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Proposal for a
■COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
amending ,.ipr thethird time ^Regulation (EEC)No35179
concerning theaddition ofalcohol toproducts inthewin ?
sector
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM (Si)725 final .

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Intheabsenceofacommonorganization ofthemarketinalcoholandinthe
absencealsoofprovisionsaligningthedefinitions ofaromatized wines,the
existingprovisions concerning theadditionofalcoholtoproductsinthewine
sectorshouldbeextendedto.applyforafurtheryear.Inthecurrentsituation
nodifficulties willariseinthisconnection .
Nofinancial consequences .

PROPOSAL FORn■
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amending,forthethlrdtime,Regulation(EEC)No351/79concerningtheaddi­
tionofalcoholtoproductsinthewinesector
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
337/79of5February1979onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinwine('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3456/30(2),andinparticular
Article42(2)thereof, '
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereas,pendingtheadoptionofprovisionssupple­
mentingorharmonizingthedefinitionsofsemi-spark-
lingwinesandofproductsfallingwithinheadingNo
22.06oftheCommonCustomsTariff,provision
shouldbemadetoextendtheperiodofapplicationof
theprovisionsreferredtoinArride4ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No351/79(3),a?friendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3196/2D(4);whereas,moreover,experience
hasshownthatthiscanbedonewithoutdifficulty;
whereasRegulation(EEC)No351/79shouldtherefore
beamendedbyextendingto31December1982the
transitionalperiodduetoexpireon31December
1981, v
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
InArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)No351/79,*31
December1981"shallbereplacedby'31December
1982.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States. , ',..
Done'atBrussels,
FortheCouncil
(')OJNoL54.5.3.1979.p.1.
(2)OJNoL36D„.31.12.1^80,
(})OJNoL54,5.3.1979,p.90.p.18
(4)OJNoL333,11.12.1980,p.6