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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 162 , 30 . 6 . 1979 , P . 28 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 198 , 4 . 8 . 1979 , P . 12 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 106 , 29 . 4 . 1977 , P . 27 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 246 , 29 . 9 . 1979 , P . 76 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 188 , 1 . 8 . 1968 , P . 1 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2321/79

OF 22 OCTOBER 1979

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1714/79 ON THE GRANTING OF RE-STORAGE AID FOR TABLE WINE FOR WHICH A STORAGE CONTRACT WAS CONCLUDED DURING THE 1978/79 WINE-GROWING YEAR

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 AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1303/79 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 10 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS THE RE-STORAGE OPERATIONS PROVIDED FOR BY COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1714/79 ( 3 ) MUST TAKE PLACE BETWEEN 15 AUGUST AND 20 OCTOBER 1979 ; WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 878/77 ( 4 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2139/79 ( 5 ), ALTERED WITH EFFECT FROM 1 OCTOBER 1979 THE RATES FOR CONVERTING THE ECU INTO NATIONAL CURRENCIES ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO MAKE IT CLEAR WHICH RATE IS TO BE USED FOR CONVERTING THE AMOUNT OF AID FIXED IN ECU INTO NATIONAL CURRENCIES ;

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 4 ( 2 ) OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1134/68 OF 30 JULY 1968 LAYING DOWN RULES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 653/68 ON CONDITIONS FOR ALTERATIONS TO THE VALUE ON THE UNIT OF ACCOUNT USED FOR THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ( 6 ), THE SUMS OWED BY A MEMBER STATE OR A DULY AUTHORIZED BODY , EXPRESSED IN NATIONAL CURRENCY AND REPRESENTING AMOUNTS FIXED IN ECU , SHALL BE PAID ON THE BASIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ECU AND THE NATIONAL CURRENCY WHICH OBTAINED AT THE TIME WHEN THE TRANSACTION OR PART TRANSACTION WAS CARRIED OUT ;

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 6 OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED REGULATION , THE TIME WHEN A TRANSACTION IS CARRIED OUT IS CONSIDERED AS BEING THE DATE ON WHICH OCCURS THE EVENT , AS DEFINED BY COMMUNITY RULES OR , IN THE ABSENCE OF AND PENDING ADOPTION OF SUCH RULES , BY THE RULES OF THE MEMBER STATE CONCERNED , IN WHICH THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IN THE TRANSACTION BECOMES DUE AND PAYABLE ;

WHEREAS , WITH REGARD TO THE RE-STORAGE OF TABLE WINE , IT APPEARS APPROPRIATE TO CONSIDER AS BEING THE EVENT GIVING ENTITLEMENT TO PAYMENT OF THE RE-STORAGE AID THE ARRIVAL OF THE WINE AT THE PLACE OF STORAGE WHERE IT IS RE-STORED ;

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

AN ARTICLE AS FOLLOWS IS INSERTED IN REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1714/79 :

' ARTICLE 3A

THE EVENT , FOR PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 6 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1134/68 , GIVING ENTITLEMENT TO PAYMENT OF THE AID REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS OCCURING ON THE DATE WHEN THE WINE ENTERS THE PLACE OF STORAGE WHERE IT IS RE-STORED ' .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 22 OCTOBER 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT