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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 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2851/81

OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1981

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1144/81 LAYING DOWN GENERAL RULES ON THE DISTILLATION OF TABLE WINES AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 15 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79

THE COUNCIL 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 15 ( 1 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1144/81 ( 3 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2328/81 ( 4 ), PROVIDES FOR EXCEPTIONAL DISTILLATION OF TABLE WINE WITH THE OBJECT OF ALLEVIATING THE SERIOUS CRISIS ON THE MARKET ; WHEREAS IN VIEW IN PARTICULAR OF THE LIMITED DISTILLATION CAPACITIES OF WINE-GROWING ZONES C III A ) AND C III B ) ADDITIONAL AID IS GRANTED WHEN WINES PRODUCED IN THESE ZONES ARE TRANSPORTED , FOR DISTILLATION , TO OTHER WINE-GROWING ZONES SITUATED AT A DISTANCE OF AT LEAST 300 KILOMETRES ;

WHEREAS DISTILLERS WHOSE DISTILLATION FACILITIES ARE SITUATED OUTSIDE A WINE-GROWING ZONE SHOULD NOT BE EXCLUDED FROM THIS ADDITIONAL AID ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

ARTICLE 5 ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1144/81 IS HEREBY REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' 3 . AN ADDITIONAL AID OF 1.65 ECU PER HECTOLITRE SHALL BE PAID TO THE DISTILLER FOR TABLE WINES PRODUCED IN WINE-GROWING ZONES C III A ) AND C III B ) WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF DELIVERY CONTRACTS CONCLUDED BETWEEN 17 AUGUST 1981 AND 14 OCTOBER 1981 AND WHICH ARE DISTILLED OUTSIDE THESE ZONES AT A DISTANCE OF AT LEAST 300 KILOMETRES FROM THE PLACE OF THEIR PRODUCTION . '

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 , 28 SEPTEMBER 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

P . WALKER