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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUMTTES
COM(75)374 final
Brassels,10July1975
PROPOSAI ,FOR
REGULATION (EEC)OF
ongeneralrulesgoverning the
tablewinesreferred toinArticleA
THECOUNCIL
spécialdistillation of
33aofRégulation (EEC)Ho816/70
(submitted totheCouncilbytheCommission )
COIH75)374final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Theprovisions of"theRegulation on-thegeneralrulesgoverning -the
specialdistillation oftablewinesreferred toinArticle33aofRegula­
tion(EEC)No816/70providesforthedistillation ofCommunity winein
connection withimportsfromtheMaghrebcountries decided "bytheCouncil
inthecontextofMediterranean agreements .

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1'TOPQSAL FORA
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECODlTiJIL
ongeneralrulesgoverning thespecialdistillation of
tablewinesreferred toinArticle33aofRegulation
(EEC)Ho816/70.
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean Community j
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No816/70^of28April1970
layingdownadditional provisions forthecommonorganization ofthe
12)marketinwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No ,andin
particular Article33athereof ;
Havingregardtotheproposal fromtheCommission ;
•IhereasArticle33a(l)providesforspecialarrangements forthedistilla­
tionoftablewinesforproducer associations whenthetotalvolumeof
suppliesavailable intheCommunity ,including importsofwinefromAlgeria,.
MoroccoandTunisiaissuchastodisturbtheCommunity market;whereas
theconditions inwhichthespecialdistillation maytakeplaceshould
bedefined ;
Whereasthecriteriaforinitiating distillation andinparticular the
conceptofdisturbance ofthemarketshouldbedefined :
./.
(1)OJNoL99,5May1970,p.1
(2)OJNoL

whereas thecriteria fordetermining thequantities tobedistilled mu3t
also belaid down ;
Whereas thetype ofwine which isindirect competition with wines from
■'Jioilaghrab should bedetermined ;
Whereas provision should bemade foramethod ofcalculating thequota of
each producer association inthetotal quantity tobedistilled ;
Whereas theprice tobepaid forthedistilled wine should bespecified ;
Whereas ,ifthis price does notallow theproducts obte /Lne :!from tHzo--
ration tobemarketed under normal conditions ,itwill benecessary ,to
provide aid ;
Whereas anorganization should bemade responsible forapplying theprovi­
sions inquestion ineach Member State concerned ;
HAS A50PTED THIS REGULATION :
Artide 1
1. Thedecision todistil referred toinArticle 33aofRegulation
(EEC)No816/70shall beadopted when thesupply situation including
imports ofwine from Algeria ,Morocco andTunisia .-hereinafter referred
toastheMaghreb countries -issuch astodisturb theCommunity market
within themeaning oftheprovisions of2below .This situation shall be
studied twice ayear ,thefirst time before 15December ,onthebasis of
theforward estimates ,thesecond time after 15April ,onthebasis ofthe
corrected forward estimates .Thedates inquestion arehereinafter refer­
red toas"assessment "dates .
2. Disturbance oftheCommunity market shall beheld tooccur when
theprice oftable wine with analcoholic strength ofnotless than 11°

–3-
remains for "thetwoweeks preceeding anassessment date ,"below theaverage
activating prices fixed fortable wines oftheRIandRIItypes .
Article 2
Thequantity ofwines qualifying forspecial distillation shall "be
equal tothequantity ofwines from theMaghreb countries ejected to "be
imported between theassessment date onwhich thedisturbance wasascertai­
nedinaccordance with theprovisions ofArticle 1(2)andthedate bet­
ween thelast ttfoassessuent dates onwhich ,forthefirst time ,the ;-prices
oftable wine with analcoholic strength ofnotless than 11°were below
theaverage activating prices fortheRIandRIItypes ofwines .
This quantity shall bemultiplied byastandard alcoholic strength
of12° .
Article 3
1. Producer associations producing redwine with analcoholic strength
ofnotless than 11°wishing totake advantage ofspecial distillation
arrangements shall make adeclaration totheintervention agency where
thewine wasproduced .Thedeclaration shall specify :
-theaverage quantity ofvine produced during thelast three wine-growing
years ,with analcoholic strength of11°orover ;
-theaverage alcoholic strength ofthewine inquestion ,
2. Theintervention agencies shall notify theCommission ofdeclarations
made ,specifying thetotal quantity broken down bytenths ofanalcome –
trical degree ,theweighted total alcoholic strength andthetotal quanti­
tyexpressed indegrees ofpure alcohol .
3. Theauthorization todistil shall begranted bytheCommission as
follows :
-infull foreach declaration where thetotal quantity oftable wine in
respect ofwhich authorization todistil hasbeen applied fordoes not
exceed thetotal quantity determined inaccordance with Article 2,for

the-totalamountofeachdéclaration ;
-withaproratareductionforaachdeclaration wherethetotalquantity
oftablewineinrespectofwhichauthorization todistilhasbeenapplied
forexceedsthetotalquantity determined inacoordance withArticle 2.
4*Theauthorization shall "beexpressed indegrees .ofpurealcohol.
Article 4
1.Producer associations havingobtained acertainquotamayconclude
deliverycontracts fortablewinesforthequantityinquestion,ifnecessary
throughtheintervention agency,withthedistillers oftheirchoice.
2.Thesecontracts shallcover:
a)thepurchasebythedistiller ofthequantityoftablewinetowhich
thecontract ,relates ;
b)theobligation forthedistiller todistilthisvdneandtopayatleast
thepricelaiddowninArticle 5forit.
3»Thesecontracts shallstate:
a)thequantity,colourandactualalcoholic strengthofthetablewinesto
bedistilled j
b)thenameandaddressoftheproducer ;
c)theplacewherethewineistored;
d)thenameofthedistiller ofthebusiness nameofthedistillery •
e)theaddressofthedistillery .
*Article 5
1.Theminimumbuying--inpricefortablewinesforspecialdistillation
shallbeequaltotheactivating pricefortable.wineoftheRItype.
2.Thispriceshallapplytogoodsex-producer ,notincluding container .

Article 6
Productsresulting froiaspecialdistillation nusthaveanalcoholic
strengthof95°ormorewithatolerance of0.4°less.
Article 7
1.Aidshallbepaid"bytheintervention agencyforeachdegree/hecto­
litreofwinedistilled .
2.Theamountoftheaidshallbefixedtalcingintoaccountthe:diffe­
rence "betweentheactivating pricefortablewineoftheRItypeandthe
pricelevelofvinousalcohol.
Article 8
1.TheMemberStatesshallappointanintervention agencytoapply
theprovisions ofthisRegulation .
2.Theintervention agencyoftheMemberStateonwhoseterritory the
distillation taLcesplaceshallberesponsible forpaymentoftheaid.
Article 9
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publication intheOfficial JournaloftheEuropean Communities .
ThisRegulation shallbebiridinginitsentirety anddirectly appli~
cableinallMemberStates.1.
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DoneatBruesels , FortheCouncil|
ThePrésident ,