Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/2007 of 1 August 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 as regards certain deadlines for the distillation of the by-products of winemaking
Date: 2007-08-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural by-product, common organisation of markets, delivery, distillation, vinification, viticulture

2.8.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 201/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 923/2007

of 1 August 2007

amending Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 as regards certain deadlines for the distillation of the by-
products of winemaking

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

1. The fourth subparagraph of Article 45(1) is replaced by the

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of
in
wine (1), and in particular Article 33 thereof,

the market

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Articles 45, 59 and 61 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 1623/2000 of 25 July 2000 laying down detailed
rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999
on the common organisation of the market in wine with
regard to market mechanisms (2) set certain dates for the
distillation of the by-products of winemaking. In view of
the fact that there are few distilleries in some Member
States,
in
completing distillation by the deadlines
laid down.
Those deadlines should therefore be extended.

they are experiencing practical difficulties

Since the deadline for the delivery of by-products to
distilleries provided for in the existing legislation is 15
July of the wine year in progress, this Regulation should
apply from 15 July 2007.

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

following:

an exception to the

‘As
the
2004/2005, 2005/2006 and 2006/2007 wine years the
date referred to therein shall be postponed to 31 August
of the following wine year.’;

subparagraph,

first

for

2. The third subparagraph of Article 59 is replaced by the

following:

‘As an exception to the first paragraph, for the 2004/2005,
2005/2006 and 2006/2007 wine years the date referred to
therein shall be postponed to 15 September of the following
wine year.’;

3. The second subparagraph of Article 61(3) is replaced by the

following:

‘However, for the 2004/2005, 2005/2006 and 2006/2007
wine years the date referred to in the first subparagraph shall
be postponed to 15 September of the following wine year.’

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi-
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 is hereby amended as follows:

It shall apply from 15 July 2007.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 1 August 2007.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 45. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 897/2007(OJ L 196, 28.7.2007, p. 20).