CELEX: 51995PC0045
Language: en
Date: 1995-02-24
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain wines originating in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                           COM(95) 45 final
                                           Brussels, 24.02.1995
                                           95/0034 (ACC)
                          Proposal for a
                    COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)
          opening and providing for the administration of
            Community tariff quotas for certain wines
          originating in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania
                (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---                                EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Under agreements concluded with Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania, approved by Council Decisions
93/721/EC, /93/723/EC, and /93/725/EEC, of 31.12.1993, the Community undertook to open annual
Community tariff quotas for imports of the following products originating in:
(a) Bulgaria:
    Order         CNCode                  Description                Volume of quota (hi)        Quota duty
     No                                                                                          (% basic)
09.7001       ex 2204 10      Quality sparkling wine, in         1200(1.1.-31.12.95)          40
                              containers holding not more than   1300(1.1.-31.12.96)          40
                              2 litres                           1400(1.1.-31.12.97)          40
09.7003       ex 2204 21      Quality wine, including quality    280 400(1.1.-31.12.95)       40
                              wine with a designation of origin  313 600(1.1.-31.12.96)       40
                                                                 346 800(1.1.-31.12.97)       40
09.7005       ex 2204 29      Quality wine, including quality    118 000(1.1.-31.12.95)       40
                              wine with a designation of origin, 118 000(1.1.-31.12.96)       40
                              and wine obtained from grapes of   118 000(1.1.-31.12.97)       40
                              the "Gamza" vine variety
                              designated and presented under
                              that name or Under the synonym
                              "kadarka"
(b) Hungary:
    Order         CNCode                  Description                Volume of quota (hi) "'*    Quota duty
     No                                                                                          (% basic)
09.7007       ex 2204 29      Wine of fresh grapes               70 000(1.1.-31.12.95)        40
                                                                 70 000(1.1.-31.12.96)        40
                                                                 70000(1.1.-31.12.97)         40
                                                                 70 000(1.1.-31.12.98)        40
09.7009       ex 2204 10      Quality sparkling wine, in         2 900(1.1.-31.12.95)         40
                              containers holding not more than   3 100(1.1.-31.12.96)         40
                              2 litres                           3 300(1.1.-31.12.97)         40
                                                                 3 500(1.1.-31.12.98)         40
09.7011       ex 2204 21      Quality wine, including wine of    145 000(1.1.-31.12.95)       40
                              superior quality and quality wine  160 000(1.1.-31.12.96)       40
                              bearing the geographical           175 000(1.1.-31.12.97)       40
                              indication "Tokaj" and wine        190 000(1.1.-31.12.98)       40
                              bearing the name "Tajbor"
                                                                                       &
 ---pagebreak--- (c) Romania:
    Order         CNCode                  Description              Volume of quota (hi)    Quota duty
     No                                                                                    (% basic)
09.7013       ex 2204 10       Wine of fresh grapes, including 130 000(1.1.-31.12.95)   40
              ex 2204 21       sparkling wine and liqueur wine 140 000(1.1.-31.12.96)   40
              ex 2204 29                                       150000(1.1.-31.12.97)    40
This is the aim of this proposal
 ---pagebreak---                                                Proposal for a
                                    Council Regulation (EC) No. ...794
        opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain wines
                               originating in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113
thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, in accordance with the agreements in the form of exchanges of letters concluded between the
European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Hungary, and
Romania, of the other part, approved by Council Decisions 93/721/EC, 93/723/EC and 93/725/EC of
31.12.1993(1), the Community is to open tariff quotas subject to reduced customs duties for certain
wines originating in the said countries; whereas access to those quotas shall be confined to the wines in
question accompanied by a document issued by a mutually recognized official body certifying that the
wines are those covered by the agreement and originating in the countries concerned;
Whereas those tariff quotas should be opened on an annual basis running from 1 January to 31
December;
Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to ensure for all the parties concerned equal and uninterrupted
access to the said quotas and to ensure the uninterrupted application of the rate laid down for the
quotas to all imports or re-imports into all Member States of the products meeting the conditions
specified until the quotas have been used up;
Whereas the decision to open the tariff quotas should be taken by the Community in compliance with
its international obligations; whereas, to ensure the efficiency of a common administration of these
quotas, there is no obstacle to authorizing Member States to draw from the quota-volumes the
necessary quantities corresponding to actual imports; whereas, however, this method of administration
requires close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission, and the latter must in
particular be able to monitor the rate at which the quotas are used up and inform the Member states
accordingly;
Whereas the rules for the management and adoption of tariff quotas applicable for the countries
concerned are set out in Regulation (EC) N° 1798/94 of 18 July 1994^) opening and providing for the
administration of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products originating in Bulgaria, the
Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia and establishing the detailed provisions for
adapting these quotas( 1994-1997).
(1) OJ N° L 337 of 31.12.1993, pp. 3, 84, 173
(2) OJ N° L 189 of 23.7.1994, p. 1
                                                                                                         a
 ---pagebreak---  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                                       Article 1
 1.        From 1 January 1995 to 31 December 1997 for Bulgaria and Romania, and from 1 January
 1995 to 31 December 1998 for Hungary, and without prejudice to paragraph 2, the customs duties
 applicable on importation of the following products originating in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania
 shall be suspended at levels and within the limits of tariff quotas as indicated with respect to each
 product:
 (a)       Wines originating in Bulgaria:
     Order         CNCode                     Description                  Volume of quota (hi)          Quota duty
      No              (1)                          (2)                                                    (% basic)
09.7001        ex 2204 10         Quality sparkling wine, in           1200(1.1.-31.12.95)          40
                                  containers holding not more than     1 300 (1.1.-31.12.96)        40
                                  2 litres                             1400(1.1.-31.12.97)          40
09.7003        ex 2204 21         Quality wine, including quality     280 400(1.1.-31.12.95)        40
                                  wine with a designation of origin   313 600(1.1.-31.12.96)        40
                                                                      346 800(1.1.-31.12.97)        40
09.7005        ex 2204 29         Quality wine, including quality      118 000(1.1.-31.12.95)       40
                                  wine with a designation of origin,  118 000(1.1.-31.12.96)        40
                                  and wine obtained from grapes of    118 000(1.1.-31.12.97)        40
                                  the "Gamza" vine variety
                                  designated and presented under
                                  that name or under the synonym
                                  "kadarka"
(b) Wines originating in Hungary:
     Order         CNCode                     Description                  Volume of quota (hi)          Quota duty
      No              (1)                         (2)                                                    (% basic)
09.7007        ex 2204 29         Wine of fresh grapes                70 000(1.1.-31.12.95)         40
                                                                      70 000(1.1.-31.12.96)         40
                                                                      70 000(1.1.-31.12.97)         40
                                                                      70 000(1.1.-31.12.98)         40
09.7009        ex 2204 10         Quality sparkling wine, in          2 900(1.1.-31.12.95)          40
                                  containers holding not more than    3 100(1.1.-31.12.96)          40
                                  2 litres                            3 300(1.1.-31.12.97)          40
                                                                      3 500(1.1.-31.12.98)          40
09.7011        ex 2204 21         Quality wine, including wine of     145 000(1.1.-31.12.95)        40
                                  superior quality and quality wine   160 000(1.1.-31.12.96)        40
                                  bearing the geographical            175 000(1.1.-31.12.97)        40
                                  indication "Tokaj" and wine         190 000(1.1.-31.12.98)        40
                                  bearing the name "Tajbor"
(1) See TARIC codes in the Annex
(2) Despite the rules for interpreting the Combined Nomenclature, the description of the products should be
taken as a guide only, as the applicability of the preferential arrangements is determined, in the context of the
Annex, by the scope of the CN codes. Where ex CN codes are mentioned, the applicability of the preferential
arrangements is determined on the basis of the CN code and the corresponding description, taken together
 ---pagebreak--- (c) Wines originating in Romania:
    Order          CNCode                    Description                  Volume of quota (hi)          Quota duty
     No               (1)                        (2)                                                     (% basic)
09.7013        ex 2204 10         Wine offreshgrapes, including       130 000(1.1.-31.12.95)       40
               ex 2204 21         sparkling wine and liqueur wine     140 000(1.1.-31.12.96)       40
               ex 2204 29                                             150 000(1.1.-31.12.97)       40
2.        Admission under die tariff quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be confined to wines
accompanied by a document VI1 or an extract VI2, completed in accordance with the provisions of
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3590/85<3). Document VI1 must include in Box 15 one of the
following endorsements, certified by the appropriate Bulgarian, Hungarian or Romanian body:
(a)       quota No 09.7001:
"This is to certify that the wine referred to in this document is a quality sparkling wine in accordance
with Bulgarian legislation on wine-growing".
(b)       quota No 09.7003:
"This is to certify that the wine referred to in this document is a quality wine with a designation of
origin in accordance with Bulgarian legislation on wine-growing".
(c)       quota No 09.7005:
"This is to certify that the wine referred to in this document is a quality wine with a designation of
origin, in accordance with Bulgarian legislation on wine-growing, or a wine obtained from grapes of
the "Gamza" vine variety designated and presented under that name or under the synonym "Kadarka".
(d)       quota No 09.7009:
"This is to certify that the wine referred to in this document is a quality sparkling wine in accordance
with Hungarian Law No 36/1970 on wine-growing and Implementing Regulation No 40/1977 (MEM),
as amended by Regulations Nos 7/1990 (FM) and No 23/1992 (FM)".
(e)       quota No 09.7011:
"This is to certify that the wine referred to in this document is a quality wine, including wine of
superior quality and quality wine bearing the geographical indication "Tokaj" and wine bearing the
name "Tajbor" in accordance with Hungarian Law No 36/1970 on wine-growing and Implementing
Regulation No 40/1977 (MEM), as amended by Regulations No 7/1990 (FM) and No 23/1992 (FM)".
(1) See TARIC codes in the Annex
(2) Despite the rules for interpreting the Combined Nomenclature, the description of the products should be
taken as a guide only, as the applicability of the preferential arrangements is determined, in the context of the
Annex, by the scope of the CN codes. Where ex CN codes are mentioned, the applicability of the preferential
arrangements is determined on the basis of the CN code and the corresponding description, taken together
(3)       OJNoL343of20.12.1985,p.20
 ---pagebreak--- Furthermore, the wines in question shall remain subject to observance of the free-at-frontier reference
prices. In order for these wines to benefit from the tariff quotas, Article 54 of Regulation (EEC) No
822/87 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1566/93 (2\ must be complied with.
                                                  Article 2
Articles 2 to 7 of Regulation (EC) N° 1798/94 apply.
                                                  Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels,                                           For the Council
                                                             The President
( 1 ) OJ No L 84 of 27.3.1987, p. 1, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (OJ No L 353 of
         17.12.1990, p. 23)
(2) OJNoL 154, 25.6.1993, p.39.
 ---pagebreak---                        ANNEX
                      Tarie codes
Order number     CN codes            Taric Code
   09.7001       ex 2204 10         2204 10 19 *91
    ________                        2204 10 99 *91
   09.7003       ex 2204 21         2204 2179*79
                                    2204 2179*80
                                    2204 2180*79
                                    2204 2180*80
                                    2204 2183*10
                                    2204 21 83*79
                                    2204 2183*80
                                    2204 2184*10
                                    2204 2184*79
                                    2204 21 84*80
                                    2204 2194*10
                                    2204 2194*80
                                    2204 2198*10
                                    2204 2198*80
                                    2204 2199*80
   09.7005       ex 2204 29         2204 29 65*00
                                    2204 29 75*80
                                    2204 29 83*10
                                    2204 29 83*80
                                    2204 29 84*10
                                    2204 29 84*80
                                    2204 29 94*10
                                    2204 29 94*80
                                    2204 29 98*10
                                    2204 29 98*80
         -        ,                 2204 29 99*80
   09.7007       ex 2204 29         2204 29 65*00
                                    2204 29 75*80  •*
                                    2204 29 83*10
                                    2204 29 83*80
                                    220429 84*10
                                    2204 29 84*80
                                    2204 29 94*10
                                    2204 2994*80
                                    2204 29 98*10
                                    2204 29 98*80
               .                    2204 29 99*80
   09.7009       ex 2204 10         2204 10 19*91
             I                    1 2204 10 99*91
 ---pagebreak--- Order number CN codes    Taric Code
   09.7011   ex 2204 21 2204 21 79*79
                        2204 21 79*80
                        2204 21 80*79
                        2204 21 80*80
                        2204 2183*10
                        2204 21 83*79
                        2204 21 83*80
                        2204 21 84*10
                        2204 21 84*79
                        2204 21 84*80
                        2204 21 94*10
                        2204 21 94*80
                        2204 2198*10
                        2204 21 98*80
                        2204 21 99*80
   09.7013   ex 2204 10 2204 10 19 *91
                        2204 10 19 *99
                        2204 10 99 *91
                        2204 10 99 *99
             ex 2204 21 2204 21 79*79
                        2204 21 79*80
                        2204 21 80*79
                        2204 21 80*80
                        2204 2183*10
                        2204 21 83*79
                        2204 21 83*80
                        2204 2184*10
                        2204 21 84*79
                        2204 21 84*80
                        2204 2194*10
                        2204 21 94*80
                        2204 2198*10
                        2204 21 98*80
                        2204 21 99*80
             ex 2204 29 2204 29 65*00
                        2204 29 75*80
                        2204 29 83*10
                        2204 29 83*80
                        2204 29 84*10
                        2204 29 84*80
                        2204 29 94*10
                        2204 29 94*80
                        2204 29 98*10
                        2204 29 98*80
                        2204 29 99*80
 ---pagebreak--- FINANCIAL STATEMENT
1.   Budget heading concerned: Chapter 12, Article 120
2.   Legal basis: Article 113 of the Treaty
3.   Title of the tariff measure: Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) opening and providing for
     the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain wines originating in Bulgaria,
     Hungary and Romania (1994-98)
4.   Aim: Compliance with commitments entered into by the Community
5.   Loss of revenue: The financial implications of the measure were calculated when the Council
     approved the legal basis for the quotas (see doc. COM (93) 358, proposal for a Council
     Decision concerning the conclusion and signature of agreements in the form of exchanges of
     letters with the countries concerned).
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