CELEX: 31977D0259
Language: en
Date: 1977-03-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 21 March 1977 authorizing the French Republic to apply protective measures in trade within the Community in wines falling within CCT subheading 22.05 C, coming from Greece

29 . 3 . 77
                                        Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 80 /21
                                                  COMMISSION DECISION
                                                       of 21 March 1977
                authorizing the French Republic to apply protective measures in trade within
                the Community in wines falling within CCT subheading 22.05 C, coming from
                                                             Greece
                                               (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                          (77/259/EEC)
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     Whereas the French Republic should therefore be
  COMMUNITIES,
                                                                    authorized temporarily to take the necessary protective
                                                                     measures ;
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
  Economic Community, and in particular the first para­             Whereas these measures may consist of the levying of
  graph of Article 115 thereof,                                     an additional" import charge, designed to offset present
                                                                    tariff divergences, while taking account of the tariff
  Having regard to the applications made by the French              quotas opened in favour of Greece ;
  Republic on 8 March 1977 for authorization under the
  first paragraph of Article 115 of the Treaty to apply             Whereas this Decision should cease to apply upon the
  protective measures in intra-Community trade in                   entry into force of a common tariff arrangement for
  wines falling within subheading 22.05 C of the                    imports of the relevant products from Greece, and in
  Common Customs Tariff coming from Greece and                      any event not later than 28 April 1977,
  put into free circulation in another Member State,
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 of 28
 April 1970 laying down additional provisions for* the
 common organization of the market in wine ('), as last             HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2842/76 (2), liberal­
 ized imports of these products from third countries
 and provided for their free movement within the
 Community ;                                                                               Article 1
 Whereas, however under the Agreement creating an                  The French Republic is hereby authorized to levy, on
 Association between the European Economic Commu­                  imports of wines falling within subheading 22.05 C of
 nity and Greece (3), and in particular under Protocol             the Common Customs Tariff, coming from Greece
 No 14 thereof, the Member States are to apply                     and put into free circulation in another Member State,
 different customs duties to wines imported from                   a countervailing charge of an amount not exceeding
 Greece ; whereas although these wines are imported                the difference between the customs duties applied to
 duty-free and without quantitative restrictions into the          imports of the wine concerned coming direct from
 Benelux countries, they are in the other Member                   Greece and the customs duties levied on the same
States generally subject to customs duties or, as the             wine when it is put into free circulation in the
case may be, to tariff quotas at reduced or zero duties,           Community.
varying from one Member State to another ;
Whereas these tariff divergences cause deflections of
                                                                                          Article 2
trade which, if they continue, are likely to hinder the
implementation of tariff measures applied by the
Member States in respect of Greece ;                              For wines in respect of which the relevant Member
                                                                  States have opened tariff quotas under Protocol No 14
Whereas the Member States cannot under present                    to the Agreement creating an Association between the
circumstances introduce such methods of cooperation               European Economic Community and Greece, and
as would obviate the need for protective measures :               until the relevant tariff quota is used up by imports
                                                                  direct from Greece or passing through another
(') OJ No L 99, 5. 5. 1970, p. 1 .                                Member State, the charge referred to in Article 1 shall
(2) OJ No L 327, 26. 11 . 1976, p. 2.                             be calculated on the customs duty applicable in the
(3) OJ No 26, 18 . 2. 1963, p. 294/63 .                           relevant Member State on that tariff quota.
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                      Article 3                                                 Article 5
The French Republic shall inform the Commission            This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
without delay of all measures taken under this Deci­
sion .
                                                           Done at Brussels, 21 March 1977.
                      Article 4
                                                                                  For the Commission
This Decision shall apply only until the entry into
force of a common tariff arrangement for imports of                               Wilhelm HAFERKAMP
wine from Greece, and in any event not later than 28
                                                                                      Vice-President
April 1977 .