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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 305 , 14 . 11 . 1980 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO 106 , 30 . 10 . 1962 , P . 1553/62 .

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

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

( 6 ) OJ NO L 158 , 25 . 6 . 1980 , P . 12 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3104/80

OF 28 NOVEMBER 1980

AMENDING FOR THE NINTH 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 ( EEC ) NO 337/79 OF 5 FEBRUARY 1979 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN WINE ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2930/80 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 18 ( 7 ) THEREOF ,

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 ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2543/73 ( 4 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 3 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE MONETARY COMMITTEE ,

WHEREAS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 1A OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1393/76 ( 5 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1581/80 ( 6 ), SPECIAL RATES ARE USED TO CONVERT INTO NATIONAL CURRENCY THE FREE-AT-FRONTIER REFERENCE PRICES FOR IMPORTED LIQUEUR WINES ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , THE SAID ARTICLE LAYS DOWN THAT THE FREE-AT-FRONTIER REFERENCE PRICES FOR LIQUEUR WINES ORIGINATING IN CYPRUS AND CALLED IN THE PRODUCER COUNTRY ' CYPRUS SHERRY ' ARE TO BE CONVERTED INTO NATIONAL CURRENCY BY MEANS OF THE REPRESENTATIVE RATE ;

WHEREAS , FIRSTLY , A SPECIAL SYSTEM HAS BEEN LAID DOWN FOR THE LIQUEUR WINES CALLED ' CYPRUS SHERRY ' , SINCE THESE WINES CAN ONLY BE MARKETED IN TWO MEMBER STATES ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR SPECIAL ECONOMIC SITUATIONS ; WHEREAS , SECONDLY , THE MOVEMENT OF CERTAIN CURRENCIES COULD AGGRAVATE THE DIFFICULTIES IN MARKETING ; WHEREAS THE SPECIAL RATES FOR CONVERTING THE FREE-AT-FRONTIER REFERENCE PRICE INTO NATIONAL CURRENCY SHOULD ACCORDINGLY BE APPLIED IN RESPECT OF THE SAID LIQUEUR WINES ;

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO SIMPLIFY ADMINISTRATION , THE SPECIAL RATES SHOULD BE FIXED BY A SEPARATE REGULATION RATHER THAN BY AMENDMENT OF THE ANNEX TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1393/76 ON THE OCCASION OF EACH FIXING ;

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 . ARTICLE 1A ( 1 ) IS HEREBY REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING TEXT :

' ARTICLE 1A

1 . NOTWITHSTANDING ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION NO 129 , AS FAR AS LIQUEUR WINES WITHIN THE MEANING OF ADDITIONAL NOTE 4 ( C ) TO CHAPTER 22 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ARE CONCERNED , THE RATE TO BE EMPLOYED FOR CONVERTING THE FREE-AT-FRONTIER REFERENCE PRICES INTO NATIONAL CURRENCY SHALL BE THE SPECIAL RATE REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 3 . '

2 . THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 1A ( 4 ) IS HEREBY DELETED .

3 . ANNEX III IS HEREBY DELETED .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 3 DECEMBER 1980 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 28 NOVEMBER 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT