NoL334/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 14.12.74
REGULATION (EEC)No3158/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of12December 1974
onlong-termprivatestorageaidforcertaintablewine
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;Whereastorelievethemarketofalong-termexcess
ofsupplyaswellastoeliminatethepossibilityof
freshdifficultiesarisingupontheexpiryoftheshort­
termstoragecontractsalreadyconcluded,theconclu­
sionoflong-termcontractsshouldbeauthorizedfor
winewhichhasbeenthesubjectofashort-term
contractconcludedbeforethedateofentryintoforce
ofthisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforWines,HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70(')of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1532/74(2),andinparticularArticles5(6)and6(4)
thereof;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Whereastheforwardestimatesforthe1974/75wine
yearshowthatthequantitiesoftablewinefoundto
beavailableatthebeginningofthatwineyearexceed
totaldemandforthewineyearbymorethanfour
months'consumption ;whereasthesituationinwhich
long-termstoragecontractsmaybeconcluded
pursuanttoArticle5(5)oftheaforesaidRegulation
thusobtains;whereasunderArticle5(4)ofthesame
Regulationtheconclusionofshort-termcontractsfor
therelevantwineistobesuspended ;Article1
Long-termstoragecontractsfortablewinesoftypes
RI,RII,AI;aswellasthetablewineswhichare
economicallycloselylinkedwiththesetypesoftable
wines,maybeconcludedonconditionthattheir
actualalcoholicstrengthisnotinferiorto10°.These
contractsshallbevalidforaperiodofninemonths.
Article2
TheamountofaidfixedinArticle6(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1437/70shallbeincreasedby20%in
respectofthecontractsprovidedforinArticle1
above.Whereastheaforesaidforwardestimatesshowthat
therearesurpluses,inparticular,fortypesRI,RII,
AI;tablewinesaswellasfortablewineswhichare
economically closelylinkedwiththesetypesoftable
wines;whereasprovisionshouldthereforebemade
forconcludinglong-termcontractsforthosewines;
WhereasunderArticle6(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
816/70theamountofthelong-termprivatestorage
aidmaybeincreasedbyupto20%;whereasinview
ofthecircumstances forthepresentwineyear,andin
particularofthequantitiesavailable,whichwarrant
theconclusionoflong-termstoragecontracts,a20%
increaseseemsappropriateintheamountoftheaid
underArticle6(3)ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No1437/70(3)of20July1970onstoragecontracts
fortablewine,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No753/73(4);Article3
Shouldthepersonconcernedsorequest,short-term
storagecontractsconcludedbeforethedateofentry
intoforceofthisRegulationshallbeterminatedfor
thosequantitiesinrespectofwhichtheperson
concernedconcludedalong-termstoragecontract.
Inthiscase,forthevolumethusplacedunderlong­
termstoragecontract,therighttoshort-termstorage
aidremainsvestedfortheperiodduringwhichithas
beenplacedundersuchacontract.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .(')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL166,21.6.1974,p.1.
(3)OJNoL160,22.7.1970,p.16.
(<)OJNoL69,16.3.1973,p.32.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12December1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI