Commission Regulation (EC) No 2791/95 of 1 December 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 2402/95 introducing preventive distillation as provided for in Article 38 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 for the 1995/96 wine year

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2791/95 of 1 December 1995  amending Regulation (EC) No 2402/95 introducing preventive distillation as provided for in Article  38 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 for the 1995/96 wine year
THE COMMISSION OF THE  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of  the market in wine  (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1544/95  (2), and in particular  Article 38 (5) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2721/88  (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2181/91   (4), lays down detailed rules for voluntary distillation as provided for in Articles 38, 41 and 42  of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87; whereas, with a view to providing clearer and more detailed rules,  certain provisions of that Regulation should be adopted;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2402/95  (5) introduced preventive distillation as provided  for in Article 38 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 for the 1995/96 wine year; whereas, in order to  facilitate the administrative work of the national authorities, the final date for submitting the  distillation contract should be postponed so that it is the same as that laid down for the  submission of harvest and production declarations pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No  3929/87 of 17 December 1987 on harvest, production and stock declarations relating to wine-sector  products  (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1991/94  (7);
Whereas the low levels of stocks at the beginning of the wine year compared with similar periods in  the past and the foreseeable harvest permit the adjustment of certain existing provisions in order  to ensure the maximum preventive distillation of wine; whereas the deadlines laid down should  therefore be postponed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Management Committee for Wine,