17.2.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL46/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No314/78
of16February1978
onthedistillationforthe1977/78wineyearofwinessuitableforproducing
certainpotablespiritsobtainedfromwinewitharegistereddesignationof
origin
withanalcoholicstrengthof86ormore;whereas
thisprovisionshouldbeapplied,sincethemarketin
potablespiritsisatpresentoversuppliedandmaybe
disturbedifproductswithanalcoholicstrengthof85°
orlessareproducedasaresultofthesedistillation
operations;
Whereas,inordertoallowproducerstoreceivethe
wholeofthebuying-inpricewiththeminimum
delay,thereshouldbeprovisionrequiringthe
paymentsreferredtoinArticle3(1)and(3)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1931/76tobemadewithin30days
aftertheconditions laiddownthereinhavebeen
fulfilled;
Whereasthepricesofthewinesintendedfordistilla­
tionarenotsuchastopermitthesale,undernormal
conditions,oftheproductsobtainedfromsuchdistilla­
tion;whereasitisthereforenecessarytopayanaid
andtofixitsamountsatalevelwhich,havingregard
tonormalcosts,willpermititssale;
Whereastechnicalcriteriafortheapprovalofdistillers
shouldbelaiddown;whereasprovisionshouldalso
bemadetoenableapprovalinprincipletobewith­
drawnfromthedistillerintheeventofdefaultonhis
part,exceptincasesofforcemajeureorinevitable
accident;
Whereastheinterventionagenciesreferredtoin
Article6ofRegulation (EEC)No1931/76andthe
Commissionmustbeinformedoftheprogressofthe
distillationoperationsandmustinparticularreceive
informationastothequantitiesoftablewinedistilled
andthequantitiesofalcoholobtained;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforWine,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2560/77(2),andinparticularArticle6d(5)thereof,
WhereasArticle6d(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
816/70providesthatinyearsinwhichtheharvestof
winesuitableforproducingcertainpotablespirits
obtainedfromwinewitharegistereddesignationof
originexceedsby1000000hectolitresthevolumeof
wineusedforthispurposeinthepreviouswineyear,
itmaybedecidedthatthewinesinquestionmaybe
distilled;whereasthisconditionisfulfilledinthecase
ofthe1977/78wineyear;whereasdistillationofthese
winesshouldthereforebepermitted ;
Whereasitshouldbemadeclearthatthisdistilling
operationwhichwasformerlygovernedbyArticle6b
ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70,remainssubjectto
theprovisionsofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1931/76of20July1976layingdowngeneralrules
governingthedistillationofwinesprovidedforinArti­
cles6b,6c,24aand24bofRegulation (EEC)No
816/70(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1675/77(4);
Whereas,inaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No
1931/76andinordertofacilitatecontrolmeasures,
timelimitsmustbelaiddownforthelodgingofappli­
cationsforapproval,fortheapprovalitselfandforthe
distillationinquestion;
Whereasthosepartieswhichhaveappliedtoenter
intoadistillationcontractmustbeinformedingood
timeoftheoutcomeoftheapprovalprocedure;
Whereastheitemstobeincludedinthedistillation
contractsshouldbespecified;
WhereasArticle2aofRegulation (EEC)No1931/76
makesprovisionforlimitingdistillationtoproductsHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
DistillationasprovidedforinArticle6d(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No816/70isherebyauthorizedforthe
1977/78wineyearinrespectofwinessuitablefor(')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL211,5.8.1976,p.5.
(4)OJNoL187,27.7.1977,p.3.

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producingcertainpotablespiritsobtainedfromwine
witharegistereddesignationoforiginandshallbe
carriedoutinaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No
1931/76andwiththisRegulation .
Applications fortheapprovalofcontractsshallbe
lodgedby15March1978.
Contractsmustbeapprovedby31March1978.
Distillationoperationsmustbecarriedoutbetween15
Februaryand15July1978.totalquantityofwinecoveredbythecontracthas
enteredthedistillery.
5.InthecasereferredtoinArticle3(6)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1931/76,theminimumbuying-in
priceshallbepaidnotlaterthan30daysafterthe
totalquantityofwinecoveredbythecontracthas
beendistilled.Wherethecompetentintervention
agencyofaMemberStatehasnotdecidedtoapply
thesaidArticle3(6)generally,thedistillermayapply
itonlyafterascertainingthattheproducerisinagree­
ment.
Article4
1.Nodistillershallbeapprovedwithinthe
meaningofArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No1931/76
unlessheisabletoprocessthewineintoaproduct
withanalcoholicstrengthof92°orover.
2.Approvalshallbewithdrawn,exceptincasesof
forcemajeureorinevitableaccident,ifthedistiller
doesnotpaytheproducerthebuying-inpriceorifhe
doesnotfulfilhisobligationsunderCommunityprovi­
sions.Article2
1.TheinterventionagencyreferredtoinArticle6
ofRegulation (EEC)No1931/76shallinformthe
contractingparties,notlaterthan15daysafterthe
receiptoftheapplicationforapprovalofadistillation
contract,oftheoutcomeoftheapprovalprocedure .
2.Eachcontractshallstate:
(a)thequantity,colourandactualalcoholicstrength
ofthewinestobedistilled;
(b)thenameandaddressoftheproducer;
(c)theplacewherethewineisstored;
(d)thenameofthedistillerorthebusinessnameof
thedistillery;
(e)theaddressofthedistillery.
3.'Distiller'shallmeanapersonwhodistilswines
onhisownaccountorfortheaccountofother
persons.Article5
1.Distillersshallsendtotheinterventionagency
notlaterthanthe10thdayofeachmonth,alistof
thequantitiesofwinedistilledduringtheprevious
month,indicatingthequantities,expressedaspure
alcohol,andtheproductswhichtheyhaveobtained.
2.MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionby
telex,notlaterthanthe20thdayofeachmonthin
respectofthepreviousmonth:
—ofthequantitiesofwinecoveredbyapproved
distillationcontracts,
—ofthequantitiesofwinedistilled,andthequanti­
ties,expressedaspurealcohol,ofproductswhich
theyhaveobtained.
3.MemberStatesshallcommunicate by10August
1978particularsofanycasesinwhichdistillershave
notfulfilledtheirobligationsandofanymeasures
takenasaresult.Article3
1.Thebuying-inpriceasfixedinArticle6d(3)of
Regulation (EEC)No816/70shallbe1-14unitsof
accountperdegreeperhectolitre.
2.TheamountoftheaidprovidedforinArticle2
ofRegulation (EEC)No1931/76shallbe0.70unitof
accountperdegreeperhectolitreifthewinehasbeen
processedintoaproductwithanalcoholicstrengthof
92°orover.
3.PaymentsunderArticle3(1)and(3)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1931/76shallbemadenotlaterthan
30daysaftertheprescribedconditionsaremet.
4.InthecasereferredtoinArticle3(5)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1931/76,theminimumbuying-in
priceshallbepaidnotlaterthan30daysaftertheArticle6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16February1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President