CELEX: 31974R2500
Language: en
Date: 1974-10-02 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2500/74 of the Council of 2 October 1974 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1913/74 laying down general rules governing the distillation of table wines of type A II during the period from 15 August 1974 to 31 October 1974

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                             REGULATION (EEC) No 2500/74 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                    of 2 October 1974
               amending Regulation (EEC) No 1913/74 laying down general rules governing the
               distillation of table wines of type A II during the period from 15 August 1974 to
                                                     31 October 1974
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                         2. Distillation may not take place before 15
COMMUNITIES,                                                        August 1974 or after 15 November 1974.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ;                                                3. However, it may be decided to bring forward
                                                                    the closing date for distillation, particularly if the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        average prices for all the types of table wine on all
816/70 (J) of 28 April 1970 laying down additional                  markets should for two consecutive weeks remain
provisions for the common organization of the market                at a level above the activating price.'
in wine, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
1 532/74 (2), and in particular Article 7 ( 1 ) thereof ;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
                                                                                        Article 2
Whereas Article 4 ( 1 ) of Council Regulation (EEC) No
1913/74 (3) of 22 July 1974 laying down general rules
governing the distillation of table wines of type A II           The following Article shall be substituted for Article 6
during the period from 15 August 1974 to 31 October              of Regulation (EEC) No 1913/74 :
1974 lays down that distillation may not take place
after 31 October 1974 ;                                             'Article 6
Whereas only small quantities of wine have been                     1.     For each hectolitre of wine distilled, aid shall
distilled because the distilleries had limited capacity ;           be paid by the intervention agency.
Whereas, with a view to ensuring complete market
support, the period of distillation should be extended              2.    The amount of the aid is hereby fixed at :
for those quantities of wine in respect of which a
distillation contract was concluded before 31 October
1974 ;                                                              — 0-98 unit of account per degree and per hecto­
                                                                        litre if the wine was processed into a product
Whereas current prices on the markets in the                            referred to in the first indent of Article 5,
products obtained by the distillation of table wines are
lower than those in July ; whereas account should be                — 0-90 unit of account per degree and per hectol­
taken of this development in order to avoid jeopar­                     itre if the wine was processed into a product
                                                                        referred to in the second indent of Article 5 .
dizing the rationalization of the market in table wines
of type A II,
                                                                    3. The aid may be paid only upon production
                                                                    of a contract as referred to in Article 2 and upon
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                       proof being given that :
                          Article 1                                 — such^ contract was concluded during the period
                                                                        referred to in Article 4 ( 1 ),
The -following Article shall be substituted for Article 4           — distillation took place during the period
of Regulation (EEC) No 1913/74 :                                        referred to in Article 4 (2).'
     ' Article 4
      1 . The delivery contracts referred to in Article 2
     may not be concluded before 15 August 1974 or
     after 31 October 1974.                                                             Article 3
(') OJ No L 99, 5 . 5. 1970, p. 1 .
(') OJ No L 166, 21 . 6. 1974, p. 1 .                            This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 October
(3) OJ No L 202, 24. 7. 1974, p. 8 .                             1974.
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
            Done at Luxembourg, 2 October 1974.
                                                                     For the Council
                                                                       The President
                                                                       Ch . BONNET