31973R3535

29 . 12 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 361 / 1

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REGULATION ( EEC) No 3535 / 73 OF THE COUNCIL of 17 December 1973 on agriculture in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN system in favour of Luxembourg wines will continue COMMUNITIES , to be of benefit to the agricultural income of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in the sector con­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European cerned ; Economic Community ; Whereas , for the other reasons given in the abovemen­ Having regard to the Protocol on the Grand Duchy of tioned Regulation , the said system should now Luxembourg ; continue to be applicable for the period during which Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No it is expected that the Directive on the harmonization 541 /70 (') of 20 March 1970 on agriculture in the of excise duties on wine will be brought into opera­ Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and in particular tion , Article 2 ( 2) thereof ; Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas, under the second subparagraph of Article 1 Article 1 ( 1 ) of the Protocol on the Grand Duchy of Luxem­ bourg, Belgium , Luxembourg and the Netherlands are The provisions of the second subparagraph of Article to apply the system provided for in the third para­ 1 ( 1 ) of the Protocol on the Grand Duchy of Luxem­ graph of Article 6 of the Convention on the bourg shall remain applicable until full harmonization Economic Union of Belgium and Luxembourg of 25 of specific duties on wine in the Community is July 1921 ; whereas Regulation ( EEC) No 541 /70 achieved , but in any event not later than 31 December provides that such system is to remain applicable until 1 974 . full harmonization of specific duties on wine in the Community is achieved ; whereas, however, if such The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a pro­ harmonization is not achieved , the Council is to posal from the Commission , shall decide to what decide , not later than 31 December 1973 , to what extent these provisions must be retained, amended or abolished as from that date . extent these provisions must be retained , amended or abolished ; Article 2 Whereas at the present time the harmonization of specific duties on wine in the Community has not This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1974 . been achieved ; whereas the application of the said

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 17 December 1973 . For the Council The President I. NØRGAARD

(') OJ No L 68 , 25 . 3 . 1970 , p . 3 .