31976R1167

No L 135/42 Official Journal of the European Communities 24 . 5 . 76

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) No 1167/76

of 17 May 1976

amending Annex IV to Regulation ( EEC ) No 816/70 laying down additional provisions for the common organization of the market in wine and the Common Customs Tariff as regards the exchange rates applicable to customs duties on certain wines

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the use of a rate of exchange different COMMUNITIES , from these rates for converting one currency into another could lead to distortion in trade ;

Whereas this situation presents a special problem Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ pean Economic Community, and in particular in the case of the system of reference prices appli­ Article 43 thereof , cable to wine ;

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas , for this product , Council Regulation ( EEC) No 2506/75 of 29 September 1975 laying down special rules for the importation of products Having regard to the opinion of the European in the wine-growing sector originating in certain Parliament I1), third countries (6), as amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 1166/76 (7), provides that the free-at-frontier reference price shall equal the reference price less Whereas General Rule C 3 in Section 1 of Part I customs duties ; whereas the same rule should be of the Annex to Council Regulation ( EEC) No 950/ applied to these amounts, which are fixed in units 68 of 28 June 1968 on the Common Customs of account, when they are converted into national currencies , so that the effective level of the offer Tariff (2), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 1165/76 (3), provides that the unit of account price after customs clearance can be estimated on by reference to which certain specific customs a standard basis , both to ensure that the reference price is applied uniformly without any artificial duties are expressed or the scope of certain headings or subheadings is defined has a value of 0*88867088 alteration of trade patterns and to allow the third gramme of fine gold ; countries concerned to benefit fully from the ad­ vantages resulting from the tariff concessions , where appropriate ; whereas a rate of exchange fixed in accordance with Regulation No 129 should Whereas Council Regulation No 129 on the value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to be be applied in this case ; applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (4), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2543/73 (5), allows measures to be taken which Whereas Annex IV to Council Regulation ( EEC) derogate from the principle of a par value for the No 816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional conversion of one currency into another ; whereas provisions for the common organization of the representative rates have been adopted in the agri­ market in wine (8), as last amended by Regulation cultural sector under these provisions ; ( EEC) No 1160/76 (9), amends the Common Cus­ toms Tariff ,

(*) Opinion delivered on 10 May 1976 (not yet published in the Official Journal ). (2) OJ No L 172 , 22 . 7. 1968 , p . 1 . («) OJ No L 256, 2. 10 . 1975 , p . 2 . (3) See page 39 of this Official Journal. (7 ) See page 41 of this Official Journal. (4) OJ No 106 , 30 . 10. 1962 , p . 2553 /62 . (8 ) OJ No L 99 , 5 . 5 . 1970 , p . 1 . (5) OJ No L 263 , 19 . 9. 1973 , p . 1 . (9 ) See page 1 of this Official Journal .

24 . 5 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 135/43

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : of the table of products falling within subheading 22.05 C.

Article 2 Article 1 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal In Annex IV ' Amendment to the Common Customs of the European Communities . Tariff ' to Regulation ( EEC) No 816/70 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation in respect It shall apply from 1 July 1976.

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

Done at Brussels , 17 May 1976 .

For the Council

The President

J. HAMILIUS

No L 135/44 Official Journal of the European Communities 24 . 5 . 76

ANNEX

Rate of duty CCT heading Description Autonomous No % Conventional or levy % ( L) 1 3 4 2 I

22.05 C. Other :

I. Of an actual alcoholic strength not exceeding 13° , in containers hold­ ing :

12 u.a . — a) Two litres or less per hi ( a) ( c) b) More than two litres 9 u.a . 9 u.a . per hi ( a ) (c) per hi (c )

II . Of an actual alcoholic strength exceeding 13° but not exceeding 15° , in containers holding :

14 u.a . — a ) Two litres or less per hi ( a ) (c) b) More than two litres 11 u.a . 11 u.a . per hi ( a ) ( c) per hi (c)

III . Of an actual alcoholic strength exceeding 15° but not exceeding 18° , in containers holding :

a ) Two litres or less :

1 . Port , Madeira , sherry , Tokay ( Aszu and Szamorodni ) and Setúbal muscatel (b) 15 u.a . 13*5 u.a . per hi per hi 2 . Other 17 u.a . per hi ( a ) (c) b) More than two litres :

1 . Port , Madeira , sherry and Setúbal muscatel ( b) 12 u.a . 11 u.a . per hi per hi 2 . Tokay ( Aszu and Szamorodni ) ( b ) 12 u.a . per hi 3 . Other 14 u.a . per hi ( a ) (c)

IV. Of an actual alcoholic strength exceeding 18° but not exceeding 22° , in containers holding :

a ) Two litres or less :

1 . Port , Madeira , sherry , Tokay ( Aszu and Szamorodni) and Setúbal muscatel (b) 16 u.a . 14-5 u.a . per hi per hi 2 . Other 19 u.a . 19 u.a . per hi ( a) (c) per hi (c)

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Rate of duty CCT heading Description Autonomous No % Conventional or levy % ( L) 1 2 3 4

22.05 C. IV . b ) More than two litres : (continued) 1 . Port , Madeira , sherry and Setúbal muscatel ( b) 13 u.a . 12 u.a . per hi per hi 13 u.a . — 2 . Tokay ( Aszu and Szamorodni) ( b) per hi 3 . Other 19 u.a . 19 u.a . per hi ( a) (c ) per hi (c )

V. Of an actual alcoholic strength exceeding 22°, in containers holding :

a) Two litres or less 1-60 u.a . per hi and per degree + 10 u.a . per hi (a) (c) b) More than two litres 1*60 u.a . per hi and per degree ( a) (c)

( a ) In certain conditions a countervailing tax is provided for in respect of certain products in addition to the customs duty. ( b ) Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions to be determined by the competent authorities . ( c ) The exchange rate to be applied in converting into national currencies the unit of account in which the customs duty is expressed shall , notwithstanding General Rule C 3 contained in Part I , Section 1 , be the representative rate applicable to wine , if such a rate is fixed pursuant to Council Regulation No 129 on the value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy ( OJ No 106 , 30. 10 . 1962 , p. 2553/62).