Introductory text

United Kingdom

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1896/2005

of 18 November 2005

amending Regulation (EC) No 887/2005 opening crisis distillation as provided for in Article 30 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for certain wines in Greece

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine^f1, and in particular Article 33(1)(f) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 887/2005^f2 opened crisis distillation under Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for certain wines produced in Greece.

(2)

Since this is the first time that crisis distillation has been applied in Greece, some practical problems have been encountered in launching the system. Certain producers wishing to deliver their wine for distillation may be unable to do so by the deadline set. To ensure that the measure is effective, therefore, the period for delivering the wine to distilleries as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 887/2005 should be extended until 31 January 2006.

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 887/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(4)

To ensure continuity of the measure, this Regulation should apply from 15 November 2005.

(5)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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Footnotes

f1: OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.
f2: OJ L 148, 11.6.2005, p. 34.