NoL210/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.7.73
REGULATION (EEC)No2069/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of27July1973
ondetailedrulesforapplyingtheobligationtodistiltheby-productsofwine­
makingforthe1973/74wine-growing yearandrepealingRegulation (EEC)No
1601/72
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70(x)of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2680/72(2),andinparticularArticle24(4)andArticle
35thereof;
Whereasthequantityofalcoholtobedeliveredtothe
interventionagencies,undertheobligationtodistil
theby-productsofwine-making ,mustbefixedin
accordancewithcertainprocedures ;whereas,inparti­
cular,astandardratioshouldbeestablishedeachwine­
growingyearbetweenthevolumeofalcohol
containednaturallyintheproductsusedinthe
makingofwineandthequantityofalcoholtobe
delivered;whereasforthe1973/74wine-growing year
itseemsappropriatetofixthisratioasapercentage
corresponding tothemaximumprovidedforinthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle24ofRegulation
(EEC)No816/70.
Whereas,inordertodeterminetheamountbywhich
thepercentagetobeappliedshouldbereducedin
accordancewithArticle7(2)ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1171/71(3)of3June1971onthedistilla­
tionoftheby-productsofwine-making ,asamended
byRegulation (EEC)No2292/71(4),asregardsthe
deliveryofmarcforthemanufactureofoenocyanine ,
itshouldbeborneinmindthatthealcoholcontained
inmarcaccountsforalargeproportionofthequan­
tityofalcoholwhichcouldbedelivered;whereas,in
thesecircumstances ,thereducedpercentageprovided
forinthatparagraphshouldbefixed,forthe1973/74
wine-growing year,at40%ofthenormalpercentage ;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle7(3)ofthatRegu­
lation,partialexemptionmayalsobegrantedto
producersofsamequalitywinespsr;whereas,bearing
inmindthegeneraldesiretoseequalityimproved,
thatoptionshouldbeused;whereasthemethodof
wine-making hasasignificantinfluenceonthe
alcoholcontentofthemarc;whereasthisfactshouldbetakenintoaccountwhenthereducedpercentageis
fixed;
Whereas,amongthequalitywinespsrreferredto
above,somemaybedowngradedattheproduction
stageinaccordancewithArticle12(5)ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No817/70(5)of28April1970
layingdownspecialprovisionsforqualitywines
producedinspecifiedregions,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2680/72;whereasitisneces­
sary,inrespectofthesedowngradedwines,toapply
thesamepercentageasappliedtotablewines;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforawritten
undertakingfromproducerswhowaivetheexemption
providedforinArticle7(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1171/71;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththesecondsubparagraph
ofArticle24(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70,the
fixingofthequantitiesofalcoholtobedeliveredalso
makesitnecessarytodetermineaminimumnatural
alcoholicstrength,calculatedataflatrate,foreachof
thewine-growing zones;whereas,however,pursuant
toArticle6ofRegulation (EEC)No1171/71,
producersinsomezonesarenotsubjecttotheobliga­
tioninquestion;whereas,intheabsenceofany
preciseinformationonthealcoholicstrengthofthe
winesoftheforthcomingwine-growing year,the
strengthmaybedeterminedonthebasisofthe
averagevaluesrecordedinthevariouswine-growing
zonesconcernedinprecedingyears;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1930/73of16
July1973(6)layingdownforthe1973/74wine­
growingyearthepricetobepaidforalcoholdelivered
tointerventionagenciesundertheobligationtodistil
theby-productsofwine-making andtheamountof
thecontributiontowardsthispricebytheGuarantee
SectionoftheEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceand
GuaranteeFundfixedthepricetobepaidbytheinter­
ventionagenciesforrectifiedalcohol;whereas,inthe
absenceofacommonorganizationofthemarketin
alcohol,itcouldprovedifficulttoobtainuniform
conditionsfortakingover;whereasMemberStates
shouldbeempoweredtolaydownmorespecific
conditions ;(')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.1.
(3)OJNoL123,5.6.1971,p.4.
(•»)OJNoL243,29.10.1971,p.1.(5)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.20.
")OJNoL199,19.7.1973,p.9.

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Whereasforadministrative reasonsafinaldateshould
befixed,forthe1973/74wine-growing year,forthe
actualdeliveryoftheseproductstotheinterventionRegulation (EEC)No1171/71,shallnotifytheinter­
ventionagencyinwritingoftheirundertakingto
forgotheexemptionreferredtointhesaidparagraph.
2.Notificationmustreachtheinterventionagency
before1November1973.agencies ;
Article3
Inordertodeterminethevolumeofalcoholtobe
deliveredtotheinterventionagenciesundertheobli­
gationtodistiltheby-productsofwine-making ,the
alcoholicstrengthtobeusedforthe1973/74wine­
growingyearshallbe:whereas,inordertoenabletheCommission toobtain
anoverallviewofthebuying-inandsellingtransac­
tionseffectedbytheinterventionagenciesforthe
productswhicharedeliveredtothemundertheobliga­
tiontodistiltheby-productsofwine-making ,the
MemberStatesconcernedmustkeeptheCommission
regularlyinformedonthismatter;
Whereasitisnecessary,inordertopreventfraud,for
MemberStatestoinitiatesomekindofsupervision ;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1601/72f1)of26July1972laiddowndetailedrules
forapplyingtheobligationtodistiltheby-productsof
wine-making andspecialconditionsforthe1972/73
wine-growing year;whereas,forthesakeofclarity,
theabovementioned Regulationshouldberepealed
andthetextshouldbepublishedwiththenecessary
amendments forthe1973/74wine-growing year;
WhereastheWineManagementCommitteedidnot
expressanopinioninthetimeperiodgrantedbyits
Chariman ;—8-5forzoneB,
—9-0forzoneCI,
—9-5forzoneCII,
—10-0forzoneCIII.
Article4
AsregardstheapplicationofArticle1(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1930/73,theMemberStatesconcerned
shalllaydowntheconditionsforthetaking-overby
theinterventionagenciesofthealcoholdeliveredto
them.
Article "> HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1Thealcoholobtainedduringthe1973/74wine­
growingyearunderthedistillationoftheby-products
ofwine-makingshallbedeliveredtotheintervention
agenciesnotlaterthan1.5August1974.1.Forthe1973/74wine-growing year:
(a)ThepercentagereferredtoinArticle24(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No816/70shallbefixedat
10%;
(b)ThereducedpercentagereferredtoinArticle7(2)
ofRegulation (EEC)No1171/71shallbefixedatArticle6
4%;1.MemberStatesshalltakeanyappropriate
measurestoensurepropercontrolandinparticular
thattheprovisionsofArticle24(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No816/70arecompliedwith.
2.TheyshallnotifytheCommissionwithoutdelay
ofthemeasurestaken.
3.Theyshallcommunicate totheCommission ,
withoutdelay,detailsoftheprovisionsmadeforthe
applicationofArticle4ofthisRegulation .(c)ThereducedpercentagereferredtoinArticle7(3)
ofRegulation(EEC)No1171/71shallbefixedat:
—8%forredqualitywinespsr
—4%forwhitequalitywinespsr.
2.Whereaqualitywinepsrisbothsubjecttothe
provisionsofsubparagraph (c)oftheprecedingpara­
graphandhasbeendowngradedattheproduction
stage,thepercentageusedtodeterminethequantity
ofalcoholtobedeliveredtotheinterventionagencies
undertheobligationtodistiltheby-productsofwine­
makingshallbethatlaiddowninparagraph 1(a).Article7
Article21.MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission
beforethe10thofeachmonthofthequantitiesof
alcoholdeliveredtotheinterventionagenciesduring
theprecedingmonthundertheobligationtodistilthe
by-productsofwine-making ,statingthequantities
whichhavebeendeliveredpursuanttotheprovisions
ofArticle7(1),(2)or(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1171/71.1.Independentproducers,affectedbytheprovi­
sionsofthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle7(1)of
(')OJNoL170,28.7.1972,p.I.

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Article8
Regulation (EEC)No1601/72isrepealed.2.TheyshallalsoinformtheCommissionbefore:
—1October1973,inrespectofthepreviouswine­
growingyear,ofthesellingpricesaswellasthe
characteristics andquantitiesoftheproductssold
attheseprices.
—1July1974,forthecurrentwine-growing year,of
theprovisionalsellingpricesaswellasthecharac­
teristicsandquantitiesoftheproductssoldat
theseprices.Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27July1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI