CELEX: 31977D0116
Language: en
Date: 1977-01-25 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 25 January 1977 authorizing the Italian Republic to apply protective measures in trade within the Community in wines falling within CCT subheading 22.05 C, coming from Greece

8 . 2 . 77                              Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 36/ 15
                                                  COMMISSION DECISION
                                                       of 25 January 1977
             authorizing the Italian Republic to apply protective measures in trade within the
             Community in wines falling within CCT subheading 22.05 C , coming from
                                                              Greece
                                                (Only the Italian text is authentic)
                                                           (77/ 1 1 6/ EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          Whereas the Italian Republic should therefore be auth­
COMMUNITIES,                                                            orized temporarily to take the necessary protective
                                                                        measures ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular the first para­                   Whereas these measures may consist of levying an
graph of Article 115 thereof,                                           additional import charge, designed to offset present
                                                                        tariff divergences, while taking account of the tariff
                                                                        quotas opened in favour of Greece ;
Having regard to the applications made by the Italian
Republic on 21 December 1976 for authorization
under the first paragraph of Article 115 of the Treaty                  Whereas the period of validity of this Decision should .
to apply protective measures in intra-Community                         end upon the entry into force of a common tariff
trade in wines falling within subheading 22.05 C of                     arrangement for imports of the relevant products from
the Common Customs Tariff coming from Greece                            Greece, and in any event not later than 28 April 1977,
and put into free circulation in another Member State,
Whereas Council Regulation ( EEC) No 816/ 70 of 28
April 1970 laying down additional provisions for the                    HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
common organization of the market in wine ('), liberal­
ized imports of these products from third countries
and provided for their free movement within the
Community ;
                                                                                                A rtide 1
Whereas , however, in accordance with the Agreement
creating an association between the European                            The Italian Republic is authorized to levy, on imports
Economic Community and Greece, and in particular                        of wines falling with'in subheading 22.05 C of the
with Protocol 14 thereof, the Member States are to                      Common Customs Tariff, coming from Greece and
apply different customs duties to wines imported from                   put into free circulation in another Member State, a
Greece ; whereas although these wines are imported                      countervailing charge of an amount not exceeding the
duty-free into the Benelux countries , and are not                      difference between the customs duties which they
subject to quantitative restrictions in the other                       apply to imports of the wine in question coming
                                                                        direct from Greece and the customs duties which were
Member States they are generally subject to customs
                                                                        levied on the same wine when it was released for free
duties or, as the case may be , to tariff quotas at
reduced or zero duties ; varying from one Member                        circulation in the Community .
State to another ;
Whereas these tariff divergences cause deflections of                                           Article 2
trade which if thev continue , are likely to hinder the
implementation : tariff measures applied by the
Member States in inspect of Greece ;                                    For wines in respect of which the relevant Member
                                                                        States have opened tariff quotas under Protocol 14 to
                                                                        the Agreement creating an association between the
Whereas it is not possible in present circumstances                     European Economic Community and Greece , and
for the Member States to introduce methods of cooper­                   until the relevant tariff quota is used up by imports
ation such as would obviate the need for protective                     direct from Greece or passing through another
measures ;                                                              Member State, the charge provided for in Article 1
                                                                        shall be calculated on the customs duty applicable in
(') OI No 1. 99 , 5 . 5 . 1970 , p. 1 .                                 the relevant Member State on that tariff quota .
 ---pagebreak--- No L 36/ 16                      Official Journal of the European Communities                          8 . 2 . 77
                      Article 3                                                  Article 5
The Italian Republic shall without delay inform the        This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic .
Commission of the measures taken under this Deci­
sion .
                                                            Done at Brussels, 25 January 1977.
                      Article 4
                                                                                    For the Commission
This Decision shall be applicable only until the
common tariff arrangement for imports of wine from                                 Wilhelm HAFERKAMP
Greece enters into force, and shall not apply after 28
April 1977 .                                                                           Vice-President