Excise duty beer imports into Finland: temporary quantitative restrictions (amend. Directives 69/169/EEC, 92/12/EEC)

PURPOSE: to amend Council Directives 69/169/EEC and 92/12/EEC as regards temporary quantitative restrictions on beer imports into Finland. COMMUNITY MEASURE: Council Directive 2000/47/EC amending Directives 69/169/EEC and 92/12/EEC as reagards temporary quantitative restrictions on beer imports into Finland. CONTENT: Finland has requested a derogation to apply a limitation for beer imports from countries other than Member States, or not less than 6 litres. It is appropriate to maintain this derogation two years longer than the restrictions on beer brought to Finland from other Member States, in order to allow the Finnish retail trade to adapt to the new situation. Thus, Directive 69/169/EEC shall be modified so that Finland shall be authorised, until 31 December 2005, to apply a quantitative limit of not less than 6 litres for the importation of beer from countries other than Member States. ENTRY INTO FORCE: 01/08/2000.