15.12.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL320/29
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2776/77
of14December 1977
authorizingtheconclusionoflong-termprivatestoragecontractsforgrape
mustandconcentratedgrapemustinrespectofthe1977/78wineyear
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforWine,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Long-termstoragecontractsmaybeconcludedfor
grapemustandconcentratedgrapemust.Grapemust
whichhasbeenthesubjectofalong-termstorage
contractmaynotbeusedfortheproductionofgrape
juice.
Article2
ForthestoragecontractsreferredtoinArticle1,the
amountofaidasspecifiedinArticle11ofRegulation
(EEC)No2015/76shallbeincreasedby20%.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2211/77(2),andinparticularArticles5a(3)and6(6)
thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2775/77
of14December1977(3)authorizedtheconclusionof
long-termprivatestoragecontractsforcertaintable
winesinrespectofthe1977/78wineyear;whereas
thecondition,aslaiddowninthesecondindentof
Article5a(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70,forauth­
orizingtheconclusionoflong-termstoragecontracts
forgrapemustandconcentratedgrapemustisthere­
forefulfilled;whereas,inviewofthereducedharvest
forthe1977/78wineyear,grapemustsintendedfor
theproductionofgrapejuiceshouldbeexcludedfrom
theauthorization referredtoabove;
WhereasArticle6(4)ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70
providesthat,forlong-termcontracts,theamountof
theaidmaybeincreasedbyupto20%;whereas,in
viewoftheconsiderableriskstowhichmustissubject
duringalongperiodofstorage,provisionshouldbe
madetoincreaseby20%theratesofaidspecifiedin
Article11ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
2015/76of13August1976onstoragecontractsfor
tablewine,grapemustandconcentrated grape
must(4),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2206/77(5);
Whereas,inordertorelievethemarketonamore
lastingbasisandtopreventfurtherdifficultiesafter
theexpiryoftheshort-termcontractsalready
concluded,itappearsadvisabletopermittheconclu­
sionoflong-termstoragecontractsformustcovered
byshort-termcontractsconcludedbeforethedateof
entryintoforceofthisRegulation ;Article3
Short-termcontractsconcludedbeforethedateof
entryintoforceofthisRegulationshall,attherequest
ofthepartyconcerned,beterminatedinrespectof
thosequantitiesforwhichatthetimeofsuchtermina­
tionthatpartyentersintoalong-termstorage
contract.
Insuchcase,entitlementtoshort-termstorageaidfor
thesaidquantitiesshallnotbelostinrespectofthe
periodduringwhichtheyarethesubjectofalong­
termcontract .
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom16December1977.(!)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL256,7.10.1977,p.1.
(3)Seepage26ofthisOfficialJournal.
(<)OJNoL221,14.8.1976,p.20.
(5)OJNoL255,6.10.1977,p.13.

NoL320/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.12.77
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14December1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President