CELEX: 31976R2688
Language: en
Date: 1976-11-04
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2688/76 of 4 November 1976 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1931/76 in respect of certain distillation operations in the wine sector

No L 304/2                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                 6 . 11 . 76
                                        COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2688/76
                                                      of 4 November 1976
               amending Regulation ( EEC) No 1931 /76 in respect of certain distillation opera­
                                                    tions in the wine sector
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
COMMUNITIES ,
                                                                                              Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                The following Article shall be added to Regulation
                                                                   ( EEC) No 1931 /76 :
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                        ' Article 2a
816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provi­
sions for the common organization of the market in                      Should the second subparagraph of Article 6 (b) ( 1 )
wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                        of Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 apply, it may be
1 167/76 (2), and in particular Articles 6b (3) and 6c (3)               decided to limit distillation to products of an alco­
thereof,                                                                 holic strength of 86 0 or more.
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                       In this case, Articles 1 and 2, in so far as they refer
                                                                         to a product of an alcoholic strength of 85 ° or
Whereas the distillation provided for in the second                      less, shall not apply.'
subparagraph of Article 6 (b) ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC)
No 816/ 70 seeks to avoid a disturbance of the market                                         Article 2
in wine when the quantities of wines suitable for
producing potable spirits obtained from wine with a                The following paragraph shall be added to Article 4 of
registered designation of origin are substantially                  Regulation (EEC) No 1931 /76 :
greater than the requirements of the market in such                      ' It may, however, be decided to bring forward the
spirits ; whereas it is also necessary to prevent their                  completion date for the distillation operations
distillation from disturbing the market in potable                       referred to in Articles 6 (b) and 6 (c) of Regulation
spirits at times when there is already a glut ; whereas                  (EEC) No 816/70, should the economic situation
it therefore appears advisable to allow the possibility                  of the market require it, with due consideration for
to distill to be limited to products having an alcoholic                  inter alia :
strength of 86 ° or more ;
                                                                         — the weighted average price level,
Whereas Articles 6 (b) and 6 (c) of Regulation ( EEC)                    — market availability,
No 816/70 lay down that distillation measures may be                     in the case of the types of wines affected by the
decided on under certain conditions ; whereas market
                                                                         distillation measures in question .'
trends may necessitate the termination of distillation
measures in the light, inter alia, of price increases                                         Article 3
and in order to guarantee the supply of wines on the
market ; whereas, therefore, provision should be made               This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
for the possible bringing forward of the completion                 following its publication in the Official Journal of
date for such distillation operations,                              the European Communities.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 4 November 1976 .
                                                                                   For the Council
                                                                                     The President
                                                                                Th . E. WESTERTERP
(') OJ No L 99 , .5 , 5 . 1970, p . 1 .
(2 ) OJ No L 135, 24 . 5. 1976, p. 42.