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( 1 ) OJ NO L 54 , 5 . 3 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 336 , 29 . 12 . 1979 , P . 9 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 252 , 6 . 10 . 1979 , P . 7 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 273/80

OF 6 FEBRUARY 1980

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2184/79 AS REGARDS THE DATES SET FOR THE APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS RELATING TO PREVENTIVE DISTILLATION FOR THE 1979/80 WINE-GROWING YEAR

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 OF 5 FEBRUARY 1979 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN WINE ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2961/79 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 11 ( 4 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 2 OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2184/79 ( 3 ) SETS THE FINAL DATES FOR LODGING APPLICATIONS FOR APPROVAL AND FOR THE APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS RELATING TO PREVENTIVE DISTILLATION FOR THE 1979/80 WINE-GROWING YEAR ;

WHEREAS THE SCALE OF CERTAIN DISTILLATION OPERATIONS CARRIED OUT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WINE-GROWING YEAR HAS GIVEN RISE , ESPECIALLY FOR DISTILLERS , TO DIFFICULTIES IN THE NORMAL CONDUCT OF OTHER DISTILLATION OPERATIONS ; WHEREAS , IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES , THE CONCLUSION OF DELIVERY CONTRACTS IS LIABLE TO BE DELAYED BEYOND THE TIME LIMITS SET FOR THE APPROVAL PROCEDURE ;

WHEREAS IT IS APPROPRIATE , IN ORDER TO AVOID OVERLOADING DISTILLERIES , TO POSTPONE THE FINAL DATE FOR LODGING THE APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL AND , CONSEQUENTLY , APPROVAL ITSELF ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR WINE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE DATE 1 FEBRUARY 1980 IN ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2184/79 IS HEREBY REPLACED BY THE DATE 1 APRIL 1980 , AND THE DATE 15 FEBRUARY 1980 IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE SAME ARTICLE IS HEREBY REPLACED BY THE DATE 15 APRIL 1980 .

ARTICLE 2

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

IT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM 1 FEBRUARY 1980 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 6 FEBRUARY 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT