CELEX: 51975PC0357
Language: en
Date: 1975-07-07
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EEC) No 267/75 Regulation (EEC) 1036/75 on the distillation of table wines

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                                                               COM(75 ) 357 final
                                                               Brussels , 7 July 1975
                                     PROPOSAL FOR A
                            REGULATION (EEC ) OP THE COUNCIL
         amending Regulation (EEC) No 267/75         Regulation (EEC) 1036/75
                           on the distillation of table wines
                      ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission)
  COïl(75 ) 357 final
 ---pagebreak---                             EXPLANATORtc NOTE
       The annexed Regulation has for objective :
- the setting up of a provision which would permit the extension of the
  distillation period in the case where distilleries have been compelled to
  stop distillation as a result of a case of "force majeure" ;
- the setting up of a provision which would permit the extension of the
  date by which distillation contracts must have been concluded in the case
  where distilleries have been compelled to suspend distillation by order
  of public authorities .
 ---pagebreak---                                   PROPOSAL FOR A
                        IL ÇNNVITXŒI (:HJC) OP THE OOURAIL
         amending Regulation (EEC ) NO 267/75 AND Regulation (EEC )
         1036/75 ON "the distillation of table wines .
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) No 8I6/70 of 28 April 197° 1
laying down additional provisions for the common organization of the mar­
ket in wine ( l ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 678/75 ( 2 )» and in
particular, Article 7(l ) thereof 5
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission }
Whereas Article 6(3 ) of Regulation (EEC ) NO 267/75 of the Council , of
31 January 1975 » laying down general rules for table wine distilling ope­
rations which should end on 6 June 1975 ( 3 ) and Article 4(1 ) of Regulation
(EEC) NO 1036/75 of the Council , of 21 April 1975 » laying down general rules
governing the distillation of table wines during the period 7 June to       1
31 July 1975 (4) provide that distillation may not take place after a given
date ; whereas this provision may create difficulties when unforeseen events
compel distilleries to suspend distillation during a given period J
whereas , to ensure maximum efficiency for distillation operations , in
                                "                                  " ' -A
( 1 ) OJ No L 99 , 5 May 1970* p. 1 .
G2 ) OJ No L 72 , 20 March 1975 , p . 43 .                    •> "
( 3 ) OJ No L 30 , 4 Februaxy 1975 » P»2 «
(4) OJ No L 103 , 23 April 1975 . P. 3.
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exceptional circumstances or cases of force majeure provision should "be made
for authorization to be given "by the intervention agency of the Member State
to the distilleries concerned to resume distillation operations for a number
of days such that the total time taken "by the operation in question does
not exceed the authorized limit , ■
Whereas the distillation period appearing in Article 4(1 ) of Regulation
(EEC ) No 1036/75 has been extended by Regulation (EEC ) Kr 1623/75 » whereas
it is therefore necessary to make a consequential adaption of the period
for conclusion of contracts under paragraph 3 C[f the said Article refering
to the suspension of distillation by order of the public authorities ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                    Article 1
The following paragraph No 4 shall be added to Article 6 of Regulation (EEC ;
No 267/75 and Article 4 of Regulation (EEC ) No 1036/75 :
"4. In the event that a distillery is obliged to suspend distillation op-
    rations as a. result of exceptional circumstances or force majeure , the
     intervention agency of the Member State concerned may authorize that
    distillery to resume distillation during a number of days such that a
    total time taken by the operation in question does not exceed the au­
    thorized limit. In all cases , distillation operations oust be comple­
    ted by 20 October 1975" »
                                    Article 2
The date of 1 July 1975 appearing in the last subparagraph of Article. 4(3 )
of Regulation (EEC ) No 1036/75 is replaced by 25 July 1975-
                                    Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following the day
of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities#
Hiis Regulation shall be binding ill .its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States .                                              ;■
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Done at Brussels ,                                    For the Council ,
                                                       The President ,