31976R1932

5 . 8 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 211 /7

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 1932/76 of 20 July 1976 determining for the 1976/77 wine-growing year the prices to be paid under the compulsory distillation of the by-products of wine-making and the maximum amount of the contribution from the Guarantee Section of the European Agri­ cultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1930/76 should be applied COMMUNITIES, on a standard basis ; whereas it should be specified that this price should apply to rectified alcohol ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas the maximum amount of the contribution from the Guarantee Section of the European Agricul­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No tural Guidance and Guarantee Fund should be fixed 816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provi­ in the light of the situation on the market in alcohol, sions for the common organization of the market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 11 67/76 (2), and in particular Article 24 (6) thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Article 1 Whereas, in accordance with Article 24 of Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 and Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Council 1 . The prices for the 1976/77 wine-growing year Regulation (EEC) No 1930/76 of 20 July 1976 on the shall be as follows : distillation of the by-products of wine making (3), the — 0-55 u.a./° /hl for the buying-in price for wine Council fixes for each wine-growing year the deliveries, buying-in price for wine deliveries and the price for — 0-88 u.a./° /hl for the price of the alcohol from the alcohol fronn wine deliveries under the compul­ wine deliveries of marc, sory distillation of the by-products of wine-making and determines the maximum amount of the costs of — 0-88 u.a./° /hl for the price of the alcohol from the intervention agencies to be financed by the wine deliveries of lees, Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guid­ — 0-88 u.a./° /hl for the price of the alcohol from ance and Guarantee Fund ; wine deliveries of wine . Whereas the buying-in price for wine deliveries The price of the alcohol from wine deliveries shall should be fixed taking into account the quantities apply to rectified alcohol . available and the prices of table wines on the various 2. The maximum amount of the contribution from Community markets ; whereas the application of this criterion results in the buying-in price being fixed at a the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund for the above wine­ level corresponding to the lower limit laid down in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1930/76 ; whereas, growing year shall be 0-14 unit of account per however, in order to avoid administrative difficulties hi/degree of alcohol . in applying this price, the number of decimals should be limited to two ; Article 2 Whereas when the price of the alcohol from wine This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September deliveries is fixed, the criteria referred to in Article 3 1976 .

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

Done at Brussels, 20 July 1976. For the Council The President A. P. L. M. M. van der STEE

(») OJ No L 99, 5. 5. 1970 , p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 135, 24. 5 . 1976, p. 42. (3) See page 1 of this Official Journal .