25. 9. 84 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 255/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2687/84 of 18 September 1984 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2179/83 laying down general rules for distillation operations involving wine and the by-products of wine-making THE COUNCIL 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 1208/84 (*), and in particular Articles 11 (4), 12a (4), 15 (8), 39 (7), 40 (5) and 41 (6) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2179/83 (%) was appli- cable for the first time in the 1983/84 marketing year ; whereas experience has shown that some difficulties of application need to be overcome; Whereas certain definitions and certain operations should be clarified ; Whereas Article 15 (2a) of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 lays down that with effect from the 1984/85 marketing year the support distillation provided for in that Article may be restricted to producers who have delivered wine for preventive distillation as referred to in Article 11 of the said Regulation ; whereas 1t should therefore be laid down that, where use is made of this possibility, approval of the contracts in respect of support distillation shall be subject to production of proof that wine has been delivered for preventive distillation ; Whereas Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2179/83 provides that the distiller may apply for an advance on the amount of the aid on condition that he has lodged, for the benefit of the intervention agency, a security equal to 110 % of the aid ; whereas as the level of the () OJ No L 54, 5. 3. 1979, p. 1. () O] No L 115, 1. 5. 1984, p. 77. () O] No L 212, 3. 8. 1983, p. I. security may in the case of the distillation operation referred to in Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 be insufficient to guarantee the execution of the contracts concluded, the level of this security should be raised ; Whereas the quantity and characteristics of the product derived from the distillation operation on the basis of which the amount of the aid is calculated are not yet known at the time of the application for the advance ; whereas the amount of the advance should therefore be calculated on the basis of the wine deli- vered for distillation ; whereas the remainder must be settled when the security is released following submis- sion of distillation proof; Whereas in accordance with Article 12 (2) of Regula- tion (EEC) No 2179/83, the buying-in price of wine deliveries shall apply ex distiller’s premises; whereas in certain cases, transport is ensured by the distiller on practical grounds ; whereas in order not to disturb this practice which is often necessary, it should be speci- fied that in such cases the transport costs will be deducted from the buying-in price; Whereas in order to be in a position to monitor the products delivered for compulsory distillation as provided for by Regulation (EEC) No 337/79, the intervention agency must know, for each producer, the quantities and characteristics of the products deli- vered ; whereas, however, administration should be streamlined and the information submitted by the distiller in the form of a summary ; whereas similarly, in cases where an accompanying document is pres- cribed by Community rules, only a reference to that document should be required and, in other cases a reference to the document used in accordance with national provisions ; Whereas quarterly reporting of the level of alcohol stocks would be adequate and would ease the adminis- trative burden on Member States ;