CELEX: 51983PC0734
Language: en
Date: 1983-12-07
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE AMENDING DIRECTIVE 72/464/EEC ON TAXES OTHER THAN TURNOVER TAXES WHICH AFFECT THE CONSUMPTION OF MANUFACTURED TOBACCO - 5TH EXTENSION OF THE SECOND STAGE OF HARMONIZATION

23.12. 83                            Official Journal of the European Communities                          N o C 348/11
application of the decisions it has adopted for not                                     Article 10
more than two months from the date of such
communication. The Council, acting by a qualified               The Commission shall report to the Council and to
majority, may take a different decision within two              the European Parliament on the application of this
months.                                                         Regulation.
                                                                                        Article 11
                         Article 9
                                                                This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of
The United Kingdom shall, in agreement with the                 its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Commission, take the necessary steps to ensure that             Communities.
suitable publicity is given to the assistance granted           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
under this Regulation.                                          directly applicable in all Member States.
             Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 72/464/EEC on taxes other than
             turnover taxes which affect the consumption of manufactured tobacco: fifth extension of
                                            the second stage of harmonization
                                                    COM(83) 734 final
                           (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 7 December 1983)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                     Whereas the special criteria applicable during the
COMMUNITIES,                                                    third stage are dealt with in a proposal for a Directive
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                    presented by the Commission ( 4 ); the Council has not
European Economic Community, and in particular                  yet acted on this proposal;
Articles 99 and 100 thereof,
                                                                Whereas, in these l circumstances, an additional
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,              extension of the second stage is necessary; whereas a
Having regard to the opinion of the European                    period of one year would seem sufficient to allow the
Parliament,                                                     Council to decide on further harmonization,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and
Social Committee,                                               HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Whereas, under Council Directive 72/464/EEC (*),
as last amended by Directive 82/877/EEC (2), the                                         Article 1
transition from one stage of harmonization to the
                                                                In Article 10a (1) of Directive 72/464/EEC, l 31
next shall be decided on by the Council on a proposal
                                                                December 1983' is hereby replaced by '31 December
from the Commission;
                                                                 1984'.
Whereas the second stage of harmonization,
introduced by Council Directive 77/805/EEC (3),
                                                                                         Article 2
expires on 31 December 1983;
                                                                This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
(l) OJ No L 303, 31. 12. 1972, p. 1.
O OJ No L 369, 29. 12. 1983, p. 36.
O OJ No L 338, 20. 12. 1977, p. 22.                              (4) OJ No C 264, 11. i0. 1980, p. 6.