Council Regulation (EEC) No 1441/88 of 24 May 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 on the common organization of the market in wine

• Published date: 28 May 1988
• Subject Matter: Wine
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 132, 28 May 1988

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Council Regulation (EEC) No 1441/88 of 24 May 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 on the common organization of the market in wine

Official Journal L 132 , 28/05/1988 P. 0001 - 0002
Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 26 P. 0194
Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 26 P. 0194

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1441/88

of 24 May 1988

amending Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 on the common organization of the market in wine

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2).

Whereas Article 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3992/87 (4), provides for compulsory distillation to establish balance on the table wine market;

Whereas the price applicable at present to table wine delivered for compulsory distillation is 50 % of the guide price up to a volume of 12,5 million hl and 40 % for further quantities;

Whereas the degree of support thus granted does not sufficiently discourage the production of wine not suiting market requirements and consequently hinders disposal of the major structural surplus in the sector; whereas that degree of support should therefore be reduced;

Whereas to that end the price should be fixed, progressively between now and the beginning of the 1990/1991 wine year, by using, for quantities exceeding 10 % of normal utilization, a progressively lower percentage of the guide price,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 39 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 is amended as follows:

1. Paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:

'4. The quantity for distillation determined in accordance with paragraph 3 shall be shared between table wine producers in each wine-growing region.

For producers subject to the obligation to distil, the quantity for distillation shall be equal to a percentage to be determined of their production, as indicated in their production declarations, of table wine and of products upstream of table wine to be determined.

That percentage shall be obtained from a progressive scale based on the yield per hectare and may vary between regions according to yields obtained in the past.

Except for the regions where yield is substantially lower than the...