THE PRODUCTS OF DISTILLATION AT MARKET PRICES ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO DETERMINE THE CRITERIA FOR FIXING THE AMOUNT OF AID SO AS TO ENABLE THE PRODUCTS OBTAINED TO BE DISPOSED OF ;
WHEREAS PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE MINIMUM PRICE GUARANTEED TO PRODUCERS TO BE PAID TO THEM , AS A GENERAL RULE , WITHIN TIME LIMITS WHICH WILL ENABLE THEM TO OBTAIN A PROFIT COMPARABLE TO THAT WHICH THEY WOULD HAVE OBTAINED FROM A COMMERCIAL SALE ; WHEREAS , IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES , IT IS ESSENTIAL TO ADVANCE THE PAYMENT OF AID DUE TO THEM UNDER THE DISTILLATION MEASURES DECIDED UPON PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 AS FAR AS POSSIBLE , WHILE GUARANTEEING THAT OPERATIONS ARE CORRECTLY CARRIED OUT BY MEANS OF AN APPROPRIATE SYSTEM OF SECURITIES ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE MEASURE TO REALIZE ITS GOAL TO ITS FULL EXTENT IN THE MEMBER STATES , PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE PROCEDURE OF PAYMENT OF ADVANCES ADAPTED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS OF THE DIFFERENT MEMBER STATES ;
WHEREAS , ON THE BASIS OF EXPERIENCE GAINED , A CERTAIN MARGIN SHOULD BE ALLOWED FOR THE QUANTITY OF WINE SPECIFIED IN THE DELIVERY CONTRACTS ; WHEREAS , MOREOVER , PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE , IN THE EVENT OF CHANCE CIRCUMSTANCES OR FORCE MAJEURE , FOR AID TO BE PAID IN RESPECT OF THE QUANTITY OF WINE WHICH HAS ACTUALLY BEEN DISTILLED ;
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE DISTILLATION MEASURE TO ACHIEVE ITS FULL PURPOSE AND IN ORDER TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE REALITY OF THE MARKET OF WINES INTENDED FOR DISTILLATION , IT APPEARS APPROPRIATE TO ALLOW THESE WINES TO BE PROCESSED INTO WINE FORTIFIED FOR DISTILLATION BOTH BY DISTILLERS AND BY MANUFACTURERS ;
WHEREAS THE MANUFACTURE OF WINE FORTIFIED FOR DISTILLATION MUST TAKE PLACE IN THE VICINITY OF THE PLACE WHERE THE TABLE WINE IS HELD IN ORDER TO LIMIT TRANSPORT COSTS TO DISTILLERIES A LONG DISTANCE AWAY ; WHEREAS AUTHORIZATION OF THE MANUFACTURE OF WINE FORTIFIED FOR DISTILLATION IN A MEMBER STATE OTHER THAN THAT IN WHICH THE PRODUCER ' S WINERY IS LOCATED IS NOT JUSTIFIED ECONOMICALLY AND IS LIKELY TO CREATE SERIOUS MONITORING PROBLEMS ; WHEREAS IT SEEMS APPROPRIATE , THEREFORE , TO STIPULATE THAT THE MANUFACTURE OF WINE FORTIFIED FOR DISTILLATION MAY TAKE PLACE ONLY IN THE COUNTRY WHERE THE TABLE WINE HAS BEEN PRODUCED ; WHEREAS IT IS FURTHER APPROPRIATE THAT MEMBER STATES SHOULD BE ABLE TO RESTRICT THE PLACES AT WHICH WINE FORTIFIED FOR DISTILLATION MAY BE PROCESSED IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE MOST APPROPRIATE FORM OF SUPERVISION ;
WHEREAS , IN EACH MEMBER STATE CONCERNED , A BODY SHOULD BE MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS IN QUESTION ;
WHEREAS THE QUANTITY OF TABLE WINE WHICH MAY BE DISTILLED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 IS LIMITED FOR EACH PRODUCER TO A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF HIS PRODUCTION ; WHEREAS CONTROL OF COMPLIANCE