31975R1786

No L 182/ 10 Official Journal of the European Communities 12 . 7. 75

REGULATION ( EEC) No 1786/75 OF THE COUNCIL of 10 July 1975 amending Regulation (EEC) No 267/75 and Regulation (EEC) No 1036/75 on the distillation of table wines

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN authorize the distilleries concerned to resume distilla­ COMMUNITIES, tion operations for a number of days such that the total distillation period does not exceed the authorized Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European limit, Economic Community ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 8 1 6/70 ( ! ) of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provisions for the common organization of the market Article 1 in wine , as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 678 /75 (2), and in particular Article 7 ( 1 ) thereof ; In subparagraph 3 of Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; No 1036/75, the date '1 July 1975' shall be replaced by '25 July 1975'. Whereas the distillation period mentioned in Article 4 ( 1 ) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1036/75 (3) of 21 Article 2 April 1975 laying down general rules governing the distillation of table wines during the period 7 June to Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 267/75 and Article 31 July 1975, has been extended by Regulation (EEC) 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1036/75 shall be supple­ No 1 623/75 (4) ; whereas the period for concluding mented by the following paragraph : distillation contracts referred to in paragraph 3 of that '4. Should a distillery be compelled to suspend Article should be adjusted ; distillation operations as a result of chance circum­ Whereas Article 6 (3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No stance or force majeure, the intervention agency of 267/75 (5) of 31 January 1975 laying down general the Member State concerned may authorize it to rules for table wine distilling operations which should resume distillation for a number of days such that end on 6 June 1975 and Article 4 ( 1 ) of Regulation the total distillation period does not exceed the (EEC) No 1036/75 lay down that distillation may not authorized limit . Distillation must, however, be take place after a certain date ; whereas this provision completed by no later than 20 October 1975.' may create difficulties when unforeseen events compel distilleries to suspend distillation for a certain period ; Article 3 whereas, to ensure maximum distillation efficiency, it is advisable that in chance circumstances or in cases This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its of force majeure, the intervention agency of the publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Member State concerned should be in a position to

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

Done at Brussels , 10 July 1975 .

For the Council The President

E. COLOMBO

') OJ No L 99, 5 . 5 . 1970 , p. 1 . 2 ) OJ No L 72, 20 . 3 . 1975, p. 43 . ■*) OJ No L 103 , 23 . 4 . 1975, p. 3 . 4 ) OJ No L 164, 27 . 6 . 1975, p. 42 . 5 ) OJ No L 30 , 4 . 2 . 1975, p. 2 .