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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2276/83

of 9 August 1983

amending for the fourth time Regulation (EEC) No 2499/82 laying down provisions concerning preventive distillation for the 1982/83 wine 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 1595/83 (2), and in particular Articles 11 (5) and 65 thereof,

Whereas Articles 4 (2) and 18 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2499/82 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 836/83 (4), provide that the distillation operations referred to in Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 must be completed on 31 July 1983 for wine and 16 September 1983 for wine for distillation respectively;

Whereas, because of the quantities to be distilled in some parts of the Community as a result of measures decided on during the present marketing year, it will not be possible to meet the deadlines set; whereas the said deadlines should be put back and certain other dates set out in Regulation (EEC) No 2499/82 adjusted 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

Regulation (EEC) No 2499/82 is hereby amended as follows:

1. In Article 4 (2), the date '31 July 1983' is replaced by '15 October 1983'.

2. In Article 11 (4):

- the date '15 December 1983' in the first subparagraph is replaced by '29 February 1984',

- the date '16 March 1984' in the second and third subparagraphs is replaced by '1 June 1984'.

3. In Article 16 (1), the date '30 June 1983' is replaced by '16 September 1983'.

4. In Article 18, the date '16 September 1983' is replaced by '1 December 1983'.

5. In Article 21 (4), the date '15 November 1983' is replaced by '31 January 1984'.

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 July 1983.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 9 August 1983.

For the Commission

Poul DALSAGER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 54, 5. 3. 1979, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 163, 22. 6. 1983, p. 48.

(3) OJ No L 267, 16. 9. 1982, p. 16.

(4) OJ No L 92, 12. 4. 1983, p. 5.

Amendments and corrections
December 15, 1983	End of season 1982/83
August 10, 1983	Entry into force - Date pub. See Art 2
July 1, 1983	Application - See Art 2

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2276/83 of 9 August 1983 amending for the fourth time Regulation (EEC) No 2499/82 laying down provisions concerning preventive distillation for the 1982/83 wine year