Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1564/85 of 10 June 1985 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2407/83 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 for the 1983/84 wine-growing year

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1564/85
of 10 June 1985
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2407/83 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 for the 1983/84 wine-growing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 of 5 February 1979 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 798/85 (2), and in particular Article 39 (8) thereof,
Whereas distillers who, as provided for in Article 39 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79, may receive aid in respect of the product to be distilled are required, under Article 8 (3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2407/83 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 446/85 (4), to provide the intervention agency with proof that they have paid the producers the buying-in price specified for wine delivered for the distillation concerned; whereas under Article 12 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2179/83 of 25 July 1983 laying down general rules for distillation operations involving wine and the by-products of wine-making (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2687/84 (6), that buying-in price applies to bulk merchandise ex distiller's premises;
Whereas some distillers normally collect the product to be distilled from the producer and, with the latter's agreement, deduct the corresponding cost from the purchase price; whereas this practice is in accordance with the provision laid down in Article 12 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2179/83; whereas it is advisable to clarify Regulation (EEC) No 2407/83 in this respect, as was done when Regulation (EEC) No 2687/84 was adopted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,