CELEX: 31978R0773
Language: en
Date: 1978-04-17 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 773/78 of 17 April 1978 amending for the second time Regulation (EEC) No 2788/77 fixing the free-at-frontier reference prices applicable to wine imports from 16 December 1977

No L 104/20                             Official Journal of the European Communities                            18 . 4 . 78
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 773/78
                                                       of 17 April 1978
              amending for the second time Regulation ( EEC) No 2788 /77 fixing the free­
                at-frontier reference prices applicable to wine imports from 16 December 1977
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    by an Annex fixing the free-at-frontier reference
COMMUNITIES,                                                      prices for those products,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2506/75 of 29 September 1975 laying down special                                            Article 1
rules for the importation of products in the wine­
growing sector originating in certain third coun­                  1.    In the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2788/77,
tries ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                      the following subheadings and the free-at-frontier
11 66/76 (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,             reference prices relating thereto are hereby deleted :
                                                                  —    22.05  C  II a) (3),
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2506/75 lays down
special rules relating to the importation of certain              —    22.05  C  II b) (3) (aa) and (bb),
wine products ; whereas Commission Regulation                     —    22.05  C  III a) 2 (aa) ( 11 ) and (22),
(EEC) No 1393/76 of 17 June 1976 (3), as last                     —    22.05  C  III b) 3 (aa) ( 11 ) and (22),
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 688/78 (4), lays                   —    22.05  C  IV a) 2 (aa) ( 11 ) and (22),
down detailed rules to this end ; whereas, in accor­
                                                                  —    22.05  C  IV b) 3 (aa) ( 11 ) and (22),
dance with Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No
2506/75, the Commission fixes the free-at-frontier                —    22.05  C  V a) (3), and
reference prices ;                                                —    22.05  C  V b) (2) (aa) and (bb).
Whereas the free-at-frontier reference prices for                  2.    The Annex hereto is hereby added to the Annex
certain products were fixed by Commission Regula­                  to Regulation (EEC) No 2788/77.
tion (EEC) No 2788/77 of 13 December 1977(5), as
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 29 1 5/77 (6) ;                                              Article 2
whereas, following the revision of the reference prices
for liqueur wines, this Regulation should be amended               This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1978 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 17 April 1978 .
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                              Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                 Vice-President
(>)  OJ  No L 256, 2. 10 . 1975, p. 2.
(2)  OJ  No L 135, 24. 5 . 1976, p. 41 .
(3)  OJ  No L 157, 18 . 6. 1976, p. 20 .
(4)  OJ  No L 93, 7 . 4. 1978 , p. 14 .
(5 ) OJ  No L 321 , 16 . 12 . 1977, p. 7 .
(6)  OJ  No L 340 , 29 . 12. 1977, p . 20,
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                                                                                       ANNEX
                             Free-at-frontier reference price for liqueur wines together with liqueur wines for
                                      processing into products other than those falling within heading No 22.05
                             Note : In the case of imported wines not enjoying preferential tariff concessions, the amounts shown
                                     in the column 'other third countries' are applicable .
                                                                                                                        Free-at-frontier reference price ( u.a./ hl )
        ' CCT
        heading                                       Description                                         Morocco                                                               Other
           No                                                                                   Algeria     and        Spain        Malta      Turkey       Portugal  Hungary   third
                                                                                                          Tunisia                                                             countries
22.05 C II a)              Liqueur wine                                                         60.20      60.20                   59.50        54-60                          49.00
22.05 C II b)              Liqueur wine :
                           (aa) Intended for processing into products other
                              - than those falling within heading No 22.05                                 34.80                               30.40                           26-00
                           (bb) Other                                                           42.80     42.80                                38-40                           34.00
22.05 C III a) 1           Liqueur wine :
                           (aa) Port, Madeira and Setubal muscatel (') (2)                                                                                   60.60             52-50
                           (bb) Sherry ( J )(2)                                                                      60.60                                                     52.50
                           (cc) Tokay (Aszu and Szamorodni) (2 )                                                                                                      52.50
22.05 C III a) 2           Liqueur wine :
                           (aa) Wine from Malaga (')                                                                  57.50                                                    49.00
                           (bb) Other (2)                                                                  62-60                   61.70       55.80                           49.00
22.05 C III b) 1           Liqueur wine :
                           (aa) Port, Madeira and Setubal muscatel (') (2 )                                                                                  42-50             37.00
                           (bb) Sherry (>)(2 )                                                                       42.50                                                     37.00
22.05 C III b) 2           Liqueur wine :
                           — Tokay (Aszu and Szamorodni) (2)                                                                                                          36.00
                       » '
22.05 C III b) 3 !         Liqueur wine :
                           (aa) Intended for processing into products other
                                than     those     falling     within    heading       No
                                22.05 (2)                                                                 37.20                                31-60                           26.00
                          (bb) Other (2)                                                                  45.20                                39.60                           34.00
22.05 C IV a) 1            Liqueur wine :
                          (aa) Port, Madeira and Setubal muscatel (') (3)                                                                                   72-20              63-50
                           (bb) Sherry (>)(3)                                                                        72.20                                                     63-50
                          (cc) Tokay (Aszu and Szamorodni) (3)                                                                                                        63.50
22.05 C IV a) 2            Liqueur wine :
                          (aa) Wine from Malaga (')(3)                                                               68.50                                                     59.00
                           (bb) Other (3)                                                                 74.20                    73-20       66-60                           59-00
22.05 C IV b) 1            Liqueur wine :
                          (aa) Port, Madeira and Setubal muscatel (') (3)                                                                                   54.00              48.00
                          (bb) Sherry (>)(3 )                                                                        54.00                                                     48.00
22.05 C IV b) 2            Liqueur wine :
                          — Tokay (Aszu and Szamorodni) (3)                                                                                                           47.00
22.05 C IV b) 3            Liqueur wine :
                          (aa) Intended for processing into products other
                                than those falling within heading No
                                22.05 (3)                                                                 46-20                                38.60                           31-00
                          (bb) Other (3)                                                                  56-20                                48-60                           41.00
22.05 C V a)              Liqueur wine (4)                                                                7500                                 56.90                           38.80
22.05 C V b)               Liqueur wine (4) :
                         (aa) Intended for processing into products other
                                than those falling within heading No 22.05                                49.00                                34-90                           20.80
                         (bb) Other                                                                       59.00                                44.90                           30-80
') Within a Community tariff quota .
') Including liqueur wines of an actual alcoholic strength of 15° and with a total dry extract exceeding 130 g but not exceeding .330 g per litre .
3) Including wines of an actual alcoholic strength exceeding 15° but not exceeding 18° and with a total dry extract exceeding 130 g but not exceeding 330 g per litre.
♦) Including wines of an actual alcoholic strength not exceeding 22° and with a total dry extract exceeding 330 g per litre .