CELEX: 51988PC0547
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Date: 1988-10-13
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for wine of fresh grapes originating in Yugoslavia (1989) (presented by the Commission)

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                                         COM(88 ) 547 final
                                         Brussels , 13 October 1988
                              Proposal for a
                         COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
   opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff
     quota for wine of fresh grapes originating in Yugoslavia ( 1989 )
                      ( presented by the Commission )
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                            EXPLANATOEY MEMORANDUM
1 . Article 4 of the Additional Protocol to the Cooperation Agreement
    between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Federal
    Republic of Yugoslavia establishing new trade arrangements provides for
    the opening of a Community tariff quota for imports into the Community
    of 545 000 hi of wine of fresh grapes originating in Yugoslavia .
    Within the limits of this tariff quota customs duties are to be phasea
    out over the same periods and at the same rates as provided for in
    Articles 75 and 268 of the Act of Accession .
    Spain is to apply customs duties calculated in accordant? rfith Council
    Regulation (EEC) No 4150/87 laying down the arrangements for Spain 's and
    Portugal 's trade with Yugoslavia , which also provides for Portugal to
    postpone application of the preferential arrangements for the products
    in question until 31 December 1990 . The tariff quota for this product
    therefore does not apply to Portugal .
    The appropriate Community tariff quota should therefore be opened for
    1989 .
2 . For wine in containers holding 2 litres or less the fixed amount
    corresponding to the normal packaging costs laid down by Article 53 of
    Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 is to be phased out at the rate laid down in
    Article 22(6) of the Cooperation Agreement for an annual volume of
    29 000 hi . It is therefore necessary to set up a notification procedure
    for the administration of the said volume .
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3 . Pursuant to the Council Decision concerning the Mediterranean policy of
    the enlarged Community (Council document 10723/1/85 of 6 December 1985),
    the quota should not be allocated among the Member States . The entire
    quota volume will therefore be held as a Community reserve .
    The Commission proposes that the Member States administer the quotas by
    charging Imports "as and when" .
4 . That is the purpose of the attached proposal .
 Annex : Proposai for a Régulation .
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 ---pagebreak---                                      Proposal for
                      COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
     opening and providing for the adminstration of a Community tariff
                  quota for wine of fresh grapes originating
                                in Yugoslavia (1989)
THE OOUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN GOMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 113 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas Article 22 of the Cooperation Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, as modified and
supplemented by the Additional Protocol to that Agreement establishing new
trade arrangements , 1 provides for the opening of a Community tariff quota
for imports into the Community of 545 000 hectolitres of wine of fresh
grapes originating in Yugoslavia ;
Whereas the said products must be accompanied by a movement certificate ;
Whereas , within the limits of this tariff quota , customs duties are to be
phased out over the same periods and at the same rates as provided for in
Articles 75 and 268 of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal ; whereas
the quota duties for 1989 are 55.6% of the duties applicable ; whereas ,
however , Council Regulation (EEC) No 4150/87 of 21 December 1987 laying
down arrangements for Spain 's and Portugal 's trade with Yugoslavia and
amending Regulations (EEC) No 449/86 and No 2573/87^ provides that
Portugal is to postpone application of the preferential arrangements for
the products in question until 31 December 1990 ; whereas this Regulation
therefore does not apply to Portugal ; whereas the Community tariff quota in
question should therefore be opened for 1989 ;
Whereas the wines in question are subject to the free-at-frontier reference
price ; whereas the said wines qualify for this tariff quota only if Article
54 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 on the common organization of the
market in wine , 3 as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 , 4 is
adhered to ; whereas Article 22(6) of the Cooperation Agreement lays down
that for wine of fresh grapes in containers holding 2 litres or less
1  OJ  No L 389 , 31.12.1987 , p. 73 .
2  QT  NO L 389 , 31.12.1987 , p. 1 .
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falling within CN code 2204 21 25 , ex 2204 21 29 , 2204 21 35 or ex
2204 21 39 , the fixed amount corresponding to the normal packaging costs
referred to in Article 53(1 ) of the said Regulation (EEC ) No 822/ 87 is to
be phased out within the limit of an annual volume of 29 000 hectolitres ;
whereas the said free-at-frontier price is thereby reduced by a
corresponding amount ; whereas it is therefore necessary to set up a double
notification procedure for the administration of the said volume ;
Whereas all Community importers should be ensured equal and continuous
access to the said quota and the duty rates laid down for the quota should
be applied consistently to all imports of the product in question into all
Member States until the quota is exhausted ; whereas the quota should not in
this instance be allocated among the Member States , which should , however ,
be able to draw against the quota such quantities as they may need , under
the conditions and according to the procedure set out in Article 1(5 ) ;
whereas this method of administration requires close cooperation between
the Member States and the Commission and the latter must in particular be
able to monitor the rate at which the quota is used and inform the Member
States accordingly ;
Whereas since Belgium , the Netherlands and Luxembourg are united within and
jointly represented by the Benelux Economic Union , any operation concerning
the administration of the quota shares allocated to that economic union may
be carried out by any one of its members ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                  Article 1
1 . From 1 January to 31 December 1989 the customs duties applicable to
    imports into the Community excluding Portugal of the following products
    originating in Yugoslavia shall be suspended at the levels indicated
    below and within the limits of Community tariff quotas as shown below :
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'Serial      CN code                    Description                 Quota     Kate of
   No                                                              volume      duty
                                                                    (hl )    (ECU/hl )
   (1)         (2)                         (3 )                     (4)        ( В)
                           Wine of fresh grapes , including      )
                           fortified wines ; grape must other    )
                           than that of heading No 2009 :        )
                           -Other wine ; grape must with         )
                            fermentation prevented or arrested   )
                            by the addition of alcohol :         )
 09.1515                   –In containers holding 2 litres or    )
                             less :                              )
                           -Other :                              )
                           -Of an actual alcoholic strength      )
                               by volume not exceeding 13% vol : )
                           -Other :                              )
             2204 21 25    -White1                               )          )
         ex 2204 21 29     -Other :                              )          )    8
                                 -Other wines1                   )          )
                                                                 )
                           -Of an actual alcoholic strength      )
                               by volume exceeding 13% vol but   )
                               not exceeding 15% vol :           )
                           -Other :                              )
             2204 21 35    -White1                               ) 545 000 )
         ex 2204 21 39     -Other :                              )          )    9; 3
                                 -Other wines1                   )          )
                                                                 )
                           –Other :                              )
                           –Other :                              )
                           -Of an actual alcoholic strength      )
                               by volume not exceeding 13% vol : )
                           -Other :                              )
             2204 29 25    -White                                )          )
         ex 2204 29 29     -Other :                              )          )    6
                                 -Other wines                    )          )
                                                                 )
                           -Of an actual alcoholio strength      )
                               by volume exceeding 13% vol but   )
                               not exceeding 15% vol :           )
                           -Other :                              )
             2204 29 35    -White                                )          )
         ex 2204 29 39     -Other :                              )          )    V
                                 -Other wines                    )          )
              Within the limits of this tariff quota Spain shall apply duties
              calculated in accordance with the relevant provisions of Regulation
              (EBC) No 4150/87 .
          2 . The wine in question shall be subject to the free-at-frontier reference
              prioe . It shall qualify for the tariff quota only if Artiole 54 of
              Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 is adhered to .
          3 . Imports of these wines must be accompanied by a movement certificate .
          1 The reference prioe for products falling within these CN codes is
              increased by a fixed amount corresponding to the normal packaging costs ,
              which is being phased out at the rate laid down in Article 22(6) of the
              Cooperation Agreement , for an annual volume of 29 000 hectolitres .
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4 . If consignments of products subjeot to the tariff quota in question have
    been imported or are expected to be imported within the next fourteen
    days , the Member State concerned Shall , by notifying the Commission ,
    draw an amount corresponding to its requirements to the extent that the
    available balance of the quotas so permits .
B. If consignments of the products referred to in the footnote to paragraph 1 are
    inported and the fixed amoint corresponding to the normal packaging costs which is being phased out
    progressively in accordance with Article 22(6) of the Agreement, the Member State
    concerned shall , by notifying the Commission , draw an amount
    corresponding to its requirements to the extent that the available
    balance of the said volume of 29 000 hectolitres so permits .
6 . Should the Member State fail to use the quantities it has drawn within
    the period of fourteen days referred to above , it shall , by telex to the
    Commission , return any unused quantities to the reserve as soon as
    possible .
                                          Article 2
1 . Member States shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that the
    drawings which they have made pursuant to Article 1(5 ) enable imports to
    be charged without interruption against their accumulated shares of the
    Community quotas .
2 . Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products in
    question have free access to the quotas for as long as the balance of
    the quota volume so permits .
3 . Member States shall charge Imports of the products in question against
    their drawings as and when the goods are entered with the customs
    authorities for free circulation .
                                          Article 3
Member States shall inform the Commission at its request of imports
actually charged against the quotas .
                                          Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1989 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,
                                                              For the Council
                                                             The President
 ---pagebreak--- FICHE FINANCIERE
1.      Ligne budgetaire concernée : Chap . 12 art . 120
2.      Base juridique : art . 113 au traité
3.      I ntitulé de la masure tarifaire : Proposition de règlement au
        Conseil portant ouverture et mode de gestion d' un contingent
        tarifaire communautaire de vins de raisins frais , originaires de
        Yougoslavie ( 1989 )
4.      Objectif : Exécution d' une obligation contractuelle ( Accord
        CEE/Yougoslavie )
5.      Mode de calcul :
        Code de la NC          : 2204 21 25 ; 29 ; 35 ; 39 ;
                                 2204 29 25 ; 29 ; 35 ; 39
        Volume du contingent : 545 000 hl
        Droit à appliquer      : 8 ; 6 ECU/hl
        Droit du TDC           ; 14,5 ; 10,9 ECü/hl
ô.      Perte de recettes :
        Il s' agit d' une nouvelle mesure tarifaire . La perte de recette à
        inscrire pour l' année 1989 s' élève à 2 705 031 ECU.
        En 1988 , une perte de recettes de 2 042 399 ECU a été inscrite .
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Cette proposition est formulée en conformité avec un engagement
contractuel de la Carmunauté . L' impact découlant de cette concession a
été pris en considération a' adoption de ce contingent et il n' aura pas
un caractère sérieux sur la compétitivité et l' emploi dans la
Oomnunautê .