CELEX: 31974R3166
Language: en
Date: 1974-12-10 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3166/74 of the Council of 10 December 1974 amending Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 laying down additional provisions for the common organization of the market in wine

17. 12 . 74                             Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 338 / 1
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                                             (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                 REGULATION ( EEC) No 3166/74 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                     of 10 December 1974
              amending Annex IV to Regulation ( EEC) No 816/70 laying down additional prov­
                             isions for the common organization of the market in wine
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                        and to adjust accordingly the Common Customs
COMMUNITIES,                                                       Tariff nomenclature applicable to the products
                                                                   concerned by amending Annex IV to the above Regu­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              lation ,
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43
thereof ;
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parlia­                                        Article 1
ment ;
                                                                   Annex IV to Regulation ( EEC) No 816/70 is amended
Whereas Article 12(1 ) of Council Regulation (EEC)                 as follows :
No 816/70 (') of 28 April 1970 laying down additional
provisions for the common organization of the market               1 . Additional Note 3 C (b) to Chapter 22 of the
in wine, as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No                       Common Customs Tariff is replaced by the
 1532/74 (2), provides that the tariff nomenclature                    following :
resulting from the appliacation of that Regulation                     '(b) The above rules do not apply to products
shall be incorporated in the Common Customs                                 falling within subheadings 22.0.5 C III a) 1 , b)
Tariff ; whereas that nomenclature is set out in Annex                      1 , b) 2 and 22.05 C IV a) 1 , b) 1 or b) 2 .'
IV of Regulation ( EEC) No 816/70 ;
                                                                   2 . Additional Note 5 . to Chapter 22 of the Common
Whereas the wording of the Additional Note 5 to                        Customs Tariff is deleted and Additional Notes 6,
Chapter 22 of the Common Customs Tariff causes                         7 and 8 become respectively Notes 5, 6 and 7 ;
problems in practice in that it results in two docu­
ments being required for the importation of the same               3 . The text relating to subheadings 22.05 C III and IV
product ; whereas it is appropriate , in order to avoid                of the Common Customs Tariff is replaced by the
such a situation , to amend the provisions in question                 following text :
(') OJ No L 99 , 5 . .5 . 1970 , p. 1 .
(2 ) OJ No L 166 , 21 . 6 . 1974, p. 1
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                                                                                                                       Rate of duty
  CCT heading
       No                                           Description                                        autonomous %
                                                                                                          or levy ( L)            conventional %
        1                                                2                                                     3                         4
                       III. Of an actual alcoholic strength exceeding 15° but not
                            exceeding 18°, in containers holding :
                            a ) Two litres or less :
                                1 . Port, Madeira, sherry, Tokay (Aszu and Szamo­
                                    rodni ) and Setúbal muscatel ( a )                                    15 u.a. /hl               13-5 u.a. /hl
                                2 . Other                                                              17 u.a./hl ( b )                 —
                            b ) More than two litres :
                                1 . Port, Madeira, sherry and Setúbal muscatel (a)                        12 u.a./hl                 11 u.a. /hl
                                2. Tokay (Aszu and Szamorodni ) (a)                                       12 u.a. /hl                   —
                                3 . Other                                                               14 u.a./hl (b )                  —
                       IV. Of an actual alcoholic strength exceeding 18° but not
                            exceeding 22°, in containers holding :
                            a ) Two litres or less :
                                1 . Port, Madeira, sherry, Tokay (Aszu and Szamo­
                                    rodni ) and Setúbal muscatel ( a )                                    16 u.a./hl                14-5 u.a./hl
                                2 . Other                                                               19 u.a./hl (b )              19 u.a./hl
                            b ) More than two litres :
                                1 . Port, Madeira, sherry and Setúbal muscatel ( a)                       13 u.a./hl                 12 u.a./hl
                                2. Tokay (Aszu and Szamorodni) (a)                                        13 u.a. /hl                    —
                                3 . Other                                                               19 u.a./hl ( b )             19 u.a. / hl
(a) Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions to be determined by the competent authorities .
(b) In certain circumstances a countervailing charge is payable in respect of certain products in addition to the customs duty .
                                                                     Article 2
                  This Regulation shall enter into force oin 1 January 1975 .
                  This Regulation shall foe binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at Brussels, 10 December 1975 .
                                                                      v                       For the Council
                                                                                               The President
                                                                                               Ch . BONNET