NoL235/6 14.9.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2027/77
of12September1977
layingdownthedetailedrulesofapplicationfortheadditionalmeasuresappli­
cabletoholdersoflong-termstoragecontractsfortablewineforthe1976/77
wine-growing year
bilityofadoptinganyfurthermeasureswhichmaybe
necessaryshouldthereforebeprovidedfor;
WhereastablewinesoftypesRIII,AIIandAIIIare
producedinlimitedquantitiesandhaveatraditional
marketonwhichtheyarenormallysoldatprices
abovetheactivatingprice;whereasthisisconfirmed
bytheirpresentpricelevel;whereasitnolonger
seemsnecessary,therefore,toprovideforthedistilla­
tionofthesewines;
Whereasthedistillationprovidedforbythismeasure
shouldtakeplaceinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No1931/76of20July
1976layingdowngeneralrulesgoverningthedistilla­
tionofwinesprovidedforinArticles6b,6c,24aand
24bofRegulation(EEC)No816/70(5),asamended
byRegulation (EEC)No1675/77(6);whereas,
pursuanttoArticles1(1)and4ofthatRegulation,
timelimitsshouldbefixedforthesubmission of
applicationsforapprovalofdistillationcontracts,for
approvalbytheinterventionagenciesandforthe
distillationoperations ;whereas,pursuanttoArticle2,
aidshallbepaid,theamountthereofshallbefixedso
astoenabletheproductsobtainedtobedisposedof;
Whereastheadditionalinformation whichshould
appearinthedistillationcontractshouldalsobespeci­
fied:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine(l),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1679/77(2),andinparticularArticle6c(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
878/77of26April1977ontheexchangeratestobe
appliedinagriculture(3),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1708/77(4),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,
Whereasthemeasurestosupportthewinemarket
whichwereemployedduringthiswine-growing year
havenotinallcasesgiventhedesiredresults;
whereas,inparticular,theaverageweightedpricefor
tablewineoftypeAIhasremainedlowerthanthe
activatingpriceforthewholewine-growing yearand
thepricefortypeRIisatpresentlowerthantheacti­
vatingprice;whereasthefirstconditionunderArticle
6c(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70inordertotake
additionalmeasuresapplicabletoholdersoflong-term
storagecontractsisthereforesatisfied;whereasthe
secondcondition,namelythattheweightedaverage
priceshouldremainlowerthantheactivatingprice
forthreeconsecutiveweeks,shouldfromthepointof
viewoflodgementbeverifiedshortlybeforethefirst
expirydatesofthelong-termstoragecontracts;
whereasthemarketsituationissuchthatthiscondi­
tionissatisfied;
Whereasthesemeasuresshouldprovide,firstly,forthe
completeremovalfromthemarketbydistillationofa
certainquantityofwineand,secondly,forthe
delayingforseveralmonthsofthemarketingofthe
remainingquantityheldbyholdersoflong-term
storagecontracts,inanticipationofarecoveryofthe
market;whereas,however,thislattermeasuremight
notachievethedesiredobjective;whereasthepossi­Whereasthearrangements forpayingtheaidreferred
toinArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No1931/76
providethattheaidistobepaidtotheproducerin
twoinstalments ;whereaspaymentofthesecond
instalmentshouldbemadewithinalimitedperiodto
enabletheproducertoreceivethefullamountofthe
aidquickly;whereasitshouldthereforebeprovided
thatsuchpaymentistobemadeatthelatestwithin
30daysafterdistillation ;
Whereasthetechnicalconditionsfortheapprovalof
thedistillersmustbelaiddown;whereasprovision
shouldalsobemadeforthecaseinwhichapprovalis
inprincipletobewithdrawnfromthedistillerifhe
defaultsforreasonsotherthanforcemajeureorunfore­
seeablecircumstances ;(')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL187,27.7.1977,p.15.
(>)OJNoL106,29.4.1977,p.27.
(4)OJNoL189,29.7.1977,p.7.(5)OJNoL211,5.8.1976,p.5.
(*)OJNoL187,27.7.1977,p.3.

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Whereastheinterventionagenciesreferredtoin
Article6ofRegulation (EEC)No1931/76andthe
Commissionshouldbeinformedoftheprogressof
distillationoperationsandshouldinparticularbe
awareofthequantitiesofwinedistilledandthequan­
titiesofalcoholobtained;
Whereas,inordertoachievetheobjectiveenvisaged,
thestoragecontractsshouldbeconcludedinaccor­
dancewithCommission Regulation (EEC)No
2015/76of13August1976onstoragecontractsfor
tablewine,grapemustandconcentrated grape
must(J);
Whereas,inordertobeabletotakeaccountofmarket
developments ,itshouldbepossibletocancel
contracts ;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle2(2)(d)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No878/77,therepresentative ratesfixed
bythatRegulationaretobeappliedfrom16
December1977forwine;whereas,however,other
datesmaybeprovidedfordistillationmeasures;
Whereastheapplicationofthemeasuresprovidedfor
inthisRegulationextendsbeyond15December
1977;whereasitisnecessary,inordertoavoidany
discrimination betweentheoperatorsconcerned,to
providefortheapplicationofasinglerepresentative
rateforallpaymentsrelatingtothedistillationopera­
tionsreferredtointhisRegulation ;whereas,sinceall
thetablewineaffectedbythesemeasureswas
producedduringthe1976/77wine-growing year,the
representative ratesapplicableforthatyearforwine
shouldberetainedandtheapplicationofthenew
representative ratesprovidedforbyRegulation (EEC)
No878/77forthemeasuresreferredtoinArticle6c
ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70shouldthereforebe
postponeduntiltheexpiryoftheperiodofapplica­
tionofthisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforWine,Article2
1.Theperiodofthreeconsecutiveweeksreferred
toinArticle6c(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70
shallfallbetween1Augustand30November1977.
2.IftheDecisionreferredtoinArticle6c(4)of
Regulation(EEC)No816/70isadopted,theholders
oflong-termstoragecontractsforthetypesofwinein
respectofwhichtheDecisionisadoptedandfor
wineswhichareincloseeconomicrelationshipwith
themmay:
(a)inrespectofaquantityofwinenotexceedinga
percentagetobefixedofthequantityunder
contract,carryoutdistillationinaccordancewith
Articles3to8;
(b)inrespectofthequantitywhichisnotdistilled
under(a),concludeastoragecontractforaperiod
tobefixedinaccordancewithArticle9.
However,theholdersoflong-termstoragecontracts
fortablewinesoftypesAII,AillandRIIImayonly
takeadvantageofthemeasurereferredtounder(b).
3.Otheradditionalmeasuresapplicabletoholders
ofthestoragecontractsreferredtoinparagraph2(b)
inrespectofagiventypeofwineorawineinclose
economicrelationshipherewithmaybetakeninaccor­
dancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle7of
RegulationNo24iftheCommunityweightedaverage
priceforthattypeoftablewinehasremainedlower
thantheactivatingpriceduringtheperiodbetween
thedateofadoptionoftheDecisionreferredtoin
Article6c(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70and15
January1978.
4.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,thereshall
beconsideredtobeincloseeconomicrelationship
withtablewineoftype:
—AI,whitetablewineswithanactualalcoholic
strengthofnotlessthan12°andnotmorethan
14°,notbelongingtotypeAIIortypeAIII,
—RI,redtablewineswithanactualalcoholic
strengthofnotlessthan12°andnotmorethan
12-5°,notbelongingtotypeRIII,
—RII,redtablewineswithanactualalcoholic
strengthofmorethan12-5°andnotmorethan
14-5°,notbelongingtotypeRIII.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThisRegulationlaysdownthedetailedrulesofappli­
cationfortheadditionalmeasuresapplicableto
holdersoflong-termstoragecontractsfortablewine
forthe1976/77wine-growing yearreferredtoin
Article6cofRegulation (EEC)No816/70.Article3
1.ThedistillationreferredtoinArticle2(2)(a)
shallbecarriedoutinaccordancewiththeprovisions
ofRegulation (EEC)No1931/76andofthisRegula­
tion. (•)OJNoL221,14.8.1976,p.20.

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productreferredtointhefirstindentofArticle
2(3)ofthatRegulation,
—1-29unitsofaccountperdegreeandper
hectolitreifthewinehasbeenprocessedintoa
productreferredtointhesecondindentofthe
saidArticle2(3);
(b)forthewinesreferredtointhesecondindentof
paragraph 1hereof:
—1-29unitsofaccountperdegreeandper
hectolitreifthewinehasbeenprocessedintoa
productreferredtointhefirstindentofthe
saidArticle2(3),
—1*18unitsofaccountperdegreeandper
hectolitreifthewinehasbeenprocessedintoa
productreferredtointhesecondindentofthe
saidArticle2(3).
3.ThepaymentstobemadeunderArticle3(1)
and(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No1931/76shallbe
madeatthelatest30daysafterthenecessarycondi­
tionshavebeensatisfied.
4.WhereArticle3(5)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1931/76applies,paymentoftheminimumbuying-in
priceshallbemadeatthelatest30daysafterthetotal
quantityofwineappearinginthecontracthasentered
thedistillery.
5.WhereArticle3(6)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1931/76applies,paymentoftheminimumbuying-in
priceshallbemadeatthelatest30daysafterthetotal
quantityofwineappearinginthecontracthasbeen
distilled.Whentherelevantinterventionagencyofa
MemberStatehasnotdecidedtomakegeneraluseof
thefacilityprovidedforinArticle3(6),thedistiller
maymakeuseofthisfacilityonlyafterhaving
obtainedtheagreementofproducer.
6.Theconversionintonationalcurrencyofthe
amountsreferredtoinparagraphs 1and2hereofshall
bemadeusingtherepresentative rateforwineforthe
1976/77wine-growing year.2.Thewineswhichmaybedistilledarethose
whichhavebeenthesubjectofthelong-termstorage
contractorotherwinesofthesametypewhichhave
beenproducedbytheholderofthestoragecontract.
Inthelattercasetheactualalcoholicstrengthofthe
winemaynotbelessthan10°andthetotalquantity
ofalcoholcontainedinthewinemaynotbegreater
thanthatcontainedinthequantityofwineunder
contractwhichmaybedistilled.
Article4
1.Applications forapprovalofthecontracts
referredtoinArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No
1931/76shallbemadewithin30daysofthedateof
expiryofthelong-termcontracts.
2.TheinterventionagencyreferredtoinArticle6
ofRegulation (EEC)No1931/76shallinformthe
partiestothecontractatthelatest15daysafter
receivingtheapplicationforapprovalofadistillation
contractoftheresultoftheapprovalprocedure .
3.Distillation shallbecarriedoutbetween 1
October1977and30June1978.
Article5
1.ThecontractsreferredtoinArticle1ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1931/76shallstate:
(a)thequantitycolourandactualalcoholicstrength
ofthewinestobedistilled,
(b)thenameandaddressoftheproducer,
(c)theplacewherethewineisstored,
(d)thenameofthedistillerorthedistillery,
(e)theaddressofthedistillery.
2.'Distiller'shallmeanthepersononwhosebehalf
thedistillation iscarriedout.
Article6
1.Thepricereferredtointhesecondindentof
Article6c(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70shall
be:
—1-82unitsofaccountperdegreeandperhectolitre
fortablewinesoftypesRIandRIIandforthose
winesincloseeconomicrelationshiptherewith,
—1-71unitsofaccountperdegreeandperhectolitre
fortablewinesoftypeAIandforthosewinesin
closeeconomicrelationshiptherewith .
2.TheamountoftheaidprovidedforinArticle2
ofRegulation (EEC)No1931/76shallbe:
(a)forthewinesreferredtointhefirstindentofpara­
graph1hereof:
—1-40unitsofaccountperdegreeandper
hectolitreifthewinehasbeenprocessedintoaArticle7
1.Distillers,inordertobeapprovedwithinthe
meaningofArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No
1931/76,mustbecapableofprocessingwineintoa
productwithanalcoholicstrengthof86°ormoreor
intoaproductwithanalcoholicstrengthof85°or
less.
2.Approvalshallbewithdrawnifthedistiller,
exceptinunforeseeable circumstances orinthecase
offorcemajeure,doesnotpaythebuying-inpriceto
theproducerordoesnotrespecthisobligationsunder
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Iftheholderofalong-termstoragecontractdecides
totakeadvantageofArticle2(2)(b)inrespectofall
thewinesubjecttoalong-termstoragecontract,the
interventionagencymayextendtheoldcontractfor
thenewperiodbyalteringtherelevantwording.
2.Inrespectofstoragecontractreferredtoin
Article2(2)(b)theamountoftheaidshallbethat
laiddownforlong-termstoragecontractsforthe
1976/77wine-growing year.
3.ThestoragecontractsreferredtoinArticle2(2)
(b)shallbecancelledattherequestoftheproducers
concerned .
Inthiscasethestorageaidfortheperiodduring
whichthewinewassubjecttoanysuchcontractshall
beretained.Article8
1.MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommissionby
31January1978atthelatestofthequantitiesofwine
appearinginthedistillationcontractsapproved.
2.Distillersshallforwardtotheintervention
agency,bythe10thdayofeachmonthatthelatest,a
listofthequantitiesofwinedistilledduringtheprev­
iousmonthstatingthequantitiesexpressedaspure
alcoholoftheproductswhichtheyhaveobtained,
distinguishing betweenthosereferredtothefirst
indentofArticle2(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1931/76andthosereferredtointhesecondindent
thereof.
3.MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionby
telexbythe20thdayofeachmonthatthelatestin
respectofthepreviousmonthofthequantitiesof
winedistilledandthequantitiesexpressedaspure
alcoholoftheproductswhichtheyhaveobtained,
distinguishing betweentheminaccordancewithpara­
graph2.
4.MemberStatesshallnotifyby30July1978at
thelatestcasesofdistillerswhohavenotmettheir
obligationsandthemeasurestakenasaresultthereof.
Article9
1.ThecontractsreferredtoinArticle2(2)(b)shall
beconcludedwithin30daysofthedateofexpiryof
thelong-termcontracts.Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom16September1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12September1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President