14.7.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL174/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1573/77
of13July1977
onthegrantingofrestorageaidfortablewineforwhichastoragecontractwas
concludedduringthe1976/77wine-growing year
Whereas,sincethereislittletimeforadministrative
implementation andsincethequantitiesinvolvedare
oftensmallandthetransportcostssmallbycompar­
isonwiththetotalcosts,astandardamountofaid
shouldbefixed;
WhereasthemeasuresprividedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforWine,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Onapplicationandsubjecttotheconditionslaid
downinArticle2,aidmaybegrantedforthe
restorageoftablewinethatiscoveredbyastorage
contractunderRegulation (EEC)No2015/76in
anotherlocationoranotherwarehousebelongingtoa
thirdparty.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
528/77(2),andinparticularArticles6aand35thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2015/76
of13August1976onstoragecontractsfortablewine,
grapemustandconcentratedgrapemust(3)laysdown
theprocedureforconcludingcontracts;
Whereasthequantitiesoftablewineinstockarelarge
forthetimeoftheyear;whereasthisisduetothe
factthatoutletsduringthecurrentwine-growingyear
arenotabsorbingthequantitiesavailableatthebegin­
ningofthesaidyear;
Whereasthewinethatisunderstoragecontractsis
storedincontainerswhichmayberequiredtostore
thenextharvest;
Whereas,inthecircumstances ,therestorageaid
referredtoinArticle6aofRegulation(EEC)No
816/70shouldnowbegranted,particularlysincethe
recentbadweatheraffectingcertainproductionzones
alreadyshowswherepartofthesequantitiescouldbe
restored;
Whereastheaidshouldberestrictedtorestorage
carriedoutwithinamaximumdistance;
Whereas,inordertolimitthismeasuretocaseswhere
itappearseconomically justified,onlythosestorage
contractswhichareconcludedorthevalidityofwhich
hasbeenextendedbytheinterventionagencies
duringagivenperiodshouldbeconsidered ;wheras,
inordertoensurethatthemeasureisproperlyimple­
mented,provisionsshouldalsobeadoptedconcerning
thenatureofthetransportandthedateofsubmission
oftheapplication ;Article2
Aidmaybegrantedonlywhere:
—thedistanceisnotmorethan150kilometres ;
neverthless ,wherestoragecapacityisnotavailable
withinthisdistance,theinterventionagencymay
authorizetransporttothenearestappropriate
placeofstorage,
—thestoragecontractsinquestionareeither
concludedbefore20July1977ortheirvalidityis
extendedbytheinterventionagenciesunder
Article16(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No2015/76
before20August1977and,inthecaseoflong­
termstoragecontracts,expireafter20September
1977,
—therestoragetakesplacebetween1Augustand10
October1977,andthetransportiscarriedoutin
oneormorevehicles,
—applicationsforaidaresubmittedbefore20
September1977totheinterventionagencyinthe
MemberStateconcerned .(>)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL69,16.3.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL221,14.8.1976,p.20.

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Article3 2.MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommissionby
30November1977atthelatestofthequantitiesof
winewhichhaveenteredintorestorage.Theaidforalltablewinesshallbe110unitsof
accountperhectolitre.
Article4Article5
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethenecessarycontrols;theyshall,
inparticular,checkthattherestorageofthewinehas
actuallytakenplace.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13July1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President