PRODUCTS DELIVERED , IT IS ALSO NECESSARY TO FIX , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 24 ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 816/70 , A STANDARD NATURAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH FOR EACH WINE-GROWING YEAR AND EACH WINE-GROWING ZONE ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , BY VIRTUE OF ARTICLE 24 ( 5 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 816/70 , PRODUCERS IN CERTAIN ZONES ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE OBLIGATION IN QUESTION ; WHEREAS , IN THE ABSENCE OF PRECISE INFORMATION ON THE ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH OF WINES FOR THE COMING WINE-GROWING YEAR , THIS DETERMINATION MAY BE MADE BY REFERENCE TO THE AVERAGE STRENGTHS RECORDED IN THE WINE-GROWING ZONES CONCERNED IN PREVIOUS WINE-GROWING YEARS , TAKING INTO ACCOUNT IMPROVEMENTS IN QUALITY ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , IT APPEARS NECESSARY TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO ALTER THE ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH REFERRED TO ABOVE TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE QUALITY OF THE VINTAGE ;
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE DISTILLATION ARRANGEMENTS ARE FULLY EFFECTIVE , PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR CERTAIN TIME LIMITS ON THE OPERATIONS TO BE CARRIED OUT BY PRODUCERS AND DISTILLERS ; WHEREAS IT IS ALSO ADVISABLE TO SPECIFY WHAT CONSTITUTES PROOF IN RESPECT OF THE DELIVERY OF MARC , LEES AND WINE TO DISTILLERS , SUCH PROOF TO VARY ACCORDING TO WHETHER THE DISTILLER IS ESTABLISHED IN THE SAME MEMBER STATE AS THE PRODUCER OR IN SOME OTHER MEMBER STATE ;
WHEREAS CERTAIN CONDITIONS SHOULD BE LAID DOWN FOR THE APPROVAL OF DISTILLERS REGARDING THE QUALITY OF THE FINAL PRODUCT ;
WHEREAS STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT , IN THE EVENT OF THE SUPERVISED WITHDRAWAL OF THE BY-PRODUCTS OF WINE-MAKING , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 7 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1930/76 , A BALANCE IS MAINTAINED VIS-A-VIS PRODUCERS WHO MEET THE OBLIGATION REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 24 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 816/70 ;
WHEREAS THE NEED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF WINE REQUIRES THAT ALL MARC AND LEES BE DISTILLED ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE ADVISABLE TO PROHIBIT THE DISTILLATION OF WINE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WINE-GROWING YEAR ;
WHEREAS THE SECOND PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 8 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1930/76 PROVIDES THAT THE EXEMPTION IN RESPECT OF INDIVIDUAL SMALL-SCALE PRODUCERS FROM THE OBLIGATION CONTAINED IN ARTICLE 24 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 816/70 MAY BE RAISED TO A MAXIMUM OF 25 HECTOLITRES ; WHEREAS THE SAID MAXIMUM IS APPROPRIATE FOR THIS WINE-GROWING YEAR IN VIEW OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE SITUATION IN CERTAIN MEMBER STATES ;
WHEREAS , SO THAT THE COMMISSION MAY KEEP A GENERAL WATCH ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE OBLIGATION TO DISTIL THE BY-PRODUCTS OF WINE-MAKING , IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNED TO NOTIFY IT REGULARLY OF THE QUANTITIES DELIVERED TO INTERVENTION AGENCIES AND SOLD BY THOSE AGENCIES AND OF THE QUANTITIES OF GRAPE MARC SPIRIT OR WINE SPIRIT PRODUCED IN THAT CONNECTION ;
WHEREAS THE COMMISSION NEEDS ALSO TO BE INFORMED OF THE MEASURES TAKEN