28. 3. 85 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 88/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 775/85 of 26 March 1985 amending Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 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 Commis- sion ('), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (%), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), Whereas the use of musts in grape-juice production helps to reduce expenditure on the distillation of wine surpluses ; whereas the use of such musts could be boosted by an effective scheme to promote the consumption of grape juice; whereas, therefore, the aid provided for in Article 14a of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3685/84 (%), should, for a number of wine years, be used partly to finance such schemes and, with a view to these schemes, be fixed at a level higher than that resulting from application of the said Article; Whereas the vineyards in wine-growing zone A and those of the German, part of wine-growing zone B are intended wholly for the production of quality wines produced in specified regions ; whereas, however, some of the wine produced, in particular when certain yields per hectare are exceeded, may not be recognized as (') OJ No C 259, 27. 9. 1984, p. S. ( OJ No C 72, 18. 3. 1985, p. 102. (®) OJ No C 25, 28. 1. 1985, p. 18 and opinions delivered on 30 January 1985 (not yet published in the Official Jour- nal). * OJ) No L 54, 5. 3. 1979, p. 1. () OJ No L 341, 29. 12. 1984, p. 1. quality wine and may be marketed as table wine; whereas, to prevent too large quantities of such wine being offered for intervention, thus increasing inter- vention expenditure to an excessive extent, it is neces- sary to limit the quantities eligible for the distillation measures provided for by Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 in these zones ; whereas, however, provision should be made for possible adjustment in order to avoid serious market disturbance ; Whereas the structural surpluses which are currently a feature of the wine sector require that the Commu- nity’s vine-growing potential be reduced ; whereas the said reduction may be secured, albeit gradually, by restricting the exercise of the right to replant ; whereas - it is appropriate that the provisions governing the said measure be adopted in the foreseeable future ; Whereas, in order to enable the Council to take a deci- sion on the measures to be adopted in the field of enrichment, it is necessary to be in possession of very thorough knowledge, going beyond that afforded by the studies already raade of certain points, of all the scientific, technical and economic aspects of the problem ; whereas the Commission should therefore make an exhaustive study of the question, followed by a report to the Council and suitable proposals ; Whereas the trend of the table wine market in recent years calls for measures to allow more direct control over production ; whereas, furthermore, surpluses are absorbed primarily through compulsory distillation ; whereas provision must be made for such distillation to be instituted once it is clear that the market is in a state of serious imbalance and whereas precise criteria must be defined for the assessment of such imbalance ; Whereas, because of the weather and the impact of structural measures, the trend of production may differ between the production regions of the Community; whereas, to take fair account of this, the total quantity of wine for compulsory distillation should be broken