31971R2504

962 Official Journal of the European Communities

26.11.71 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 261 / 1

REGULATION (EEC) No 2504/71 OF THE COUNCIL of 22 November 1971

amending Regulation No 24 and Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 on the common organisation of the market in wine

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , into during the period from 1 • December to 31 January of the same wine-growing year; whereas if Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European the date for submitting the forward estimate is put Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 back, the period during which the said contracts may thereof; be entered into should also be put back;

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Haying regard to the Opinion of the European Article 1 Parliament1 ; In Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 24, the date Whereas Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 242 on the 10 December shall be substituted for the date progressive establishment of a common organisation 25 November. of the market in wine, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 816/703, laid down 25 November of each year as the final date for the submission of the Article 2 forward estimate ; whereas experience has shown that drawing up this estimate at a later date makes it In the second subparagraph of Article 5 (5) of Regu­ possible to achieve a better evaluation of the situation lation (EEC) No 816/70, the words 'the period from and consequently to make more accurate estimates ; 16 December to 15 February' shall be substituted whereas the date originally fixed should therefore be for the words 'the period from 1 December to put back; 31 January.'

Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 5 (5 ) of Article 3 Council Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provisions for the common organisation of the market in wine, as last This Regulation shall enter into force on the day amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2312/714, lays - following its publication in the Official Journal of down that long-term contracts may only be entered the European Communities. ■

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States . Done at Brussels, 22 November 1971 .

For the Council The President P. SILVESTRI

1 OJ No C 114, 11.11.1971, p. 27. 2 OJ No 30, 20.4.1962, p. 989/62. 3 OJ No L 99, 5.5.1970, p. 1 . 4 OJ No L 244, 30.10.1971, p. 9 .