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REGULATION (EEC)No2115/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of12August1975
layingdowninrespectofthe1975/76wine-growing yeardetailedrulesfor
applyingtheobligationtodistiltheby-productsofwine-making andrepealing
Regulation (EEC)No2179/74
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12(5)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No817/70(4)of28April1970laying
downspecialprovisionsrelatingtoqualitywines
producedinspecifiedregions,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2894/74(5),thequalitywines
psrreferredtoabovemaybedowngradedatthe
productionstage;whereasinrespectofthesedown­
gradedwinesthesamerateshouldbeappliedasis
appliedtotablewines;
Whereasawrittenundertakingshouldberequired
fromproducerswhoforegotheexemptionprovided
forinArticle7(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1877/74;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70(')of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
678/75(-'),andinparticularArticles24(4)and35
thereof;
Whereasthequantityofalcoholtobedeliveredtothe
interventionagenciesinpursuanceoftheobligation
todistiltheby-productsofwine-making mustbe
fixedinaccordance withcertaindetailedrules;
whereas,inparticular,afixedratiohastobeesta­
blishedeachwine-growing yearbetweenthevolume
ofalcoholcontainednaturallyintheproductsusedfor
theproductionofthewineandthequantityof
alcoholtobedelivered ;whereastheratioforthe
wine-growing year1975/76shouldbefixedatthe
maximumpercentageprovidedforinthesecond
subparagraph ofArticle24(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No816/70;
Whereas,whendeterminingthereducedrateappli­
cableinaccordancewithArticle7(2)ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No1877/74(3)of15July1974onthe
distillationoftheby-productsofwine-making inthe
caseofmarcdeliveredforthemanufactureofoenocya­
nine,itshouldbeborneinmindthatthealcohol
containedinmarcaccountsforalargepropositionof
thequantityofalcoholwhichcouldbedelivered;
whereasinthesecircumstances thereducedrate
providedforinthatparagraphshouldbefixedforthe
wine-growing year1975/76at40%ofthenormal
rate;
WhereasunderArticle7(3)ofthatRegulationpartial
exemptionmayalsobegrantedtoproducersofcertain
qualitywinespsr;whereasthemethodofwine­
makingemployedhasasignificantinfluenceonthe
alcoholcontentofthemarc;whereasthisfactshould
betakenintoaccountwhenthereducedrateisfixed;Whereas,itfollowsfromthesecondsubparagraph of
Article24(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70,that,
whenfixingthequantitiesofalcoholtobedelivereda
standardnaturalminimumalcoholicstrengthshould
alsobelaiddownforeachwine-growing zone;
whereas,however,pursuanttoArticle6ofRegulation
(EEC)No1877/74producersincertainzonesarenot
subjecttotheobligationinquestion;whereas,inthe
absenceofanypreciseinformationonthealcoholic
strengthofthewinesoftheforthcoming wine­
growingyear,suchstrengthmaybedeterminedon
thebasisoftheaveragevaluesrecordedinthevarious
wine-growing zonesconcernedinprecedingyearsand
ofanyimprovement inquality;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1891/75(fo)of
22July1975layingdownforthewine-growing year
1975/76thepricetobepaidforalcoholdeliveredto
interventionagenciesundertheobligationtodistilthe
by-products ofwine-making andthemaximum
amountofthecontributiontowardsthispricebythe
GuaranteeSectionoftheEuropeanAgriculturalGuid­
anceandGuaranteeFundfixedthepricetobepaid
bytheinterventionagenciesforrectifiedalcohol;
whereasintheabsenceofacommonorganizationof
themarketinalcoholitwouldbedifficultto
harmonizetheconditionsforthetakingoverofthat
alcohol;whereastheMemberStatesshouldtherefore
beempoweredtolaydownpreciseconditions ;
(')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(-')O')NoL72,20.3.1975,p.43.
(■')O'lNoL198,20.7.1974,p.3.HOJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.20.
(5)O'lNoL310,21.11.1974,p.7.
(h)O'lNoL193,25.7.1975,p.2.

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Whereasforadministrative reasonsafinaldateshould
befixedinrespectofthewine-growing year1975/76
fordeliverytotheinterventionagenciesofthe
productsconcerned ;
Whereas,intheinterestsofimprovingthequalityof
wine,allmarcsandleesshouldbedistilled;whereas
toachievethisresultprovisionshouldbemadeto
preventthedistillationofwineduringthefirstpartof
thewine-growing year;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforrulesto
preventanymisuseofproductsintendedfordistilla­
tioninfurtheranceoftheobligationtodistilthe
by-productsofwine-making ,iftheprocessistotake
placeinanotherMemberState;whereasasuitable
systemshouldthereforebesetup;
Whereas,inordertoenabletheCommission toobtain
anoverallviewasregardscompliancewiththeobliga­
tiontodistiltheby-productsofwine-making ,the
MemberStatesconcernedmustkeepitregularly
informedbothoftheamountsbought-inandsoldby
theinterventionagenciesinpursuanceofthisobliga­
tionandofthequantitiesofpotablespiritsofgrape
marcorofwineproducedinpursuancethereof;
Whereasitisnecessary,inordertopreventfraud,for
MemberStatestocarryoutsomekindofsupervision ;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No
2179/74(')of20August1974laidd6wndetailedrules
forapplyingtheobligationtodistiltheby-productsof
wine-making andspecialconditionsforthewine­
growingyear1974/75;whereasforthesakeofclarity
thatRegulationshouldberepealedanditstext
republishedwiththenecessaryamendments forthe
wine-growing year1975/76;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforWine,determinethequantityofalcoholtobedeliveredto
theinterventionagenciesinpursuanceoftheobliga­
tiontodistiltheby-productsofwine-makingshallbe
thatspecifiedinparagraph 1(a).
Article2
1.Isolatedproducerswhointendpursuanttothe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle7(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1877/74toforegotheexemptionprovided
forinthefirstsubparagraphthereofshallsendtotheir
localinterventionagencyawrittenundertakingto
foregosuchexemption .
2.Suchundertakingmustreachtheintervention
agenciesbefore1December1975.
Article3
Thealcoholicstrengthstobetakenasabasisforthe
purposeofdeterminingthevolumeofalcoholtobe
deliveredtotheinterventionagenciesinpursuanceof
theobligationtodistiltheby-productsofwine­
makingshallforthe1975/76wine-growing yearbeas
follows:
—9-0forZoneB,
—9-5forZoneCI,
—100forZoneCII,
—10-5forZoneCIII.
Article4
ForthepurposesofArticle1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No1891/75theMemberStatesconcernedshalllay
downtheconditionsforthetaking-overbytheinter­
ventionagenciesofthealcoholdeliveredtothem.
Article5
Alcoholobtainedduringthewine-growing year
1975/76asaresultofthedistillation ofthe
by-productsofwine-making shallbedeliveredtothe
interventionagenciesnotlaterthan15August1976.
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.HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Forthewine-growing year1975/76:
(a)thepercentagereferredtoinArticle24(2)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No816/70shallbe10%;
(b)thereducedratereferredtoinArticle7(2)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1877/74shallbe4%;
(c)thereducedratereferredtoinArticle7(3)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1877/74shallbe6%forwhite
qualitywinespsr.
2.Whereaqualitywinepsrcomeswithinsubpara­
graph(c)oftheprecedingparagraphbutisdown­
gradedattheproductionstage,thepercentageusedto
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—thequantitiesofalcoholdeliveredtotheinterven­
tionagenciesinpursuanceoftheobligationto
distiltheby-products ofwine-making ,giving
separatefiguresforthequantitiesdelivered
pursuanttoeachofparagraph 1,2and3ofArticle
7ofRegulation (EEC)No1877/74;
—thequantitiesofpotablespiritsofgrapemarcorof
wineproducedpursuanttoArticle5(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1877/74,togetherwiththeamounts
ofalcoholcontainedinthoseproducts.
2.Inrespectofalcohol,theyshallalsoinformthe
Commission :
f
—before1October1975inrespectoftheprevious
wine-growing year,ofthesellingpricesobtained
andofthecharacteristics andquantitiesofthe
productssoldatthoseprices;
—before1July1976inrespectofthecurrentwine­
growingyear,oftheprovisionalsellingpricesand
ofthecharacteristics andquantitiesofthe
productssoldatthoseprices.Article7
Ifinfurtheranceoftheobligationtodistilthe
by-productsofwine-making ,aquantityofwinehasto
bedistilledinordertofulfiltheobligationtodelivera
quantityofalcoholcorresponding toacertainpropor­
tionofthevolumeofalcoholcontainednaturallyin
theproductsusedfortheproductionofthewine,this
operationmayonlybecarriedoutbetween 1April
1976and16August1976.
Article8
1.IfaproducerinoneMemberState,whois
subjecttotheobligationtodistilthesaidby-products ,
intendstodistiltheproductsinquestioninanother
MemberState,thedischargeofhisobligationshallbe
certifiedbytheinterventionagencyoftheMember
Statewherethedistillationtakesplace.
2.Thecertificationreferredtoinparagraph 1shall
beenteredinsection23oftheaccompanying docu­
mentsentwiththeproductstobedistilled.Thecertifi­
cationshallstatethequantityandstrengthofthe
alcoholobtainedfromtheproductsreferredtoin
sections10to16oftheaccompanying document .The
certificationshallbesenttotheproducernotlater
than15Augustoftheyearinquestion.
3.Supervisionofthedistillationoperationreferred
toinparagraph 1shallbetheresponsibility ofthe
MemberStateinwhichittakesplace.
Article9
I.MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission
beforethe20thofeachmonth,inrespectofthe
precedingmonth,of:Article10
Regulation (EEC)No2179/74isherebyrepealed.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12August 1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission