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( 1 ) OJ NO L 54 , 5 . 3 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 360 , 31 . 12 . 1980 , P . 18 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 297 , 24 . 11 . 1979 , P . 15 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 227 , 29 . 8 . 1980 , P . 10 .

( 1 ) OJ NO L 188 , 1 . 8 . 1968 , P . 1 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1982/81

OF 15 JULY 1981

ON THE GRANTING OF RE-STORAGE AID FOR TABLE WINE FOR WHICH A STORAGE CONTRACT WAS CONCLUDED DURING THE 1980/81 WINE-GROWING YEAR

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 OF 5 FEBRUARY 1979 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN WINE ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3456/80 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 10 AND 65 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2600/79 OF 23 NOVEMBER 1979 ON STORAGE CONTRACTS FOR TABLE WINE , GRAPE MUST AND CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUST ( 3 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2252/80 ( 4 ), LAYS DOWN DETAILED IMPLEMENTING RULES FOR THE CONCLUSION OF CONTRACTS ;

WHEREAS THE QUANTITIES OF TABLE WINE IN STOCK ARE LARGE FOR THE TIME OF YEAR ; WHEREAS THIS IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE AVAILABILITY DURING THE CURRENT WINE-GROWING YEAR IS SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER THAN USUAL IN SOME REGIONS ;

WHEREAS THE INITIAL FORECASTS SUGGEST THAT PRODUCTION WILL BE HIGH ;

WHEREAS THE WINE WHICH IS UNDER STORAGE CONTRACTS IS STORED IN CONTAINERS WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED TO STORE THE NEXT HARVEST ;

WHEREAS , IN ORDER THAT PRODUCERS MAY STORE THEIR NEXT VINTAGE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS , AID SHOULD BE GRANTED FOR THE RE-STORAGE OF TABLE WINE , BUT SUBJECT TO A LIMITATION AS TO DISTANCE ;

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO LIMIT THIS MEASURE TO CASES WHERE IT APPEARS ECONOMICALLY JUSTIFIED , ONLY THOSE STORAGE CONTRACTS CONCLUDED OR EXTENDED BY THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES DURING A GIVEN PERIOD SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE MEASURE OPERATES CORRECTLY , PROVISIONS SHOULD ALSO BE ADOPTED CONCERNING THE NATURE OF THE TRANSPORT AND THE DATE OF SUBMISSION OF THE APPLICATION ;

WHEREAS , SINCE THERE IS LITTLE TIME FOR ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLEMENTATION AND SINCE THE QUANTITIES INVOLVED ARE OFTEN SMALL AND THE TRANSPORT COSTS SMALL BY COMPARISON WITH THE TOTAL COSTS , A STANDARD AMOUNT OF AID SHOULD BE FIXED ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR WINE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

ON APPLICATION AND SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 2 , AID MAY BE GRANTED FOR THE RE-STORAGE , IN ANOTHER LOCATION OR IN ANOTHER WAREHOUSE BELONGING TO A THIRD PARTY , OF TABLE WINE COVERED BY A STORAGE CONTRACT UNDER REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2600/79 .

ARTICLE 2

AID MAY BE GRANTED ONLY WHERE :

- THE DISTANCE TO THE NEW PLACE OF STORAGE DOES NOT EXCEED 150 KILOMETRES ; NEVERTHELESS , WHERE STORAGE CAPACITY IS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN THIS DISTANCE AND IN THE CASE OF TRANSPORT BY SEA , THE INTERVENTION AGENCY MAY AUTHORIZE TRANSPORT TO THE NEAREST APPROPRIATE PLACE OF STORAGE ,

- THE STORAGE CONTRACTS IN QUESTION HAVE EITHER BEEN CONCLUDED OR HAD THEIR VALIDITY EXTENDED BY THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES UNDER ARTICLE 17 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2600/79 PRIOR TO 15 JULY 1981 AND EXPIRE ON OR AFTER 15 SEPTEMBER 1981 .

- RE-STORAGE TAKES PLACE BETWEEN 15 JULY AND 15 OCTOBER 1981 AND THE TRANSPORT IS CARRIED OUT IN ONE OR MORE VEHIHICES ,

- APPLICATIONS FOR AID SHALL BE SUBMITTED NOT LATER THAN 14 OCTOBER 1981 TO THE INTERVENTION AGENCY OF THE MEMBER STATE CONCERNED ,

- SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS IN RESPECT OF THE AID SHALL BE SUBMITTED NOT LATER THAN 30 NOVEMBER 1981 TO THE INTERVENTION AGENCY OF THE MEMBER STATE CONCERNED .

ARTICLE 3

THE AID FOR ALL TABLE WINES SHALL BE 1.40 ECU PER HECTOLITRE .

ARTICLE 4

THE EVENT , FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 6 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1134/68 ( 1 ), GIVING ENTITLEMENT TO PAYMENT OF THE AID REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS OCCURRING ON THE DATE WHEN THE WINE ENTERS THE PLACE OF STORAGE WHERE IT IS RE-STORED .

ARTICLE 5

1 . MEMBER STATES SHALL TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO ENSURE THE NECESSARY CONTROLS ; THEY SHALL , IN PARTICULAR , CHECK THAT THE RE-STORAGE OF THE WINE HAS ACTUALLY TAKEN PLACE .

2 . MEMBER STATES SHALL NOTIFY THE COMMISSION NOT LATER THAN 31 JANUARY 1981 OF THE QUANTITIES OF WINE WHICH HAVE BEEN RE-STORED .

ARTICLE 6

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 15 JULY 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

THE PRESIDENT

GASTON THORN