Commission Regulation (EC) No 378/2002 of 28 February 2002 opening a third quantity of wine for distillation as provided for in Article 29 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for the 2001/02 wine year

Commission Regulation (EC) No 378/2002
of 28 February 2002
opening a third quantity of wine for distillation as provided for in Article 29 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for the 2001/02 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 (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 2585/2001(2), and in particular Article 33 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 of 25 July 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(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2464/2001(4), and in particular Article 63 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The second subparagraph of Article 63(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 provides that two or more quantities of wine are to be opened for distillation for the 2001/02 wine year. A first quantity of 7 million hl of table wine was opened for the period 16 October to 15 November 2001 and a second quantity of 3 million hl for the period 1 to 31 January 2002. Given current absorption capacities in the potable alcohol sector in certain regions of the Community and in view of budget possibilities, a third quantity of 2 million hl should be opened for distillation.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,