31976R0378

No L 45/26 Official Journal of the European Communities 21 . 2 . 76

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 378 /76

of 20 February 1976

amending for the third time Regulation (EEC) No 1143/74 as regards the amount of subsidies for wine products similar to the wine product exported under the label of 'Cyprus Sherry' produced in the Community as originally constituted and consigned to Ireland or to the United Kingdom during the period 1 January to 30 June 1976

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN actual alcoholic strength exceeding 15° but not COMMUNITIES, exceeding 18°, and a subsidy of 15 units of account per hectolitre for the products of an actual alcoholic Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European strength exceeding 18° but not exceeding 22° ; 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 3576/73 of 28 December 1973 on the extension and ment Committee for Wine , modification of the arrangements made by Regulation (EEC) No 1253/73 on the importation of the wine product exported under the label of 'Cyprus Sherry' originating in and coming from Cyprus, and the intro­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : duction of subsidies for similar wine products produced in the Community as originally constituted and exported to Ireland and the United Kingdom ('), Article 1 as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3417/75 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof, Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1 143/74 is amended to read as follows : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provi­ 'The subsidy provided for in Article 4 of Regula­ sions for the common organization of the market in tion (EEC) No 3576/73 is hereby fixed as regards wine (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No products in respect of which customs formalities 1 932/75 (4), and in particular Article 29(3) thereof, on consignment have been completed during the period : Whereas the arrangements provided under Regulation (EEC) No 3576/73 were extended by Regulation (EEC) No 3417/75 until 30 June 1976 ; whereas (a) 1 January to 31 December 1974, at 24 units of certain amendments should therefore be made to account per hectolitre ; Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1143/74 of 7 May (b) 1 January to 31 December 1975, at : 1974 laying down implementing provisions and fixing the amount of subsidies for wine products similar to — 38 units of account per hectolitre for the the wine product exported under the label of ' Cyprus products of an actual alcoholic strength Sherry' produced in the Community as originally exceeding 15° but not exceeding 18°, constituted and consigned to Ireland or to the United — 5 units of account per hectolitre for the Kingdom (s ), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No products of an actual alcoholic strength 566/75 (6) ; exceeding 18° but not exceeding 22° ; Whereas Article 4(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3576/73 (c) 1 January to 30 June 1976 , at : provides that the subsidy granted in respect of the rele­ vant Community wine products is to be calculated on — 10 units of account per hectolitre for the the basis of the difference on the British and Irish products of an actual alcoholic strength markets between the prices of those products and the exceeding 15° but not exceeding 18° ; prices of the wine products exported under the label — 15 units of account per hectolitre for the of 'Cyprus Sherry' ; whereas this calculation gives (for the period 1 January to 30 June 1976) a subsidy of 10 products of an actual alcoholic strength units of account per hectolitre for products of an exceeding 18° but not exceeding 22°.'

(•) OJ No L 359, 28 . 12. 1973, p. 33 . (2) OJ No L 337, 31 . 12. 1975, p. 5. Article 2 (3) OJ No L 99 , 5. 5 . 1970 , p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 198 , 29 . 7. 1975 , p. 19 . (5 ) OJ No L 126, 8 . 5 . 1974, p. 12. Article 5(2) of Regulation ( EEC) No 1143 / 74 is (<■) OJ No L 60 , 6 . 3 . 1975, p. 8 . amended to read as follows :

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'2. If the arrangements provided for in Regula­ Article 3 tion (EEC) No 3576/73 are not extended beyond This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 30 June 1976, the subsidy to be taken into following its publication in the Official Journal of account for the purpose of determining the the European Communities. amount provided for in paragraph 1 shall be that applicable on 30 June 1976.' It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1976.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 February 1976.

For the Commission

P. J. LARDINOIS

Member of the Commission