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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 360 , 31 . 12 . 1980 , P . 18 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 236 , 9 . 9 . 1980 , P . 5 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 461/81

OF 24 FEBRUARY 1981

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2335/80 IN RESPECT OF THE TIME LIMITS FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS FOR APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS FOR DELIVERY OF WINE FOR PREVENTIVE DISTILLATION DURING THE 1980/81 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 3456/80 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 11 ( 4 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2335/80 ( 3 ) EMBODIED THE DECISION TO INITIATE PREVENTIVE DISTILLATION FOR THE 1980/81 WINE-GROWING YEAR ; WHEREAS ARTICLE 2 THEREOF PROVIDES FOR CERTAIN TIME LIMITS FOR COMPLETING THE APPROVAL PROCEDURE ;

WHEREAS THE CONTRACTS APPROVED WITHIN THE TIME LIMITS LAID DOWN COVER A SMALLER QUANTITY OF WINE THAN THAT ANTICIPATED ; WHEREAS THERE IS A RISK THAT THIS SITUATION WILL WORSEN THE IMBALANCE ON THE MARKET , IN VIEW OF THE STOCKS AVAILABLE AND THE SIZE OF THE LAST HARVEST ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE APPROPRIATE , IN ORDER TO MAKE THE FULLEST USE OF THE PREVENTIVE DISTILLATION SYSTEM , TO EXTEND THE TIME LIMITS IN QUESTION BY TWO MONTHS ;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2335/80 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . IN PARAGRAPH 1 ' 1 FEBRUARY 1981 ' IS REPLACED BY ' 1 APRIL 1981 ' ;

2 . IN PARAGRAPH 2 ' 15 FEBRUARY 1981 ' IS REPLACED BY ' 16 APRIL 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 1 FEBRUARY 1981 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 24 FEBRUARY 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

POUL DALSAGER

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION