CELEX: 31977R0219
Language: en
Date: 1977-02-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 219/77 of 1 February 1977 amending for the third time Regulation (EEC) No 2115/76 laying down detailed rules for the import of wines, grape juice and grape must

2. 2 . 77                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 30/7
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 219/77
                                                        of 1 February 1977
              amending for the third time Regulation ( EEC) No 2115/76 laying down detailed
                              rules for the import of wines, grape juice and grape must
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       Whereas a proposal for a Regulation is at present
COMMUNITIES ,                                                        before the Council with a view to making these
                                                                     exemptions definitive ; whereas, therefore, in order to
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                avoid any break in continuity, the system at present in
Economic Community,                                                  force should not be interrupted ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provi­                Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
sions for the common organization of the market in                   are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
                                                                     ment Committee for Wine,
wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
2842/76 (2), and in particular Article 28 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
1848/76 of 27 July 1976 laying down general rules for
the import of wines, grape juice and grape must (3),
and in particular Article 4 thereof,                                                         Article 1
Whereas the second paragraph of Article 8 of                         In Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2115/76,
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2115/76 of 20                         for '31 January 1977' and '30 June 1977' read '31
August 1976 laying down detailed rules for the import                August 1977'.
of wines, grape juice and grape must (4), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2951 /76 (5 ),
provides that until 31 January 1977 wines put up in                                          Article 2
containers of four litres or less originating in certain
non-member countries are, upon importation into the                  This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
Community, to be exempted from the presentation of                   following its publication in the Official Journal of
a certificate and analysis report ; whereas, moreover,               the European Communities.
Article 9 (2) thereof provides for a similar exemption
until 30 June 1977 for certain other wine imports ;                  It shall apply from 1 February 1977.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 1 February 1977 .
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                   Vice-President
(')  OJ No  L 99 , 5 . 5 . 1970, p. 1 .
(2 ) OJ No  L 327, 26 . 11 . 1976, p. 2 .
Q)   OJ No  L 204, 30 . 7 . 1976, p. 5 .
(4 ) OJ No  L 237 , 28 . 8 . 1976, p. 1 .
(5)  OJ No  L 335 , 4 . 12 . 1976, p. 25 .