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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1930/76
of20July1976
onthedistillationoftheby-productsofwine-making
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,oftheEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuarantee
Fund,providedthatthecontributiondoesnotexceed
thedifference ;
Whereasthefixingofthebuying-inpriceforproducts
subjecttocompulsorydistillation ,thebuying-inprice
foralcoholandthemaximumamountofthecontribu­
tionfromtheGuaranteeSectionoftheEuropeanAgri­
culturalGuidanceandGuaranteeFundtowardsthe
expenditureincurredbytheinterventionagenciesis
closelylinkedtothefixingoftheguideprice;
whereasthesametimetableandthesamedeadlines
shouldthereforebeadoptedforsuchoperations ;
Whereastheprovisionsconcerningthefinancingof
interventionlaiddowninCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No729/70of21April1970onthefinancingofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2788/72(4),shouldbeextended
toapplyalsotothedistillationoftheby-productsof
wine-making ;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstindentofArticle
24(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70,theproducer
mayfreehimselfoftheobligationtodistilby
producingpotablespirits;whereasparagraph2ofthe
sameArticlerequiresthedistillationofwineinthe
absenceofgrapemarcorwinelees;whereas,inthese
circumstances ,itislogicaltopermit,wherethis
optionisexercised,theproductionofbothpotable
spiritsofwineandpotablespiritsotherthanpotable
spiritsofwine;whereas,however,itshouldbe
ensuredthatpotablespiritsofwinearenotproduced
byusingtheby-productsofwine-making forthe
purposesprohibitedinArticle24(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No816/70;
Whereastheproductionofpotablespiritsmustfree
theproducerfromtheobligationtodeliveralcohol
onlyinrespectofthequantityofalcoholcontainedin
theby-productsorinthewinewhichareusedto
obtainthepotablespirits;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1167/76(2),andinparticularArticle24(2)and(6)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereasitisnecessarytodeterminetheconditions
underwhichproducersmustfulfiltheobligationlaid
downinArticle24(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
816/70;whereastheobligationsofthedistillersmust
alsobelaiddown;
Whereas,accountbeingtakenofthevalueofthe
by-products ,thepricetobepaidtotheproducersfor
thealcoholcontainedintheproductssubjectto
compulsorydistillationmustbelowerthantheprice
applicableinrespectofthedistillationprovidedforin
Articles24aand24bofRegulation (EEC)No816/70;
Whereasthefixingofapricetobepaidbythe
distillertotheproducerfortheproductssubjectto
compulsorydistillationmeansthattheintervention
agenciesmustbuyinthevinousalcoholresulting
fromthisdistillationatapricewhichtakesinto
accountthecostsofprocessingtheproductsinques­
tion;
Whereas,intheabsenceofanorganizedCommunity
marketinethylalcohol,theinterventionagencies
responsibleformarketingsuchalcoholmaybe
obligedtoresellitatapricelowerthanthebuying-in
price;whereasprovisionshouldbemadeinsuchan
eventforthedifferencebetweenthebuying-inprice
andthesellingpriceforthatalcoholtobeborne,
withinamaximumamount,bytheGuaranteeSection
(!)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL135,24.5.1976,p.42.(3)OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.13.
(")OJNoL295,30.12.1972,p.1.

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(b)topaytheproduceratleastthepricereferredtoin
Article2;
(c)toprocessintoalcoholtheproductsdeliveredto
him;
(d)todeliverthealcoholtotheinterventionagencies
designatedbytheMemberStates.Theactualalco­
holicstrengthofthealcoholmaynotbelessthan
92°.
3.Theinterventionagenciesshallpaytothe
distillersforthealcoholdeliveredthepricereferredto
inArticle3.
Article2
Thepricetobepaidbythedistillertotheproducer,
accordingtoalcoholcontent,formarc,leesand,
whereapplicable,winesdeliveredfordistillation,
hereinafterCalled'thebuying-inpriceforwinedeliver­
eries',shallbefixedeachyearperdegree/hiofalcohol
before1Augustforthefollowingwine-growing year.
