31979R2339

No L 267/ 12 Official Journal of the European Communities 25 . 10 . 79

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2339/ 79

of 24 October 1979

amending Regulation (EEC) No 398/76 fixing the export refunds for wine

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN date of the entry into force of this Regulation to COMMUNITIES , benefit from the enlargement of the scope of Regula­ tion ( EEC) No 398/76, it is necessary to waive the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European requirement to produce proof, since this may no Economic Community, longer be available ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation 337/79 of 5 February 1979 on the common organiza­ are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ tion of the market in wine ('), as amended by Regula­ ment Committee for Wine, tion (EEC) No 1303/79 (2), and in particular Article 20 (4) thereof,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 398/76 (3), as amended by Regulation ( EEC) No Article 1 1956/79 (4), fixes the export refunds for wine ;

Whereas that Regulation refers to exports to certain In the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 398 /76, in the non-member countries ; whereas the special destina­ column headed 'Description', the words 'all third coun­ tions provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No tries' are replaced by the words 'all destinations'. 192/75 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1469/77 (6), are therefore not covered by Regulation Article 2 ( EEC) No 398 /76 ; By way of derogation from Regulation (EEC) No Whereas the above problem has not arisen in those 3002/76, the proof referred to in Article 2 ( 1 ) of that sectors in which the word 'destination ' has been used Regulation shall not be required for exports to the rather than the words ' non-member countries' ; special destinations referred to in Article 3 of Regula­ whereas it is therefore necessary to amend Regulation tion ( EEC) No 192/75 carried out between 1 ( EEC) No 398/76 ; whereas, in order to take account September 1978 and the date on which this Regula­ of exports already made, it is necessary to make this tion enters into force . amendment apply with effect from 1 September 1978 ; Article 3 Whereas Article 2 ( 1 ) of Commission Regulation This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its (EEC) No 3002/76 (7) makes payment of the refunds publication in the Official Journal of the European on table wines exported conditional upon the produc­ Communities. tion of certain proof ; whereas, in order to enable exports carried out between 1 September 1978 and the It shall apply with effect from 1 September 1978 .

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

Done at Brussels, 24 October 1979 .

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH

Vice-President

(') OJ No L 54, 5 . 3. 1979, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 162, 30 . 6 . 1979, p. 28 . (3) OJ No L 49, 25 . 2. 1976, p. 7. (4) OJ No L 226, 6. 9 . 1979, p. 15 . (5) OJ No L 25, 31 . 1 . 1975, p. 1 . (6) OJ No L 162, 1 . 7. 1977, p. 9 . (7) OJ No L 342, 11 . 12. 1976, p. 18 .