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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2804/76
of19November 1976
onthedistillationofwinessuitableforproducingcertainpotablespirits
obtainedfromwinewitharegistereddesignationoforiginforthe1976/77
marketingyear
productswithanalcoholicstrengthof;86ormore;
whereasthisprovisionshouldbeused,sincethe
marketinwinespiritsisatpresentoversuppliedand
maybedisturbedifproductswithanalcoholic
strengthof85°orlessareproducedaspartofthese
distillationoperations ;
Whereas,undertheprocedureforpayingtheaidas
laiddowninArticle3ofthesaidRegulation ,the
producerreceivestheaidintwoinstalments ;whereas
thesecondinstalmentmustbepaidwithinalimited
periodtoenabletheproducertocollecttheentire
amountoftheaid;whereasitshouldthereforebelaid
downthatpaymentshouldbemadenotlaterthan30
daysafterthedistillation ;
Whereasthepricesofthewinesintendedfordistilla­
tiondonotpermitthesale,undernormalconditions,
oftheproductsobtainedfromsuchdistillation ;
whereasitisthereforenecessarytopayanaidandto
fixitsamounthavingregardtofiormalcostsatalevel
whichwillpermittheproductsobtainedtobesold;
Whereastechnicalconditionsfortheapprovalof
distillersshouldbelaiddown;whereasprovision
shouldalsobemadetoenableapprovalinprincipleto
bewithdrawnfromthedistillerintheeventofhis
default,exceptincasesofforcemajeureoraccident;
Whereastheinterventionagenciesreferredtoin
Article6ofRegulation (EEC)No1931/76andthe
Commissionmustbeinformedoftheprogressofthe
distillationoperationsandmustknowinparticular
thequantitiesoftablewinedistilledandthequantities
ofalcoholobtained;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforWine,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1167/76(2),andinparticularArticle6b(4)thereof,
Whereastheharvestofwinessuitableforproducing
certainpotablespiritsobtainedfromwinewitharegis­
tereddesignationoforiginisexpectedtobeabundant
and,sinceitcannotbecompletelyabsorbedbythe
productionofthesespirits,itislikelytodisturbthe
marketintablewines;whereasthedistillationofthis
wineshouldthereforebepermittedfromthebegin­
ningofthewinemarketingyear;
WhereasArticle6b(1)providesfortwodifferent
formulaefordistillationoperations,whicharedefined
inthefirstandsecondsubparagraphs thereof;
whereasthecriterialaiddownforusingthesecond
formulaaresatisfied;whereasunderthatformula
distillation istobecarriedoutundertheconditions
laiddownbythesaidArticle6b,includingtheobliga­
tiontoobservetheperiodlaiddowninthefirstsubpa­
ragraphofparagraph 1andalsotheprovisionslaid
downpursuanttoparagraph3thereof;
Whereastimelimitsmustbelaiddownforthe
lodgingofapplicationsforapprovalinaccordance
withthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle1(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1931/76layingdowngeneralrules
governingthedistillationofwinesprovidedforinArti­
cles6b,6c,24aand24bofRegulation (EEC)No
816/70(3),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2688/76(4),bothfortheapprovalitselfandforthe
distillationinquestion,inordertofacilitatecontrol
measures ;
Whereasthosepartieswhichhaveappliedtoenter
intoadistillationcontractmustbeinformedingood
timeoftheoutcomeoftheapprovalprocedure ;
Whereastheinformationtobegiveninthedistilla­
tioncontractsshouldbespecified;
WhereasArticle2aofRegulation (EEC)No1931/76
providesforthepossibilityoflimitingdistillationtoHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thedistillationprovidedforinthesecondsubpara­
graphofArticle6b(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70
ispermittedforthe1976/77marketingyearinaccor­
dancewithRegulation (EEC)No1931/76forwines
suitableforproducingcertainpotablespiritsobtained
fromwinewitharegistereddesignationoforigin.(■)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(*)OJNoL135,24.5.1976,p.42.
(})OJNoL211,5.8.1976,p.5.
(■•)OJNoL304,6.11.1976,p.2.

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priceshallbepaidnotlaterthan30daysafterthe
totalquantityofwinecoveredbythecontracthas
beendistilled.Wherethecompetentintervention
agencyofaMemberStatehasnotdecidedtoapply
thesaidArticle3(6)generally,thedistillermayapply
itonlyafterascertainingthattheproducerisinagree­
ment.Applications fortheapprovalofcontractsshallbe
lodgedby31December1976.
Theapprovalofcontractsshalltakeplaceby31
January1977.
Distillationoperationsshallbecarriedoutbetween15
December1976and15May1977.
Article4
1.Nodistillershallbeapprovedwithinthe
meaningofArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No
1931/76,unlessheisabletoprocessthewineintoa
productwithanalcoholicstrengthof92°orover.
2.Approvalshallbewithdrawn,exceptincasesof
forcemajeureoraccident,ifthedistillerdoesnotpay
theproducerthebuying-inpriceorifhedoesnot
fulfilhisobligationsunderCommunityprovisions.Article2
1.TheinterventionagencyreferredtoinArticle6
ofRegulation (EEC)No1931/76shallinformthe
contractingparties,notlaterthan15daysafterthe
receiptoftheapplicationforapprovalofdistillation
contract,oftheoutcomeoftheapprovalprocedure .
2.Thecontractshallstate:
(a)thequantity,colourandactualalcoholicstrength
ofthewinestobedistilled;
(b)thenameandaddressoftheproducer;
(c)theplacewherethewineisstored;
(d)thenameofthedistillerandofthedistillery;
(e)theaddressofthedistillery.
3.'Distiller'meansthepersononwhoseaccount
distillationiscarriedout.Article5
1.MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission ,by
15February1977atthelatest,ofthequantitiesof
winecoveredbytheapproveddistillationcontracts.
2.Distillersshallsendtotheinterventionagency,
notlaterthanthe10thdayofeachmonthalistofthe
quantitiesoftablewinedistilledduringtheprevious
month,indicatingthequantities,expressedaspure
alcohol,andtheproductswhichtheyhaveobtained.
3.MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionby
telex,notlaterthanthe20thdayofeachmonthfor
thepreviousmonth,ofthequantitiesofwinedistilled
andthequantities,expressedaspurealcohol,of
productswhichtheyhaveobtained.
4.MemberStatesshallcommunicate by1July
1977anycasesinwhichdistillershavenotfulfilled
theirobligationsandanymeasurestakenasaresult
thereof.Article3
1.Thebuying-inpricefixedinthesecondsubpara­
graphofArticle6b(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70
shallbe116unitsofaccountperdegreeperhectol­
itre.
2.TheamountoftheaidprovidedforinArticle2
ofRegulation(EEC)No1931/76shallbe0-62unitof
accountperdegreeperhectolitreifthewinehasbeen
processedintoaproductwithanalcoholicstrengthof
92°orover.
3.ThepaymentsrequiredtobemadeunderArticle
3(2)and(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No1931/76shallbe
madenotlaterthan30daysaftertheconditionslaid
downaremet.
4.InthecasereferredtoinArticle3(5)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1931/76,theminimumbuying-in
priceshallbepaidnotlaterthan30daysafterthe
totalquantityofwinecoveredbythecontracthas
enteredthedistillery.
5.InthecasereferredtoinArticle3(6)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1931/76,theminimumbuying-inArticle6
ThisRegulationshallnotprejudicethepossibleappli­
cationofArticle24bofRegulation (EEC)No816/70.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19November1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission