23.4.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL103/3
REGULATION (EEC)No1036/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of21April1975
layingdowngeneralrulesgoverningthedistillationoftablewinesduringthe
period7Juneto31July1975
Whereasaccountshouldalsobetakenofthetechnical
possibilitiesofthedistilleriesinordernottojeopar­
dizetherestorationofmarketequilibrium ;
Whereasthepricesforwinestobedistilledwillnot
permittheproductstherebyobtainedtobemarketed
onnormalterms;whereasaidshouldthereforebe
paidanditsamountdetermined ,takingaccountof
normalcosts,atalevelwhichwillmakeitpossibleto
markettheproductsofdistillation ;
WhereasineachMemberStateconcernedtheremust
beabodyresponsibleforapplyingtheprovisionsin
question,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Artich1
Thedistillationoftablewinesshallbepermitted
subjecttotheconditionslaiddownbythisRegula­
tion.THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70(')of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
678/75(2),andinparticularArticle7(1)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasArticle7ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70
providesthatmeasuresmaybeadoptedforthedistilla­
tionoftablewinesifsolelythegrantingofaidto
privatestorageisunlikelytobeeffectiveinrestoring
pricelevels;
Whereasaidstoprivatestorageoftablewinesareat
presentgrantedforalltypesoftablewines;whereas
thepricesformostofthesewinesarebelowtheacti­
vatingprice;
Whereasthepossibilityofconcludingnine-month
storagecontractsfortablewinesoftypesRI,RIIand
AIduringtheperiod16December1974to15
February1975hasnotbroughtaboutanysubstantial
restorationofpricelevels;
Whereastheabundantharvestof1974/75hasyielded
suppliesconsiderablyinexcessofthenormalrequire­
mentsofthiswinemarketingyear;
Whereastheconditionsforthecommencement ofa
distillationoperationarefulfilled;
Whereasitisnecessarytolaydowntheconditions
underwhichthisoperationshouldtakeplace;
whereasthepriceforwinestobedistilledshouldnot
actasanencouragement totheproductionofwines
primarilyforthepurposeofdistillation ,butshould
neverthelessbesufficientlyattractivefortheoperation
tobeeffective;
Whereas,inordertolimitthescopeofthemeasure,
itsdurationshouldberestricted ;whereasmeansmust
alsobefoundofbringingdistillationoperationstoan
endifpricesfortablewinesshouldriseabovetheacti­
vatingprice;Article2
1.Producerswhowishtohaveallorpartoftheir
harvestoftablewinedistilledshallconcludedelivery
contracts,whereappropriatethroughtheintervention
agency,withthedistillersoftheirchoice.
2.Undersuchcontracts :
(a)thedistillershallpurchasethequantityoftable
winestatedinthecontract ;
(b)thedistillershalldistilsuchwineandshallpayfor
itatapricewhichshallnotbelessthantheprice
referredtoinArticle3.
3.Thecontractsshallspecify:
(a)thequantity,colourandactualalcoholicstrength
ofthetablewinestobedistilled ;
(b)thenameandaddressoftheproducer ;
(c)theplaceatwhichthewineisstored;
(d)thenameofthedistillerortheregisteredbusiness
orcompanynameofthedistillery ;
(e)theaddressofthedistillery.(')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.I.
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Article3
1.Theminimumpurchasepricefortablewinesto
bedistilledisfixedat1-56.unitsofaccountperdegree
andperhectolitre.
2.Thepricereferredtoshallapplyinrespectofan
unalteredproduct,ex-producer'spremises.
Article4
1.Distillationmaynottakeplacebefore7June
1975orafter31July1975,butthedate7June1975
maybebroughtforward,providedthatthedate31
July1975isalsobroughtforwardbythesame
numberofdays.
2.However,itmaybedecidedtobringforwardthe
closingdatefordistillation,particularlyiftheaverage
pricesforallthetypesoftablewineonallmarkets
shouldfortwoconsecutive weeksremainatalevel
abovetheactivatingprice.
3.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1and2,if,during
thedistillationperiodresultingfromthoseparagraphs,
adistilleryisobligedtosuspendalldistillationopera­
tionsbyorderofthepublicauthorities,itmaybe
decidedthatthedistillationoperationsmaybe
resumedinthatdistilleryforanumberofdayssuch
thatthetotaldurationoftheoperationsconcerned
doesnotexceedthemaximumauthorizedduration.
Distillationmust,however,becompletednotlater
than20October1975.
Ifuseismadeofthisderogation,thedistillation
contractsmustbeconcludednotlaterthan1July
1975andthedistillerymusttakedeliveryofthewine
beforethatdate.
Article5
Productsofthedistillationoftablewinesmayhavean
alcoholicstrength :—of86°ormore,
—of85°orless,
withatoleranceof0-4°aboveorbelow.
Article6
1.Foreachhectolitreofwinedistilledaidshallbe
paidbytheinterventionagency.
2.Theamountoftheaidisherebyfixedat:
—0-90unitofaccountperdegreeandperhectolitre
ifthewinewasprocessedintoaproductreferred
toinArticle5,firstindent,
—0-76unitofaccountperdegreeandperhectolitre
ifthewinewasprocessedintoaproductreferred
toinArticle5,secondindent.
3.Theaidmaybepaidonlyuponproductionofa
contractasreferredtoinArticle2anduponproof
beinggiventhatdistillationtookplacewithinthe
periodduringwhichsuchanoperationwasauthorized
purusanttoArticle4.
Article7
1.MemberStatesshalldesignateanintervention
agencytoberesponsibleforapplyingtheprovisions
ofthisRegulation .
2.Thecompetentinterventionagencyshallbethe
agencyoftheStateonwhoseterritorydistillation
takesplace.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingthedayofitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,21April1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
R.RYAN