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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1801/77
of3August1977
layingdown,forthewine-growing year1977/78,detailedrulesgoverningthe
distillationofwinesproducedfromtablegrapes
fromthedistillerintheeventofdefaultbythelatter
forreasonsotherthanforcemajeureorunavoidable
accident;
Whereastheinterventionagenciesreferredtoin
Article6ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1931/76
mustbeinformedoftheprogressofthedistillation
operationsandmustinparticularknowthequantities
oftablewinedistilledandthequantitiesofalcohol
obtained;
WhereasArticle24b(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No
816/70laysdownthattheconditionsunderwhichthe
derogationsprovidedforinparagraph 1applytothe
varietiesincludedintheclassificationforagivenadmi­
nistrativeunitasbothwinegrapesandtablegrapes
mustensurethatthequantitiesofwineobtainedfrom
thesaidexemptedvarietiescorrespondtothequanti­
tiesnormallyusedforwine-making ;whereasCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No2078/76of23August1976
layingdown,forthewine-growing year1976/77,rules
forthedistillationpursuanttoArticle24bofRegula­
tion(EEC)No816/70ofwinemadefromtable
grapes(5)laiddownthattheMemberStatesmust
determinethosequantitiesbytakingasareference
periodthewine-growing years1969/70to1975/76;
whereasparagraph4ofthesaidArticle24bbeing
designedtomaintaintheexistingstateofaffairs,the
levelsfixedbytheMemberStatesforthewine­
growingyear1976/77inaccordancewithRegulation
(EEC)No2078/76shouldberetainedforthewine­
growingyear1977/78;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforWinehas
notdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetby
itschairman,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine(!),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1679/77(2),andinparticularArticle24b(4)thereof,
Whereasdeadlinesmustbesetforthesubmissionof
applicationsforapprovalpursuanttothesecond
subparagraph ofArticle1(1)ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1931/76of20July1976layingdown
generalrulesgoverningthedistillationofwinesas
providedforinArticles6b,6c,24aand24bofRegula­
tion(EEC)No816/70(3),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1675/77(4);whereasdeadlinesshould
alsobesetbothfortheapprovalitselfandforthe
distillationoperationinquestion,soastofacilitate
controlmeasures;
Whereasthosewishingtoconcludeadistillation
contractneedtobeinformedingoodtimewhether
theirapplicationhasbeenapproved;
Whereasitisnecessarytospecifywhatpointsmustbe
coveredbythedistillationcontracts;
Whereasthepricesofwineswhichgofordistillation
aresuchastopreventthenormalmarketingofthe
productsobtainedbysuchdistillation ;whereasitis
thereforenecessarytoprovideaidandtofixthe
amountthereof,includingnormalcosts,atalevel
whichenablessuchproductstobemarketed;
WhereasunderArticle3oftheaforesaidRegulation
aidistobepaidtotheproducerintwoinstalments ;
whereas,iftheproduceristoreceivealltheaidin
goodtime,itshouldbestipulatedthatpaymentofthe
secondinstalmentmustbemadewithin30days
followingthedistillation ;
Whereastechnicalconditionsfortheapprovalof
distillersmustbelaiddown;whereasitisalsoneces­
sarytomakeprovisionforwithdrawalofapprovalHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
ThisRegulationlaysdowninrespectofthewine­
growingyear1977/78detailedrulesforthedistillation
pursuanttoArticle24bofRegulation (EEC)No
816/70ofwinesproducedfromtablegrapes.(!)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
I2)OJNoL187,27.7.1977,p.15.
(3)OJNoL211,5.8.1976,p.5.
(«OJNoL187,27.7.1977,p.3. (5)OJNoL233,24.8.1976,p.20.

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Article2
1.Applications forapprovalofthecontracts
referredtoinArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No
1931/76shallbesubmittedbefore15January1978.
2.TheinterventionagencyreferredtoinArticle6
ofRegulation(EEC)No1931/76shallinformthe
contractingparties,atthelatest15daysafterreceiptof
theapplicationforapprovalofthedistillation
contract,whethertheapplicationhasbeenapproved.
3.Distillationoperationsshalltakeplacebetween
15September1977and30June1978.
