Legal provisions of COM(1979)694 - Harmonization of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action relating to the rules governing turnover tax and excise duty applicable in international travel (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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Article 1

Articles 1 and 2 of Directive 69/169/EEC shall be amended as follows:

1. In Article 1 (3), 40 European units of account shall be replaced by the amount set out in paragraph 1.

2. In Article 2 (1), 180 European units of account shall be replaced by 210 ECU.

3. In Article 2 (2), 50 European units of account shall be replaced by 60 ECU.

4. In Article 2 (3), 180 European units of account shall be replaced by the amount set out in paragraph 1.

Article 2

In Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 69/169/EEC and Article 1 of Directive 77/800/EEC, '22°' shall be replaced by 22 % vol.

Article 3

1. Member States shall bring into force the measures necessary to comply with this Directive with effect from 1 January 1983.

However, the Kingdom of Denmark shall put into force the necessary measures to comply with Article 1 (2) not later than 1 January 1984.

2. Member States shall inform the Commission of the provisions which they adopt to implement this Directive.

Article 4

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.