31977R2681

6 . 12. 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 312/7

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2681 /77 of 5 December 1977 amending for the second time 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 unable to observe the prescribed deadline for distilla­ COMMUNITIES, tion ; whereas it is therefore desirable in view of these difficulties to extend the deadline for distillation until Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 31 August 1977, Economic Community, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ 816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provi­ ment Committee for Wine, sions for the common organization of the market in wine (J), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 221 1 /77 (2), and in particular Article 24a (5) thereof,

Whereas Article 2 (3) of Commission Regulation Article 1 (EEC) No 142/77 of 25 January 1977 fixing an addi­ tional rate for determining the quantities of alcohol to In Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 142/77, the be delivered as part of the wine deliveries for the date ' 15 August 1977' is replaced by '31 August 1977'. 1976/77 wine-growing year (3), as amended by Regula­ Article 2 tion (EEC) No 799/77 (4), provides that distillation operations must be carried out between 26 January This Regulation shall enter into force on the day and 15 August 1977 ; whereas the initial application following its publication in the Official Journal of of this measure caused difficulties particularly in the European Communities. respect of the delivery of wine to the distilleries ; whereas certain distilleries were in consequenc.e It shall apply with effect from 16 August 1977.

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

Done at Brussels, 5 December 1977.

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(•) OJ No L 99, 5. 5. 1970, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 256, 7. 10 . 1977, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 22, 26. 1 . 1977, p. 23 . (4) OJ No L 97, 21 . 4. 1977, p. 17.