CELEX: 51977PC0632
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Date: 1977-12-01
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) extending the term of Council Regulation No 3310/75 on agriculture in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                              COM(77)632 final
                                             Brussels - 1 December 1977
                                Proposal for a
                          COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
             extending the term of Council Regulation No 3310/ 75
                on agriculture in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
                    ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
COM ( 77 ) 632 final
 ---pagebreak---                                                       EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1# ^ i8 1Si?n^Wn in Artiole 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) NO 541/701 of
      20 ,-, arch 1970 on agriculture in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg that the
      onI " °vthelaionB
                      GrandofDuchy
                                the second subparagraph of Article l(l ) of the Protocol
                                         of Luxembourg are to remain applicable untU full
      Harmonization of specific duties on vine in the Community is achieved.
     The second subparagraph of Article l(l ) of the Protocol referred *0
      above lays down to Belgium , the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and tha'^th i ^ -
      chou] d apply the system provided for in the third paragrfph of ir-                                            f
      25 July Wl""0" °n 'h8 E0On°°iO Unl°n °f
     The second paragraph of Artiole 2 of Regulation (EEC ) n« sai hn i
     if such harmonization
     December           1973 ,   the         is notshall
                                        Council          achieved
                                                            ,      , andby ina o^lifi
                                                              aoting            any event^ not llta^o!
                                                                                                     ft cn a proposal
     from the Commission , decide to what .-r -tfLt +v,                                ified majority
     amended or aboliehed .                                           6nt th"' pr0vi"10"" «"■« to retained
                                                            (EEC) No 3535/732 of 17 December I973 extends
     article 1 of Council Régulation (EEC ) No                                        nf 17 N
    this period until 31 Deceraber 197S                                                        December I974 extends
   Council Regulation (EEC ) N O ^"\ 10 /7S^ OF K                                 -U
    long as the excise duties charged in thn R                                  m er 1975 extends this period as
   within sub-headings N OB 22.05 CI or II of the
   exceed th* level in force ^ ! Januar I 7 V T °U8t°m8°"Tariff                                       pr°ductB ^ Uing
                                                                                                                do n0*
   31 December 1976 . It provides that should 1 th                                            6V<mt DOt la*cr than
   in whatever forn-it may be in one nl * «+ k ^eee exoi se duties be increased
   accorded
   nay not exceed     on the the market of concerned      rnea oountri&a
                                                                oountries t"*:          * C°untrywines
                                                                               to Luxembourg       » the          exemption
   degree of exemption m torce on 1 January I975.
   the K.mber
   adventage hold on l /l 1975 Luxem^n9f
                                           ia"xa?ion°o?d"n' a'ims lï'an"™'!:10"'8                                        «
   countries is not incrtJod'^ AnTcr^f ** aMUrin«                                         Rar,Cet 0fthattha the co^rcial
   of competition which would not be compatible with t^                                           °aUBe * dietorsi0n
  common.76market
  21.12              retainsin provisions
                                  agriculture.of Article Council  1 of(S)
                                                                 Reg.      So^UNo HemT+P *P ,\N° 3166/?6*             °/ th<of>
. With regard to specific duties th*                                   ■ t            3310/75 until 3i.i2 . i977 .
  directive/"on the harmonization 0? S"iSS
  Tne Council has not
                                                                                               *° T ^"Cil *
                               not yet yet taken
                                              taken aa decision 4 on this matter     da.ies, however.
                                                                                               on wine ,
• In 1970 , the Council adopted Regulation (EFC ) NO
  provj nions for the common organization of tiL » I { ? ^ 4 ^ *dditio™i
  or iMorvention for table wines. Ho^Cer the                                                        incl^ln* *
  nyotrm on the Benelux market for vines oririnat!                                           °f the mor9 ^ourAble
 over the next few years to be of benefit tf Jh * < ^erabou^-*iU continue
     n ^ L„OTbourg in the                                           coL ^                                         th"
 TM«                     has not created My appreciable barrl.r to th. fre. «ov.M„. c -
                  –                                                                                                »/ »
?(H N11»'o) LL1 361    68'  ",3-197°
                       68 , 25.3.1970         p-
                                              P.   33              ^0J:OJ: N"»O tL 2.2 , 7.1.1976
                                                                                         7.1.1976
30J No» L,L 341        f1',, 20.12,1974
                             29.12.1973
                             29,13,1973 p.p.P- 611                 V
                                                                     " ■ NoN» 0C 4343., 27.04.1972
                                                                     CJ
                                                                                           27.04.1972
40J «1No .L 328,
  UJ         Nft   T.
                       ,!!' 20,12,1975
                       lOfl
                             20,12-1974 p"•. 126
                             nrt   1 A  « A -.   .   . *          «
                                                                    0J
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                                                                            No LT ».       5.05.1970.
                                                                                     99 » 5.05.1970   .
                                                                            No L 357 , 29.12.76           p . 13
 ---pagebreak--- wineo of other origins in the Benelux oountriea . On the contrary , the absorption
capacity of those markets is constantly on the inorease .
Belgium and the Netherlands having put into effect , in 1976 » a special excioe
duty on wine concerned , it is proposed that th® exceptionnal system provided
in the second sub-paragraph of Artiole 1 ( l ) of the protocol should be extended
until 31 Deoember 197^t while maintaining above mentionned provisions i)f Council
Regulation (EEC ) No 3310/75 of 16 Deoember 1975*
 ---pagebreak---                                       Proposal for a
                                 COUltCIL REGULATION (EEC )
              extending the term of Council Regulation No 3310/ 75 on
                    agrioulture in "the Grand Duohy of Luxembourg
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Eoonomio Community |
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) No 541/70 of 20 March 1970 on           "*
  agriculture in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg j
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3310/75^of 16 December 1975
  on agriculture in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , as amended by Regulation ( EEC )
 No 3166/ 76 , and in particular the second paragraph of Article 2 thereof ;
  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission !
 Whereas , under the second subparagraph of Artiole 1 ( 1 ) of the Protocol
 on the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , Belgium and the Netherlands are tq apply
 the system provided for in the third paragraph of Article 6 of the Convention
 on the Economic Union of Belgium and Luxembourg of 25 July 1921 }
 whereas Regulations (EEC ) Nos 541/70 , 3535/73 , 3192/74 , 3310/75 aid 3166/76 provide
 that such system is to remain applicable until full harmonization of specific duties
 on wine in the Community is achieved , but not beyond 31 December 1977 {
 whereas , however , the Council has to decide to what extent these provisions
 should be retained,, amended or discontinued;
 Whereas at the present time the ! harmoniaation of specifio duties on wine in
 the Community has not been achieved } whereas the application of the Baid
 system in favour of Luxembourg wines will oontinue to be of benefit to the
 agricultural income of the Grand Duohy of Luxembourg in the seotor concerned*
 Whereas f having regard to the other reasons set out in Regulation (SESC) Ho 54l/70
 ar.d 3310/75 , the term of this latter Council Regulation should now -be extended .
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION I
                                         Article 1
  . _ »           .                I*1 Artiole ( l) of Counoil Regulation
        No 3310/75 of 16 December 1975 on agriculture in the Grand Duchy of
 Luxembourg, the date * 31 December 1977' is replaced by * 31 December 1978' .
                                         Article 2
 * his Regulation shall enter into foroe on 1 January 1978 ,
 This Regulation shall binding ia it# entirety and direotly applicable in mil
i.ember Statea .
 Done at Bruseela ,                                          For the Counoq,
                                                             The President .
  OJ No L 68,    25.3.1970 , p. 3
^OJ No L 328, 20.12.1975, p.12 ,
30J No L 357, 29.12.1976, p.13
4
H0J No L 361 , 29.12.1973, p.l
50J No L 341, 2O.I2.Ï974, p.6