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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)398 final
Brussels .10th July 1980
PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
AMENDING FOR THE SECOND TIME REGULATION (EEC )N°564 /80
LAYING DOWN GENERAL RULES ONDISTILLATION
OPERATIONS FOR TABLE WINES FOR WHICH THE DELIVERY CONTRACT
MUST BEAPPROVED BEFORE 15APRIL 1980
(presented bytheCommission to.theCouncil )
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C0M(80 )398 final

fcXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Inordertomeettheseriouscrisiswhichthewinemarketiscurrently
experiencing followingtheexceptionally high1979crop,theCouncil
initiated adistillation operationfortablewinespursuanttoArticle15
ofthebasicwineRegulation.Thegeneralrulesgoverningthisdistillation
providedforalimitationoftheperiodfortheconclusionofcontractsand
forthecourseofdistillation operations .Moreover,thequantitydistilled
couldnotexceed,foreachproducer,10%ofthe1979tablewinecrop,with
thelimitbeingraisedto20%inthecaseofsmallproducers *
Subsequently,theCouncildecidedtoopenaseconddistillation phaseon
.•thesamepriceandaidconditions andwithina15%limitofindividual .
production^.Whereas,initiallytheobjectoftheoperationwasto
withdrawfromthemarket8millionhectolitres oftablewine,contracts
concludedpriortothenewdeadlinefixedfor1July1980relate .infact,
mio
aquantityslightlylessthan7Ihi.Inordertomakeitpossibletoattain
thequantityobjectiveanticipated atthetimeofthemeasure'sadoption,
anobjectivewhichhasnotbeenfullyattainedonaccountofadministrative
difficulties whichhavedelayedtheconclusionofcontracts,theCommission
isproposingthattheCouncilshoulddeferthedeadlinefortheconclusion
ofcontractsto28July1980,thedeadlineforapprovalbeingdeferred
accordingly .Finally,itisproposedthattheclosingdatefordistillation
operations shouldbepostponedbyonemonthandsetfor30September1980,
./• .... ' ~
"Inthesecifcumstances ,thesepostponements donotentailanyalteration
tothefinancialstatementincludedintheinitialCommissionproposal^
whichthereforeremainsvalidandunchanged.
(1)Regulation (EEC)N°564/80,0JN°L62,7.3.1980
(2)Régulation (EEC)N°1293/80,0JN°L132,2J.5.1980
(3)COM(80)36finalof1February1980,attachedtothisproposal.

PROPOSAL FOR
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC);
amendingforthesecondtimeRegulation (EEC)N°564/80
layingdowngeneralrulesondistillation operationsfor
tablewinesforwhichthedeliverycontractmustbeapproved
before15April1980
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)N°337/79of5February1979on
1)thecommonorganization ofthemarketinwine,aslastamendedby
(2)Regulation (EEC)N°459/80,andinparticularArticle15(1)thereof.
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasRegulation(EEC)N°564/80^J,asamended'byRegulation(EEC)
(4).N°1293/80,byprovidingthatcertaintablewinedistillation operations
shouldbecarriedoutintwophases,setcertainclosingdatesforthe■
conclusionofdeliverycontractsunderthesecondphaseandfortheir
approvalbyintervention agenciesaswellasforthecourseofdistillation
operations;whereasitisnecessarythatthedeliverycontractsconcluded
shouldrelatetoaquantitywhichisstilllowerthanthatnecessaryfora
totalrationalization ofthemarket;whereastheabovedatesshouldthere­
forebedeferred; :
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
Regulation (EEC)N°564/80isamendedasfollows:
-thedate"1July"appearinginthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle1(1)
isreplacedbythedate"28July1980",
■ i
(1)0JN°L54,5.3.1979,p.1
(2)0JN°L57,29.2.1980,p.32
(3)0JN°L66,12.3.1980,p.9
(4)0JN°L132,29.5.1980,p.29

-thedate"25July1980appearinginArticle2(1)isreplacedbythe
date"22August1980",
-thedate"31August1980"appearinginArticle7isreplacedbythedate
"30September1980".'":
« » '
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublication in
theOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom1July1980.
• . .i
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.'
Brussels/ ~FortheCouncil
TriePresident

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Date:2.7.1980
I.BUDGETHEADING:6912distillation ofwine APPROBATIONS !223MEUA(L)
2.TITLESProposalforaCouncilRegulation 1.-TYINGdowngeneralrulesonoperations
todistiltablewineforwhichthedistillation contractmustbeapprovedbefore
15April1980 '
3.LEGALBASIS:Art,I5ofRegulation N°337/79
T.AIMSOFPROJECT » ,
2ndextensionoftheperiodforanexceptionaldistillation
5.FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
5.0EXPENDITURE-CHARGEDTOTHEECBUDGET
(REFUNDS/INTERVENTIONS )
-NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
OTHER
5.1RECEIPTS
-OWNRESOURCES OFTHEEC
(LEVIES/CUSTOMSDUTIES)
-NATIONAL
5.0.1ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
3fficMxKtimS9CCK)CltteO ;PERIODOF12MONTHS
89.OmECU
or
82.8mEUA
1980
82.8mEUACURRENT IYEAR
89.0mECU
or
82.8mEUAFOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR
J 1
5.2METHODOFCALCULATION
Assumptions :8mhi,ofwhich60%whitewine+40%redwine
averageaid:whitewineO.96ECU/%vol/hi;redwine1.22ECU/$
;vol/hl
averagealcoholiostrengthjredwine11%vol:whitewine10%vol'.
Totalcost:0.96ECU/%vol/hlx10x4*8mhia46.08mECU
1.22ECU/%vol/hlx11x3.2mhi■42.94mECU
89.02mECU
6.0CANTHEPROJECT -BEFINANCED FROMAPPROBATIONS ENTEREDINWERELEVANT CHAPTEROFTHECURRENTBUDGET?
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OBSERVATIONS :
(l)Appropriations includedintheletterofamendmenttothenew1980budget
proposal ■V' ■,