CELEX: 31977R1803
Language: en
Date: 1977-08-04 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1803/77 of 4 August 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

5 . 8 . 77                               Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 198 / 15
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1803/77
                                                          of 4 August 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 the measures provided for in this Regulation
 COMMUNITIES,                                                        are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
                                                                     ment Committee for Wine,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community,
                                                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provi­                                       Article 1
 sions for the common organization of the market in
 wine (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                    Article 9 (2) and (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2115/76
                                                                     is amended to read as follows :
  1 679/77 (2), and in particular Article 28 (4) thereof,
                                                                         '2. Until 31 March 1978, the provisions of this
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                            Regulation shall not apply to imported liqueur
  1848/76 of 27 July 1976 laying down general rules for                  wines covered by Regulation (EEC) No 1120/75 of
 the import of wines, grape juice and grape must (3), as                  17 April 1975 laying down conditions for the
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 531 /77 (4), and in                      entry of port, Madeira, sherry, Setubal muscatel
 particular Article 4 thereof,                                           and Tokay (Aszu and Szamorodni) wines falling
 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2115/76                          within subheadings 22.05 C III a) 1 and b) 1 and
 of 20 August 1976 laying down detailed rules for the                    2, and 22.05 C IV a) 1 and b) 1 and 2 of the
 import of wines, grape juice and grape must (5), as last                Common Customs Tariff, Boberg wines for which
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2951 /76 (6),                            a certificate of designation of origin is produced,
                                                                         and Samos muscat wines for which a certificate of
 exempts until 31 August 1977 certain wines normally
 imported in limited quantities and certain liqueur                      origin is produced.
 wines from the requirement that they be covered by
 Document V.I ; whereas given the amendment made                         OJ No L 111 , 30. 4. 1975, p. 19.'
 to Regulation (EEC) No 1848/76 by Regulation (EEC)
 No 531 /77, that provision now appears to be neces­                                         Article 2
 sary only in the case of the liqueur wines ; whereas,               This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
 since the experience gained is still insufficient for               following its publication in the Official Journal of
 definitive arrangements to be adopted, the period of                the European Communities.
 exemption should be extended in respect of those
 liqueur wines until 31 March 1978 ;                                 It shall apply with effect from 1 September 1977.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels, 4 August 1977.
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                   Vice-President
(') OJ No L 99, 5. 5. 1970, p . 1 .
I2) OJ No L 187, 27. 7. 1977, p. 15.
(})  OJ   No L  204, 30 . 7. 1976, p. 5 .
0    OJ   No L  69, 16 . 3 . 1977, p. 4.
(5)  OJ   No L  237, 28 . 8 . 1976, p. 1 .
 6   OJ   No L  335, 4. 12. 1976, p. 25 .