NoL349/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.12.73
REGULATION (EEC)No3412/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of18December1973
fixingthereferencepricesforwinesfortheperiodfrom16December1973to15
December1974
Whereas,accordingtotheRegulation (EEC)No
816/70Article9(1),thirdsubparagraph ,reference
pricesarealsofixedforwineswhichhaveparticular
characteristics orthosedestinedforparticularend
uses;whereas,inordertotakeaccountofthis
obligationitisfittingtofixreferencepricesfor,
ononehand,winescomingfromtheRieslingor
Sylvanerwinevarietiesandliqueurwinesand,onthe
otherhand,alsoforwinefortifiedfordistillation
andtheliqueurwinestobeusedinthepreparation
ofproductsotherthanthoseundertheposition
22.05oftheCommonCustomsTariff.
Whereas,Article3ofRegulation (EEC)No947/70
providesthatthelevelofreferencepricesforthose
productsmustbeestablishedwithreferencetothe
levelofthepricesrulingwithintheCommunityfor
thewinesinquestionand,whereawinedistillate
hasbeenadded,accountmustalsobetakenofthe
pricesofthewinedistillateswithintheCommunity
aswellasthecostofpreparation ;
Whereasthecosts,withtheexceptionoflosses,
incurredinbringingCommunitywinestothesame
marketingstageasimportedwines,establishedas
providedinArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)No947/
70,canbeassessedatastandardrate;whereas
neitherthesecosts,northeotherfactorsconsidered
havevariedappreciably,exceptfortransportcosts
whichhaveincreasedabout8%>;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforWinehas
notdeliveredanOpinionwithinthetimelimitset
bytheChairman,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70(*)of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganization ofthe
marketinwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2592/73(2),andinparticularArticle9(6)
thereof;
WhereasArticle9(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/
70providesthatareferencepriceforredwineand
areferencepriceforwhitewinemustbefixed
annually;whereasthesereferencepricesmustbe
fixedonthebasisoftheguidepricesforthetypes
ofredandwhitetablewinemostrepresentative of
Communityproduction,plusthecostsincurredin
bringingCommunitywinestothesamemarketing
stageasimportedwines;
Whereasthetypesoftablewinemostrepresentative
ofCommunityproductionaretypesRIandAI,
definedinArticles1and2ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No945/70(3)of26May1970,determining
thetypesoftablewines;whereastheguideprices
forthese,typesofwinearesetoutinArticle1of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1352/73(4)of15May
1973,fixingtheguidepricesforwinefortheperiod
from16December1973to15December1974;
Whereas,moreover,infixingthereferenceprices,
thefactors,setoutinArticle2ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No947/70(5)of26May1970,
layingdowngeneralrulesforfixingthereference
priceandlevyingthecountervailing chargeforwine,
mustbetakenintoconsideration soastoensurean
effectiveprotectionofthelevelofprices,aswellas
anoutletpriorityontheinternalmarket,ofthe
Communityproduction ;whereasitisnecessaryto
takeaccountofthesefactors,notablyforthewine
growingyear1973/74forwhichitappearsfromthe
forwardestimatethattheamountavailableisvery
important .HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Fortheperiodfrom16December1973to15
December1974thereferencepricesforwinesshall
beasfollows:
1.Redwine:1-93u.a./degree/hi;
2.Whitewineotherthanthatreferredtoat3:1-84
u.a./degree/hl;
3.Whitewineofferedforimportunderthename
RieslingorSylvaner:39-00u.a./hl;
4.Liqueurwine:4-30u.a./degree/hl;(*)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(«)OJNoL269,26.9.1973,p.1.
(»)OJNoL114,27.5.1970,p.1.
(4)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.17.
(8)OJNoL114,27.5.1970,p.4.

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Article2 5.Liqueurwinesdestinedtobetransformedinto
productsotherthanthoseunderposition22.05
oftheCommonCustomsTariff:2-25u.a./
degree/hi;
6.Winefortifiedfordistillation :1-40u.a./degree/
hi.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayof
itspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities ;
Itshallapplyfrom16December1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18December1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI