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text: b" OFFICE OF\n THE INSPECTOR GENERAL\n\nSOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION\n\n\n EFFECTIVENESS OF THE\n SOCIAL SECURITY STATEMENT IN\n CORRECTING EARNINGS RECORDS\n\n August 2008 A-15-07-17089\n\n\n\n\nAUDIT REPORT\n\x0c Mission\nBy conducting independent and objective audits, evaluations and investigations,\nwe inspire public confidence in the integrity and security of SSA\xe2\x80\x99s programs and\noperations and protect them against fraud, waste and abuse. We provide timely,\nuseful and reliable information and advice to Administration officials, Congress\nand the public.\n\n Authority\nThe Inspector General Act created independent audit and investigative units,\ncalled the Office of Inspector General (OIG). The mission of the OIG, as spelled\nout in the Act, is to:\n\n \xef\x81\xad Conduct and supervise independent and objective audits and\n investigations relating to agency programs and operations.\n \xef\x81\xad Promote economy, effectiveness, and efficiency within the agency.\n \xef\x81\xad Prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse in agency programs and\n operations.\n \xef\x81\xad Review and make recommendations regarding existing and proposed\n legislation and regulations relating to agency programs and operations.\n \xef\x81\xad Keep the agency head and the Congress fully and currently informed of\n problems in agency programs and operations.\n\n To ensure objectivity, the IG Act empowers the IG with:\n\n \xef\x81\xad Independence to determine what reviews to perform.\n \xef\x81\xad Access to all information necessary for the reviews.\n \xef\x81\xad Authority to publish findings and recommendations based on the reviews.\n\n Vision\nWe strive for continual improvement in SSA\xe2\x80\x99s programs, operations and\nmanagement by proactively seeking new ways to prevent and deter fraud, waste\nand abuse. We commit to integrity and excellence by supporting an environment\nthat provides a valuable public service while encouraging employee development\nand retention and fostering diversity and innovation.\n\x0c SOCIAL SECURITY\nMEMORANDUM\n\nDate: August 27, 2008 Refer To:\n\nTo: The Commissioner\n\nFrom: Inspector General\n\nSubject: Effectiveness of the Social Security Statement in Correcting Earnings Records\n (A-15-07-17089)\n\n\n OBJECTIVE\n\n Our objective was to assess the effectiveness of the annual Social Security Statements\n (Statement) in correcting individuals\xe2\x80\x99 earnings records.\n\n BACKGROUND\n\n Section 1143 of the Social Security Act 1 requires that the Social Security Administration\n 2\n (SSA) send an annual Statement of potential Social Security benefits to Social\n Security numberholders aged 25 and older who are not yet in benefit status and for\n whom SSA can determine a current mailing address. The Statement contains\n\n 1. an estimate of potential monthly Social Security retirement, disability, survivor and\n auxiliary benefits and a description of benefits under Medicare;\n\n 2. the amount of earnings paid to the employee or income from self-employment; and\n\n 3. the aggregate taxes paid toward Social Security and Medicare.\n\n\n\n\n 1\n 42 U.S.C. \xc2\xa7 1320b-13.\n 2\n Your Social Security Statement, Form SSA-7005-SM-SI (11/07). See Appendix C for a sample\n Statement.\n\x0cPage 2 - The Commissioner\n\n\nThe goals of the Statement are to:\n\n1. Verify and ensure the accuracy of a worker\xe2\x80\x99s earnings record. The Statement\n provides workers with an easy way of determining whether their earnings (or self-\n employment income) are accurately posted on their Social Security record. This is\n important because the amount of worker\xe2\x80\x99s future benefits will be based on his or her\n earnings record.\n\n2. Educate the public about Social Security programs. The Statement contains\n information about various benefits to which a worker may be entitled.\n\n3. Assist in financial planning. The Statement contains information about planning for\n retirement. By reviewing this information, individuals can see if they are on track to\n meet their retirement goals.\n\nThe Statement instructs workers to call the SSA toll-free number to correct inaccurately\n 3\nposted earnings. SSA\xe2\x80\x99s policy requires that teleservice center (TSC) employees\nannotate the alleged earnings discrepancy on a computer screen and indicate whether\nthe earnings corrections resulted from a Statement inquiry or for other reasons. The\nallegation is transferred electronically to a field office (FO) for development and\nresolution.\n\nIn Fiscal Year (FY) 2007, SSA spent about $42 million to mail about 147 million\nStatements to eligible workers. To assess the effectiveness of the Statements in\ncorrecting earnings records, we\n\n1. contacted TSC and FO personnel to obtain their perspective on the effectiveness of\n the Statements;\n\n2. analyzed a sample of earnings corrections to determine whether SSA documented\n the Statement was responsible for the correction; and\n\n3. requested that FOs conduct a special study to provide us with a reason for the\n earnings correction.\n\nWe conducted our audit between November 2007 and March 2008 at Social Security\nAdministration Headquarters; a TSC in Baltimore, Maryland; and the Wilmington,\nDelaware, FO.\n\n\n\n\n3\n SSA, Program Operations Manual System, TSC 18005.050 Procedure 3: Process Earnings Correction\non the Earnings Modernization, Item Correction System.\n\x0cPage 3 - The Commissioner\n\n\nRESULTS OF REVIEW\nWe were unable to determine whether SSA achieved one of its primary goals of the\nStatement, that is, to verify and ensure the accuracy of a worker\xe2\x80\x99s earnings records.\nSSA did not maintain information on the effectiveness of the annual Statement in\ncorrecting individuals\xe2\x80\x99 earnings records. This concern is further supported by a prior\nGovernment Accountability Office (GAO) report, 4 which indicated that SSA did not have\nany way of knowing or reliably estimating how many of the reported earnings records\nwere corrected as a result of the Statement. However, GAO did not make a\nrecommendation to address this condition.\n\nWe contacted TSC and FO personnel 5 who suggested that the Statements were\nresponsible for 75 to 90 percent of all earnings corrections. Our preliminary analysis\nshowed significantly fewer corrections resulting from the Statements. Our analysis of\n50 transactions showed that 7 transactions (14 percent) were initiated as a result of a\nStatement inquiry. Four of these transactions resulted in $257,694 in additional wages\nbeing credited to the individuals\xe2\x80\x99 earnings records. The Statement was effective for\ncorrecting these four individuals\xe2\x80\x99 earnings records to ensure they receive the amount of\nfuture benefits to which they are entitled. The other three transactions were not fully\ndeveloped because the numberholder did not provide the evidence requested by the\nFO. For the remaining 43 sample items (86 percent), we found no indication the\nStatements were responsible for initiating the requested corrections.\n\nFrom this analysis, we determined that documentation was limited to a data collection\nscreen that captures earnings correction information in narrative form that cannot be\nreadily accessed and summarized. Also, TSC staff did not always comply with SSA\xe2\x80\x99s\npolicy to indicate whether the earnings corrections resulted from a Statement inquiry,\nand there is no similar requirement for FO staff. This noncompliance was addressed in\n 6\na June 2008 SSA bulletin that indicated TSC documentation was sometimes poor or\nnonexistent.\n\nGiven that the available data may not fully reflect the utility of the Statement for\ncorrecting earnings records, we requested the SSA Philadelphia Regional Office to\nconduct a 1-week study of earnings corrections. The results showed that of the\n76 earnings corrections processed, 61 corrections (80 percent) were made because the\nStatement contained earnings that differed from the numberholder\xe2\x80\x99s records. The other\n15 earnings corrections were due to claims inquiries (14) and an Internal Revenue\nService notification (1).\n\n\n4\n GAO\xe2\x80\x99s Report to Congressional Requesters: Social Security Statements: Social Security Administration\nShould Better Evaluate Whether Workers Understand Their Statements, GAO-05-192 (April 2005).\n5\n TSC in Baltimore, Maryland; and the Manassas, Virginia; Wheaton, Maryland; Williamsport,\nPennsylvania; and Wilmington, Delaware FOs.\n6\n June 2008 Item Correction (EM 2.8) Tips.\n\x0cPage 4 - The Commissioner\n\n\nIn this instance, the study shows the Statements were effective in correcting earnings\nrecords. Although these results cannot be considered a nationwide representation of\nhow the Statements impact earnings corrections, we believe the study shows there is\nvalue in collecting this information so the Agency can assess the Statement\xe2\x80\x99s\neffectiveness as it relates to earnings corrections.\n\nGiven that SSA spends about $42 million to issue 147 million Statements annually,\ninformation on the effectiveness of this investment would help SSA determine whether\nit is achieving its intended goals; if not, the Agency can evaluate additional measures\nthat can be taken to optimize the utility of the Statement.\n\nCONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS\nThe correction of inaccurate earnings is one of SSA\xe2\x80\x99s primary goals for the Statement.\nSSA does not have a process in place to accurately and reliably measure the\neffectiveness of the Statements in correcting earnings records. The screen that is\nannotated when earnings corrections are requested as a result of the Statement is\nnarrative and does not allow SSA to collect usable statistical information. Therefore,\nSSA cannot determine the number of earnings corrections made as a result of\nindividuals receiving their Statements.\n\nTo facilitate achieving its goal of verifying the accuracy of workers\xe2\x80\x99 earnings records,\nSSA should consider transitioning the narrative field to something that can be queried\nand measured. As such, we recommend SSA develop a process to document the\nreasons for earnings corrections and measure how effective the Statements are in\ncorrecting earnings records.\n\nAGENCY COMMENTS\n\nSSA agreed with the recommendation. The full text of the Agency\xe2\x80\x99s comments is\nincluded in Appendix D.\n\n\n\n\n Patrick P. O\xe2\x80\x99Carroll, Jr.\n\x0c Appendices\nAPPENDIX A \xe2\x80\x93 Acronyms\nAPPENDIX B \xe2\x80\x93 Scope and Methodology\nAPPENDIX C \xe2\x80\x93 Sample of Social Security Statement\nAPPENDIX D \xe2\x80\x93 Agency Comments\nAPPENDIX E \xe2\x80\x93 OIG Contacts and Staff Acknowledgments\n\x0c Appendix A\n\nAcronyms\nFO Field Office\nFY Fiscal Year\nGAO Government Accountability Office\nOIG Office of the Inspector General\nSSA Social Security Administration\nStatement Social Security Statement\nTSC Teleservice Center\nU.S.C. United States Code\n\x0c Appendix B\n\nScope and Methodology\nTo meet our objective, we performed the following steps.\n\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Examined prior Government Accountability Office reports on Social Security\n Statements (Statement).\n\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Interviewed staff at the Wilmington, Delaware, field office (FO); Baltimore,\n Maryland, Teleservice Center (TSC); and Division of Earnings Records\n Operations to discuss the earnings correction process.\n\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Obtained a list of earnings corrections initiated in Fiscal Year 2007. This\n listing identified 569,751 corrections by Social Security number. 1\n\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Selected a random sample of 50 initiated earnings corrections and reviewed\n the Earnings Modernization Item Correction System screen to determine\n whether the Report of Contact indicated the correction was the result of the\n Statement.\n\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Reviewed the Earnings Modernization (2.8) Clearance Reports for the\n Philadelphia Region to identify FOs with the greatest number of earnings\n corrections.\n\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Requested the Philadelphia Region conduct a special study of earnings\n corrections processed March 17 through 21, 2008. This study was performed\n by two FOs in each of the six area offices in the Region. The purpose of this\n study was to determine whether the corrections were the result of the\n Statement.\n\nWe conducted our audit between November 2007 and March 2008 at Social\nSecurity Administration Headquarters; a TSC in Baltimore, Maryland; and the\nWilmington, Delaware, FO. The entities audited were the Office of Central\nOperations and the Deputy Commissioner for Systems. We found the data used\nfor this audit were sufficiently reliable to meet our audit objective.\n\nWe conducted this performance audit in accordance with generally accepted\ngovernment auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and\nperform the audit to obtain sufficient, appropriate evidence to provide a\n\n\n\n\n1\n There could have been multiple corrections associated with a Social Security number.\n\x0creasonable basis for our findings and conclusions based on our audit objectives.\nWe believe that the evidence obtained provides a reasonable basis for our\nfindings and conclusions based on our audit objectives.\n\x0c Appendix C\n\nSample Social Security Statement\n\n\n\n\n C-1\n\x0cC-2\n\x0cC-3\n\x0c Appendix D\n\nAgency Comments\n\x0c SOCIAL SECURITY\n\nMEMORANDUM\n\n\nDate: August 18, 2008 Refer To: S1J-3\n\nTo: Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr.\n Inspector General\n\nFrom: David V. Foster /s/\n Executive Counselor to the Commissioner\n\nSubject Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Draft Report, \xe2\x80\x9cEffectiveness of the Social Security\n Statement in Correcting Earnings Records\xe2\x80\x9d (A-15-07-17089)\xe2\x80\x94INFORMATION\n\n\n We appreciate OIG\xe2\x80\x99s efforts in conducting this review. Attached is our response to the\n recommendation.\n\n Please let me know if we can be of further assistance. Please direct staff inquiries to\n Ms. Candace Skurnik, Director, Audit Management and Liaison Staff, at (410) 965-4636.\n\n\n Attachment\n\n\n\n\n D-1\n\x0cCOMMENTS ON THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL\xe2\x80\x99S DRAFT REPORT,\n\xe2\x80\x9cEFFECTIVENESS OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY STATEMENT IN CORRECTING\nEARNINGS RECORDS\xe2\x80\x9d (A-15-07-17089)\n\nThank you for the opportunity to review and provide comments on this draft report. One of our\ngoals for the Social Security statement is to verify and ensure the accuracy of a worker\xe2\x80\x99s earnings\nrecord. We encourage individuals to review their earnings history to avoid incorrect benefit\npayments in the future.\n\nRecommendation 1\n\nDevelop a process to document the reasons for earnings corrections and measure how effective\nthe statements are in correcting earnings records.\n\nComment\n\nWe agree. We will make changes in connection with our maintenance activity under Earnings\nModernization, estimated for implementation in January 2009. These changes will allow us to\nmeasure the effectiveness of the Social Security statement by giving us the ability to determine\nthe number of earnings corrections made as a direct result of individuals receiving their Social\nSecurity statements and contacting us about earnings discrepancies.\n\n\n\n\n D-2\n\x0c Appendix E\n\nOIG Contacts and Staff Acknowledgments\nOIG Contacts\n\n Kristen Schnatterly, Acting Director, Financial Audit Division, (410) 965-0433\n\n Steven Sachs, Acting Audit Manager, (410) 966-9738\n\nAcknowledgments\n\nIn addition to those named above:\n\n Richard Wilson, Senior Auditor\n\n Brennan Kraje, Statistician\n\nFor additional copies of this report, please visit our web site at\nwww.socialsecurity.gov/oig or contact the Office of the Inspector General\xe2\x80\x99s Public\nAffairs Staff Assistant at (410) 965-4518. Refer to Common Identification Number\nA-15-07-17089.\n\x0c DISTRIBUTION SCHEDULE\n\nCommissioner of Social Security\nOffice of Management and Budget, Income Maintenance Branch\nChairman and Ranking Member, Committee on Ways and Means\nChief of Staff, Committee on Ways and Means\nChairman and Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Social Security\nMajority and Minority Staff Director, Subcommittee on Social Security\nChairman and Ranking Minority Member, Committee on the Budget, House of\nRepresentatives\nChairman and Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Oversight and Government\nReform\nChairman and Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Appropriations, House of\nRepresentatives\nChairman and Ranking Minority, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,\nEducation and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations,\n House of Representatives\nChairman and Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate\nChairman and Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human\nServices, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate\nChairman and Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Finance\nChairman and Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Social Security Pensions\nand Family Policy\nChairman and Ranking Minority Member, Senate Special Committee on Aging\nSocial Security Advisory Board\n\x0c Overview of the Office of the Inspector General\nThe Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is comprised of an Office of Audit (OA), Office of Investigations\n(OI), Office of the Counsel to the Inspector General (OCIG), Office of External Relations (OER), and Office of\nTechnology and Resource Management (OTRM). To ensure compliance with policies and procedures, internal\ncontrols, and professional standards, the OIG also has a comprehensive Professional Responsibility and Quality\nAssurance program.\n Office of Audit\nOA conducts financial and performance audits of the Social Security Administration\xe2\x80\x99s (SSA) programs and\noperations and makes recommendations to ensure program objectives are achieved effectively and efficiently.\nFinancial audits assess whether SSA\xe2\x80\x99s financial statements fairly present SSA\xe2\x80\x99s financial position, results of\noperations, and cash flow. Performance audits review the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of SSA\xe2\x80\x99s\nprograms and operations. OA also conducts short-term management reviews and program evaluations on issues\nof concern to SSA, Congress, and the general public.\n Office of Investigations\nOI conducts investigations related to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in SSA programs and operations.\nThis includes wrongdoing by applicants, beneficiaries, contractors, third parties, or SSA employees performing\ntheir official duties. This office serves as liaison to the Department of Justice on all matters relating to the\ninvestigation of SSA programs and personnel. OI also conducts joint investigations with other Federal, State,\nand local law enforcement agencies.\n Office of the Counsel to the Inspector General\nOCIG provides independent legal advice and counsel to the IG on various matters, including statutes,\nregulations, legislation, and policy directives. OCIG also advises the IG on investigative procedures and\ntechniques, as well as on legal implications and conclusions to be drawn from audit and investigative material.\nAlso, OCIG administers the Civil Monetary Penalty program.\n Office of External Relations\nOER manages OIG\xe2\x80\x99s external and public affairs programs, and serves as the principal advisor on news releases\nand in providing information to the various news reporting services. OER develops OIG\xe2\x80\x99s media and public\ninformation policies, directs OIG\xe2\x80\x99s external and public affairs programs, and serves as the primary contact for\nthose seeking information about OIG. OER prepares OIG publications, speeches, and presentations to internal\nand external organizations, and responds to Congressional correspondence.\n Office of Technology and Resource Management\nOTRM supports OIG by providing information management and systems security. OTRM also coordinates\nOIG\xe2\x80\x99s budget, procurement, telecommunications, facilities, and human resources. In addition, OTRM is the\nfocal point for OIG\xe2\x80\x99s strategic planning function, and the development and monitoring of performance\nmeasures. In addition, OTRM receives and assigns for action allegations of criminal and administrative\nviolations of Social Security laws, identifies fugitives receiving benefit payments from SSA, and provides\ntechnological assistance to investigations.\n\x0c"


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 Kommissionens forordning (EØF) nr. 2373/83 af 22. august 1983 om gennemførelsesbestemmelserne for destillation som omhandlet i artikel 11 i forordning (EØF) nr. 337/79 for produktionsåret 1983/84
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 ***** KOMMISSIONENS FORORDNING (EOEF) Nr. 2373/83 af 22. august 1983 om gennemfoerelsesbestemmelserne for destillation som omhandlet i artikel 11 i forordning (EOEF) nr. 337/79 for produktionsaaret 1983/84 KOMMISSIONEN FOR DE EUROPAEISKE FAELLESSKABER HAR - under henvisning til traktaten om oprettelse af Det europaeiske oekonomiske Faellesskab, under henvisning til Raadets forordning (EOEF) nr. 337/79 af 5. februar 1979 om den faelles markedsordning for vin (1), senest aendret ved forordning (EOEF) nr. 1595/83 (2), saerlig artikel 11, stk. 5, og artikel 65, og ud fra foelgende betragtninger: I henhold til artikel 11, stk. 1, i forordning (EOEF) nr. 337/79 kan der naar det synes noedvendigt under hensyntagen til hoestprognoserne eller med henblik paa en forbedring af kvaliteten af de produkter, der bringes paa markedet, traeffes beslutning om forebyggende destillation af bordvin og vin, der er egnet til fremstilling af bordvin; ifoelge de foerste hoestprognoser bliver produktionen omfattende, og det er dermed paa baggrund af overskuddssituationen paa vinmarkedet hensigtsmaessigt at anvende denne foranstaltning; den forebyggende destillation boer finde sted i overensstemmelse med bestemmelserne i Raadets forordning (EOEF) nr. 2179/83 af 25. juli 1983 om fastsaettelse af generelle regler for destillation af vin og biprodukter fra vinfremstilling (3); handelen med produkter, der anvedes til fremstilling af vin, der leveres til destillation, kan give anledning til misbrug i visse dyrkningsomraader eller dele heraf; med hensyn til disse dyrkningsomraader eller dele heraf boer status som producent derfor forbeholdes de producenter, der fremstiller vin af druer, de selv har hoestet; det boer praeciseres, at leveringskontrakter og leveringsangivelser blandt andet skal indeholde tilstraekkelige oplysninger til identifikation af de vine, de omfatter; det er noedvendigt at fastsaette visse frister for foranstaltningens gennemfoerelse for baade producenter og destillerier, for at den kan blive saa effektiv som mulig; disse frister boer fastsaettes under hensyntagen til den dato, der i artikel 41 i forordning (EOEF) nr. 337/79 er fastsat for den obligatoriske destillation; priserne for vin til destillation goer det normalt ikke muligt at afsaette de produkter, der er opnaaet ved destillationen, paa de saedvanlige markedsvilkaar; det er derfor noedvendigt at indfoere en stoette, hvis stoerrelse fastsaettes paa basis af de i artikel 8 i forordning (EOEF) nr. 2179/83 fastsatte kriterier; den forebyggende destillation staar aaben for alle bordvine og for vine egnet til fremstilling af bordvin; minimumsopkoebspriserne for vin, der leveres til destillation, fastsaettes imidlertid som procentdele af orienteringsprisen for de forskellige typer bordvin; der maa derfor naermere praesciseres, hvilke bordvine der i oekonomisk henseende er naert forbundne med hver type bordvin; i betragtning af at rosévin ikke er defineret paa faellesskabsplan, og af klarhedshensyn, boer det bestemmes. at rosébordvine ligestilles med roede bordvine, da disse i oekonomisk henseende er indbyrdes naert forbundne; det boer fastsaettes, at den minimumspris, der garanteres producenterne, normalt udbetales dem inden for saadanne tidsfrister, at de kan opnaa et udbytte, som svarer til det, de ville opnaa, hvis der var tale om salg paa normale markedsvilkaar; under disse omstaendigheder er det absolut noedvendigt mest muligt at fremskynde den udbetaling af stoette, som producenterne har krav paa for den paagaeldende destillation, samtidig med at der ved en passende garantiordning skabes sikkerhed for destillationernes korrekte forloeb; vin leveret til forebyggende destillation kan forarbejdes til vin tilsat alkohol med henblik paa destillation; bestemmelserne vedroerende destillationsprocesserne boer derfor tilpasses i overensstemmelse med reglerne i artikel 25 og 26 i forordning (EOEF) nr. 2179/83; interventionsorganerne og Kommissionen boer underrettes om destillationernes forloeb og boer navnlig informeres om de destillerede maengder vin og maengderne af de opnaaede produkter; de i denne forordning fastsatte foranstaltninger er i overensstemmelse med udtalelse fra Forvaltningskomiteen for Vin - UDSTEDT FOELGENDE FORORDNING: Artikel 1 Ved denne forordning fastsaettes gennemfoerelsesbestemmelserne for vinproduktionsaaret 1983/84 vedroerende forebyggende destillation af bordvine og af vine egnede til fremstilling af bordvine, som omhandlet i artikel 11 i forordning (EOEF) nr. 337/79. Ved anvendelse af denne forordning og som undtagelse fra artikel 2, stk. 1, foerste afsnit, litra a), foerste led, i forordning (EOEF) nr. 2179/83 betragtes som producenter, for saa vidt angaar vindyrkningsomraade A og den tyske del af vindyrkningsomraade B, fysiske og juridiske personer og sammenslutninger af saadanne, der har fremstillet vin af druer, de selv har hoestet. Artikel 2 1. Kontrakter og angivelser jf. henholdsvis artikel 4, stk. 1, og artikel 5, stk. 1, i forordning (EOEF) nr. 2179/83, forelaegges det kompetente interventionsorgan til godkendelse senest den 20. januar 1984. Traeffes den i artikel 41, stk. 1, i forordning (EOEF) nr. 337/79 omhandlede afgoerelse, erstattes datoen i stk. 1 med datoen for denne afgoerelses offentliggoerelse i De Europaeiske Faellesskabers Tidende. 2. De i stk. 1 naevnte kontrakter og angivelser skal mindst indeholde foelgende oplysninger: a) maengde, farve og virkeligt alkoholindhold for den vin, der skal destilleres, med angivelse af, om der er tale om bordvin eller vin egnet til fremstilling af bordvin, b) producentens navn og adresse, c) vinens oplagringssted, d) destillatoerens navn eller destilleriets firmabetegnelse, e) destilleriets adresse. 3. Interventionsorganet meddeler senest tredive dage efter modtagelsen af kontrakt eller angivelse resultatet af godkendelsesproceduren til producenten. Artikel 3 Destillationerne maa ikke finde sted efter den 30. juni 1984. 1. Minimumsopkoebsprisen som omhandlet i artikel 11, stk. 2, i forordning (EOEF) nr. 337/79, fastsaettes til - 2,07 ECU/% vol/hl for roede bordvine af type R I og R II, - 3,08 ECU/% vol/hl for roede bordvine af type R III, - 1,92 ECU/% vol/hl for hvide bordvine af type A I og for vine egnet til fremstilling af bordvin, - 4,30 ECU/% vol/hl for hvide bordvine af type A II, - 4,91 ECU/% vol/hl for hvide bordvine af type A III. 2. Destilleriet betaler producenten minimumsopkoebsprisen som omhandlet i stk. 1 inden tre maaneder efter dagen for de enkelte vinleverancers tilgang til destilleriet. 3. Hvis der ikke traeffes afgoerelse om obligatorisk destillation efter artikel 41 i forordning (EOEF) nr. 337/79 inden den 20. januar 1984, forhoejes priserne i stk. 1 med: - 0,17 ECU/% vol/hl for roede bordvine af type R I og R II, - 0,26 ECU/% vol/hl for roede bordvine af type R III, - 0,16 ECU/% vol/hl for hvide bordvine af type A I og for vine egnet til fremstilling af bordvin, - 0,36 ECU/% vol/hl for hvide bordvine af type A II, - 0,41 ECU/% vol/hl for hvide bordvine af type A III. 4. Anvendes forhoejelsen af minimumsopkoebsprisen i stk. 3, udbetaler destilleriet producenten denne forhoejelse. - samtidigt med udbetalingen af minimumsopkoebsprisen, hvis denne endnu ikke har fundet sted, - senest den 31. marts 1984, hvis minimumsopkoebsprisen allerede er udbetalt. Artikel 5 1. Stoettebeloebet som omhandlet i artikel 11, stk. 3, i forordning (EOEF) nr. 337/79 fastsaettes saaledes: a) naar det ved destillationen frembragte produkt er i overensstemmelse med definitionen paa neutral alkohol som anfoert i bilaget til forordning (EOEF) nr. 2179/83, er stoettebeloebet - 1,53 ECU/% vol/hl for produkter fremstillet af roede bordvine af type R I og R II, - 2,56 ECU/% vol/hl for produkter fremstillet af roede bordvine af type R III, - 1,38 ECU/% vol/hl for produkter fremstillet af hvide bordvine af type A I og vine egnet til fremstilling af bordvin, - 3,79 ECU/% vol/hl for produkter fremstillet af hvide bordvine af type A II, - 4,41 ECU/% vol/hl for produkter produkter fremstillet af hvide bordvine af type A III. b) Naar det ved destillationen frembragte produkt er en vinbraendevin, der opfylder kvalitetskriterierne efter national lovgivning, er stoettebeloebet: - 1,48 ECU/% vol/hl for produkter fremstillet af roede bordvine af type R I og R II, - 2,51 ECU/% vol/hl for produkter fremstillet af roede bordvine af type R III, - 1,33 ECU/% vol/hl for produkter fremstillet af hvide bordvine af type A I og vine egnet til fremstilling af bordvin, - 3,74 ECU/% vol/hl for produkter fremstillet af hvide bordvine af type A II, - 4,36 ECU/% vol/hl for produkter fremstillet af hvide bordvine af type A III. c) Naar det ved destillationen frembragte produkt er et destillat eller en paa alkohol med et alkoholindhold paa mindst 52 % vol, er stoettebeloebet: - 1,47 ECU/% vol/hl for produkter fremstillet af roede bordvine af type R I og R II, - 2,50 ECU/% vol/hl for produkter fremstillet af roede bordvine af type R III, - 1,32 ECU/% vol/hl for produkter fremstillet af hvide bordvine af type A I og vine egnet til fremstilling af bordvin, - 3,73 ECU/% vol/hl for produkter fremstillet af hvide bordvine af type A II, - 4,35 ECU/% vol/hl for produkter fremstillet af hvide bordvine af type A III. 2. Stoetten beregnes paa grundlag af beloebet for de faktiske vinleverancer med de i artikel 6, stk. 2, i forordning (EOEF) nr. 2179/83 fastsatte tolerancer. Naar det i artikel 4, stk. 3, omhandlede tillaeg til minimumsopkoebsprisen anvendes, forhoejes stoetten med et beloeb lig med tillaegget. Interventionsorganet udbetaler dette beloeb inden for den i artikel 7, stk. 3, foerste afsnit, i forording (EOEF) nr. 2179/83, fastsatte frist. Udloeber den i andet afsnit fastsatte frist, inden dette tillaeg finder anvendelse, udbetaler interventionsorganet tillaeget senest den 30. april 1984. Artikel 6 1. Denne forordnings bestemmelser vedroerende roedvine gaelder ogsaa for rosévine. 2. Denne forordnings bestemmelser vedroerende en bestemt type bordvin gaelder ogsaa for bordvin, der i oekonomiske henseende er naert forbundet med denne. Ved anvendelsen af denne forordning anses foelgende bordvine for i oekonomisk henseende at vaere naert forbundne med bordvin af type: - A I: hvide bordvine, som ikke henhoerer under type A I, A II eller A III, - R I: roede bordvine, der har et virkeligt alkoholindhold paa ikke over 12,5 % vol, og som ikke henhoerer under type R I eller R III, - R II: roede bordvine, der har et virkeligt alkoholindhld paa over 12,5 % vol, og som ikke henhoerer under type R III. Artikel 7 Senest 4 maaneder efter fremlaeggelsen af bevis for, at den samlede maengde vin, der er anfoert i kontrakten, er destilleret, skal destilleriet over for interventionsorganet dokumentere, at det har udbetalt: - den i artikel 4, stk. 1, omhandlede minimumsopkoebspris inden for den i artikel 4, stk. 2, anfoerte frist, - og i givet fald den i artikel 4, stk. 3, anfoerte forhoejelse af minimumsopkoebsprisen inden for den i artikel 4, stk. 4, anfoerte frist. Hvis dette ikke er dokumenteret inden for den fastsatte frist, skal stoettebeloebet tilbagebetales til interventionsorganet. Hvis behoerig dokumentation dog foreligger efter fristens udloeb men senest den 31. december 1984, skal et beloeb paa 20 % af den udbetalte stoette tilbagebetales til interventionsorganet. Hvis det konstateres, at destilleriet ikke har udbetalt producenten minimumsopkoebsprisen, betaler interventionsorganet inden den 1. maj 1985 producenten et beloeb af samme stoerrelse som stoettebeloebet, i givet fald gennem interventionsorganet i den medlemsstat, hvor producenten er hjemmehoerende. Artikel 8 1. Det i artikel 9, stk. 1, i forordning (EOEF) nr. 2179/83 omhandlede forskud udbetales senest tre maaneder efter forelaeggelse af bevis for, at sikkerheden er stillet. 2. Den i stk. 1 omhandlede sikkerhed frigives, hvis der senest den 31. oktober 1984 er fremlagt bevis for, at den samlede maengde vin, der omfattes af kontrakten, er blevet destilleret, og i givet fald bevis for, at opkoebsprisen for vinen er betalt inden for den fastsatte frist. Fremlaegges de i foerste afsnit naevnte beviser foerst efter den i samme afsnit fastsatte dato men inden den 1. februar 1985, frigives 80 % af sikkerheden, og differencen inddrages. Fremlaegges beviserne ikke inden den 1. februar 1985, inddrages hele sikkerheden. Naar det i artikel 4, stk. 3, omhandlede tillaeg til minimumsopkoebsprisen anvendes, foretager interventionsorganet ved frigivelse af sikkerheden de noedvendige justeringer. Artikel 9 1. I det i artikel 26 i forordning (EOEF) nr. 2179/83 omhandlede tilfaelde indgives kontrakt eller angivelse om leverancer til fremstilling af vin tilsat alkohol med henblik paa destillation til det kompetente interventionsorgan til godkendelse senest den 20. januar 1984. Interventionsorganet meddeler senest femten dage efter modtagelsen af kontrakt eller angivelse resultatet af godkendelsesproceduren til producenten. 2. Fremstillingen af vin tilsat alkohol med henblik paa destillation maa ikke finde sted, foer kontrakten eller angivelsen er godkendt, og senere end den 30. juni 1984. 3. Destillation af vin tilsat alkohol med henblik paa destillation maa ikke finde sted efter den 31. juli 1984. 4. Senest den 10. i hver maaned fremsender den virksomhed, der foretager alkoholtilsaetningen med henblik paa destillation, en opgoerelse til interventionsorganet over de maengder vin, den har faaet leveret i den foregaaende maaned. 5. Den virksomhed, der foretager alkoholtilsaetningen med henblik paa destillation, modtager en stoette beregnet pr. hl og pr. virkeligt % vol alkohol i vinen inden tilsaetningen af alkohol; stoettebeloebet er paa: - 1,45 ECU/% vol/hl for roede bordvine af type R I og R II, - 2,46 ECU/% vol/hl for roede bordvine af type R III, - 1,30 ECU/% vol/hl for hvide bordvine af type A I og for vine egnet til fremstilling af bordvin, - 3,68 ECU/% vol/hl for hvide bordvine af type A II, - 4,29 ECU/% vol/hl for hvide bordvine af type A III. For at modtage stoette indsender virksomheden senest den 30. juni 1984 en ansoegning til det kompetente interventionsorgan vedlagt en kopi af ledsagedokumenterne for transporten af den vin, for hvilken der anmodes om stoette, og en oversigt over disse dokumenter. Medlemsstaterne kan kraeve, at kopier eller oversigt som omhandlet i andet afsnit paategnes af en kontrolmyndighed. Stoetten udbetales senest tre maaneder efter fremlaeggelse af bevis for, at den i artikel 26, stk. 4, i forordning (EOEF) nr. 2179/83 omhandlede sikkerhed er stillet, og under alle omstaendigheder efter godkendelsen af kontrakten eller angivelsen. Hvis den i artikel 4, stk. 3, omhandlede forhoejelse anvendes, udbetales denne inden de i artikel 4, stk. 4, fastsatte frister. 6. Sikkerheden frigives kun, hvis der senest den 30. november 1984 er fremlagt bevis for foelgende, jf. dog artikel 23 i forordning (EOEF) nr. 2179/83; - at den samlede maengde vin, der er anfoert i kontrakten eller angivelsen er blevet forarbejdet ved tilsaetning af alkohol og destilleret, - at producenten har faaet udbetalt opkoebsprisen for vinen inden for de i artikel 4, stk. 2, fastsatte frister. - at den i artikel 4, stk. 3, omhandlede forhoejelse af opkoebsprisen i givet fald er udbetalt til producenten inden for de i artikel 4, stk. 4, fastsatte frister. Fremlaegges de i foerste afsnit naevnte beviser ikke senest den 30. november 1984, skal virksomheden, der foretager alkoholtilsaetningen, tilbagebetale stoetten til interventionsorganet. Fremlaegges de i foerste afsnit naevnte beviser efter den fastsatte frists udloeb men inden den 1. marts 1985, inddrager interventionsorganet 20 % af det udbetalte beloeb. Konstateres det, at virksomheden, der foretager alkoholtilsaetningen, ikke har betalt opkoebsprisen til producenten, udbetaler interventionsorganet inden den 1. april 1985 et beloeb lig med stoettebeloebet til producenten, i givet fald gennem interventionsorganet i den medlemsstat, hvor producenten er hjemhoerende. Naar det i artikel 4, stk. 3, omhandlede tillaeg til minimumsopkoebsprisen anvendes, foretager interventionsorganet ved frigivelse af sikkerheden de noedvendige justeringer. Artikel 10 1. Medlemsstaterne giver senest den 29. februar 1984 Kommissionen meddelelse om de maengder vin, der er anfoert i godkendte kontrakter om destillation. 2. Destillerierne sender senest den 10. i hver maaned interventionsorganet en oversigt over de maengder vin, der er destilleret i den foregaaende maaned, opdelt paa de i artikel 3, stk. 1, foerste afsnit, i forordning (EOEF) nr. 2179/83 anfoerte kategorier. 3. Medlemsstaterne giver senest den 20. i hver maaned pr. telex Kommissionen meddelelse vedroerende den foregaaende maaned om de destillerede maengder vin, og om de tilsvarende maengder opnaaede produkter udtrykt i ren alkohol med de i stk. 2 fastsatte specificeringer. 4. Medlemsstaterne giver senest den 30. september 1984 meddelelse om de tilfaelde, hvor destilleriet eller forarbejdningsvirksomheden ikke har opfyldt deres forpligtelser, og oplyser, hvilke foranstaltninger der er truffet. Artikel 11 Omregningen af de i denne forordning anfoerte beloeb til national valuta sker efter den repraesentative kurs for vin pr. 16. december 1983, idet denne anvendes med tilbagevirkende kraft fra den 1. september 1983. Artikel 12 Denne forordning traeder i kraft paa dagen for offentliggoerelsen i De Europaeiske Faellesskabers Tidende. Den anvendes fra den 1. september 1983. Denne forordning er bindende i alle enkeltheder og gaelder umiddelbart i hver medlemsstat. Udfaerdiget i Bruxelles, den 22. august 1983. Paa Kommissionens vegne Poul DALSAGER Medlem af Kommissionen (1) EFT nr. L 54 af 5. 3. 1979, s. 1. (2) EFT nr. L 163 af 22. 6. 1983, s. 48. (3) EFT nr. L 212 af 3. 8. 1983, s. 1.