TO SECURE ACCESS TO VOLUNTARY DISTILLATION OPERATIONS AND THAT WINE MARKETED AT THIS STAGE OF PRODUCTION CANNOT IN THIS WAY ELUDE COMPULSORY DISTILLATION ; WHEREAS , IN THE SAME CONCERN TO PREVENT ABUSE OF INTERVENTION MEASURES IT IS DESIRABLE TO LAY DOWN SPECIAL DEROGATIONS TO DEAL WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SPECULATIVE MOVEMENTS IN THE TRADE IN WINE PRODUCTS ;
WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO DETERMINE THE PRODUCTS WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED BY DISTILLATION , AND IN PARTICULAR TO DEFINE MINIMUM QUALITATIVE CHARACTERISTICS FOR NEUTRAL ALCOHOL ; WHEREAS , IN FIXING THESE CHARACTERISTICS , ACCOUNT MUST BE TAKEN OF PRESENT TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND OF THE NEED TO ENSURE THE PRODUCTION OF ALCOHOL WHICH CAN BE SOLD NORMALLY ON THE MARKETS FOR THE VARIOUS USES ;
WHEREAS , AS REGARDS VOLUNTARY DISTILLATION IT SHOULD BE LAID DOWN THAT PRODUCERS MUST CONCLUDE DELIVERY CONTRACTS WITH DISTILLERS WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE INTERVENTION AGENCY , IN ORDER TO ALLOW SUPERVISION OF THE OPERATIONS AND A CHECK ON THE COMPLIANCE OF BOTH PARTIES WITH THEIR OBLIGATIONS ; WHEREAS THIS SYSTEM ALSO MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO FOLLOW MORE CLEARLY THE QUANTITATIVE EFFECTS OF DISTILLATION OPERATIONS ON THE MARKET ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , ADJUSTMENT OF THE CONTRACTS SYSTEM IS NEEDED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE EXISTENCE BOTH OF PRODUCERS WHO WISH TO ENTRUST DISTILLATION TO A JOBBING DISTILLER AND OF PRODUCERS WHO HAVE DISTILLATION PLANT THEMSELVES ;
WHEREAS , ON THE BASIS OF EXPERIENCE GAINED , IT IS DESIRABLE TO ALLOW A CERTAIN TOLERANCE IN THE QUANTITY AND ACTUAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH BY VOLUME OF THE WINE IN THE DELIVERY CONTRACT ;
WHEREAS ARTICLE 6 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 MAKES RECOURSE TO THE DISTILLATION OPERATIONS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLES 11 , 12A AND 15 OF THAT REGULATION CONDITIONAL ON THE PRODUCER'S COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE INTERVENTION AGENCY TO RECEIVE PROOF THAT THE PRODUCER HAS MET THESE OBLIGATIONS ; WHEREAS THE NECESSARY PROVISIONS SHOULD BE ADOPTED TO ENSURE THAT NO FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION IS PAYABLE BY THE COMMUNITY IN CASES WHERE PRODUCERS HAVE NOT MET THE ABOVEMENTIONED OBLIGATIONS ;
WHEREAS THE PRICES SET FOR WINES FOR DISTILLATION IN ARTICLES 11 , 12A AND 15 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 ARE USUALLY SUCH THAT THE PRODUCTS OBTAINED BY DISTILLATION CANNOT BE DISPOSED OF UNDER MARKET CONDITIONS ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , CRITERIA SHOULD BE ADOPTED FOR FIXING THE AMOUNT OF THE AID SO AS TO MAKE POSSIBLE THE DISPOSAL OF THE PRODUCTS OBTAINED ;
WHEREAS , AS REGARDS THE PAYMENT OF AID TO DISTILLERS BY THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES , IT IS NECESSARY TO SET TIME LIMITS WHICH TAKE ACCOUNT BOTH OF THE NEED TO AVOID CREATING FINANCIAL PROBLEMS FOR THE DISTILLERS AND OF THE TIME NEEDED FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY TASKS ENTRUSTED TO THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES ; WHEREAS PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT OF AID TO THE DISTILLER ; WHEREAS , TO ENSURE THAT THE INTERVENTION