4. 8. 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 213/17 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2352/87 of 31 July 1987 laying down, for the 1987/88 wine year, detailed implementing rules for the distillation as provided for in Article 36 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1972/87 (%), and in particular Articles 47 (3), 36 (6) and 81 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (%), as last amended by Regu- lation (EEC) No 1636/87 (%), Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1678/85 of 11 June 1985 fixing the conversion rates to be applied in agriculture (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1953/87 (), Whereas the distillation operations referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 must be carried out in accordance with the. provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2179/83 of 25 July 1983 laying down general rules for distillation operations involving wine and the by-products of wine-making (7), as last amended by Regu- lation (EEC) No 3805/85 (¥); Whereas it is necessary to determine both the conditions for the fulfilment by producers of the obligations laid down in Article 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and the conditions for the fulfilment of the obligations incumbent on distillers ; Whereas each producer should be exempted from the obligation to deliver for distillation in respect of a stan- dard quantity representing family consumption and any quantities exported; whereas it should therefore be provided that any export of wine must take place before a date which will allow the remaining quantities to be () OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1. () OJ No L 184, 3. 7. 1987, p. 26. () OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 9. 54 OJ No L 153, 13. 6. 1987, p. 1. OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 11. (9 OJ No L 185, 4. 7. 1987, p. €8. () OJ No L 212, 3. 8. 1983, p. 1. () OJ No L 367, 31. 12. 1985, p. 39. distilled, as laid down, before the end of the marketing year ; Whereas under Article 36 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 the obligation to distil does not apply to quanti- ties of wine normally produced ; whereas those quantities should be defined for each of the different types of wine produced from grapes c.»'sed for two purposes; Whereas the quantity to be distilled by each producer should be determined on the basis of the total quantity produced ; whereas this is derived from the declarations provided for by Commission Regulation (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 2467/86 (%), and from the particulars appearing in the records provided for by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1153/75 of 30 April 1975 prescribing 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 418/86 (') ; Whereas, for wine obtained from grapes grown in Spain, a price should be fixed taking account of the new guide prices in that Member State ; Whereas the risk must be avoided that the products of the distillation of certain wines to be distilled pursuant to Article 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 may disturb the market in potable spirits with a registered designation of origin ; whereas, to that end, in accordance with Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2179/83, provision should be made that a product obtained from the direct distilla- tion of such wine should not have an alcohol strength less than 92 % vol; ‘ Whereas, in order to ensure that the arrangements are as effective as possible, provision should be made for certain time limits on the operations to be carried out by produ- cers and distillers ; Whereas distillers may, in accordance with Article 36 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, either receive aid for the product to be distilled or send the product obtained from distillation to the intervention agency; whereas the amount of the aid must be fixed on the basis of the criteria referred to in Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2179/83 ; whereas there is a difference between the level ) OJ No L 194, 24. 7. 1984, p. 1. (") OJ No L 211, 1. 8. 1986, p. 17. (" OJ No L 113, 1. §. 1975, p. 1. (?) OJ No L 48, 26. 2. 1986, p. 8.