15.3.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL67/25
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No567/76
of15March1976
layingdowngeneralrulesgoverningthedistillationoftablewinesforwhichthp
distillationcontractmustbeapprovedbefore15April1976
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,Whereasitisnecessarytolaydowntheconditions
underwhichthisoperationshouldtakeplace;
whereasthepriceforwinestobedistilledshould
notactasanencouragement totheproductionof
winesprimarilyforthepurposeofdistillation,but
shouldneverthelessbesufficientlyattractiveforthe
operationtobeeffective;
Whereasitisnecessarytoprovideforamechanism
toenable,inparticular,partofthepurchaseprice
tobepaidimmediately inordertoencourage
producerswhowishtohavetheirwinedistilled
totakeadecision;
Whereasitisnecessarytoprovidethepossibility
forproducerswhohaveenteredintoadistillation
contracttorenouncethiswherethemarketsituation
enableswineproducerstoobtainbetterreturns;
Whereas,inordertolimitthescopeofthemeasure,
itsdurationshouldberestricted;
Whereasthepricesforwinestobedistilledwillnot
permittheproductstherebyobtainedtobemarketed
onnormalterms;whereasaidshouldthereforebe
paidanditsamountdetermined,takingaccountof
normalcosts,atalevelwhichwillmakeitpossible
tomarkettheproductsofdistillation;
WhereasineachMemberStateconcernedtheremust
beabodyresponsibleforapplyingtheprovisions
inquestion,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganization ofthe
marketinwine(1),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1932/75(2),andinparticularArticle7(1)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasArticle7ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70
providesthatmeasuresmaybeadoptedforthe
distillationoftablewinesifthegrantingofaid
forprivatestoragealoneisunlikelytobeeffective
inrestoringpricelevels;
Whereasaidfortheprivatestorageoftablewines
isatpresentgrantedforalltypesoftablewines;
whereasthepricesformostofthesewinesare
belowtheactivatingprice;
Whereasthepossibilityofconcludingnine-month
storagecontractsfortablewinesoftypesRI,RII
andAIduringtheperiod16December1975to
15February1976hasstillnotbroughtaboutany
substantialrestorationofpricelevels;
Whereastheharvestforthecurrentyearandthe
largestocksfromthepreviousyearhaveyielded
suppliesinexcessofthenormalrequirementsof
thiswinemarketingyear;
Whereastheconditionsforthecommencement of
adistillationoperationarefulfilled;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Producerswhowishtohaveallorpartoftheir
harvestoftablewinedistilledshallconclude
revocabledeliverycontractswiththedistillersof
theirchoicebefore31March1976.HOJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL198,29.7.1975,p.19.

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Article4
Iftheweightedaveragepriceoftablewinesof
typeAIforacertainnumberofquotationsexceeding
50%ofthequantitiesquotedishigherthan90%
oftheactivatingprice,itmaybedecidedthat
distillationcontractsorapartofthesemaybe
annulledonrequest.Annulmentofcontractsshall
bepermissibleonlyincaseswheretheamountpaid
bytheinterventionagency.andreferredtoin
Article2(3)isrefunded.
Article5
Productsofthedistillationoftablewinesmayhave
analcoholicstrength:
—of86°ormore,
—of85°orless,
withatoleranceof0-4%aboveorbelow.Thesecontractsshallbevalidonlyiftheyare
approvedbytheintervention agencybefore
15April1976.
2.Undersuchcontracts :
(a)thedistillershallpurchasethequantityoftable
winestatedinthecontract;
(b)thedistillershalldistilsuchwineandshallpay
foritatapricewhichshallnotbelessthan
thepricereferredtoinArticle2.
3.Thecontractsshallspecify:
(a)thequantity,colourandactualalcoholicstrength
ofthetablewinestobedistilled;
(b)thenameandaddressoftheproducer;
(c)theplaceatwhichthewineisstored;
(d)thenameofthedistillerortheregisteredbusiness
orcompanynameofthedistillery;
(e)theaddressofthedistillery.
Article2
1.Theminimumbuying-inpricefortablewines
tobedistilledisfixedat1-40unitsofaccountper
degreeandperhectolitre.
2.Thepricereferredtoshallapplyinrespectofan
unalteredproduct,ex-producer'spremises.
3.Within15daysofapprovaltheintervention
agencyshallpaytotheproducer40%ofthebuying­
inpriceofthequantityofwineindicatedinthe
approvedcontractreferredtoinArticle1(1),tobe
deductedfromtheaidprovidedforinArticle6(2).
4.Whenthequantityofwineindicatedinthe
contractreferredtoinArticle1(1)reachesthe
distillery,thelattershallpaytotheproducerthe
differencebetweentheminimumbuying-inprice
referredtoinparagraph1andtheaidreferredtoin
Article6(2)./
5.WhentheconditionslaiddowninArticle6(3)
arefulfilled,theinterventionagencyshallpaytothe
producerthedifferencebetweentheaidreferredto
inArticle6(2)andtheamountreferredtoin
paragraph3ofthisArticle.
6.TheMemberStatesmaydecidethatthepayment
referredtoinparagraph3shallbemadebythe
distiller.Article6
1.Foreachhectolitreofdistilledwineaidshall
bepaidbytheinterventionagencyoftheMember
Statewheredistillationtookplace.
2.Theamountofaidisherebyfixedat:
—0-95unitofaccountperdegreeandperhectolitre
ifthewinewasprocessedintoaproductreferred
toinArticle5,firstindent;
—0-81unitofaccountperdegreeandper
hectolitreifthewinewasprocessedintoaproduct
referredtoinArticle5,secondindent.
3.WithoutprejudicetoArticle4,thedifference
referredtoinArticle2(5)shallbepaidwhenproof
hasbeenfurnishedthatthefullamountofthewine
indicatedinthecontracthasbeendistilled.
4.WhereaMemberStatehasexercisedtheoption
providedforinArticle2(b),theamountpaidto
theproducerbythedistillershallberefundedto
thedistillerbytheinterventionagencyatthesame
timeastheamountreferredtoinparagraph5of
thatArticleispaidtotheproducer.
Article7
1.MemberStatesshalldesignateanintervention
agencytoberesponsibleforapplyingthisRegulation .
2.Thecompetentinterventionagencyshallbethe
agencyoftheStateinwhoseterritorydistillation
takesplace.Article3
Distillationmaynottakeplacebefore1Aprilor
after31July1976.

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adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle13ofRegulation (EEC)No729/70.Article8
1.ThemeasureprovidedforinthisRegulation
shallconstituteinterventionwithinthemeaningof
Article3(1)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No729/70
of21April1970onthefinancingofthecommon
agriculturalpolicy(x),aslastamendedbyCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No2788/72(2).
2.Thedetailedrulesforthefinancingofthe
measuresprovidedforinthisRegulationshallbeArticle9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
ofitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15March1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
R.VOUEL
(*)OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.13.
(2)OJNoL295,30.12,1972,p.1.