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( 1 ) OJ NO L 54 , 5 . 3 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 162 , 30 . 6 . 1979 , P . 28 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 54 , 5 . 3 . 1979 , P . 84 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1708/79

OF 24 JULY 1979

DETERMINING , FOR THE 1979/80 WINE-GROWING YEAR , THE PRICES TO BE PAID UNDER THE COMPULSORY DISTILLATION OF THE BY-PRODUCTS OF WINE-MAKING AND THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF THE CONTRIBUTION FROM THE GUARANTEE SECTION OF THE EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUIDANCE AND GUARANTEE FUND

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 OF 5 FEBRUARY 1979 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN WINE ( 1 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1303/79 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 39 ( 6 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 39 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 AND ARTICLES 2 , 3 AND 4 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 349/79 OF 5 FEBRUARY 1979 ON THE DISTILLATION OF THE BY-PRODUCTS OF WINE-MAKING ( 3 ), THE COUNCIL FIXES FOR EACH WINE-GROWING YEAR THE BUYING IN PRICE FOR WINE DELIVERIES AND THE PRICE FOR THE ALCOHOL FROM WINE DELIVERIES UNDER THE COMPULSORY DISTILLATION OF THE BY-PRODUCTS OF WINE-MAKING AND DETERMINES THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR THE COSTS OF THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES TO BE FINANCED BY THE GUARANTEE SECTION OF THE EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUIDANCE AND GUARANTEE FUND ;

WHEREAS THE BUYING IN PRICE FOR WINE DELIVERIES , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 349/79 , SHOULD BE BETWEEN 30 AND 40 % OF THE GUIDE PRICE FOR TABLE WINE OF TYPE A I APPLICABLE WITH EFFECT FROM 16 DECEMBER 1979 ; WHEREAS THE SAID PRICE , WHILE REMAINING WITHIN THE ABOVEMENTIONED LIMITS , SHOULD BE FIXED TAKING INTO ACCOUNT BOTH THE NEED TO ENSURE THAT ALL PRODUCERS FULFIL ALL THEIR OBLIGATIONS TO DISTILL THE BY-PRODUCTS OF WINE-MAKING , AND THE LEVEL OF THE MARKET PRICE FOR VINOUS ALCOHOL ;

WHEREAS , WHEN THE PRICE OF ALCOHOL FROM WINE DELIVERIES REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 3 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 349/79 IS FIXED , THE CRITERIA REFERRED TO IN THAT PROVISION SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT ON A STANDARD BASIS ; WHEREAS , ON THE OTHER HAND , WHEN THE PRICES REFERRED TO IN THE THIRD SUBPARAGRAPH OF THE SAID PARAGRAPH ARE FIXED , THEY SHOULD BE BASED ON THE VARIATIONS IN COST WHICH RESULT FROM THE DIFFERING ORIGINS OF THE ALCOHOL SUPPLIED ; WHEREAS IT SHOULD BE SPECIFIED THAT ALL THESE PRICES SHOULD APPLY TO RECTIFIED ALCOHOL ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ALLOW DELIVERY OF ALCOHOL TO THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES TO BE CARRIED OUT ON ECONOMICALLY SATISFACTORY TERMS , THE SAID PRICE OF ALCOHOL FROM WINE DELIVERIES SHOULD BE AT THE SAME LEVEL AS THE MARKET PRICE FOR THE VINOUS ALCOHOL ;

WHEREAS THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF THE CONTRIBUTION FROM THE GUARANTEE SECTION OF THE EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUIDANCE AND GUARANTEE FUND SHOULD BE FIXED IN THE LIGHT OF THE ALCOHOL MARKET SITUATION ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . THE PRICES FOR THE 1979/80 WINE-GROWING YEAR SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS :

- 0.77 ECU PER % VOLUME PER HECTOLITRE FOR THE BUYING IN PRICE FOR WINE DELIVERIES ,

- 1.23 ECU PER % VOLUME PER HECTOLITRE FOR THE PRICE OF THE ALCOHOL FROM THE WINE DELIVERIES REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 3 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 349/79 ,

- 1.32 ECU PER % VOLUME PER HECTOLITRE FOR THE PRICE OF THE ALCOHOL FROM THE WINE DELIVERIES FROM MARC REFERRED TO IN THE THIRD SUBPARAGRAPH OF THE AFORESAID ARTICLE 3 ( 2 ),

- 1.16 ECU PER % VOLUME PER HECTOLITRE FOR THE PRICE OF THE ALCOHOL FROM THE WINE DELIVERIES FROM WINE REFERRED TO IN THE THIRD SUBPARAGRAPH OF THE AFORESAID ARTICLE 3 ( 2 ),

- 1.16 ECU PER % VOLUME PER HECTOLITRE FOR THE PRICE OF THE ALCOHOL FROM THE WINE DELIVERIES FROM LEES REFERRED TO IN THE THIRD SUBPARAGRAPH OF THE AFORESAID ARTICLE 3 ( 2 ).

THE PRICE OF THE ALCOHOL FROM WINE DELIVERIES SHALL APPLY TO RECTIFIED ALCOHOL .

2 . THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF THE CONTRIBUTION FROM THE GUARANTEE SECTION OF THE EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUIDANCE AND GUARANTEE FUND FOR THE SAME WINE-GROWING YEAR SHALL BE 0 ECU PER % VOLUME PER HECTOLITRE .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 SEPTEMBER 1979 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 24 JULY 1979 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

J . GIBBONS