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9.12.72 NoL276/3 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
REGULATION (EEC)No2584/72OFTHECOMMISSION
of7December1972
fixingcountervailing chargesinthewinesector
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconom_cCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No816/701of23April1970layingdown
additionalprovisionsforthecommonorgani­
sationofthemarketinwine,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No1651/72,2andin
particularArticleS(6)thereof;
WhereasArticle9(3)ofRegulation (EEC)
No816/70providesthatacountervailing charge
mustbeleviedonimportsofawineandof
winesinthesamecategorywineswherethe
free-at-frontier offerpriceforthatwine,plus
customsduties,islowerthanthereference
priceforthatwine;whereasthecountervailing
chargeisequaltothedifferencebetweenthe
referencepriceandthefree-at-frontier offer
pricepluscustomsduties;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)
No2583/723of7December1972fixedthe
referencepricesforwinefortheperiod16
December1972to15December1973;
Whereasinrespectofeachwineforwhicha
referencepriceisfixed,afree-at-frontier offer
priceforallimportsisdeterminedonthebasis
ofalltheavailableinformation ;whereasthe
natureofthatinformation isspecifiedin
Article1(1),(2)and(3)ofCommissionRegula­
tionNo1019;704of29May1970ondetailed
rulesforestablishingfree-at-frontier offerprices
andfixingthecountervailing chargeinthewine
sector;
WhereasinaccordancewithArticle1and3of
Regulation (EEC)No1019/70,thefree-at­
frontierofferpricesmustbeestablishedonthebasisofthemostadvantageous purchasing
possibilitiesoftheproductsinquestion;whereas,
toestablishthatprice,noaccountshouldbe
takenofinformationconcerningsupplieswhich
havenoeconomiceffectonthemarket,in
particularwherethequantitiesinvolvedare
small;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle2of
Regulation (EEC)No1019/70,thepricesused
mustbeadjustedifthfeydonotapplyfree-at­
Community-frontier ortoanywinecorrespond­
ingtotheonewhoseguidepricewastakeninto
accountforfixingthereferenceprice;
Whereas,inapplicationofArticle8ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1019/70,whenacountervailing
chargeisfixedforimportsofredorwhite
wine,acountervailing chargemustbefixed
forimportsofmustsofthesamecolour;
whereasinthatcasethecountervailing charge
tobeleviedonmustiscalculatedbyweighting
theamountofthechargeapplicabletothe
corresponding winewithacoefficientwhich
takesaccountoftheratio0-95existingonthe
Communitymarketbetweentheaverageprice
ofmustandthatofwine;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle6of
Regulation (EEC)No1019/70,thecounter­
vailingchargeforaproductmustbefixedper
degree/hectolitreorperhectolitreaccording
towhetherthereferencepriceforthatproduct
isfixedperdegree/hectolitreorperhectolitre;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle4(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No1019/70,thecounter­
vailingchargemustbealteredwhenanoticeable
variationinthefree-at-frontier offerpriceis
recorded;
1OJNoL99,5.5.1973,p.1.
2OJNoL174,1.8.1972,p.52.
3OJNoL276,9.12.1972,p.1.
4OJNoL118,1.6.1970,p.13.Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserules
totheinformationatpresentavailabletothe
Commissionthatthecountervailing charge
shouldbefixedasfollows;

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WhereastheManagementCommitteeforWine
hasnotdeliveredanOpinionwithinthetime
limitsetbytheChairman;3.Whitewineofferedforimportunderthe
nameof'Riesling'or'Sylvaner':0u.a.per
hectolitre .
4.Liqueurwine:2-60u.a.perdegree/hi.
5.Winefortifiedfordistillation :0u.a.per
degree/hi.
6.Grapemustwithfermentationnotarrested
bytheadditionofalcohol:HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1(a)White:0-20u.a.perdegree/hi.
(b)Other:0-24u.a.perdegree/hi.
Thecountervailing chargesapplicableinthe
winesectorarefixedatthefollowinglevels:
Article21.Redwine:0*25u.a.perdegree/hi.
2.Whitewineotherthanthatreferredtoin3:
0-21u.a.perdegree/hi.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginits
MemberStates.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
16December1972.
entiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
FortheCommission
ThePresident
S.L.MANSHOLTDoneatBrussels,7December1972.