CELEX: 51983PC0618
Language: en
Date: 1983-10-18
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for certain wines having a registered designation of origin, falling within subheading ex 22.5 c of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in Yugoslavia (1984) (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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Vol. 1983/0227
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                                                                      C0MC83) 618 f i n a l
                                                                      B r u s s e l s , '18 October 1983
                                             Proposal f o r a
                                     £QUNCIL_REGyLATION_(EEC)
    openi ng, a l l o c a t i n g and pr o v i d i n g f o r t he a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of a
      Community t a r i f f quota f o r c e r t a i n wines having a r e g i s t e r e d
     d e s i g n a t i o n of o r i g i n , f a l l i n g wi t h i n subheading ex 22. 5 c of
    t he Common Customs T a r i f f and o r i g i n a t i n g in Yugoslavia (1984)
                        (submi t t ed t o t he Council by t h e Commission)
  COM(83) 618 f i n a l
 ---pagebreak---                                            EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. The Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and
   the S o c i a l i s t    Federal Republic o f Yugoslavia p rov id es in A r t i c l e 22 for
   the opening o f an annual Community t a r i f f quota o f 12 000 hi to be
   imported i n t o the Community o f c e r t a i n wines having a r e g i s t e r e d d e s i -
   gna tion o f o r i g i n , o f t a r i f f headings ex 22.0 5 C I a) andAC II a) o f
   the CCT, o r i g i n a t i n g in Yugoslavia at customs d u t i e s o f r e s p e c t i v e l y
   10.1 ECU/hl and 1 1 .8 ECU/hl.
   The names o f th e wines having a r e g i s t e r e d d e s i g n a t i o n o f o r i g i n admitted
   in t h e li m i t o f th e t a r i f f quota and t h e Model o f t h e c e r t i f i c a t e o f
   d e s i g n a t i o n o f o r i g i n t o be e s t a b l i s h e d by the Yugoslavian a u t h o r i t i e s
   are s p e c i f i e d in the exchange o f l e t t e r s o f 18 July 1983.
2. The proposal for the r e g u l a t i o n opening t h i s t a r i f f quota              provides - as
   i s customary - for t h e d i v i s i o n o f t h e quota volume in t o two in s t a lm e n t s ,
   the f i r s t being a l l o c a t e d among t h e Member S t a t e s as quota s ha r es , the
   second being held as a r e s e r v e .
   The a l l o c a t i o n o f the volume o f t h e f i r s t in s t al m en t o f t h e quota should
   be based on the r u l e s g e n e r a l l y a p p l i e d . These i n v o l v e c a l c u l a t i n g each
   Member S t a t e ' s t o t a l imports over the l a s t t h r e e years as a proportion o f
   t o t a l Community imports during the same p er io d and a p p ly in g , for each
   Member S t a t e , t h e p e r c e n t a g e s thus o b t a in e d t o the volume o f the f i r s t
   in s t a lm e n t .
   Because t h e r e e x i s t no s t a t i s t i c s        for t h e s e wines the import f i g u r e s from
   Yugoslavia for the wines o f subheadings 22.0 5 C I a) and 22.05 C II a)
   are taken as a b a s i s .
3. It i s proposed th at t h e proposal fo r a Council Regulation opening the
   Community t a r i f f quota d e s c r i b e d above would be approved.
ANNEX: 1 proposal for a R eg u la t io n (EEC) o f t h e Co uncil.
 ---pagebreak---                                           Proposal for a
                               Council Regulation (EEC)
 Co·-:ning, a l l o c a t i n g and providing for the ad m in is t ra t io n of a
 Ci mmur.ity t a r i f f quota for ce r t a in                wines having a r e g i s t e r e d
 dfsigration               of o r i g i n , f a l l i n g within subheading ex 22.05 C
of the Common Customs T a r i f f and o r i g i n a t i n g in Yugoslavia
                                                  (1984)
 THfc COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
 Having regard to the Treaty e s t a b l i s h i n g the European
 Economic Community, and in p a r t i c u l a r A r t i c l e 113
 thereof.
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas A r t i c l e 22 of the Cooperation Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the S o c i a l i s t Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1)
 s t i p u l a t e s that ce r t a in wines having a r e g i s t e r e d d e s ig n a t io n of
 o r i g i n f a l l i n g within subheading ex 22.05 C of the Common Customs
T a r i f f , o r i g i n a t i n g in Yugoslavia, s p e c i f i e d inthe Agreement in the
 form of an exchange of l e t t e r s of 18 July 1983, may
be imported into the Community at customs d u t i e s equal to 70 %
of the d u t i e s of the Common Customs T a r i f f within the l i m i t s of
an annual Community t a r i f f quota of 12 000 h e c t o l it r e s , * whereas
t h e s e wines must be put in containers holding two l i t r e s or l e s s
and must be accompagnied by a c e r t i f i c a t e of d e s ig n a t io n of
o r i g i n in accordance with the model given in the Annex to
  t h i s Re gu lat ion ;             whereas a t a r i f f quota o f 42. 000 hi should
therefojae-*tee-^M^sned fo r t h e p er io d up t o 31 December 198H-;
Whereas the wines in question are subject' t o compliance with the
f r e e - a t - f r o n t i e r ref erence p ri c e; whfe.reas, in"order th at such
wines may b e n e f i t from t h i s t a r i f f quota, A r t i c l e 18 of Council Reoulatian
(EEC) Nr. 337/79 (2■), as l a s t amended by Regulation (EEC)
1595/83 (3 ),, must be complied with;
 (1) 0J Nr. I 41 ,                  1 4 . 2 . 1 9 8 3 , p. 1
 (2) 0J Nr. L 54 ,                  5 . 3 . 1 9 7 9 , p. 1
 (3) 0J Nr. L 163,                    2 2 . 6 . 1 9 8 3 , p. 48
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 Whereas it is in particular necessary to ensure equal
 and uninterrupted access for all Community importers
  to the abovementioned quota, and uninterrupted
  application of the rates laid down for this quota to all
  imports of the products concerned into the Member
  States until the quota has been used up ; whereas,
  having regard to the above principles, the Community
  nature of the quota can be respected by allocating the
  Community tariff quota among the Member States ;
  whereas, in order to reflect most accurately the actual.
  development of the market in the products in ques­
  tion, such allocation should be in proportion to the
  requirements of the Member States, assessed by
   reference to both the statistics relating to imports of
   the said products from Y u g o s             a representative
   reference period and the economic outlook for the
    quota period concerned ';
      Whereas, in respect of the last three years for which
      statistics are available, the corresponding imports by each
      of the Member States represent the following percentages
      of the imports into the Community from Yugoslavia o f t h e
      products concerned:
          Member State                 1980                      1981  1982
Benelux                                42,5                       7, 6  8,8
D enm ark                               18,7                     20,1  29,1
G erm any                                6, 5                    50 ,0 42 ,4
Greece                                   0,0                      0,0   0,0
France                                   3,0                      3,8   3,5
Ireland                                  1,6                      0,5   0,4
Italy                                    0,7                      1,7   1,5
U nited Kingdom                 ;      27 ,0                     16,3   4,3
Whereas, in view of these factors, and of market forecasts
 for the products concerned and in particular of the
estimates submitted by certain Member States, initial
 quota shares may be fixed approximately at the following
 percentages:
          Benelux                                             15,6
          Denmark                                             26,3
          Germany                                            3 6 ,4
          Greece                                               1,4
          France                                               3, 5
          Ireland                                              1,4
          Italy                                                1,4
          United Kingdom                                      14,0
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Where.is, to take into account import trends for the
products concerned in the various Member States, the
quota amount should be divided into two instalments,
the first being allocated among the Member States and
tilt second held as a reserve intended to cover at a
later date the requirements of Member States who have
used up their initial share; whereas, in order to
guarantee some degree of security to importers in each
Member State, the first instalment of the Community
quota should be fixed at a level which cou’d, in the
present circumstances, beg 0 % of the quota volume ;
Wnereas the initial stares of the Member States may
be used up at different rates ; whereas, in order to take
this into account and to i.1'·.. ;d a break in continuity,
any Member State which has used up almost all of its
initial share should draw an additional share from the
reserve ; whereas this should be done by each Member
State each time one of its additional shares is almost
used up, and so on as many times as the reserve
allows ; whereas the initial and additional shares must
be valid until the end of the quota period; whereas
this form of administration requires close collaboration
between the Member States and the Commission, and
the Commission must be in a position to follow the
extent to which the quota volume has been used up
and inform the Member States thereof;
Whereas, if at a given date in the quota period a
substantial quantity of its initial share remains unused
in any Member State, it is essential that it should
return a significant proportion thereof to the reserve,
to prevent part of the Community quota remaining
unused in one Member State when it could be used in
others ;
 Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the
  Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of
  Luxembourg are united within and jointly represented
  by the Benelux Economic Union, all transactions
  concerning the administration of the shares allocated
  to that economic union may be carried out by any one
  of its members,
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    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                Article 1
     1- From 1 January u n t i l 31 December 1984 the Common Customs
          T a r i f f d u t i e s in r e s p e c t o f t h e f o l l o w i n g products
          o r i g i n a t i n g in Yugoslavia s h a l l be suspended at the
           l e v e l s shown below wi th in t h e l i m i t s o f a Community t a r i f f
          quota o f 12 000 h e c t o l i t r e s :
     ccr
    heading                           Description                                                   R ate of
      No                                                                                             duty
22.05               Wine of fresh grapes; grape must with
                     fermentation arrested by the addition of
                     alcohol :
                     C. Other:
                        $. Of     a n actual         a l c o h o l i c strength by volume
                             not exceeding 13 % v o l , in con tainers
                              holding :
                             ex a) Two l i t r e s or l e s s :
                                        - wines e n t i t l e d t o one of the
                                            f o ll o w i n g d e s ig n a t io n s of o r i g i n :
                        - Ljutomersko - Ormosko gorice, taski Rizling
                        - Ohrid, Merlot
                        - Herzegovina - Mostar,
                                   = Zilavka
                                   = Blatina
                        - Fruska Gora, T a l i j a n s k i R i z l i n g
                        - Oplenac, Lipovac
                         - I s t r a , Merlot
                         - Tikves
                                   = Krater
                                   = K r a t os i j a
                            - Srednja i juzna dalmacija
                                      = Dingac                                                       10,1 ECU/hl
                                      = K^ st el et
                            - Crna Gora, Vranac
 ---pagebreak---                                                               - 5-
                 f}-, Of an actu al a l c o h o l i c strength by volume
                        exceeding                 % vol but not exceeding 15 %
                        voi* in containers holding :
                        e.< a) Two l i t r e s or l e s s :
                                         wines e n t i t l e d t o one of the
                                         f o ll o w in g d es ig n at io n of o r i g in
                     - :_jutomersko - Ormosko g o r i c e , taski Riil ing
                    - Ohrid, Merlot
                    - Herzegovina - Mostar,
                                  = Zi lavka
                                  = Bl a t i n a
                    - Fruska Gora, T a l i j a n s k i R i z l i n g
                    - Gplenac, Lipovac
                    - I s t r a , Merlot
                    - likves
                                  = Krater
                                  = K r a t os ij a
                         - Srednja i juzna dalmacija                                       11.8 ECU/hl
                                       = Dingac
                                       = Kcistelet
                         - Crna Gora, Vranac
      2 . Within the l i m i t s of t h i s t a r i f f quota, Greece s h a l l apply
          d u ti e s c a l c u la t e d in accordance with the rel evant p r o v is io n s
          in the Act of Accession of 1979 and Council Regulation (EEC) No 287/82 (1).
      3 . The wines in qu estion s h a l l be subject t o compliance with the
          f r e e - a t - f r o n t i e r ref erence p r i c e . In order that such wines
          may b e n e f i t from t h i s t a r i f f quota A r t i c l e 18 of Regulation
          (EEC) No 337/79 must be complied w it h .
      4. Each of t h es e wines, when imported, s h a l l be accompanied
          by a c e r t i f i c a t e of des ig n a tio n of o r i g i n , iss u ed by the
          competent Yugoslav a u t h o r i t y , in accordance with the
          model annexed t o t h i s Regulation.
(1) OJ No L 3 0 ,            6 . 2 . 1 9 8 3 , p. 1.
 ---pagebreak---                                                 -   6  -
                                       Article 2
    1. The Community t a r i f f quota referred t o in A r t i c l e 1
         s h a l l be divided into two inst alm en ts .
    2 . The f i r s t in st al m en t, amounting t o 9 600 h e c t o l i t r e s ,
         s h a l l be a l l o c a t e d among the Member S t a t e s ; the shares
         which, subject t o A r t i c l e 5 / s h a l l be v a l i d u n t i l
         31 December 1984 s h a l l be as f o ll o w s :
                                                                (hectolitres)
    Benelux                                                          1 500
    Denmark                                                          2 520
    Germany                                                          3 500
    Greece                                                              135
     France                                                             335
     Ireland                                                            135
     Italy                                                              135
     United Kingdom                                                  1 340
3 . The second in st al m en t, amounting t o 2-ifOO h e c t o l i t r e s ,
     s h a l l co n s it u e the res erve.
                                                  Article 3
                     1.     If 90 % or more of a Member State’s initial share,
                     as specified in Article 2 (2), or of that share less the
                     portion returned to the reserve where Article 5 has
                     been applied, has been used up, that Member State
                     shall, without delay, by notifying the Commission,
                     draw a second share equal to 15 % of its initial share,
                     rounded up where necessary to the next whole
                     number, in so far as the amount in the reserve allows.
                     2.      If, after its initial share has been used up, 90 %
                      or more of the second share drawn by a Member State
                      has been used up, that Member State shall, in accor­
                      dance with the conditions laid down in paragraph 1,
                      draw a third share equal to 7-5 % of its initial share.
                      3.     If, after its second share has been used up, 90 %
                      or more of the third share drawn by a Member State
                      has been used up, that Member State shall, in accor­
                      dance with the conditions laid down in paragraph 1,
                      draw a fourth share equal to the third.
                      This process shall continue to apply until the reserve
                       is used up.
                       4.     Notwithstanding paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, Member
                       States may draw smaller shares than those fixed in
                       these paiagra..ns if there is reason to believe that those
                       fixed might not be used up. They shall inform the
                        Commission of neir grounds for applying this para­
                       graph.
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                                                    A rticle 4
The add it ic.na i share drawn pursuant t o A r t i c l e 3 s h a l l be v a l i d
un·* i L 31 Decencer 1984.
                                                    A rticle 5
Memt er htatei, s h a l l return t o the r e s e r v e , not l a t e r than 1
Octoaer 1 9 i ^ , the unused p o r t io n o f t h e i r i n i t i a l share which, on 15
September 1984,13 in e x c e s s o f 20% o f t h e i n i t i a l ammount. They
may return a g r e a t e r q u a n t i t y i f t h e r e are grounds for b e l i e v i n g
that t h i s q u a n t it y might r.ot be used in f u l l .
Member S t a t e s s h a l l n o t i f y the Commission, not l a t e r than 1
October 1984 o f the t o t a l                imports o f t h e products        concerned
e f f e c t e d under the Community quotas up t o and i n c l u d i n g 15
September 1984 and,where a p p r o p r i a t e , the p ro p o rt io n o f t h e i r
i n i t i a l share th at they are ret urn ing t o the r e s e r v e .
                                                    A rticle 6
The Commission s h a l l keep an account o f t h e shar es opened by
Member S t a t e s pursuant t o A r t i c l e s 2 and 3 and, as soon as i t has
been         n o t i f i e d , s h a l l inform each S t a t e o f th e e x t e n t to which
t h e re s er v e has been used up.
It s h a l l n o t i f y the Member S t a t e s , not l a t e r than 5 October 1984,
o f the s t a t e o f the r e s e r v e a f t e r q u a n t i t i e s have been returned
t h e r e t o pursuant t o A r t i c l e 5.
It s h a l l ensure th a t th e drawing which us e s up the r e s e r v e i s
l i m i t e d to the balance a v a i l a b l e and, t o t h i s end, s h a l l s p e c i f y
the amount t h e r e o f t o the Member S t a t e making th e f i n a l drawing.
                                                    A rticle 7
1.           Member S t a t e s s h a l l take a l l measures n e c e s s a r y to ensure that
a d d it io n a l shares drawn pursuant t o A r t i c l e 3 are opened in such a
way that imports may be charged without i n t e r r u p t i o n a g a in s t t h e i r
aggregate shares in the Community quo ta.
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2.     Member States shall ensure that importers of the
products in question                               have
free access to the shares allocated to them.
3.     The Member States shall charge the imports of
the products concerned against their shares as and
when the products are entered with customs authori­
ties for free circulation.
4.     The extent to which a Member State has used up
its shares shall be determined on the basis of the
imports charged in accordance with paragraph 3.
                        Article 8
 At the request of the Commission, Member States
 shall inform it of imports actually charged against
 their shares.
                        Article 9
 The Member States and the Commission shall collabo­
 rate closely in order to ensure that this Regulation is
 observed.
                        Article 10
 This Regulation shall enter into force on     -| January
  1984.
 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
  States.
  Done at Luxembourg,
                                                             For the Council
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