# COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1221/2006

of 11 August 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine with regard to market mechanisms

## Preamble

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 [^1] , and in particular Article 33 thereof,

Whereas:

**(1)** Articles 45, 59 and 61 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 [^2] set certain dates for the distillation of the by-products of winemaking. In view of the very large harvest in 2005/2006, certain Member States are experiencing practical difficulties in completing the distillation by the deadlines laid down. Those deadlines should therefore be extended.

**(2)** Article 63a of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 concerning the distillation of wine into potable alcohol fixes a percentage of production which producers may offer for this type of distillation. That percentage should be fixed for the 2006/2007 wine year.

**(3)** Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 should therefore be amended accordingly.

**(4)** To ensure continuity of operations by the producers concerned, this Regulation should apply from 16 July 2006.

**(5)** 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**

Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 is hereby amended as follows:

**1.** The fourth subparagraph of Article 45(1) is replaced by the following: ‘As an exception to the first subparagraph, for the 2004/2005 and 2005/2006 wine years the date referred to therein shall be postponed to 31 August of the following wine year.’

**2.** The third paragraph of Article 59 is replaced by the following: ‘As an exception to the first paragraph, for the 2004/2005 and 2005/2006 wine years the date referred to therein shall be postponed to 15 September of the following wine year.’

**3.** The second subparagraph of Article 61(3) is replaced by the following: ‘However, for the 2004/2005 and 2005/2006 wine years the date referred to in the first subparagraph shall be postponed to 15 September of the following wine year.’

**4.** The last sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 63a(2) is replaced by the following: ‘For the 2004/2005, 2005/2006 and 2006/2007 wine years, that percentage shall be 25 %.’

## **Article 2**

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the *Official Journal of the European Union* .

It shall apply from 16 July 2006.

## Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 11 August 2006. *For the Commission* Mariann FISCHER BOEL *Member of the Commission*

[^1] [OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_1999_179_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2165/2005 ( [OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 1](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2005_345_R_TOC) ).

[^2] [OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 45](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2000_194_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1820/2005 ( [OJ L 293, 9.11.2005, p. 8](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2005_293_R_TOC) ).

[^1]: . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2165/2005 ().
[^2]: . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1820/2005 ().