31975R1198

8 . 5 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 118 /31

REGULATION ( EEC) No 1198 /75 OF THE COMMISSION

of 7 May 1975

on the distillation period for table wine provided for in Regulation ( EEC) No 1036/ 75

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation COMMUNITIES , are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Wines , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No 816/70 (') of 28 April 1970 laying down additional Article 1 provisions for the common organization of the market in wine, as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No The distillation period running from 7 June 1975 to 678/75 (2), and in particular Article 7 ( 1 ) thereof ; 31 July 1975 referred to in Article 4 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 1036/75 is replaced by the distillation Whereas Article 4 ( 1 ) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1036/75 (3) of 21 April 1975 laying down general rules period running from 12 May 1975 to 5 July 1975. governing the distillation of table wines during the However, the Member States may authorize certain period 7 June to 31 July 1975, provides that distilla­ distilleries to begin the distillation period at a date tion operations may not take place before 7 June between 12 May 1975 and 6 June 1975 inclusive . The 1975 or after 31 July 1975, but that the date 7 June Member States shall communicate the authorizations 1975 may be brought forward, provided that the date thus granted to the Commission . 31 July 1975 is also brought forward by the same number of days ; whereas most distilleries have proved Article 2 to be in a position to begin distillation operations before the date initially provided for ; whereas, to This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its achieve a rationalization of the market as quickly as publication in the Official Journal of the European possible, it appears advisable to bring forward all the Communities. dates, while taking into account the special situations which may exist for the various distilleries ; It shall apply from 12 May 1975 .

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

Done at Brussels , 7 May 1975 .

For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS

Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 99, 5 . 5 . 1970, p. 1 . (2 ) OJ No L 72, 20 . 3 . 1975, p. 43 . (3 ) OJ No L 103 , 23 . 4. 1975, p. 3 .