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REGULATION (EEC)No1171/71OFTHECOUNCIL
of3June1971
onthedistillationoftheby-productsofwinemaking
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;.
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/701of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganisationofthe
marketinwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2612/70,2andinparticularArticle24(2)and(3)
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereasthefixingofthepricetobepaidforalcohol
deliveredtointerventionagenciesforthedistillation
oftheby-products ofwinemaking andthe
contributiontobemadebytheGuaranteeSectionof
theEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuarantee
Fundtothecostsbornebythoseagenciesareboth
closelylinkedtothefixingoftheguideprice;whereas
thereshouldthereforebethesameintervalandtime
limitforboththeseoperations;
Whereastheinterventionagenciesdesignatedby
MemberStatesmustbuyinalcoholdeliveredtothem
forthedistillationoftheby-productsofwinemaking
atapriceatwhichtheproducersubjecttothe
obligationtodistilisnotplacedatadisadvantagein
relationtotheproducerwhoisnotsubjecttothat
obligation;
Whereas,intheabsenceofanyorganisedmarketin
ethylalcoholatCommunitylevel,theintervention
agenciesresponsibleformarketingthatalcoholrisk
havingtoresellitatapricelowerthanthebuying-in
price;whereasitisnecessarytoprovidethat,insuch
cases,thedifferencebetweenthebuying-inpriceand
thesellingpriceofthatalcoholcanbemetbythe
GuaranteeSectionoftheEuropeanAgricultural
GuidanceandGuaranteeFund,providedthatthe
contributiondoesnotexceedthedifference;Whereas,inthepresentsituation,itispreferableto
providethatthatcontributionshouldbeafixed
amountratherthananamountwhichtakesinto
accounttheactuallossesoftheinterventionagencies;
whereasthatfixedamountshouldtakeaccountof
thepricesatwhichinterventionagenciesactuallybuy
inandsellthatalcohol,butwhereas,pendingnormal
wofkingofthesystem,itwillbenecessarytoreferto
currentlyrulingprices;
Whereasthethirdsubparagraph ofArticle24(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No816/70providesthatthe
obligationtodistilmaybedischargedbythe
productionofpotablespirits;whereasthefirst
subparagraph ofArticle24(2)ofthatRegulation,
moreover,permitsthedistillationofwineinthe
absence-ofgrapemarcorwinelees;whereas,under
theseconditions,itislogicaltoallowtheproduction
ofapotablespiritfromwineaswellasapotable
spiritfromgrapemarc;
Whereastheproductionofpotablespiritsmust
releasetheproducerfromtheobligationtodeliver
alcoholonlyinrespectofthequantityofalcohol
containedinthepotablespiritproduced;
Whereas,inordertopreventpotablespiritsof
mediocrequalityfrombeingproduced,itis
necessary,intheabsenceofanyCommunitycriteria
onthesubject,toprovidethatthepotablespirits
producedshouldconformtonationalprovisionsin
force;whereas,toensurethattheseareobserved,
provisionshouldbemadeforinspection;
Whereas,forthe1970/71wine-growing year,the
MemberStatesinwhichanobligatorysystemforthe
distillationoftheby-productsofwinemakingwasin
forceon31May1970wererequiredbyCommission
Regulation (EEC)No1633/703of11August1970on
theprovisionalsuspensionoftheapplicationof
Article24ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70,as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2230/70,4to
1OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
2OJNoL281,27.12.1970,p.6.3OJNoL173,12.8.1970,p.9.
4OJNoL241,4.11.1970,p.15.

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Article2
1.Thebuying-inpriceshallbefixedatalevelat
whichtheproducerdistillinghisby-productsof
winemaking ,orhavingthemdistilled,canbeassured
ofareturncomparabletothatwhichhewouldhave
hadifhehadnotbeensubjecttotheobligationto
distil.
2.Thebuying-inprice,fixedperhectolitreofpure
alcohol,shallbevalidfortheCommunity .Itshall
applytogoods,free-at-distillery ,loadedintoameans
oftransportchosenbytheinterventionagency.
Theactualalcoholicstrengthoftheproducts
obtainedfromthedistillationoftheby-productsof
winemakinganddeliveredtotheinterventionagency
maynotbelessthan52°.
Article3continuetoapplyforaprovisionalperiodtherules
whichtheyhadalreadylaiddown;whereasonly
Franceisinthisposition;whereasthebuying-inprice
ofthealcoholdeliveredtothe'Servicedesalcools'in
Francewasfixed,inapplicationoftheaboverules,at
585unitsofaccountperhectolitreofpurealcohol
forthewine-growing yearinquestion;whereasthat
price,whensetagainstthepricethatcouldobtainfor
thatalcoholunderexistingnationalprovisions,left
theproducerwithtooheavyaburden,whichshould
berelievedbymeansofasuitablecontributionfor
thatwine-growing yearfromtheGuaranteeSection
oftheEuropeanAgricultural Guidanceand
Guarantee .Fund;
Whereasthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle24(3)
ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70providesthatcertain
productionregionsmaybeexemptedfromthe
obligationtodistiltheby-productsofwinemaking ;
whereasinGermanyandLuxembourggrapemarcs
andwineleesgenerallycontainlittlealcoholandthe
costsinvolvedinextractingitwouldbetoohigh;
whereas,underthoseconditions,provisionshouldbe
madeforproducersinthoseregionstobeexempted
fromtheobligationtodistiltheirgrapemarcsand
winelees,whileremainingsubjectneverthelesstothe
provisionsofArticle24(1)ofthatRegulation ;
"Whereastheobligationunderthefirstsubparagraph
ofArticle24(2)isaheavyonefortheindependent
producerwhomakesonlyasmallquantityofwine;
whereassuchobligationwouldinvolvehimin
transportcostsforhisgrapemarcsandwineleesout
ofallproportiontothereturnwhichhecouldexpect
fromthealcoholwhichmightbeextracted;whereas
suchproducersshouldthereforealsobeexempted
fromtheobligationtodistilbutremainsubject,
nevertheless,totheprovisionsofArticle24(1)of
thatRegulation ;
WhereastheperiodofapplicationofthisRegulation
shouldbelimitedsothatfuturedevelopments inthis
fieldmaybetakenintoaccount;1.Thecontribution oftheGuaranteeSectionof
theEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuarantee
Fundshallbepaidonlywherethebuying-inpriceis
greaterthanthesellingprice;itshallbeatafixed
rateperhectolitreofpurealcoholcontainedinthe
productsdeliveredtotheintervention agencies.It
shallnotexceedthedifferencebetweenthebuying-in
priceandtheweightedsellingpriceofthose
products.
2.Forthewine-growing yearsprecedingthe
establishment ofthecommonorganisationof'the
marketinalcohol,thatdifferenceshallbedetermined
bytakingintoaccountnormalsellingpricesfor
similarproductsduringthepreviouswine-growing
year.
Article4
1.Forthe1970/71.wine-growing year,the
buying-inpriceshallbefixedat66*25unitsof
accountperhectolitreofpurealcohol.
2.BywayofderogationfromArticle3,the
contribution oftheGuaranteeSectionofthe
EuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuaranteeFund
shallbefixedforthesamewine-growing yearat7-75
unitsofaccountperhectolitreofpurealcohol.,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Article51.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle4,theprice
tobepaidtoproducersforalcoholdeliveredto
interventionagenciesandthecontributionbythe
GuaranteeSectionoftheEuropeanAgricultural
GuidanceandGuaranteeFundtowardsthecosts
devolvingonthoseagenciesshallbefixedannually
before1Augustforthefollowingwine-growingyear.
2.Thepricementioned,inthepreviousparagraph
ishereinaftercalledthe'buying-inprice'.1.Producersmay,inpartialortotaldischargeof
theobligationlaiddowninthefirstsubparagraphof
Article24(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70,
produceorhaveproducedpotablespiritsofgrape
marcorpotablespiritsofwinefromtheirown
products.

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Article7
Independentproducerswhodonotmakemorethan
50hectolitresofwineinanyonewine-growing year,
shallnotbesubjecttotheobligationlaiddowninthe
firstsubparagraph ofArticle24(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No816/70.2.Thequantityofalcohol,expressedaspure
alcohol,containedinthepotablespiritsshallbe
deductedfromthequantityofalcoholwhichmustbe
deliveredpursuanttothefirstsubparagraph of
Article24(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70.
3.Theproductionofpotablespiritsmayhavethe
effectmentionedinparagraph1onlyif:
(a)thequalityofthespiritobtainedconformsto
nationalprovisionsonthesubject;theproducer
ordistillershallsupplyproofthereoftothe
competentagency;
(b)itiscarriedoutunder'thesupervisionofthe
competentauthority,theproducerandthe
distillerbeingrequiredtopermitthatsupervision
atanymomentduringdistillation .Article8
SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle4,theprovisions
ofthisRegulationshallapplytothe1971/72,
1972/73and1973/74wine-growing years.
Before1June1974,theCouncil,actinginaccordance
withthevotingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)
oftheTreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission,
shalladoptprovisionsforsubsequentwine-growing
years.Article6
Article9Producerswhosevineyards .aresituatedin
wine-growing zoneAorintheGermanpartof
wine-growing zoneBshallnotbesubjecttothe
obligationlaiddowninthefirstsubparagraph of
Article24(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,3June1971.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
R.PLEVEN