CELEX: 31975D0070
Language: en
Date: 1974-12-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 30 December 1974 authorizing the French Republic to apply protective measures in trade within the Community in wines, falling within subheading 22.05 C of the Common Customs Tariff, coming from Greece

30 . 1 . 75                             Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 23/ 17
                                                  COMMISSION DECISION
                                                     of 30 December 1974
               authorizing the French Republic to apply protective measures in trade within
               the Community in wines , falling within subheading 22.05 C of the Common
                                            Customs Tariff, coming from Greece
                                                (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                           (75/70/ EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      Whereas the French Republic should therefore be
COMMUNITIES,                                                        authorized 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 1 1 5 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 French
 Republic on 20 December 1974, 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 31 December
 and put into free circulation in another Member                      1 975 ,
 State ;
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 816/ 70 (') of
 28 April 1970 laying down additional provisions for
                                                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
 the common organization of the market in wine, liber­
 alized imports of these products from third countries
 and provided for their free movement within the
 Community ;                                                                                  Articlc 1
 Whereas, however, in accordance with the Agreement
                                                                      The French Republic is authorized to levy on imports
 creating an association between the European
                                                                      of wines, falling within subheading 22.05 C of the
  Economic Community and Greece, and in particular
 with Protocol 14 thereof ; the Member States are to                  Common Customs Tariff, coming from Greece and
                                                                      put into free circulation in another Member State, a
  apply different customs duties to wines imported from
                                                                      countervailing charge of an amount not exceeding the
  Greece, whereas although these wines are imported
                                                                      difference between the customs duties which they
  duty-free into the Benelux countries, and are not
  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
                                                                      circulation in the Community .
  reduced or zero duties, varying from one Member
  State to another ;
  Whereas these tariff divergences cause deflections of                                        Articlc 2
  trade which , if they continue, are likely to hinder the
  implementation of tariff measures applied by the                     For wines in respect of which the relevant Member
  Member States in respect of Greece ;                                 States has 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
  (') OJ No L 99 , 5 . 5 . 1970, p. 1 .                                the relevant Member State on that tariff quota .
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                      Article 3                                                   Article 5
The French Republic shall without delay inform the         .This Decision is addressed to the French Republic .
Commission of the measures taken under this Deci­
sion .
                                                            Done at Brussels , 30 December 1974 .
                      Article 4
                                                                                    For the Commission
This Decision shall be applicable only until the
common tariff arrangement for imports of wine from                                      The President
Greece enters into force, and shall not apply after 31
December 1975 .                                                                    François-Xavier ORTOLI