31977R1676

27 . 7 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 187/ 5

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1676/77 of 19 July 1977 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1930/76 on the distillation of the by-products of wine-making

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN wines psr contain little alcohol ; whereas, therefore, a COMMUNITIES, reduced rate should be applied to those products and Council Regulation (EEC) 1930/76 of 20 July 1976 on Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European the distillation of the by-products of wine-making (5) Economic Community, should thus be amended accordingly, Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No 816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provi­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : sions for the common organization of the market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No Article 1 528/77 (2), and in particular Article 24 (2) and (6) thereof, The following paragraph shall be added to Article 9 of Regulation ( EEC) No 1930/76 : Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 'Producers of quality wines psr shall be paid at a Whereas, in accordance with Article 10 ( 1 ) of Council reduced rate for that part of their harvest which Regulation (EEC) No 817/70 of 28 April 1970 laying qualifies for this description .' down special provisions relating to quality wines Article 2 produced in specified regions (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 529/77 (4), a yield per hectare is This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day fixed for each of the quality wines psr, which facili­ following its publication in the Official Journal of tates observance of the prohibition against the the European Communities. pressing of wine lees and over-pressing of grapes ; whereas, moreover, the marcs and lees of quality white It shall apply from 1 September 1977.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 July 1977.

For the Council

The President A. HUMBLET

(>) OJ No L 99 , 5 . 5 . 1970 , p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 69 , 16. 3 . 1977, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 99 , 5 . 5 . 1970, p. 20 . (4) OJ No L 69 , 16. 3 . 1977, p. 2. (5) OJ No L 211 , 5 . 8 . 1976, p. 1 .