NoL67/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 14.3.75
REGULATION (EEC)No644/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of12March1975
fixingcountervailing chargesinthewinesector
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle2ofRegulation
(EEC)No1019/70,thepricesusedmustbeadjustedif
theydonotapplyfree-at-Corrvnunity-frontier ortoa
winecorresponding tothatwhoseguidepricewas
takenintoaccountinfixingthereferenceprice;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)
No1019/70,whenacountervailing chargeisfixedfor
importsofredorwhitewine,acountervailing charge
mustbefixedforimportsofmustsofthesame
colour;whereasinthatcasethecountervailing charge
tobeleviedonmustiscalculatedbyweightingthe
amountofthechargeapplicabletothecorresponding
winewithacoefficientwhichtakesaccountofthe
ratioof0-95existingontheCommunitymarket
betweentheaveragepriceofmustandthatofwine;
Whereas,thecountervailing chargeforaproductmust
befixedperdegree/hectolitreorperhectolitre
accordingtowhetherthereferencepriceforthat
productisfixedperdegree/hectolitreorperhecto­
litre;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle4(2)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1019/70,thecountervailing charge
mustbealteredwhenanoticeablevariationinthefree­
at-frontierofferpriceisrecorded;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulestothe
informationatpresentavailabletotheCommission
thatthecountervailing chargeshouldbefixedas
follows;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforWinehas
notdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetby
itsChairman ,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70(')of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
3166/74(-),andinparticularArticle9(6)thereof;
WhereasArticle9(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70
providesthatacountervailing chargemustbelevied
onimportsofawineandofwinesofthesamecate­
gorywherethefree-at-frontier offerpriceforthat
wine,pluscustomsduties,islowerthanthereference
priceforthatwine;whereasthecountervailing charge
isequaltothedifferencebetweenthereferenceprice
andthefree-at-frontier offerpricepluscustoms
duties;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No
3157/74(3)of13December1974fixedthereference
pricesforwinefortheperiod16December1974to
15December 1975;
Whereas,inrespectofeachwineforwhicharefer­
encepriceisfixed,afree-at-frontier offerpriceforall
importsisdeterminedonthebasisofalltheavailable
information ;whereasthenatureofthatinformation is
specifiedinArticle 1(1),(2)and(3)ofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No1019/70(4)of29May1.970on
detailedrulesforestablishingfree-at-frontier offer
pricesandfixingthecountervailing chargeinthe
winesector,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
612/75(5);
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticles 1and3ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1019/70,free-at-frontier offerprices
mustbeestablishedonthebasisofthemostadvan­
tageouspurchasingpossibilitiesfortheproductsin
question,andnoaccountshouldbetakenofdata
concerningsupplieswhichhavenoeconomiceffect
onthemarket,inparticularbyreasonofthesmall
quantitiesinvolved;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Artkit-1
Thecountervailing chargesapplicableinthewine
sectorarefixedatthefollowinglevels:
1.Redwine:0-22u.a.perdegree/hi.
2.Whitewineotherthanthatreferredtoin3:0-20
u.a.perdegree/hi.
3.Whitewineofferedforimportunderthenameof
'Riesling'or'Sylvaner':0u.a.perhectolitre .(')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
{2)OJNoL338,17.12.1974,p.1.
(>)OJNoL334,14.12.1974,p.34.
{*)OJNoL118,1.6.1970,p.13.
(s)OJNoL64,11.3.1975,p.2.

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4.Liqueurwineotherthanthatreferredtoin5:1.21
u.a.perdegree/hi.
5.Liqueurwinesintendedforprocessing :0u.a.per
degree/hi.
6.Winefortifiedfordistillation :0u.a.perdegree/hi.
7.Grapemustwithfermentationnotarrestedbythe
additionofalcohol :(a)White:0.19u.a.perdegree/hi.
(b)Other:0.21u.a.perdegree/hi.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April
1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12March1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission