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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3267/82

of 3 December 1982

amending, for the fifth time, Regulation (EEC) No 351/79 concerning the addition of alcohol to products in the wine sector

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 3082/82 (2), and in particular Article 42 (2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas, pending the adoption of provisions supplementing or harmonizing the definitions of semisparkling wines and of products falling within heading No 22.06 of the Common Customs Tariff, provision should be made to extend by one year the provisions referred to in Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 351/79 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3658/81 (4); whereas, moreover, experience has shown that no difficulty should arise following this extension,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 351/79, '31 December 1982' shall be replaced by '31 December 1983'.

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, 3 December 1982.

For the Council

The President

Ch. CHRISTENSEN

(1) OJ No L 54, 5. 3. 1979, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 326, 23. 11. 1982, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 54, 5. 3. 1979, p. 90.

(4) OJ No L 366, 22. 12. 1981, p. 1.