31993R2142

31 . 7. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 191 / 103

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2142/93 of 29 July 1993 derogating from the detailed rules for the delivery by producers of the table wine they are required to deliver for compulsory distillation and support distillation in respect of the 1992/93 wine year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas, pursuant to Article 7 ( 1 ) of Commission Regula­ tion (EEC) No 2721 /88 (9), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2181 /91 (10), laying down detailed rules for voluntary distillation these distillation operations may not Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European take place after the end of the wine year in question ; Economic Community, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1566/93 provides for the possibility of terminating long-term storage contracts in order to send such wine for compulsory distillation ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of whereas, in view of the date of entry into force of that 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the provision, the final date for the delivery of table wine to market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) distilleries should be put back to 16 August 1993 ; No 1566/93 (2), and in particular Articles 39 (9) and 41 whereas for administrative reasons support distillation ( 10) thereof, operations should also be continued until 15 September 1993 ;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 129/93 (•') in accordance with the opinion of the Management opening compulsory distillation as provided for in Article Committee for Wine, 39 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and derogat­ ing for the 1992/93 wine year from certain detailed rules for the application thereof opens compulsory distillation of table wine as provided for in Article 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 for the 1992/93 wine year ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 487/93 (4) lays down HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : the percentages of table wine production to be delivered for compulsory distillation by each person subject to the obligation ; Article 1

For the 1992/93 wine year and by way of derogation : Wheras, in accordance with Article 12 (4) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 441 /88 of 17 February 1988 laying 1 . from the first indent of Article 12 (4) of Regulation down detailed rules for applying compulsory distillation (EEC) No 441 /88, persons subject to the obligation to as referred to in Article 39 of Council Regulation (EEC) deliver for compulsory distillation as provided for in No 822/87 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No Article 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 shall deliver 3699/92 (% producers are required to deliver table wine to the table wine to a distillery by 16 August 1993 at the a distillery by 31 July 1992 at the latest ; latest ;

2. from Article 7 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2721 /88 , the distillation operations provided for in Article 41 of Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 130/93 Q Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 may not take place after opened for the 1992/93 wine year, distillation of table 15 September 1993 . wine as provided for in Article 41 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 ; whereas the percentage reductions in the volumes which may be delivered were laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1232/93 (s) ; Article 2

(') OJ No L 84, 27. 3 . 1987, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 154, 25. 6. 1993, p. 39 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its 0 OJ No L 18 , 27. 1 . 1993, p. 10. publication in the Official Journal of the European (4) OJ No L 51 , 3 . 3 . 1993, p. 21 . Communities. 0 OJ No L 45, 18 . 2. 1988, p. 15. (6) OJ No L 374, 22. 12. 1992, p. 54. 0 OJ No L 18 , 27. 1 . 1993 , p. 13. o OJ No L 241 , 1 . 9 . 1988 , p. 88 . 0 OJ No L 124, 20. 5. 1993, p. 29. ("') OJ No L 202, 25. 7. 1991 , p . 16.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 July 1993 .

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission