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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 275 , 1 . 11 . 1979 , P . 4 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 252 , 6 . 10 . 1979 , P . 14 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 262 , 18 . 10 . 1979 , P . 22 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 252 , 6 . 10 . 1979 , P . 10 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2546/79

OF 16 NOVEMBER 1979

AMENDING REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 2187/79 AND ( EEC ) NO 2281/79 ON THE APPLICATION OF THE ADDITIONAL MEASURES APPLICABLE TO HOLDERS OF LONG-TERM STORAGE CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN TABLE WINES FOR THE 1978/79 WINE-GROWING YEAR AND DEROGATING FROM REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2186/79

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 2397/79 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 12 ( 4 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) ( A ) OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2187/79 ( 3 ) AND ARTICLE 1 ( A ) OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2281/79 ( 4 ) PROVIDE THAT HOLDERS OF LONG-TERM STORAGE CONTRACTS FOR TABLE WINES OF TYPE R I AND R II AND FOR WINES WHICH ARE IN CLOSE ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP THEREWITH MAY DISTIL A QUANTITY OF WINE NOT EXCEEDING 60 % OF THE QUANTITY UNDER CONTRACT ; WHEREAS CURRENT SUPPLIES OF THESE TWO TYPES OF TABLE WINE HAVE GREATLY EXCEEDED THE HARVEST FORECASTS ON THE BASIS OF WHICH THE PERCENTAGE OF 60 % FOR THE SAID WINES WAS FIXED ; WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THIS SITUATION , THE SAID PERCENTAGE SHOULD BE FIXED AT 100 ;

WHEREAS THE LONG-TERM STORAGE CONTRACTS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE SAID REGULATIONS EXPIRE ON OR BEFORE 15 NOVEMBER 1979 ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER THAT THIS REGULATION MAY HAVE THE ANTICIPATED EFFECTS ON THE TABLE WINE MARKET , IT IS NECESSARY TO EXTEND THE TIME LIMITS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLES 4 ( 1 ) AND 10 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2186/79 ( 5 ) AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE STORAGE CONTRACTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 ( 2 ) ( B ) THEREOF ;

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 EXPRESSION ' 60 % ' IN PARAGRAPH 2 ( A ) OF ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2187/79 AND IN ARTICLE 1 ( A ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2281/79 IS REPLACED BY ' 100 % ' .

ARTICLE 2

1 . FOR PRODUCERS WHO WISH TO MAKE USE OF THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1 OF THIS REGULATION AND WHOSE LONG-TERM STORAGE CONTRACTS EXPIRED BEFORE 15 OCTOBER 1979 , THE TIME LIMITS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 4 ( 1 ) AND ARTICLE 10 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2186/79 SHALL BE EXTENDED BY 30 DAYS .

2 . WHEN USE IS MADE OF THE ADDITIONAL DISTILLATION ARRANGEMENTS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 1 OF THIS REGULATION , STORAGE CONTRACTS ALREADY CONCLUDED , AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 ( 2 ) ( B ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2186/79 , SHALL BE CONSIDERED , WITH EFFECT FROM THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION , TO COVER ONLY THE QUANTITY OF WINE NOT SO DISTILLED .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM 15 NOVEMBER 1979 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 16 NOVEMBER 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT