752 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
28.7.72 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL170/1
REGULATION (EEC)No1601/72OFTHECOMMISSION
of26July1972
ondetailedrulesforapplyingtheobligationtodistiltheby-productsofwine-making
forthe1972/73wine-growingyearandrepealingRegulation (EEC)No2496/71
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/701of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2722/71,2andinparticularArticle24(4)and
Article35thereof;
Whereasthequantityofalcoholtobedeliveredto
theinterventionagencies,undertheobligationto
distiltheby-productsofwine-making ,mustbefixed
inaccordancewithcertainprocedures;whereasin
particular,astandardratioshouldbeestablished,
eachwine-growing year,betweenthevolumeof
alcoholcontainednaturallyintheproductsusedin
themakingofthewineandthequantityofalcoholto
bedelivered;whereasforthe1972/73wine-growing
yearitseemsappropriatetofixthisratioasa
percentagecorresponding tothemaximumprovided
forinthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle24(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No816/70;
Whereas,inordertodeterminetheamountbywhich
thepercentagetobeappliedshouldbereducedin
accordancewithArticle7(2)ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1171/713of3June1971onthedistillation
oftheby-productsofwine-making ,asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2292/71,4asregardsthe
deliveryofmarcforthemanufactureofoenocyanine ,
itshouldbeborneinmindthatthealcoholcontained
inmarcaccountsforalargeproportionofthe
quantityofalcoholwhichcouldbedelivered;
whereas,inthesecircumstances ,thereducedpercentageprovidedforinthatparagraphshouldbe
fixed,forthe1971/72wine-growingyear,at40%of
thenormalpercentage;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle7(3)ofthat
Regulation,partialexemptionmayalsobegrantedto
producersofsomequalitywinesp.s.r.;whereas,
bearinginmindthegeneraldesiretoseequality
improved,thatoptionshouldbeused;whereasthe
methodofwine-makinghasasignificantinfluenceon
thealcoholcontentofthemarc;whereasthisfact
shouldbetakenintoaccountwhenthereduced
percentageisfixed;
Whereas,amongthequalitywinesp.s.r.referredto
above,somemaybedowngradedattheproduction
stageinaccordancewithArticle12(5)ofCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No817/705of28April1970laying
downspecialprovisionsforqualitywinesproduced
inspecifiedregions,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1627/716;whereasitisnecessary,inrespectof
thesedowngradedwines,toapplythesame
percentageasisapplicabletotablewines;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforawritten
undertakingfromproducerswhowaivethe
exemptionprovidedforinArticle7(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1171/71;
Whereas,inaccordance withthesecond
subparagraphofArticle24(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No816/70,thefixingofthequantitiesofalcoholto
bedeliveredalsomakesitnecessarytodeterminea
minimumnaturalalcoholicstrength,calculatedata
flatrate,foreachofthewine-growing zones;
whereas,however,pursuanttoArticle6of
Regulation (EEC)No1171/71,producersinsome
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(a)thepercentagereferredtoinArticle24(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No816/70,shallbefixedat
10%;
(b)thereducedpercentagereferredtoinArticle7(2)
ofRegulation (EEC)No1171/71,shallbefixed
at4%;
(c)thereducedpercentagereferredtoinArticle7(3)
ofRegulation (EEC)No1171/71,shallbefixed
at:
—8%forredquality,winesp.s.r.
—4%forwhitequalitywinesp.s.r.
2.Whereaqualitywinep.s.r.isbothsubjectto
theprovisionsofsubparagraph (c)ofthepreceding
paragraphandhasbeendowngraded atthe
productionstage,thepercentageusedtodetermine
thequantityofalcoholtobedeliveredtothe
interventionagenciesundertheobligationtodistil
theby-productsofwine-makingshallbethatlaid
downinparagraph1(a).zonesarenotsubjecttotheobligationinquestion;
whereas,intheabsenceofanypreciseinformationon
thealcoholicstrengthofthewinesoftheforthcoming
wine-growing year,thestrengthmaybedetermined
onthebasisoftheaveragevaluesrecordedinthe
variouswine-growing zonesconcernedinpreceding
years;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1565/72of20
July19721layingdownforthe1972/73wine­
growingyearthepricetobepaidforalcohol
deliveredtointervention agenciesunderthe
obligationtodistiltheby-productsofwine-making
andtheamountofthecontribution towardsthis
pricebytheGuaranteeSectionoftheEuropean
AgriculturalGuidanceandGuaranteeFundfixedthe
pricetobepaidbytheinterventionagenciesfor
rectifiedalcohol;whereas,intheabsenceofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinalcohol,it
couldprovedifficulttoobtainuniformconditionsfor
takingover;whereasMemberStatesshouldbe
empoweredtolaydownmorespecificconditions;
Whereasforadministrative reasonsafinaldate
shouldbefixed,forthe1972/73wine-growing year,
fortheactualdeliveryoftheseproductstothe
interventionagencies;
Whereas,inordertoenabletheCommissionto
obtainanoverallviewofthebuying-inandselling
transactionseffectedbytheinterventionagenciesfor
theproductswhicharedeliveredtothemunderthe
obligationtodistiltheby-productsofwine-making ,
theMemberStatesconcernedmustkeepthe
Commissionregularlyinformedonthismatter;
Whereasitisnecessary,inordertopreventfraud,for
MemberStatestoinitiatesomekindofsupervision ;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2496/712
of19November1971laiddowndetailedrulesfor
applyingtheobligationtodistiltheby-productsof
wine-makingandspecialconditionsforthe1971/72
wine-growing year;whereasforthesakeofclarity
theabovementioned Regulationshouldberepealed
andthetextshouldbepublishedwiththenecessary
amendmentsforthe1972/73wine-growing year;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforWine;Article2
1.Independent producers,affectedbythe
provisionsofthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle7
(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1171/71,shallnotifythe
interventionagencyinwritingoftheirundertakingto
forgotheexemptionreferredtointhesaid
paragraph.
2.Notificationmustreachtheinterventionagency
before:
—1November1972forthosegivingthe
undertakingforthe1972/73and1973/74
wine-growing years;
—1November1973forthosegivingthe
undertakingforthe1973/74wine-growing year.
Article3
Inordertodeterminethevolumeofalcoholtobe
deliveredtotheinterventionagenciesunderthe
obligationtodistiltheby-productsofwine-making ,
thealcoholicstrengthtobeusedforthe1972/73
wine-growingyearshallbe:HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Forthe1972/73wine-growingyear:8-5forzoneB
9-0forzoneCI,
9-5forzoneCII,
100forzoneCIII.1OJNoL167,25.7.1972,p.4.
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Article4 Article7
AsregardstheapplicationofArticle1(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No1565/72,theMemberStates
concernedshalllaydowntheconditionsforthe
takingoverbytheinterventionagenciesofthe
alcoholdeliveredtothem.
Article51.MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission
beforethe10thofeachmonth,ofthequantitiesof
alcoholdeliveredtotheinterventionagenciesduring
theprecedingmonthundertheobligationtodistilthe
by-productsofwine-making ,statingthequantities
whichhavebeendeliveredpursuanttoprovisionsof
Article7(1),(2)or(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1171/71.
2.TheyshallalsoinformtheCommissionbefore1
October1972,inrespectoftheprevious
wine-growingyear,ofthesellingpricesaswellasthe
characteristics andquantitiesoftheproductssoldat
theseprices.Thealcoholobtainedduringthe1972/73
wine-growing yearunderthedistillationofthe
by-productsofwine-makingshallbedeliveredtothe
interventionagenciesnotlaterthan30June1973.
Article6
Article8
Regulation (EEC)No2496/71isherebyrepealed.1.MemberStatesshalltakeanyappropriate
measurestoensurepropercontrolandinparticular
thattheprovisionsofArticle24(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No816/70arecompliedwith.
2.TheyshallnotifytheCommissionwithoutdelay
ofthemeasurestaken.
3.Theyshallcommunicate totheCommission ,
withoutdelay,detailsoftheprovisionsmadeforthe
applicationofArticle4ofthisRegulation:Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1972.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26July1972.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
S.L.MANSHOLT