15.10.2004 Official Journal of the European Union L 316/61 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1774/2004 of 14 October 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 laying down detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No 14931999 on the common organisation of the market in wine with regard to market mechanisms THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine ('), and in particular Articles 26 and 33 thereof, Whereas: Under the arrangements for the private storage of wine and musts provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, producers should be allowed to conclude sales contracts during the period of validity of storage contracts in order to encourage them to become more market oriented. Article 42 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 (%), provides for the approval of distillers of wine and the drawing up of lists of approved distillers. Given the importance of the distillation of potable alcohol, distillers should be guaranteed access to those lists. In addition, given advances in communications technologies, the electronic publication of this infor- mation should be provided for. As regards the arrangements for the distillation or the withdrawal under supervision of by-products of wine- making, the rules on the organic production of grapes should be clarified and the notification to the Commission of certain derogations granted by the Member States should be provided for. Article 63a of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000, concerning the distillation of wine into potable alcohol, lays down a percentage of producers’ production that may be distilled. The percentage for the 2004/05 wine year should be set. In addition, experience in previous wine years indicates that some of the dates for this distil- lation should be amended. In order better to monitor the movement of the alcohol obtained in these distillation operations, prior authorisation should be provided for. (") OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1795/2003 (O] L 262, 14.10.2003, p. 13). (3 OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 45. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 908/2004 (O] L 163, 30.4.2004, p. 56). (5)  In order to guarantee the smooth implementation of intervention measures where several Member States are involved, the Commission should be notified of the competent authorities designated by the Member States. (6)  Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 should consequently be amended. (7 In order to permit the application of the amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for the whole wine year, this Regulation should apply from 1 August 2004. (8)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 is hereby amended as follows: 1. In Article 34, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: ‘3. Without prejudice to Article 33 of this Regulation and paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 of this Article, producers may not market or ship to a third party the product under contract during the period of validity of a storage contract. Notwithstanding the first subparagraph, producers may, while a storage contract is still valid, conclude a sales contract for the product in storage to take effect on expiry of the storage contract. They may also undertake to send the wine for distillation under Title III of this Regulation on expiry of the storage contract. 2. Article 42 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 42 Approval of distillers 1. Member States shall approve distillers established in their territory who so request.