Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1216/77 of 7 June 1977 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1120/75 as regards the period of validity of the certificates of designation of origin of certain wines imported from Portugal
Official Journal L 140 , 08/06/1977 P. 0016 - 0016
Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 18 P. 0122
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Portuguese special edition Chapter 02 Volume 3 P. 0190
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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1216/77
OF 7 JUNE 1977
AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1120/75 AS REGARDS THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF THE CERTIFICATES OF DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN OF CERTAIN WINES IMPORTED FROM PORTUGAL
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 97/69 OF 16 JANUARY 1969 ON MEASURES TO BE TAKEN FOR UNIFORM APPLICATION OF THE NOMENCLATURE OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 280/77 ( 2 ) ,
WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1120/75 OF 17 APRIL 1975 ( 3 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1379/76 ( 4 ) , PROVIDES THAT THE ADMISSION UNDER SUBHEADINGS 22.05 C III A ) 1 AND B ) 1 AND 2 AND 22.05 C IV A ) 1 AND B ) 1 AND 2 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF OF PORT , MADEIRA , SHERRY , SETUBAL MUSCATEL AND TOKAY ( ASZU AND SZAMORODNI ) WINES SHALL BE SUBJECT , WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JULY 1975 , TO THE PRESENTATION OF A CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN THAT REGULATION ;
WHEREAS , HOWEVER , ARTICLE 7 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1120/75 PROVIDES THAT UNTIL 30 JUNE 1977 , PORT , MADEIRA AND SETUBAL MUSCATEL WINES SHALL ALSO BE ADMITTED UNDER THE ABOVE SUBHEADINGS ON THE PRESENTATION OF A CERTIFICATE OF THE KIND USED UNTIL 30 JUNE 1975 ;
WHEREAS THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES STILL PERSIST WHICH CAUSED THE USE OF THE CERTIFICATES , IN THE FORM USED UNTIL 30 JUNE 1975 , TO BE EXTENDED UNTIL 30 JUNE 1977 BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1379/76 AND , THEREFORE , PORTUGAL WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ISSUE IN TIME THE CERTIFICATES IN THE FORMS SET OUT IN ANNEXES I , II AND IV TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1120/75 ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , IN ORDER TO PERMIT PORTUGAL TO CONTINUE TO EXPORT PORT , MADEIRA , AND SETUBAL MUSCATEL WINES TO THE COMMUNITY , THE OPTION PROVIDED FOR IN THE SAID ARTICLE 7 SHOULD BE EXTENDED IN RESPECT OF THESE WINES FOR A FURTHER 24 MONTHS ;
WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF NOMENCLATURE ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
THE SECOND SENTENCE OF ARTICLE 7 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1120/75 IS