31977R0232

3 . 2 . 77 No L 31 / 15 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) No 232 / 77

of 2 February 1977

derogating from the dates laid down for acidification in respect of products of the 1976 wine harvest in the Italian regions of Zones C II and C III

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN August 1970 on the notification , carrying out and COMMUNITIES , control of the processes of enriching, acidifying and deacidifying wine (3 ) ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No ment Committee for Wine, 816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provi­ sions for the common organization of the market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 2842/ 76 ( 2 ), and in particular Article 22 ( 3 ) thereof, Article 1 Whereas, owing to the exceptional climatic conditions of the summer of 1976, the state of maturity of the 1 . Grape must in fermentation and new wine still 1976 harvest in Italy has made for delayed and abnor­ in fermentation from the 1976 harvest which were mally prolonged malo-lactic fermentation with the obtained from the Italian regions of Zones C II and C result that the lower acidity of the products obtained III , may be subjected to acidification until 15 May was not noticed in time ; whereas to enable this diffi­ 1977 in those establishments where the grapes and culty to be overcome, the period of acidification grape musts are being turned into wine . should, in implementation of Article 22 (2) of Regula­ tion ( EEC) No 816/ 70 , be extended to 15 May 1977 ; 2. By way of derogation from the second subpara­ graph of Article 5 ( 2) of Regulation ( EEC) No Whereas an extension of the period initially laid down 1594/70, the person concerned must notify the compe­ requires special control measures ; whereas such exten­ tent authority in writing before the acidification sion should consequently be allowed after 31 process begins . December 1976 only in establishments in which the products concerned have been obtained ; whereas , Article 2 moreover, to make control more effective , notification by those concerned should be made before instead of This Regulation shall enter into force on the day after acidification , as laid down in Article 5 of following its publication in the Official Journal of Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 1594/ 70 of 5 the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels , 2 February 1977 .

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH

Vice-President

(') 0 | No I. 99 , S. 5 . 1970 , p . I . (-') O'l No 1 . M7, 26 . II . 1976, p . 2. H OJ No L 173 , 6 . 8 . 1970 , p. 23 .