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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 360 , 31 . 12 . 1980 , P . 18 .

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

( 4 ) OJ NO L 324 , 29 . 11 . 1980 , P . 63 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 336 , 13 . 12 . 1980 , P . 1 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 122 , 6 . 5 . 1981 , P . 12 .

( 7 ) OJ NO L 263 , 27 . 9 . 1978 , P . 1 .

( 8 ) OJ NO L 141 , 28 . 5 . 1976 , P . 1 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2093/81

OF 23 JULY 1981

AMENDING FOR THE SECOND TIME REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3226/80 FIXING THE FREE-AT-FRONTIER REFERENCE PRICES APPLICABLE TO WINE IMPORTS FROM 16 DECEMBER 1980

THE COMMISSION 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 3456/80 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 18 ( 8 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 18 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 LAYS DOWN SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO THE IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS IN THE WINE-GROWING SECTOR ; WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1393/76 ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3104/80 ( 4 ), LAYS DOWN THE RELEVANT IMPLEMENTING RULES ; WHEREAS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 18 ( 8 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 THE COMMISSION IS REQUIRED TO FIX THE FREE-AT-FRONTIER REFERENCE PRICES ;

WHEREAS THE FREE-AT-FRONTIER REFERENCE PRICES APPLICABLE FROM 16 DECEMBER 1980 WERE FIXED BY COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3226/80 ( 5 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1201/81 ( 6 );

WHEREAS THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE ' S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA , SIGNED IN ALGIERS ON 26 APRIL 1976 AND APPROVED ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY BY COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2210/78 ( 7 ), LAYS DOWN IN ARTICLE 20 THAT WINE OF FRESH GRAPES WITHIN HEADING NO EX 22.05 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , ORIGINATING IN ALGERIA , IS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR SPECIAL IMPORT ARRANGEMENTS INTO THE COMMUNITY FOR A TRANSITIONAL PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS ; WHEREAS THIS SPECIAL SYSTEM , APPLIED AS FROM 1 JULY 1976 PURSUANT TO THE INTERIM AGREEMENT APPROVED BY COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1287/76 ( 8 ), EXPIRES ON 30 JUNE 1981 ; WHEREAS THE COLUMN HEADED ' ALGERIA ' IN THE ANNEX TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3226/80 IS TO BE SUSPENDED ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE COLUMN HEADED ' ALGERIA ' GIVEN IN THE ANNEX TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3226/80 IS HEREBY SUSPENDED .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING 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 , 23 JULY 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

THE PRESIDENT

GASTON THORN