Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2471/91 of 12 August 1991 on a derogation for the 1990/91 marketing year to Regulation (EEC) No 441/88 concerning compulsory distillation operations in a region of the Community

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2471/91 of 12 August 1991 on a derogation for the 1990/91 marketing year to Regulation (EEC) No 441/88 concerning compulsory distillation operations in a region of the Community

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1734/91 (2), and in particular Article 39 thereof,

Whereas the distillation provided for in Article 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 is compulsory; whereas the large number of commitments in Region 6 for the 1990/91 marketing year makes it impossible to realize distillation within the legal deadline in the case of distilleries for groups of cooperatives whose members are under contract to have their wine distilled there; whereas therefore, in order to permit the total compulsory distillation obligations to be realized, it is necessary to provide for an extension to the deadline for wine distillation laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 441/88 of 17 February 1988 laying down detailed rules for applying compulsory distillation as referred to in Article 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2070/91 (4);

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

By way of derogation from Article 12 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 441/88, distillation operations pursuant to Article 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 in production Region 6 as referred to in Article 4 (2) of the former Regulation, may, in the case of cooperative distilleries of the second degree, take place up to 22 September 1991.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 1991. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 12 August 1991. For the Commission

Ray MAC SHARRY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 2. (2) OJ No L 163, 26. 6. 1991, p. 6. (3) OJ No L 45, 18. 2. 1988, p. 15. (4) OJ No L 191, 16. 7. 1991, p. 25.