NoL69/48 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.3.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No588/76
of15March1976
ondetailedrulesforthedistillation oftablewinesforwhichthedistillation
mustbeapprovedbefore15April1976
thedistillationandinparticularmustknowthequanti­
tiesoftablewinedistilledandthequantitiesof
alcoholobtained;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforWine,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theintervention agencyresponsible for
approvingdistillationcontracts,underthesecond
subparagraph ofArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No
567/76,shall,withinamaximumof15daysafterthe
receiptoftherequest,notifythecontractingparties
mentionedinthedistillationcontractoftheresultof
theapprovalprocedure .
2.'Distiller'shallmeanthepersononwhose
accountthedistillation iscarriedout.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionstothe.commonorganizationofthemarketin
wine(!),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1932/75(2),andinparticularArticles7(3)and35
thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No567/76of15
March1976layingdownthegeneralrulesgoverning
thedistillationoftablewinesforwhichthedistillation
contractmustbeapprovedbefore15April1976(3),
permits,applyingArticle7ofRegulation(EEC)No
816/70,wineproducerstosupplytheirwinesfordistil­
lation;
Whereasthesecondsupbparagraph ofArticle1(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No567/76providesthatdistillation
contractsshallonlybevalidiftheyhavebeen
approvedbeforehandbytheinterventionagency;
whereaspartiesseekingtoconcludeadistillation
contractmustthereforebeinformedingoodtimeof
theresultoftheapprovalprocedure;
Whereas,inordertosupportthemarket,wineswhich
havebeenthesubjectofshorttermstoragecontracts
unterArticles5and6ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70
shouldalsobeallowedtobedistilled;
Whereasthemethodofpaymentoftheaidreferredto
inArticle2ofthesaidRegulationprovidesthatthe
aidshallbepaidtotheproducerintwoinstalments
shouldbepaidwithinafixedperiodsothatthe
producershallreceivetheaidinfull;whereasthe
paymentshouldbemadewithinamaximumof30
daysafterthedistillation ;
Whereastheproducerwhohasenteredintoadistilla­
tioncontractmayrepudiateitunderArticle4ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No567/76;whereastheexerciseofthis
rightmustbelimitedtoafixedperiod;
WhereasthecompetentagenciesreferredtoinArticle
7ofRegulation (EEC)No567/76,andalsothe
CommissionmustbekeptinformedoftheprogressofArticle2
Theconclusionofadistillationcontractshalltermi­
nateanyshorttermstoragecontractmadeinrespect
ofthesamewineunderArticle6ofRegulation (EEC)
No816/70.Theproducerconcernedshallforthwith
informtheinterventionagencythereof.
Article3
ThedifferentamountsofaidreferredtoinArticle6
(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No567/76shallbepaidto
theproducer.Thepaymentofthefirstinstalment
shallbemadeinaccordancewithArticle2(3)and(6)
ofRegulation (EEC)No567/76andthatofthe
secondinstalmentinaccordancewithArticle2(5)
thereof.Thepaymentofthesecondinstalmentmust
bemadewithin30daysafterdistillation .
Article4
IftheproducerwishestobenefitfromArticle4of
Regulation (EEC)No567/76heshallsubmita
request,before15June1976,totheintervention
agencyindicatingthequantityconcerned .(')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(-')OJNoL198,29.7.1975,p.19.
(3)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.25.

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Article5 precedingmonth,ofthequantitiesofwinedistilled
andthequantities,expressedaspurealcohol,ofthe
productsobtainedwiththedistinctionreferredtoin
paragraph2,togetherwiththedistillationcontracts
andquantitiesrelatingthereto,whichhavebeen
revokedinaccordancewithArticle4ofRegulation
(EEC)No567/76.1.MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,by
30April1976atthelatest,ofthequantitiesofwine
appearinginapproveddistillationcontracts.
2.Thedistillersshallsendtotheintervention
agency,beforethe10thdayofeachmonth,astate­
mentofthequantitiesoftablewinedistilledduring
theprecedingmonthindicatingthequantities,
expressedaspurealcoholandtheproductobtained
distinguishing thosespecifiedinthefirstindentof
Article5ofRegulation (EEC)No567/76fromthose
specifiedinthesecondindentthereof.
3.MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommissionby
telex,bythe20thdayofeachmonthinrespectoftheArticle6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom15March1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15March1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission