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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1675/77
of19July1977
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1931/76asregardsthedetailedrulesfor
paymentsconcerningthedistillationofwines
theproduceratleastthedifferencebetweenthe
minimumbuying-inpricereferredtoinArticle1
(2)(b)andtheaidprovidedforinArticle2.
2.Withintwoweeksofentryintothedistillery
ofthetotalquantityofwineinthecontract,the
interventionagencyshallpaytheproduceran
amountequalto30%oftheminimumbuying-in
pricereferredtoinArticle1(2)(b)tobededucted
fromtheaidprovidedforinArticle2.Innocase
maythisamountbegreaterthanthesaidaid.
3.Whenproofissuppliedthatthetotalquan­
tityofwineinthecontracthasbeendistilled,the
interventionagencyshallpaytheproducerthe
differencebetweentheaidprovidedforinArticle
2andtheamountreferredtoinparagraph2.
4.MemberStatesmayprovidethattheamount
referredtoinparagraph2shallbepaid:
—bytheinterventionagencytotheproducer
withintwoweeksofapprovalofthecontract,
—bythedistiller.
Inthelattercasetheinterventionagencyshall
reimbursethisamounttothedistillerwhenthe
proofreferredtoinparagraph3issupplied.
5.WheredistillationtakesplaceinaMember
State,otherthantheMemberStatewherethe
producerislocated,theminimumbuying-inprice
referredtoinArticle1(2)(b)shallbepaidbythe
distiller.
6.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1to4,
theminimumbuying-inpricemaybepaidbythe
intervention agencyorthedistillerinone
paymentafterdistillationofthetotalquantityof
wineappearinginthecontract.'THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine(!),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
528/77(2),andinparticularArticles6b(3),6c(3),24a
(5)and24b(3)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1931/76of20July1976layingdowngeneralrules
governingthedistillationofwinesprovidedforinArti­
cles6b,6c,24aand24bofRegulation (EEC)No
816/70(3),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2688/76(4),providesthattheinterventionagencyshall
payproducers,withintwoweeksofapprovalofthe
contracttosupplywines,anamountequalto30%of
theminimumbuying-inprice,tobedeductedfrom
theaid;
Whereastheapplicationofthisprovisionhasrevealed
theriskthatthisamountmaybecollectedby
producerswhodonotsubsequently abidebythe
undertakingtocarryoutdistillation ;whereasforthis
reasonthemechanismforpaymentoftheaidshould
bechangedtoavoidtheinterventionagencieshaving
torecoverunderdifficultconditionsamountsimprop­
erlypaid;
Whereasitshouldbespecifiedthat,wherethe
amountoftheaiddoesnotreach30%ofthe
minimumbuying-inprice,theadvancetobepaidby
theinterventionagencytotheproducershouldbe
limitedtotheamountoftheaid,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Article3ofRegulation (EEC)No1931/76shallbe
replacedbythefollowing :
'Article3
1.Whenthetotalquantityofwineinthe
contractentersthedistillery,thedistillershallpayArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .(')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL69,16.3.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL211,5.8.1976,p.5.
(4OJNoL304,6.11.1976,p.2.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19July1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.HUMBLET