CELEX: 31974R1913
Language: en
Date: 1974-07-22 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1913/74 of the Council of 22 July 1974 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

No L 202/8                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                24. 7. 74
                                REGULATION ( EEC) No 1913/74 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                       of 22 July 1974
               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                                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                                      Article 1
Economic Community ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      The distillation of table wines of type A II shall be
816/70 (') of 28 April 1970 laying down additional                permitted subject to the conditions laid down by this
provisions for the common organization of the market              Regulation .
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 ;
                                                                  1 . Producers who wish to have all or part of their
Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 816/70                   harvest of table wine distilled shall conclude delivery
provides that measures may be adopted for the distilla­           contracts, where appropriate through the intervention
tion of table wines if the granting of aid to private             agency, with the distillers of their choice .
storage alone is unlikely to be effective in restoring
price levels ;                                                    2.     Under such contracts :
Whereas aids to private storage of table wines have               (a) the distiller shall purchase the quantity of table
been granted since the end of 1973 for wines of types                  wine stated in the contract ;
R I, R II, R III, A I and A II ; whereas the prices for
some of these wines are below the activating price ;              (b) the distiller shall distil such wine and shall pay for
                                                                       it a price which shall not' be less than the price
Whereas the abundant harvest of 1973/74 has yielded                    referred to in Article 3 .
supplies considerably in excess of the normal require­
ments of this wine marketing year ;                               3.     The contracts shall specify :
Whereas the conditions of the commencement of a                   (a) the quantity, colour and actual alcoholic strength
distillation operation are fulfilled ;                                 of the table wines to be distilled ;
Whereas it is necessary to lay down the conditions                (b) the name and address of the producer ;
under which this operation should take place ;                    (c) the place at which the wine is stored ;
whereas the price for wines to be distilled should not
act as an encouragement to the production of wines                (d) the name of the distiller or the registered business
primarily for the purpose of distillation , but should                 or company name of the distillery ;
nevertheless be sufficiently attractive for the operation         (e) the address of the distillery.
to be effective ;
Whereas, in order to limit the scope of the measure,                                        Article 3
its duration should be restricted ; whereas means must
also be found of bringing distillation operations to an            1 , The minimum purchase price for table wines of
end if prices for the table wines referred to above               type A II to be distilled is hereby fixed at 1-77 units
should rise above the activating price ;                          of account per degree and per hectolitre .
Whereas the prices for wines to be distilled will not
permit the products thereby obtained to be marketed               2 . The price referred to shall apply in respect of
on normal terms ; whereas aid should therefore be                 unaltered product, ex-producer's premises.
 paid and its amount determined, taking account of
 normal costs, at a level which will make it possible to                                    Article 4
 market products of distillation ;
Whereas in each Member State concerned there must                  1.     Distillation may not take place before 1 5 August
be a body responsible for applying the provisions in               1974 or after 31 October 1974 .
question ,
                                                                   2.     However, it may be decided to bring forward the
(') OJ No L 99 , 5 . 5 . 1970 , p. 1 .                            closing date for distillation , particularly if the average
{?) OJ No L 166 , 21 . 6 . 1974, p. 1 .                            prices for table wine of type A II on all markets
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should for two consecutive weeks remain at a level              3 . The aid may be paid only upon production of a
above the activating price .                                   contract as referred to in Article 2 and upon proof
                                                               being given that distillation took place within the
                          Article 5                             period during which such operation was authorized
                                                                pursuant to Article 4.
Products of the distillation of table wines may have an
alcoholic strength :
— of 86 ° or more ,                                                                    Article 7
— of 85 ° or less ,
with a tolerance of 0-4 0 above or below.                       1.   Member States shall designate an intervention
                                                               agency to be responsible for applying the provisions
                          Article 6
                                                               of this Regulation .
1.     For each hectolitre of wine distilled aid shall be      2. The competent intervention agency shall be the
paid by the intervention agency.                               agency of the State on whose territory distillation
                                                               takes place .
2. The amount of the aid is hereby fixed at :
— 0-93 unit of account per degree and per hectolitre
     if the wine was processed into a product referred                                 Article 8
     to in Article 5 , first indent,
— 0-85 unit of account per degree and per hectolitre           This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
     if the wine was processed into a product referred         publication in the Official Journal of the European
     to in Article 5 , second indent.                           Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 22 July 1974.
                                                                           For the Council
                                                                             The President
                                                                        J. SAUVAGNARGUES