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( 1 ) OJ NO C 232 , 30 . 9 . 1978 , P . 4 .

( 2 ) OJ NO C 6 , 8 . 1 . 1979 , P . 66 .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 105 , 26 . 4 . 1979 , P . 46 AND OJ NO C 171 , 9 . 7 . 1979 , P . 16 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 54 , 5 . 3 . 1979 , P . 81 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 297 , 24 . 11 . 1979 , P . 5 .

( 6 ) OJ NO C 209 , 2 . 9 . 1978 , P . 3 AND OJ NO C 232 , 30 . 9 . 1978 , P . 4 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2962/79

OF 20 DECEMBER 1979

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 348/79 ON MEASURES DESIGNED TO ADJUST WINE-GROWING POTENTIAL TO MARKET REQUIREMENTS

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 43 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 1 ),

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 2 ),

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 3 ),

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 348/79 OF 5 FEBRUARY 1979 ON MEASURES DESIGNED TO ADJUST WINE-GROWING POTENTIAL TO MARKET REQUIREMENTS ( 4 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2595/79 ( 5 ), INCLUDE , IN PARTICULAR , WHILE PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS , A PROHIBITION UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1979 OF ALL NEW PLANTING OF VINE VARIETIES CLASSIFIED AS WINE GRAPE VARIETIES FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT CONCERNED ; WHEREAS A REORGANIZATION OF THESE ARRANGEMENTS IS PROVIDED FOR UNDER THE 1979 TO 1985 ACTION PROGRAMME WITH A VIEW TO GRADUALLY ACHIEVING A BALANCED WINE MARKET ( 6 ), ON WHICH THE COUNCIL IS TO TAKE FORMAL DECISIONS IN THE NEAR FUTURE ; WHEREAS THE ARRANGEMENTS PROVIDED FOR UNDER REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 348/79 SHOULD THEREFORE BE EXTENDED UNTIL 29 FEBRUARY 1980 ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE DATE ' 31 DECEMBER 1979 ' IN ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 348/79 SHALL BE REPLACED BY ' 29 FEBRUARY 1980 ' .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1980 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 20 DECEMBER 1979 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

J . TUNNEY