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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)667 final .
Brussels ,13December 1977
Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
laying down general rules governing wine distillation
measures introduced torationalize the market inwine
andrepealing Regulation (EEC)N°1931/76
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COH(77 )667final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Under theorganization ofthemarket inwine ,intervention may
take the form ofseveral distillation measures *Therules governing
most types ofdistillation arelaid down inRegulation (EEC)No1931/76,
but where distillation measures are implemented pursuant toArticle 7
ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70,theCouncil hassofarpreferred toadopt
separate rules foreach individual case .Article 6dofthelast-mentioned
Regulation ,added recently byRegulation (EEC)No1677/77»deals
separately with atype ofdistillation measure which was previously
covered byArticle 6cofRegulation (EEC)No816/70.However ,formal
implementing rules still need tobelaid down .Furthermore ,experience
acquired inapplying Regulation (EEC)No1931/76hasshown that distillation
could bemore effective asanintervention measure ifthe administrative
procedure for itsexecution was changed .
Inview ofthis situation ,Regulation (EEC)No1931/76should be
repealed andreplaced bynewdistillation rules uniformly applicable to
alltypes ofdistillation ,other than theobligatory distillation ofthe
by-products ofwine-making .These new rules must also take account of
theneed tosimplify theadministrative procedure governing distillation
measures .
Theadoption ofthis draft Regulation does not entail any
financial expenditure fortheCommunity budget .

PROPOSAL FOR A
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
laying down general rules governing wine distillation
measures introduced torationalize the market inwine
andrepealing Regulation (EEC)No1931/76
THE COUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No816/70of28April 1970
laying down additional provisions forthe common organization ofthe
1 - . ..._ ... , v_ /2market inwine ,aslast amended byRegulation (EEC)No2211/77 »and
inparticular Articles 6b(3 ),6c(3 ),6d(4 ),7(l)»24a(5 )and 24"b(3 )thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ^
Whereas provision ismade fordistillation operations inArticles 6b,6c,
6d,7,24aand24bofRegulation (EEC)No816/70$whereas thegeneral
rules governing thedistillation ofwines provided forinArticles 6b,6c,
24aand24bofRegulation (EEC)No816/70arelaid down byCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No1931/76of20July1976^,aslastamended byRegulation
(EEC)No1675/774?
0JNoL99,5.5.1970 ,p.1
OJNoL256 ,7.10.1977 ,p.1
OJNoL211 ,5.8.1976 ,p.5
OJNoL187 ,27.7.1977 ,P.3

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Whereas experience inthis sphere 'shows 1theneed toadapt these
general rules ,inparticular soastosimplify theadministrative procedure
andtoensure effective checks ontheobservance ofthese rules ;
whereas Regulation (EEC)No1931/76should therefore bereplaced byanew
Regulation governing alldistillation operations ,except those covered by
Article33aofRegulation (EEC)No816/70,forwhich itwas
necessary toadopt Council Regulation (EEC)No1933/75of
22July1975 ongeneral rules governing thespecial distillation of
table wines referred toinArticle33aofRegulation (EEC)No816/70"';
Whereas provision must bemade for theminimum price guaranteed tothe
producer tobepaid tohim ,asageneral rule ,within aperiod which
will permit him toobtain aprofit comparable tothat which hewould have
obtained from acommercial sale ;
Whereas thedifferent prices forwines fordistillation laid down in .the
aforementioned Articles normally render itimpossible tomarket theproducts
M
ofdistillation . . atmarket prices ;whereas criteria must
therefore bedetermined forfixing theamount ofaid soastoenable the
products obtained tobedisposed of;
Whereas ithasproved useful ,forthepurpose oftransporting over long
distances wines intended fordistillation andpreserving them ingood
condition ,toadddistilled wine tothem ,thereby transforming them into
afortified wine ;whereas ,ifthepreparation offortified wines isto
besupervised •soasto prevent .practices forbidden byCommunity
provisions ,such anoperation should receive prior authorization from
the intervention agency oftheMember State onwhose territory the
producer 'swinery islocated ,andwhereas that agency must ,where the
distiller hashispremises inanother Member State ,inform the
intervention agency ofthat second Member State that anauthorization
hasbeen granted ;
•••J•••
5OJNoL198,29.7.1975,p.20

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Whereas itshould belaid down -that where forreasons offorce majeure
part ofthewine which isthesubject ofadelivery contract cannot
bedistilled ,theaidshould bemade payable inrespect ofthat quantity
ofwine covered bythecontract which hasactually been distilled ;
Whereas ,inorder tofacilitate normal distillation operations and
utilization ofallavailable distillation capacity ,anapproved distiller
who has concluded adelivery contract with aproducer should be
permitted totransfer hisrights and obligations under this contract
toanother approved distiller ;
Whereas ,inorder tohave abetter check onthequantities ofwine
tobedistilled ,itshould beprovided that such operations beallowed
only during aperiod tobefixed ;whereas ,however ,ifthemanagement
oftheoperation istobemore flexible ,provisions should bemade for
the completion date ofthedistillation operations tobebrought forward
orputback ;
M
Whereas ,toensure uniform application ofthedistillation rules ,the
terms "distiller ","approved distiller "and "producer "should bedefined ;
Whereas ,toensure proper application ofthis Regulation ,theMember States
should appoint anintervention agency responsible forapplying it;
whereas ,moreover ,itisindispensable that the checks tobecarried out
bytheappointed intervention agency should bespecified ;
Whereas theCommission andtheintervention agencies should beinformed
oftheprogress ofthedifferent distillation operations andinparticular
ofthequantities ofwines forwhich delivery contracts have been
concluded ,thequantities ofwines distilled andthequantities of
products obtained bydistillation ;
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Whereas ,inorder todeal with some cases offorce majeure which
arose during the1976/77marketing year , Article 4(2)
should bemade toapply .towine delivery contracts concluded pursuant
toRegulation (EEC)No1931/76,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION S
Article 1
1.Delivery contracts shall beconcluded ,before adate tobefixed ,
between independent producers orproducer groups andapproved
distillers ,forthepurpose of
-thepreventative distillation ofwine ,asprovided forinArticle 6b
ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70,
-thedistillation oftable wines covered bystorage contracts ,
asprovided forinArticle 6cofRegulation (EEC)No816/70,
-thedistillation ofwines suitable foryielding certain potable
wine spirits ,asprovided forinArticle 6dofRegulation (EEC)No816/70,
-special distillation measures fortable wine ,asdecided bytheCouncil
pursuant toArticle 7ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70,
-thedistillation ofwines which maybeimposed ontheproducer pursuant
toArticle 24aofRegulation (EEC)No816/70byincreasing the
quantities ofalcohol tobedelivered totheintervention agency ,
-thedistillation ofwines obtained from table grapes ,asprovided for
inArticle 24bofRegulation (EEC)No816/70.
Acopy ofthedelivery contracts shall betransmitted forthwith tothe
intervention agency oftheMember State onwhose territory the
producer 'swinery islocated .Ifthedistiller 'spremises are located
inanother Member State ,asecond copy shall betransmitted tothe
intervention agency ofthat State .
•••/•••

Thedelivery contract shall beinrespect ofaminimum quantity of100hecto
litres ofwine >provided that themeasure isnotcompulsory distillation as
referred toinArticles 24aand24bofRegulation (EEC)No816/70.
The contract shall s
(a)specify theactual alcoholic strength ;
(b)save asotherwise provided inthedetailed rules ofapplication for
certain .production areas ,contain astatement from theproducer to
the effect that sucrose hasnotbeen added tothewine ;
(c)oblige thedistiller topurchase thequantity ofwine entered in
thedelivery contract and topay atleast theprice referred to
inArticles 6b(2 ),6c(2 )t6d(3 ),24a(3 )or24b(2 )ofRegulation
(EEC)No816/70,asappropriate ,such price being applicable to
unpacked goods ,exproducer 'spremises ;
(d)oblige thedistiller topaytotheproducer thebuying-in price
referred tounder (c.)intwoinstalments ,namely :
-atleast 50%ofthepurchasing price nolater than thirty days
after thetotal quantity ofwine covered bythedelivery contract
hasentered thestorage premises managed bythedistillery ;
-theremainder nolater than fifteen days after receipt oftheaid
referred toinArticle 2;
(e)oblige thedistiller toprocess thewine either into aproduct with
anactual alcoholic strength of86%ormore byvolume orinto aproduct
with anactual alcoholic strength of85%orless byvolume .
The delivery contract shall beaccompanied byananalysis report ona
sample taken after blending ofthewines the subject ofthedelivery to
the distiller .
Where adelivery contract isterminated ornot carried outforanyother
reason ,thedistiller shall immediately inform theintervention agency
onwhose territory hispremises arelocated .

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Article 2
1.Theintervention agency shall payaidcalculated perhectolitre of
wine distilled according toitsactual alcoholic strength expressed
asapercentage byvolume .
2.The amount ofthe aid shall befixed onthe basis ofthe minimum
buying-in price referred toinArticle l(2)(c ),thestandard
processing costs andtheprice oftheproducts obtained bydistillation .
3-Theamount ofaidgranted' shall vary depending onwhether theproducts
ofdistillation have anactual alcoholic Btrength of :
-86% ormore byvolume ,or
-85% orless byvolume »
However ,theamount ofaidgranted forproducts with anactual
alcoholic strength of85%orless byvolume maynotexceed theamount
ofaidgranted forproducts with anactual alcoholic strength of
86%ormore byvolume •,
4-Adecision maybetaken tothe effect that distillation shall result
inproducts with anactual alcoholic strength of86%ormore byvolume .
Article 3
1.Attherequest ofanapproved distiller who has concluded adelivery
contract ,theintervention agency onwhose territory theproducer 's
winery islocated mayauthorize theaddition ofanunrectified product ,
obtained bythedistillation ofwine andhaving amaximum actual
alcoholic strength of86% byvolume ,tothewine which issubject ofthat
contract ,forthepurpose ofobtaining afortified wine .
2.Insuch cases ,thedocuments andrecords provided for inArticle 29
ofRegulation (EEC)NO816/70shall show what increase inactual
alcoholic strength ,expressed asapercentage byvolume ,hasresulted
from this addition ofalcohol .
Theaidshall becalculated perhectolitre according toits
actual alcoholic strength after deduction ofthequantity ofalcohol
added .
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Article 4
1.The intervention agency shall pay tothedistiller the aidreferred toin
Article 2only after having carried outthe checks referred toin
Article 8andafter having "been notified bythedistiller that the
total quantity ofwine covered "byadelivery contract hasbeen
distilled .
2.Where forreasons offorce majeure part ofthewine covered bythe
delivery contract cannot bedistilled ,thedistiller shall soinform
theintervention agency oftheMember State onwhose territory his
premises arelocated .That agency shall paytheaid only inrespect
ofthat quantity ofthewine covered bythedistillation contract
which has been distilled .
Article 5
Theintervention agenty may ,attherequest ofanapproved distiller
who has concluded adelivery contract with aproducer ,authorize him to
transfer toanother approved distiller hisrights andobligations under
this contract inrespect ofall orpart ofthe wine inquestion
where this isjustified byacase offorce majeure .
Theagency shall paytothedistiller who hasdistilled the
transferred wine theappropriate amount ofaidforthequantity distilled .
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Article6
Thedistillation operationsreferredtointhefirst,second,
thirdandfourthindentsofArticle1(1)shalltakeplace"duringperiods
tobedetermined .
However,adecisionmaybetaken>
(a)tobringforwardthecompletiondate •ofthedistillation
operationsreferredtoinArticles6b,6c,6dand7ofRegulation
(EEC)No816/70,wheretheeconomic)stateofthemarketsorequires,
inparticularbecauseof
-thelevelofrepresentative pricesanc/or
-marketavailabilities '
ofthetypesofwinestowhichthedistillation measuresinquestion
apply;
(b)toputbackthecompletiondateofthedistillation operations,
whereacaseofforcemajeurehaspreventeddistillation frombeing
completedduringtheperiodlaiddown.
Article7
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation i
(a)adistillermeansanypersonwhodistillswine,winelees,orgrapemarc
onhisownbehalforonbehalfofothers;
(b)anapproveddistillermeansadistillerincludedonalisttobeestab­
lishedbythecompetentauthorities oftheMemberStates.Under
conditionstobelaiddownaspartofthedetailedrulesofapplication ,
approvalmaybewithdrawnbytheseauthorities fromdistillers whodo
notfulfiltheirobligationsunderthisRegulation;
(c)aproducermeansanynaturalorlegalpersonwhoannuallydeclareshis
harvestandwinestockspursuanttoArticle2(1)ofRegulationNo24^.
0JNoL30,20.4.1962,p.989/62

Article 8
TheMember States concerned shall appoint anintervention agency
responsible forapplying this Regulation .
The intervention agency shall carry outthefollowing checks :
(a)acheck onwhether thedelivery contract complies inallrespects
with Article 1(2);
(b)acheck onthequantities ofwine distilled andtheidentification
data given inthedelivery contract ,the entry andwithdrawal records ,
theaccompanying documents and the commercial documents ofthe
producer and ofthedistiller ,inparticular asregards theactual
alcoholic strength ;
(c)acheck ontheauthenticity oftheaccompanying documents ;
(d)acheck onwhether thedistiller hasfulfilled hisobligations under
thedelivery contract ,byascertaining t
-that allthequantities ofwine specified inthedelivery contract
have been processed into corresponding quantities ofaproduct
with anactual alcoholic strength of86% ormore byvolume or
85%orless byvolume ,and
-that thepurchase price fixed hasbeen paid totheproducer .
Where distillation has taken place inaMember State other than that
inwhich theproducer islocated ,theintervention agencies ofboth
Member States concerned shall ,byadirect exchange ofinformation ,
check theveracity ofthestatements intheentry andwithdrawal records ,
accompanying documents andinvoices andshall inform each other about
thepayment ofthepurchase price totheproducer .

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Article 9
Regulation (EEC )No1931/76ishereby repealed with effect from
31December 1977 *
Article 10
This Regulation shall enter into force on1January 197& «
/
However , ofArticle 4(2)shall also apply to
wine delivery contracts concluded pursuant toRegulation (EEC )No1931/76.
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels . For the Council
The President

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
DATE . 16.11.1977
ΕBUDGETLINSCOIICLTWED : 6912
2.ACTION IDraft Proposal foraCouncil Regulation (EEC )No laying down general
rules governing wine distillation measures introduced torationalize the
market inwine .
I3.
!LEGALBASIS: .,,.. „Council Regulation ol6/70
4.OBJECTIVES : Harmonization ofthe rules governing different forms ofwine
distillation
5.FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCE
5.0EXPENDITURE
-CHARGED TOTHEECBUDGET
(J£M4!*S3 /INTERVENTI ONS)1)
–CHARGED TONATIONAL ADMINISTR .
-CHARGED TOOTHER NATIONAL CROUPS
5.1RECEIPTS
-OVTO RESOURCES OFT!ÏE EC
(LEVIES/CUSTOKS DUT1ES )
NATIONALFOR THE MARKETING YEAH CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAHFCLLOWINCJGNAJICIAL TEAR
I»..J372 TEAR...M° TEA A??.1.
5.0.1PLURIANNUAL PATTERN OFEXPENDITURE
5.1.1 PLURI ANNUAL PATTERN OFRECEIPTS ~ ~ ~
5.2METHOD OFCALCULATION
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COH>IWTS 11)Thedraft Regulation hasnofinancial consequences fortheCommunity
budget ,since itonly involves aharmonization oftherules governing
distillation measures .