NoL202/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.7.74
REGULATION (EEC)No1913/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of22July1974
layingdowngeneralrulesgoverningthedistillationoftablewinesoftypeAII
duringtheperiodfrom15August1974to31October1974
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70(')of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1532/74(2),andinparticularArticle7(1)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasArticle7ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70
providesthatmeasuresmaybeadoptedforthedistilla­
tionoftablewinesifthegrantingofaidtoprivate
storagealoneisunlikelytobeeffectiveinrestoring
pricelevels;
Whereasaidstoprivatestorageoftablewineshave
beengrantedsincetheendof1973forwinesoftypes
RI,RII,RIII,AIandAII;whereasthepricesfor
someofthesewinesarebelowtheactivatingprice;
Whereastheabundantharvestof1973/74hasyielded
suppliesconsiderablyinexcessofthenormalrequire­
mentsofthiswinemarketingyear;
Whereastheconditionsofthecommencement ofa
distillationoperationarefulfilled;
Whereasitisnecessarytolaydowntheconditions
underwhichthisoperationshouldtakeplace;
whereasthepriceforwinestobedistilledshouldnot
actasanencouragement totheproductionofwines
primarilyforthepurposeofdistillation ,butshould
neverthelessbesufficientlyattractivefortheoperation
tobeeffective;
Whereas,inordertolimitthescopeofthemeasure,
itsdurationshouldberestricted ;whereasmeansmust
alsobefoundofbringingdistillationoperationstoan
endifpricesforthetablewinesreferredtoabove
shouldriseabovetheactivatingprice;
Whereasthepricesforwinestobedistilledwillnot
permittheproductstherebyobtainedtobemarketed
onnormalterms;whereasaidshouldthereforebe
paidanditsamountdetermined ,takingaccountof
normalcosts,atalevelwhichwillmakeitpossibleto
marketproductsofdistillation ;
WhereasineachMemberStateconcernedtheremust
beabodyresponsibleforapplyingtheprovisionsin
question,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThedistillationoftablewinesoftypeAIIshallbe
permittedsubjecttotheconditionslaiddownbythis
Regulation .
Article2
1.Producerswhowishtohaveallorpartoftheir
harvestoftablewinedistilledshallconcludedelivery
contracts,whereappropriatethroughtheintervention
agency,withthedistillersoftheirchoice.
2.Undersuchcontracts :
(a)thedistillershallpurchasethequantityoftable
winestatedinthecontract;
(b)thedistillershalldistilsuchwineandshallpayfor
itapricewhichshallnot'belessthantheprice
referredtoinArticle3.
3.Thecontractsshallspecify:
(a)thequantity,colourandactualalcoholicstrength
ofthetablewinestobedistilled;
(b)thenameandaddressoftheproducer;
(c)theplaceatwhichthewineisstored;
(d)thenameofthedistillerortheregisteredbusiness
orcompanynameofthedistillery;
(e)theaddressofthedistillery.
Article3
1,Theminimumpurchasepricefortablewinesof
typeAIItobedistilledisherebyfixedat1-77units
ofaccountperdegreeandperhectolitre.
2.Thepricereferredtoshallapplyinrespectof
unalteredproduct,ex-producer'spremises.
Article4
1.Distillationmaynottakeplacebefore15August
1974orafter31October1974.
2.However,itmaybedecidedtobringforwardthe
closingdatefordistillation ,particularlyiftheaverage
pricesfortablewineoftypeAIIonallmarkets(')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
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3.Theaidmaybepaidonlyuponproductionofa
contractasreferredtoinArticle2anduponproof
beinggiventhatdistillationtookplacewithinthe
periodduringwhichsuchoperationwasauthorized
pursuanttoArticle4.shouldfortwoconsecutive weeksremainatalevel
abovetheactivatingprice.
Article5
Productsofthedistillationoftablewinesmayhavean
alcoholicstrength :
—of86°ormore,
—of85°orless,
withatoleranceof0-40aboveorbelow.
Article6
1.Foreachhectolitreofwinedistilledaidshallbe
paidbytheinterventionagency.
2.Theamountoftheaidisherebyfixedat:
—0-93unitofaccountperdegreeandperhectolitre
ifthewinewasprocessedintoaproductreferred
toinArticle5,firstindent,
—0-85unitofaccountperdegreeandperhectolitre
ifthewinewasprocessedintoaproductreferred
toinArticle5,secondindent.Article7
1.MemberStatesshalldesignateanintervention
agencytoberesponsibleforapplyingtheprovisions
ofthisRegulation .
2.Thecompetentinterventionagencyshallbethe
agencyoftheStateonwhoseterritorydistillation
takesplace.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22July1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.SAUVAGNARGUES