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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 275 , 1 . 11 . 1979 , P . 4 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 54 , 5 . 3 . 1979 , P . 93 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 275 , 1 . 11 . 1979 , P . 3 .

( 5 ) OJ NO C 209 , 2 . 9 . 1978 , P . 3 AND OJ NO C 232 , 30 . 9 . 1978 , P . 4 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2593/79

OF 22 NOVEMBER 1979

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 352/79 AUTHORIZING THE COUPAGE OF GERMAN RED WINES WITH IMPORTED RED WINES

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 OF 5 FEBRUARY 1979 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN WINE ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2397/79 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 43 ( 4 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 43 ( 4 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 PROHIBITS THE COUPAGE OF AN IMPORTED WINE WITH A COMMUNITY WINE , EXCEPT BY WAY OF DEROGATION TO BE DECIDED BY THE COUNCIL ;

WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 352/79 ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2396/79 ( 4 ), AUTHORIZES THE COUPAGE OF RED GERMAN WINES WITH IMPORTED WINES UNDER RESTRICTIVE CONDITIONS AND UNTIL 30 NOVEMBER 1979 ONLY ; WHEREAS CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE POSSIBILITY OF REORGANIZING THESE ARRANGEMENTS UNDER THE 1979 TO 1985 ACTION PROGRAMME , ON WHICH THE COUNCIL WILL DECIDE IN THE NEAR FUTURE , WITH A VIEW TO GRADUALLY ACHIEVING A BALANCED WINE MARKET ( 5 ); WHEREAS THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR AUTHORIZING THE COUPAGE OF GERMAN RED WINES WITH IMPORTED RED WINES SHOULD THEREFORE BE EXTENDED UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1979 ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

IN ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 352/79 , ' 30 NOVEMBER 1979 ' SHALL BE REPLACED BY ' 31 DECEMBER 1979 ' .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 DECEMBER 1979 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 22 NOVEMBER 1979 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

G . FITZGERALD