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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 120 , 1 . 5 . 1981 , P . 1 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 230 , 14 . 8 . 1981 , P . 1 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 129 , 15 . 5 . 1981 , P . 54 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2352/81

OF 12 AUGUST 1981

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1296/81 INSTITUTING SPECIAL MEASURES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION IN GREECE OF THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DISTILLATION OF TABLE WINES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 15 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE ACT OF ACCESSION OF GREECE , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 73 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS , WITH A VIEW TO RESTORING PRICE LEVELS ON THE TABLE WINE MARKET , PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 15 OF 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 ), IN REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1144/81 OF 24 APRIL 1981 ( 3 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2328/81 ( 4 ), FOR DISTILLATION OF THESE WINES ; WHEREAS , AT THE OUTSET , THE MAXIMUM QUANTITY OF TABLE WINE WHICH MIGHT BE DISTILLED UNDER THAT MEASURE WAS SET AT 15 % OF THE TOTAL QUANTITY OF TABLE WINE PRODUCED BY EACH PRODUCER DURING THE 1980/81 WINE YEAR ; EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF GREEK PRODUCERS , WHERE THE QUANTITY WHICH MIGHT BE DISTILLED WAS FIXED AT 20 % OF THE QUANTITY PRODUCED , BY COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1296/81 ( 5 ), WHEREAS THESE LIMITS HAVE PREVENTED COMPLETE ATTAINMENT OF THE AIM IN VIEW AND THE PERCENTAGE OF PRODUCTION WHICH MAY BE DISTILLED HAS BEEN INCREASED TO 20 % FOR ALL PRODUCERS BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2328/81 ;

WHEREAS THE SITUATION ON THE TABLE WINE MARKET IN GREECE CONTINUES , AT PRESENT , TO BE SUCH AS LED TO THE DECISION TO UNDERTAKE DISTILLATION IN THAT MEMBER STATE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 15 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 ON MORE FAVOURABLE TERMS THAN THOSE LAID DOWN FOR OTHER COMMUNITY REGIONS ; WHEREAS , FOLLOWING ADOPTION BY THE COUNCIL OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2328/81 , THE PERCENTAGE OF TABLE WINE PRODUCED IN GREECE WHICH MAY BE SUBJECT TO EXCEPTIONAL DISTILLATION SHOULD BE ADAPTED ACCORDINGLY ;

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 1 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1296/81 IS HEREBY REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' ARTICLE 1

NOTWITHSTANDING THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 15 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 , THE FIGURE ' ' 20 % ' ' LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1144/81 IS HEREBY RAISED TO ' ' 25 % ' ' FOR THE PRODUCTION OF TABLE WINE OBTAINED IN GREECE . '

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 17 AUGUST 1981 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 12 AUGUST 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

POUL DALSAGER

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION