15.12.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL345/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3060/76
of14December 1976
grantingaidforthelong-termprivatestorageofcertaintablewinesforthewine
year1976/77
concluded,itappearsadvisabletopermittheconclu­
sionoflong-termstoragecontractsforwinecovered
byshort-termcontractsconcludedbeforethedateof
entryintoforceofthisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforWine,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Authorization isherebygivenfortheconclusionof
long-termcontractsforalltypesoftablewinesandfor
tablewineswhichstandincloseeconomicrelation­
shiptothosetypesoftablewines,providedthatthe
actualalcoholicstrengththereofisnotlessthen10°.
Article2THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2829/76(2),andinparticularArticles5(7)and6(5)
thereof,
Whereas,accordingtotheforwardestimatefor
1976/77,thequantitiesoftablewineavailableatthe
beginningofthewineyearexceedbyoverfour
months'consumptionthetotalforeseeablerequire­
mentsforthesaidwineyear;whereas,consequently ,
theconditionsfortheconclusionoflong-termstorage
contractsunderArticle5(4)oftheabovementioned
Regulationarefulfilled;
Whereastheforwardestimatereferredtoabovereveals
theexistenceofsurplusesforalltypesoftablewines
andfortablewineswhichstandincloseeconomic
relationshiptothosetypesoftablewines;whereas
provisionshouldthereforebemadetoenablelong­
termcontractstobeconcludedforthosetypesoftable
wines;whereas,inaccordancewithArticle5(6)of
Regulation(EEC)No816/70,therighttoconclude
short-termcontractsforthewinesinquestionshould
thereforebesuspended;
WhereasArticle6(4)ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70
laysdownthat,forlong-termcontracts,theamountof
theaidmaybeincreasedto20%;whereas,inthe
lightoftheconditionsprevailinginthiswineyear,
andinparticularofthequantitiesavailable,whichare
suchastopermittheconclusionoflong-term
contracts,provisionshouldbemadeforincreasingby
15%theratesofaidspecifiedinArticle11(1)of
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No2015/76of13
August1976onstoragecontractsfortablewine,grape
mustandconcentratedgrapemust(3);
Whereas,inordertorelievethemarketonamore
lastingbasisandtopreventfurtherdifficultiesafter
theexpiryoftheshort-termcontractsalreadyForthestoragecontractsreferredtoinArticle1,the
amountofaidasspecifiedinArticle11(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2015/76shallbeincreasedby15%.
Article3
Short-termcontractsconcludedbeforethedateof
entryintoforceofthisRegulationshall,attherequest
ofthepartyconcerned,beterminatedinrespectof
thosequantitiesforwhichatthetimeofsuchtermina­
tionthatpartyentersintoalong-termstorage
contract.
Inthatevent,entitlementtoshort-termstorageaidfor
thesaidquantitiesshallbelostinrespectofthe
periodduringwhichtheyareunderlong-term
contract.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplywith'effectfrom16December1976.(>)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL326,25.11.1976,p.1.
(})OJNoL221,14.8.1976,p.20.

NoL345/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1,5.12.76
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States. '
DoneatBrussels,14December1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission