OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 469
NoL160/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 22.7.70
REGULATION (EEC)No1437/70OFTHECOMMISSION
of20July1970
onstoragecontractsfortablewine
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity;.
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/701of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganisationofthe
marketinwine,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1253/70,2andinparticularthesecondsubparagraph
ofArticle5(6),Article6(4),Article35andArticle
37thereof;
Whereastheinterventionmeasuresprovidedforby
Regulation (EEC)No816/70consistnormallyinthe
grantingofaidfortheprivatestorageoftablewines;
whereas,inaccordancewithArticle5(5)of
Regulation (EEC)No816/70,thegrantingofaidis
subjecttotheconclusionofstoragecontracts;
whereasArticle6(1)ofthatRegulationprovides
thatsuchcontractsaretobeconcludedbetweenthe
interventionagenciesandproducersapplyingfor
them;whereasCommunityrulesshouldbeadopted
sothatthesecontractsmaybeconcludedonthesame
basisthroughouttheCommunity ;
Whereas,takingintoaccountthefactthatcontracts
areconcludedsolelywithproducersoftablewine,it
shouldbelaiddownthatacontractmay"be
concludedonlyforawineofwhichtheproduceris
alsotheownerandwhichhasbeenproducedby,or
ontheresponsibilityof,theproducerorproducers
concerned;whereas,inordertoensurethatthe
conclusionofcontractshasaninfluenceonthe
developmentofpricesonthemarket,itshouldbe
providedthatacontractmaybeconcludedonlyfor
anappreciablequantity;
Whereasitisnecessarytokeepaneffectivecheckon
thequantitieswhicharethesubjectofstorage
contracts;whereas,forthispurpose,itisnecessarytoprovideinparticularthataninterventionagencyofa
MemberStatemayconcludecontractsonlyinrespect
ofquantitiesstoredontheterritoryofthatMember
State,andthatitmustbeinformedofanychange
concerningthewiheinstorage;
Whereasinterventionmeasuresshouldbeextended
onlytoproductswhichinfluencethedevelopmentof
marketprices;whereasonlywinesinbulkshould
thereforequalifyforprivatestorageaid;whereas,
moreover,thepurposeofinterventionmeasures
requiresthattheyshouldonlyapplytowinesofa
reasonablyhighquality;whereas,forthesame
reason,applicationofthesemeasuresshouldbe
limitedtowinesthepreparationofwhichisalready
advancedandthereshouldbenointerferencewith
anyoenologicaltreatmentsorprocessesnecessaryto
ensurethekeepingqualityofawinewhichisthe
subjectofastoragecontract;
Whereas,however,inordertopreventwineswhich
arethesubjectofacontractfromaffectingthe
market,marketingandcertainactionspreparatory
theretoshouldbeprohibitedduringtheperiodfor
whichthecontractisconcluded;
WhereasitisnecessaryforCommunity
administration ofcontractsthattheyshouldbe
concludedaccordingtoaformulawhichisbroadly
thesamethroughouttheCommunityandsufficiently
precisetoallowidentification ofthewinein
question;
Whereastheamountofprivatestorageaidshould
takeintoaccounttechnicalstoragecostsandinterest;
whereasthesecostsdifferverylittleaccordingtothe
typeofwinewhileinterestdoesvaryinviewofthe
differentvaluesofwines;whereas,totakeaccountof
thissituationandsimplifyadministration ,theamount
ofaidshouldbefixedperdayandperhectolitre,
separatingtablewineintotwogroups;
Whereas,tobeabletotakeaccountofthe
development ofthemarketsituation,provision
shouldbemadeforamendingcertainconditionsof
contractsduringtheperiodforwhichthecontracts1OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
2OJNoL145,1.7.1970,p.1.

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Article3 wereconcluded,inparticulartheamountofaidand
thedurationofthecontract;
Whereasthedurationofthecontractshouldbe
curtailed,inparticular,ifandappreciablechangein
thequalityofthewinewhichisthesubjectofthe
contractmakesitnecessaryforthewinetobesold
immediatelyorrendersitunfitforconsumption in
thatstate;
Whereas,ifatthetimeoftheterminationofa
contracttheconditionsfortheconclusionofanew
contractexist.andtheproducerappliesforit,the
conclusionformalitiesmaybesimplified;
Whereas,sothatapplicationmaynotvaryas
betweenMemberStates,timelimitsforthepayment
ofaidduetotheproducershouldbeprovidedfor;
Whereas,topreventapossiblefallinthepricesof
tablewineontheCommunitymarket,certainwines
madebeforetheentryintoforceofRegulation (EEC)
No816/70andwhichdonotconformtothe
definitionoftablewineshould,foratransitional
period,beeligibleforstoragecontractsoncondition
thatthesewinesmeettherequirements setoutin
Article27(2)(b)ofthatRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforWine;1.Interventionagenciesshallconcludecontracts
onlyfortablewines.
However,until15May1971,interventionagencies
shallconcludecontractsalsoforwinesmeetingthe
requirements setoutinArticle27(2)(b)of
Regulation (EEC)No816/70.
Wherealong-termcontracthasbeenconcludedfora
winereferredtointheprecedingsubparagraph ,the
periodofvalidityofthatcontractmaynot,bywayof
derogationfromthesecondsubparagraphofArticle
5(5)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70,extendbeyond
30June1971.
2.Interventionagenciesshallconcludeacontract
onlyforaquantityof100hectolitresormore.
However,MemberStatesmayfixahigherlimit.
Article4
UntilCommunityprovisionsonthecontrolofwines
whicharethesubjectofastoragecontractenterinto
force,theinterventionagencyofaMemberStatemay
concludeacontractonlyforawinestoredinthe
territoryofthatMemberState.
Article5
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article11.Onlywinesinbulkatthetimeoftheconclusion
ofacontractmaybethesubjectofthatcontract.
2.Onlywineswhichareofsoundandfair
marketablequalitymaybethesubjectofacontract.
Ananalysisreport,datednotmorethanamonth
previously,shallaccompanytheapplicationforthe
conclusionofacontract.Thisreportshallincludethe
informationspecifiedinArticle9(2)(c).
3.TheMemberStatesmayprovideforadditional
requirementsconcerningthequalityofwineswhich
maybethesubjectofacontract.ThisRegulationlaysdowndetailedrulesforthe
conclusionofthestoragecontractsreferredtoin
Articles5and6ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70
(hereinaftercalled'contracts').
Article2
Article61.Interventionagenciesshallconcludecontracts
onlywithproducers,whetherasindividualsorin
groups.
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,'producer'means
anynaturalorlegalpersonwhoturnsfreshgrapes,
grapemustorgrapemustinfermentationintowine.
2.Aproducermayconcludeacontractonlyfora
wineproducedbyhimoronhisresponsibilityandof
whichheisstilltheowner.1.Theamountofaidforstoringtablewinesshall
beuniformthroughouttheCommunity .Itshallbeat
fixedratesperdayandperhectolitre.
2.Theamountofaidshallbefixedforthe
contractsconcludedduringtheperiodfrom1
Decemberofoneyearto30Novemberofthe
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—thequantity,
—thecolour,
—thètotalalcoholicstrength,
—theactualalcoholicstrength,Duringthatperioditmaybealteredforfuture
contracts .
3.Fortheperiodending30November1970the
amountofaidshallbefixed:
(a)fortablewinesoftypesRI,RII,RIIIandAI
andfortablewineswhichstandinclose
economicrelationshiptothosetypesoftable
wine:at0-004unitsofaccount;
(b)fortablewinesoftypesAIIandAIIIandfor
tablewineswhichstandincloseeconomic
relationshiptothosetypesoftablewine:a0-005
unitsofaccount.—thetotalaciditycontent,expresseding/1,
—thevolatileaciditycontent,expresseding/1,
—thetotalsulphurdioxidecontent,expressed
inmg/1;
(d).theamountofaid;
(e)thedatesbetweenwhichthecontractisin
operation,takingintoaccounttheprovisionsof
Articles13and14.Article7­
3.MemberStatesmay:
(a)requireadditionalinformationtoindentifythe
wine,inparticular:.
—thevinevariety,1.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresto
providethenecessaryinspectionandinparticularto
permittheidentityofthewinewhichisthesubjectof
thecontracttobeverifiedandtoensurethatthe
volumeofwinestoredagreeswithwhatisstatedin
thecontract.
2.Theproducershallbeundertheobligationto
allowtheinspectionreferredtoinparagraph1atany
timeduringtheperiodforwhichthecontractis
concluded .—theproductionregionofthegrapes;and
(b)asregardswhitewine,dispensewithparticulars
ofthevolatileaciditycontent.
Article10
Article8
1.Acontractmaynotbeconcludedforaperiod
beginningbeforethedateoftheconclusionofthe
contract .
2.Acontractmaynotbeconcludedbeforethe
dateofthefirstrackingofthewineinquestion.1.Duringtheperiodforwhichthecontractsis
valid,theproducermaynotputupforsale,sell,or
marketinanyotherway,thewinewhichisthe
subjectofthecontract.
2.Duringthatperiod,thewinewhichisthe
subjectofthecontractmayundergoonlysuch
oenologicaltreatmentsorprocessesasarenecessary
foritspreservation .Article9
3.Duringthatperiod,thewinewhichisthe
subjectofacontractmaynotbedrawnoffinto
containersoflessthan50litrescapacity.
Article111.Thecontractshallbedrawnupinatleasttwo
copies.Onecopyshallbefortheproducer,theother
shallbekeptbytheinterventionagency.
2.Thecontractshallincludethefollowing
informaftion :
(a)thenameandaddressoftheproducer/s
concerned;
(b)thenameandaddressoftheinterventionagency;
(c)asregardsthewineforwhichitisconcluded:Theproducershallinformtheinterventionagencyin
advanceofanychangemadeduringtheperiodfor
whichthecontractisconcludedasregards:
(a)theplaceofstorage;or
—theplaceofstorage,(b)thedrawingoffofthewine,ifsuchachange
meansanincreaseinthenumberofcontainersin
whichthewineisstored.—particularsenablingthecontainersinwhich
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Article12 Article15
1.If,attheendofaperiodforwhichacontract
hasbeenconcluded,theconditionsfortheconclusion
ofcontractsarestillfulfilledwithregardtoboththe
pricesituationandtherequirementsreferredtoin
thisRegulation,anewcontractmaybeconcludedfor
thesamewine.
2.Insuchcase,interventionagenciesmay,on
applicationbytheproducer,extendtheoldcontract
forthefurtherperiodbyamendingthewordingof
thatcontract.
Article131.Theinterventionagencyshallpaytheamount
oftheaid:
(a)inthecaseofashort-termcontract,notmore
thanfourweeksaftertheexpirydateofthe
contract;
(b)inthecaseofalong-termcontract,ininstalments
paidnotmorethanfourweeksafterthelastday
ofeachquarter.A'quarter'meanstheperiodof
threemonthsfollowingthedateonwhichthe
contracttookeffect.Theamounttobepaidshall
bethatdueforthelastquarter.
However,wherethecontractisterminatedonadate
whichdoesnotcoincidewiththelastdayofa
quarter,thelastinstalmentshallbepaidnotmore
thanfourweeksaftertheexpirydateofthecontract.
Theamounttobepaidshallbethatdueforthe
periodfromthelastdayofthepreviousquarterto
theexpirydateofthecontract.
2.Ifthecontractiscurtailed,thepaymentofthe
proportionate amountduefortheactualperiodof
validityofthecontractshallbemadenotmorethan
fourweeksaftertheexpirydateofthecontract.
3.However,inrespectofcontractsterminating
before1September1971,aperiodofeightweeks
shallbesubstitutedfortheperiodoffourweeks
referredtointheprecedingparagraphs .1.Contractsshallstipulatethattheintervention
agencywillterminatethepaymentofaidandthe
corresponding obligationsoftheproducerwhenthe
conditionsreferredtointhesecondsubparagraphof
Article6(2)ofRegulation.(EEC)No816/70are
fulfilled.
2.Ifsuchisthecase,theinterventionagencyshall,
byanyappropriatemeans,informtheproducers
concernedthereofwithoutdelay.
Thecontractshallterminateonthedateonwhich
theconditionsreferredtoabovearefulfilled.
Article14
Article16
1.Exceptinacaseofforcemajeure,ifthe
producerdoesnotfulfilhisobligationsunderthe
contract,theaidshallnotbepaid.
2.Inacaseofforcemajeure,theintervention
agencyshalldeterminethemeasureswhichit
considersnecessaryunderthecircumstances invoked.1.If,duringtheperiodforwhichacontractis
concluded,thereisanappreciablechangeinthe
qualityofthewinewhichisthesubjectofthe
contract,theproducershallinformtheintervention
agencywithoutdelay.Theinformationmustbe
supportedbyananalysisreport.'
2.If,atthetimeofaninspectioncarriedoutby
theinterventionagencyoranyotherinspecting
agency,itappearsthatawinewhichisthesubjectof
acontracthas,duringtheperiodforwhichthe
contractwasconcluded,undergoneanappreciable
changeinquality,theinspectingagency,ifitisnot
theinterventionagencyitself,shallinformthelatter
ofsuchachange.
Theinterventionagencyshallinformtheproducer
without.delay.Thisinformationmustbesupported
byananalysisreport.
3.Theinterventionagencymay,onthebasisof
theinformationavailabletoit,decidethatthe
contractshallbeterminated.Itmay,forthispurpose,
callforsuchinformationtoberechecked.Article17
1.EachMemberState-shallappointan
interventionagencytoimplementthemeasures
providedforinArticles5and6ofRegulation (EEC)
No816/70andinthisRegulation .
2.ItshallinformtheCommissionwithoutdelayof
thenameandaddressofthatagency.

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Article18 DoneatBrussels,20July1970.
FortheCommissionThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyand
directlyapplicableinallMemberStates.ThePresident
FrancoM.MALFATTI