CELEX: 31978R0992
Language: en
Date: 1978-05-17 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 992/78 of 17 May 1978 amending for the third time Regulation (EEC) No 2788/77 fixing the free-at-frontier reference prices applicable to wine imports from 16 December 1977

18 . 5 . 78                              Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 129/ 11
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 992/78
                                                          of 17 May 1978
                amending for the third 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                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 COMMUNITIES,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                                        Article 1
 Economic Community,
                                                                    The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2788/77 is
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       amended as follows :
 2506/75 of 29 September 1975 laying down special
 rules for the importation of products in the wine­                  1 . In respect of subheadings 22.05 C I a) (3) (aa) and
growing sector originating in certain third coun­                        (bb) and 22.05 C II a) (4) (aa) and (bb), there is
tries ( !), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                            added after the column headed 'Turkey' a column
 1166/76 (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,                   as indicated in Annex I to this Regulation headed
                                                                         'Cyprus'.
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2506/75 lays down
 special rules for the importation of certain wines ;               2. In respect of subheadings 22.05 C II a), 22.05 C II
whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1393/76                           b), 22.05 C III a) 2 (bb), 22.05 C III b) 3 (aa) and
of 17 June 1976 (3 ), as last amended by Regulation                      (bb), 22.05 C IV a) 2 (bb) and 22.05 C IV b) 3 (aa)
(EEC) No 688 /78 (4), lays down detailed rules to this                   and (bb), there is added after the column headed
 end ; whereas under Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC)                   'Hungary' a column as indicated in Annex II to
 No 2506/75 the Commission fixes the free-at-frontier                    this Regulation headed 'Cyprus'.
 reference prices ;
                                                                                              Article 2
Whereas the free-at-frontier reference prices for
 certain products were fixed by Commission Regula­                  This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
 tion (EEC) No 2788/77 of 13 December 1977 (5), as                  following its publication in the Official Journal of
 last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 773/78 (6) ;                    the European Communities.
whereas, following the recent introduction of special
 arrangements for Cyprus, free-at-frontier reference                Article 1 ( 1 ) shall apply with effect from 1 April 1978 .
 prices must be fixed for certain wines originating in
and imported from that country,                                     Article 1 (2) shall apply with effect from 1 May 1978 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 17 May 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 104, 18 . 4 . 1978 , p. 20 .
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                                                                                 ANNEX I
                                                                                                                              Free-at-frontier reference price (u.a./ hl )
          CCT
        heading                                                    Description                                                                                     Other
           No                                                                                                                 Turkey            Cyprus
                                                                                                                                                                   third
                                                                                                                                                  (')
                                                                                                                                                                 countries
22.05 C I a)
                          (3) Other :
                               (aa) Red wine of an actual alcoholic strength :
                                     Of less than 9°                                                                                           38.40
                                     Of 9° but      not exceeding       9.5°                                                                   3905
                                     Exceeding       9.5° but not       exceeding     10                                                       40.35
                                     Exceeding      10° but not         exceeding     10.5°                                                    41-65
                                     Exceeding      10-5° but not       exceeding     11°                                                      42-95
                                     Exceeding      11° but not         exceeding     11.5°                                                    44.25
                                     Exceeding      11-5° but not       exceeding     12°                                                      45.55
                                     Exceeding      12° but not         exceeding     12.5                                                     46.85
                                     Exceeding      12-5° but not       exceeding     13°                                                      48-15
                               (bb) White wine :
                                      H
                                     (22) Other of an actual alcoholic strength :
                                           Of less than 9°                                                                                     37.23
                                           Of 9° but      not exceeding          9-5°                                                          37-85
                                           Exceeding       9-5° but not          exceeding   10°                                               39.08
                                           Exceeding      10° but not            exceeding   10.5°                                             40-32
                                           Exceeding      10.5° but not          exceeding   11°                                               41-55
                                                                                                                                (   No                              (   No
                                           Exceeding      11° but not            exceeding   11.5°                                             42-79
                                           Exceeding      11.5° but not          exceeding   12°                                               4402
                                           Exceeding
                                           Exceeding
                                                          12° but not
                                                          12.5° but not
                                                                                 exceeding
                                                                                 exceeding
                                                                                             12-5°
                                                                                             13°                                change   )
                                                                                                                                               45-26
                                                                                                                                               46-49                change   )
22.05 C II a)
                          (4) Other :
                              (aa) Red wine of an actual alcoholic strength :
                                   Exceeding 13° but not exceeding 13-5° (2)                                                                   48-95
                                   Exceeding 13-5° but not exceeding ' 14°                                                                     50.25
                                   Exceeding 14° but not exceeding 14.5°                                                                       51.55
                                   Exceeding 14-5° but not exceeding 15°                                                                       52-85
                              (bb) White wine :
                                      11
                                     (22) Other of an actual alcoholic strength :
                                          Exceeding 13° but not exceeding 13.5° (2 )                                                           47-23
                                          Exceeding 13.5° but not exceeding 14°                                                                48.46
                                          Exceeding 14° but not exceeding 14.5°                                                                49.70
                                          Exceeding 14-5° but not exceeding 15°                                                                50.93
( 1 ) Within a Community tariff quota .
(2 ) Including wines of an actual alcoholic strength of not more than 13° and with a total dry extract exceeding 90 g per litre .
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                                                                              ANNEX II
                                                                                                                              Free-at-frontier reference price ( u.a./ hl )
           CCT
          heading                                                  Description                                                                                    Other
            No                                                                                                              Hungary            Cyprus              third
                                                                                                                                                  o
                                                                                                                                                               countries
22.05 C II a)              Liqueur wine                                                                                                        58.80
22.05 C II b)              Liqueur wine :
                           (aa) Intended for processing into products other than those falling
                                 within heading No 22.05                                                                                       33.70
                           (bb) Other                                                                                                          41.70
22.05 C III a) 2           Liqueur wine :
                           (aa)
                           (bb) Other (2)                                                                                                      60.90
22.05 C III b) 3           Liqueur wine :
                           (aa) Intended for processing into products other than those falling
                                 within heading No 22.05 (2)
                           (bb) Other (2)
                                                                                                                               (cNhaonge)      35.80
                                                                                                                                               43.80
                                                                                                                                                                    c(Nhaonge)
22.05 C IV a) 2            Liqueur wine :
                           (aa)
                           (bb) Other (3)                                                                                                      72.30
22.05 C IV b) 3            Liqueur wine :
                           (aa) Intended for processing into products other than those falling
                                 within heading No 22.05 (3)                                                                                   44.30
                           (bb) Other (3)                                                                                                      54.30
(') Within a Community tariff quota .
(2) 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 .