31978R3044

No L 361 / 10 Official Journal of the European Communities 23 . 12 . 78

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3044/78 of 18 December 1978 amending for the fifth time Regulation (EEC) No 1876/74 concerning the addi­ tion of alcohol to products in the wine sector

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2804/77 (4) ; COMMUNITIES , whereas, moreover, experience has shown that this can be done without difficulty ; whereas Regulation (EEC) Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European No 1876/74 should therefore be amended by Economic Community, extending to 31 December 1979 the transitional Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No period due to expire on 31 December 1978 , 816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provi­ sions for the common organization of the market in HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1861 /78 (2), and in particular Article 25 (2) thereof, Article 1

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, In Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1876/74, '31 December 1978 ' shall be replaced by '31 December Whereas, pending the adoption of provisions supple­ 1979 '. menting or harmonizing the definitions of semi­ sparkling wines and of products falling within Article 2 heading No 22.06 of the Common Customs Tariff, provision should be made to extend the period of This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day application of the provisions referred to in Article 4 of following its publication in the Official Journal of Council Regulation ( EEC) No 1 876/74 (3), as last the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 December 1978 . For the Council

The President

J. ERTL

(') OJ No L 99, 5 . 5. 1970, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 215, 4. 8 . 1978 , p. 1 . (3 ) OJ No L 198 , 20 . 7 . 1974, p. 1 . («) OJ No L 322, 17 . 12 . 1977, p. 2.