28. 7. 95 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 177/35 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1848/95 of 26 July 1995 fixing the buying-in prices, aids and certain other amounts applicable for the 1995/96 wine year to intervention measures in the wine sector 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, and in particular Article 257 (1) thereof, Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 149 (1) thereof, 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 (EC) No 1544/95 (3, and in particular Articles 35 (8), 36 (6), 38 (5), 41 (10), 44, 45 (9) and 46 (5) thereof, Whereas Article 14 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 3299/94 () of 21 December 1994 on transitional measures applicable in Austria in the wine-growing sector, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 670/95 (%), provides for Title III of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 to apply in its entirety in Austria from the 1995/96 wine year ; whereas, however, Austria should, in the interests of administrative clarity, be considered to form part of the wine-growing zone B provided for in Annex IV to Regu- lation (EEC) No 822/87; Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 1545/95 (%) fixes the guide prices for wine for the 1995/96 wine year ; whereas the prices, aids and other amounts for the various inter- vention measures to be adopted for that wine year should accordingly be fixed on that basis; Whereas this Regulation applies to Portugal ; whereas, however, since wine-growing zones have not been deli- mited in that country, the oenological practices autho- rized in accordance with the rules laid down under Title Il of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 should be defined; Whereas, since enrichment is an exceptional practice, the same reduction in the buying-in price for wine provided for in Article 44 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 and laid down in Annex VIII should be applied as in wine- () OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1. () OJ No L 148, 30. 6. 1995, p. 31. () OJ No L 341, 30. 12. 1994, p. 37. () OJ No L 70, 30. 3. 1995, p. 1. () OJ No L 148, 30. 6. 1995, p. 33. growing zone C; whereas, in accordance with Article 341 of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal the deroga- tions in force for ‘vinho verde’ should be extended ; Whereas the aid for the use in wine-making of concen- trated grape must and rectified concentrated grape must as provided for in Article 45 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 must be fixed taking into account the diffe- rence between the cost of enrichment achieved using concentrated grape must and using sucrose ; whereas, in the light of the data available to the Commission, the amount of the aid should be varied with the product used for enrichment ; Whereas distillers may, in accordance with Articles 35 (6) and 36 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, either receive aid for the product to be distilled or deliver the product obtained from distillation to the intervention agency; whereas the amount of the aid must be fixed on the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2046/89 (%), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1546/95(); Whereas the price of wine to be distilled under Articles 38 and 41 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 does not normally allow the marketing at market prices of products obtained from distillation ; whereas provision must there- fore be made for aid, the amount of which is to be fixed on the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 8 of Regu- lation (EEC) No 2046/89, account also being taken of the present uncertainty of prices on the market for distillation products ; Whereas some wine delivered for one of the distillation operations may be processed into wine fortified for distil- lation ; whereas the amounts applicable to distillation in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 2046/89 should be adjusted accor- dingly ; Whereas experience gained in sales by invitation to tender of alcohol held by intervention agencies shows that the difference between prices which may be obtained for neutral spirits and raw alcohol does not justify the take- over of the former; whereas, moreover, quantities of neutral spirits currently available are sufficient to satisfy, () OJ No L 202, 14. 7. 1989, p. 14. () OJ No L 148, 30. 6. 1995, p. 34.