NoL315/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 9.11.78
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2609/78
of30October1978
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1931/76asregardscertaindistillationoperations
inthewinesector
2.InArticle1:
(a)inthefirstsubparagraph ofparagraph 1the
expression'6d'shallbeinsertedaftertheexpres­
sion'6c';
(b)inparagraph2(b),theexpression'6d(3)'shall
beinsertedaftertheexpression'6c(2)':
3.InArticle2athewords'secondsubparagraph of
Article6(b)(1)'shallbereplacedbythewords
'Article6(d)(1)'.
4.InArticle4,secondsubparagraph ,thewords'Arti­
cles6(b)and6(c)'shallbereplacedbythewords
'Articles6(b),6(c)and6(d)\THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine(1),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1861/78(2),andinparticularArticles6b(3),6c(3),6d
(4),7(1),24a(5)and24b(3)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1931/76(3)aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1675/77(4),laid
downgeneralrulesgoverningthedistillationofwines
providedforinArticles6b,6c,24aand24bofRegula­
tion(EEC)No816/70;
Whereasitisappropriatetobringuptodaterefer­
encestocertainArticlesofRegulation(EEC)No
816/70containedinRegulation(EEC)No1931/76
followingtheamendmentsmadebyRegulation(EEC)
No1677/77(5);
Whereas,onthebasisofexperiencegainedand
pendingtheadoptionofnewrulesinthematter,a
certainmarginshouldbeallowedforthequantityof
wineindicatedincertaincontractsforthedeliveryof
winesconcludedduringthe1976/77,1977/78and
1978/79marketingyears;whereasmoreover,provi­
sionshouldbemadeinchancecircumstances orcases
offorcemajeure,foraidtobepaidinrespectofthe
quantityofwinewhichhasactuallybeendistilled;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1931/76shouldthere­
forebeamendedaccordingly,Article2
ThefollowingArticleshallbeinsertedinRegulation
(EEC)No1931/76:
'Article4a
1.Amarginof10%moreorlessthanthe
quantityofwineindicatedinthecontractsreferred
toinArticle1shallbepermitted.
Thismarginshallnot,however,bepermittedin
thecaseofcontractsregardingthedistillation
referredtoinArticle24aorforthatreferredtoin
Article24bofRegulation(EEC)No816/70.
2.Where,duetochancecircumstances orfor
reasonsofforcemajeure,allorsomeofthewine
coveredbyacontractreferredtoinArticle1
cannotbedistilled,thedistillerortheproducer
shallimmediatelysoinform:
—theinterventionagencyoftheMemberState
inwhoseterritorythedistillationpremisesare
locatedand,
—iftheproducerswineryislocatedinanother
MemberState,theinterventionagencyofthe
secondMemberState.
3.Inthecasesreferredtoinparagraphs 1and2
theinterventionagencyshallpaytheaidreferredHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Regulation(EEC)No1931/76isherebyamendedas
follows:
1.Inthetitletheexpression'6d'shallbeinserted
aftertheexpression'6c'.
(«)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(»)OJNoL215,4.8.1978,p.1.
(J)OJNoL211,5.8.1976,p.5.
(♦)OJNoL187,27.7.1977,p.3.
(»)OJNoL187,27.7.1977,p.6.

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toinArticle2(3)inrespectofthatquantityof
winewhichhasactuallybeendistilled.
4.ThisArticleshallapplytodeliverycontracts
concludedduringthe1976/77,1977/78and
1978/79marketingyears.'Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,30October1978.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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