NoL233/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.8.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2078/76
of23August1976
layingdownforthewine-growing year1976/77rulesforthedistillationpursuant
toArticle24bofRegulation (EEC)No816/70ofwinemadefromtablegrapes
distillation ;whereasitisthereforenecessarytopay
aidandtofixtheamountthereofonthebasisof
normalcostsatalevelwhichwillpermitthe
marketingoftheproductsobtained;
Whereastechnicalcriteriafortheapprovalofdistillers
shouldbelaiddown;whereasitisalsonecessaryto
provideforcasesinwhichapprovalshouldinprin­
ciplebewithdrawnfromthedistillerintheeventof
defaultbythelatter,withtheexceptionofcasesof
forcemajeureoraccident;
Whereastheinterventionagenciesreferredtoin
Article6ofRegulation(EEC)No1931/76andthe
Commissionmustbeinformedoftheprogressofthe
distillationoperationsandmustknowinparticular
thequantitiesoftablewinedistilledandthequantities
ofalcoholobtained;
Whereasamethodshouldbelaiddownfordeter­
miningtheproportionofwineobtainedfromtable
grapestobedistilledpursuanttothesecondsubpara­
graphofArticle24b(4)ofRegulation (EEC)NoTHECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1167/76(2),andinparticularArticle24b(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
557/76of15March1976ontheexchangeratestobe
appliedinagricultureandrepealingRegulation (EEC)
No475/75(3),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1020/76(4),andinparticularArticle3(1)thereof,
Whereasitisnecessary,inordertofacilitatethe
controlmeasures,tolaydowntimelimitsforthe
lodgingofapplicationsforapprovalinaccordance
withthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle1(1)of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1931/76of20July
1976layingdowngeneralrulesrelatingtothewine
distillationoperationsprovidedforinArticles6b,6c,
24aand24bofRegulation(EEC)No816/70(5),for
theapprovalitselfandforthedistillationinquestion;
Whereaspartieswhohaveappliedtoenterintoa
distillationcontractmustbeinformedingoodtimeof
theoutcomeoftheirapplications ;
Whereastheinformationtobegivenindistillation
contractsshouldbespecified;
Whereas,undertheprocedureforpaymentofaidlaid
downinArticle3oftheaboveRegulation ,the
producerreceivestheaidintwoinstalments ;whereas,
inordertoensurethattheproducerultimately
receivestheentireamountoftheaid,atimelimit
shouldbelaiddownforthepaymentofthesecond
instalment ;whereasitshouldthereforebeprovided
thatthisshouldbepaidnotlaterthan30daysafter
distillation ;
Whereasthepricesofwinesintendedfordistillation
aresuchthatitisnotpossible,undernormalcondi­
tions,tomarkettheproductsobtainedfollowingsuch816/70;
WhereasArticle3ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No571/76of15March1976layingdowndetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No557/76ontheexchangeratestobeappliedinagri­
cultureandrepealingRegulation (EEC)No475/75(6),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1026/76(7),
providesthat,withregardtothedistillationofthe
by-productsofwine-making ,acoefficientistobe
appliedinItalyfrom1Septemberuntil15December
1976toensurethattheamountspaidinconnection
withthatoperationremainthesameforoneharvest;
whereastheamendments toRegulation (EEC)No
816/70whichenterintoforceon1September1976
requirethatprovisiontobeadjusted;whereasthe
provisioninquestionshouldalsobeextendedto
applytotheotherdistillationoperationsprovidedfor
inArticles24aand24bofthesaidRegulationwhich
arecarriedoutundersimilareconomicconditions ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforWine,(')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL135,24.5.1976,p.42.b)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.1.
OOJNoL115,1.5.1976,p.66.
(5)OJNoL211,5.8.1976,p.5.(o)OJNoL68,15.3.1976,p.1.
(7)OJNoL116,3.5.1976,p.1.

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buying-inpriceshallbeeffectednotlaterthan30
daysafterthetotalquantityofwineindicatedinthe
contracthasbeendistilled.Wheretherelevantinter­
ventionagencyofaMemberStatehasnotdecidedto
givegeneralapplicationtotheprovisioncontainedin
thesaidArticle3(6),thedistillermayapplythatprovi­
siononlyafterascertainingthattheproducerisin
agreement .
Article4
1.Inordertobeapprovedwithinthemeaningof
Article5ofRegulation (EEC)No1931/76,distillers
mustbecapableofprocessingthewineintoaproduct
ofanalcoholicstrengthof86°orover,orintoa
productofanalcoholicstrengthof85°orless.
/HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThisRegulationlaysdownforthewine-growing year
1976/77detailedrulesforthedistillationpursuantto
Article24bofRegulation (EEC)No816/70ofwine
madefromtablegrapes.
Article2
1.TheinterventionagencyreferredtoinArticle6
ofRegulation (EEC)No1931/76shallinformthe
contractingparties,notlaterthantwoweeksafter
receiptoftheapplicationforapprovalofadistillation
contract,oftheresultoftheapplication .
2.Everycontractshallstate:
(a)thequantity,colourandactualalcoholicstrength
ofthewinestobedistilled;
(b)thenameandaddressoftheproducer;
(c)theplacewherethewineisstored;
(d)thenameofthedistillerorthebusinessnameof
thedistillery;
(e)theaddressofthedistillery.
3.'Distiller'meansthepersononwhoseaccount
distillation iscarriedout.
Article3
1.Thebuying-inprice,asdeterminedinaccor­
dancewiththesecondsubparagraph ofArticle24b(2)
ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70,shallbeM6unitsof
accountperdegreeperhectolitre.
2.TheamountoftheaidprovidedforinArticle2
ofRegulation (EEC)No1931/76shallbe:
—0-62unitofaccountperdegreeperhectolitreif
thewinehasbeenprocessedintoaproductspeci­
fiedinthefirstindentofArticle2(3)ofthesaid
Regulation ,
—0-54unitofaccountperdegreeperhectolitreif
thewinehasbeenprocessedintoaproductspeci­
fiedinthesecondindentofArticle2(3)ofthe
saidRegulation .
3.ThepaymentsrequiredunderArticle3(2)and
(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No1931/76shallbeeffected
notlaterthan30daysafterfulfilmentofthecondi­
tions.
4.InthecasereferredtoinArticle3(5)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1931/76,paymentoftheminimum
buying-inpriceshallbeeffectednotlaterthan30
daysafterthetotalquantityofwineindicatedinthe
contracthasenteredthedistillery.
5.InthecasereferredtoinArticle3(6)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1931/76,paymentoftheminimum2.Approvalshallbewithdrawn,exceptincasesof
forcemajeureorunavoidableaccident,ifthedistiller
doesnotpaytheproducerthebuying-inpriceorifhe
doesnotfulfilhisobligationsunderCommunityprovi­
sions.
Article5
Forthe^purposesofthesecondsubparagraph of
Article24b(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70,
MemberStatesshalldetermine ,onthebasisofthe
resultsofthelastsixwine-growing yearspriortothe
year1976/77,theproportiontobedistilledinrespect
ofwinesproducedfromvarietieslistedintheclassifi­
cationforaparticularadministrative unitbothaswine
grapesandtablegrapes.
Article6
MemberStatesshalltakesuchmeasuresasareneces­
sarytoensurethattheprovisionsofthisRegulation
areappliedandinparticularshallinstitutecontrolsto
preventwinemadefromtablegrapesfrombeingused
forpurposesotherthandistillation .MemberStates
maytothisendprovidethatsuchwine-making be
carriedoutseparatelyandthatanindicatorbeused.
Article7
Article3ofRegulation (EEC)No571/76isamended
toreadasfollows:
TheamountstobepaidunderArticles24,24a
and24bofRegulation (EEC)No816/70shall,
from1Septemberuntil15December1976,in
respectofItaly,bemultipliedbythecoefficient
1-12369:
Article8
1.MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission ,by
30November1976atthelatest,ofthequantitiesof
wineindicatedinapproveddistillationcontracts.

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2.Distillersshallsendtotheinterventionagency,
notlaterthanthe10thofeachmonth,areturnofthe
quantitiesoftablewinedistilledduringtheprevious
month,indicatingthequantities,expressedaspure
alcohol,andproductsobtainedbythem,distin­
guishingthosereferredtointhefirstindentofArticle
2(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No1931/76fromthose
referredtointhesecondindentofthatparagraph.
3.MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionby
telex,notlaterthanthe20thofeachmonthinrespect
ofthepreviousmonth,ofthequantitiesofwinedistilledandofthequantities,expressedaspure
alcohol,ofproductssoobtained,distinguishing
betweenthemasprovidedinparagraph2hereof.
4.MemberStatesshallbefore1July1977inform
theCommissionofanycasesinwhichdistillershave
notfulfilledtheirobligationsandofthemeasures
takenasaresult.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
•1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23August1976.
FortheCommission
HenriSIMONET
Vice-President