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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 297 , 24 . 11 . 1979 , P . 4 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 54 , 5 . 3 . 1979 , P . 57 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 247 , 9 . 9 . 1976 , P . 14 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 44/80

OF 10 JANUARY 1980

DRAWING UP THE LIST OF QUALITY LIQUEUR WINES ORIGINATING IN NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES PROVIDED FOR IN THE DEFINITION OF IMPORTED LIQUEUR WINE

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 2594/79 ( 2 ),

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 339/79 OF 5 FEBRUARY 1979 DEFINING CERTAIN PRODUCTS FALLING WITHIN HEADING NOS 20.07 , 22.04 AND 22.05 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND ORIGINATING IN THIRD COUNTRIES ( 3 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 4 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 339/79 DEFINES A LIQUEUR WINE ORIGINATING FROM NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES ; WHEREAS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS DEFINITION IT IS NECESSARY TO DRAW UP A LIST COMPRISING THE QUALITY LIQUEUR WINES WHICH ARE TRADITIONALLY OBTAINED FROM FRESH UNFERMENTED GRAPE MUST NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE A MINIMUM NATURAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH BY VOLUME OF 12 % VOL ;

WHEREAS DEMAND IN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY HAS EXTENDED TO CERTAIN LIQUEUR WINES ORIGINATING FROM GREECE WHICH DO NOT APPEAR ON THE LIST DRAWN UP BY COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2198/76 ( 4 ); WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT GREECE ' S ACCESSION TO THE COMMUNITY WILL TAKE EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY 1981 , IT IS APPROPRIATE TO REPLACE REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2198/76 BY THIS REGULATION AND TO LIMIT THE LATTER ' S PERIOD OF APPLICATION TO THE AFORESAID DATE ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR WINE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE LIST REFERRED TO IN THE FINAL PARAGRAPH OF THE DEFINITION OF LIQUEUR WINE SET OUT IN ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 339/79 AND IN THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF ADDITIONAL NOTE 4 ( C ) TO CHAPTER 22 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF SHALL BE AS SHOWN IN THE ANNEX HERETO .

ARTICLE 2

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2198/76 IS HEREBY REPEALED .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 FEBRUARY 1980 .

IT SHALL APPLY UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1980 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 10 JANUARY 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT

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ANNEX

LIST OF QUALITY LIQUEUR WINES REFERRED TO IN THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF THE DEFINITION OF LIQUEUR WINES SET OUT IN ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 339/79 AND IN THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF ADDITIONAL NOTE 4 ( C ) OF CHAPTER 22 TO THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF

DESCRIPTION OF WINE : SAMOS ( SWEET WINE )

PATRAS MUSCATEL ( SWEET WINE )

RION OF PATRAS MUSCATEL ( SWEET WINE )

CEPHALONIA MUSCATEL ( SWEET WINE )

RHODES MUSCATEL ( SWEET WINE )

LEMNOS MUSCATEL ( SWEET WINE )