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( 1 ) OJ NO 106 , 30 . 10 . 1962 , P . 2553/62 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 54 , 5 . 3 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 157 , 18 . 6 . 1976 , P . 20 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 334 , 1 . 12 . 1978 , P . 58 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 84 , 4 . 4 . 1979 , P . 1 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1243/79

OF 25 JUNE 1979

AMENDING FOR THE FIFTH TIME REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1393/76 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE IMPORTATION OF PRODUCTS IN THE WINE-GROWING SECTOR ORIGINATING IN CERTAIN THIRD COUNTRIES

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION NO 129 ON THE VALUE OF THE UNIT OF ACCOUNT AND THE EXCHANGE RATES TO BE APPLIED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2543/73 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 3 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 OF 5 FEBRUARY 1979 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN WINE ( 3 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 18 ( 7 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE MONETARY COMMITTEE ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 1A OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1393/76 ( 4 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2819/78 ( 5 ), FIXED SPECIAL RATES APPLICABLE TO LIQUEUR WINES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LIQUEUR WINES ORIGINATING IN CYPRUS AND CALLED ' CYPRUS SHERRY ' IN THE PRODUCER COUNTRY ;

WHEREAS THE SAID ARTICLE 1A PROVIDES , IN PARAGRAPH 3 , THAT THE SPECIAL RATE FOR THE FLOATING CURRENCIES SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE CONVERSION RATE FOR THE CURRENCY CONCERNED AGAINST THE EUROPEAN MONETARY UNIT OF ACCOUNT ; WHEREAS , FOLLOWING THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE EUROPEAN MONETARY SYSTEM , THE EUROPEAN MONETARY UNIT OF ACCOUNT NO LONGER EXISTS ; WHEREAS IT WAS MADE UP OF THE TOTALITY OF THE MEMBER STATES ' CURRENCIES KEPT AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT WITHIN A MAXIMUM SPREAD OF 2.25 % ; WHEREAS THIS GROUP OF CURRENCIES , INCREASED TO INCLUDE THE FRENCH FRANC AND THE IRISH POUND , STILL EXISTS ; WHEREAS THE MECHANISM HITHERTO APPLIED CAN ACCORDINGLY STILL BE MAINTAINED ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , IT IS NECESSARY TO ALTER THE WORDING OF THE SAID PROVISION ;

WHEREAS THE SAID ARTICLE 1A REQUIRES THE SPECIAL RATES GIVEN IN ANNEX III TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1393/76 TO BE ADAPTED WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JULY 1979 ;

WHEREAS THE SPECIAL RATES ARE HENCEFORTH TO BE FIXED IN ECU ; WHEREAS , ACCORDINGLY , AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 1 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 652/79 ( 6 ), THE FREE-AT-FRONTIER REFERENCE PRICES WHICH ARE STILL FIXED IN UNITS OF ACCOUNT SHOULD , BEFORE APPLICATION OF THE NEW SPECIAL RATES , BE CONVERTED INTO ECU BY APPLYING A COEFFICIENT OF 1.208953 ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR WINE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1393/76 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . IN PARAGRAPH 3 ( B ) AND ( C ) OF ARTICLE 1A , THE EXPRESSION ' THE EUROPEAN MONETARY UNIT OF ACCOUNT ' SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE EXPRESSION ' THE TOTALITY OF THE CURRENCIES REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2 ' .

2 . ANNEX III SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING ANNEX :

' ANNEX III

THE SPECIAL RATE SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 1A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1393/76 IS :

( A ) FOR THE BELGIAN FRANC AND THE LUXEMBOURG FRANC :

BFR/LFR 1 À 0.0253433 ECU ;

( B ) FOR THE DANISH KRONE :

DKR 1 À 0.141125 ECU ;

( C ) FOR THE GERMAN MARK :

DM 1 À 0.398305 ECU ;

( D ) FOR THE FRENCH FRANC :

FF 1 À 0.172464 ECU ;

( E ) FOR THE POUND STERLING :

POUND ST . 1 À 1.56859 ECU ;

( F ) FOR THE IRISH POUND :

POUND ST . ( IRL ) 1 À 1.50912 ECU ;

( G ) FOR THE ITALIAN LIRA :

LIT 100 À 0.0894287 ECU ;

( H ) FOR THE DUTCH GUILDER :

FL 1 À 0.367543 ECU . '

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JULY 1979 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 25 JUNE 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT