31978R0296

15 . 2. 78 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 44/ 9

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 296/ 78 of 14 February 1978 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2205/77 on preventive distillation for the 1977/78 wine-growing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Article 1 Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Regulation (EEC) No 2205/77 is hereby amended as 816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provi­ follows : sions for the common organization of the market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No (a) in Article 2 ( 1 ) for '1 February 1978 ' read '1 March 2560/77 (2), and in particular Article 6b (4) thereof, 1978 '. Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2205/77 (b) in Article 2 (2) for ' 15 February 1978 ' read ' 15 of 5 October 1977 on preventive distillation for the March 1978 '. 1977/78 wine-growing year (3), provides that applica­ tions for approval of distillation contracts must be submitted between 9 October 1977 and 1 February 1978 ; whereas, in view of an increase in such applica­ Article 2 tions, this period has proved too short ; whereas it should therefore be extended until 1 March 1978 so This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its that the said distillation may be fully effective ; publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Wine, It shall apply with effect from 1 February 1978 .

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

Done at Brussels , 14 February 1978 .

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

'•) OJ No L 99 , 5 . 5 . 1970, p. 1 . h) OJ No L 303, 28 . 11 . 1977, p. 1 . '3) OJ No L 255, 6 . 10 . 1977, p . 11 .