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30 . 10 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 300/ 1
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2635 /76 of 29 October 1976 amending the Community tariff quotas opened for 1976 by Regulations (EEC) No 2956/75 , ( EEC) No 2957/75 and ( EEC) No 2958/75 for the importation of certain wines originating in Portugal
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN tioned Protocol 8 ; whereas these Regulations should, COMMUNITIES, accordingly, be amended, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : and 113 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia Article 1 ment ('), Whereas the European Economic Community signed Regulation (EEC) No 2956/75 shall be amended as follows : on 20 September 1976 an Additional Protocol to the 1972 Agreement between the European Economic 1 . In Article 1 ( 1 ), the quota volume of 20 000 hectoli Community and the Portuguese Republic and an tres of port wines falling within tariff subheadings Interim Agreement with that country (2) to bring ex 22.05 C III a) 1 and ex 22.05 C IV a) 1 shall be forward the date of implementation of certain provi increased to 22 500 hectolitres. sions of the Protocol concerning trade ; whereas the Interim Agreement is to enter into force on 1 2. Article 2 (2) and (3) shall be replaced by the November 1976 ; following : Whereas for 1976 Article 9 (2) of the Interim Agree ment provides for an improvement of the conditions '2. A first instalment shall be shared among the laid down in Article 4 of Protocol 8 annexed to the Member States ; the shares which, subject to Article 1972 Agreement concerning the importation of 5, shall be valid until 31 December 1976, shall certain wines originating in Portugal ; whereas for port consist of the following amounts : wines imported in receptacles containing two litres or less the quota amount is increased from 20 000 hecto (in hutolitns) litres to 35 000 hectolitres ; whereas for Madeira wines Port wines under subheadings the quota amount and the reduction of customs duties Member States are increased from 1 5 000 hectolitres to 1 6 000 hectoli ex 22.05 C III a) 1 ex 22.05 C III b) I and and tres and from 30 % to 50 % respectively ; whereas for ex 22.0.S C IV a ) 1 ex 22.05 C IV b) I Setubal muscatel wines the reduction of customs duties is increased from 30 % to 50 % ; whereas the Benelux 2 673 37 200 Denmark 547 1 6 800 pro rata temporis clause is applicable ; Germany 3017 23 200 Whereas by Regulations (EEC) No 2956/75 (3), (EEC) France 6014 108 900 No 2957/75 (4) and (EEC) No 2958/75 (5) the Council Ireland 62 4 250 opened, for 1976, Community tariff quotas for the Italy 5 467 100 United Kingdom 2 470 64 550 importation of the abovementioned wines on the conditions laid down in Article 4 of the abovemen Total 20 250 255 000 (') Opinion delivered on 27 October 1976 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (2) OJ No L 266, 29 . 9. 1976, p. 1 . 3 . The second instalment of each quota, 2 250 (3) OJ No L 294, 13 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . c OJ No L 294, 13. 11 . 1975, p. 5. and 30 000 hectolitres respectively, shall constitute (5) OJ No L 294, 13. 11 . 1975, p. 8 . the reserve.'
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Article 2 3. In Article 2 (3) the quota volume of the Commu nity reserve shall be increased from 1 500 hectoli Regulation (EEC) No 2957/75 shall be amended as tres to 1 667 hectolitres. follows : 1 . In Article 1 ( 1 ), the quota volume of 15 000 hectoli Article 3 tres of Madeira wines falling within subheadings ex Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2958/75 shall be 22.05 C III a) 1 , ex 22.05 C III b) 1 , ex 22.05 C IV replaced by the following : a) 1 and ex 22.05 C IV b) 1 shall be increased to ' 2. The Common Customs Tariff duties on 15 167 hectolitres . wines imported within these tariff quotas shall be 2. Article 1 (2) shall be replaced by the following : suspended at the rates listed below :
' 2. The Common Customs Tariff duties on Riitl·· of duty wines imported within these tariff quotas shall be CCT heading No (».¡ι ./Id) suspended at the rates listed below : ex 22.05 C III a) I 6-7 Rate of duty ex 22.05 C III b) ! 5-5 CCT heading No (uj./hl) ex 22.05 C IV a) I 7-2 ex 22.05 C IV b) I 6-0' ex 22.0 S C III a) 1 6-7 ex 22.05 C III b) 1 5-5 Article 4 ex 22.05 C IV a) I 7-2 ex 22.05 C IV b) 1 60 ' This Regulation shall enter into force on I November 1976 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels, 29 October 1976.
I:or the Council
The President
M. van der STOKL