5.8.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL211/5
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1931/76
of20July1976
layingdowngeneralrulesgoverningthedistillationofwinesprovidedforin
Articles6b,6c,24aand24bofRegulation (EEC)No816/70
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
COMMUNITIES ,
Article1
1.Producersundertakingthedistillationofwine
pursuanttoArticles6b,6c,24aand24bofRegulation
(EEC)No816/70shallconcludecontractsforthe
deliveryofwinewithanapproveddistillerbeforea
datetobefixed.
Thesecontractsshallnotbevalidunlessapprovedby
theinterventionagencybeforeadatetobefixed.
2.Thesecontractsshallcover:
(a)thepurchasebythedistillerofthequantityof
wineenteredinthecontract;
(b)theobligationonthedistillertoprocessthewine
intoaproductwithanalcoholicstrengthof86°or
more,orintoaproductwithanalcoholicstrength
of85°orlessandtopayforitatleasttheprice
referredtoinArticles6b(2),6c(2),24a(3)or24b
(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70,asappropriate,
suchpricebeingapplicabletounpackedgoodsex
producer'spremises.HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1167/76(2),andinparticularArticles6b(3),6c(3),24a
(5)and24b(3)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereastheconditionsshouldbelaiddownunder
whichthedistillationoperationsprovidedforinArti­
cles6b,6c,24aand24bofRegulation (EEC)No
816/70aretobecarriedout;
Whereasthedifferentpricesforwinesfordistillation
laiddownintheaforementioned Articlesnormally
renderitimpossibletomarkettheproductsofdistilla­
tionatmarketprices;whereasitisthereforenecessary
todeterminethecriteriaforfixingtheamountofaid
soastoenabletheproductsobtainedtobedisposed
of;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadefortheminimum
priceguaranteedtotheproducertobepaidtohim,as
ageneralrule,withintimelimitswhichwillenable
himtoobtainaprofitcomparabletothatwhichhe
wouldhaveobtainedfromacommercialsale;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforproducersto
concludecontractswithdistillerssubjecttoapproval
bytheinterventionagency,inordertofacilitatethe
controlofthesequenceofoperationsandoftheobser­
vanceoftheobligationsonbothparties;whereasthis
systemwouldhavetheaddedadvantageofmakingit
easiertomonitorthequantitativeeffectsofdistillation
onthemarket;
Whereasinordertoensureappropriatecontrolofthe
distillationprovidedforinArticles6b,6c,24aand
24bofRegulation(EEC)No816/70,distillersshould
besubjecttoasystemofapproval,Article2
1.Foreachhectolitreofwinedistilledtheinterven­
tionagencyshallpayanaid.
2.Theamountoftheaidshallbefixedonthebasis
oftheminimumbuying-inpricereferredtoinArticle
1(2)(b),thestandardprocessingcostsandthepriceof
productsobtainedbydistillationsoastoenablethese
productstobedisposedof.
3.Theamountofaidgrantedshallvarydepending
onwhethertheproductsofdistillationhaveanalco­
holicstrengthof:
—86ormore,or
—85°orless.
However,theamountofaidgrantedforproductswith
analcoholicstrengthof85°orlessmaynotexceed
theamountofaidgrantedforproductswithanalco­
holicstrengthof86°ormore.(•)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL135,24.5.1976,p.42.

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Article3 ventionagencyorthedistillerinonepaymentafter
distillationofthetotalquantityofwineappearingin
thecontract.
Article4
Distillationshalltakeplaceduringperiodstobefixed.
Article5
ForthepurposesofthisRegulationanapproved
distillermeansadistillerincludedonalisttobe
compiledbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheMember
States.Undertheconditionstobelaiddownaspartof
theimplementing arrangements ,approvalmaybe
withdrawnbytheseauthoritiesfromdistillerswhodo
notfulfiltheirobligationsunderthisRegulation.1.Withintwoweeksofapprovalofthecontractthe
interventionagencyshallpaytheproduceranamount
equalto30%oftheminimumbuying-inprice
referredtoinArticle1(2)(b)tobedeductedfromthe
aidprovidedforinArticle2.
2.Whenthetotalquantityofwineinthecontract
isdeliveredtothedistillery,thedistillershallpaythe
produceratleastthedifferencebetweentheminimum
buying-inpricereferredtoinArticle1(2)(b)andthe
aidprovidedforinArticle2.
3.Whenproofissuppliedthatthetotalquantityof
wineinthecontracthasbeendistilledtheinterven­
tionagencyshallpaytheproducerthedifference
betweentheaidprovidedforinArticle2andthe
amountreferredtoinparagraph 1.
4.MemberStatesmayprovidethattheamount
referredtoinparagraph 1shallbepaidbythe
distiller.Insuchcasestheinterventionagencyshall
reimbursethisamounttothedistillerwhentheproof
referredtoinparagraph3issupplied.
5.WheredistillationtakesplaceinaMemberState
otherthantheMemberStatewheretheproduceris
located,theminimumbuying-inpricereferredtoin
Article1(2)(b)shallbepaidbythedistiller.
6.Notwithstanding paragraphs 1and4,the
minimumbuying-inpricemaybepaidbytheinter­Article6
1.MemberStatesshallappointanintervention
agencytoberesponsibleforimplementing thisRegu­
lation.
2.Theinterventionagencyresponsibleshallin
everycasebethatlocatedontheterritorywheredistil­
lationtakesplace.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20July1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.P.L.M.M.vanderSTEE