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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2202/78
of21September1978
onthegrantingofre-storageaidfortablewineforwhichastoragecontractwas
concludedduringthe1977/78wine-growing year
isonwiththetotalcosts,astandardamountofaid
shouldbefixed;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforWine,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Onapplicationandsubjecttotheconditionslaid
downinArticle2,aidmaybegrantedforthe
restorageoftablewinethatiscoveredbyastorage
contractunderRegulation (EEC)No2015/76in
anotherlocationofanotherwarehousebelongingtoa
thirdparty.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine(!),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1861/78(2),andinparticularArticles6aand35
thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2015/76
of13August1976onstoragecontractsfortablewine,
grapemustandconcentrated grapemust(3),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2206/77(4),lays
downtheprocedureforconcludingcontracts;
Whereasthequantitiesoftablewineinstockarelarge
forthetimeoftheyear;whereasthisisduetothe
factthatoutletsduringthecurrentwine-growingyear
arenotabsorbingthequantitiesavailableatthebegin­
ningofthesaidyear;
Whereasthewinethatisunderstoragecontractsis
storedincontainerswhichmayberequiredtostore
thenextharvest;
Whereas,inorderthatproducersmaystoretheirnext
vintageundernormalconditions,aidshouldbe
grantedforthere-storageoftablewine,butsubjectto
alimitationastodistance;
Whereas,inordertolimitthismeasuretocaseswhere
itappearseconomicallyjustified,onlythosestorage
contractswhichareconcludedorthevalidityofwhich
hasbeenextendedbytheinterventionagencies
duringagivenperiodshouldbeconsidered;whereas,
inordertoensurethatthemeasureisproperlyimple­
mented,provisionsshouldalsobeadoptedconcerning
thenatureofthetransportandthedateofsubmission
oftheapplication ;
Whereas,sincethereislittletimeforadministrative
implementation andsincethequantitiesinvolvedare
oftensmallandthetransportcostssmallbycomparArticle2
Aidmaybegrantedonlywhere:
—thedistanceisnotmorethan150kilometres ;
nevertheless,wherestoragecapacityisnotavail­
ablewithinthisdistance,theinterventionagency
mayauthorizetransporttothenearestappropriate
placeofstorage,
—thestoragecontractsinquestionareeither
concludedortheirvalidityisextendedbytheinter­
ventionagenciesunderArticle16ofRegulation
(EEC)No2015/76before1September1978and,
inthecaseoflong-termstoragecontracts,expire
after20October1978,
—there-storagetakesplacebetween15September
and20October1978andthetransportiscarried
outinoneormorevehicles,
—applicationsforaidtogetherwiththesupporting
documents aresubmittedbefore15November
1978totheinterventionagencyoftheMember
Stateconcerned .
Article3
Theaidforalltablewinesshallbe1.10unitsof
accountperhectolitre.(')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL215,4.8.1978,p.1.
(J)OJNoL221,14.8.1976,p.20.
HOJNoL255,6.10.1977,p.13.

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Article5 Article4
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethenecessarycontrols;theyshall,
inparticular,checkthatthere-storageofthewinehas
actuallytakenplace.
2.MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommissionby
31December1978atthelatestofthequantitiesof
winewhichhaveenteredintore-storage.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyfrom15September1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21September1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President