Commission Regulation (EC) No 1593/1999 of 20 July 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1893/98 determining the Member States in which the campaigns to promote the consumption of grape juice may be carried out in respect of the 1997/98 wine year

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1593/1999
of 20 July 1999
amending Regulation (EC) No 1893/98 determining the Member States in which the campaigns to promote the consumption of grape juice may be carried out in respect of the 1997/98 wine year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1627/98(2), and in particular Article 46(5) and Article 81 thereof,
(1) Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 of 17 June 1997 on certain provisions relating to the introduction of the euro(3) provides that every reference in a legal instrument to the ecu is to be replaced by a reference to the euro at a rate of one euro to one ecu; whereas, as a result, amounts expressed in euro are to be converted into national currency at the rate laid down by the Council;
(2) Whereas stipulation of an operative event for the amounts concerned has created legitimate expectations for the operators and Member States concerned; whereas application of the fixed rate for converting amounts laid down in Commission Decisions would lead to a reduction as compared with the amounts provided for in September 1998;
(3) Whereas this problem may be solved by increasing the overall amounts for the Member States from 1 January 1999 to offset the reduction in national currency resulting from the introduction of the euro;
(4) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1893/98(4) should therefore be amended to that effect;
(5) Whereas Articles 2 to 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 481/1999 of 4 March 1999 laying down general rules for the management of promotional programmes for certain agricultural products(5) contain provisions governing the time limits for the conclusion of contracts and payments; whereas, as a result, Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1893/98 should be deleted;
(6) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,