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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)296 final
Brussels.22June1981
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ί,ν
amendingRegulation (EEC)No345/79layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsonwineandcriteriaforfixingtheamount
ofsuchrefunds
â>
,
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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C0M(81)296final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Atthe time ofthe consolidation ,m1979 » "the Council Regulations
govering the wine sector /thegeneral rules forgranting export refunds (l)
were taken over from those laid down in1970 (2),there having been
nochange inthe meantime . „
When these rules were first introduced ,the basic regulation onwine
did not include inthe market organization concentrated orunconcentrated
grape juices orgrape mustB .Thebasic Regulation (Reg.816/70)didnot
refer tothese products except with regard tocertain oenological
processes and release for consumption .This explains why the general
 
rules forgranting refunds introduced atthat time did not include
grape juices orgrape musts (CCT ex.2007 )»itbeing impossible todoso.
The amendments subsequently made tothe jbasic Regulation have inthe
meantime enabled these products tobeincluded within its scope from
1January 1978 ,coinciding with their removal from the scope ofthe
common organization ofthe market inproducts processed from fruit and
vegetables (3)•
During the current marketing year ,ithas become evident that there was
scope for exporting concentrated grape musts but that actual exports
would bepossible only ifthe refund allowed ofacompetitive price on
the international market .However ,asthe texts stand atpresent ,the
• »Commission has nopower tofix refunds inrespect ofthese products .
Therefore itisproposing totheCouncil that byamending Regulation 345/79
itextends thelist ofproducts for which refunds may begranted to
include grape juices and grape musts .
(1)Reg.345/79of5February 1979 »OJL545March 1979 »P«69
(2)Reg.957/70of26May 1970 ,OJL115of28May 1970 ,p.1
(3)'Reg.516/77of14March 1977 ,OJL73of21March 1977 ,P«'1

~2-
Asinthe administration ofrefunds mrespect oftable wine ,the
Commission will proceed with ,due caution when fixing refunds forthese
products .Thequantities which may beexported inthis way will probably
not belarge ,but will nevertheless constitute auseful addition to
sales inthis sector .Onthebudgetary level ,the cost ofmarketing will
inany case bewell below that ofthe cost ofaids fordistillation
v
(intheregion of14-15million EUA fox -1million hiofwine ofan
alcoholic strength of10%vol).Indeed ,tentative information suggests
thepossibility ofacost slightly lower than that ofrefunds inrespect
oftable wines (currently 10.5 million EUAfor 1million hiofwine
ofanalcoholic strength of10%vol).
Afinancial statement setting out this information isannexed .
\

PROPOSAL FOR A
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
amending Regulation (EEC)No345/79laying down general
rules forgranting export refunds onwine and criteria for
fixing the amount ofsuch refunds
THE COUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No337/79of5February 1979
onthecommon organization ofthemarket inwine (l),last amended by
Regulation (EEC)No3456/80(2)andinparticular Article 20(I)and (3),
thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission , ■
Whereas exports ofconcentrated grape musts ,represent anappreciable
market 'forCommunity wine production ;whereas ifthere isto'beany
economically significant export trade inthese products ,thefield of
application ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)No345/79 must bewidened ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : ,
Article 1
Article 1(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No345/79i0replaced bythe
following texts ,
•/•
(1)OJNoL54of5-3.1979 ,p.1
(2)OJNoL360of31.12.1980 ,p.18
(3)OJNoC
(4)OJNoL-54of5.3.1979 »P.69

ei.Refunds may begranted only for
CCT
Heading Wo.
a)20.07 AI
BIa)1
BIb)1
b)22.04
22.05
c)08.04 AII
.22.10 Ahe ioliowing products ;
Description
Grape juice (including grape must )
unfermented ,notcontaining spirit ,
whether ornot containing sugar
Grape must ,infermentation orwith
fermentation arrested otherwise than
bythe addition ofalcohol
Wine offresh grapes ;grape must with'
fermentation arrested bytheaddition
ofalcohol (including mistelles )
Fresh grapes other than table grapes
Wine vinegar
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on1September 1981 .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels , For the Council
The President

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
o«tt t7May 1981
1.hojcit M£à»i*c :Article 690 apmobiations 11981 '2k.5"mECO
2.title rDraft Regulation amending Reg .3*+5/79laying down general rules for
granting export refunds onwine and -criteria forfixing theamount ofsuch
refunds . . ' ' "-
j.lcg*l b*sis :Article 20ofReg .337/79
4.m*s0'project 1Extending thescope ofReg .-3^5/79toinclude grape ^uice and
must sothat these products canqualify forexport refunds .
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j.»:n*\ci*l implications
5.0l*P£*DITUM
-CM«80£9 TOTHEECBUDGET
{RE'UN3S' INTER VENT IONS )
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-ακχΜΐPCRIO »OF12HONTMS
2.8 mECUCURRENT FINANCIAL TEAR
tfil »FOLLOWING FINANCIAL TEAR
LJÙÂ »
i2.8 taECU
1983
î.0.1 EST:»»TEB E«pEN5ITU*£
J.1.1"T •2.8 mECU198^
2.8 mECU
S.2hcthob 0#calculation jBasic rate :-1.00 ECU/#vol potential aloohol >
>' *." 'Quantity forexport"' :60000 .hiconcentrated must atan
'. ••vaverage Béaumé of3^°or- volj>otential /hl1
Y V...Estimated cost :0»060 ,mttilx**6x1EClj/hl=2*8 mECU <
. ><
6.0 CA*Tm{MOJCCT ecFINANCED **Q*APPROBATIONS 6NT£*tD 1*TMfc IttlEVANT (HAPTC *0'Th£CUM6NT 0UDG6 T?
- - n *■ ' 'f -,,- TES/NO
».1CAN THEPROJECT BEFINANCED BYTRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OFTHECURRENT !BUDGET 7
YES'NO
t.i ISAStO'LE^ENIAO BUDGET BENECESSARY 7 .»
TES /N0
a.J»:lLFuTwREBuiiET APPAC31ATI0NS BENECESSARY 7
TES/N0
OasCRVATlOltl I- 1Oe&CAVATlOMi I ' –
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;Theproposed measure should relieve themarket ofwines which would otherwise be
'distilled ,orexported aswine ,athigher cost .Additional expenditure will therefore
"becovered ,inwhole or,inpart ,bycorresponding economics ,thereal impact ofwhich
,i8difficult toassess with precision . •
Comparative cost :export ofmust 1.00 ECU/^vol (potential )
„" "wine 1.05 ECUAb*ol ._,
distillation ofwine ,some 1.50 ECU/$>vol .
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