CELEX: 31981R0167
Language: en
Date: 1981-01-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 167/81 of 21 January 1981 fixing countervailing charges in the wine sector

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31981R0167

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 167/81 of 21 January 1981 fixing countervailing charges in the wine sector  

Official Journal L 019 , 22/01/1981 P. 0017 - 0019

****( 1 ) OJ NO L 54 , 5 . 3 . 1979 , P . 1 .  ( 2 ) OJ NO L 291 , 19 . 11 . 1979 , P . 17 .  ( 3 ) OJ NO L 324 , 29 . 11 . 1980 , P . 64 .  ( 4 ) OJ NO L 118 , 1 . 6 . 1970 , P . 13 .  ( 5 ) OJ NO L 149 , 17 . 6 . 1977 , P . 10 .  ( 6 ) OJ NO L 117 , 29 . 4 . 1978 , P . 58 .    COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 167/81   OF 21 JANUARY 1981   FIXING COUNTERVAILING CHARGES IN THE WINE SECTOR   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN   COMMUNITIES ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,   HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 OF 5 FEBRUARY 1979 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN WINE ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY THE ACT OF ACCESSION OF GREECE  ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 18 ( 3 ) THEREOF ,   WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 18 ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 , A COUNTERVAILING CHARGE MUST BE LEVIED ON IMPORTED PRODUCTS WHEN THE FREE-AT-FRONTIER OFFER PRICE FOR THOSE PRODUCTS PLUS CUSTOMS DUTIES IS LOWER THAN THEIR REFERENCE PRICE ; WHEREAS THE COUNTERVAILING CHARGE IS EQUAL TO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE REFERENCE PRICE AND THE FREE-AT-FRONTIER OFFER PRICE PLUS CUSTOMS DUTIES ;   WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3105/80 ( 3 ), FIXED THE REFERENCE PRICES FOR THE PERIOD 16 DECEMBER 1980 TO 15 DECEMBER 1981 ;   WHEREAS , IN RESPECT OF EACH PRODUCT FOR WHICH A REFERENCE PRICE IS FIXED , A FREE-AT-FRONTIER OFFER PRICE FOR ALL IMPORTS IS DETERMINED ON THE BASIS OF ALL THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION ; WHEREAS THE NATURE OF THAT INFORMATION IS SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ), ( 2 ) AND ( 3 ) OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1019/70 OF 29 MAY 1970 ON DETAILED RULES FOR ESTABLISHING FREE-AT-FRONTIER OFFER PRICES AND FIXING THE COUNTERVAILING CHARGE IN THE WINE SECTOR ( 4 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1297/77 ( 5 );   WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLES 1 AND 3 OF REGULATION  ( EEC ) NO 1019/70 , FREE-AT-FRONTIER OFFER PRICES MUST BE ESTABLISHED ON THE BASIS OF THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS PURCHASING POSSIBILITIES FOR THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ; WHEREAS IN ESTABLISHING THESE PRICES NO ACCOUNT IS TO BE TAKEN OF INFORMATION CONCERNING SUPPLIES WHICH HAVE NO ECONOMIC EFFECT ON THE MARKET , IN PARTICULAR OWING TO THE SMALL QUANTITIES INVOLVED ;   WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1019/70 , THE PRICES MUST BE ADJUSTED IF THEY DO NOT APPLY FREE-AT-COMMUNITY-FRONTIER OR TO A PRODUCT CORRESPONDING TO THE ONE WHOSE GUIDE PRICE WAS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT FOR FIXING THE REFERENCE PRICE ;   WHEREAS THE COUNTERVAILING CHARGE FOR A PRODUCT MUST BE FIXED PER DEGREE/HL OR PER HL ACCORDING TO WHETHER THE REFERENCE PRICE FOR THAT PRODUCT IS FIXED PER DEGREE/HL OR PER HL ;   WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 4 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION  ( EEC ) NO 1019/70 , THE COUNTERVAILING CHARGE IS ALTERED WHEN AN APPRECIABLE VARIATION IN THE FREE-AT-FRONTIER OFFER PRICE IS RECORDED ;   WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 896/78 OF 28 APRIL 1978 FIXING COUNTERVAILING CHARGES IN THE WINE SECTOR ( 6 ), SHOULD BE REPEALED ;   WHEREAS IT FOLLOWS FROM APPLYING THESE RULES TO THE INFORMATION AT PRESENT AVAILABLE TO THE COMMISSION THAT THE COUNTERVAILING CHARGE SHOULD BE FIXED AS STATED BELOW ;   WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR WINE ,   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :   ARTICLE 1   1 .  THE COUNTERVAILING CHARGES APPLICABLE IN THE WINE SECTOR SHALL BE AS SHOWN IN THE ANNEX HERETO .   2 .  REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 896/78 IS HEREBY REPEALED .   ARTICLE 2   THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .   IT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY 1981 .   THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .   DONE AT BRUSSELS , 21 JANUARY 1981 .   FOR THE COMMISSION   THE PRESIDENT   GASTON THORN ****    ANNEX    //   // CCT HEADING NO  //  DESCRIPTION  //  RATE OF COUNTERVAILING CHARGE  //  // EX 20.07 A I   AND B I //  GRAPE JUICES ( INCLUDING GRAPE MUST ), WHETHER CONCENTRATED OR NOT , WITH AN ADDED SUGAR CONTENT OF 30 % OR LESS BY WEIGHT : //  //   -  WHITE   //  0.23 ECU PER % VOL OF POTENTIAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH/HL //  //   -  OTHER   //  0.25 ECU PER % VOL OF POTENTIAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH/HL // EX 22.05 C //  RED AND ROSE WINE   //  0.27 ECU PER % VOL OF ACTUAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH/HL // EX 22.05 C //  WHITE WINE : //  //   -  PRESENTED UNDER THE VARIETAL NAME RIESLING OR SYLVANER  //  0 ECU/HL ( 1 ) //  //   -  OTHER   //  0.24 ECU PER % VOL OF ACTUAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH/HL // EX 22.05 C //  GRAPE MUST WITH FERMENTATION ARRESTED BY THE ADDITION OF ALCOHOL , WITHIN THE MEANING OF ADDITIONAL NOTE 4  ( A ) TO CHAPTER 22 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF    //  0 ECU PER % VOL TOTAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH/HL // EX 22.05 C //  WINE FORTIFIED FOR DISTILLATION , WITHIN THE MEANING OF ADDITIONAL NOTE 4 ( B ) TO CHAPTER 22 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF   //  0 ECU PER % VOL OF ACTUAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH/HL // EX 22.05 C //  LIQUEUR WINE , WITHIN THE MEANING OF ADDITIONAL NOTE 4 ( C ) TO CHAPTER 22 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF : //  //   -  INTENDED FOR PROCESSING , UNDER CUSTOMS CONTROL OR ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL WITH EQUIVALENT GUARANTEE , INTO PRODUCTS OTHER THAN THOSE FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO 22.05 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF   //   0 ECU/HL //  //   -  OTHER   //  10 ECU/HL //  ( 1 ) TO QUALIFY FOR EXEMPTION FROM THE COUNTERVAILING CHARGE , THE VI 1 DOCUMENT MUST INCLUDE EXPRESS MENTION OF THE WORD ' RIESLING '  OR ' SYLVANER ' .