CELEX: 51980PC0763
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Date: 1980-11-25
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) extending the period of application 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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                             Proposal for a     , - ,        o
                         COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )^       /"V
    extending the period of application 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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C0M(80 ) 763 final
 ---pagebreak---                                   EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
 1. It ia laid rlown in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) N° 541/70 of
       20 March 1970 on sgri culture in the Grand Duchy of Luxombourg that tho ^
       provisions of the eecond subparagraph of Article l(l) of tho. Protocol •
     • on tho Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are to remain applicable until 'full
       harmonization of epeoiflo duties on wine In the Community le achioved.
       The second eubparagraph of Article 1(1 ) of. the Protocol referred to
       above days down to Belgium , the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the
       Netherlands should apply the system provided for in the third paragraph
       of Article 6 of the Convention on the Eoonomio tJnion of Belgium and
       Luxembourg of 25 July 1921#     .
                             i
       The second paragraph of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) n® 541/ 70 lays
       down that if euche harmonization is not achieved, and in any event not
       later than 31 December 1973 f the Council shall , aoting by a qualified
       majority on a proposal from the Commission, decide to what extent these
   ' provisions must be retained amended or abolished,
        Artiole 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) N» 3535/73* of 1? December 1973
    - extends this period until 31.12.1974*
 ' , Article 1 of Council Regulation'" (EEC) N® 3192/74* °f 17 December 1974
        extends this period until 31 December 1975»
        Council Regulation (BSC) K« 3310/754 of S««nber 1975 oxtenda this
        period a 'long as >ha er.cU,? duties charged in the Benelux countries on
        products falling 'i'h a ex ". headings Nos 22.05 CI II of tha Cemiaon
        Customs Tariff do W             vUs level, in foroe on I Jaw.ftry '1979 »'
        in any event hot late*5 tb' .1      BeoombeJP 19(6«
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% l0J »• L 68, 25.3.1970 ^3              *               /        . '
  20J N* I» 361 » 29®12.1973 p* 1                              '    .
  ^0J N* L 341 » 20.12.1974 F? 6           .■          ■    '                   ■  .
  40J N® L 325 , 20.12. 1975 p.
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    It provider "that , should those excise duties be increased in
    whatever form it - may be in one or another Benelux country, the
    tax exemption accorded on the market of concerned countries to
    Luxembourg vines may not exceed the degree of exemption in foros
    on 1 January 1975*
    This provision , whis is in accordance with the Commission 's Recom­
    mendation to the Member States^ on taxation of wine, aims at assu­
    ring that the commercial adventage hold on 1.1.1975 ?         Luxembourg
    wines on the market of the Benelux countries is not increased.         An
    increaeo cf this kind could cause a diet orsi on of oompdtition whioh
    would not be compatible with the proper functioning of the common
    market in agriculture .
    Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) N° 3166/76^ of 21* 12*76 retains
    provisions of Council Heg. (EEp) N® 3310/75 until 31.l2.77*
                          *
    Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) N® 2875/77 of 19.12.77 retains
    provisions cf Council Keg. (EEC) N# 3310/75 until 31.12.78.
    Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) N° 3043/78* of 18.12.78 retains
    provisions of Council Regulation ( EEC ) N° 3310 /75 until 31.12.1979 .
                                               *
     Article 1 of- Council Regulation ( EEC ) N° 2933 / 79 of 20.12.1979 retains
  * provisions of Council r ulation ( EEC ) N° 3310/ 75 unti I' 31 . 12.1980 .
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1 0J Kô L 2 . 7,-01.1976
2 0J N® L 357 » £9.12,1976* pe 13
3 0J M0 h         2<>.12« 1977 1 P.' 3
4
   0J NO L 361 4, 23,12.1978 , p. 9
 5 0J N° L 334, 28.12.197?. p. 10 '
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 2. With regard to opeoific duties , the Commission proposed to the Council
     a directivs^on the harmonization of the exoise duties, on wine. The
    Council has not yet taken a decision on this matter , howover.
                                                                                  %
3. In 1979 , Tho Council adopted Regulation ( EEC ) N® 337 / 79 'laying down •
    additional provisions for the common organization of the market in          .
  . wine , including a system of intervention for table wines .     However
    the maintenance of the mors favourable system on the Benelux market
    for wine originating , in Luxembourg will continue over the next few
    years to be of benefit to tha agricultural income of the Grand Duchy'
    of Luxembourg in the sector concerned. ,
    This system has not created any appreciable barrier to the free move­
    ment of wines of other origins . in the Benelux countries .    On the
    contrary , the abnorption oapaoity of those markets is constantly on
    the increase .-                   ' *
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4* Belgium and the Netherlands having put into effect , in 1976 , a special
    excise duty on wine concerned , it is proposed that the exoeptionnal
    system providod in the eooond sub-paragraph of Artiole 1 ( l ) of the     »
    protocol should b©^ extended until 31 December 1981 J , while maintaining
    above mentionned pre-1 .-lei one of Counoil Regulation (EEC) $• 3310/75 . of
    16 December 1$75»                                         '     •
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   OJ N® C 43 , 27.04*1972
   OJ     L 54 8 5 . 3.1 97?
 ---pagebreak---   PHOPOSAL FQii A COÜNCIL RüXHJL/TION ( EEC )
 extending the period of                       nplication of Council Regulation No 3310 / 75 on
 agriculture in the Grand Uucby of Luxembourg
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THE COUNCI ?, <">P               EUROPE . 1® CO?«!ttUNITXES f •                                       .             ...
Having regard to the Vre -                             establishing the European Economio Community {
Having regnrd to the Protocol m:- the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg annexed thereto
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) H® 54I /7O of 20 March I970 on
agriculture - in                 Grand l»'ehy of Luxembourg^ ;
Having re /v.:/"d to Oouncil regulation ( EF,G ) N9 3310/75' of 16 December I975
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on agriculture lv Ian Irr-'-i" Bucfey-of Luxembourg , as last amended by Regul
tion (EEC) Is ( ?^3/ ?9' V                           >1 ia particular Articles 1 and 2,                 - ~-r-  =_.
Raving regard -:q iho pi>opcs«l from the Commission }                                                          ' ' •
Whereas j . nr. " cv * he - ocr'6: '.'v.bprvragraph of Article l(l ) of the Protocol on
the Gr^-id T'-uiv of ?. v.s ' - M'g, Belgium and the Netherlands . are to apply
the syoier.; pi: ovidad fc .                           ao third paragraph of Article 6 of the Conven­
tion on ; :,o ou.'v^mic Uhi ^                          f Belgium and Luxembourg of 25 July 1921 ;
 whereas the n * r i od o f ar :» I j ra I i <-               of this system was last extended by Regulation
 ( EfcC ) iji 2922 1 7?- until                                  as full harmonization- of specific deities - –
 on w ine in the . smrounit ^ is achieved, but not beyond 31 . December 1980 / '
.whereas , si ■ :v r , the ;.<uin <1 i as to decide to what extent * these provisions .
 should be ;                       ar - ndeti or I^eont Issued ;
  ( 1 ) 0J N 0 !. .          ?5 ,                       p.     3
  ( 2 ) OJ        L          VCnl        '■ '/ o ,, p,..in
  ( 3 ) OJ H° L                                         p „ 10
 ---pagebreak---  Whereas at the present time the harmonization of epeoifio duties on wine
  in the Community has not been achieved } whereas ^he application of the
 said system in favour of Luxembourg wines will continue to be of benefit
to the agricultural income of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in the sector
concerned,;
Whereas having regard to the other reasons set out in Regulations * CE£CV
 Nos 541 / 70 and 3310/ 75,     the period of application of the latter1 Regulation
should be extended .               '                                         .   >
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION I                                      /•     >
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                                      Article 1■    t
  In the first paragraph of Article 2 of Regulation ( EEC) nf 3310/75 ,-
  !'3-1 fiecember. 1980". is reolaced by "31 December 1981 ".                  •
                                      Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 Jtmuary 1981 .
                                                 •         •
This Regulation shall binding in , its entirety and direotly applicable
 in all Member States#                                       _ •           -- '
Done «* Brussels
               *  *     ,                                 For the Council
                                         •              . fiio President