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REGULATION (EEC)No947/70OFTHECOUNCIL
of26May1970
layingdowngeneralrulesforfixingthereferencepriceandlevyingthecountervailing
chargeforwine
stageasimportedwines;whereasitisnecessaryto
specifytheelementsforcalculatingthosecosts;
"Whereascertaincriteriashouldbeestablishedfor
determiningwineswhichhavespecialcharacteristics
orareintendedforspecialusesandforwhicha
specialreferencepricemustbefixed;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
andthereference
respectivelyonthe
typesofredtable
thetypesofwhite
havingadetermin­
Communitywine­Thereferencepriceforredwine
priceforwhitewineshallbefixed
basisoftheguidepricesforthe
wineandonthebasisofthosefor
tablewinewhichareconsideredas
inginfluenceontheamountof
growers'incomes.THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/701of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganisation ofthe
marketinwine,andinparticularArticle9(5)
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasArticle9(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
816/70providesthatareferencepriceforredwines
andareferencepriceforwhitewinesshallbefixed
annually;whereasreferencepricesare,moreover,
fixedinrespectofwinesw'hichhavespecial
characteristicsorwhichareintendedforspecialuses;
whereasitisnecessarytoestablishgeneralrulesfor
fixingthoseprices;
Whereasthereareinternational agreementsinthe
winesector;
Whereasreferencepricesshouldcontributetowards
ensuringthatpricesforCommunitywinesare
effectivelyprotectedandthatpreferenceisgivento
Communityproductionontheinternalmarket;
whereasitisthereforenecessaryforthemtobefixed
atalevelwhichmakesitpossiblefortheseobjectives
toberealised;whereasthisisessentialforensuringa
fairincomeforCommunityproducers;Article2
ThelevelofthereferencepricesreferredtoinArticle
1shallbedeterminedwithreferenceto:
(a)theinformationintheforwardestimateprovided
forinArticle3ofRegulationNo242onthe
progressiveestablishment of*acommon
organisationofthemarketinwine;
(b)thequalityoftheharvestofthewine-growing
yearinwhichthereferencepriceisfixed;
(c)theextentandthenatureofforeseeable
intervention measures.
Article3 Whereasthereferencepriceforredwinesandthe
referencepriceforwhitewinesmustbefixedonthe
basisoftheguidepricesforthetypesofredand
whitetablewinewhicharemostrepresentative of
Communityproduction,plusthecostsincurredby
bringingCommunitywinestothesamemarketing1.Thelevelofreferencepricesforwineshaving
specialcharacteristics shallbeestablishedwith
referencetothelevelofthepricesrulingwithinthe
Communityforthewinesinquestion.
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Article5 2.Thelevelofreferencepricesforwinesintended
forspecialpurposesshallbeestablishedwith
referencetothelevelofthepricesrulingwithinthe
Communityforthewinesinquestion.
Whereawine'distillatehasbeenadded,accountmust
alsobetakenofthepricesofthewinedistillates
withintheCommunityaswellasthecostof
preparation .1.Withoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofthe
secondandthirdsubparagraphs ofArticle9(3)of
Regulation (EEC)No816/70,anywinescomingfrom
thirdcountries,ifnotincludedamongthewinesfor
whichaspecialreferencepriceisfixed,shallbe
subjecttothecountervailing chargeapplyingtored
winesor,whereappropriate,towhitewines.
2.Forthepurposeofthecountervailing charge
rosewinesshallbeconsideredasredwines.Article4'
Article6ThecostsincurredbybringingCommunitywinesto
thesamemarketingstageasimportedwinesshallbe
establishedwithreferenceinparticularto:
(a)brokeragecosts;1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthe
thirddayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
2..TheprovisionsofthisRegulationshalltake
effecton1June1970.(b)loadingcosts;
(c)insurancecosts;
(d)transportcosts;
(e)losses.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26May1970.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
Ch.HÉGER