NoL30/2 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 4.2.75
REGULATION (EEC)No267/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of31January1975
layingdowngeneralrulesfortablewinedistillingoperationswhichshouldend
on6June1975
Whereastolimitthescopeofthemeasureitisneces­
sarytorestrictitsduration;
Whereasthepricesofwinesfordistillingdonot
undernormalconditionsallowforthemarketingof
theproductsobtainedfromthisoperation ;whereasit
isaccordinglynecessarythataidshouldbepaidthat
theamountthereofshouldbedetermined ,bearingin
mindnormalcosts,atalevelsuchthatmarketingof
theproductsobtainedispossible;
WhereasitisnecessarythatineachMemberState
concernedabodyshouldberesponsiblefortheimple­
mentationoftheprovisionsinquestion,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
ArtidcI
Distillingoftablewineshallbepermittedunderthe
conditionslaiddownbythisRegulation .THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70(')of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
3166/74(2),andinparticularArticle7(1)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasArticle7ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70
providesthatwheregrantingofaidtoprivatestorage
oftablewinealoneisunlikelytobeeffectivein
restoringpricelevels,arrangements maybeadopted
forsuchwinetobedistilled;
Whereasaidshavebeengrantedtotheprivatestorage
oftablewinesincetheendof1973inthecaseof
winesoftypesRI,RIII,AIandAII,andwhereas
thepricesofthesewinesareforthemostpartbelow
theactivatingprices;
Whereasthefactofitsbeingpossibletoconclude
nine-monthstoragecontractsbetween16December
1974and15February1975withrespecttotablewine
typesRI,RIIandAIhasnotasyetservedtorestore
pricelevelstoanyappreciableextent;
Whereasthelargecropfromthecurrentyearand
largestocksfromthepreviousyearhavecreatedavaila­
bilitiessubstantiallyinexcessofthenormalrequire­
mentsforthiswine-growing year;
Whereastheconditionsarepresentforlaunchinga
distillingoperation ;
Whereasitisnecessarytospecifytheconditionsfor
thisoperation;whereasinparticularthepriceofthe
winestobedistilledmustnotprovideanincentiveto
theproductionofwinesintendedprimarilyfor
distilling,whileatthesametimeitmustbesuffi­
cientlyattractivefortheoperationtobeeffective;
Whereasitisnecessarytomakeprovisionforthe
possibilityofreducingthequantitytobedistilledin
thelightofthewinemarketsituation;Artidi-2
1.Producerswishingtohaveallorpartoftheir
tablewinecropdistilledshall,whereappropriate
throughtheinterventionagencyconcludecontracts
forthesupplyoftablewinewithdistillersoftheir
choicecoveringaquantitywhichmaybereducedin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle4(2).
2.Thesecontractsshall:
(a)provideforthepurchasebythedistillerofthe
quantityoftablewineinquestion ;
(b)requirethedistillertodistilthiswineandtopay
foritatleastthepriceindicatedinArticle3.
3.Theyshallindicate :
(a)thequantity,colourandactualalcoholicstrength
ofthetablewinetobedistilled;
(b)thenameandaddressoftheproducer;
(c)theplacewherethewineisstored;
(d)thenameofthedistillerortheregisteredbusiness
orcompanynameofthedistillery ;
(e)theaddressofthedistillery .(')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL388,17.12.1974,p.1.

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Article3
1.Theminimumpurchasepriceoftablewinefor
distillingshallbe1-58unitsofaccountperdegreeper
hectolitre .
2.Thispriceshallapplytotheunlabelledproduct
exproducer'spremises.
Article4
1.Foreachsupplycontractarequesttodistilshall
bemadebytheproducerbefore1March1975tothe
competentinterventionagency.
TheinterventionagenciesshallinformtheCommis­
sionattheearliestopportunityoftherequestsmade.
2.Wherethetotalquantityoftablewinesresulting
fromtherequeststodistilwhichhavebeensubmitted
exceedsthequantitynecessarytoimprovethemarket
situation,itmaybedecidedtolimitdistillationtoa
quantitylowerthanthistotalquantity.Inthiscase,
thequantityindicatedineachrequestshallbe
reducedproportionately .
3.Distillationoftablewinesmayonlybeginthree
daysaftertheentryintoforceofadecisiononthe
quantitytobedistilledandmaynottakeplaceafter6
June1975.
Article5
Productsdistilledfromtablewinemayhaveanalco­
holicstrengthofeither
—86°andoveror,
—85°andunder,
withatoleranceof0-4°eitherway.Article6
1.Foreachhectolitreofwinedistilledanaidshall
bepaidbytheinterventionagency.
2.Theamountoftheaidshallbe:
—0-92unitofaccountperdegreeperhectolitre
wherethewinehasbeenconvertedintoaproduct
underArticle5firstindent;
-—0-78unitofaccountperdegreeperhectolitre
wherethewinehasbeenconvertedintoaproduct
underArticle5secondindent.
3.Theaidshallbepayableonlyuponproduction
ofthecontractsreferredtoinArticle2andof
evidencethat:
—therequesttodistilwasmadebefore1March
1975;
—distillationhasnottakenplaceafter6June1975.
Article7
1.TheMemberStatesshalldesignateaninterven­
tionagencytoberesponsiblefortheimplementation
oftheprovisionsofthisRegulation .
2.Competence shallrestwiththeintervention
agencyoftheMemberStatewheredistillationis
effected .
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31January1975.
/'ortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.FITZGERALD