NoL198/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.8.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1804/77
of4August1977
layingdown,inrespectofthewine-growing year1977/78,detailedrulesforthe
distillationoftheby-productsofwine-making
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1679/76(2),andinparticularArticles4(3)(a),24(7)
and35thereof,
Whereas,forthepurposeofdeterminingthequantity
ofalcoholtobecontainedinproductsdeliveredin
pursuanceoftheobligationtodistiltheby-products
ofwine-making ,provisionmustbemade,inaccor­
dancewithArticle24(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
816/70,tofixthepercentagewhichthatquantity
mustrepresentinrelationtothevolumeofalcohol
naturallycontainedintheproductsusedforthe
productionofwine;whereasitappearsappropriateto
fixthispercentageforthewine-growingyear1977/78
atthemaximumlevellaiddowninthesaidArticle;
whereas,inaccordancewithArticle9ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No1930/76of20July1976onthedistil­
lationoftheby-productsofwine-making (3),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1676/77(4),
producerswhodelivertheirgrapemarcforthemanu­
factureofoenocyaninearesubjecttoareducedpercen­
tage;whereas,takingintoaccountthefactthatthe
alcoholcontainedinthemarcsrepresentsasubstan­
tialproportionofthequantityofalcoholtobedeliv­
ered,thereducedpercentageinrespectofthewine­
growingyear1977/78shouldbefixedat50%ofthe
normalrate;whereaspursuanttothesecondpara­
graphofthesaidArticle,producersofwhitequality
winespsraresubjecttoareducedrate;whereasexperi­
enceinthe1976/77wine-growing yearsuggeststhat
thisrateshouldbefixedat50%ofthenormal
percentageforthe1977/78wine-growing year;
Whereas,forthepurposeofdeterminingthequantity
ofalcoholtobecontainedintheproductsdelivered,it
isalsonecessarytofix,inaccordancewithArticle24
(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70,astandardnatural
'alcoholicstrengthforeachwine-growing yearineach
wine-growing zone;whereas,however,byvirtueof
Article24(5)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70,
producersincertainzonesarenotsubjecttotheobli­gationinquestion;whereas,intheabsenceofprecise
informationonthealcoholicstrengthofwinesforthe
comingwine-growingyear,thisdetermination maybe
madebyreferencetotheaveragestrengthsrecorded
inthewine-growing zonesconcernedinprevious
wine-growing years,takingintoaccountimprove­
mentsinquality;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatthedistillationarran­
gementsarefullyeffective,provisionshouldbemade
forcertaintimelimitsontheoperationstobecarried
outbyproducersanddistillers;whereasitisalsoadvis­
abletospecifywhatconstitutesproofinrespectofthe
deliveryofmarc,leesandwinetodistillers,suchproof
tovaryaccordingtowhetherthedistillerisestablished
inthesameMemberStateastheproducerorinsome
otherMemberState;
Whereascertainconditionsshouldbelaiddownfor
theapprovalofdistillersregardingthequalityofthe
finalproduct;
Whereasstepsshouldbetakentoensurethat,inthe
eventofthesupervisedwithdrawaloftheby-products
ofwine-making ,inaccordancewithArticle7ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1930/76,abalanceismaintainedvis­
à-visproducerswhomeettheobligationreferredtoin
Article24(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70;
Whereastheneedtoimprovethequalityofwine
requiresthatallmarcandleesbedistilled;whereasit
isthereforeadvisabletoprohibitthedistillationof
wineatthebeginningofthewinegrowingyear;
WhereasthesecondparagraphofArticle8ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1930/76providesthattheexemption
inrespectofindividualsmall-scaleproducersfromthe
obligationcontainedinArticle24(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No816/70mayberaisedtoamaximumof
25hectolitres ;whereasthesaidmaximumisappro­
priateforthiswine-growing yearinviewoftheadmi­
nistrativesituationincertainMemberStates;
Whereas,sothattheCommissionmaykeepageneral
watchoncompliancewiththeobligationtodistilthe
by-productsofwine-making ,itisnecessaryforthe
MemberStatesconcernedtonotifyitregularlyofthe
quantitiesdeliveredtointerventionagenciesandsold
bythoseagenciesandofthequantitiesofgrapemarc
spiritorwinespiritproducedinthatconnection ;(')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL187,27.7.1977,p.15.
(3)OJNoL211,5.8.1976,p.1.
(<)OJNoL187,27.7.1977,p.5.

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whereastheCommissionneedsalsotobeinformedof
themeasurestakenbytheMemberStatestoensure
thattheobligationslaiddowninArticle24(1)of
Regulation(EEC)No816/70arecompliedwithin;
WhereasArticle4aofRegulation(EEC)No816/70
providesthatonlyproducersfulfillingtheobligations
laiddowninArticle24ofthatRegulationduringa
referenceperiodtobedeterminedmaybenefitfrom
theintervention measures;whereasitistherefore
necessarytofixthisperiod;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforWine,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThisRegulationlaysdownrulesfortheapplicationof
Article24ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70inrespect
ofthewine-growing year1977/78.
Article2
ThepercentagereferredtoinArticle24(3)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No816/70shallbe10%.
Thereducedratereferredtointhefirstparagraphof
Article9ofRegulation(EEC)No1930/76shallbe
5%.
Thereducedratereferredtointhesecondparagraph
ofArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No1930/76shallbe
5%.
Article3
Forthepurposeofdeterminingthevolumeofalcohol
containedinproductsdeliveredfordistillation
pursuanttoArticle24(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
816/70inperformanceoftheobligationtodistilthe
by-productsofwine-making ,thealcoholicstrengthto
betakenintoconsideration forthewine-growing year
1977/78shallbe:
—9-0forZoneB,
—9-5forZoneCI,
—100forZoneCII,
—10-5forZoneCIII.
Article4
1.ThedeliverypursuanttoArticle1(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1930/76ofmarc,leesandwineto
distillersshallbeeffectedbyproducersby15July
1978.Theminimumalcoholicstrengthofthe
productsdeliveredshallbefixedbytheMember
States.
2.Ondeliveryoftheproductsreferredtoinpara­
graph1thedistillershallgivetheproduceracertifi­catestatingthequantityandalcoholicstrengthofthe
productsdelivered.
Bywayofderogationfromtheprecedingsubpara­
graph,ifaproducersubjecttotheobligationreferred
toinArticle24(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70has
marc,lees,orwinedistilledinanotherMemberState,
thedistillershallrequesttheinterventionagencyof
theMemberStateinwhichdistillationtakesplaceto
certifyinSections23ofthedocumentaccompanying
theproductsfordistillationthatthedistilleryhas
takentheproductsintoitscharge.Thedistillershall
forwardtotheproduceracopyofthecertifiedaccom­
panyingdocumentwithin30daysfollowingreceiptof
theproductsfordistillation .
Acertificateasreferredtointhefirstsubparagraphor
adulycertifiedaccompanying documentasreferredto
inthesecondsubparagraphshallconstitutetheproof
mentionedinArticle1(2)(a)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1930/76.
3.Thepurchasepriceoftheby-productsdelivered
shallbepaidbythedistillertotheproducerwithin30
daysaftertheirdeliverybythesaidproducer.
4.Thedeliveryofalcoholtotheinterventionagen­
ciesinaccordancewithArticle1(2)(d)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1930/76shallbeeffectedbydistillersby
15August1978.
Article5
Beforethe15thofeachmonthdistillersshallcommu­
nicatethefollowinginformationtotheintervention
agenciesinrespectofthepreviousmonth:
—thequantityofalcoholofanalcoholicstrengthof
morethan92°obtainedfromthecompulsory
distillationoftheby-productsofwine-making ,
—thequantityandalcoholicstrengthofpotable
spiritsproducedinaccordancewithArticle5of
Regulation (EEC)No1930/76,subdividedinto
marcspiritandwinespirit.
Article6
1.Inordertobeapprovedwithinthemeaningof
Article6ofRegulation (EEC)No1930/76,distillers
must,exceptasregardstheproductionofpotable
spiritsunderArticle5ofthatRegulation,becapable
ofproducingalcoholwithanalcoholicstrengthof
morethan92°.
2.Approvalshallinprinciplebewithdrawn,except
incaseofforcemajeureorunavoidableaccident,if
thedistillerfailstopaytheproducerthepurchase
pricefortheby-productsdeliveredortofulfilhisobli­
gationsunderCommunitylaw,andinparticularhis
obligationsasregardstheforwardingofinformation .

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—thequantitiesofalcoholdeliveredtointervention
agenciesinperformanceoftheobligationtodistil
theby-productsofwine-making ,indicatingsepa­
ratelyquantitiesdeliveredunderArticle9ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1930/76,
—thequantitiesofgrapemarcspiritorwinespirit
producedpursuanttoArticle5(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1930/76,andthequantitiesofalcohol
containedintheseproducts.
2.Theyshallalsocommunicate totheCommission
inrespectofalcohol:
—before1October1977inrespectofthewine­
growingyear1976/77,thesellingpricesobtaining
throughouttheyearandthecharacteristics and
quantitiesoftheproductssoldatthoseprices,
—before1July1978inrespectofthewine-growing
year1977/78,thesellingpricesobtainedsince1
September 1977andthecharacteristicsandquanti­
tiesoftheproductssoldatthoseprices,
—before1October1978inrespectofthewine­
growingyear1977/78,thesellingpricesobtaining
throughouttheyearandthecharacteristics and
quantitiesoftheproductssoldatthoseprices.
3.MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission
before1July1978ofanycasesinwhichdistillers
havenotfulfilledtheirobligationsandofthe
measurestakeninconsequence .Article7
1.InaccordancewithArticle7(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1930/76,MemberStatesshallfix:
—thequantityofmarcandleestobewithdrawnin
relationtothequantityofwineproduced,
—thequantityofalcoholcontainedinmarcandlees
tobewithdrawninrelationtothequantityofwine
produced.
2.Interventionagenciesshallmakeprovisionfora
suitablesystemofcontrolintheeventofwithdrawal,
suchsystemtoincludeatleasttheweighingofthe
productswithdrawn .
Article8
TheMemberStatesshallinformtheCommission
withoutdelayofthemeasurestakentoensurethatthe
provisionsofArticle24(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
816/70arecompliedwith.
Article9
Anywinedeliveredinperformanceoftheobligation
underArticle24(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70,
andwineintendedfortheproductionofpotable
spiritspursuanttoArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No
1930/76,maybedistilledonlybetween 1February
and15August1978.
Article10
InaccordancewiththesecondparagraphofArticle8
ofRegulation(EEC)No1930/76,itisherebydecided
thatindividualproducerswho,duringthewine­
growingyear1977/78,donotproducemorethan25
hectolitresofwineshallnotbesubjecttotheobliga­
tionlaiddowninArticle24(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No816/70.
Article11
1.Beforethe20thofeachmonthMemberStates
shallinformtheCommission inrespectofthe
precedingmonthof:Article12
ThereferenceperiodreferredtoinArticle4a(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No816/70shallextendfrom
1September1976to31August1977.
Article13
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4August1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President