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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3304/82

OF 9 DECEMBER 1982

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 3082/82 ( 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 THE FREEAT-FRONTIER PRICES FOR IMPORTED LIQUEUR WINES INTO NATIONAL CURRENCY ; WHEREAS THE SPECIAL RATES APPLICABLE AT PRESENT WERE FIXED BY COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1662/82 ( 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 16 DECEMBER 1982 TO 30 JUNE 1983 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 15 NOVEMBER 1982 ; WHEREAS APPLICATION OF THESE PROVISIONS MAKES IT NECESSARY TO ALTER THE SPECIAL RATES FOR THE POUND STERLING , THE ITALIAN LIRA AND THE GREEK DRACHMA ,

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 :

BFRS/LFRS = 0,0222368 ECU ;

( B ) FOR THE DANISH KRONE :

DKR 1 = 0,121448 ECU ;

( C ) FOR THE GERMAN MARK :

DM 1 = 0,428488 ECU ;

( D ) FOR THE FRENCH FRANC :

FF 1 = 0,151197 ECU ;

( E ) FOR THE POUND STERLING :

POUND 1 = 1,83075 ECU ;

( F ) FOR THE IRISH POUND :

POUND IRL 1 = 1,44715 ECU ;

( G ) FOR THE ITALIAN LIRA :

LIT 100 = 0,0747556 ECU ;

( H ) FOR THE DUTCH GUILDER :

FL 1 = 0,387640 ECU ;

( I ) FOR THE GREEK DRACHMA :

DR 1 = 0,0150360 ECU .

ARTICLE 2

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1662/82 IS HEREBY REPEALED .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 16 DECEMBER 1982 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 9 DECEMBER 1982 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

POUL DALSAGER

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION

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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 326 , 23 . 11 . 1982 , P . 1 .

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

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

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

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

( 7 ) OJ NO L 184 , 29 . 6 . 1982 , P . 8 .

Amendments and corrections
February 22, 1983	Repealed by 31983R0398
December 16, 1982	Entry into force - See Art 3

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3304/82 of 9 December 1982 fixing the special rates for converting the free-at-frontier reference prices of imported liqueur wines into national currency