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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 360 , 31 . 12 . 1980 , P . 8 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 297 , 16 . 10 . 1981 , P . 15 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3324/81

OF 20 NOVEMBER 1981

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2964/81 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE ADDITIONAL MEASURES APPLICABLE TO HOLDERS OF LONG-TERM STORAGE CONTRACTS FOR TABLE WINE FOR 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 12A ( 5 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 6 ( 4 ) OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2964/81 ( 3 ) LAYS DOWN THAT , WHERE THE MINIMUM PURCHASE PRICE FOR WINE DELIVERED FOR DISTILLATION IS PAID BY THE DISTILLER , PAYMENT IS TO BE MADE NOT LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER THE TOTAL QUANTITY OF WINE GIVEN IN THE CONTRACT HAS ENTERED THE DISTILLERY ; WHEREAS THAT TIME LIMIT DOES NOT TAKE ACCOUNT OF TRADE PRACTICE IN SOME COMMUNITY REGIONS , WHEREBY THE PRICE OF THE WINE IS PAID AFTER DISTILLATION ; WHEREAS THE SAID PROVISION 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 6 ( 4 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2964/81 IS HEREBY REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' 4 . WHERE ARTICLE 5 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2852/81 APPLIES AND WHERE THE PROCEDURE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 5 ( 5 ) ( B ) OF THAT REGULATION IS NOT FOLLOWED , PAYMENT OF THE MINIMUM PURCHASE PRICE SHALL BE MADE NOT LATER THAN 60 DAYS AFTER THE TOTAL QUANTITY OF WINE APPEARING IN THE CONTRACT HAS ENTERED THE DISTILLERY . '

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 TO DELIVERY CONTRACTS CONCLUDED AS FROM THAT DATE .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 20 NOVEMBER 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

POUL DALSAGER

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION