31975R0267

No L 30 / 2 Official Journal of the European Communities 4 . 2 . 75

REGULATION ( EEC) No 267 / 75 OF THE COUNCIL of 31 January 1975 laying down general rules for table wine distilling operations which should end on 6 June 1975

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas to limit the scope of the measure it is neces­ COMMUNITIES , sary to restrict its duration ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas the prices of wines for distilling do not Economic Community ; under normal conditions allow for the marketing of the products obtained from this operation ; whereas it Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No is accordingly necessary that aid should be paid that 816/70 (') of 28 April 1970 laying down additional the amount thereof should be determined , bearing in mind normal costs, at a level such that marketing of provisions for the common organization of the market the products obtained is possible ; in wine , as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 3166/74 (2 ), and in particular Article 7 ( 1 ) thereof ; Whereas it is necessary that in each Member State Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; concerned a body should be responsible for the imple­ mentation of the provisions in question , Whereas Article 7 of Regulation ( EEC) No 816/70 provides that where granting of aid to private storage of table wine alone is unlikely to be effective in HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : restoring price levels, arrangements may be adopted for such wine to be distilled ;

Art idc I Whereas aids have been granted to the private storage of table wine since the end of 1973 in the case of wines of types R I , R III, A I and A II, and whereas Distilling of table wine shall be permitted under the the prices of these wines are for the most part below conditions laid down by this Regulation . the activating prices ;

Whereas the fact of its being possible to conclude Art idi- 2 nine-month storage contracts between 16 December 1974 and 15 February 1975 with respect to table wine 1 . Producers wishing to have all or part of their types R I , R II and A I has not as yet served to restore table wine crop distilled shall , where appropriate price levels to any appreciable extent ; through the intervention agency conclude contracts for the supply of table wine with distillers of their Whereas the large crop from the current year and choice covering a quantity which may be reduced in large stocks from the previous year have created availa­ accordance with the provisions of Article 4 ( 2). bilities substantially in excess of the normal require­ ments for this wine-growing year ; 2 . These contracts shall :

Whereas the conditions are present for launching a (a ) provide for the purchase by the distiller of the distilling operation ; quantity of table wine in question ; (b) require the distiller to distil this wine and to pay Whereas it is necessary to specify the conditions for for it at least the price indicated in Article 3 . this operation ; whereas in particular the price of the wines to be distilled must not provide an incentive to 3 . They shall indicate : the production of wines intended primarily for distilling, while at the same time it must be suffi­ (a) the quantity, colour and actual alcoholic strength ciently attractive for the operation to be effective ; of the table wine to be distilled ;

( b ) the name and address of the producer ; Whereas it is necessary to make provision for the possibility of reducing the quantity to be distilled in ( c ) the place where the wine is stored ; the light of the wine market situation ; (d ) the name of the distiller or the registered business or company name of the distillery ; (') OJ No L 99 , 5 . 5 . 1970 , p . 1 . (2 ) OJ No L 388 , 17 . 12. 1974, p . 1 . (e ) the address of the distillery .

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1 . The minimum purchase price of table wine for 1 . For each hectolitre of wine distilled an aid shall distilling shall be 1 -58 units of account per degree per be paid by the intervention agency. hectolitre . 2 . The amount of the aid shall be : 2. This price shall apply to the unlabelled product ex producer's premises . — 0-92 unit of account per degree per hectolitre where the wine has been converted into a product Article 4 under Article 5 first indent ; -— 0-78 unit of account per degree per hectolitre 1 . For each supply contract a request to distil shall where the wine has been converted into a product be made by the producer before 1 March 1 975 to the under Article 5 second indent . competent intervention agency . 3 . The aid shall be payable only upon production The intervention agencies shall inform the Commis­ of the contracts referred to in Article 2 and of sion at the earliest opportunity of the requests made . evidence that : 2 . Where the total quantity of table wines resulting — the request to distil was made before 1 March from the requests to distil which have been submitted 1975 ; exceeds the quantity necessary to improve the market situation , it may be decided to limit distillation to a — distillation has not taken place after 6 June 1975 . quantity lower than this total quantity . In this case, the quantity indicated in each request shall be Article 7 reduced proportionately . 1 . The Member States shall designate an interven­ 3 . Distillation of table wines may only begin three tion agency to be responsible for the implementation days after the entry into force of a decision on the of the provisions of this Regulation . quantity to be distilled and may not take place after 6 June 1975 . 2 . Competence shall rest with the intervention agency of the Member State where distillation is Article 5 effected . Products distilled from table wine may have an alco­ holic strength of either Article 8 — 86° and over or, This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its — 85° and under, publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. with a tolerance of 0-4° either way .

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

Done at Brussels , 31 January 1975 .

/'or the Council

The President

G. FITZGERALD