CELEX: 31977R2804
Language: en
Date: 1977-12-12 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2804/77 of 12 December 1977 amending for the fourth time Regulation (EEC) No 1876/74 concerning the addition of alcohol to products in the wine sector

No L 322/2                               Official Journal of the European Communities                            17. 12. 77
                                        COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2804/77
                                                      of 12 December 1977
             amending for the fourth time Regulation ( EEC) No 1876/74 concerning the addi­
                                       tion of alcohol to products in the wine sector
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                        in the wine sector (3), as last amended by Regulation
COMMUNITIES,                                                       (EEC) No 2997/76 (4) ; whereas experience has shown
                                                                   that this can be done without difficulty ; whereas Regu­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              lation (EEC) No 1876/74 should therefore be
Economic Community,
                                                                   amended by extending to 31 December 1978 the tran­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       sitional period due to expire on 31 December 1977,
816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provi­
sions for the common organization of the market in                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
wine (') as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
2560/77 (2), and in particular Article 25 (2) thereof,
                                                                                              Article 1
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                   In Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1876/74, '31
Whereas, pending the adoption of provisions supple­                 December 1977' shall be replaced by '31 December
menting or harmonizing the definitions of semi­                     1978 '.
sparkling wines and of products falling within
heading No 22.06 of the Common Customs Tariff,                                                Article 2
provision should be made to extend the period of
application of the provisions referred to in Article 4 of          This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
Council Regulation ( EEC) No 1876/74 of 15 July                    following its publication in the Official Journal of
 1974 concerning the addition of alcohol to products                the European Communities.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 12 December 1977 .
                                                                                For the Council
                                                                                 The President
                                                                                 A. HUMBLET
(') OJ No L 99 , 5 . 5 . 1970 , p. 1 .                             ( 3 ) OJ No L 198 , 20. 7. 1974, p. 1 .
I1) OJ No L .503, 28 . 11 . 1977, p. 1                             H OJ No L .* 42, 11 . 12 . 1976 , p. 6 .