Commission Regulation (EC) No 1221/2006 of 11 August 2006 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

12.8.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 221/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1221/2006
of 11 August 2006
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
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), and in particular Article 33 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Articles 45, 59 and 61 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 (2) set certain dates for the distillation of the by-products of winemaking. In view of the very large harvest in 2005/2006, certain Member States are experiencing practical difficulties in completing the distillation by the deadlines laid down. Those deadlines should therefore be extended.
(2) Article 63a of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 concerning the distillation of wine into potable alcohol fixes a percentage of production which producers may offer for this type of distillation. That percentage should be fixed for the 2006/2007 wine year.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) To ensure continuity of operations by the producers concerned, this Regulation should apply from 16 July 2006.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,