CELEX: 51977PC0070
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Date: 1977-03-18
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) concerning the import of certain wine products originating in Greece. (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                         COM(77)70 final.
                                         Brussels , 18 March 1977*
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                            Proposal for a                          ,<
                       COUNCIL REGULATION' ( ESC )
           concerning the import of certain wine products
                        originating in Greece .
            ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission)
   COK(77) 70 final .
 ---pagebreak---                                                          VI/422/77-E
                           EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
                 Various Greek wine products are currently imported into
 the Community under preferential conditions which are not identical in
 all Member States ( see annex).
                 On 28 April 1977 "the period of 2 years following the de­
 claration of haroonisation expires ( art . 36 paragraph 1 of the Agree­
 ment ). On this date the obligation for the Community to maintain the
 import regime of Protocol 14 of the Athens Agreement in the six origi­
 nal members of the Community ceases .
                 Upon the same date regulation No 1 24/77 » which provides
 for the import regime into the " Three ", expires .
                 Work upon the development of harmonisation of wine poli­
 cies "between Greece and the Community is at an advanced stage "but it is
•unlikely that it will be concluded in time for the Council of Associa­
 tion decision upon the regime to take over from the existing systems ,
 that expire on 28 April 1977 » to become effective from this date .
                To avoid an interruption in trade it is proposed that ,-
whilst awaiting the decision of the Council of Association , a common
 import regime for the nine Member States be adopted to be applicable
from 29 April 1977 until the decision of the Council of Association
 enters into force .
                The regime takes aocount of the various interests invol­
ved and the traditional patterns of trade .
 ---pagebreak---                                                        VI/422/77-E
                  Annex : Preferential regimes currently
                 applied upon wines originating in Greece
 Import ing
                     Regime
   country |
            l
Bénélux       Duty free
France        - quality wines 50 7° OCT
                quota 7*000 hi , p. a .
              - Samos « mes . duty free
Italy         quality wines 50 $ CCT
              quota 4*700 hi . p. a .
Germany       - Wines for processing , duty
                free , quota 228.700 hi . p. a.
              - Wines not for processing ,
                 duty free
                quota 78*000 hl . p. a .
Denmark       500 hl . p. a ,   )
                                ) at intra rate
Irland        500 hi . p. a. ) of duty of
                                ) 1.1.1975
U.-K .        6.000 hl . p. a . )
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                            Proposal for a
                  £OUNÇIL_REGyLAJION_(EEÇ)_No      / 77
                  OF
              concerning the import of certain wine products
                             originating in Greece
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Communi­
ty , and in particular Article 43 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament ( 1 ),
Whereas , in accordance with Protocol 14 of the Agreement establishing an
Association between the European Economic Community and Greece ( 2 ) the
Community applies specific tariff and quota arrangements for the import
of certain wine products into the Community as originally constituted ;
whereas Article 6 of the Interim Agreement between the European Economic
Community and Greece consequent on the Accession of new Member States to
the Community ( 3 ) provides for tariff quotas valid until 31 December 1976
with respect to these Member States ; whereas Council Regulation ( EEC )
No 124 / 77 of 18 January 1977 concerning the import of certain wine products
originating in Greece into the three\Member States ( 4 ) provides that mea­
sures similar to those in Article 6 of the said Interim Agreement shall
apply until 28 April 1977 in the new Member States ;
Whereas these specific tariff and quota arrangements currently applied in
the different Member States will be replaced by the uniform rules of the
common organization of the market for wine products from 29 April 1977 , the
Community having declared on 28 April 1975 , in accordance with Article 35
of the said Association Agreement , that the basic provisions for implementing
the Common Agricultural Policy have been laid down for the products in question
1)
2 ) OJ No 26 , 18.2.1963 , p. 294 / 63
3 ) OJ No L 123 , 15.5.1975 , p. 2
4 ) OJ No L 21 , 25.1.1977, p. 1
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Whereas work preparatory to the decision provided for in Article 35 of the
said Agreement is still in progress and the Council of Association has not
yet , under Article 36 ( 1 ) thereof , determined the arrangements to apply to
the products in question after 28 April 1977 ;
Whereas , pending the decision of the Council of Association under Article
35 or Article 36 ( 1 ) of the said Agreement , and in order to avoid any dis­
turbance in the export of the products in question originating in Greece
to the Community , it is necessary to establish for these products special
import arrangements ;
Whereas this interim arrangement , which must be uniform for the whole
Community , must not jeopardise the protection of the Community market
afforded by Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 816 / 70 of 28 April 1970 laying
down additional provisions for the common organization of the market in
wine ( 5 ), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No      /    ( 6 ); whereas
the total suspension of the Common Customs Tariff duties , subject to the
observance of the reference price , would achieve this purpose ;
Whereas , to ensure that the arrangements operate properly , it is necessa­
ry to extend to these importations some of the provisions of Council Re­
gulation ( EEC ) No 2506 / 75 of 29 September 1975 laying down special rules
for the importation of products in the wine-growing sector originating
in certain third countries ( 7 ),
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
5 ) 0J No L 99 , 5.5.1970, p. 1
6 ) 0J No L
7 ) OU No L 256 , 2.10.1975 , p. 2
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                                  Article 1
            Imports into the Community of wine of fresh grapes and of grape
must with fermentation arrested by the addition of alcohol falling within
heading 22.05 of the Common Customs Tariff originating in Greece shall be
exempt from customs duties for the quantities that observe the reference
pri ce .
