NoL187/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.7.77
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1677/77
of19July1977
amendingRegulation (EEC)No816/70layingdownadditionalprovisionsforthe
commonorganizationofthemarketinwine
isthereforenecessarytoprovidefortheirdistillation
intheeventoftheharvestofsuchwinesexceeding
thenormaluseoftheprecedingmarketingyearby
onemillionhectolitres ;whereas,moreover,itseems
valid,inordertoimproveRegulation (EEC)No
816/70,toincorporateinaseparateArticletheprovi­
sionsonsuchdistillationandthoseconcerningthe
distillationofwinesproducedfromvarietiesofvines
obtainedfrominter-specificcrossings,sincethelatter
distillationisalsooptionalandthebuying-inpriceof
wineisthesameforbothtypesofdistillation;
WhereaseachyeartheCommission isrequiredto
submitareporttotheCouncilwhich,inparticular,
recordstheratiobetweenproductionandutilization
andestimatesforeseeablechangesinthatratioonthe
basis,inparticular,oftheforecasts;whereasprovision
shouldbemadeforthisreporttobebasedalsoonthe
latestfiguresoftheviticulturallandregisterprovided
forbyRegulationNo26/64/EEC(5),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1456/76(6);
Whereas,intheinterestsofclarity,Article24aof
Regulation(EEC)No816/70shouldbeamendedto
specifythattheadditionalrateofwinedeliveriesmay
bevariedforallwinesandaccordingtoproduction
regions;
Whereas,forcertainwinesimportedunderCommu­
nityrules,twocertificatesgivingthesameinformation
arerequired;whereas,inordertosimplifyadministra­
tiveprocedures,thisduplicationshouldbeavoided
anditshouldbelaiddownthatallthedetails
requestedinthecertificateorintheanalysisreport
shallnotberequiredasamatterofcourseinthese
cases,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(!),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee(2),
Whereasexperienceshowsthatcertainamendments
shouldbemadetoRegulation(EEC)No816/70of28
April1970layingdownadditionalprovisionsforthe
commonorganizationofthemarketinwine(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No528/77(4);
Whereasitappearsthatthepresentsystemforthe
storageofgrapemustdoesnotenableintervention
measuresfortheseproductstobeputintooperation
atthepropertime;whereas,moreover,theinterven­
tionmeasuresprovidedforshouldnotbeallowedto
bedivertedfromtheirpurpose;whereas,therefore,in
thecaseofgrapemustorconcentratedgrapemust,
provisionshouldbemade,whereverylargestocksof
theseproductsexist,fortheactivationofintervention
measuresconsisting,asafirststage,andifpreventive
distillationhasbeendecidedon,ofshort-term
contracts,whichcouldlaterbereplacedbylong-term
contractswhenstoragecontractsmaybeenteredinto
fortablewines,ontheunderstanding thatgrapemust
intendedfortheproductionofgrapejuicemaybe
excludedfromthisoption;
Whereas,underArticle6b,preventivedistillationmay
notbedecidedonuntilthereareatleast10million
hectolitresunderstoragecontractsatthebeginningof
thewineyear;whereas,toensurethatthismeasure
hasthedesiredeffect,thisconditionshouldberelaxed
bymakingaconsiderablereductioninthisamount;
Whereasthedistillation ofwinessuitablefor
producingcertainpotablespiritsfromwinewitha
registereddesignationoforiginmaybeauthorized
undercertainconditions ;whereas,however,asizeable
harvestofsuchwinesmaydisturbthemarketintable
winesevenifsuchconditionsarenotmet:whereasitHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Article4a(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70shallbe
replacedbythefollowing:
'2.WiththeexceptionoftablewinesoftypesR
III,AIIandAIII,tablewineswithanactualalco­
holicstrengthequaltoorbelow9-5°shallbe
excludedfromallintervention measuresother
thanthatreferredtoinArticle6bandArticle6d.'(')OJNoC163,11.7.1977,p.78.
(2)Opiniondeliveredon22and23June1977(notyet
publishedintheOfficialJournal).
(3)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(4)OJNoL69,16.3.1977,p.1.(5)OJNo48,19.3.1964,p.753/64.
(*)OJNoL163,24.5.1976,p.13.

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quantitativeeffectsofthedistillationofwines
producedfromtablegrapesreferredtoinArticle
24bandofthedistillationdecideduponbefore­
handunderArticle24ashallbededucted.
5.Whereandforsuchtimeaslong-term
contractsmaybeenteredintoinaccordancewith
paragraph4,theapplicationofparagraph2or3
shallbesuspendedinrespectofthesametypeof
tablewine.Thissuspensionofapplicationshall
alsoapplytowinesthatarecloselyrelatedeconom­
icallytothetablewineconcerned.
6.Permissiontoenterintostoragecontractsas
providedforinthesecondsubparagraph ofpara­
graph2andinparagraphs3and4shallbe
decideduponinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle7ofRegulationNo24.
Thesameprocedureshallbefollowed:
(a)fordeciding,ifjustifiedbythedevelopmentof
themarketsituationandinparticularbythe
rateofconclusionofstoragecontracts,that
long-termcontractsmaynolongerbeentered
intoevenbefore15February;
(b)foradoptingotherdetailedrulesfortheappli­
cationofthisArticle,andinparticularthe
timelimitforthedecisionstobetakenin
accordancewiththesecondsubparagraph of
paragraph2.
7.TheCommission shalldecidewhether
storagecontractsmayormaynotbeenteredinto
inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph ofpara­
graph2andwhethertheymaynolongerbe
enteredintoinaccordancewiththesecondsubpa­
ragraphofparagraph2.'Article2
Article5ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70shallbe
replacedbythefollowing:
4Article5
1.Asystemofaidisherebyinstitutedforthe
privatestorageoftablewine.
Aidshallbegrantedsubjecttotheconclusionwith
interventionagencies,ontermsandconditionsto
bedetermined ,ofoneofthefollowingtypesof
storagecontract:
—contractsvalidforaperiodofthreemonths,
hereinaftercalled"short-termcontracts",
—contractsvalidforaperiodofninemonths,
concludedbetween16Decemberand15
Februaryofthefollowingyear,hereinafter
called"long-termcontracts".
2.Short-termcontractsmaybeenteredintoin
respectofatypeoftablewineonlywhenthe
weightedaveragepriceofthattablewineremains
belowtheactivatingpricefortwoconsecutive
weeks.Theymaynotbeenteredintowhenthe
weightedaveragepriceforthistypeofwineis
abovetheactivatingpricefortwoconsecutive
weeks.
Ifthestateofthemarketsorequires,adecision
maybetakentoallowshort-termcontractstobe
concludedalsoinrespectoftablewinesotherthan
thoseofthetypeforwhichtheymaybe
concludedinaccordancewiththefirstsubpara­
graph,wheresuchtablewinesarecloselyrelated
economically tothattypeoftablewine.Such
contractsmaynolongerbeenteredintoinrespect
ofthesewineswhentheyarenotpermissiblein
respectofthetypeoftablewinetowhichtheyare
closelyrelatedeconomically .
3.Independently oftheprovisionsofparagraph
2,short-termcontractsmaybeenteredintoin
respectofagivenwine-growing zoneorpart
thereofwhen,especiallybecauseofanexception­
allyabundantharvest,animbalanceappearsatthe
beginningofthewineyearinsuchzoneorpart
thereofbetweenthequantitiesavailableandthe
quantitiesthatcanbesold.
4.Long-termcontractsmaybeenteredintoin
respectofcertaintypesoftablewinetobespeci­
fied,iftheestimatesforawineyearshowthatthe
quantityofsuchwinesavailableatthebeginning
ofthatyearexceedsforeseeablerequirements for
thatyearbymorethanfourmonths'consumption .
Forthepurposeofcalculatingthequantityavail­
ablereferredtointhefirstsubparagraph ,theArticle3
ThefollowingArticleshallbeaddedtoRegulation
(EEC)No816/70:
Article5a
1.Asystemofaidisherebyinstitutedforthe
privatestorageofgrapemustandconcentrated
grapemust.
Privatestorageaidshallbegrantedsubjecttothe
conclusionwiththeinterventionagencies,on
termsandconditionstobedetermined ,ofoneof
thefollowingtypesofstoragecontract:
—contractsvalidforaperiodofthreemonths,
hereinaftercalled"short-termcontracts",
—contractsvalidforaperiodofninemonths,
hereinaftercalled"long-termcontracts".

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togivetheproducertheoptionofdistillingwines
producedfromvarietiesofvinesobtainedfrom
interspecificcrossings(directproducerhybrids)
fallingintothecategoryofprovisionallyautho­
rizedvarieties.
3.Thebuying-inpriceforwinedeliveredfor
distillationunderparagraphs 1and2shallbethat
laiddowninArticle24a(3)forthewineyear
concerned .Thepricepaidbythedistillermaynot
belessthanthebuying-in-price .
4.TheCouncil,actingonaproposalfromthe
Commissioninaccordancewiththevotingproce­
durelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,shall
adoptgeneralrulesconcerningthedistillation
referredtoinparagraphs 1and2,andinparticular
concerning :
—theconditionsunderwhichdistillationmaybe
carriedout,
—thecriteriafordeterminingtheamountofaid
soastoenablethedistilledproductstobe
disposedof.
5.Thedecisiontocarryoutthedistillation
referredtoinparagraph 1orthatreferredtoin
paragraph2andthedetailedrulesfortheapplica­
tionofthisArticleshallbeadoptedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle7ofRegu­
lationNo24.'2.Ifthemarketsituationsorequires,andin
particular :
—whenpreventivedistillationisdecidedon
pursuanttoArticle6b,theconclusionofshort­
termcontractsmaybepermittedbetween 1
Septemberand15Decemberfollowing,
—whenadecisionistakentoallowlong-term
privatestoragecontractsfortablewinestobe
concluded,theconclusionoflong-term
contractsmaybepermittedbetween16
Decemberand28Februaryfollowing.
However,grapemustintendedfortheproduc­
tionofgrapejuicemaybeexcludedfromthis
option.
3.Thedecisiontopermittheconclusionof
storagecontractsinaccordancewithparagraph2
andthedetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Articleshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle7ofRegulationNo
24.'
Article4
Article6b(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70shallbe
replacedbythefollowing :
'1.Where,duringtheperiod1Septemberto15
Decemberfollowing,thequantityoftablewinesof
alltypesunderstoragecontractsisequaltoor
greaterthansevenmillionhectolitres,preventive
distillationmaybedecidedonforallwines,
except:
—winesproducedfromtablegrapes,
—winesproducedfromvarietiesofvines
obtainedfrominterspecificcrossings(direct
producerhybrids)fallingintothecategoryof
provisionallyauthorizedvarieties,
—winessuitableforproducingcertainpotable
spiritsobtainedfromwinewitharegistered
designationoforigin.'
Article5
ThefollowingshallbeaddedtoRegulation (EEC)No
816/70:
Article6d
1.Inyearsinwhichtheharvestofwinesuitable
forproducingcertainpotablespiritsobtainedfrom
winewitharegistereddesignationoforigin
exceedsthevolumeofwineusedforthispurpose
inthepreviouswineyearbyonemillionhecto­
litres,itmaybedecidedthatthewinesinquestion
maybedistilled.
2.Inthe1976/77and1977/78wineyears,it
may,attherequestofaMemberState,bedecidedArticle6
Article24aofRegulation (EEC)No816/70shallbe
amendedasfollows:
(a)paragraph4shallbedeleted;
(b)paragraph5shallbecomeparagraph4;
(c)paragraph6shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
'5.Thedecisionfixingtheadditionalrate
providedforinparagraph 1andthedetailedrules
forapplyingthisArticleshallbeadoptedinaccor­
dancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle7of
RegulationNo24.'
Article7
Thefirstsubparagraph ofArticle17(4)ofRegulation
(EEC)No816/70shallbereplacedbythefollowing :
'4.Eachyear,before31December,theCommis­
sionshallsubmitareporttotheCouncilwhich,in
particular,recordstheratiobetweenproduction
andutilizationandestimatesforeseeablechanges
inthatratioonthebasis,inparticular,ofthefore­
castsprovided/forinparagraph3andthelatest
figuresoftheviticulturallandregisterprovidedfor
inRegulation26/64/EEC.'

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Article8
Article24aofRegulation(EEC)No816/70shallbe
amendedasfollows:
1.Thethirdsubparagraph ofparagraph 1shallbe
replacedbythefollowing:
'Adecisionmaybetakentoadjusttheadditional
rateaccordingtoareaonthebasisofoneormore
ofthefollowingcriteria:
—theyieldperhectare,
—thevinevariety,
—thecolourorthetypeofthewine,
—thealcoholicstrength.'
2.Thelastsubparagraph ofparagraph2shallbe
deleted.Article9
ThefollowingshallbeaddedtoArticle28(la)of
Regulation (EEC)No816/70:
'(c)toenabletherequirementscontainedinthe
certificateortheanalysisreport,referredtoin
(1)(a)above,tobedispensedwithinwholeor
inpart,inthecaseofcertainwinesaccompa­
niedbyacertificateofdesignationoforiginor
byacertificateoforigin.'
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19July1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.HUMBLET