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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)259final.
Brussels.13June1977
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)
amendingforthesecondtimeRegulation(EEC)No1931/76
layingdowngeneralrulesgoverningthedistillation of
winesprovidedforinArticles6b,6c,24aand24bof
Regulation(EEC)NO816/70
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(77)259final.
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EXPLANATORY MEMORAUM
ThisproposalforaRegulationisaimedatamendingArticle3(l)of
Regulation(EEC)No1931/76onthegeneralrulesgoverningwine–distilling
operations.
TheapplicationofArticle3(l)»whichprovidesthattheintervention
agencyistopayanadvanceontheaidtowineproducerswhohaveconcluded
asupplycontractwithanapproveddistiller,hasshownthatcertainprodu­
cershavenotsubsequently abidedbytheundertakingtocarryoutdistilla­
tion.
Inordertopreventtheintervention agencybeingforcedtorecoverunder
difficultconditions sumsimproperlyreceived,itisproposedthattheadvance
ontheaidbegivenbytheintervention agencywhentheentirequantityof
wineappearinginthecontractentersthedistillery.

Proposalfor
COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)No
of
amendingforthesecondtimeRegulation(EEC)No1931/76
layingdowngeneralrulesgoverningthedistillation of
winesprovidedforinArticles6b,6c,24aand24bof
Regulation(EEC)No8I6/70
SHECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No816/76of28April1970laying
downadditionalprovisionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketinwine(1),
aslastamended "byRegulation(EEC)No528/77(2),andinparticularArticles
6b(3),6C(3)I24a(5)and24b(3)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1931/76of20July1976
layingdowngeneralrulesgoverningthedistillation ofwinesprovidedforin
Articles6b,6c,24aand24bofRegulation(EEC)No816/70(3),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2688/76(4),providesthattheinterventionagencyshallpay
producers,withintwoweeksofapprovalofthecontracttosupplywines,an
amountequalto30$oftheminimumbuying-inprice,tobedeductedfromtheaid;
«
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(1)0JNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1
(2)OJNoL69,16.3.1977,P.1
(3)OJNoL211,5.8.1976,p.5
(4)OJNoL304,6.11.1976,p.2

2.
Whereas theapplication ofthis provision hasrevealed thedanger that this
amount may "becollected byproducers whodonotsubsequently abide bytheundei >-
taking tocarry outdistillation ;whereas forthis reason themechanism for
payment oftheaidshould bechanged toavoid theintervention agencies having
torecover under difficult conditions amounts improperly collected ;
Whereas ,where theamount oftheaiddoes notreach 30$oftheminimum
buying *-inprice ,theadvance tobepaid bytheintervention agency tothe
producer should belimited totheamount oftheaid ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION t
Article 1
Article 3ofRegulation (EEC)NO1931/76ishereby amended toread
asfollows t
"Article 3
1.When thetotal quantity ofwine inthecontract enters thedistilleiy ,the
distiller shall paytheproducer atleast thedifference between theminimum
buying -inprice referred toinArticle l(2)(b )andtheaidprovided forin
Article 2.
2.Within twoweeks ofentry into thedistillery ofthetotal quantity ofwine
inthecontract ,theintervention agency shall paytheproducer anamount
equal to30%oftheminimum buying -iiiprice referred toinArticle l(2)(b )
tobededucted from theaidprovided forinArticle 2.Innocase maythis
amount begreater than the said aid .
3*When proof issupplied that thetotal quantity ofwine inthecontract has
been distilled ,theintervention agency shall paytheproducer the
difference between theaidprovided forinArticle 2andtheamount referred
toinparagraph 2,

4.MemberStatesmayprovidethattheamountreferredtoinparagraph2shall
hepaid"bythedistiller.Insuchcases,theintervention agencyshall
reimbursethisamounttothedistillerwhentheproofreferredtoin
paragraph3issupplied.
5.Wheredistillation takesplaceinaMemberStateotherthantheMember
Statewheretheproducerislocated,theminimumbuying-inpricereferred
toinArticlel(2)(b)shallbepaidbythedistiller.
6.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1to4,theminimumbuying"-inprice
maybepaidbytheintervention agencyofthedistillerinonepaymentafter
distillation ofthetotalquantityofwineappearinginthecontract.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublication
inthe0–J–oftheE–C–•
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident