27. 1. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 22/11 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 204/90 of 22 January 1990 on agriculture in the Grand Duchy of Lﬁxembourg THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, . Having regard to the Protocol on the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg annexed thereto, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3310/75 of 16 December 1975 on agriculture in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4001/89 (3, and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof, . Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas, under the second subparagraph of Article 1 (1) of the Protocol on the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Belgium, Luxembourg. and the Netherlands are to apply - the system provided for in the third paragraph of Article 6 of the Convention on the Economic Union of Belgium and Luxembourg of 25 July 1921 ; whereas the period of application of that system was last extended by Regula- tion (EEC) No 4001/89; whereas the Council has to decide to what extent those provisions should be main- tained, amended or discontinued ; Whereas the application of:the said system in favour of Luxembourg wines will continue to be of benefit to the agricultural income of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in-the sector concerned; Whereas, however, the system in question was introduced as a transitory arrangement and must in any case be discontinued with the prospect of the large single market advocated 'in the Single Act; whereas the provisions for abolishing that system gradually must therefore . be adopted as from now, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1+~ Regulation (EEC) No 3310/75 is hereby replaced by this Regulation. Article 2 The tax exemption in force on 1 January 1989 in respect of wines produced in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 1 (1) of the Protocol on the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, shall be reduced by 33 %; % from 1 January 1991 and by two successive annual amounts of 33 Y; %, taking effect on 1 January of each of .the successive years in such a way that the exemption will be dismantled on 1 January 1993. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1990. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and. directly-applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 January 1990. () OJ No L 328, 20. 12. 1975, p. 12. () OJ No L 382, 30. 12. 1989, p. 1. For the Council The President M. O'KENNEDY