                                  Article 2
            For the purposes of the arrangements provided for in Article 1 ,
Articles 1 , 2 , 3 ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) and 5 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 2506 / 75 as re­
gards preferential tariff concessions shall apply mutatis mutandis and
the f ree - at - f ront ier reference price shall be for the purposes of this
Regulation , the reference price referred to in Article 9 of Regulation
( EEC ) 816 / 70 less the countervailing charge actually levied .
                                  Article 3
            In the event of transitional measures being necessary to facili­
tate the introduction of the arrangements provided for by this Regulation ,
such measures shall be laid down in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 7 of Regulation 24 on the progressive establishment of a
common organization of the market in wine ( 8 ), as last amended by the Coun­
cil Decision of 1 January 1973 adjusting the documents concerning the ac­
cession of new Member States to the European Communities ( 9 ). They shall
remain applicable until 1 July 1977 at the latest .
                                 Article 4
              This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 April 1977 .
                                                      e
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
applicable in all Member States .
Done at                                          For the Council ,
                                                 The President .
8 ) 0J No 30, 20.4.1963 , p . 989 / 62
9 ) 0J No L 2 , 1.1.1973 , p . 1
 ---pagebreak---                   FINANCIAL              8TATIMINT
                                                                                DATE i 8.2.1977
  1. BUXCLT LINS COHCEIUJED 1 chapter 12
  2. ACTION 1 . Draft proposal for a Council Regulation ( EEC ) concerning the import
                 of certain wine products originating in Greeoe .
  3. LEGAL BASIS » Article 43 of the Treaty
  4. OBJECTIVES s     Setting up of a provisional import regime for certain wine products
                      from Greece .
 5. FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCE                   FOR THE MARKETING YEAR   CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR   FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR I
 5.0 EXPENDITURE                                                   I       £    1           :        (      )          8
       –CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET
        ( RQUHIS/INTERVENTI OI.'S )
      -CHARGED TO NATIONAL ADMINISTR .
      –CHARGED TO OTHER NATIONAL CRCUPS
 5.1 RECEIPTS    "
      -OVTO RESOURCES OR T!!S EC
                CUSTOMS DUTIES )             -6,0 Mio U.A.            - 4,0 Mio U.A.
      -NATIONAL
                                            YEAR                     YEAR                     YEAR
 5.0 .1 PLURI ANNUAL PATTERN OF EXPENDITURE
 5.1.1 PLURIANNUAL PATTERN OF RECEIPTS (L )
 5.2 METHOD OF CALCULATION Non application of customs duties .
                                 Quantity 400. 000 hi .
                                 Average duty 15 tf.A. /hl .
                                Period of application 1977 s from 29»4«1977
6.0 FINANCING POSSIBLE KITH CREDITS INSCRIBED IN RELEVANT CHAPTER 0? CURRENT BUDGET ?                   YES/MC
                                                                                                        rasxKX
6.3 CREDITS TO BE WRITTEN INTO FUTURE BUDGETS ?                                                         IECXKX
                                                  (D
c .CENTS »          The financial implications of the provisional regime for the following
                    periods depends upon the decision of the EEC-Greece Association Coun­
                    cil decision regarding the contractural regime .