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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3622/90
of14December 1990
authorizingtheconclusionoflong-termprivatestoragecontractsfortablewine,
grapemust,concentratedgrapemustandrectifiedconcentratedgrapemustin
respectofthe1990/91wineyear
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,neednotbeusedinviewofthefairlyhomogenous
characteristics ofwinesfromthe1990harvest;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforWine,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No822/87of
16March1987onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinwine('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1325/90(2),andinparticularArticles32(5)and81
thereof,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereastheforwardestimatedrawnupforthe1989/90
wineyearindicatesthatthequantitiesoftablewineavai­
lableatthebeginningofthewineyearexceedsbymore
thanfourmonths'supplythosenormallyusedupoverthe
year;whereastheconditionsforauthorizationoflong­
termstoragecontractsspecifiedinArticle32(4)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No822/87arethereforemet;Article1
1.Duringtheperiod16December1989to15
February1990privatelong-termstoragecontractsmaybe
concluded,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1059/83,for:
—tablewines,providedthattheconditionsofArticle6
ofthatRegulationaremet,and
—grapemust,concentratedgrapemustandrectified
concentratedgrapemust.
2.InaccordancewithArticle47(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No822/87producerswho,duringthe1987/88
wineyear,weresubjecttotheobligationslaiddownin
Articles35,36or39ofRegulation(EEC)No822/87wine
yearshallnotbeentitledtobenefitfromthemeasures
providedforinthisRegulationunlesstheyprovide
evidencethattheyhavecompliedwiththeirobligations
duringthereferenceperiodslaiddowninArticle18of
CommssionRegulation(EEC)No3105/88(%inRegula­
tion(EEC)No2224/90(6),andArticle22ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No441/88P).Whereastheabovementioned forwardestimateindicates
theexistenceofsurplusesforalltypesoftablewineand
fortablewineswhichstandincloseeconomicrelation­
shiptothosetypesoftablewine;whereasitshouldthere­
forebemadepossibleforlong-termcontractstobe
concludedforthosetypesoftablewine;whereasitis
necessarybythesametokentoopenthispossibilityfor
grapemust,concentrated grapemustandrectified
concentratedgrapemust;
Article2
Theminimumqualityconditionsthatmustbemetby
tablewineswhichmaybethesubjectofastoragecontract
shallbeassetoutintheAnnexeshereto.WhereasArticle47ofRegulation (EEC)No822/87
providesthatonlyproducersfulfillingtheobligationslaid
downinArticle35and,whereappropriate,Articles36
and39ofthatRegulationduringareferenceperiodtobe
determinedmayqualifyfortheinterventionmeasures;
whereasthatperiodmustthereforebespecified;
WhereasArticle6(1)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1059/83of29April1983onstoragecontractsfor
tablewine,grapemust,concentratedgrapemustand
rectifiedconcentratedgrapemust(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2753/89(4),specifiesthattable
wineseligibleforlong-termstoragecontractsshallbe
classifiedintotwocategoriesonthebasisoftheircharac­
teristicswithregardtoquality;whereasthispossibilityArticle3
Producerswho,withinthelimitslaiddowninthefirst
subparagraphofArticle5(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1059/83,wishtoconcludealong-termstoragecontract
(>)OJNoL84,27.3.1987,p.1.
(2)OJNoL132,23.5.1990,p.19.
(3)OJNoL116,30.4.1983,p.77.
(4)OJNoL266,13.9.1989,p.21.0OJNoL277,8.10.1988,p.21.
(6)OJNoL202,31.7.1990,p.34.0OJNoL45,18.2.1988,p.15.

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foratablewineshall,whensubmittingtheapplicationfor
conclusionofacontract,advisetheinterventionagencyof
thetotalquantityoftablewinetheyhaveproduced
duringthecurrentwineyear.
Forthispurposetheproducershallsubmitacopyofthe
productiondeclaration(s)drawnuppursuanttoArticle2
ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3929/87Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom16December1990.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14December1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(>)OJNoL369,29.12.1987,p.59.

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ANNEX
MINIMUMQUALITYCONDITIONS FORTABLEWINES
I.Whitewines
[a)minimumactualalcoholicstrength: 10,5%vol;
(b)minimumtotalacidity(expressedastartaricacid): 5gramsperlitreand4gramsperlitre
fortablewinesproducedinSpain(');
[c)maximumvolatileacidity: 9milliequivalents perlitre;
(d)maximumsulphurdioxidecontent: 155milligramsperlitre.
II.Redwines
(a)minimumactualalcholicstrength: 10,5%vol;
(b)minimumtotalacidity(expressedastartaricacid): 5gramsperlitreand4gramsperlitre
fortablewinesproducedinSpain(');
(c)maximumvolatileacidity: 11milliequivalents perlitre;
fd)maximumsulohardioxidecontent: 115milligramsperlitre.
Rosewinesmustcomplywiththeconditionslaiddownaboveforredwinesexceptasregardstheircontent
ofsulphurdioxide,forwhichthesametimelimitsasthosefixedforwhitewinesshallapply.
Conditions(a)and(d)shallnotapplytowinesoftypesRIII,AIIandAIII.
(')Article127oftheActofAccession.