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Brussels,7October1974
Proposalfora
REGULATION(EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
attend-ngRegulation(EEC)Ho1913/74layingdowngeneralrules
govern?ngthedistillation oftablewinesoftypeAIIduring
theperiodfrom15August1974to31October1974
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
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EXPLATMTORY KEMORAKIOM
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No1913/74of22July1974layingdowngeneralrules
governingthedistillation oftablewinesoftypeAIIduringtheperiodfrom
15August1974to31October1974providedforthedistillation oftablewines
undercertainconditions,subjecttoadatelimitof31October1974»However,
therehavebeenteohnicaldifficulties makingitimpossibletocompletedistil­
lationintime#
Itwouldthereforeseemthatthetime-limitfortechnicaldistillation operations
shouldbeextendedinordertoremovealargerquantityfromthemarket,whilethe
deadlineforconclusionofcontractsshouldbeleftunchanged.
Anadditionalperiodoffifteendayswouldseemappropriateinordertoallow
themeasuretohaveitseffectonthemarket#
Theamountoftheaidwasfixedbyreferencetothepricesforalcoholandpotable
spiritsin»T~ily#Pricesforthesetwoproductshavefallensincethattime,and
theaidsJiusithereforebeadjustedaccordingly.

Proposalfora
REGULATION(EEC)No/74OFTHECOUNCIL
amendingRegulation(EEC)No1913/74layingdowngeneralrules
governingthedistillation oftablewinesoftypeAIIduring
theperiodfrom15August1974to31October1974#
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation .(EEC)No816/70^of23April1970laying
downadditionalprovisionsforthecommonorganization ofthemarketinwine.
2aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1532/74fandinparticularArticle
7(1)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whcrea-;A^-tide4(l)ofRegulation(EEC)No1913/743layingdowngeneralrules
governing "tliedistillation oftablewinesoftypeAIIduringtheperiodfrom
15August1974to31October1974laysdownthatdistillation maynottake
placeafter31October1974»
Whereasonlysmallquantitiesofwinehavebeendistilledbecausethedistilleries
hadlimitedcapacity;
Whereaswithaviewtoensuringcompletemarketsupport,theperiodofdistilla–
tionshouldbeextendedforthosequantitiesofwineinrespectofwhichadis­
tillationcontractwasconcludedbefore31October19741
1OJNoL99,5MayI97O,p.1
2OJNoL166,21June1974,p.1
3OJNoL202,24July1974,p.8

Whereas market prices forwine distillation products have fallen since July ;
whereas account should "betaken ofthis development inorder toavoid jeopardizing
therationalization ofthemarket intable wines oftype AII5
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION Î
Article 1
Article 4cfRegulation (EEC ).No1913/74isreplaced *bythefollowing :
"Article 4" '
1»Thedelivery contracts referred toinArticle 2maynotbeconcluded before
15August 1974 after 31October 1974 *
2,Distillation may fiottake place before 15August 1974 oraftcr 15November
1974 .
3,However ,itmaybedecided tobring forward theclosing date fordistillation .,
particularly iftheaverage prices forallthetypes oftable wine onall
markets should £>rtwo .consecutive weeks remain atalevel above the activating
price ." '*
Article 2
Article 6ofRegulation (EEC)No1913/74isreplaced bythefollowing :
"Article 6
1,Foreach hectolitre ofwine distilled aidshall bepailbytheintervention
agency ,
2»Theamount oftheaid ishereby fixed at : ,
–0,98 unit ofaccount perdegree andperhectolitre ifthewine wasprocessed
.
into aproduct referred tointhefirst indent ofArticle 5,
-0»90 unit ofaccount perdegree andperhactolitre ifthewine wasprocessed
into aproduct referred tointhesecond indent ofArticle 5o

3,Theaidmaybepaidonlyuponproductionofacontractasreferredtoin
Article2anduponproofbeinggiventhat:
-suchcontractwasconcludedduringtheperiodreferredtoinArticle4(l)'
-distillationtookplaceduringtheperiodreferreftoinArticle4(2)."
Article3
ThisRegulr-tionshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingitspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStateo#
DoneatE-usnels, FortheCouncil,
ThePrésident.

FUTANCIilL AM3X
ThisproposalforaRegulationwould,extendtheperiodofvalidityofRegulation
(EEC)No1913/74to15November1574*Inviewofthelowquantitiesdistilled
underRegulation1913/74»itisunlikelythatthefinancialeffectofthispropo­
salwouldincreasethefinancialeffetcalculated ontheoriginalperiod,ofap­
plicationofRegulation1724/74(x).Accordinglythisproposalwillnotcreate
anynewexpenditure.
ItisrecalledthatexpenditurewouldbechargeabletoArticle691(intervention
anfavourofwine)oftheBudgetoftheEuropeanCommunities.
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