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28 . 12 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 359 /33

REGULATION (EEC) No 3576/73 OF THE COUNCIL of 28 December 1973

on the extension and modification of the arrangements made by Regulation (EEC) No 1253 /73 on imports of the wine product exported under the label of 'Cyprus Sherry', originating in and coming from Cyprus, and the introduction of subsidies for similar wine products produced in the Community as originally constituted and exported to Ireland and the United Kingdom

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Whereas the legislation enacted should therefore be examined with the authorities of Cyprus with a view Having regard to the Treaty establishing the to making any necessary changes thereto ; whereas European Economic Community, and in particular the Cypriot authorities have declared their Article 43 thereof; willingness to collaborate with the Commission in order to seek the best ways of applying the Having regard to the proposal from the exchange of letters referred to above ; Commission ; Whereas in the meantime any interruption in the Having regard to the Opinion of the European arrangements applicable to imports of the relevant Parliament ; products into Ireland and the United Kingdom should be avoided, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1253 /73 (*) introduced arrangements for imports of the wine product exported under the label of ' Cyprus Sherry', originating in and coming from Cyprus, and made HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : provisions for subsidies for similar wine products produced in the Community as originally constituted and exported to Ireland and the United Kingdom ; Article 1

Whereas these arrangements are applicable until 31 For the period from 1 January to 31 December December 1973 ; but whereas under Article 6 of 1974, the countervailing charge provided for in the Regulation (EEC) No 1253 /73 , if, before 1 Sep­ first subparagraph of Article 9 (3 ) of Council tember 1973 , the Republic of Cyprus enacts Regulation ( EEC) No 816/70 (3) of 28 April 1970 legislation on wine production which is in laying down additional provisions for the common conformity with Community rules applicable to organization of the market in wine as last amended products similar to those specified in Article 1 , the by Regulation (EEC) No 2591 /73 (4) shall not be Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission levied on imports into Ireland and the United in accordance with the voting procedure laid down Kingdom of the wine product exported under the in Artidle 43 ( 2) of the Treaty, may take all label of ' Cyprus Sherry' originating in and coming necessary steps to ensure that the arrangements are from Cyprus up to a maximum amount of 200 000 extended in accordance with the terms of the hectolitres . exchange of letters annexed to the Protocol (2) laying down certain provisions relating to the Agreement establishing an association between the Article 2 European Economic Community and the Republic of Cyprus following the Accession of new Member 1 . The amount of 200 000 hectolitres fixed in States to the European Economic Community ; Article 1 shall be divided into two shares, the one of 2 000 hectolitres for Ireland and the other of Whereas on 31 August 1973 the Republic of Cyprus 198 000 hectolitres for the United Kingdom. adopted new rules governing wine production and on 16 October 1973 sent texts for perusal by the 2. The Member States named in paragraph 1 shall Commission ; ensure that importers of the relevant product established in their territory have free access to the Whereas, however, consideration of these texts is shares attributed to them . not yet far enough advanced for a decision finally to be taken on whether the legislation enacted by 3 . The extent to which the Member States named Cyprus is in conformity with Community rules ; in paragraph 1 have used up their shares shall be

(*) OJ No L 133 , 21 . 5 . 1973 , p. 115 . (3) OJ No L 99, 5 . 5 . 1970, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 133 , 21 . 5 . 1973 , p. 95 . (4) OJ No L 259, 26. 9. 1973 , p. 1 .

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determined on the basis of imports of the product in 2. The subsidies referred to in paragraph 1 shall be question entered for home use. calculated on the basis of the difference, on the markets of the Member States referred to in 4. The Member States named in paragraph 1 shall paragraph 1 , between the prices of these Community inform the Commission at regular intervals of wine products and the price of the wine product imports from Cyprus actually set off against their exported under the label of 'Cyprus Sherry'. shares .

Article5¶

Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation, Wine products imported into Ireland and the United in particular those concerning the amount of the Kingdom free of countervailing charge, pursuant to subsidy and the Community wine products eligible Article 1 , may not be exported to other Member States . for aid, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7 of Regulation No 24 (*) on the progressive establishment of a common Article 4 organization of the market in wine.

1 . Subsidies shall be granted in respect of exports effected from 1 February 1973 to 31 December 1974 Article 6 to Ireland and the United Kingdom of wine products produced in the Community as originally This Regulation shall enter into force on the third constituted which are similar to the wine product day following its publication in the Official Journal exported under the label of ' Cyprus Sherry'. of the European Communities .

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

Done at Brussels, 28 December 1973 .

For the Council The President

Ove GULDBERG

(!) OJ No 30, 20. 4. 1962, p . 989/62 .