CELEX: 31974R2501
Language: en
Date: 1974-10-02 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2501/74 of the Council of 2 October 1974 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1794/74 laying down general rules governing the distillation of table wines during the period from 15 July 1974 to 30 September 1974

3 . 10 . 74                           Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 268/ 11
                               REGULATION (EEC) No 2501/74 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                    of 2 October 1974
                 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1794/74 laying down general rules governing the
                 distillation of table wines during the period from 15 July 1974 to 30 September
                                                             1974
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                           2. Distillation may not take place before 1 5
COMMUNITIES,                                                         July 1974 or after 15 November 1974.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                3 . However, it may be decided to bring forward
Economic Community ;                                                 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
81 6/70 (!) of 28 April 1970 laying dowri 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 ;                                Article 2
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
Whereas Article 4 ( 1 ) of Council Regulation (EEC) No            The following Article shall be substituted for Article 6
 1 794/74 (3) of 10 July 1974 laying down general rules           of Regulation (EEC) No 1 794/74 :
governing the distillation of table wines during the                 'Article 6
period from 15 July 1974 to 30 September 1974, lays
down that distillation may not take place after 30                    1.    For each hectolitre of wine distilled, aid shall
September 1974 ;                                                     be paid by the intervention agency.
Whereas only small quantities of wine have been                      2.    The amount of the aid is hereby fixed at :
distilled in certain regions of the Community because
the distilleries had limited capacity ;                              — 0-53 unit of account per degree and per hecto­
Whereas, with a view the ensuring uniform market                         litre if the wine was processed into a product
                                                                         referred to in the first indent of Article 5 ;
support in all regions of the Community, the period
of distillation should be extended for those quantities              — 0-45 unit of account per degree and per hecto­
of wine in respect of which a distillation contract was                  litre if the wine was processed into a product
concluded before 30 September 1974 ;                                     referred to in the second indent of Article 5.
Whereas current prices on the markets in the                         3. The aid may be paid only upon production
products obtained by the distillation of table wines are             of a contract as referred to in Article 2 and upon
lower than those in July ; whereas account should be                 proof being given that :
taken of this development in order to avoid jeopar­
dizing the rationalization of the market in table wines,             — such contract was concluded during the period
                                                                         referred to in Article 4 ( 1 ),
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                     — distillation took place during the . period
                           Article 1                                     referred to in Article 4 (2).'
The following Article shall be substituted for Article 4
of Regulation (EEC) No 1794/74 :                                                         Article 3
       'Article 4
                                                                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 October
       1.    The delivery contracts referred to in Article 2      1974.
       may not be concluded before 15 July 1974 or after
       30 September 1974.                                         However, Article 1 shall apply from 1 October 1974.
                 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
( i ) OJ No L 99, 5. 5. 1970, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 166, 21 . 6. 1974, p. 1 .
(3 OJ No L 187, 11 . 7. 1974, p. 29 .