11.7.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL187/29
REGULATION (EEC)No1794/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of10July1974
layingdowngeneralrulesgoverningthedistillationoftablewinesduringthe
periodfrom15July1974to30September1974
Whereas,inordertolimitthescopeofthemeasure,
itsdurationshouldberestricted ;whereasmeansmust
alsobefoundofbringingdistillationoperationstoan
endifpricesforthetablewinesreferredtoabove
shouldriseabovetheactivatingprice;
Whereasthepricesforwinestobedistilledwillnot
permittheproductstherebyobtainedtobemarketed
onnormalterms;whereasaidshouldthereforebe
paidanditsamountdetermined ,takingaccountof
normalcosts,atalevelwhichwillmakeitpossibleto
markettheproductsofdistillation ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2958/73(5)of
31October1973ontheexchangerateappliedinagri­
culturefortheItalianlira,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1685/74(6),laiddownanewrepresenta­
tiveratefortheItalianlira,whichinrespectofwineis
toenterintoeffectonadatestilltobedetermined ;
whereasitmustbeensuredthatifthisdatefallsafter
thebeginningofthedistillationperiodtheentireoper­
ationiscarriedoutin'Italyunderthesamefinancial
conditions ;whereastheMonetaryCommitteewillbe
consultedonthisquestionandwhereas,inviewofthe
urgencyofthematter,themeasuresenvisagedshould
beadoptedundertheconditionslaiddowninArticle
3(2)ofRegulationNo129;
WhereasineachMemberStateconcernedtheremust
beabodyresponsibleforapplyingtheprovisionsin
question,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70(x)of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1532/74(2),andinparticularArticle7(1)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129(3)on
thevalueoftheunitofaccountandtheexchange
ratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthecommon
agriculturalpolicy,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2543/73(4),andinparticularArticle3
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasArticle7ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70
providesthatmeasuresmaybeadoptedforthedistilla­
tionoftablewinesifthegrantingofaidtoprivate
storagealoneisunlikelytobeeffectiveinrestoring
pricelevels;
Whereasaidstoprivatestorageoftablewineshave
beengrantedsincetheendof1973forwinesoftypes
RI,RII,RIII,AIandAII;whereasthepricesfor
someofthesewinesarebelowtheactivatingprice;
Whereasthepossibilityofconcludingnine-month
storagecontractsforthesetypesofwineduringthe
periodfrom16December1973to15February1974
hasnotbroughtaboutanysubstantialrestorationof
pricelevels;
Whereastheabundantharvestof1973/74hasyielded
suppliesconsiderablyinexcessofthenormalrequire­
mentsofthiswinemarketingyear;
Whereastheconditionsforthecommencement ofa
distillationoperationarefulfilled;
Whereasitisnecessarytolaydowntheconditions
underwhichthisoperationshouldtakeplace;
whereasthepriceforwinestobedistilledshouldnot
actasanencouragement totheproductionofwines
primarilyforthepurposeofdistillation,butshould
neverthelessbesufficientlyattractivefortheoperation
tobeeffective;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Thedistillationoftablewinesshallbepermitted
subjecttotheconditionslaiddownbythisRegula­
tion.
Article2
1.Producerswhowishtohaveallorpartoftheir
harvestoftablewinedistilledshallconcludedelivery
contracts,whereappropriatethroughtheintervention
agency,withthedistillersoftheirchoice.
2.Undersuchcontracts :
(a)thedistillershallpurchasethequantityoftable
winestatedinthecontract;(■)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL166,21.6.1974,p.1.
(3)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62. (5)OJNoL303,1.11.1973,p.1.
(6)OJNoL176,30.6.1974,p.1. (4)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.

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2.Theamountoftheaidisherebyfixedat:
—0-48unitofaccountperdegreeandperhectolitre
ifthewinewasprocessedintoaproductreferred
toinArticle5,firstindent,
—0-40unitofaccountperdegreeandperhectolitre
ifthewinewasprocessedintoaproductreferred
toinArticle5,secondindent.
3.Theaidmaybepaidonlyuponproductionofa
contractasreferredtoinArticle2anduponproof
beinggiventhatdistillationtookplacewithinthe
periodduringwhichsuchoperationwasauthorized
pursuanttoArticle4.
Article7
Ifinrespectofwineadatefallingafterthebeginning
oftheperiodreferredtoinArticle4isfixedforthe
entryintoeffectoftherepresentative rateforthe
ItalianlirareferredtoinArticle1(2)(d)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2958/73,thisrateshallapplytothe
minimumpurchasepricereferredtoinArticle3and
theamountsoftheaidreferredtoinArticle6with
effectfrom15July1974.(b)thedistillershalldistillsuchwineandshallpay
foritapricewhichshallnotbelessthanthe
pricereferredtoinArticle3.
3.Thecontractsshallspecify:
(a)thequantity,colourandactualalcoholicstrength
ofthetablewinestobedistilled;
(b)thenameandaddressoftheproducer;
(c)theplaceatwhichthewineisstored;
(d)thenameofthedistillerortheregisteredbusiness
orcompanynameofthedistillery;
(e)theaddressofthedistillery.
Article3
1.Theminimumpurchasepricefortablewinesto
bedistilledisherebyfixedat1-32unitsofaccountper
degreeandperhectolitre.
2.Thepricereferredtoshallapplyinrespectof
unalteredproduct,ex-producer'spremises.
Article4
1.Distillationmaynottakeplacebefore15July
1974orafter30September1974.
2.However,itmaybedecidedtobringforwardthe
closingdatefordistillation,particularlyiftheaverage
pricesforallthetypesoftablewineonallmarkets
shouldfortwoconsecutive weeksremainatalevel
abovetheactivatingprice.
Article5
Productsofthedistillationoftablewinesmayhavean
alcoholicstrength:
—of86°ormore,
—of85°orless,
withatoleranceof0-4°aboveorbelow.
Article6
1.Foreachhectolitreofwinedistilledaidshallbe
paidbytheinterventionagency.Article8
1.MemberStatesshalldesignateanintervention
agencytoberesponsibleforapplyingtheprovisions
ofthisRegulation .
2.Thecompetentinterventionagencyshallbethe
agencyoftheStateonwhoseterritorydistillation
takesplace.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10July1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.SAUVAGNARGUES