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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 360 , 3 . 12 . 1980 , P . 18 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 227 , 29 . 8 . 1980 , P . 12 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 2 , 1 . 1 . 1981 , P . 24 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 408/81

OF 18 FEBRUARY 1981

AMENDING FOR THE SECOND TIME REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2253/80 LAYING DOWN FOR THE WINE-GROWING YEAR 1980/81 DETAILED RULES GOVERNING THE DISTILLATION OF WINES PRODUCED 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 3456/80 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 41 ( 4 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2253/80 ( 3 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 29/81 ( 4 ), PROVIDES THAT APPLICATIONS FOR APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS FOR DISTILLATION OF WINES PRODUCED FROM TABLE GRAPES ARE TO BE LODGED BY 15 JANUARY 1981 , AND BY 15 MARCH 1981 FOR GREECE ; WHEREAS DELIVERIES OF THE SAID WINES IN THE NINE HAVE BEEN SLOWER THAN ANTICIPATED ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE OBJECT OF THIS DISTILLATION MEASURE IS FULLY ATTAINED , IT IS NECESSARY TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE IN ALL MEMBER STATES FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS FOR APPROVAL OF DELIVERY OF WINES FOR DISTILLATION ;

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

ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2253/80 IS HEREBY REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' 1 . APPLICATIONS FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONTRACTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 343/79 SHALL BE SUBMITTED NOT LATER THAN 31 MAY 1981 . '

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 16 JANUARY 1981 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 18 FEBRUARY 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

POUL DALSAGER

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION