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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3189/81

OF 9 NOVEMBER 1981

FIXING THE SPECIAL RATES FOR CONVERTING THE FREE-AT-FRONTIER REFERENCE PRICES OF IMPORTED LIQUEUR WINES INTO NATIONAL CURRENCY

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 ),

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 ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2543/73 ( 4 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 3 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 3104/80 ( 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 FOR IMPORTED LIQUEUR WINES ; WHEREAS THE SPECIAL RATES APPLICABLE AT PRESENT WERE FIXED BY COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2308/81 ( 7 ); WHEREAS FOR THE CURRENCIES OF THE MEMBER STATES MAINTAINED AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT WITH A MAXIMUM SPREAD OF 2.25 % , THE SPECIAL RATE IS THE CONVERSION RATE RESULTING FROM THE CENTRAL RATE ; WHEREAS , FOR THE OTHER CURRENCIES , THE SPECIAL RATE FOR THE PERIOD 1 JULY TO 15 DECEMBER 1981 IS EQUAL TO THE CONVERSION RATE IN RELATION TO ALL THE CURRENCIES OF THE MEMBER STATES , MAINTAINED AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT WITH A MAXIMUM SPREAD OF 2.25 % , RESULTING FROM THE AVERAGE RATE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF CALCULATING THE MONETARY COMPENSATORY AMOUNTS VALID ON 1 JUNE 1981 ;

WHEREAS THE CENTRAL RATES FOR THE BELGIAN FRANC , THE LUXEMBOURG FRANC , THE DANISH KRONE , THE GERMAN MARK , THE FRENCH FRANC , THE IRISH POUND AND THE DUTCH GUILDER HAVE BEEN ALTERED WITH EFFECT FROM 5 OCTOBER 1981 ; WHEREAS THE SPECIAL RATES IN FORCE AT PRESENT FOR THE SAID CURRENCIES MUST ACCORDINGLY BE ADAPTED ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 1A ( 3 ) ( C ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1393/76 PROVIDES THAT THE SPECIAL RATE FOR A CURRENCY OTHER THAN THOSE MAINTAINED AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT WITHIN A MAXIMUM SPREAD OF 2.25 % IS TO BE REVISED WHEN , FOR A PERIOD OF 20 WORKING DAYS , ITS CONVERSION RATE MOVES AWAY BY AN AVERAGE OF NOT LESS THAN 10 % FROM THE SPECIAL RATE PREVIOUSLY FIXED FOR THE CURRENCY IN QUESTION ; WHEREAS THAT CONDITION HAS BEEN FULFILLED FOR THE POUND STERLING ; WHEREAS APPLICATION OF THESE PROVISIONS MAKES IT NECESSARY TO ALTER THE SPECIAL RATE FOR THE POUND STERLING ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE SPECIAL RATE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1393/76 SHALL BE :

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

BFR/LFR 1 À 0.0245355 ECU ;

( B ) FOR THE DANISH KRONE :

DKR 1 À 0.126404 ECU ;

( C ) FOR THE GERMAN MARK :

DM 1 À 0.414957 ECU ;

( D ) FOR THE FRENCH FRANC :

FF 1 À 0.161958 ECU ;

( E ) FOR THE POUND STERLING :

POUND ST . 1 À 1.69274 ECU ;

( F ) FOR THE IRISH POUND :

POUND ST . IRL 1 À 1.46102 ECU ;

( G ) FOR THE ITALIAN LIRA :

LIT 100 À 0.0794999 ECU ;

( H ) FOR THE DUTCH GUILDER :

FL 1 À 0.375401 ECU ;

( I ) FOR THE GREEK DRACHMA :

DR 1 À 0.0162693 ECU .

ARTICLE 2

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2308/81 IS HEREBY REPEALED .

ARTICLE 3

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

IT SHALL APPLY , ON APPLICATION BY THE PARTY CONCERNED , WITH EFFECT FROM 5 OCTOBER 1981 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 9 NOVEMBER 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

POUL DALSAGER

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION