31990R3748

22. 12 . 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 360/37

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3748/90 of 19 December 1990 opening, for the 1990/91 wine year, distillation of table wine as provided for in Article 41 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, defined for the purposes of compulsory distillation opera­ tions by Regulation (EEC) No 441 /88 Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2351 /89 (8), there is a risk, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European because of the way in which the total volume is allocated Economic Community, among producers, that this market support operation will be concentrated in a single region ; whereas so that its Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of impact will be balanced a maximum volume for each 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the region should therefore be set ; market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1325/90 (2), and in particular Articles 41 (10), 47 (3) and 81 thereof, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2721 /88 (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2355/89 (4), lays down detailed rules for voluntary distilla­ tion as provided for in Articles 38, 41 and 42 of Regula­ tion (EEC) No 822/87 ; whereas Commission Regulation HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : (EEC) No 2270/90 (*) fixes the price, the aid and certain other factors applicable to preventive distillation for the 1990/91 wine year ; Article 1 Whereas Article 41 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 provides that in years during which the distillation indi­ Distillation under Article 41 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No cated in Article 39 thereof is decided on, support distilla­ 822/87 is hereby opened for the 000/9 wine year for all tion is to be introduced as soon as the said measure enters table wine up to a maximum of 4 700 000 hectolitres into force ; obtained from grapes grown in the production regions as indicated in Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3747/90 (*) No 441 /88 in which compulsory distillation has been opened for the 1990/91 wine year distillation as indicated opened for the 1990/91 wine year. in the said Article 39 ; whereas distillation as provided for This quantity is allocated by region as defined in Article 4 in Article 41 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 must (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 441 /88, as follows : therefore be opened ; — Region 3 : 1 000 000 hectolitres — Region 4 : 1 450 000 hectolitres Whereas given the improvement in market conditions — Region 5 : 50 000 hectolitres expected to result from application in the 1990/91 wine — Region 6 : 2 200 000 hectolitres. year of the provisions on compulsory distillation of the said Article 39, application of the present support distilla­ tion measure should be restricted to the regions in which compulsory distillation is opened, the total quantity of Article 2 table wine that may be distilled should be restricted to 4 700 000 hectolitres and the total quantity of table wine The total quantity of table wine for which each producer for which each producer may submit one or more deli­ may conclude one or more contracts may not exceed 12 very contract declarations for approval by the intervention hectolitres per hectare of area used for the production of agency should be limited to an appropriate percentage of table wine . the quantity of table wine that he produced during the 1990/91 wine year ;

Article 3 Whereas because of the large differences in yields per hectare recorded in the different production regions This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its (') OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1 . publication in the Official Journal of the European 2 OJ No L 132, 23. 5. 1990, p. 19. Communities. (3) OJ No L 241 , 1 . 9. 1988, p. 88 . O OJ No L 222, 1 . 8. 1989, p. 60. 0 OJ No L 204, 2. 8 . 1990, p. 35. 0 OJ No L 45, 18 . 2. 1988, p. 15. (*) See page 34 of this Official Journal. (8) OJ No L 222, 1 . 8 . 1989, p. 52.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 December 1990.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

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