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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1216/77

OF 7 JUNE 1977

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1120/75 AS REGARDS THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF THE CERTIFICATES OF DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN OF CERTAIN WINES IMPORTED FROM PORTUGAL

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 97/69 OF 16 JANUARY 1969 ON MEASURES TO BE TAKEN FOR UNIFORM APPLICATION OF THE NOMENCLATURE OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 280/77 ( 2 ) ,

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1120/75 OF 17 APRIL 1975 ( 3 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1379/76 ( 4 ) , PROVIDES THAT THE ADMISSION UNDER SUBHEADINGS 22.05 C III A ) 1 AND B ) 1 AND 2 AND 22.05 C IV A ) 1 AND B ) 1 AND 2 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF OF PORT , MADEIRA , SHERRY , SETUBAL MUSCATEL AND TOKAY ( ASZU AND SZAMORODNI ) WINES SHALL BE SUBJECT , WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JULY 1975 , TO THE PRESENTATION OF A CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN THAT REGULATION ;

WHEREAS , HOWEVER , ARTICLE 7 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1120/75 PROVIDES THAT UNTIL 30 JUNE 1977 , PORT , MADEIRA AND SETUBAL MUSCATEL WINES SHALL ALSO BE ADMITTED UNDER THE ABOVE SUBHEADINGS ON THE PRESENTATION OF A CERTIFICATE OF THE KIND USED UNTIL 30 JUNE 1975 ;

WHEREAS THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES STILL PERSIST WHICH CAUSED THE USE OF THE CERTIFICATES , IN THE FORM USED UNTIL 30 JUNE 1975 , TO BE EXTENDED UNTIL 30 JUNE 1977 BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1379/76 AND , THEREFORE , PORTUGAL WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ISSUE IN TIME THE CERTIFICATES IN THE FORMS SET OUT IN ANNEXES I , II AND IV TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1120/75 ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , IN ORDER TO PERMIT PORTUGAL TO CONTINUE TO EXPORT PORT , MADEIRA , AND SETUBAL MUSCATEL WINES TO THE COMMUNITY , THE OPTION PROVIDED FOR IN THE SAID ARTICLE 7 SHOULD BE EXTENDED IN RESPECT OF THESE WINES FOR A FURTHER 24 MONTHS ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF NOMENCLATURE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE SECOND SENTENCE OF ARTICLE 7 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1120/75 IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS :

" HOWEVER , UNTIL 30 JUNE 1979 , PORT , MADEIRA AND SETUBAL MUSCATEL WINES SHALL BE ADMITTED UNDER THE RELEVANT SUBHEADINGS LISTED IN ARTICLE 1 ON PRESENTATION OF A CERTIFICATE OF THE KIND USED UNTIL 30 JUNE 1975 . "

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JULY 1977 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 7 JUNE 1977 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

ETIENNE DAVIGNON

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION

( 1 ) OJ NO 14 , 21 . 1 . 1969 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 40 , 11 . 2 . 1977 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 111 , 30 . 4 . 1975 , P . 19 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 156 , 17 . 6 . 1976 , P . 13 .