31977R1425

30 . 6 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 160/39

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1425/77 of 29 June 1977 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2964/76 fixing the free-at-frontier reference prices applicable to wine imports from 16 December 1976

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN 30 June 1977 ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2964/76 COMMUNITIES, should therefore be amended for the purpose of applying identical free-at-frontier reference prices for Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European the whole Community with effect from 1 July 1977 ; 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 2506/75 of 29 September 1975 laying down special ment Committee for Wine, rules for the importation of products in the wine­ growing sector originating in certain third coun­ tries (*), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 11 66/76 (2), and in particular Articles 5(2) and 5a thereof, Article 1

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2964/76 Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2964/76 is hereby of 1 December 1976 fixing the free-at-frontier refer­ amended to read as follows : ence prices applicable to wine imports from 16 'Article 1 December 1976 (3) provides for free-at-frontier refer­ ence prices for imports into the new Member States The free-at-frontier reference prices referred to in (United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark) which are Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2506/75 shall different from those applicable to imports into the be as indicated in the Annex hereto .' Community as originally constituted ; whereas this difference was necessary to take account of the fact Article 2 that under Article 59 of the Act of Accession (4) the new Member States apply specific customs duties until This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1 977.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 June 1977. For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

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