CELEX: 51976PC0327
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Date: 1976-06-23
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) concerning the allocation of a quota of wine of fresh grapes, intended for fortifying, originating in Algeria. (transmitted by the Commission to the Council)

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                                 Proposal for a
                   t        COUNCIL REGULATION ■(ESC V
                      concerning the allocation of a quota
              of wine of fresh grapes , intended for fortifying ,
                            originating in Algeria. .
                 (transmitted "by the Commission to the Council )
 COM ( 76 ) 327 fir.al .
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                  The Cooperation Agreement and the Interim Agreement signed
on 26 April 1976     "the European Economic. Community and Algeria make provi­
sion for a tariff concession , for four years , consisting of an 80 reduc­
tion in the customs duties for imports of wine of fresh grapes , intended for
fortifying and originating in Algeria , subject to an annual quota of 500.000
hectolitres , on condition that a special import price is observed.
                  Article 3 (l ) of Council Regulation (EEC ) No     /70 on
imports into the Community of wine of fresh grape3 , intended for fortifying ,
originating in Algeria lays down that the allocation of the quota is to be
effected by 'the Council , acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from
the Commission .  Such allocation must be effected in proportion to Member
States' requirements , calculated on the basis of statistics of imports of
the said wines originating in Algeria and the economic prospects for the
quota period under consideration .   However , in this particular case , there
are no statistics - either Community or national - for the wines in question .
In these circumstances , it would seem advisable , for the first year of appli­
cation , to lay down the Member States * quota shares on the basis of the capa­
city of the markets of the Member States to absorb the said wines .
        1
                  The Commission therefore - proposes that the Council snould
adopt the following 'proposal for a regulation concerning the allocation of
a quota of wine of fresh grapes , intended for fortifying , originating in
Algeria .
                           FINANCIAL H "PL IC ATI ON
                  This regulation does not involve any financial impl icationn .
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                                 PropoBal for
                   COUNCIL REGULATICST (BEC ) NO .. a ./76
                   C?
                  concerning the allocation of a quota
          of wine of fresh grapes , intended, for fortifying ,
                        originating in Algeria.
 THE COUNCIL CP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
                                                                                            *
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) No          /l& of         on imports
  of wine of fresh grapes , intended for fortifying, originating in Algeria1 ,
 and in particular Article 3 (l ) thereof ,
                                           »
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
                                                                                           *
 tfhereas Regulation (EEC ) No       faS lays down that , pursuant to the Coopera-
                                                                                      *
 tion Agreement and the Interim Agreement signed on 26 April 1976 "by the
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 ropoan Economic Community and the People 's Democratic Republic of Algeria ,
 wines of fresh grapes , intended for fortifying , falling within subheadings           „
 22.05 C I ex b}-and C II ex b ) of the Common Customs Tariff , originating in
 Algeria , may be imported into the Community with a tariff concession concic-
 ting of an 8OJ0 reduction in the customs duties an<^ within the limits of a
 Community quota subject to observance of . a special price ; whereaG the annual quota
 is 500 000 . hectolitres per year for four years from the entry into force of - the Inte­
 rim Agreement ; whereas the- first annual Community quota should therofcrc ran
 from 1 July 1976 "to 30 June 1977 J
 VJhereas it is                . necessary to ensure the equal and uninterrupted
 access of all Community importers to the abovementioned quota and the uin-
 torruptod application of the concessions attaching to this quota to all im­
 ports into the Member States of the products concerned until the quota is
exhausted ; whereas , having regard'to the principles mentioned above , the Com­
munity nature of the quota can be respected by allocating the Community quota
 among the Member States ; whereas , in order to follow as closely as possible
the actual development of the market in the products in question , such allo­
 cation must be effected in proportion to Member-States 1 requirements , calcu-
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lated on the basis of the statistics on imports of the said products from
Algeria during a representative period and also on " the "basis of the econo­
mic prospects for the tariff period under consideration ;
Whereas , however , in this case, there are no Community or national statioLic ."
for the wines in question ; whereas , in these circumstances , provision shou? <3
be made for allocating the total quota according to the capacity of the mar­
kets of the Member States to absorb the said wines ;
Whereas , in view of the special uses of the products concerned , it is pos­
sible , without however derogating from the Community nature of that quota , to
establish in this case a system of use based on a singler allocation ;
Whereas since the Kingdom of Belgium , the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are united in and represented by the Benelux Eco­
nomic Union , all transactions relating to the administration of allocations
granted to the abovementioned Economic Union may be carried out by any one of
its members ,                      - ■
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                    Article 1
                    For the period from 1 July 1976 to 30 June 1977 » a Commu­
nity quota shall be opened for wine of fresh grapes intended for fortifying ,
originating in Algeria , under the conditions laid down in Regalation ( EIJC )
No - h6 .
                                                                       /
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                       The quota referred to in Article 1 shall be allocated as
follows among the Member States :
                                                                   hectolitres
                       Bénélux                   t                    60, 000
                     . Deninark •                                      2,500
                       Germany                                       250,000
                       Prance                                         85,000
                       Ireland                                         2,500
                       Italy                                          85/ 000
                       United Kingdom                                 15/ 000
                                    Art, ini e 3
1 . Member States shall guarantee to importers of the product concerned ,
     established on their territory , free access to their allocation .
2 . The eybeni to which the allocations of the Ilcraber Stat® have "been used
    up shall "be ascertained on the basis of the imports of the product
   concerned.- cleared through customs accompanied by -customs ^authorities for
    home use .                     *
                                    Article 4
                   . Member States shall inform the Commission , at its request
of imports actually charged against their allocation .
                                    Art i ol o 5
                       The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate clo-
       to ensure that this Regulation is observed.
                                    Art i ol o 6
                       This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1 97 " •
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                     This Regulation shall "be "binding in its entirety and
   directly applicable in all Member States .
   Done at                                    For the Council ,
                                              The Président