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COMMISSION OETHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(74)1611final
Brussels.7October1974
Proposalfora
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
amendingRegulation(EEC)No1794/74layingdowngeneral
rulesgoverningthedistillation oftablewinesduring
periodfrom15July.to30September1974
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(74)1611final

EXPLANATORY MEI-IORaNTJJM
CouncilRegulation(EEC)Ho1794/74of10July1974layingdowngeneralrules
governingthedistillation oftablewinesduringtheperiodfrom15July1974
to30September1974providedforthedistillation oftablewinesundercertain
conditions,subjecttoadatelimitof30September1974*Incertainregions
ofoneMemberStates,therehavebeentechnicaldifficulties makingitimpossible
tocompletedistillation intime.
InthatMemberStatetherearestilllcurrent supplycontractsfortablewines,
affectingatotalofmorethanonemillionhi.
Inviewofthetimeleftandofthetechnicalcapacitiesofthedistilleries ,it
isimpossibleforthisquantitytobedistilledwithinthesettime-limit.
Itwouldthereforeseemthatthetime-limitfortechnicaldistillation operations
shouldbeextendedwhilethedeadlineforconclusionofcontractsshouldbeleft
unchanged.
Anadditionalperiodofoneandahalfmonthswouldseemappropriateinviewof
thequantitiesremainingtobedistilled.
Theamountoftheaidwasfixedbyreferencetothepricesforalcoholand
potablespiritsinJuly,Pricesforthesetwoproductshavefallensincethat
time,andtheaidmustthereforebeadjustedaccordingly.

Proposal fora
REGULAT ION r(KBC)OFTOE .COUNCIL
amending Regulation (EEC)No1794/74laying down gni^ral rules
governing thedistillation oftable wines during theperiod from
15July to30September 1974 -
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMIIUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No8l6/70^of 28April 1970laying down
additional provisions forthecommon organization ofthemarket inwine ,aslast
Λ
amended byRegulation (EEC)No1532/74 »and .inparticular Article ^(l)thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas Article (4)1ofRegulation (EEC)No1794/743laying downgeneral rules
governing thedistillation oftable wines during theperiod from' 15July 1974
to30September 1974 lays down that distillation maynottake place after 30
September 1974 ;
Uhereas only small quantities ofwins have been distilled incertain regions of
theCommunity because thedistilleries hadlimited capacity ?
Whrereas ,with aview toensuring uniform market support inall .regions ofthe
Community ,theperiod ofdistillation should beextended forthose quantities
ofwine inrespect ofwhich adistillation contract was concluded before 30
September 1974 ?
1OJNoL99,5May19?0 ,p,1
2OJNo&166,21June1974 ,p.
3OJNoL187,11July1974 ,p.1
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Whereasmarketpricesforwinedistillation prouucttahavefallensinceJux;y;
whereasaccountshouldbetakenofthisdevelopmentinordertoavoidjeopardizing
iv.lisvtionofthewinemarket; '•]:'
HASADOPTJSDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Article4of.Regulation(EEC)No1794/74isreplacedbythefollowing:
"Article4
1.ThedeliverycontractsreferredtoinArticle2maynotbeconcludedbefore
15July1974orafter30September1974»
2.Distillation maynottakeplacebefore15July1974orafter15November1971*
3*However,itmaybedecidedtobringforwardtheclosingdatefordistillation
particularlyiftheaveragepricesforallthetypesoftablewineonall
marketsshouldfbrtwoconsecutive weeksremainatalevelabovetheactivating
price."
Article2
Article6ofRegulation(EEC)No1794/74isreplacedbythefollowing:
"APticle6
1,Foreachhectolitreofwinedistilledaidshallbepaidbytheintervention
agency..
2#Theamountoftheaidisherebyfixedat:
-0.53unitofaccountperdegreeandperhectolitreifthewinewasprocessed
intoaproductreferredtointhefirstindentofArticle5i
«–0.45unitofaccountperdegreeandperhectolitreifthewinewasprocessed
intoaproductreferredtointhesecondindentofArticle5»

3.Theaidmay bepaid only upon production ofacontract asreferred toin
Article 2andupon proof being given tfcat :
–such contract wasconcluded during theperiod referred toinArticle 4(1)
–distillation took place during theperiod referred toinArticle 4(2)•"
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing itspublication
intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities ,
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable inall
Member States .
Done atBrussels , FortheCouncil ,
ThePresident ,

FINANCIAL ANNEX
This proposal foraRegulation would extend theperiod ofvalidity ofRegulation
(EEC)No1794/74to15November 1974 *Inview ofthelowquantities distilled
tinder Regulation 1794/74»itis -unlikely that thefinancial effect ofthis propo­
salwould increase thefinancial effect calculated ontheoriginal period of
application ofRegulation 1724/72(x)«Accordingly this proposal will not
create anynewexpenditure .
Itisrecalled that expenditure would "bechargeable toArticle 691 (intervention
infavour ofwine )oftheBudget oftheEuropean Communities#
(x)seedocCOM (74)9