31975R3417

31 . 12. 75 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 337/5

REGULATION ( EEC) No 3417/ 75 OF THE COUNCIL of 30 December 1975 extending the period of validity of and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3576/73 on imports of the wine product exported under the label of 'Cyprus sherry', origi­ nating in and coming from Cyprus, and the introduction of subsidies for similar wine products produced in the Community as originally constituted and exported to Ireland and the United Kingdom

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN the Community and have been applicable since 1 COMMUNITIES, January 1975 ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3298/74 extended the Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 arrangements provided for by Regulation (EEC) No thereof ; 3576/73 to apply to the marketing of the 1974 harvest ; Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; Having" regard to the Opinion of the European Parlia­ Whereas, contrary to expectations, this harvest has not ment ( l ); been completely marketed during 1975 ; whereas, to allow the marketing of the remainder of this harvest, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1253/73 (2), as the arrangements should apply until 30 June 1976, amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3576/73 (3) the term of validity of which was extended by Regulation (EEC) No 3298/74 (4), introduced arrangements for HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : imports of the wine product exported under the label of 'Cyprus sherry', originating in and coming from Article 1 Cyprus, and provided for subsidies for similar wine products produced in the Community as originally Regulation (EEC) No 3576/73 is hereby amended as follows : constituted and exported to Ireland and the United Kingdom ; whereas the arrangements in question ^ire 1 . In Article 1 '31 December 1975' shall be replaced to apply only until 31 December 1975 ; by '30 June 1976' ; Whereas, by the exchange of letters referred to in 2. In Article 1 '200 000 hectolitres' shall be replaced Article 12 of the Protocol laying down certain provi­ by ' 100 000 hectolitres'; sions relating to the Agreement establishing an associ­ ation between the European Economic Community 3 . In Article 2 (1 ) '200 000', '2 000' and ' 198 000 and the Republic of Cyprus following the accession of hectolitres' shall be replaced by ' 100 000', '1 000' new Member States to the European Economic and '99 000 hectolitres' respectively ; Community (5), the Community agreed to extend the 4. In Article 4 '31 December 1975' shall be replaced arrangements in question to the marketing of wines of by '30 June 1976'. the 1974 harvest ; Whereas on 31 August 1973 the Republic of Cyprus Article 2 adopted new rules governing wine production ; whereas those rules, following the amendments made This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January to them on 21 December 1973, correspond to those of 1976 .

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

Done at Brussels, 30 December 1975 . For the Council The President M. TOROS

(') Opinion delivered on 19, 12. 1975 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (2 ) OJ No L 133, 21 . 5. 1973, p. 115. (3) OJ No L 359, 28 . 12. 1973 , p. 33 . (4) OJ No L 353 , 30 . 12. 1974, p. 68 . (5) OJ No L 133, 21 . 5. 1973, p. 94.