3.9.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL242/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2167/76
of2September1976
onthegrantingofaidforthere-storageoftablewineinrespectofwhicha
storagecontractwasconcludedduringthewine-growing year1975/76
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,whereas,sincetheperiodforadministrative imple­
mentationofthismeasureisshort,thequantities
concernedoftensmallandthetransportcostslowby
comparisonwiththetotalcosts,theamountoftheaid
shouldbefixedatastandardrate;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforWine,HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1167/76(2),andinparticularArticles6aand35
thereof,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1WhereasRegulation(EEC)No816/70providesfor
theconclusionoflong-termstoragecontracts;
whereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1437/70
of20July1976onstoragecontractsfortablewine(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No546/75(4),
laysdownthetermsonwhichsuchcontractsmaybe
concluded;whereasthequantitiesoftablewineat
presentcoveredbyacurrentstoragecontractare
greaterthanusualatthistimeofyear;whereasthisis
attributabletothefactthatsalesduringthecurrent
wine-growing yearwerenotsufficienttoprovidean
outletforallthequantitiesavailableatthebeginning
oftheyear;Uponapplicationandsubjecttotheconditionslaid
downinArticle2,aidmaybegrantedforthe
re-storageinanotherlocalityorpartofalocality,orin
otherstoragepremisesbelongingtoathirdparty,of
tablewinesinrespectofwhichstoragecontractswere
concludedpursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No1437/70
duringthewine-growing year1975/76.
Whereasthewineinquestionisstoredincontainers
whichmaybeneededforstoringthenextvintage; Article2
Aidmaybegrantedonlyif: Whereas,inorderthatproducersmaystoretheirnext
vintageundernormalconditions,aidshouldbe
grantedforthere-storageoftablewine,butsubjectto
alimitationastodistance:
Whereas,inordertoensurethatthismeasureapplies
onlyincaseswhichappeartobeeconomically justi­
fied,onlystoragecontractsconcludedduringaspeci­
fiedperiodshouldbeeligible;whereas,inorderthat
themeasuremaybeimplemented inaproper
manner,provisionsshouldbelaiddownconcerning
themodeoftransportandthetimelimitforthe
submissionofapplications ;—thedistancethewineistransporteddoesnot
exceed150km;providedthatwherestorage
capacityisnotavailablewithinthisdistancethe
interventionagencymayauthorizetransportation
tothenearestsuitableplaceofstorage;
—therelevantstoragecontractshavebeenmade
before1September1976and,exceptinthecase
oflong-termstoragecontracts,willexpireafter20
October1976;
—thewineisre-storedbefore10October1976and
transportedinoneormorevehicles;
—theapplicationforaidissubmittedtotheinter­
ventionagencyintheMemberStateconcerned
before20September1976.(')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL135,24.5.1976,p.42.
(J)OJNoL160,22.7.1970,p.16.
(4)OJNoL58,4.3.1975,p.5.

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Article3
Foralltablewinestheamountoftheaidshallbe1-05
unitsofaccountperhectolitre.re-storageofthetablewineconcernedhasinfact
takenplace.
2.MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionby
30November1976ofthequantitiesofwinere-stored.
Article4Article5
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatthenecessarychecksare
carriedout.TheyshallinparticularensurethatThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2September1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission