CELEX: 51976PC0272
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Date: 1976-05-31
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending for the second time Regulation (EEC) No 567/76 laying down general rules governing the distillation of table wines for which the distillation contract must be approved before 15 April 1976 (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                           Brussels . 31 May 1976.
                                                                   V
                    \      Proposal for a
                    COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
  amending for the second time Regulation (EEC ) NO 567/76 laying
                      down general rules
                 governing the distillation
                 of table wines for which the
            distillation contract must be approved
                      before 15 April 1976                  >
         ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
                                                             ν
  COMC76) 272 final .
 ---pagebreak---                            EXPLANATORY NOTE
                           i<a9GSssiBnsstf'X.9BBCt»utt»caas
            Council Regulation (EEC)                567/76 of 15 March 1976 laying down
general rules governing the distillation of table wines for which the
distillation contract must be approved 15 April 1976 ? amended by the Regulation
 (EEC ) N® 798/76 opened up the possibility to distill table wines*
            The probable quantity to be distilled within the framework of this
distillation operation had been estimated at 4                   hi * In actual fact the
quantity for which contracts have been requested in less than 2*6 mn hi *
            This option has not been taken up by producer's in certain regions of
the Community* It is therefore preferable to extend the period during which
contracts may be concluded so that these producers may also benefit from the
distillation operations «
            The Council has already taken a decision of prinoiple to proceed with
this amendment *
 ---pagebreak---                      COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )}
          amending for the second time Regulation ( EEC ) No 567 / 76
                          laying down general rules
                         governing the!      distillation
                        of table wines; for which the
                  distillation contract must be approved
                              before 15    kpril 1976
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
                   ttre-TrB-a-ty-es t abli s hing" 1 he~Europ e arrE c onomiu
Community ,
Having   regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 816 / 70 of 28 April 1970
laying   down additional provisions for the common organization of the
                  1ν      , . .        . .!
market   in wine ( ) , as last amended' by Regulation ( EEC ) No              ne ( 2 )
and in   particular Article 7(1 ) thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
( 1 ) OJ No L 99 , 5.5.1970 , p . 1
r ) OJ No L 135 , 24.5.1976 , p .
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YJoexeas Articles 1(1 ) and 3 of Cour cil Regulation ( EEC ) No 567/ 76 of
15 March 1976 laying down general i u3.es governing the distillation of
table wines for which the distillat ion contract must be approved
before 15 April 1976 ( ), as amende d        by Regulation (EEC ) No 798/76 (2 )
                         A
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laid down time limits for the concl vision of distillation contracts ,
their approval by intervention age'r cies and the progress of
distillation ; whereas some producei4s who hesitated to avail them-
selves of the option created by the Regulation did not submit an
application in time ; whereas , there fore , a quantity smaller than that
needed to clear the market will be distilled ; whereas provision shoulc
therefore be made for a second dist illation operation ;
                                      I
Whereas it is necessary to provide that , for the second distillation
operation , the minimum buying-in pi^ice can be paid by the inter-
vention agency in one payment in oi    ider to minimize administrative
procedures ;
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Whereas the provisions laying down a date by which distillation
operations must be terminated may <ireate difficulties when unforeseen
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events compel distilleries to suspe : nd distillation for a certain
period; whereas, to ensure maximumj       distillation efficiency , it is
advisable that in chance circumstar Lees o-r in cases of force majeure ,
the intervention agency of the Memt    j> er State concerned should be in
a position to authorize the distil]series concerned to resume
distillation operations for a numbe sr of days equal to the number of
days during which distillation was suspended ,
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 ( 1 ) OJ No L 67, 15.3.1976 , p . 25
 r ) OJ No L 93 ,   8.4.1976 , p . 10
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mirADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                               Article 1
     Article 1(1 ) of Regulation (E )C ) No 567/ 76 shall be replaced by
the following paragraph :
     "1.       For the first operatlLon , producers who wish to have
          all or part of their harv33st of table wine distilled shall
          conclude revocable delive :::y contracts with the distillers of
          their choice before 31 Ha:::ch 1976 . These contracts shall be
          valid only if they are ap Droved
                                      3       by the intervention agency
          before 15 April 1976 .
               For the second opera! tion , producers who wish to have
          all or part of their harvl 3st   of table wine distilled shall
          conclude revocable delivery contracts with the distillers
          of their choice before 15 June 1976 .     These contracts shall
          be valid onlv if the.v are approved by the intervention
          agency before 30 June 197p ."
                               Artie le 2
     Article 2 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 567/76 shall be supplemented
by the following paragraph :
     " 7.      Within the framework     of the second operation referred
          to in Article 1(1 ), the "minimum buying-in price may be paid
          by the intervention agenc y in one payment after distillation
          of the total quantity of ^vine figuring in the contract ."
                                                              • • •/• • •
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                                 Art i die 3
     Article 3 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 567/76 shall be replaced by
the following :
     " 1.'      'During the first operation , distillation may not take
           place before 1 April 1970 or after 31 July 1976 .
                 During the second ope ration , distillation may not take
           place before 15 June 1976 or after 30 September 1976 .
       2,        Should a distillery t e compelled to suspend distillation
           operations as a result of chance circumstances , or force
           majeure , the intervention agency of the Member State concerned
           may authorize it to resume distillation for a number of
           days equal to the number o f days during which distillation
           iwas suspended . Distillation must , however , be completed by
           no later than 30 September 1976 ."
                                 Artidle 4
     This Regulation shall enter m to force on the day of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
     It shall be applicable from 1 June 1976 .
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     This Regulation shall be bindiig in its entirety and directly
applicable in all Member States .:
                                     Done at Brussels ,
                                                 . •         '
                                                     For the Council
                                             ' ■ * . The President
                                     i
 ---pagebreak---                   FINANCIAL            RECORD
                                                                                    Dat«     25.5.1976
    1. Relevant Budget heading : 6912 ( intervention in the vine sector : distillation);
                                    Proposal for a Council Regulation on the second amendment to j-
   2, Title of the project t Regulation (EEC ) 'No . 567/76 laying down general rules governing
                                    the distillation of table vines                                                 i I
   3. légal basts î Article 7 ( l ) of Council Régulation (EEC) Ho . 816/70
         Objectives of the . pfoject i introduction of a second stage distillation of table wines
                                        for removal of market surpluses since the quantities
                                        provided for by the first stage distillation were not used
I 5 » jFinancial implications                     ICDuring
                                                     marketing:  thevearjIII year
                                                                             Current     financial
                                                                                                   -
                                                                                                     Following finan­
                                                                                                     cial year    .     •
  5,0 Cost                                                   1
         - chargeable to . the EC Budget
            ( intervention )                         9.5-14 mûc, u.a .        9.5-14 ma ^ u.a .
         - chargeable to + he National
            Administrations
         - chargeable to other National
            sectors               -     – –       '
  5.1 Revenue
         - own resources EC
            ( Levies/Customs Duties )
         - National levy
                                                    Year                      Year                   Year
  5.0.1 Multiannual timetable - cost This measure is limited to the year 1976
  5.1.1 Mult iannual t imetable - revenue                                                                             *
  5.2 Method of calculation                                        .
                  1 - 1.5 mn hl x 9*5 u.a. /hl                                                                   %
| 6. 0 Possible financing by credits written into the relative chapter of the current Budget
!                             Y« iQ                            i
     6» 3 Credits to be entered in future budgets                                                 Ho
     Cowoents : ( l ) The financing of the distillation initially provided for by Regulation
    ( EEC )         567/ 76 was calculated at 4 mn u*a# It has become apparent that under this
    provision only 2.3-2.6 mn hi Hill be distilled in this operation* The unspent amounts
    attributed for this operation may be used for the seoond stage distillation .