Introductory text

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:

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1530/2005^f2 opened crisis distillation as provided for in Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for table wine in Italy.

As several distillation measures are simultaneously in place, the Italian authorities have found that neither the distilleries nor the supervisory authorities have sufficient capacity to ensure proper distillation performance. In order to ensure the effectiveness of the measure introduced by Regulation (EC) No 1530/2005, the period laid down by the Regulation in which the alcohol can be delivered to the intervention agency should be extended to 31 May 2006.

Regulation (EC) No 1530/2005 should be amended accordingly.

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

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