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WHEREAS PRODUCERS WHO DELIVER THEIR MARC FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF OENOCYANIN GENERALLY SUPPLY NON-FERMENTED GRAPE MARC ; WHEREAS THE TREATMENT WHICH SUCH MARC UNDERGOES FOR THE EXTRACTION OF OENOCYANIN MAKES IT UNSUITABLE FOR FERMENTATION AND DISTILLATION THEREAFTER ; WHEREAS THOSE PRODUCERS SHOULD THEREFORE BE EXEMPTED IN PROPORTION TO THEIR PRODUCTION OF GRAPE MARC ;
WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 11 ( 1 ) OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 338/79 OF 5 FEBRUARY 1979 LAYING DOWN SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO QUALITY WINES PRODUCED IN SPECIFIED REGIONS ( 6 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2145/82 ( 7 ) , A YIELD PER HECTARE IS FIXED FOR EACH QUALITY WINE PSR , WHICH FACILITATES OBSERVANCE OF THE PROHIBITION AGAINST THE PRESSING OF WINE LEES AND OVERPRESSING OF GRAPES ; WHEREAS , MOREOVER , THE MARCS AND LEES OF WHITE QUALITY WINES PSR CONTAIN LITTLE ALCOHOL ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , IT IS DESIRABLE FOR A REDUCED RATE TO BE APPLIED TO THESE PRODUCTS ;
WHEREAS , IF THE WINE TO BE DELIVERED FOR DISTILLATION IS USED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF WINE VINEGAR , THE VOLUME OF ALCOHOL DELIVERED TO INTERVENTION AGENCIES IS LIKELY TO BE REDUCED ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , PRODUCERS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO DISCHARGE THEIR OBLIGATION TO DISTIL BY DELIVERING TO THE VINEGAR INDUSTRY THE WINE WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE BE NECESSARY TO MAKE UP THE QUANTITY FOR COMPULSORY DISTILLATION ;
WHEREAS , WHERE THE BY-PRODUCTS OF WINE-MAKING ARE WITHDRAWN UNDER SUPERVISION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 39 ( 4 ) AND ( 5 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 , IT IS IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THAT ALL BY-PRODUCTS OF THE PROCESSING OF GRAPES HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN BY THE END OF THE WINE YEAR IN WHICH THEY WERE PRODUCED ; WHEREAS , FOR THIS PURPOSE , PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR AN APPROPRIATE MONITORING SYSTEM , WITHOUT THIS GIVING RISE TO DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS , ESPECIALLY IN MEMBER STATES WHOSE WINE PRODUCTION IS VERY LOW ;
WHEREAS , THE PROOF REQUIRED THAT MARC , LEES OR WINE HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO A DISTILLER SHOULD DIFFER ACCORDING TO WHETHER THE DISTILLER IS ESTABLISHED IN THE SAME MEMBER STATE AS THE PRODUCER OR IN ANOTHER MEMBER STATE ;
WHEREAS DISTILLERS MAY , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 39 ( 6 ) , ARTICLE 40 ( 4 ) OR ARTICLE 41 ( 5 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 , EITHER QUALIFY FOR AID IN RESPECT OF THE PRODUCT TO BE DISTILLED OR DELIVER TO THE INTERVENTION AGENCY THE PRODUCT OBTAINED BY DISTILLATION ; WHEREAS THE AMOUNT OF THE AID SHOULD BE FIXED IN THE LIGHT OF THE MARKET PRICE FOR THE VARIOUS PRODUCTS WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED BY DISTILLATION ;
WHEREAS , TO QUALIFY FOR THE AID , THE PARTIES CONCERNED MUST LODGE AN APPLICATION ACCOMPANIED BY A NUMBER OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ; WHEREAS , TO ENSURE THAT THE SYSTEM OPERATES UNIFORMLY IN ALL MEMBER STATES , TIME LIMITS FOR