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( 1 ) OJ NO L 135 , 24 . 5 . 1976 , P . 34 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 144 , 31 . 5 . 1978 , P . 9 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 361/79

OF 20 FEBRUARY 1979

AMENDING FOR THE SIXTH TIME REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1163/76 ON THE GRANTING OF A CONVERSION PREMIUM IN THE WINE SECTOR

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1163/76 OF 17 MAY 1976 ON THE GRANTING OF A CONVERSION PREMIUM IN THE WINE SECTOR ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1155/78 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 4 ( 5 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS , UNDER ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1163/76 , APPLICATIONS FOR THE CONVERSION PREMIUM FOR THE 1978/79 WINE YEAR MUST BE LODGED BY 1 JANUARY 1979 ; WHEREAS , BECAUSE PRODUCERS ARE STILL EXPECTING CERTAIN STRUCTURAL MEASURES TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN CERTAIN REGIONS OF THE COMMUNITY , THEY DID NOT LODGE APPLICATIONS IN DUE TIME ; WHEREAS THE DATE FOR LODGING APPLICATIONS , AND CONSEQUENTLY THE TIME LIMIT FOR GRUBBING-UP , SHOULD THEREFORE BE DEFERRED ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1163/76 IS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . WITH EFFECT FROM 31 DECEMBER 1978 THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE THIRD INDENT OF ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) IS REPLACED BY ' 1 MAY 1979 ' .

2 . ARTICLE 3 ( 2A ) IS REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' 2A . FOR THE 1977/78 AND 1978/79 WINE YEARS THE UNDERTAKING REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST INDENT OF PARAGRAPH 2 ( B ) SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED BY THE APPLICANT IF THE GRUBBING-UP IS CARRIED OUT BEFORE 16 JUNE 1978 AND 16 JUNE 1979 RESPECTIVELY . '

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 20 FEBRUARY 1979 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

J . LE THEULE