article 1 (l) of the
   protocol should be extended until 31 December 1979 , while maintaining
   a>ove mentionned provisions of Counoil Regulation (EEC) N® 3310/75
   16 Deoember 1975*                   * i
  OJ N# C 43 , 27.04.lp72
2 OJ NVL 99 » 5.05.1970
 ---pagebreak--- PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) '
extending Council Regulation N® 3310/75 on
agriculture in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg,
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAH COMMUNITIES , .
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community j
Having regard to the Protocol on the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg ;
Having regard \o Council Regulation (EEC) N* 541/70 of 20 Xarch 1970 on
agriculture in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg^" :
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Having regard to Counoil Regulation (EEC ) N°r 3310/75           16 December 1975
on agriculture in the : Grand Duchy of Luxembourg as last amended by Regular
tion (EEC ) N® 2875/77     and in particular the' first paragraph of Article
2 thereof |
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
Whereas , under the second subparagraph of Article l(l) of the Protocol on
the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands are to apply
the system provided for in the third paragraph of Article 6 of the Conven­
tion on the Economic Union of Belgium and Luxembourg of 25 July 1921 ;
whereas Regulations(EEC) N® 541/70 , (EEC) N® 3535/734, (EEC) N® 3192/745,
(EEC) N® 3310/75, (EEC) N® 3I66/766 and (EEC) N® 2875/77 ,
provide that such system is to remain applicable until full harmonization
of specific duties or* vino in the Community is achieved , but not beyond
3"*. December 1976 ; whereas , however , the Council has tu decide to what
ertent these provisions pLould be ret suae d/asiea'lsd or Sisoontinuad j
      ,
 OJ N® L 68 , 25.03.1970 , p. 3
20J N* L 328 , 20.12.1975 , P. 12
30J N ® L 332-, 24.12.1977 . p. 3
40J N® L 361 , 29.12.1973 , P. 1                         ' .!
% H® L 341, 20.12.1974, P. 6                                ! '■
 ---pagebreak--- whereas at "the preserjt "time "the harmonization' of specific duties on wine
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in tjpe Community has not "been achieved ; whereas th$ application of the
said, system in favou^ of Luxembourg wines will continue to be of benefit
to tjie agricultural inoome of the Grand Duchjr of Luxembourg in the seotor
concerned.                                             I;
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Whereas having regard to the other reasons set out in Regulation (EEC)
N° 541/70        3310/75 » this latter Counoil Regulation should now be
extepdedf                                                                   ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 1                                                   ' .
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                                    Article 1
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In the. f irst-paragrapto-^cf Artie fe '^of Council Regulation ( EEC ) No ;.          ^
3310/75 of * 16 December 1975 on agriculture-*4n the GrahcPDuehy"^bf
Luxembourg , the date '31' December 1978"' is rep (faced by '31 December 1979'
                                    Article 2
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This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1979 *
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This Regulation shalljj binding in its entirety, and directly applicable :
in aj.1 Member States,                    1
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Done at Brussels                                       ,'
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                                                         ;   For the Counoil
                                                             The President '