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