CELEX: 51988PC0281
Language: en
Date: 1988-05-20
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 on the common organization of the market in wine (presented by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                  COM(88 ) 281 final
                                                  Brussels , 20 May 1988
                                                                            /
                                   Proposal for a
                         COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
  amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 822 / 87 on the common organization of the
                                   market in wine
                      ( presented by the Commission )
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                               EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The European Council of February 1988 decided to depreciate intervention
stocks .
When public intervention stocks are involved , depreciation is carried out in
accordance with Articles 7 and 8 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 1883 / 78 on the
financing of interventions by the Guarantee Section of the EAGGF . This is the
case of alcohol in public storage from compulsory distillation as provided for
in Article 39 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 822 / 87 on the common organization of the
market in wine .
However , in the case of alcohol from distillation as provided for in Articles
35 and 36 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 822 / 87 , that procedure does not apply . For
such alcohol the EAGGF bears only the costs arising from disposal in sectors
other than on the markets for alcohol and spirituous beverages produced in the
Community .   In that case depreciation must be carried out on another legal
basis .
It is proposed that the stocks be devalued by amending Regulation ( EEC ) No
822 / 87 . This devaluation must involve a payment on account to the Member
States .
 ---pagebreak---                                        Proposai for a
                               COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
                   amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 822 / 87 on the common
                            organization of the market in wine
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and
in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ,
Whereas the European Council of 11 and 12 February 1988 laid down as a
guideline the elimination of potential costs inherent in stocks of
agricultural products ;
Whereas , in the case of alcohol from distillation as provided for in Article 39 of
Council Régulation ( EEC ) No 822 / 87 ( 1 ), as last amended by Commission Régulation ( EEC )
No 3992/87 (2), public stocks are in future to be depreciated by the difference
between the buying-in price and the foreseeable disposal value pursuant to
Articles 7 and 8 of Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1883 / 78 of 2 August 1978
laying down general rules for the financing of interventions by the European
Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund , Guarantee Section ( 3 ), as last
amended by Régulation ( EEC ) No 2095/87 (4);
(1)  OJ No L 84 ,  27.3.1987 , p. I .
(2)  OJ No L 377,   31.12.1987, p.20.
(3)  OJ No L 216 , 5.8.1978 , p. 1 .
(4 ) OJ No L 196,   17.7.1987, p.3.
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Whereas , as regards alcohol from distillation as provided for in Articles 35
and 36 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 822 /87 , the EAGGF is to bear only the costs
arising from its disposal in sectors other than on the markets for alcohol and
spirituous beverages produced in the Community ; whereas , to devaluate such
alcohol in a way similar to that by which alcohol from distillation as
provided for in Article 39 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 822 /87 is depreciated , a
special provision is required ;    whereas that provision should be inserted into
Regulation ( EEC ) No 822 / 87 ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                       Article 1
The following subparagraphs are hereby inserted after the first subparagraph of
Article 37(2 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 822 / 87 :
"From 1 October 1988 quantities bought in by intervention agencies shall
qualify for a payment on account of the cost of disposal of the products of
distillation . The amount of the payment on account shall be fixed by the
Commission before the beginning of each financial year , taking account of the
difference between the buying-in price and the foreseeable selling price .
Notwithstanding     the     second  subparagraph ,   an    overall payment on
account shall be made to intervention agencies for products held at the end of
the 1988 financial year and taken over by the intervention agencies after
1 September 1982 ."
                                       Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States .
Done at Brussels                                     For the Council
 ---pagebreak---            FINANCIAL               STATEMENT
                                                                   Date : 11 April 1988
 1 . Budget heading : Article 1616                   Appropriations : 170m ECU
2 . Title : Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 822 / 87 on
                the common organization of the market in wine
3 . Legal basis : Articles 42 and 43 of the EEC Treaty
4 . Aims of project : The European Council of February 1988 decided to depreciate
                            intervention stocks .   In the case of alcohol obtained from
                            distillation ( Articles 35 and 36 of the basic Regulation on
                            wine ), an ad hoc Regulation is required as Regulation ( EEC )
                            No 1883 / 78 does not apply to the abovementioned alcohol ( 1 ).
                                                   period of          current           following
                                                   12 months     financial year     financial year
5.      Financial implications                                         ( 1988 )           ( 1989 )
5.0     Expenditure
        - charged to the EC budget
           ( refunds / intervention )                            ( a ) 154m     ECU (a)
        - national administration
        - other                                                  (b )               ( b ) 157m     ECU
5.1     Receipts
        - own resources of the EC
           ( levies / customs duties )
        - national
5.0.1 Estimated expenditure
5.1.1 Estimated receipts
5.2 Method of calculation :
      ( a ) 250m ECU     for old stocks of alcohol existing at the end of 1988 , of which
             154m ECU    for alcohol obtained under Articles 35 and 36
      ( b ) Dépréciation of new stocks :
             in 1989 : 1,63m   hl x 91 ECU / hl x 1,058 ( double rate ) = 157m ECU
6.0 Can the project be financed from appropriations enteied in the relevant chapter
      of the current budget ?                                                               yes
6.1 Can the project be financed by transfer between chapters of the current budget ?
                                                                                            yes / no
6.2 Is a supplementary budget necessary ?                                                   yes
6.3 Will future budget appropriations be necessary ?                                        yes
Observations : ( 1 ) Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1883 / 78 concerns general rules on the
                          financing of interventions by the EAGGF Guarantee Section .
                          It should be noted that the cost of the abovementioned depreciation
                          is given as a guideline since that cost is already included in the
                          overall financial statement appended to the draft Regulation
                          amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 1883 / 78 .
 ---pagebreak---                     FICHE D' IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L' EMPLOI
  I.    Quelle est la justification principale de la mesure 7
              La mesure projetée établit une relation d' ordre financier
              entre les organismes d 'intervention des Etats membres et la
              Commission . Les P.M.E. ne sont pas concernées
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  II .  Caractéristiques des entreprises concernées . En particulier :
        ( a ) Y a~t _ i l un grand nombre de PME ?
        ( b ) Note - t - on des concentrations dans des régions
              i . éligibles aux aides régionales des Etats membres ?
             ii . éligibles au Feder ? %
  III . Quelles sont les obligations imposées directement aux entreprises ?
  IV .  Quelles sont les obligations susceptibles d' être imposées indirectement
        aux entreprises via les autorités locales ?
  V.    Y a - t - il des mesures spéciales pour les PME ?              Lesquelles ?
  VI .   Quel est l' effet prévisible
        a) sur la compétitivité des entreprises ?
        b) sur l' emploi ?
" VII . Les partenaires sociaux ont -ils été consultés ?              Guels sont leurs
        avis ?
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