Commission Regulation (EC) No 2859/2000 of 27 December 2000 opening crisis distillation as provided for in Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for certain wines in Italy

• CELEX: Regulation (EC) No 2859/2000
• Articles: 7

Article 1

Crisis distillation as provided for in Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 is hereby opened for a maximum of 120000 hectolitres of wines produced by the fermentation of products suitable for producing Moscato d'Asti and Asti in Italy.

Article 2

As well as the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 which refer to Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, the following provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 shall also apply to the measure provided for herein:

- Article 62(5) with respect to the payment by the intervention agency of the price referred to in Article 6(2) of this Regulation,

- Articles 66 and 67 with respect to the advance referred to in Article 6(2) of this Regulation.

Article 3

Producers may conclude contracts as provided for in Article 65 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 from 16 January 2001 to 28 February 2001. Such contracts shall entail the lodging of a security equal to EUR 5 per hectolitre. Such contracts may not be transferred.

Article 4

1. The Member State shall determine the rate of reduction to be applied to the abovementioned contracts where the overall quantity covered by contracts presented exceeds that laid down in Article 1.

2. The Member State shall adopt the administrative provisions needed to approve the abovementioned contracts by 15 March 2001, shall specify the rate of reduction applied and the quantity of wine accepted per contract and shall stipulate that the producer can cancel the contract where the quantity to be distilled is reduced. The Member State shall notify the Commission before 20 March 2001 of the quantities of such wine covered by contracts approved.

3. The wine shall be delivered to the distilleries by 30 June 2001 at the latest. The alcohol obtained may be delivered to the intervention agency by 30 November 2001 at the latest.

4. Securities shall be released in proportion to the quantities delivered where the producer provides proof of delivery to the distillery.

5. The security shall be forfeit where no delivery is made within the time limit laid down.

6. The Member State may limit the number of contracts that individual producers can conclude under the distillation operation in question.

Article 5

The minimum buying-in price for wine delivered for distillation under this Regulation shall be EUR 1,914 per % vol. per hectolitre.

Article 6

1. Distillers shall deliver the product obtained from distillation to the intervention agency. That product shall be of an alcoholic strength of at least 92 % vol.

2. The price to be paid to the distiller by the intervention agency for raw alcohol delivered shall be EUR 2,2812 per % vol. per hectolitre. The distiller may receive an advance on that amount in the form of aid amounting to EUR 1,1222 per % vol. per hectolitre. The aid shall in that case be deducted from the price actually paid.

Article 7

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 16 January 2001.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 27 December 2000.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 45.

(3) OJ L 278, 31.10.2000, p. 3.