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( 1 ) OJ NO 106 , 30 . 10 . 1962 , P . 2553/62 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 54 , 5 . 3 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 162 , 30 . 6 . 1979 , P . 28 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 157 , 18 . 6 . 1976 , P . 20 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 158 , 26 . 6 . 1979 , P . 5 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2280/79

OF 17 OCTOBER 1979

AMENDING FOR THE SIXTH TIME REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1393/76 AS REGARDS THE SPECIAL RATE CONTAINED IN ANNEX III THERETO

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION NO 129 ON THE VALUE OF THE UNIT OF ACCOUNT AND THE EXCHANGE RATES TO BE APPLIED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2543/73 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 3 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 OF 5 FEBRUARY 1979 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN WINE ( 3 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1303/79 ( 4 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 18 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1393/76 OF 17 JUNE 1976 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE IMPORTATION OF PRODUCTS IN THE WINE-GROWING SECTOR ORIGINATING IN CERTAIN THIRD COUNTRIES ( 5 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1243/79 ( 6 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 1A ( 4 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE MONETARY COMMITTEE ,

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 1A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1393/76 , SPECIAL RATES ARE USED TO CONVERT INTO NATIONAL CURRENCY THE FREE-AT-FRONTIER REFERENCE PRICES OF IMPORTED LIQUEUR WINES , WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LIQUEUR WINES ORIGINATING IN CYPRUS AND CALLED IN THE PRODUCER COUNTRY ' CYPRUS SHERRY ' ; WHEREAS , FOR THE CURRENCIES OF THE MEMBER STATES MAINTAINED AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT WITHIN A MAXIMUM SPREAD OF 2.25 % , THE SPECIAL RATE IS THE CONVERSION RATE RESULTING FROM THE CENTRAL RATE ; WHEREAS , WITH EFFECT FROM 24 SEPTEMBER 1979 THE CENTRAL RATES FOR THESE CURRENCIES HAVE BEEN CHANGED ; WHEREAS , FOR THESE REASONS , THE SPECIAL RATES APPEARING IN ANNEX III TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1393/76 MUST BE ADAPTED IN THE CASE OF THE SAID CURRENCIES ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

ANNEX III TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1393/76 SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING ANNEX :

' ANNEX III

THE SPECIAL RATE SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 1A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1393/76 IS :

( A ) FOR THE BELGIAN FRANC AND THE LUXEMBOURG FRANC :

BFR/LFR 1 À 0.0250969 ECU ;

( B ) FOR THE DANISH KRONE :

DKR 1 À 0.135760 ECU ;

( C ) FOR THE GERMAN MARK :

DM 1 À 0.402322 ECU ;

( D ) FOR THE FRENCH FRANC :

FF 1 À 0.170788 ECU ;

( E ) FOR THE POUND STERLING :

POUND ST . 1 À 1.56859 ECU ;

( F ) FOR THE IRISH POUND :

POUND ST . IRL 1 À 1.49445 ECU ;

( G ) FOR THE ITALIAN LIRA :

LIT 100 À 0.0894287 ECU ;

( H ) FOR THE DUTCH GUILDER :

FL 1 À 0.363970 ECU . '

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 17 OCTOBER 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT