14.8.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL225/17
REGULATION (EEC)No2139/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of13August1974
layingdowndetailedrulesgoverningthedistillationoftablewinesoftypeAII
duringtheperiod15Augustto31October1974
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70(')of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1532/74(2),andinparticularArticles7(3)and35
thereof;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle7ofRegulation (EEC)
No816/70,CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1913/74(3)
of22July1974layingdowngeneralrulesgoverning
thedistillationoftablewinesoftypeAIIduringthe
period15Augustto31October1974permits
producersoftablewinestohavetheirwinesdistilled;
Whereas,inordertosupportthemarket,itshould
alsobepermittedtodistilwinesinrespectofwhich
storagecontractshavebeenconcludedunderArticles
5and6ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70;
Whereasproducerswhoterminatestoragecontracts
forthispurposemustsoinformtheintervention
agency;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadetoensurethatthe
pricepaidisatleastequaltotheminimumasfixedin
Article3ofRegulation (EEC)No1913/74;whereas
MemberStatesshouldinparticularhavethepowerto
requirethedistillertoassigntheaidreceivedbyhim
totheproducerasanadvanceagainstthecontract
priceforthedeliveryofthewine;
Whereasthecompetentagenciesasreferredtoin
Article7ofRegulation (EEC)No1913/74andthe
Commissionmustbekeptinformedoftheprogressof
distillationoperationsandinparticularofthequanti­
tiesoftablewinedistilledandthequantitiesof
alcoholobtained ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedtorinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommittee torWine,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theconclusionofacontractforthedeliveryof
winefordistillationunderRegulation (EEC)No
1913/74shallterminateanystoragecontract
concludedinrespectofthatwineunderArticle6of
Regulation (EEC)No816/70.Theproducer
concernedshallforthwithinformtheintervention
agencyofsuchtermination .
2.However,nodistillationaidmaybepaidin
respectofanywinecoveredbyastoragecontractin
respectofwhichare-storageaidhasbeenpaid.
Article2
MemberStatesmay,forthepurposeofensuringthat
thepricepaidisatleastequaltotheminimumas
fixedinArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No1913/74,
requirethatcontractsasreferredtoinArticle2ofthat
Regulationbeconcludedthroughtheintervention
agency.
Article3
1.Theaidshallbepaidtothedistiller.
MemberStatesmay,however,requirethattheaidbe
assignedbythedistillertotheproducer,oncondition
thatthelatterreceivesapricewhich,withtheaid
included,isnotlessthantheminimumpriceasfixed
inArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No1913/74.
2.Theaidshallbepaidnotmorethan30days
afterdistillation .
Article4
1.Distillersshallnotlaterthan1September ,1
OctoberandINovember1974sendtothecompetent
agencyasreferredtoinArticle7ofRegulation (EEC)
No1913/74copiesofallcontractsconcluded
pursuanttothatRegulationduringtheperiods
precedingsuchdates,togetherwithdetailsofthequan­
titiesoftablewinedistilledandofthequantities,
expressedaspurealcohol,oftheproductsobtained
therefrom ,givingseparatefiguresforproductscoming
withinthefirstindentofArticle5ofRegulation
(EEC)No1913/74andthosecomingwithinthe
secondindentofthatArticle.(')OJNoL5.5.1970,p.|.
(■:)OINoL166,21.6.1974,p.1.
(')O'lNoL202,24.7.1974.p.X.

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Article5 2.MemberStatesshallnotlaterthan10September ,
10Octoberand10November1974communicate to
theCommission bytelex,asregardstherespective
periodsprecedingthosedates,detailsofthequantities
ofwinesdistilledandofthequantities,expressedas
purealcohol,oftheproductsobtainedtherefrom,
givingseparatefiguresasprovidedinparagraph 1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13August1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI