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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3230/80

OF 12 DECEMBER 1980

FIXING THE SPECIAL RATES FOR CONVERTING THE FREE-AT-FRONTIER REFERENCE PRICES OF IMPORTED LIQUEUR WINES INTO NATIONAL CURRENCY

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 ),

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 COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1393/76 OF 17 JUNE 1976 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE IMPORTATION OF PRODUCTS IN THE WINE-GROWING SECTOR ORIGINATING IN CERTAIN THIRD COUNTRIES ( 5 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3104/80 ( 6 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 1A ( 4 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE MONETARY COMMITTEE ,

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 1A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1393/76 , SPECIAL RATES ARE USED TO CONVERT INTO NATIONAL CURRENCY THE FREE-AT-FRONTIER REFERENCE PRICES FOR IMPORTED LIQUEUR WINES ; WHEREAS , FOR THE CURRENCIES OF THE MEMBER STATES MAINTAINED AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT WITHIN A MAXIMUM SPREAD OF 2.25 % , THE SPECIAL RATE IS THE CONVERSION RATE RESULTING FROM THE CENTRAL RATE ; WHEREAS , FOR CURRENCIES OTHER THAN THOSE REFERRED TO ABOVE , THE SPECIAL RATE FOR THE PERIOD 16 DECEMBER 1980 TO 30 JUNE 1981 IS EQUAL TO THE CONVERSION RATE IN RELATION TO ALL THE CURRENCIES OF THE MEMBER STATES MAINTAINED AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT WITH A MAXIMUM SPREAD OF 2.25 % RESULTING FROM THE AVERAGE RATE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF CALCULATING THE MONETARY COMPENSATORY AMOUNTS VALID ON 15 NOVEMBER 1980 ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , WITH REGARD TO THE POUND STERLING , ACCOUNT MUST BE TAKEN OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3121/80 ( 7 ) WHICH FIXED A SPECIAL RATE , IN VIEW OF THE MOVEMENT IN THE EXCHANGE RATE FOR THE POUND STERLING , WITH EFFECT FROM 3 DECEMBER 1980 ; WHEREAS THE SAME RATE SHOULD THEREFORE BE ADOPTED FOR THE PRESENT FIXING ;

WHEREAS , BY VIRTUE OF THE APPLICATION OF THE SAID PROVISIONS , THE SPECIAL RATES MUST BE FIXED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS REGULATION ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE SPECIAL RATE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1393/76 SHALL BE :

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

BFR/LFR 1 À 0.0251321 ECU ;

( B ) FOR THE DANISH KRONE :

DKR 1 À 0.129477 ECU ;

( C ) FOR THE GERMAN MARK :

DM 1 À 0.402888 ECU ;

( D ) FOR THE FRENCH FRANC :

FF 1 À 0.171028 ECU ;

( E ) FOR THE POUND STERLING :

POUND ST . 1 À 1.83172 ECU ;

( F ) FOR THE IRISH POUND :

POUND ST . IRL 1 À 1.49656 ECU ;

( G ) FOR THE ITALIAN LIRA :

LIT 100 À 0.0846407 ECU ;

( H ) FOR THE DUTCH GUILDER :

FL 1 À 0.364482 ECU .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 16 DECEMBER 1980 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 12 DECEMBER 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT