16.12.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL321/37
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2796/77
of15December 1977
amendingRegulation (EEC)No2753/77fixingcertainreferencepricesinthe
winesectorfortheperiod16December1977to15December1978
whereasthecostsincurredinbringingCommunity
winestothesamemarketingstageasimportedwines,
whicharetobeestablishedinaccordancewithArticle
4ofRegulation (EEC)No947/70,may,withthe
exceptionofthoseinrespectoflosses,beassessedata
standardrate;whereasthesecostsandtheother
factorstobeconsideredhavechangedappreciably
sincethelastoccasiononwhichpriceswerefixed,
transportcostshavingrisenbyabout4%;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforWine,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2560/77(2),andinparticularArticle9(6)thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2753/77
of12December1977fixingcertainreferenceprices
inthewinesectorfortheperiod16December1977
to15December 1978(3),becauseofcertaintechnical
difficulties,didnotfixthereferencepricesreferredto
inthethirdsubparagraph ofArticle9(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No816/70forgrapejuice(includingmust)
fallingwithinsubheading20.07BIoftheCommon
CustomsTariff,concentratedgrapejuice(including
grapemust)fallingwithinsubheadings20.07AIand
BIoftheCommonCustomsTariffandliqueurwines
withinthemeaningofAdditionalNote4(c)to
Chapter22oftheCommonCustomsTariff;
Whereas,whenfixingthesereferenceprices,account
shouldbetakenofthecriterialaiddowninCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No947/70of26May1970laying
downgeneralrulesforfixingthereferencepriceand
levyingthecountervailing chargeforwine(4),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2918/76(5);
Whereas,asregardsliqueurwines,thereferenceprice
mustbebasedonthelevelofpricesobtainingfor
thoseproductswithintheCommunity ;whereas,pur­
suanttoRegulation (EEC)No1019/70,some
importedliqueurwinesareexemptedfromthecoun­
tervailingcharge;whereas,however,thatprovisionis
repealedwitheffectfrom28February1978;whereas
thisforthcomingchangeinthearrangements makesit
necessarybothtoestablishcriteriaforcomparingthe
qualityandpricesofCommunityproductsand
importedproductsandtoknowthepricetrendsin
theCommunityforthoseproductswhicharecompar­
abletotheimportedproducts;whereaspartofthe
informationrequirediscurrentlylackinganditis
thereforenecessarythatthereferencepriceforliqueur
winesbefixedwitharevisionclauseattached;Article1
Article1ofRegulation (EEC)No2753/77ishereby
amendedasfollows:
1.Firstparagraph :
'6.LiqueurwinewithinthemeaningofAdditional
Note4(c)toChapter22oftheCommon
CustomsTariff:4-30unitsofaccountper
degreeofactualalcoholperhectolitre.
7.LiqueurwineswithinthemeaningofAddi­
tionalNote4(c)toChapter22oftheCommon
CustomsTariffintendedforprocessinginto
productsotherthanthosefallingwithin
headingNo22.05oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff:2-40unitsofaccountperdegreeof
actualalcoholperhectolitre.'
2.Secondparagraph :
'Grapejuice(includingmust),whetherornot
concentrated ,withanaddedsugarcontentnot
exceeding30%byweight,fallingwithinsubhead­
ings20.07AIandBIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff:
1.white:2-14unitsofaccountperdegreeofpoten­
tialalcoholperhectolitre ;
2.other:2-25unitsofaccountperdegreeofpoten­
tialalcoholperhectolitre.(')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
2OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL318,13.12.1977,p.24.
(4)OJNoL114,27.5.1970,p.4.
5OJNoL333,2.12.1976,p.6.

NoL321/38 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 16.12.77
Grapejuice(includingmust),whetherornot
concentrated ,withanaddedsugarcontent
exceeding30%byweight,fallingwithinsubhead­
ings20.07AIandBIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff:
1.white:2-14unitsofaccountperdegreeofpoten­
tialalcoholperhectolitre;
2.other:2-25unitsofaccountperdegreeofpoten­
tialalcoholperhectolitre.
Thestandardamountperhectolitretobeaddedin
thecaseoftheproductsreferredtoinpoints1,2,3
and6whentheyarepackagedincontainersoftwo
litresorlessshallbe18unitsofaccountperhecto­
litre.'Article2
Thereferencepricesfixedinrespectoftheliqueur
winesreferredtoinpoints6and7ofArticle1shall
bevalidonlyuntilthedateoftheirreplacement
duringtheperiodreferredtoinArticle1ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2753/77andatthelatestuntil28
February1978.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
However,thesecondsubparagraph oftheamendment
appearinginArticle1(2)ofthisRegulationcomes
intoeffecton1January1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15December1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President