3.12.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL313/7
REGULATION (EEC)No3139/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of2December 1975
fixingthereferencepricesforwinesfortheperiod16December1975to15
December 1976
characteristics orwhichareintendedforspecialuses;
whereasinpursuanceofthisprovisionreference
pricesshouldbefixedforwinesoftheRieslingor
Sylvanervariety,forliqueurwines,forwinefortified
fordistillationandforliqueurwinestobeusedinthe
preparationofproductsotherthanthosefalling
withinheadingNo22.05oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No947/70
providesthatthelevelofreferencepricesforthose
productsmustbeestablishedwithreferencetothe
levelofthepricesrulingwithintheCommunityfor
thewinesinquestionand,whereawinedistillatehas
beenadded,accountmustalsobetakenoftheprices
ofwinedistillateswithintheCommunityandofthe
costofpreparation ;
WhereasthecostsincurredinbringingCommunity
winestothesamemarketingstageasimportedwines,
whicharetobeestablishedasprovidedinArticle4of
Regulation(EEC)No947/70,may,withtheexception
ofthoseinrespectoflosses,beassessedatastandard
rate;whereasneitherthesecostsnortheotherfactors
tobeconsideredhavevariedappreciablysincethelast
occasiononwhichpriceswerefixed,withtheexcep­
tionoftransportcosts,whichhaveincreasedbysome
13%;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforWinehas
notdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetby
itsChairman,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70(1)of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1932/75(2),andinparticularArticle9(6)thereof;
WhereasArticle9(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70
providesthatareferencepriceforredwineandarefer­
encepriceforwhitewinemustbefixedannually;
whereasthesereferencepricesmustbefixedonthe
basisoftheguidepricesforthetypesofredandwhite
tablewinemostrepresentative ofCommunityproduc­
tion,plusthecostsincurredinbringingCommunity
winestothesamemarketingstageasimportedwines;
Whereasthetypesoftablewinemostrepresentative
ofCommunityproductionaretypesRIandAI,as
definedinArticles1and2ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No945/70(3)of26May1970determiningthe
typesoftablewines;whereastheguidepricesfor
thesetypesofwinearesetoutinArticle1ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No661/75(4)of4March1975
fixingtheguidepricesforwinefortheperiodfrom16
December1975to15December1976;
Whereas,moreover,infixingthereferenceprices,the
factorssetoutinArticle2ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No947/70(5)of26May1970layingdown
generalrulesforfixingthereferencepriceandlevying
thecountervailing chargeforwinemustbetakeninto
consideration soastoensurethatthelevelofpricesis
adequatelysafeguardedandthatpriorityofoutleton
theinternalmarketgoestoCommunity-produced
wines;whereasitisnecessarytotakeaccountofthese
factors,notablyforthewinegrowingyear1975/76,for
whichitappearsfromforwardestimatesthatthequan­
titiesavailableareverysubstantial;
Whereas,pursuanttothethirdsubparagraph of
Article9(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70,reference
pricesaretobefixedforwineswhichhavespecialHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Fortheperiod16December1975to15December
1976thereferencepricesforwinesshallbeas
follows:
1.Redwine:2-37u.a./degree/hl;
2.Whitewineotherthanthatspecifiedinpoint3
below:2-26u.a./degree/hl;
3.Whitewinepresentedforimportationunderthe
nameRieslingorSylvaner:47-95u.a./hl;(')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL198,29.7.1975,p.19.
(J)OJNoL114,27.5.1970,p.1.
(4)OJNoL72,20.3.1975,p.10.
(5)OJNoL114,27.5.1970,p.4.

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4.Liqueurwine:4-30u.a./degree/hl;
5.Liqueurwinesintendedforprocessinginto
productsotherthanthosefallingwithinheading
No22.05oftheCommonCustomsTariff:2-40
u.a./degree/hl;
6.Winefortifiedfordistillation :1-55u.a./degree/hl.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom16December1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2December1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission