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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)524 final
Brussels-22September 1981
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1144/81layingdowngeneralrules
onthedistillation oftablewinesasprovidedforin
Article15ofRegulation (EEC)No337/79
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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C0M(81)524final

„GsvnS1A
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Afurther step hasbeen taken todeal with theserious andcontinuing
problems affecting themarket intable wine byproviding ,under Council
1 . . . ... 2)Regulation (EEC )No2328/81 amending Regvilation (EEC )No1144/81 ,
forasecond exceptional distillation measure .Inview ofthelimited
distillation capacities inwine-growing zones CIIIa)andCIIIb)and
inorder tofacilitate the distillation ofwines from these zones in
other wine-growing zones ,transport aid isgranted under Regulation
(EEC )No2328/81forwine distilled atadistance ofatleast 300km
from theplace ofitsproduction .
Since seme Community distillers traditionally distil large quantities
ofwine inplants which arenotsituated inawine-growing zone ,the
Commission would propose ,inorder tomake theexceptional distillation
measure aseffective aspossible ,that such distillers bemade eligible
forthesaid transport aid .
I
Theexpenditure consequential upon adoption ofthis proposal fora
Regulation will notbegreater than that provided forinrespect of
the second distillation measure .
1)OJNoL230 ,14.8.1981 ,p.1
2)OJNÔL 120 ,1.5.1981 ,p.1

PROPOSAL FOR A
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
amending Regulation (EEC )No1144/81laying down general
rules onthedistillation oftable wines asprovided for
inArticle 15ofRegulation (EEC )No337/79
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC )No337/79of5February 1979
onthecommon organization ofthemarket inwine "*"^,aslastamended by
2Regulation (EEC )No3456/80 ,andinparticular Article 15(1 )thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Council 2)
Whereas /Regulation (EEC .)No1144/81 ,asamended byRegulation (EEC )
4No2328/81 ,provides forthedistillation bywayofexception oftable
wine with
/theobject ofalleviating theserious crisis inthemarket ;whereas in
view inparticular ofthelimited distillation capacities 1nwine-growing
zones CIIIa)andCIIIbVadditional aidisgranted when table wines
produced inthese zones aretransported fordistillation toother
wine-growing zones situated atadistance ofatleast 300kilometres ;
Whereas distillers whose distillation facilities are not situated ina
wine-growing zone should also beeligible forthesaid additional aid ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
1)OJNoL54,
2)OJNoL360 ,
3)OJNoL120 ,
4)OJNoL230 ,05.03.1979 ,p. 1
31.12.1980 ,p.18
01.05.1981 ,p. 1
14.08.1981 ,p. 1

2
Article 1
Article 5(3 )ofRegulation (EEC )No1144/81ishereby replaced bythe
following :
"3.Anadditional aidof1.65 ECU/hlshall begranted tothedistiller
fortable wines produced inwine-growing zones CIIIa)andCIIIb)
which aresubject toadelivery contract concluded between 17August
1981 and 14October 1981 and which are distilled outside these zones
•atadistance ofatleast 300kilometres from their place of
production ."
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force onthedayofitspublication in
theOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
Itshall apply with effect from 17August 1981 .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels , For theCouncil
The President