§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what representations he has received from Commissioner Lardinois on the subject of lowering the tariff on wine, from France and Italy, and from Greece, if Greece accedes to the EEC.
§ Mr. StrangNone. The protective duty in the United Kingdom tariff against imports of wine from other member States is being progressively reduced in accordance with the Act of Accession and will be eliminated on 1st July 1977. Any transitional arrangements in regard to the possible accession of Greece to the EEC have still to be worked out. The Community has not yet agreed arrangements for the harmonisation of excise duties, but on 5th December 1975 the Commission issued under Article 155 of the Rome Treaty a recommendation to member States concerning the taxation of wine (OJ no L2, 7.1.76, page 13 (1976, vol. 19)).