25. 3. 86 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 80/27 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 856/86 of 24 March 1986 providing, for the 1985/86 wine year, for the distillation of table wine referred to in Article 15 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 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 ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3805/85 (3, and in particular Articles 6 (3), 15 (9) and 65 thereof, Whereas Article 15 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 provides that in years during which the distillation referred to in Article 41 is decided on, support distillation must be introduced as soon as the said measure enters into force ; Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 855/86 () provides, in respect of the 1985/86 wine year, that the distillation referred to in Article 41 of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 should be introduced ; whereas the distillation provided for in Article 15 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 must, therefore, be introduced ; Whereas, if this measure is to make an effective contribu- tion to the improvement of market conditions, it is neces- sary to introduce distillation for all table wines ; whereas, however, the minimum buying-in prices for the wines delivered for distillation are fixed at a percentage of the guide prices for the various types of table wine ; whereas it is therefore necessary also to define the table wines which have a close economic relationship with each type of table wine ; Whereas, given the lack of a Community definition of rosé wine and for the sake of clarity, it should be made clear that rosé table wines are treated as red table wines because of the close economic relationship between them ; Whereas Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 provides that only producers fulfilling the obligations laid down in Article 39 and, where appropriate, Articles 40 and 41 of that Regulation during a reference period to be determined may qualify for the intervention measures; whereas that period must therefore be specified ; Whereas, in view of the improvement in market condi- tions which is expected to result from the application, during the marketing year in question, of the distillation measure provided for in Article 41 of Regulation (EEC) () OJ No L 54, 5. 3. 1979, p. L. () OJ No L 367, 31. 12. 1985, p. 39. () See page 24 of this Official Journal. No 337/79, the overall quantity of table wine which may be distilled under support distillation arrangements should be limited to two million hectolitres and the total quantity of table wine for which each producer may submit one or more delivery contracts on declarations for approval by the intervention agency should be limited to an appropriate percentage of the quantity of table wine which he has produced during the 1985/86 wine year; whereas the quantity of table wine produced to which the said percentage is applied should be that shown in the production declaration provided for in Commission Regu- lation (EEC) No 2102/84 of 13 July 1984 on harvest, production and stock declarations relating to wine-sector products (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2391/85 (%), and in the records provided for in Commis- sion Regulation (EEC) No 1153/75 of 30 April 1975 pres- cribing the form of accompanying documents for wine products and specifying the obligations of wine producers and traders other than retailers (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3203/80 () ; Whereas, in certain Member States where wine is produced directly from grapes by the growers, it is possible to determine the quantities eligible for distilla- tion by reference to the area utilized; whereas this approach makes for a fairer distribution of the benefits of the measure, whilst ensuring the same degree of economic effectiveness ; Whereas support distillation must be carried out in accor- dance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 2179/83 of 25 July 1983 laying down general rules for distillation opera- tions involving wine and the by-products of wine- making (¥)) as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2687/84 (°) ; whereas, in the context of such distillation, a reminder should also be issued concerning the conse- quences of failing to submit or of providing incomplete or erroneous declarations ; Whereas it should be stipulated that delivery contracts and declarations must contain the particulars necessary for the identification of the wines to which they refer ; Whereas it is necessary to set certain time-limits, appli- cable to both producers and distillers, for the performance of the operation, in order to ensure that the measure is as effective as possible ; () OJ No L 194, 24. 7. 1984, p. 1. () OJ No L 225, 23. 8. 1985, p. 13. 9 O] No L 113, 1. 5. 1975, p. 1. () OJ No L 333, 11. 12. 1980, p. 18. () OJ No L 212, 3. 8. 1983, p. 1. () OJ No L 255, 25. 9. 1984, p. 1.