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REGULATION (EEC)No2179/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of20August1974
layingdowninrespectofthe1974/75wine-growing yeardetailedrulesfor
applyingtheobligationtodistiltheby-productsofwine-making andrepealing
Regulation (EEC)No2069/73
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70(')of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1532/74(2),andinparticularArticles24(4)and35
thereof;
Whereasthequantityofalcoholtobedeliveredtothe
interventionagenciesinpursuanceoftheobligation
todistiltheby-productsofwine-making mustbe
fixedinaccordancewithcertaindetailedrules;
whereas,inparticular,astandardratiohastobeesta­
blishedeachwine-growing yearbetweenthevolume
ofalcoholcontainednaturallyintheproductsusedin
themakingofwineandthequantityofalcoholtobe
delivered;whereasforthe1974/75wine-growing year
itseemsappropriatetofixthisratioasapercentage
corresponding tothemaximumprovidedforinthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle24(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No816/70;
Whereas,indeterminingtheamountbywhichthe
percentagetobeappliedshould,inaccordancewith
Article7(2)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1877/74(3)of15July1974onthedistillationofthe
by-productsofwine-making ,bereducedinthecaseof
marcdeliveredforthemanufactureofoenocyanine ,it
shouldbeborneinmindthatthealcoholcontained
inmarcaccountsforalargeproportionofthequan­
tityofalcoholwhichcouldbedelivered;whereasin
thesecircumstances thereducedpercentageprovided
forinthatparagraphshouldbefixedforthe1974/75
wine-growing yearat40%ofthenormalpercentage ;
WhereasunderArticle7(3)ofthatRegulationpartial
exemptionmayalsobegrantedtoproducersofcertain
qualitywinespsr;whereasinviewofthegeneral
desiretoseequalityimproved,thatoptionshouldbe
used;whereasthemethodofwine-makingemployed
hasasignificantinfluenceonthealcoholcontentof
themarc;whereasthisfactshouldbetakeninto
accountwhenthereducedpercentageisfixed;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12(5)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No817/70(4)of28April1970layingdownspecialprovisionsforqualitywinesproducedin
specifiedregions,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2680/72(5),qualitywinespsrasreferredto
abovemaybedowngradedattheproductionstage;
whereasinrespectofthesedowngradedwinesthe
samepercentageshouldbeappliedasisappliedto
tablewines;
Whereasawrittenundertakingshouldberequired
fromproducerswhoforegotheexemptionprovided
forinArticle7(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1877/74;
Whereasitfollowsfromthesecondsubparagraph of
Article24(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70that
whenfixingthequantitiesofalcoholtobedeliveredit
isnecessaryalsotospecifyastandardminimum
naturalalcoholicstrengthforeachofthewine­
growingzones;whereas,however,pursuanttoArticle
6ofRegulation (EEC)No1877/74producersin
certainzonesarenotsubjecttotheobligationinques­
tion;whereas,intheabsenceofanypreciseinforma­
tiononthealcoholicstrengthofthewinesofthe
forthcomingwine-growing year,suchstrengthmaybe
determinedonthebasisoftheaveragevaluesrecorded
inthevariouswine-growing zonesconcernedin
precedingyears;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1878/74(6)of
15July1974layingdownforthe1974/75wine­
growingyearthepricetobepaidforalcoholdelivered
tointerventionagenciesundertheobligationtodistil
theby-productsofwine-makingandthemaximum
amountofthecontributiontowardsthispricebythe
GuaranteeSectionoftheEuropeanAgriculturalGuid­
anceandGuaranteeFundfixedthepricetobepaid
bytheinterventionagenciesforrectifiedalcohol;
whereasintheabsenceofacommonorganizationof
themarketinalcohol,itwouldbedifficultto
harmonizetheconditionsforthetakingoverofthat
alcohol;whereastheMemberStatesshouldtherefore
beempoweredtolaydownpreciseconditions ;
Whereasforadministrative reasonsafinaldateshould
befixedinrespectofthe1974/75wine-growing year
fordeliverytotheintervention agenciesofthe
productsconcerned ;
Whereas,inordertoenabletheCommission toobtain
anoverallviewasregardscompliancewiththeobliga­(•)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL166,21.6.1974,p.1.
(3)OJNoL198,20.7.1974,p.3.
(4)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.20.(5)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.1.
(b)OJNoL198,20.7.1974,p.6.

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tiontodistiltheby-productsofwine-making ,the
MemberStatesconcernedmustkeepitregularly
informedbothoftheamountsbought-inandsoldby
theinterventionagenciesinpursuanceofthisobliga­
tionandofthequantitiesofpotablespiritsofgrape
marcorofwineproducedinpursuancethereof;
Whereasitisnecessary,inordertopreventfraud,for
MemberStatestocarryoutsomekindofsupervision ;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No
2069/73of27July1973laiddowndetailedrules
forapplyingtheobligationtodistiltheby-productsof
wine-makingandspecialconditionsforthe1973/74
wine-growingyear;whereasforthesakeofclaritythat
Regulationshouldberepealedanditstext
re-publishedwiththenecessaryamendmentsforthe
1974/75wine-growing year;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforWine,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Forthe1974/75wine-growing year:
(a)thepercentagereferredtoinArticle24(2)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No816/70shallbe10%;
(b)thereducedratereferredtoinArticle7(2)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1877/74shallbe4%;
(c)thereducedratesreferredtoinArticle7(3)of
Regulation (EEC)No1877/74shallbe:
—8%forredqualitywinespsr,
—4%forwhitequalitywinespsr.
2.Whereaqualitywinepsrcomeswithinsubpara­
graph(c)oftheprecedingparagraphbutisdown­
gradedattheproductionstage,thepercentageusedto
determinethequantityofalcoholtobedeliveredto
theinterventionagenciesinpursuanceoftheobliga­
tiontodistiltheby-productsofwine-makingshallbe
thatspecifiedinparagraph 1(a).
Article2
1.Isolatedproducerswhointendpursuanttothe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle7(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1877/74toforegotheexemptionprovided
forinthefirstsubparagraphthereofshallsendtotheir
localinterventionagencyawrittenundertakingto
foregosuchexemption .
2.Suchundertakingsmustreachtheintervention
agenciesbefore1November1974.
Article3
Thealcoholicstrengthstobetakenasabasisforthe
purposeofdeterminingthevolumeofalcoholtobedeliveredtotheinterventionagenciesinpursuanceof
theobligationtodistiltheby-productsofwine­
makingshallforthe1974/75wine-growing yearbeas
follows:
—8-5forzoneB,
—90forzoneCI,
—9-5forzoneCII,
—100forzoneCIII.
Article4
ForthepurposesofArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1878/74,theMemberStatesconcernedshalllay
downtheconditionsforthetaking-overbytheinter­
ventionagenciesofthealcoholdeliveredtothem.
Article5
Thealcoholobtainedduringthe1974/75wine­
growingyearasaresultofthedistillationofthe
by-productsofwine-makingshallbedeliveredtothe
interventionagenciesnotlaterthan15August1975.
Article6
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measuresbywayofsupervisionprocedures,andin
particulartheyshallensurethattheprovisionsof
Article24(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70are
compliedwith.
2.TheyshallnotifytheCommission assoonas
possibleofthemeasurestaken.
3.Theyshallcommunicate totheCommission as
soonaspossibledetailsoftheprovisionstakenby
theminimplementation ofArticle4ofthisRegula­
tion.
Article7
1.MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission
beforethe20thofeachmonth,inrespectofthe
precedingmonth,of:
—thequantitiesofalcoholdeliveredtotheinterven­
tionagenciesinpursuanceoftheobligationto
distiltheby-productsofwine-making ,giving
separatefiguresforthequantitiesdelivered
pursuanttoeachofparagraphs 1,2and3of
Article7ofRegulation (EEC)No1877/74;
—thequantitiesofpotablespiritsofgrapemarcorof
wineproducedpursuanttoArticle5(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1877/74,togetherwiththeamounts
ofalcoholcontainedinthoseproducts.
However,asregardspotablespiritsthefirstsuchinfor­
mationshallbecommunicated soastoreachthe
Commissiononorbefore20January1975andshall
relatebothtotheprecedingmonthandtothatpartof
thewine-growing yearsofarelapsed. (•)OJNoL210,31.7.1973,p.26.

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2.Inrespectofalcohol,theyshallalsoinformthe
Commission :
—before1October1974inrespectoftheprevious
wine-growing year,ofsellingpricesandofthe
characteristics andquantitiesoftheproductssold
atthoseprices;
—before1July1975inrespectofthecurrentwine­
growingyear,ofprovisionalsellingpricesandof
thecharacteristics andquantitiesoftheproducts
soldatthoseprices.Article8
Regulation(EEC)No2069/73isrepealed.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20August1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI