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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 289 , 16 . 11 . 1979 , P . 23 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 198 , 4 . 8 . 1979 , P . 14 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 319 , 14 . 12 . 1979 , P . 19 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 285/80

OF 7 FEBRUARY 1980

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2524/79 AND FOR THE SECOND TIME REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1715/79 AS REGARDS THE DATES SET FOR THE DISTILLATION OF THE BY-PRODUCTS OF WINE-MAKING FOR THE 1978/79 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 39 ( 7 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2524/79 ( 3 ) SET NEW FINAL DATES FOR THE FULFILMENT OF PRODUCERS ' OBLIGATIONS AND FOR THE DELIVERY OF THE ALCOHOL TO INTERVENTION AGENCIES ;

WHEREAS THE SCALE OF CERTAIN DISTILLATION OPERATIONS CARRIED OUT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WINE-GROWING YEAR HAS GIVEN RISE TO DIFFICULTIES IN TERMS OF THE PROPER CONDUCT OF WINE DELIVERY OPERATIONS WHICH HAVE PREVENTED SOME PRODUCERS FROM FULFILLING THEIR OBLIGATIONS IN GOOD TIME ;

WHEREAS IT IS APPROPRIATE , CONSEQUENTLY , IN THE INTERESTS OF FAIRNESS , TO ALLOW SUCH PRODUCERS AN ADDITIONAL POSSIBILITY FOR FULFILLING THEIR OBLIGATIONS AND TO SET A NEW FINAL DATE FOR THE DELIVERY OF THE ALCOHOL THUS OBTAINED TO THE INTERVENTION AGENCY ;

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO MAKE CLEAR THAT THIS POSTPONEMENT DOES NOT IMPLY RULING OUT , IN THE CASE OF PRODUCERS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE , THE POSSIBILITY OF AVAILING THEMSELVES OF INTERVENTION MEASURES FOR THE 1979/80 WINE-GROWING YEAR , IT SHOULD BE STATED THAT THE REFERENCE PERIOD REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 12 OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1715/79 ( 4 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2807/79 ( 5 ), IS ACCORDINGLY EXTENDED ;

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

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2524/79 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . THE DATE 31 DECEMBER 1979 IN ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) IS REPLACED BY THE DATE 31 MARCH 1980 .

2 . THE DATE 31 JANUARY 1980 IN ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) IS REPLACED BY THE DATE 30 APRIL 1980 .

3 . THE DATE 31 MARCH 1980 IN ARTICLE 2 IS REPLACED BY THE DATE 30 JUNE 1980 .

ARTICLE 2

THE DATE 31 DECEMBER 1979 IN ARTICLE 12 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1715/79 IS REPLACED BY THE DATE 31 MARCH 1980 .

ARTICLE 3

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 SEPTEMBER 1979 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 7 FEBRUARY 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT