CELEX: 51981PC0360
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Date: 1981-07-08
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for wines of fresh grapes and grape must with fermentation arrested by the addition of alcohol, falling within heading No 22.05 of the Common Customs Tariff and originating entirely in Greece (1982) (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                     COM(81)360 final
                                                     Brussels - 8 July 1981
                                   Proposal for a
                          COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
opening , allocating and providing for the administration of a Community
tariff quota for wines of fresh grapes and grape must with fermentation
arrested by the addition of alcohol , falling within heading No 22.05 of
the Common Customs Tariff and originating entirely in Greece ( 1982 )
               ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
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 ---pagebreak---                             EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
                                                                     (1>
 In compliance with Articles 25 and 64 of the Act of Accession            ,
 customs duties on imports between the Community as at present consti­
 tuted and the Hellenic Republic shall be progressively abolished in
accordance with a timetable which provides for a reduction of
20 % on 1 January 1982 to be made on the basic duty, as defined in
Article 24 , namely, on the duty actually imposed on 1 July 1980 .
The oasic duty in respect of wines originating entirely in Greece'
is equivalent :
- to 15 % of the duties included in the Common Customs Tariff up to         »
   a maximum quantity of 430 000 hectolitres as provided for in
                                                     (2)
   Regulation ( EEC ) N° 2634/79 of 20 November 1979     . on the Community
   tariff quota opened for 1980 ;
- to the Common Customs Tariff duties in respect of additional
   quantities .                                        ^           '
Therefore as from 1 January 1982 .the duties to be imposed in the
Community as at present constituted on imports of wines originating ,
entirely in Greece must be equivalent to 80 % of the abovementioned
basic duties, namely, to 12 % of the Common Customs Tariff duty , L
up to the maximum quantity of 430 000' hectolitres and to 80 X of
the Common Customs Tariff duty for the surplus quantities . '           ,
Although the Commission is of the opinion that it should not be
necessary to take strict measures to prevent the possibility of
this quantity of A30 000 hectolitres being exceeded, it is
nevertheless putting forward the solution adopted by the Council
■for 1981 , namely the opening 'of a Community tariff quota in the
Community of Nirve with a volume of 430 000 hectolitres wh";ch ,
aft»r constitution of a Community ressrve of 10% , would oe shared
among the Member States concerned according to the percentages
apDl ied in 1981 -
 ---pagebreak---                                                                  Proposal for a .
                                                  COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
                       open vng , allocating and providing for the administrat ion of a
                       Community tariff quota for wines of fresh grapes and grape
                       must with fermentation arrested by the addition of alcohol ,
                       falling within heading No 22 . 05 of the Common Customs Tariff
                       and originating entirely in Greece ( 1982 )
THE COUNCIL Of- THE EUROPEAN                                                       Community nature of the quota can wr ,»«pected by .
 COMMUNITIES,                                                                      allocating the Community tariff quota among the
                                                                                   Member States ; whereas, to reflect most accurately
                                                                                   the actual development of the market in the products
Having regard to the 1979 Act of Accession, and in                                concerned,       such allocation should be in proportion to
particular Article 72 thereof.                                                    the needs of the Member States, assessed by reference
                                                                                  both to the statistics relating to imports from Greece
                                                                                  over a representative period, and to the economic
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, , outlook                      ouiiook for  ror the
                                                                                                    tne quota
                                                                                                           quota period
                                                                                                                     penoa concerned
                                                                                                                             concernea ;;
Whereas , pursuant to Articles 25 and 64                                          Whereas, on the basis of the -statistics          statistics at presentpresent;
Of the abovementioned                      Act , customs                          available, imports
                                                                             Ij , of
                                                                                  available,     imports from  from £reece
                                                                                                                         Greece into
                                                                                                                                   into thethe Community
                                                                                                                                                  Community
                       •         u»4.
duties on imports between the Community
                                                                                  of Nine , in, 1977,i' 1978              and 1979 of the
                                                                                        Nine in 1977, 1978 and 1979 of the product
                                                                                                                   , , , • ,                       , v
                                                                                                                                                       product
    - ., .              .  .   ...        .              ...              '       concerned have developed as follows , and represent
of Nine and the Hellenic Republic are to                                          lhe
                                                                                  the fol!owi
                                                                                         following petcent^e5
                                                                                                         percentages of    of lotal
                                                                                                                                total imports
                                                                                                                                         imports inKwinto the    the
be progressively abolished in accor-' |                                           Community
                                                                                  Community ::
dance with a timetable which provides ,'j                                            ■                     -
 for a reduction of 20% as from 1 January                                                    McmWrSutes
                                                                                             Member    States       H,      1977 -
                                                                                                                            1977 *         197s
                                                                                                                                           1978      ' 19791979
 1982 to be made on the basic duty, as                                                    :–~–;–~–:                                     *                           :
defined in Article 24 of the said Act ;                                           Benelux
                                                                                  Benelux
                                                                                                                           68-57
                                                                                                                           68-57
                                                                                                                                       - 63-57
                                                                                                                                       - 63-57
                                                                                                                                                        51-21
                                                                                                                                                        51-21 .
whereas for wines from fresh grapes and                                           Denmark ,
                                                                                  Denmark ,          ·       .    . ..      0 01
                                                                                                                            0-01
                                                                                                                                           o-oi
                                                                                                                                           0-01
                                                                                                                                                            0 - 29
                                                                                                                                                            0-29
grape must with fermentation arrested                                             Germany                                  25-23
                                                                                                                           25-23          29-38
                                                                                                                                          29-38          37-62
                                                                                                                                                         37-62
bv the addition Of alcohol , falling                                              France
                                                                                  France                -
                                                                                                        -.                  5-23
                                                                                                                            5-23           5-43
                                                                                                                                           5-43       . 7-88
                                                                                                                                                      . 7-88
within heading No 22.05 of the Common _ ; Ireland                                 Ireland                                   0-01
                                                                                                                            0-01           0-02
                                                                                                                                           0-02             0-02
                                                                                                                                                            0-02
Customs Tariff and originating entirely Italy                                     Italy                                     0 - 06
                                                                                                                            0-06           011
                                                                                                                                           0-li             0-13 ^
                                                                                                                                                            0-13 -
 in Greece , the Customs duties appli -                                           United Kingdom
                                                                                  United     Kingdom                   ,    0-89
                                                                                                                            0-89            1-38
                                                                                                                                            1 - 38          2-85
                                                                                                                                                            2-85
  cable in the Community of Nine from                                        / ;–<                 *–=          ;                   -J
 1 January 1982 will be equivalent to the
duties applied within the limits Of the                                          Whereas, taking into account these figures and the
tariff quota opened for 1980 by Regulatio^oreseeablc development , of the market in the
 ( EEC ) No 2634/ 79 ( 1 ), reduced by 20% ,                                     products concerned during 1982 the initial shares in
up to a maximum quantity of 430 000                                        :     the volume of the quota may be fixed approximately
hectolitres and to 80% of the Common                                             at the following percentages :
Customs Tariff duty for the surplus                                                          Bénélux                                            62-91
quantities ; whereas it is therefore                                                         Denmark -                                            0-52
necessary * in order to determine the                                                      ' Germany                                            29-35
duty applicable on imports of such wines ,                                                   France ;                                             4-43
to open for the products concerned , from                                                    Ireland                                              0-35
1 January 1982 , a Community tariff quota                                                    Italy                                                0-35
of 430 000 hectolitres at the rates of                                                       United Kingdom                                       2-09
duty shown in the -table appearing in .
Art 1 c le 1 .                                                                   Whereas in order to take, into account the import
^ iu'FO..s ii is in particular necessary to guarantee all , trends for the • product concerned mi the Member
inirv) nr r.s of [ lie C.'oinniiifiiiy of Nine equal and Slates, the quoin volume should bp divided into two
unmici 1 uptcd .iocs' to <!,«• saiii ' quota " and instalments , the first instalment being allocated
utiintcnifj'i'/ il                 (jf - the raitc 'laid- down for                among th<_; Member States a .-id the. second lori'ninp; fi
tliM                th a'i        sft'f. . I*? said Community of                  reserve intended. v ! ?iniau-ly to cover the rrouiVciror.ts
U \ r p ií>v í n •;     ;i   r          t' - . ' qu'ot a W ; i ~     u.w.'j      x-.r 'i.hf                                                i-vtia ! s ! • .1 • ^ te
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 used up ; whereas, in order to ensure a certain degree * Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the
 of security to importers, the first instilment of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy
Community quota should be determined at a                                of Luxembourg are united in and jointly represented
relatively high level , which under present circum-                      by the Benelux Economic Union, any measure
stances could be 90 °/o of the quota volume ;                     ^      concerning the administration of the quota shares
Whereas the initial shares may be used up fairly                         allocated to that economic union may be carried out
quickly; whereas, therefore, to avoid disruption of                      by any of its members,
supplies any Member State which has almost used up
its initial share, should- draw a supplementary share
 from the Community reserve ; whereas this must be
done by each Member State as each one of its supp-                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 lemcntary shares is almost used up, and as many
times as the reserve ,allows ; whereas the initial and                                              Article 1
supplementary shares must be valid until the end of
the quota period ; whereas this form of administration                            '
requires close collaboration between the Member                           ' • From 1 January to 31 December 1982, a
States and the Commission, and the Commission . Community tariff quota of 430 000 hectolitres shall
must be in a position to follow the extent to which                       be opened in the Community of Nine of wine of
the tariff quota has been used up and to inform the fresh grapes and grape must with fermentation
Member States thereof-                                                    arrested by the addition of alcohol with the exception
                                                                          of resinated wines (retsina) falling within heading No
Whereas if, at a specified date in the quota period , a.                  22.05 of the Common Customs .Tariff, originating
considerable quantity of the initial quota share                          entirely in Greece,
remains in any Member State, it is essential that the
Member State should return a certain proportion .                         within this tariff quota, the Common Customs Tariff
thereof to the reserve, in order to avoid part of the                     duty shall bc re<jucca to the levels indicated in the
Community quota remaining unused in one Member                            table below *
State when it could be used in others ;                                               '
      OCT                                                                                                       NIMEXE           Rate
    heading                                             Description                                                code           of
       No
                                                                                                                ( 1981 )         duty
     22.05        Wine of fresh grapes; grape must with fermentation arrested by the addition
                  of alcohol :                                                                    .
                  A. Sparkling wine                                                                           22.05-01 , 0?  . 4.8 ECU
                                                                                                                                per hi
         \
                  B. Wine in bottles with 'mushroom' - stoppers held in place by ties or
                      fastenings, and wine otherwise put up with an excess pressure of not less
                      than 1 bar but less than 3 bar, measured at a temperature of 20 0 C                       22.05-15       4.8 ECU
                                                                                                                                per hi
                  C. Other :
                        I. Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume not exceeding 13e , in con­                 /
                         - tainers holding :
                           a) 2 litres or less                                               *         ;·       22.05-16 ,     1 „6 ECU
                                                                                                                             per hi (')
                                                                                                              17,18,19
                                                                                                                22.05 - 20 ,   1.2 ECU
                                                                                                              22,23,24       per hi ( ')
           '
                       II. Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 13° but not ex-
                           ceeding i5° , in containers holding : .
                                                                                                                22.05- 26 ,, .2 ECU
                            '                                                                A
                                                                                                              27,28,29       per hi ( ' )
  *
                                                                                                               22.05-32 ,      1.5 ECU
                                                                                                              33,34,3^       per hi (' )
(') The exchange rate to bc appiird in converting into nat:onsi currencies the ECU »n whkh the customs duty ts expressed shall
    bc the representative rate applicable to wine, sf Si-'ch a rate is fixed for the purpese o* th-e common agricultural policy.
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       CCI'                                                                                                      NIMF.XE        Rate
      hc.-ulirig                                              Description                                                         of
         No                                                                                                      ( i§81 )       duty
     22.05          C. III . Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding i 5° but not ex-
  (continued)                ceeding 18° , in containers holding :
                             a) 2 litres or less :
                                2. Other                                                                         22.05-39     2.4 ECU
                                                                                                                              per hi ( ! )
                             b) More than 2 litres :
                                3 . Other           .                                                            22.05-49     2    ECU
                                                                                                                             per hi ( ' )
                        IV. Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding Ιδ* but not ex-
                             ceeding 22° , in containers holding :
                             a) 2 litres or less :
                                2 . Other                                         :                             22.05-54      2.7 ECU
                                                                                                                             per Í.I β
                             b) More than 2 litres :
                                3 . Other                                                                       22.05-68     2.7' ECU
                                                                                                                             per hi (' )
                         V, Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 22° , in containers                                 '    · ·
                             holding :
                             a) 2 litres or less                                                                22.05-91    0-1 ECU
                                                                                                                            per hi and
                                                                                                                            per % vol.
                                                                     (                                                     + 1 Λ ëCU
                                                                                                                             per hl ( ' )
                             b) More than 2 litres                                                              22.05-98    0-1 ECU
                                                                                                                            per hl and
 -
                                                                                                                          jer "/a vol. ( ' )
(' ) The exchange rate to be applied in converting into national currencies the ECU in which the customs duty is expressed shall
     be the representative rate applicable to wine, if such a rate is fixed for the purpose of the common agricultural policy.
                             Article 2                                       3.    The second instalment of 43 000 hectolitres shall
                                                                            constitute the reserve.
1.      The tariff quota referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) shall
be divided into two instalments .
                                                                                                      Article 3
2 . A first instalment, amounting to 387 000
hectolitres , shall be shared among the Member States ;                      1 . If 90% or more of any Member State's initial
the shares which , subject to Article 5, shall be valid ,                   share, as laid down in Article 2 (2), or 90 % or more
until 31 December 1 98 2shall be as follows :                               of that share less the amount returned to the reserve
                                                   hectolitres
                                                                            where Article 5 has been applied , has been exhausted,
                                                                            that Member State shall without delay, by notifying
           Bénélux                                243 450                   the Commission, draw a second share equai to 15 %
           Dcnmark                                    2 000                 of its initial share, rounded up to the next unit where
           Germany                                 113 600                  appropriate, to the extent that the amount in the
           rrance                                   17 150                  reserve allows.
           Ireland                                    1 350
           Italy                                      1 350                 2.    If, after its initial share has been exhausted ,
           United Kingdom                             8 100                 90 % or more of the second share drawn by that
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     Member State has been exhausted , it shall , in the                                     Article 7
     manner provided for in paragraph 1 , draw a third
    share equal to 7-5 % of its initial share.                     The Commission shall keep account of the shares
                                                                   opened Dy Member States in accordance with Articles
    3. If, after its second share has been exhausted,              2 and 3 and shall inform each of them of the extent,
    90 % or moft of the third share drawn by that                  to which the reserve has been used as soon as it
    Member State has been used up, it shall, in the                receives the notification .
    manner provided for in paragraph I , draw a fourth
    share equal to the third .                                    The Commission shall , not iater than 5 October 1982
   This process shall be applied until the reserve is             notify the Member States of the state of the reserve
    exhausted.                                                    after the return of shares pursuant to Article 5.
   4.    By way of derogation from paragraphs S , 2 and           The Commission shall ensure that any drawing which
   3 , Member States may draw smaller shares than those           uses up the reserve is limited to the balance available
   fixed in those paragraphs if there is reason to believe        and, for this purpose, shah specify the amount thereof
   that those shares might not be used up. They shall             to the Member State which makes the final drawing.
   inform the Commission of their reasons for applying
   this paragraph.
                                                                                            Article 8
                            Article 4                             1 . . Member States shall take all measures necessary
                                                                 to ensure that supplementary shares drawn pursuant
   Each ot the additional shares drawn pursuant to               to Article 3 are opened in such a way that charges
   Article 3 shall be valid until 3 1 December 1982 .            may be made without interruption against their
                                                                 combined shares of the Community quota.
                                                                 2. Member States shall ensure that importers of the
                            Article S
                                                                 said products established in their territory have free
                                                                 access to the shares allocated to them or drawn from
                                                                 the reserve .
   Member States shall return to the reserve, not iater
  than 1 October 1982 , the unused portion -                     3.     The extent to which a Member State has used
  of theirinitial share which, on 15 September 19S2 , is.        up its share shall be determined on the basis of the
   in excess of 20% of the initial Tmounu They may               imports of the products in question submitted to the
    return a:greatcr portion if there are grounds for ,         customs authorities under the cover of declarations
   believing that .'such portion may not be used in full.       thai they have been made available for free circu­
                                                                lation .
  The^ Member States shall, riot iater than 1 October
198£. notify the Commission of the total imports of
  the products concerned effected under and charged                                        Article 9
 against the Community quota up to and including
  15 September 1982 at)d. where appropriate, of the
 proportion of their initial sisares that they are              At the request of the Commission, Member Sites'
 returning to the reserve.                                      shall infor .-rf it of imports of the products in question
                                                                actually charged against their shares.     '
                           A rticte 6                                                     Article 10           •  •
The Member States shall be authorized to divide the            The Member States and the Commission ' shall
shares allocated to them or which the / have drawn
 froin the reserve into two parts, according to their          cooperate closely in order to ensure that this Regu­
                                                               lation is complied with .
 foreseeable use, reserving one part for wines intended
for direct consumption and dv; other for T.'ines
intended for processing .
                                                                                          Artide 11
However, during the marketing year and according
to the actual needs which s.rist , ir.cy shall ;n:ke                   R?g»j!.aiicn shall enter into force or? I January
necessary adjustments tc the original allocations.             1982 .
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ih' ? Regulation shall be binding
States .                       '
                                  in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member'
Done at Brussels,
                                                     ■              For the Council
                                                                      The President