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(Information) 
COMMISSION 
FORWARD  ESTIMATE  FOR  THE  1974/75  WINE-GROWING  YEAR 
THE  COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 
Having  regard  to the Treaty  establishing  the European  Economic  Community; 
Having  regard  to Regulation  No 24 (*) on the progressive  establishment  of a common 
organization  of the market  in wine,  as last amended  by Regulation  (EEC)  No 816/70  (2), 
and in particular  Article  3 (1) thereof; 
Whereas  Article  3 (1) of Regulation  No 24 stipulates  that  each  year  a forward  estimate 
must  be drawn  up in order  to determine  the resources  and  assess  the requirements  of the 
Community,  including  foreseeable  imports  from  and exports  to third  countries; 
Whereas  the forward  estimate  may  be drawn  up in particular  on the basis  of information 
collected  and  communicated  to the Commission  by the Member  States  in accordance 
with  Commission  Regulation  No 134  (3) on the declaration  of wine  harvests  and  stocks, 
as amended  by Regulation  (EEC)  No 1136/70  (4); 
Whereas  the final  figures  for the 1972/73  wine-growing  year  and  the provisional  figures 
for the  1973/1974  wine-growing  year  form  a useful  basis  on which  to assess  this 
information  and  on which  to draw  up the  forward  estimate  for  the  1974/75  wine-
growing  year; 
Whereas  the forecasts  shown  in this  estimate  are in accordance  with  the Opinion  of the 
Management  Committee  for Wine, 
HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  ESTIMATE: 
The forward  estimate  for the 1974/75  wine-growing  year  is shown  in the Annex  in the 
columns  relating  to that  year. 
H OJ  No 30, 20. 4. 1962,  p. 989/62. 
(2) OJ  No L 99, 5. 5. 1970,  p. 1. 
(3) OJ  No 111,  6. 11. 1962,  p. 2604/62. 
(4) OJ  No L 134,  19. 6. 1970,  p. 4. 
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ANNEX 
FORWARD  ESTIMATE  FOR  THE  1974/75  WINE-GROWING  YEAR 
. Headings Global  volumes Red and ios6 
. Headings 
1972/1973 
def. :ii. 1973/1974 
prov. 1974/1975 1972/1973 
def. 1973/1974 
prov. 1974/1975 
exp. 
1. Total  production 127 720 171 152 155 289 94 851 
2. Amount  of production  intended  for processing  as 
grape  juice 416 404 706 365 
3. Amount  intended  for vinification 127 304 170 748 154 583 76 922 98 541 94 486 
4. Stock  at start  of season: 73 106 61 286 86 625 47 232 37186 51 676 
— in production 36 750 27 466 47 524 25 322 17 501 30 400 
— in the trade 36 356 33 820 39 101 21 910 19 685 21276 
5. Availability  at start  of season  (3+4) 200 410 232 034 241 208 124 154 135 727 146 162 
6. Imports 7 955 7 388 5 482 
7. Total  availability  (5+6) 208 365 239 422 246 690 
8. Total  home  use: 143 701 148 813 154 719 
— direct  consumption  by humans 130 421 125 574 130 389 
— processing 12 083 22 080 22 935 
of which,  distillation: 11 325 21 295 19 400 
— of which  grape  spirit  with  a registered 
designation  of origin 9 500 
— of which  in conformity  with  Article  7 of 
Regulation  (EEC)  No 816/70 5 000 5 300 
— of which,  other 4 600 
of which  vinegar  production 758 785 893 
of which  aromatic  wines  — vermouth 
production 2 642 
— losses  in production 690 661 801 
— losses  in trading 507 498 594 
9. Exports 3 378 3 984 4 268 
10. Stock  at end of season 61 286 86 625 87 703 
11. Variations  in stocks  (10—4) — 11 820 + 25 339 + 1078 
12. Degree  of self-sufficiency"(3:8)  % (x) 88-6 118-7 103-5 
13. Harvest  declaration 
14. Consumption  per capita,  per annua  (litres) 51 49 50 
(*) Calculated  with  the exclusion  of quantities  distilled  by virtue  of intervention  measures. 
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White Table  wines  1974/1975 V.Q.P.R.D.  1974/1975 Other  wines  1974/1975 
1972/1973 
def. 1973/1974 1974/1975 Total 
exp. tp.6 Total 
exp. Total 
exp. tpf 
1. 60 438 110 377 76 251 34 126 25 862 12 500 13 362 19 050 6 100 12 950 
2. 341 706 365 341 0 0 0 0 0 0 
3. 50 382 72 207 60 097 109 671 75 886 33 785 25 862 12 500 13 362 19 050 6 100 12 950 
4. 25 874 24100 34 949 46 597 32 602 13 995 35 982 17 959 18 023 4 046 1 115 2 931 
11428 9 965 17 124 25 877 19 525 6 352 21 644 10 875 10 769 3 0 3 
14 446 14 135 17 825 20 720 13 077 7 643 14 338 7 084 7 254 4 043 1 115 2 928 
5. 76 256 96 307 95 046 156 268 108 488 47 780 61 844 30 459 31 385 23 096 7 215 15 881 
6. 0 0 5 482 
7. 
8. 156 268 
104 683 
99 351 
4 400 
4 400 
0 
4 400 
0 
0 
0 
486 
446 4 61 844 
24 062 
23 791 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
165 
106 28 578 
25 974 
7 247 
18 535 
15 000 
9 500 
900 
4 600 
893 
2 642 
150 
42 
9. 2 049 2 187 32 
10. 49 536 35 595 2 572 
11. + 2 939 — 387 ' 
— 1474 
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