31977R0799

21 . 4. 77 Official Journal ol the European Communities No L 97/ 17

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 799/77 of 20 April 1977 amending Regulation (EEC) No 142/77 fixing an additional rate for determining the quantities of alcohol to be delivered as part of the wine deliveries for the 1976/77 wine-growing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN contracts and to change also the dates concerning the COMMUNITIES, distillation operations and the communication from Member States ; 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 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 528/77 (2), Article 1 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 142/77 of Regulation (EEC) No 142/77 is amended as follows : 25 January 1977 fixing an additional rate for deter­ mining the quantities of alcohol to be delivered as (a) In Article 2 ( 1 ) the date ' 15 April 19 77' is replaced part of the wine deliveries for the 1976/77 wine­ by ' 15 June 1977' ; growing year (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1977' is (b) In Article 2 (2) the date '30 April replaced 347/77 (4), provides that applications for approval of by '30 June 1977' ; distillation contracts must be submitted before 15 (c) In Article 2 (3) the date '31 July 1977' is replaced April 1977 ; whereas the quantities for which by ' 15 August 1977'; producers must conclude contracts are to be calcu­ (d) In Article 6 ( 1 ) the date '31 May 19 77' is replaced lated by the competent authorities in accordance with by '31 July 1977'; the criteria laid down in that Regulation, namely the (e) In Article 6 (4) the date '30 June 1977' is replaced yield per hectare, the colour of the wines and the alco­ holic strength, broken down according to production by '30 September 1977'. region ; whereas, due to the very large number of Article 2 producers involved, the authorities cannot supply all of them in good time with the information required This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its in order to conclude the contracts ; whereas it is there­ publication in the Official Journal of the European fore necessary, so that producers can comply with the Communities. rules, to postpone by two months the date initially fixed for the submission of application for approval of It shall apply with effect from 15 April 1977.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 April 1977.

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH

Vice-President

(•) OJ No L 99, 5. 5. 1970, p. 1 . (*) OJ No L 69 , 16. 3 . 1977, p. 1 . (J) OJ No L 22, 26. 1 . 1977, p. 23 . («) OJ No L 48 , 19 . 3 . 1977, p. 23 .