Commission Regulation (EC) No 2429/2001 of 12 December 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine with regard to market mechanisms and amending Regulation (EC) No 442/2001 opening crisis distillation as provided for in Article 30 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for table wines in Portugal

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2429/2001
of 12 December 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine with regard to market mechanisms and amending Regulation (EC) No 442/2001 opening crisis distillation as provided for in Article 30 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for table wines in Portugal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000(2), and in particular Article 33 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) As a result of the opening of crisis distillation in Portugal in the 2000/01 wine year, there is a need for addition public storage facilities for alcohol to be delivered to the intervention agency. This has called for major installation work which could not be completed in time. This situation makes it impossible for distillers to meet the delivery date for the alcohol, i.e. 30 November 2001. That date should therefore be extended by one month and this amendment made to apply from 1 December 2001.
(2) Under Article 62(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2047/2001(4), the date in question concerns by-products. Under Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 442/2001(5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1233/2001(6), the date in question concerns alcohol produced under that distillation.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,