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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 195 , 29 . 7 . 1980 , P . 6 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 198 , 4 . 8 . 1979 , P . 14 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 212 , 15 . 8 . 1980 , P . 33 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 227 , 29 . 8 . 1980 , P . 15 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2875/80

OF 6 NOVEMBER 1980

AMENDING FOR THE FOURTH TIME REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1715/79 AND AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2254/80 AS REGARDS THE DATES SET FOR THE DISTILLATION OF THE BY-PRODUCTS OF WINE-MAKING FOR THE 1979/80 WINE-GROWING YEAR

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 1990/80 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 6 ( 3 ), 39 ( 7 ) AND 65 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS , ARTICLE 4 ( 1 ) AND ( 4 ) OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1715/79 ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2175/80 ( 4 ), LAID DOWN CLOSING DATES FOR THE FULFILMENT OF PRODUCERS ' OBLIGATIONS AND FOR THE DELIVERY OF ALCOHOL TO THE COMPETENT INTERVENTION AGENCIES UNDER THE COMPULSORY DISTILLATION OF THE BY-PRODUCTS OF WINE-MAKING FOR THE 1979/80 WINE-GROWING YEAR ;

WHEREAS , AS THE RESULT OF THE LARGE SCALE OF SOME DISTILLATION OPERATIONS CARRIED OUT THROUGHOUT THE MARKETING YEAR , THERE HAVE BEEN SERIOUS DIFFICULTIES IN THE COURSE OF THE DISTILLATION OF THE BY-PRODUCTS OF WINE-MAKING WHEREBY SOME PRODUCERS IN THE SAID REGION HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH THEIR OBLIGATIONS BY 30 SEPTEMBER 1980 ;

WHEREAS IT IS EQUITABLE TO ALLOW SUCH PRODUCERS A FURTHER OPPORTUNITY TO FULFIL THEIR OBLIGATIONS AND TO SET FRESH TIME LIMITS FOR THE DELIVERY OF THE BY-PRODUCTS AND OF THE ALCOHOL THUS OBTAINED TO THE INTERVENTION AGENCY ;

WHEREAS THIS DEFERMENT MAKES IT NECESSARY TO ALTER SOME OTHER DATES LAID DOWN IN THE SAME REGULATION ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 12 OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2254/80 OF 28 AUGUST 1980 LAYING DOWN FOR THE WINE-GROWING YEAR 1980/81 DETAILED RULES FOR THE DISTILLATION OF THE BY-PRODUCTS OF WINE-MAKING ( 5 ) SETS THE REFERENCE PERIOD REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 , TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE DATE OF DELIVERY OF THE BY-PRODUCTS AND , AS THE CASE MAY BE , WINE TO DISTILLERS ; WHEREAS THE ALTERATION OF THE LATTER DATE BY THIS REGULATION MAKES IT NECESSARY TO EXTEND THE REFERENCE PERIOD ACCORDINGLY ;

WHEREAS THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR WINE HAS NOT DELIVERED AN OPINION WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT SET BY ITS CHAIRMAN ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1715/79 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . IN ARTICLE 4 ( 1 ), ' 30 SEPTEMBER 1980 ' GIVEN IN ARTICLE 4 ( 1 ) IS REPLACED BY ' 30 NOVEMBER 1980 ' .

2 . IN ARTICLE 4 ( 3 ), ' 31 AUGUST 1980 ' GIVEN IN ARTICLE 4 ( 3 ) IS REPLACED BY ' 31 JANUARY 1981 ' .

3 . IN ARTICLE 4 ( 4 ), ' 30 OCTOBER 1980 ' IS REPLACED BY ' 31 DECEMBER 1980 ' .

4 . IN ARTICLE 9 , ' 31 AUGUST 1980 ' IS REPLACED BY ' 31 DECEMBER 1980 ' .

5 . IN ARTICLE 11 ( 3 ), ' 1 OCTOBER 1980 ' IS REPLACED BY ' 28 FEBRUARY 1981 ' .

ARTICLE 2

IN ARTICLE 12 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2254/80 , ' 30 SEPTEMBER 1980 ' IS REPLACED BY ' 30 NOVEMBER 1980 ' .

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 1 SEPTEMBER 1980 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 6 NOVEMBER 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT