31974R1832

No L 192/ 14 Official Journal of the European Communities 16 . 7 . 74

REGULATION (EEC) No 1832/74 OF THE COMMISSION of 15 July 1974 laying down detailed rules governing the distillation of table wines during the period from 15 July to 30 September 1974

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES ,

Article 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; 1 . The conclusion of a contract for the delivery of wine for distillation under Regulation (EEC) No 1794/74 shall terminate any storage contract Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No concluded in respect of that wine under Article 6 of 816/70 ( ! ) of 28 April 1970 laying down additional Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 . The producer shall so provisions for the common organization of the market inform the intervention agency forthwith . in wine , as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 532/74 (2), and in particular Articles 7 (3) and 35 thereof ; 2. However, wines for which storage contracts have been concluded and which may have benefited from a rehousing aid, shall not be entitled to benefit from an Whereas, pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) aid for distillation . No 816/70, Council Regulation (EEC) No 1 794/74 (3) of 10 July 1974 laying down general rules governing Article 2 the distillation of table wines during the period from 15 July to 30 September 1974, makes it possible, for producers of table wines to have their wines distilled ; Member States may require that contracts as referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1794/74 be concluded through the intervention agency in order to Whereas, in order to support the market, it should ensure payment of the minimum price referred to in also be permitted to distill wines in respect of which Article 3 of that Regulation . storage contracts have been concluded under Articles 5 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 816/ 70 . Article 3 Whereas producers who terminate storage contracts 1 . The aid shall be paid to the distiller. for this purpose must so inform the intervention ; Member States may however require that the aid be Whereas provision should be made to ensure that the assigned to the producer, on condition that the latter minimum price referred to in Article 3 of Regulation receives a price which, with the aid included, is not (EEC) No 1794/74 is in fact paid ; whereas, in parti­ less than the minimum price referred to in Article 3 cular, Member States should be able to require the of Regulation (EEC) No 1794/74 ; assignment of the aid from the distiller to the producer as an advance against the contract price for 2. The aid shall be paid not more than 30 days the delivery of the wine ; after the distillation .

Whereas the competent agencies referred to in Article Article 4 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1794/74 and the Commis­ sion must be kept informed of the progress of distilla­ 1 . Distillers shall not later than 1 August, 1 tion operations and in particular of the quantities of September and 1 October 1974, communicate to the table wine distilled and the quantities of alcohol competent agency referred to in Article 8 of Regula­ obtained ; tion (EEC) No 1794/74, copies of all contracts concluded pursuant to that Regulation during the periods preceding such dates, together with details of Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation the quantities of table wine distilled and the quanti­ are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ ties, expressed as pure alcohol, of the products ment Committee for Wine, obtained therefrom, distinguishing between the products referred to in the first indent of Article 5 of (>) OJ No L 99 , 5 . 5 . 1970 , p. 1 . (2 ) OJ No L 166, 21 . 6 . 1974, p. 1 . Regulation (EEC) No 1794/74 and those referred to in (3 ) OJ No L 187, 11 . 7. 1974, p. 29 . the second indent of that Article .

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2. Member States shall not later than 10 August, 10 Article "> September and 10 October 1974 communicate to the Commission, as regards the respective preceding 1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the periods, the quantities of wines distilled and the quan­ third day following its publication in the Official tities, expressed as pure alcohol, of the products Journal of the European Communities. obtained therefrom distinguishing such products as provided in paragraph 1 . 2. It is applicable from 15 July 1974.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 July 1974.

For the Commission

The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI