31977R1803

5 . 8 . 77 No L 198 / 15 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1803/77

of 4 August 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 the measures provided for in this Regulation COMMUNITIES, are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Wine, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provi­ Article 1 sions for the common organization of the market in Article 9 (2) and (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2115/76 wine (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No is amended to read as follows : 1 679/77 (2), and in particular Article 28 (4) thereof, '2. Until 31 March 1978, the provisions of this Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Regulation shall not apply to imported liqueur 1848/76 of 27 July 1976 laying down general rules for wines covered by Regulation (EEC) No 1120/75 of the import of wines, grape juice and grape must (3), as 17 April 1975 laying down conditions for the amended by Regulation (EEC) No 531 /77 (4), and in entry of port, Madeira, sherry, Setubal muscatel particular Article 4 thereof, and Tokay (Aszu and Szamorodni) wines falling within subheadings 22.05 C III a) 1 and b) 1 and Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2115/76 2, and 22.05 C IV a) 1 and b) 1 and 2 of the of 20 August 1976 laying down detailed rules for the import of wines, grape juice and grape must (5), as last Common Customs Tariff, Boberg wines for which a certificate of designation of origin is produced, amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2951 /76 (6), and Samos muscat wines for which a certificate of exempts until 31 August 1977 certain wines normally origin is produced. imported in limited quantities and certain liqueur wines from the requirement that they be covered by Document V.I ; whereas given the amendment made OJ No L 111 , 30. 4. 1975, p. 19 .' to Regulation (EEC) No 1848/76 by Regulation (EEC) No 531 /77, that provision now appears to be neces­ Article 2 sary only in the case of the liqueur wines ; whereas, This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day since the experience gained is still insufficient for following its publication in the Official Journal of definitive arrangements to be adopted, the period of the European Communities. exemption should be extended in respect of those liqueur wines until 31 March 1978 ; It shall apply with effect from 1 September 1977.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 August 1977.

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH

Vice-President

(') OJ No L 99, 5. 5. 1970, p . 1 . I2) OJ No L 187, 27. 7. 1977, p. 15. (}) OJ No L 204, 30 . 7. 1976, p. 5 . 0 OJ No L 69, 16 . 3 . 1977, p. 4. (5) OJ No L 237, 28 . 8 . 1976, p. 1 . 6 OJ No L 335, 4. 12. 1976, p. 25 .