31974R3192

No L 341 /6 Official Journal of the European Communities 20 . 12 . 74

REGULATION ( EEC) No 3192/74 OF THE COUNCIL of 17 December 1974 on agriculture in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN been achieved ; whereas the application of the said COMMUNITIES , system in favour of Luxembourg wines will continue to be of benefit to the agricultural income of the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in the sector Economic Community ; concerned ; Having regard to the Protocol on the Grand Duchy of Whereas, for the other reasons given in Regulation Luxembourg ; (EEC) No 541 /70, the said system should now Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No continue to be applicable for the period during which 541 /70 (') of 20 March 1970 on agriculture in the it is expected that the Directive on the harmonization Grand Duchy of Luxembourg ; of excise duties on wine will be brought into opera­ tion , Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3535/73 (2) of 17 December 1973 on agriculture in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and in particular HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 (2) thereof ; Article 1 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; Whereas, under the second subparagraph of Article The provisions of the second subparagraph of Article 1 ( 1 ) of the Protocol on the Grand Duchy of Luxem­ 1 ( 1 ) of the Protocol on the Grand Duchy of Luxem­ bourg, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands are bourg shall remain applicable until full harmonization to apply the system provided for in the third para­ of specific duties on wine in the Community is graph of Article 6 of the convention on the Economic achieved, but in any event not later than 31 December 1975 . Union of Belgium and Luxembourg of 25 July 1921 ; whereas Regulations (EEC) No 541 /70 and (EEC) No The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a prop­ 3535/73 provide that such system is to remain appli­ osal from the Commission , shall decide to what extent cable until full harmonization of specific duties on these provisions must be retained , amended or abol­ wine in the Community is achieved and no later than ished as from that date . 31 December 1974 ; whereas, however, the Council is to decide to what extent these provisions must be retained , amended or abolished ; A rticle 2

Whereas at the present time the harmonization of This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1975 . specific duties on wine in the Community has not

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

Done at Brussels , 17 December 1974 . For the Council

The President M. DURAFOUR

(') O ) No L 68 , 25 . 3 . 1970 , p. 3 . (-) O) No L 361 , 29 . 12. 1973, p. 1