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12 . 12 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 332/ 19

REGULATION ( EEC) No 3124/74 OF THE COMMISSION of 11 December 1974 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1770/72 on detailed rules of application relating to the additional conditions with which imported wines for direct human consumption have to comply

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN 1974 ; whereas the resulting period of exemption is COMMUNITIES, not sufficient to enable the trend of such imports to be assessed ; whereas it is therefore desirable to extend Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European this period ; Economic Community ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ 816/70 (') of 28 April 1970 laying down additional ment Committee for Wines, provisions for the common organization of the market in wine, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 532/74 (2), and in particular Article 28 (5) thereof ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No Article 1 1770/72 (3) of 3 August 1972 on detailed rules of appli­ cation relating to the additional conditions with In Article 9 ( 1 ) (e) of Regulation (EEC) No 1770/72 which imported wines for direct human consumption the date '31 December 1974' is replaced by '30 June have to comply, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) 1975'. No 1 809/74 (4), provides that, by reason of the small quantities involved and the manner in which they are Article 2 put up, the derogations to certain provisions in ques­ tion are to apply, in respect of imports of wines for This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its direct human consumption originating in and coming publication in the Official Journal of the European from certain third countries, only until 31 December Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 11 December 1974. For the Commission

The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

(') OJ No L 99 , 5 . 5 . 1970, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 166, 21 . 6 . 1974, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 191 , 21 . 8 . 1972, p. 31 . (4) OJ No L 188 , 12. 7. 1974, p. 36 .