NoL333/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 2.12.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2925/76
of1December 1976
fixingthereferencepricesfortheperiod16December1976to15December
1977inthewinesector
tionofproductsotherthanthosefallingwithin
headingNo22.05oftheCommonCustomsTariff;
whereas,finally,afixedamountcorresponding tothe
normalcostsofmarketpreparationmustbeesta­
blished,sothatitcanbeaddedtothereferenceprices
ofthevariousproductsinthecasewherethese
productsareputupincontainersoftwolitresorless;
Whereasinfixingthereferencepricesaccountshould
betakenofthecriteriaprovidedforbytheCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No947/70of26May1970laying
downgeneralrulesforfixingthereferencepriceand
levyingthecountervailing chargeforwine(5),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2918/76(6);
WhereasthecostsincurredinbringingCommunity
winestothesamemarketingstageasimportedwines,
whicharetobeestablishedasprovidedinArticle4of
Regulation(EEC)No947/70,may,withtheexception
ofthoseinrespectoflosses,beassessedatastandard
rate;whereasthesecostsandtheotherfactorstobe
consideredhavevariedappreciablysincethelastocca­
siononwhichpriceswerefixed,transportcosts
havingincreasedbysome4%;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforWinehas
notdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetby
itsChairman,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2829/76(2),andinparticularArticle9(6)thereof,
WhereasArticle9(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70
providesthatareferencepriceforredwineandarefer­
encepriceforwhitewinemustbefixedannually;
whereasthesereferencepricesmustbefixedonthe
basisoftheguidepricesforthetypesofredandwhite
tablewinemostrepresentative ofCommunityproduc­
tion,plusthecostsincurredinbringingCommunity
winestothesamemarketingstageasimportedwines;
Whereasthetypesoftablewinemostrepresentative
ofCommunityproductionaretypesRIandAI,as
definedinArticles1and2ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No945/70of26May1970determiningthe
typesoftablewines(3);whereastheguidepricesfor
thesetypesofwinearesetoutinArticle1ofCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No833/76of6April1976fixing
theguidepricesforwinefortheperiod16December
1976to15December 1977(4);
Whereasthethirdsubparagraph ofArticle9(1)of
Regulation(EEC)No816/70providesthatreference
pricesarealsotobefixedforgrapejuice(including
grapemust)fallingwithinsubheading20.07BIofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,forconcentratedgrapejuice
(includinggrapemust)fallingwithinsubheadings
20.07AIandBIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,for
grapemustwiththefermentationarrestedbytheaddi­
tionofalcoholwithinthemeaningofAdditional
Note4(a)toChapter22oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,forwinesfortifiedfordistillationwithinthe
meaningofAdditionalNote4(b)toChapter22ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,andforliqueurwines
withinthemeaningofAdditionalNote4(c)to
Chapter22oftheCommonCustomsTariff;whereas,
moreover,sincespecialreferencepricesshouldbe
fixedfortheproductshavingregardtotheirspecial
characteristics ortheirspecialuses,referenceprices
shouldbefixedforwinesoftheRieslingorSylvaner
varietyandforliqueurwinestobeusedintheprepara­HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
ArticleI
Fortheperiod16December1976to15December
1977,thereferencepricesshallbeasfollows:
A.Productsfallingwithinsubheading22.05Cofthe
CommonCustomsTariff:
1.redwine:2-50unitsofaccountperdegree
actualalcoholicstrengthperhectolitre;
2.whitewineotherthanthatspecifiedinpoint3
below:2-37unitsofaccountperdegreeactual
alcoholicstrengthperhectolitre;
3.whitewinepresentedforimportationunderthe
nameRieslingorSylvaner:50-44unitsof
accountperhectolitre;
4.winefortifiedfordistillation withinthe
meaningofAdditionalNote4(b)toChapter
22oftheCommonCustomsTariff:1-60units(>)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL326,25.11.1976,p.1.
(3)OJNoL114,27.5.1970,p.1.
(4)OJNoL100,14.4.1976,p.12.(5)OJNoL114,27.5.1970,p.4.
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ofaccountperdegreeactualalcoholicstrength
perhectolitre;
5.liqueurwinewithinthemeaningofAdditional
Note4(c)toChapter22oftheCommon
CustomsTariff:4-30unitsofaccountper
degreeactualalcoholicstrengthperhectolitre;
6.liqueurwines,withinthemeaningofAddi­
tionalNote4(c)toChapter22oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,intendedforprocessinginto
productsotherthanthosefallingwithin
headingNo22.05oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff:2*40unitsofaccountperdegreeactual
alcoholicstrengthperhectolitre;
7.alcohol-muted freshgrapemustwithinthe
meaningofAdditionalNote4(a)toChapter22
oftheCommonCustomsTariff:1-70unitsof
accountperdegreetotalalcoholicstrengthper
hectolitre .
B.Grapejuice(includinggrapemust)concentratedor
not,withanaddedsugarcontentnotexceeding30%byweight,fallingwithinsubheadings22.07
AIandBIoftheCommonCustomsTariff:
1.white:2-05unitsofaccountperdegreepoten­
tialalcoholicstrengthperhectolitre;
2.others:2*15unitsofaccountperdegreepoten­
tialalcoholicstrengthperhectolitre.
Thefixedamountperhectolitretobeaddedin
respectofproductslistedin1,2,3and5ofitemA,
wheretheseareputupincontainersoftwolitresor
less,shallbe15unitsofaccountperhectolitre.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom16December1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,1December1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission