31978R2695

18 . 11 . 78 No L 324/ 13 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2695/78 of 17 November 1978 amending for the third time Regulation (EEC) No 1393/76 laying down detailed rules for the importation of products in the wine-growing sector originating in certain third countries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN 'ANNEX III COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European The special rate referred to in Article la of Regula­ Economic Community, tion (EEC) No 1393/76 is : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No (a) for the Belgian franc and the Luxembourg 2506/75 of 29 September 1975 laying down special franc : rules for the importation of products in the wine­ growing sector originating in certain third coun­ one Belgian franc/Luxembourg franc : tries (J), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 0.0209630 unit of account : 11 66/76 (2), (b) for the Danish krone : Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1393/76 of 17 June 1976 laying down detailed rules one Danish krone : 0 1 16733 unit of account ; for the importation of products in the wine-growing sector originating in certain third countries (3), as last (c) for the German mark : amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1666/78 (4), and in one German mark : 0.329463 unit of account ; particular Article la (4) thereof, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1393/76 fixed in parti­ (d) for the French franc : cular the special rates applicable to liqueur wines with one French franc : 0-136856 unit of account ; the exception of liqueur wines originating in Cyprus and called 'Cyprus sherry' in the producer country ; (e) for the Irish pound and the pound sterling : whereas, in the case of those Member States whose currencies are kept at any given moment within a one pound : 1-24691 units of account ; maximum spread of 2.25 % , the special rate is the conversion rate based on the central rate ; whereas (f) for the Italian lira : with effect from 16 October 1978 the central rates for 100 Italian lira : 0.0761147 unit of account ; the German mark and the currencies of the Benelux countries have been revalued ; whereas for these (g) for the Dutch guilder : reasons the special rates given in Annex III to Regula­ one guilder : 0.304018 unit of account.' tion (EEC) No 1393/76 must be adjusted to the curren­ cies concerned,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 2

Article 1 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 1393/76 is hereby following its publication in the Official Journal of amended to read as follows : the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 November 1978 . For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(») OJ No L 256, 2. 10. 1975, p. 2. (2) OJ No L 135, 24. 5. 1976, p. 41 . (3) OJ No L 157, 18 . 6. 1976, p. 20. (4) OJ No L 192, 15. 7. 1978 , p. 51 .