Itmaynotbelowerthan30%oftheguidepricefor
tablewineofTypeAIapplicablewitheffectfromthe
following16Decembernorhigherthan40%ofthis
price.Whereas,inordertoavoidtheproductionofpoor­
qualitypotablespirits,itshouldbelaiddown,inthe
absenceofCommunitycriteriainthismatter,thatthe
potablespiritsproducedmustcomplywiththe
nationalprovisionsinforce;whereas,inorderto
ensurethattheseprovisionsarecompliedwith,provi­
sionshouldbemadeforsupervision ;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththesecondindentof
Article24(4)ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70,the
producermayfreehimselffromtheobligationto
distilbywithdrawing ,undersupervision,the
by-productswhichhehasobtainedfromwine­
making;whereasthatpossibilityisjustifiedbythe
factthatmarcandleescanbekeptonlyinlargequan­
titiesandundercertaintechnicalconditionsandby
thefactthatthetransportcostscouldthereforebe
disproportionate forproducerssituatedataconsider­
abledistancefromthedistilleries ;
Whereastheobligationtodistilrepresentsaconsider­
ableconstraintfortheisolatedproducerwhomakes
onlyasmallquantityofwine;whereas,asaresultof
thatobligation,hewouldincurtransportcostsforhis
grapemarcandwineleeswhichwouldbeoutofall
proportiontothereturnwhichhecouldhopeto
obtainonthealcoholdistilledtherefrom ;whereas
suchproducersshouldthereforebeexemptedfrom
theobligationtodistil;whereasprovisionshouldbe
madeforextendingthisexemptionunderconditions
tobedetermined ;
Whereasproducerswhodelivertheirgrapemarcfor
themanufactureofoenocyaninegenerallysupplynon­
fermentedgrapemarc;whereasthetreatmentwhich
suchmarcundergoesfortheextractionofoenocya­
ninemakesitunsuitableforfermentation anddistilla­
tionthereafter ;whereasthoseproducersshouldthere­
forebeexemptedinproportiontotheirproductionof
grapemarc;whereasthisexemptioncannotbecalcu­
latedexactly;whereas,thisbeingthecase,itisprefer­
abletoprovideforafixedreductioninth?general
rate;
Whereassupervisionofthefulfilmentoftheobliga­
tionspecifiedinArticle24(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
816/70requiresobligationstobeimposedondistillers
also;whereas,inordertoensurethatthoseobliga­
tionsarefulfilled,distillersshouldbesubjecttoa
systemofapproval,Article3
1.Thepricetobepaidbytheinterventionagen­
ciestothedistiller,hereinaftercalled'thepriceofthe
alcoholfromwinedeliveries',shallbefixedannually
bytheCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajorityona
proposalfromtheCommission ,atthesametimeand
forthesamewine-growing yearasthebuying-inprice
forwinedeliveries .
2.Thepriceofthealcoholfromwinedeliveries
shallbefixedonthebasisof:
—thecostofdistillation,
—thecostoftransport,
—technicallosses.
Itmaybedifferentiatedaccordingtowhethermarc,
leesorwineisdistilledinordertotakeintoaccount,
wherenecessary,thedifferingcostsandlosses.
3.Thepriceofthealcoholfromwinedeliveries
shallbefixedperdegree/hiofalcohol.Itshallapply
tounpackedgoodsdeliveredfreeatthewarehouseof
theinterventionagency.HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Article4 1.Thepersonsubjecttotheobligationlaiddown
inArticle24(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70,
hereinaftercalled'theproducer',shallfulfilhisobliga­
tionsbydeliveringmarc,leesand,whereapplicable,
winestoanapproveddistillerfreeatdistillery.
2.Thedistillershallberequired:
(a)tofurnishtheproducerwithproofthatthelatter
hasdeliveredtheproductsconcerned ;1.Themaximumamountofthecontribution from
theGuaranteeSectionoftheEAGGFtowardsthe
expenditureincurredbytheinterventionagencies
shallbefixedannually,atthesametimeandforthe
samewine-growing yearasthebuying-inpricefor
winedeliveries.Thisamountshallbefixedper
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5.Theproductionofpotablespiritsmayhavethe
effectmentionedinparagraph 1onlyif:
(a)thequalityofthepotablespiritsobtainedsatisfies
thenationalprovisionsonthesubject;thedistiller
shallsupplyproofthereoftothecompetent
agency;
(b)itiscarriedoutunderthesupervisionofthe
competentagency;thedistillershallberequired
topermitsuchsupervisionatanytimeduring
distillation .2.Thecontribution fromtheGuaranteeSectionof
theEAGGFshallbepaid,uptothemaximum
amountreferredtoinparagraph 1,onlywhere,during
agivenbudgetaryyear,theoverallexpenditureofan
interventionagencyonthebuying-inofalcohol
obtainedbythedistillationprovidedforinArticle24
ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70isgreaterthanthe
incomefromthesaleofsuchalcohol.
Ifthedifferencereferredtointhefirstsubparagraph
islessthanthemaximumamountmultipliedbythe
numberofhectolitresofalcoholsoldexpressedas
purealcohol,thecontributionshallbeequaltothat
difference .
3.Articles4and5ofRegulation(EEC)No729/70
shallapplytotheEAGGFcontributionreferredtoin
thisArticle.Article6
ForthepurposesofthisRegualtionanapproved
distillermeansadistillerincludedonalisttobe
compiledbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheMember
States.Undertheconditionstobelaiddownaspartof
theimplementing arrangements ,approvalmaybe
withdrawnbytheseauthoritiesfromdistillerswhodo
notfulfiltheirobligationsunderthisRegulation.Article5
Article7
1.Producersshallbefreedfromtheobligationlaid
downinArticle24(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70
iftheby-productsofwine-making arewithdrawn
undersupervision .
2.Thequantityandthequalityofmarcandlees
withdrawnmustbeinaratio,tobedeterminedbythe
MemberStates,withthequantityofwineproducedin
respectofwhichtheobligationtodistilthemarcand
leesisnotfulfilled.
3.Onlythoseproducerswhosevineyardsaresitu­
atedinwine-growing areaswheredistillationrepre­
sentsadisproportionate financialburdenmayexercise
theoptionreferredtoinparagraph 1.Thelistofthe
regionsconcernedshallbedrawnupbythecompte­
tentauthoritiesoftheMemberStates.1.Theproducershallbetotallyorpartiallyfreed
fromtheobligationlaiddowninArticle24(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No816/70ifanapproveddistiller
manufacturesfromthatproducer'sownproducts:
—potablespiritsobtaineddirectlyfromgrapemarc,
wineleesorboththoseproducts,
—and,failingthis,potablespiritsobtaineddirectly
fromwine.
2.Foreachadministrative unitinwhichthewine
productionistraditionallyintendedforprocessing
intopotablespiritsofwine,MemberStatesshall
determinewhatminimumpercentageofpotable
spirits(otherthanpotablespiritsofwine)mustbe
producedwheretheoptionprovidedforinparagraph
1isexercised.
Thatpercentageshallcorrespondtotheaveragequan­
tityofalcoholcontainedinthemarcandlees
producedintheadministrative unitconcerned .
3.Thequantityofalcohol,expressedaspure
alcohol,containedintheby-productsofwine-making ,
orinthewine,whichareusedfortheproductionof
potablespiritspursuanttoparagraph 1shallbe
deductedfromthequantityofalcoholwhichis
requiredtobedeliveredpursuanttoArticle24(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No816/70.
4.Wheretheoptionprovidedforinparagraph 1is
exercised,thedistillershallberequired:
(a)tofurnishtheproducerwithproofthatthelatter
hasdeliveredtheproductsconcerned ;
(b)topaytheproduceratleastthepricereferredtoin
Article2;
(c)toinformtheinterventionagencyofthetotal
quantityofpotablespiritsproducedinaccordance
withthisArticle,brokendownintopotablespirits
ofwineorpotablespiritsotherthanpotablespirits
ofwine.Article8
TheobligationlaiddowninArticle24(2)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No816/70shallnotapplytoisolated
producerswho,duringthewine-growingyearinques­
tion,donotmakemorethan10hectolitresofwine.
However,itmaybedecidedthattheexemption
containedintheprecedingparagraphshallapply,
underconditionstobedetermined ,toisolated
producerswho,duringthewine-growingyearinques­
tion,makebetween10and25hectolitresofwine.
Article9
Producerswhodelivertheirmarcforthemanufacture
ofoenocyanineshallbepaidareducedrate.

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Article10 Article11
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1877/74of15July
1974onthedistillationoftheby-productsofwine-ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
making(J),isherebyrepealed. 1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20July1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.P.L.M.MvanderSTEE
(!)OJNoL198,20.7.1974,p.3.