Commission Regulation (EC) No 1530/2005 of 21 September 2005 opening crisis distillation as provided for in Article 30 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for table wine in Italy
Date: 2005-09-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, agricultural surplus, distillation, market intervention, table wine, viticulture

22.9.2005

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1530/2005

of 21 September 2005

opening crisis distillation as provided for in Article 30 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for
table wine in Italy

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of
in
wine (1), and in particular Article 33(1)(f) thereof,

the market

Whereas:

Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 provides
for the possibility of a crisis distillation measure in the
event of exceptional market disturbance due to major
surpluses. Such measures may be limited to certain cate-
gories of wine and/or certain areas of production, and
may apply to quality wines psr at the request of the
Member State concerned.

in wine with regard to market mechanisms (2) as regards
the distillation measure provided for in Article 30 of
Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999. Other provisions of
Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 must also apply,
in
particular those concerning the delivery of alcohol to
intervention agencies and the payment of advances.

The price distillers must pay producers should be set at a
level that permits the market disturbance to be dealt with
by allowing producers to take advantage of the possi-
bility afforded by this measure.

The product of crisis distillation must be raw or neutral
alcohol only, for compulsory delivery to the intervention
agency in order to avoid disturbing the market
for
potable alcohol, which is supplied largely by the distil-
lation provided for in Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No
1493/1999.

(6)

(7)

(8)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Wine,

By letter of 3 June 2005,
requested that crisis distillation be opened for
wine produced in its territory.

the Italian Government
table

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Considerable surpluses have been recorded on the table
wine market in Italy, which are reflected in a fall in prices
and a worrying rise in stocks towards the end of the
2004/05 marketing year.
this
negative trend, and so remedy the difficult market
situation, stocks of table wine should be reduced to a
level that can be regarded as normal in terms of covering
market requirements.

to reverse

In order

Article 1

Crisis distillation as provided for in Article 30 of Regulation
(EC) No 1493/1999 is hereby opened for a maximum of 2
million hectolitres of table wine in Italy,
in accordance with
the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 concerning
this type of distillation.

Since the conditions laid down in Article 30(5) of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1493/1999 are satisfied, a crisis distil-
lation measure should be opened for a maximum of 2
million hl of table wine.

Producers may conclude contracts as provided for in Article 65
of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 (hereinafter referred to as the
contract) from 25 September to 10 October 2005.

Article 2

The crisis distillation opened by this Regulation must
comply with the conditions laid down by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 of 25 July 2000 laying
down detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No
1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market

Contracts shall be accompanied by proof that a security equal
to EUR 5 per hectolitre has been lodged.

Contracts may not be transferred.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation last amended by the 2003

(2) OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 45. Regulation last amended by Regulation

Act of Accession.

(EC) No 1219/2005 (OJ L 199, 29.7.2005, p. 45).

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Article 3

1.
If the total quantity covered by the contracts submitted to
the intervention agency exceeds the quantity laid down in
Article 1,
Italy shall determine the rate of reduction to be
applied to the above contracts.

Italy shall

take the administrative steps necessary to
2.
approve the above contracts by 31 October 2005 at
the
latest. The approval shall specify any rate of reduction applied
and the quantity of wine accepted per contract and shall
stipulate that the producer may cancel the contract where the
quantity to be distilled is reduced.

Italy shall notify the Commission before 30 November 2005 of
the quantities of wine covered by approved contracts.

Italy may limit the number of contracts that individual

3.
producers may conclude under this Regulation.

Article 4

The quantities of wine covered by approved contracts
1.
shall be delivered to the distilleries by 31 January 2006 at the
latest. The alcohol obtained must be delivered to the inter-
vention agency in accordance with Article 6(1) by 31 March
2006 at the latest.

The security shall be forfeit where no delivery is made within
the time limit laid down in paragraph 1.

Article 5

The minimum price paid for wine delivered for distillation
under this Regulation shall be EUR 1,914/% vol/hl.

Article 6

1.
Distillers shall deliver the product obtained from distil-
lation to the intervention agency. That product shall be of an
alcoholic strength of at least 92 % vol.

The price the intervention agency must pay distillers for
2.
raw alcohol delivered shall be EUR 2,281/% vol/hl. The
payment shall be made in accordance with Article 62(5) of
Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000.

Distillers may receive an advance of EUR 1,122/% vol/hl. on
that amount. In that case the advance shall be deducted from
the price actually paid. Articles 66 and 67 of Regulation (EC)
No 1623/2000 shall apply.

Article 7

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
the European
that of
Union.

its publication in the Official

Journal of

The security shall be released for the quantities delivered

2.
when the producer presents proof of delivery to a distillery.

It shall apply from 25 September 2005.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 September 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission