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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 195 , 29 . 7 . 1980 , P . 6 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 280 , 24 . 10 . 1980 , P . 16 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2968/80

OF 17 NOVEMBER 1980

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2707/80 DEROGATING FROM THE PROVISIONS ON THE MOVEMENT OF WINE OBTAINED FROM TABLE GRAPES

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 1990/80 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 41 ( 4 ) AND ARTICLE 65 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2707/80 ( 3 ) PROVIDED THAT , NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 41 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 , WINES MADE FROM TABLE GRAPES ORIGINATING IN CERTAIN PROVINCES IN ITALY COULD BE TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER PLACE OR STORAGE CENTRE BEFORE BEING DISTILLED ; WHEREAS THE TIME LIMIT FOR SUCH TRANSFER WAS 31 OCTOBER 1980 ; WHEREAS IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE TO OVERCOME THE DIFFICULTIES IN MAKING UP AND WAREHOUSING THE VINTAGE , WHICH JUSTIFIED DEROGATING FROM ARTICLE 41 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 , WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT SET , ON ACCOUNT OF THE LARGE OUTPUT AND OF THE UNUSUAL DURATION OF THE HARVEST ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER OF THE SAID WINES UNTIL 30 NOVEMBER 1980 ;

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 2707/80 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . IN ARTICLE 1 , ' 31 OCTOBER 1980 ' IS REPLACED BY ' 30 NOVEMBER 1980 ' .

2 . IN ARTICLE 2 ( 2 ), ' 30 NOVEMBER 1980 ' IS REPLACED BY ' 31 DECEMBER 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 NOVEMBER 1980 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 17 NOVEMBER 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT