20.8.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL228/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2051/76
of19August1976
layingdowndetailedrulesforthedistillationoftheby-productsofwine-making
inrespectofthewine-growing year1976/77
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1167/76(2),andinparticularArticles24(7)and35
thereof,
Whereas,forthepurposeofdeterminingthequantity
ofalcoholtobecontainedinproductsdeliveredin
pursuanceoftheobligationtodistiltheby-products
ofwine-making ,provisionmustbemade,inaccor­
dancewithArticle24(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
816/70,tofixthepercentagewhichthatquantity
mustrepresentinrelationtothevolumeofalcohol
naturallycontainedintheproductsusedforthe
productionofwine;whereasitappearsappropriateto
fixthispercentageforthewine-growingyear1976/77
atthemaximumlevellaiddowninthesaidArticle;
whereas,inaccordancewithArticle9ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No1930/76of27July1976onthedistil­
lationoftheby-products ofwine-making (3),
producerswhodelivertheirgrapemarcforthemanu­
factureofoenocyaninearesubjecttoareducedpercen­
tage;whereas,takingintoaccountthefactthatthe
alcoholcontainedinthemarcsrepresentsasubstan­
tialproportiondfthequantityofalcoholtobedeliv­
ered,thereducedpercentageinrespectofthewine­
growingyear1976/77shouldbefixedat40%ofthe
normalrate;
Whereas,forthepurposeofdeterminingthequantity
ofalcoholtobecontainedintheproductsdelivered,it
isalsonecessarytofix,inaccordancewithArticle24
(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70,astandardnatural
alcoholicstrengthforeachwine-growing yearineach
wine-growing zone;whereas,however,byvirtueof
Article24(5)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70,
producersincertainzonesarenotsubjecttotheobli­
gationinquestion;whereas,intheabsenceofprecise
informationonthealcoholicstrengthofwinesforthe
comingwine-growing year,thisdetermination maybe
madebyreferencetotheaveragestrengthsrecorded
inthewine-growing zonesconcernedinprevious
wine-growing years,takingintoaccountimprove­
mentsinquality;Whereas,inordertoensurethatthedistillationarran­
gementsarefullyeffective,provisionshouldbemade
forcertaintimelimitsontheoperationstobecarried
outbyproducersanddistillers;whereasitisalsoadvis­
abletospecifywhatconstitutesproofinrespectofthe
deliveryofmarc,leesandwinetodistillers,suchproof
tovaryaccordingtowhetherthedistillerisestablished
inthesameMemberStateastheproducerorinsome
otherMemberState;
Whereascertainconditionsshouldbelaiddownfor
theapprovalofdistillersregardingthequalityofthe
finalproduct;
Whereasstepsshouldbetakentoensurethat,inthe
eventofthesupervisedwithdrawaloftheby-products
ofwine-making ,inaccordancewithArticle7ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1930/76,abalanceismaintainedvis-
à-visproducerswhomeettheobligationreferredtoin
Article24(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70;
Whereastheneedtoimprovethequalityofwine
requiresthatallmarcandleesbedistilled;whereasit
isthereforeadvisabletoprohibitthedistillationof
wineatthebeginningofthewinegrowingyear;
WhereasthesecondparagraphofArticle8ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1930/76providesthattheexemption
inrespectofindividualsmall-scaleproducersfromthe
obligationcontainedinArticle24(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No816/70mayberaisedtoamaximumof25
hectolitres;whereasthesaidmaximumisappropriate
forthiswine-growing yearinviewoftheadministra­
tivesituationincertainMemberStates;
Whereas,sothattheCommissionmaykeepageneral
watchoncompliancewiththeobligationtodistilthe
by-productsofwine-making ,itisnecessaryforthe
MemberStatesconcernedtonotifyitregularlyofthe
quantitiesdeliveredtointerventionagenciesandsold
bythoseagenciesandofthequantitiesofgrapemarc
spiritorwinespiritproducedinthatconnection ;
whereastheCommission needsalsotobeinformedof
themeasurestakenbytheMemberStatestoensure
thattheobligationslaiddowninArticle24(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No816/70arecompliedwithin;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforWine,(')OJNoL99,5..5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL135,24.5.1976,p.42.
3OJNoL211,5.8.1976,p.1.

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inthesecondsubparagraph shallconstitutetheproof
mentionedinArticle1(2)(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1930/76.
3.Thepurchasepriceoftheby-productsdelivered
shallbepaidbythedistillertotheproducerwithin30
daysaftertheirdeliverybythesaidproducer.
4.Thedeliveryofalcoholtotheinterventionagen­
ciesinaccordancewithArticle1(2)(d)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1930/76shallbeeffectedbydistillersby15
August1977.
Article5
Beforethe15thofeachmonthdistillersshallcommu­
nicatethefollowinginformationtotheintervention
agenciesinrespectofthepreviousmonth:
—thequantityofalcoholofanalcoholicstrengthof
morethan92°obtainedfromthecompulsory
distillationoftheby-productsofwine-making ,
—thequantityandalcoholicstrengthofpotable
spiritsproducedinaccordancewithArticle5of
Regulation (EEC)No1930/76,subdividedinto
marcspiritandwinespirit.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article/
ThisRegulationlaysdownrulesforapplyingArticle
24ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70inrespectofthe
wine-growing year1976/77.
Article2
ThepercentagereferredtoinArticle24(3)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No816/70shallbe10%.
ThereducedpercentagereferredtoinArticle9of
Regulation (EEC)No1930/76shallbe4%.
Article3
Forthepurposeofdeterminingthevolumeofalcohol
containedinproductsdeliveredfordistillation
pursuanttoArticle24(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
81^/70inperformanceofthe.obligationtodistilthe
by-productsofwine-making ,thealcoholicstrengthto
betakenintoconsideration foxthewine-growing year
1976/77shallbe:
—9-0forZoneB,
—9-5forZoneCI,
—10-0forZoneCII,
—10-5forZoneCIII.
Article4
1.ThedeliverypursuanttoArticle1(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1930/76ofmarc,leesandwineto
distillersshallbeeffectedbyproducersby15July
1977.Theminimumalcoholicstrengthofthe
productsdeliveredshallbefixedbytheMember
States.
2.Ondeliveryoftheproductsreferredtoinpara­
graph1thedistillershallgivetheproduceracertifi­
catestatingthequantityandalcoholicstrengthofthe
productsdelivered.
Bywayofderogationfromtheprecedingsubpara­
graph,ifaproducersubjecttotheobligationreferred
toinArticle24(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70
hasmarc,lees,orwinedistilledinanotherMember
State,thedistillershallrequesttheintervention
agencyoftheMemberStateinwhichdistillationtakes
placetocertifyinSection23ofthedocumentaccom­
panyingtheproductsfordistillationthatthedistillery
hastakentheproductsintoitscharge.Thedistiller
shallforwardtotheproduceracopyofthecertified
accompanying documentwithin30daysfollowing
receiptoftheproductsfordistillation .
Acertificateasreferredtointhefirstsubparagraphor
adulycertifiedaccompanying documentasreferredtoArticle6
1.Inordertobeapprovedwithinthemeaningof
Article6ofRegulation (EEC)No1930/76,distillers
must,exceptasregardstheproductionofpotable
spiritsunderArticle5ofthatRegulation,becapable
ofproducingalcoholwithanalcoholicstrengthof
morethan92°.
2.Approvalshallinprinciplebewithdrawn,except
incaseofforcemajeureorunavoidableaccident,if
thedistillerfailstopaytheproducerthepurchase
pricefortheby-productsdeliveredortofulfilhisobli­
gationsunderCommunitylaw,andinparticularhis
obligationsasregardstheforwardingofinformation .
Article7
1.InaccordancewithArticle7(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1930/76,MemberStatesshallfix:
—thequantityofmarcandleestobewithdrawnin
relationtothequantityofwineproduced,
—thequantityofalcoholcontainedinmarcandlees
tobewithdrawninrelationtothequantityofwine
produced.
2.Interventionagenciesshallmaksp.visionfora
suitablesystemofcontrolintheeventofwithdrawal ,
suchsystemtoincludeatleasttheweighingofthe
productswithdrawn .

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Article8
TheMemberStatesshallinformtheCommission
withoutdelayofthemeasurestakentoensurethatthe
provisionsofArticle24(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
816/70arecompliedwith.
Article9
Anywinedeliveredinperformanceoftheobligation
underArticle24(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70,
andwineintendedfortheproductionofpotable
spiritspursuanttoArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No
1930/76,maybedistilledonlybetween 1February
and15August1977.
Article10
InaccordancewiththesecondparagraphofArticle8
ofRegulation(EEC)No1930/76,itisherebydecided
thatindividualproducerswho,duringthewine­
growingyear1976/77,donotproducemorethan25
hectolitresofwineshallnotbesubjecttotheobliga­
tionlaiddowninArticle24(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No816/70.
Article11
1.Beforethe20thofeachmonthMemberStates
shallinformtheCommission inrespectofthe
precedingmonthof:
—thequantitiesofalcoholdeliveredtointervention
agenciesinperformanceoftheobligationtodistiltheby-productsofwine-making ,indicatingsepa­
ratelyquantitiesdeliveredunderArticle9ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1930/76,
—thequantitiesofgrapemarcspiritorwinespirit
producedpursuanttoArticle5(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1930/76,andthequantitiesofalcohol
containedintheseproducts.
2.Theyshallalsocommunicate totheCommission
inrespectofalcohol:
—before1October1976inrespectofthewine­
growingyear1975/76,thesellingpricesobtaining
throughouttheyearandthecharacteristics and
quantitiesoftheproductssoldatthoseprices,
—before1July1977inrespectofthewine-growing
year1976/77,thesellingpricesobtainedsince1
September1976andthecharacteristics andquanti­
tiesoftheproductssoldatthoseprices,
—before1October1977inrespectofthewine­
growingyear1976/77,thesellingpricesobtaining
throughouttheyearandthecharacteristics and
quantitiesoftheproductssoldatthoseprices.
3.MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission
before1July1977ofanycasesinwhichdistillers
havenotfulfilledtheirobligationsandofthe
measurestakeninconsequence .
Article12
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19August1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission