Commission Regulation (EC) No 777/1999 of 15 April 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 2486/98 introducing preventive distillation as provided for in Article 38 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 for the 1998/99 wine year

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 777/1999
of 15 April 1999
amending Regulation (EC) No 2486/98 introducing preventive distillation as provided for in Article 38 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 for the 1998/99 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 organisation of the market in wine(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1627/98(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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1648/98(5) fixes the prices, the aid and certain other factors applicable to preventive distillation for the 1998/99 wine year;
Whereas Article 1(6) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2486/98(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 573/1999(7), sets 12 March 1999 as the date for the approval of contracts and declarations by the competent authorities; whereas that date should be put back on account of the administrative difficulties arising from the large number of contracts;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,