Commission Regulation (EC) No 1492/97 of 29 July 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards the fixing of the conditions for the distillation of certain fruit withdrawn from the market

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1492/97 of 29 July 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards the fixing of the conditions for the distillation of certain fruit withdrawn from the market
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 30 (7) thereof,
Whereas Article 30 (1) (c) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 provides that apples, pears, peaches and nectarines withdrawn from the market under Article 23 (1) may be disposed of by processing into alcohol of a strength of more than 80 % volume by direct distillation of the product;
Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 30 (5) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 provides that the distillation referred to in paragraph 1 (c) is to be carried out by distilleries either on their own account or on behalf of the body designated by the Member State concerned and that the operations are to be carried out by that body using the most appropriate procedure;
Whereas according to Article 30 (7) of the aforementioned Regulation, the detailed rules for the application of that Article should prevent the distillation of products withdrawn from the market from disrupting the alcohol market; whereas, to that end, provision should be made for the compulsory denaturing of the alcohol obtained from the distillation of fruit withdrawn from the market and its industrial use to the exclusion of any use for food; whereas denaturing must be in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 3199/93 on the mutual recognition of procedures for the complete denaturing of alcohol for the purposes of exemption from excise duty (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2546/95 (3);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,