13.12.77 NoL318/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2753/77
of12December 1977
fixingcertainreferencepricesfortheperiod16December1977to15December
1978inthewinesector
becauseofcertaindifficultiesofatechnicalnature,it
isnotpossibleatthepresentmomenttofixreference
pricesforgrapejuice(includinggrapemust)and
liqueurwine;
Whereas,moreover,sincespecialreferenceprices
shouldbefixedfortheproducts,havingregardto
theirspecialcharacteristics ortheirspecialuses,refer­
encepricesshouldbefixedforwinesoftheRiesling
orSylvanervarietyandforliqueuerwinestobeused
inthepreparationofproductsotherthanthosefalling
withinheadingNo22.05oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff;whereas,finally,afixedamountcorresponding
tothenormalcostsofmarketpreparationmustbe
established ,sothatitcanbeaddedtothereference
pricesofthevariousproductsinthecasewherethese
productsareputupincontainersoftwolitresorless;
Whereasinfixingthereferencepricesaccountshould
betakenofthecriteriaprovidedforbyCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No947/70of26May1970layingdown
generalrulesforfixingthereferencepriceandlevying
thecountervailing chargeforwine(5),asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2918/76(6);
WhereasthecostsincurredinbringingCommunity
winestothesamemarketingstageasimportedwines
whicharetobeestablishedasprovidedinArticle4of
Regulation (EEC)No947/70,may,withtheexception
ofthoseinrespectoflosses,beassessedatastandard
rate;whereasthesecostsandtheotherfactorstobe
consideredhavevariedappreciablysincethelastocca­
siononwhichpriceswerefixed,transportcosts
havingincreasedbysome4%;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforWinehas
notdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetby
itschairman,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2211/77(2),andinparticularArticle9(6)thereof,
WhereasArticle9(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70
providesthatareferencepriceforredwineandarefer­
encepriceforwhitewinemustbefixedannually;
whereasthesereferencepricesmustbefixedonthe
basisoftheguidepricesforthetypesofredandwhite
tablewinemostrepresentative ofCommunityproduc­
tion,plusthecostsincurredinbringingCommunity
winestothesamemarketingstageasimportedwines;
Whereasthetypesoftablewinemostrepresentative
ofCommunityproductionaretypesR1andA1,as
definedinArticles 1and2ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No945/70of26May1970determiningthe
typesoftablewines(3);whereastheguidepricesfor
thesetypesofwinearesetoutinArticle1ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No1171/77of17May1977fixing
theguidepricesforwinefortheperiod16December
1977to15December 1978(4);
Whereasthethirdsubparagraph ofArticle9(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No816/70providesthatreference
pricesarealsotobefixedforgrapejuice(including
grapemust)fallingwithinsubheading20.07BIofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,forconcentratedgrapejuice
(includinggrapemust)fallingwithinsubheadings
20.07AIandBIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,for
grapemustwiththefermentationarrestedbytheaddi­
tionofalcoholwithinthemeaningofAdditional
Note4(a)toChapter22oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,forwinesfortifiedfordistillationwithinthe
meaningofAdditionalNote4(b)toChapter22ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,andforliqueurwines
withinthemeaningofAdditionalNote4(c)to
Chapter22oftheCommonCustomsTariff;whereas,HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Fortheperiod16December1977to15December
1978thereferencepricesshallbeasfollows:(')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL256,7.10.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL114,27.5.1970,p.1.
C)OJNoL137,3.6.1977,p.12.(5)OJNoL114,27.5.1970,p.4.
(6)OJNoL333,2.12.1976,p.6.

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Productsfallingwithinsubheading22.05Cofthe
CommonCustomsTariff:
1.redwine:2-60unitsofaccountperdegreeactual
alcoholicstrengthperhectolitre;
2.whitewineotherthanthatspecifiedinpoint3
below:2-47unitsofaccountperdegreeactualalco­
holicstrengthperhectolitre;
3.whitewinepresentedforimportationunderthe
nameRieslingorSylvaner:5216unitsofaccount
perhectolitre;
4.winefortifiedfordistillationwithinthemeaningof
AdditionalNote4(b)toChapter22ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff:1-60unitsofaccount
perdegreeactualalcoholicstrengthperhectolitre ;
5.grapemustwithfermentationarrestedbytheaddi­
tionofalcoholwithinthemeaningofAdditionalNote4(a)toChapter22oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff:1-75unitsofaccountperdegreetotalalco­
holicstrengthperhectolitre.
Thefixedamountperhectolitretobeaddedin
respectoftheproductslistedunder1,2and3,where
theyareputupincontainersoftwolitresorless,shall
be18unitsofaccountperhectolitre.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplyfrom16December1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12December1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President