31977R0219

2 . 2 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 30 /7

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 219/ 77 of 1 February 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 a proposal for a Regulation is at present COMMUNITIES , before the Council with a view to making these exemptions definitive ; whereas, therefore, in order to Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European avoid any break in continuity, the system at present in Economic Community , force should not be interrupted ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation 816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provi­ are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ sions for the common organization of the market in ment Committee for Wine, wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2842/76 (2), and in particular Article 28 (4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 1848/76 of 27 July 1976 laying down general rules for the import of wines, grape juice and grape must (3), and in particular Article 4 thereof, Article 1

Whereas the second paragraph of Article 8 of In Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation ( EEC) No 2115/76, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2115/76 of 20 for '31 January 1977' and '30 June 1977' read '31 August 1976 laying down detailed rules for the import August 1977'. of wines, grape juice and grape must (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2951 /76 (5 ), provides that until 31 January 1977 wines put up in Article 2 containers of four litres or less originating in certain non-member countries are, upon importation into the This Regulation shall enter into force on the day Community, to be exempted from the presentation of following its publication in the Official Journal of a certificate and analysis report ; whereas, moreover, the European Communities. Article 9 (2) thereof provides for a similar exemption until 30 June 1977 for certain other wine imports ; It shall apply from 1 February 1977.

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

Done at Brussels , 1 February 1977 .

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(') OJ No L 99 , 5 . 5 . 1970, p. 1 . (2 ) OJ No L 327, 26 . 11 . 1976, p. 2 . Q ) OJ No L 204, 30 . 7 . 1976, p. 5 . (4 ) OJ No L 237 , 28 . 8 . 1976, p. 1 . ( 5 ) OJ No L 335 , 4 . 12 . 1976, p. 25 .