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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3418/88
OF 28 OCTOBER 1988
FIXING THE FREE-AT-FRONTIER REFERENCE PRICES APPLICABLE TO IMPORTS OF CERTAIN WINE PRODUCTS WITH EFFECT FROM 1 SEPTEMBER 1988
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY,
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 822/87 OF 16 MARCH 1987 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN WINE ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2964/88 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 54 ( 8 ) THEREOF,
WHEREAS ARTICLE 54 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 822/87 LAYS DOWN SPECIAL RULES FOR IMPORTS OF CERTAIN WINE PRODUCTS; WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1393/76 ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2135/84 ( 4 ), LAID DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR IMPLEMENTING THOSE PROVISIONS;
WHEREAS THE LIST OF FREE-AT-FRONTIER REFERENCE PRICES MUST BE STRUCTURED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF TRADING REQUIREMENTS AND THE NEED TO SIMPLIFY ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES;
WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2658/87 OF 23 JULY 1987 ON THE TARIFF AND STATISTICAL NOMENCLATURE AND ON THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ( 5 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1858/88 ( 6 ), INTRODUCED A NEW COMBINED NOMENCLATURE WHICH MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF BOTH THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND THE COMMUNITY'S EXTERNAL TRADE STATISTICS AND WHICH REPLACES THE EXISTING NOMENCLATURE; WHEREAS, CONSEQUENTLY, THE STRUCTURE OF THE LIST OF FREE-AT-FRONTIER REFERENCE PRICES SHOULD BE BASED ON THE COMBINED NOMENCLATURE CODES, ACCOUNT BEING TAKEN OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE INTEGRATED CUSTOMS TARIFF OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ( TARIC ); WHEREAS, TO THIS END, THE LIST SHOULD CONTAIN THE SUBDIVISIONS NECESSARY FOR APPLYING THE MONETARY COMPENSATORY AMOUNTS;
WHEREAS UNDER THE TERMS OF
_ ARTICLE 20 ( 4 ) OF THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND ALGERIA ( 7 ), AS AMENDED BY THE ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL OF 25 JUNE 1987 ( 8 ),
_ ARTICLE 21 ( 1 ) OF THE PROTOCOL OF 19 OCTOBER 1987 LAYING DOWN THE CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SECOND STAGE OF THE ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND CYPRUS ( 9 ),
_ ARTICLE 20 ( 4 ) OF THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND TUNISIA ( 10 ), AS AMENDED BY THE ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL OF 26 MAY 1987 ( 11 ), AND
_ ARTICLE 22 ( 6 ) OF THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND YUGOSLAVIA ( 12 ), AS AMENDED BY THE ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL OF 10 DECEMBER 1987 ESTABLISHING NEW TRADE ARRANGEMENTS ( 13 ),
LOWER REFERENCE PRICES ARE TO BE FIXED, SUBJECT TO ANNUAL QUOTAS AND AT A SPECIFIED RATE, FOR CERTAIN WINES ORIGINATING IN THE SAID COUNTRIES AND PRESENTED IN CONTAINERS HOLDING TWO LITRES OR LESS;
WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2714/86 ( 14 ) FIXED THE FREE-AT-FRONTIER REFERENCE PRICES APPLICABLE WITH EFFECT FROM 1 SEPTEMBER 1986; WHEREAS THAT REGULATION MUST BE REPEALED,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
THE FREE-AT-FRONTIER REFERENCE PRICES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 54 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 822/87 SHALL BE THOSE OBTAINED BY DEDUCTING THE AMOUNT OF THE CUSTOMS DUTY APPLICABLE TO THE COUNTRY CONCERNED FROM THE REFERENCE PRICE SHOWN FOR THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION IN THE ANNEX HERETO .
ARTICLE 2
REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2714/86 IS HEREBY REPEALED .
ARTICLE 3
THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
IT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM 1 SEPTEMBER 1988 .
THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .
DONE AT BRUSSELS, 28 OCTOBER 1988 .