12.8.1999 Official Journal of the European Communities L212/1 | (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1774/1999 of 29 July 1999 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Hungary on the reciprocal establishment of tariff quotas for certain wines, and amending Regulation (EC) No 933/95 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain wines THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 300(2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas: (1)  An Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the reciprocal establishment of tariff quotas for certain wines between the European Community and the Republic of Hungary () was signed on 29 November 1993; (2)  That Agreement expired on 31 December 1998; (3)  In order to preserve reciprocal preferential treatment and to continue to promote the development of trade in wine the Agreement should be extended until 31 December 1999; (4)  Council Regulation (EC) No 933/95 of 10 April 1995 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain wines originating in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania (%) opened tariff quotas for certain wines in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the Euro- pean Community and the Republic of Hungary; following the new Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, Regulation (EC) No 933/95 has to be amended accordingly; (5) In order to facilitate the implementation of certain provisions of the Agreement, the Commission should be authorised to adopt the necessary legislation for imple- mentation of the Agreement in accordance with the () O] L 337, 31.12.1993, p. 83. OJ L 96, 28.4.1995, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 813/98 (O] L 116, 18.4.1998, p. 1). procedure laid down in Article 83 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organisation of the market in wine (}), HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Hungary on the reciprocal establishment of tariff quotas for certain wines is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation. Article 2 The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community. Article 3 The Commission is hereby authorised to adopt the necessary acts for implementation of the Agreement, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 83 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87. Atrticle 4 In Regulation (EC) No 933/95, Article 1 is hereby amended as follows: 1. in Article 1(1), the table under (b) ‘Wines originating in Hungary' shall be replaced by the following table: () OJ L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1627/98 (O] L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 8).