CELEX: 31973R3534
Language: en
Date: 1973-12-27 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3534/73 of the Commission of 27 December 1973 introducing subsidies for vinicultural products similar to the vinicultural product exported as 'Cyprus sherry' produced in the Community as originally constituted and shipped to Ireland and the United Kingdom

29 . 12. 73                              Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 360/63
                             REGULATION (EEC) No 3534/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                      of 27 December 1973
              introducing subsidies for vinicultural products similar to the vinicultural
               product exported as 'Cyprus sherry' produced in the Community as originally
                            constituted and shipped to Ireland and the United Kingdom
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                            Article 1
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community ;
                                                                   The vinicultural products elegible for the subsidy
                                                                    provided for by Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No
 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                      1253/73 shall be liqueur wines produced in the
 1253/73 (') of 14 May 1973 on the importation of the               Community as originally constituted, with the excep­
 vinicultural product exported as 'Cyprus sherry' origi­            tion of quality liqueur wines produced in specified
 nating in and coming from Cyprus and the introduc­                 regions .
 tion of subsidies for similar vinicultural products
 produced in the Community as originally constituted
 and shipped to Ireland and the United Kingdom , and                                        Article 2
 in particular Article 5 thereof ;
                                                                   The subsidy provided for by Article 4 of Regulation
 Whereas Article 4(1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1253/73              ( EEC) No 1253/72 is hereby fixed at 24 units of
 provides for subsidies on Community vinicultural                  account per hectolitre .
 products similar to the vinicultural product exported
 as ' Cyprus sherry' shipped to Ireland and the United
 Kingdom ; whereas the characteristics of this product                                      Article 3
 can be regarded as comparable with those of liqueur
wines, other than quality wines psr, produced in the                1 . The subsidy shall be granted to consignors in
 Community ;                                                        the Member States of the Community as originally
                                                                    constituted , in the manner specified in Article 4.
Whereas the criteria laid down in Article 4 (2) of Regu­
 lation (EEC) No 1253/73, whereby the subsidy on                    2 . The subsidy shall be granted for products in
 Community products is calculated on the basis of the               respect of which customs shipment formalities were
 difference between the price of these Community                    completed between 1 February 1973 and 31
                                                                    December 1973 .
 products and the price of vinicultural products
exported as ' Cyprus sherry' on the British and Irish
                                                                   3 . The day on which customs shipment formalities
 markets, leads to the subsidy being fixed at 24 units of
                                                                   are completed shall be the day on which the declarant
account per hectolitre ;                                            notified the customs authorities of his intention to
                                                                   ship a product of the kind specified in Article 1 to
Whereas, since the subsidy is limited to shipments to               Ireland or the United Kingdom .
 Ireland and the United Kingdom , a ban must be
 placed on the re-shipment to other Member States or
the exportation to third countries of vinicultural                                         Article 4
products which have benefited from the subsidy
unless an amount equal to the subsidy paid is re­                  To obtain payment of the subsidy, the consignor must
funded ;                                                           present to the competent authorities of the Member
                                                                   States in which the consignment originates, within six
Whereas a condition for payment of the subsidy is                  months of this Regulation coming into force, an appli­
that the consignor provides proof that the product has             cation for subsidy accompanied by :
been released for home consumption ; whereas this
proof could be provided by the stamp of the customs                — a copy of the accompanying document provided
authorities of the two countries concerned ;                            by Regulation ( EEC) No 1769 /72 or, if this is not
                                                                        available, a copy of the appropriate documents
                                                                        specified by the Member States concerned, and
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­                  — proof from the British or Irish customs authorities
ment Committee for Wine ,                                               that the vinicultural products in question have
                                                                        been released for home consumption in the
(') OJ. No L 133 , 21 . 5 . 1973 , p. 1 15 .                            consignee Member State .
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                        Article 5                           These two Member States shall adopt the measures
                                                             necessary for the application of the provisions of this
Vinicultural products which have benefited from the         Article and shall notify them to the Commission .
subsidy provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC)
No 1253/73 shall not be re-shipped to other Member
States or exported to third countries unless an amount                              Article 6
equal to the subsidy paid is refunded .
Ireland and the United Kingdom shall transfer to the        This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
EAGGF sums refunded in accordance with the first             following its publication in the Official Journal of
paragraph .                                                  the European Communities.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 27 December 1973 .
                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                        P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                  Member of the Commission