Article3
1.ThecontractsreferredtoinArticle1ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1931/76shallindicate:
(a)thequantity,colourandactualalcoholicstrength
ofthewinestobedistilled;
(b)thenameandaddressoftheproducer;
(c)theplacewherethewineisstored;
(d)thenameofthedistillerorthebusinessnameof
thedistillery;
(e)theaddressofthedistillery.
2.'Distiller'meansthepersononwhoseaccount
distillation iscarriedout.
Article4
1.Thebuying-inprice,asdeterminedpursuantto
thesecondsubparagraph ofArticle24b(2)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No816/70,shallbe114unitsofaccount
perdegreeandperhectolitre.
2.TheamountoftheaidprovidedforinArticle2
ofRegulation (EEC)No1931/76shallbe:
—0-70unitofaccountperdegreeandperhectolitre
ifthewinehasbeenprocessedintoaproduct
specifiedinthefirstindentofArticle2(3)ofthat
Regulation,
—0-62unitofaccountperdegreeandperhectolitre
ifthewinehasbeenprocessedintoaproduct
specifiedinthesecondindentofArticle2(3)of
thatRegulation .
3.PaymentpursuanttoArticle3(1)and(3)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1931/76mustbemadeatthelatest
30daysaftertherequisiteconditionshavebeen
fulfilled.
4.InthecasereferredtoinArticle3(5)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1931/76,paymentoftheminimum
buying-inpriceshallbemadeatthelatest30days
afterthetotalquantityofwinementionedinthe
contracthasenteredthedistillery.
5.InthecasereferredtoinArticle3(6)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1931/76,paymentoftheminimumbuying-inpriceshallbemadeatthelatest30days
afterthetotalquantityofwinementionedinthe
contracthasbeendistilled.Ifthecompetentinterven­
tionagencyofaMemberStatehasnotdecidedto
makegeneraluseoftheoptionprovidedforinthe
saidArticle3(6),thedistillermaymakeuseofthat
opiniononlyafterobtainingtheproducer'sagree­
ment.
Article5
1.Inordertobeapprovedwithinthemeaningof
Article5ofRegulation(EEC)No1931/76,distillers
mustbecapableofprocessingthewineintoaproduct
ofanalcoholicstrengthof86°orover,orintoa
productofanalcoholicstrengthof85°orless.
2.Approvalshallbewithdrawn,exceptincasesof
forcemajeureorunavoidableaccident,ifthedistiller
doesnotpaythebuying-inpricetotheproduceror
doesnotfulfilhisobligationsunderCommunityprovi­
sions.
Article6
Thosequantitiesofwine,asdeterminedbythe
MemberStatesforthewine-growing year1976/77in
accordancewithArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No
2078/76,whichhavebeenmadefromgrapesofthe
varietiesincludedintheclassificationforagivenadmi­
nistrativeunitasbothwinegrapesandtablegrapes
shallbeexemptfromtheobligationlaiddownin
Article24b(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70.
Article7
TheMemberStatesshalltakethenecessarystepsto
ensurethattheprovisionsofthisRegulationare
appliedandinparticularshallinstitutecontrolsto
preventwineproducedfromtablegrapesfrombeing
usedforpurposesotherthandistillation.Toitsend
anyMemberStatemayprovideforseparatevinifica­
tionandtheuseofanindicator.
Article8
1.Distillersshallsendtotheinterventionagency,
atthelatestbythe10thofeachmonth,areturnof
thequantitiesofwineproducedfromtablegrapes
distilledduringtheprecedingmonth,indicatingthe
quantities(expressedintermsofpurealcohol)andthe
productsobtained,showingseparatelytheproducts
referredtointhefirstindentofArticle2(3)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1931/76andthosereferredtointhe
secondindentofthatparagraph.
2.MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionby
telex,atthelatestbythe20thofeachmonthin
respectoftheprecedingmonth,of:

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—thequantitiesofwinecoveredbyapproveddistilla­
tioncontracts,
—thequantitiesofwinedistilledandthequantities,
expressedaspurealcohol,ofproductsobtained,
separatedinaccordancewithparagraph 1.
3.TheMemberStatesshallnotify,atthelatestby
31July1978,anycasewhereadistillerhasnotfulfilledhisobligationandthemeasurestakenin
consequencethereof.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3August1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President