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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3747/90
of19December 1990
openingcompulsorydistillationasprovidedforinArticle39ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No822/87andderogatingforthe1990/91wineyearfrom
certaindetailedrulesfortheapplicationthereof
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,andinparticularArticle90thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No822/87of
16March1987onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinwine('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1325/90(2),andinparticularArticle39(9),(10)and
(11)thereof,providedforsmallproducerswilldiffergreatlyineffect
betweenregions;whereasboththisfactandthedifficul­
tiesthatwereproducedbytheintroductionofadual
exemptionarrangementwithinregionsmustbetaken
intoaccountforthefixingoftheminimumquantityfor
deliverybyproducers;
Whereasexperiencehasshownthatthefulfilmentofa
producer'sobligationthroughthedeliveryofwine
obtainedinaregionofproductionotherthanthatofthe
productionofthesaidwine-growerhascontributedtothe
imbalanceonthemarketincertainregions;whereasthe
obligationshouldbeconsideredasfulfilledonlywhere
winedeliveredandwinewhichisthesubjectoftheobli­
gationareobtainedfromthesameregion;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle39(7)ofRegulation
(EEC)No822/87,distillersmayeitherreceiveaidin
respectoftheproducttobedistilledordeliverthe
productobtainedfromdistillationtotheintervention
agency;whereastheamountoftheaidmustbefixedon
thebasisofthecriterialaiddowninArticle16ofCoiincil
Regulation(EEC)No2046/89(3);
Whereasthederogationprovidedforinthefirstsubpara­
graphofArticle39(10)ofRegulation(EEC)No822/87
wasextendedforonewineyearbyRegulation(EEC)No
1325/90,whereasthedetailedrulesrelatingtheretomust
beextendedforthesameperiod;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforWine,WhereasthedataavailableatpresenttotheCommission,
andinparticularthoseintheforwardestimateforthe
1990/91wineyear,showthatafeatureofthatyearisan
imbalanceonthemarketfortablewineandwinesuitable
foryieldingtablewine;whereastheconditionslaiddown
inArticle39(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No822/87foriniti­
atingcompulsorydistillationarethereforefulfilled;
Whereasinviewofthepricesandthedesirablelevelof
availabilitiesattheendoftheyear,thedistillationof
17950000hectolitresofwineappearsnecessaryinthe
Community ;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereastheexperienceacquiredinthe1987/88
marketingyearoftheoptionwherebygrapemust
intendedfortheproductionafter15Marchofproducts
otherthantablewinemaybedeductedfromthevolume
tobeusedfordeterminingthequantityofwinetobe
deliveredfordistillationisinadequateforjudgingthe
effectofthemeasure;whereasthatopinionshouldbe
madeavailableagaininthe1988/89marketingyearso
thatitsimpactcanbeassessed;
Whereasalargenumberofsmallproducersofgrapes
belongtocooperativewineriesorproducergroups;
whereasthearticlesofassociationoftheseorganizations
aresuchthatincertainproductionregionsthedelivery
obligationprovidedforinArticle39ofRegulation(EEC)
No822/87fallsontheorganizationasawholeandin
othersfallsontheproducersindividually ;whereasin
consequencethereisadangerthattheexemptionArticle1
1.DistillationasprovidedforinArticle39(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No822/87isherebydecidedonforthe
1990/91wineyear.
2.Thetotalquantityoftablewinetobedestilledshall
be17950000hectolitres .
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3.Thequantitiestobedistilledintheregionsas
referredtoinArticle4(2)ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No441/88(')shallbeasfollows:
—Region1:0hectolitres,
—Region2:0hectolitres,
—Region3:1000000hectolitres,
—Region4:2200000hectolitres,
—Region5:50000hectolitres,
—Region6:14700000hectolitres.
4.Region6asreferredtoinparagraph3shallbe
dividedintotwopartsasfollows:
—PartA:
consistingoftheRegionsofAsturias,theBalearic
Islands,CantabriaandGaliciaandtheprovincesof
GuipuzcoaandVizcaya,
—PartB:
consistingofanyterritoryinRegion6notincludedin
PartA.
Thequantitiestobedistilledintheabovementioned parts
ofRegion6shallbeasfollows:
—PartA:0hectolitres,
—PartB:14700000hectolitres .
Article2
BywayofderogationfromArticle6(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No441/88producersmanydeductfromthe
volumeindicatedinthefirstparagraphofthatArticle
quantitiesofgrapemustintendedforthepreparationof
productsotherthantablewinenotyetprocessedby15
March,providedthattheyundertaketoprocessthemby
31August.Ifsuchprocessinghasnottakenplacebythe
latterdate,producersmustdeliverforcompulsorydistilla­
tionintheformofwine,aquantityresultingfromthe
applicationofthepercentageprovidedforinArticle8to
thequantityofunprocessedmust,plus20%.Thatquan­
titymustbedeliveredbythedatefixedbythecompetent
nationalauthoritypursuanttoArticle12(5)ofRegulation
(EEC)No441/88.
Article3
BywayofderogationfromArticle9(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No441/88thequantityoftablewinebelowwhich
producersareexemptedfromtheobligationtodeliver
shallbe5hectolitresexceptforproducersintheregions
indicatedinthefirstindentinthesecondsubparagraph
ofArticle7ofthatRegulation,forwhomitshallbe25
hectolitres .
Article4
WithoutprejudicetotheapplicationofArticle44of
Regulation(EEC)No822/87,thebuying-inpricesfor
tablewinetobedeliveredforcompulsorydistillationshall
beECU0,88per%volalcoholandperhectolitreforwhitetable,wineoftypeAI,RIandRIIexceptin
Spain,wherethepriceshallbeECU0,77,
Article5
Theaidforwhichthedistillermayqualify,asagainstthe
priceslaiddowninArticle4,shallbe:
(a)wheretheproductobtainedfromdistillationcomplies
withthedefinitionofneutralspiritsassetoutinthe
AnnextoRegulation(EEC)No2046/89:ECU0,36
and0,25per%volalcoholperhectolitre.
(b)wheretheproductobtainedfromdistillationiswine
spiritscomplyingwiththequalitycriterialaiddown
bynationalprovisionsinforce:ECU0,25and0,14
per%volalcoholperhectolitre.
(c)wheretheproductobtainedfromdistillationwhereit
isobtainedfromwhitewineoftypAI:ECU0,25and
0,14per%volalcoholperhectolitre.
Article6
1.Thepricetobepaidtothedistillerbytheinterven­
tionagencyfortheproductdeliveredinaccordancewith
thesecondindentofthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle39
(7)ofRegulation(EEC)No822/87,asagainsttheprices
laiddowninArticle4,shallbeECU1,32and1,21per%
volalcoholperhectolitre.
Thesepricesshallapplytoneutralspiritscomplyingwith
thedefinitionassetoutintheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)
No2046/89.
2.Forspiritsotherthanthosereferredtoinparagraph
1,thepricesgiveninthatparagraphshallbereducedby
ECU0,11per%volalcoholperhectolitre.
Article7
Theaidforwhichfortifiersofwinefordistillationshall
qualify,asagainstthepriceslaiddowninArticle4,shall
be:
—ECU0,24and0,13per%volalcoholperhectolitre.
Article8
ForthepurposesofArticle12(1)and(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No441/88theobligationshallbedeemedtohave
beenfulfilledonlywherethewinedeliveredisobtained
fromthesameregionasthatoftheproducer'sown
production .
Article9
InArticle21ofRegulation(EEC)No441/88,'1987/1988
until1989/1990'isreplacedby'1987/1988until1990/
1991'.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean\
Communities .V)OJNoL45,18.2.1988,p.15.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19December1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission