CELEX: 51974PC1611
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Date: 1974-10-07
Title: Proposal for a REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EEC) No 1794/74 laying down general rules governing the distillation of table wines during period from 15 July to 30 September 1974 (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OE THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                            COM(74) 1611 final
                                            Brussels . 7 October 1974
                                 Proposal for a
                         REGULATION ( EEC ) OF THE COUNCIL
          amending Regulation ( EEC) No 1794/74 laying down general
           rules governing the distillation of table wines during
               period from 15 July .to 30 September 1974
                 ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
  COM(74) 1611 final
 ---pagebreak---                                EXPLANATORY M EI-IORaNTJJM
 Council Regulation (EEC ) Ho 1794/74 of 10 July 1974 laying down general rules
 governing the distillation of table wines during the period from 15 July 1974
to 30 September 1974 provided for the distillation of table wines under certain
conditions , subject to a date limit of 30 September 1974* In certain regions
of one Member States , there have been technical difficulties making it impossible
to complete distillation in time .
In that Member State there are stilllcurrent supply contracts for table wines ,
affecting a total of more than one million hi .
In view of the time left and of the technical capacities of the distilleries , it
is impossible for this quantity to be distilled within the set time-limit .
It would therefore seem that the time-limit for technical distillation operations
should be extended while the deadline for conclusion of contracts should be left
unchanged .
An additional period of one and a half months would seem appropriate in view of
the quantities remaining to be distilled .
The amount of the aid was fixed by reference to the prices for alcohol and
potable spirits in July ,   Prices for these two products have fallen since that
time , and the aid must therefore be adjusted accordingly.
 ---pagebreak---                                   Proposal for a
                          REGULATION r(KBC) OF TOE .COUNCIL
          amending Regulation (EEC ) No 1794/74 laying down gni^ral rules
          governing the distillation of table wines during the period from
          15 July to 30 September 1974 -
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMIIUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 8l6/70^of 28 April 1970 laying down
additional provisions for the common organization of the market in wine , as last
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amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1532/74 » and. in particular Article ^ (l ) thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas Article (4) 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1794/74 3 laying down general rules
governing the distillation of table wines during the period from' 15 July 1974
to 30 September 1974 lays down that distillation may not take place after 30
September 1974 ;
Uhereas only small quantities of wins have been distilled in certain regions of
the Community because the distilleries had limited capacity ?
Whrereas , with a view to ensuring uniform market support in all . regions of the
Community , the period of distillation should be extended for those quantities
of wine in respect of which a distillation contract was concluded before 30
September 1974 ?
1 OJ NoL 99, 5 May 19?0 , p, 1
2 OJ No & 166, 21 June 1974, p.   1
3 OJ No L 187 , 11 July 1974 , p. 29
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas market prices for wine distillation prouuctta have fallen since Jux;y ;
whereas account should be taken of this development in order to avoid jeopardizing
     i     v.lisvtion of the wine market ;        '•] : '
HAS ADOPTJSD THIS REGULATION :
                                     Article 1
Article 4 of. Regulation (EEC ) No 1794/ 74 is replaced by the following :
"Article 4
 1 . The delivery contracts referred to in Article 2 may not be concluded before
     15 July 1974 or after 30 September 1974»
 2 . Distillation may not take place before 15 July 1974 or after 15 November 1971 *
 3* However , it may be decided to bring forward the closing date for distillation
     particularly if the average prices for all the types of table wine on all
     markets should fbr two consecutive weeks remain at a level above the activating
     price ."
                                     Article 2
Article 6 of Regulation (EEC ) No 1794/ 74 is replaced by the following :
"APticle 6
 1 , For each hectolitre of wine distilled aid shall be paid by the intervention
     agency .  .
 2# The amount of the aid is hereby fixed at :
     - 0.53 unit of account per degree and per hectolitre if the wine was processed
       into a product referred to in the first indent of Article 5i
                                   «
     – 0.45 unit of account per degree and per hectolitre if the wine was processed
       into a product referred to in the second indent of Article 5 »
 ---pagebreak--- 3 . The aid may be paid only upon production of a contract as referred to in
    Article 2 and upon proof being given tfcat :
    – such contract was concluded during the period referred to in Article 4(1 )
    – distillation took place during the period referred to in Article 4(2 ) •"
                                   Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following 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 ,
                                                 The President ,
 ---pagebreak---                               FINANCIAL ANNEX
This proposal for a Regulation would extend the period of validity of Regulation
(EEC ) No 1794/74 to 15 November 1974* In view of the low quantities distilled
tinder Regulation 1794/74 » it is -unlikely that the financial effect of this propo­
sal would increase the financial effect calculated on the original period of
application of Regulation 1724/72 (x)« Accordingly this proposal will not
create any new expenditure .
It is recalled that expenditure would "be chargeable to Article 691 (intervention
in favour of wine ) of the Budget of the European Communities#
(x) see doc COM (74) 9