NoL334/34 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 14.12.74
REGULATION (EEC)No3157/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of13December 1974
fixingthereferencepricesforwinesfortheperiod16December1974to15
December 1975
risticsorwhichareintendedforspecialuses;whereas
inpursuanceofthisprovisionreferencepricesshould
befixedforwinesoftheRieslingorSylvanervariety,
forliqueurwines,forwinefortifiedfordistillationand
forliqueurwinestobeusedinthepreparationof
productsotherthanthosefallingwithinheadingNo
22.05oftheCommonCustomsTariff;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No947/70
providesthatthelevelofreferencepricesforthose
productsmustbeestablishedwithreferencetothe
levelofthepricesrulingwithintheCommunityfor
thewinesinquestionand,whereawinedistillatehas
beenadded,accountmustalsobetakenoftheprices
ofwinedistillateswithintheCommunityandofthe
costofpreparation ;
WhereasthecostsincurredinbringingCommunity
winestothesamemarketingstageasimportedwines,
whicharetobeestablishedasprovidedinArticle4of
Regulation(EEC)No947/70,may,withtheexception
ofthoseinrespectoflosses,beassessedatastandard
rate;whereasneitherthesecosts,northeotherfactors
tobeconsideredhavevariedappreciablysincethelast
occasiononwhichpriceswerefixed,withtheexcep­
tionoftransportcosts,whichhaveincreasedbysome
13%;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforWinehas
notdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetby
itsChairman,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70(!)of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1532/74(2),andinparticularArticle9(6)thereof;
WhereasArticle9(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70
providesthatareferencepriceforredwineandarefer­
encepriceforwhitewinemustbefixedannually;
whereasthesereferencepricesmustbefixedonthe
basisoftheguidepricesforthetypesofredandwhite
tablewinemostrepresentative ofCommunityproduc­
tion,plusthecostsincurredinbringingCommunity
winestothesamemarketingstageasimportedwines;
Whereasthetypesoftablewinemostrepresentative
ofCommunityproductionaretypesRIandAI,as
definedinArticles1and2ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No945/70(3)of26May1970determiningthe
typesoftablewines;whereastheguidepricesfor
thesetypesofwinearesetoutinArticle1ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No2496/74(4)of2October1974
fixingtheguidepricesforwinefortheperiodfrom16
December1974to15December1975;
Whereas,moreover,infixingthereferenceprices,the
factorssetoutinArticle2ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No947/70(5)of26May1970layingdown
generalrulesforfixingthereferencepriceandlevying
thecountervailing chargeforwinemustbetakeninto
consideration soastoensurethatthelevelofpricesis
adequatelysafeguardedandthatpriorityofoutleton
theinternalmarketgoestoCommunity-produced
wines;whereasitisnecessarytotakeaccountofthese
factors,notablyforthewinegrowingyear1974/75,for
whichitappearsfromforwardestimatesthatthequan­
titiesavailableareverysubstantial ;
WhereaspursuanttothethirdsubparagraphofRegula­
tion(EEC)No816/70,Article9(1),referenceprices
aretobefixedforwineswhichhavespecialcharacte­HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Fortheperiod16December1974to15December
1975thereferencepricesforwinesshallbeas
follows:
1.Redwine:2-22u.a./degree/hl;
2.Whitewineotherthanthatspecifiedinpoint3
below:2-12u.a./degree/hl;
3.Whitewinepresentedforimportationunderthe
nameRieslingorSylvaner:45-00u.a./hl;(')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(*)OJNoL166,21.6.1974,p.1.
(3)OJNoL114,27.5.1970,p.1.
(4)OJNoL268,3.10.1974,p.1.
5)OJNoL114,27.5.1970,p.4.

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4.Liqueurwine:4-30u.a./degree/hl;
5.Liqueurwinesintendedforprocessinginto
productsotherthanthosefallingwithinheading
No22.05oftheCommonCustomsTariff:2-40
u.a./degree/hl;
6.Winefortifiedfordistillation :1-55u.a./degree/hl.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom16December1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13December1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI