NoL236/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.8.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2108/76
of26August1976
ontherecordingofquotationsandthefixingofaveragepricesandweighted
averagepricesfortablewines
Whereas,inorderthatthemarketsurveymaybeas
uniformaspossiblethroughouttheCommunity ,itis
advisablethattherelevantinformation shouldbe
collectedinthevariousMemberStatesbyspecial
boardssetupbythemtomonitorthetrendofprices
foreachrepresentative marketservinganareaofa
certainsize;whereasrepresentation onsuchboards
shouldbedeterminedbyreferencetotheeconomic
importanceofthepartiesconcerned ;
Whereas,inorderthatthetransactionsrecordedmay
berepresentative ,thoserelatingtoaquantitybelowa
specifiedminimumshouldbeexcluded;whereasthis
minimumshouldbefixedsolelybyreferenceto
averagetransactionsinrespectofthedifferenttypesof
wines;
Whereastheaveragepricesareproducerprices;
whereasitisthereforeadvisabletolimittherecording
ofpricestoMemberStateswhichproducetablewines,
andtopricesappliedbetweenproducersand
purchasers ;whereas,inorderthatsuchpricesmaybe
assessed,theinformationrelatingtothemshouldbe
aspreciseaspossible;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1167/76(2),andinparticularArticles4(3)and35
thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1020/70
of29May1970onrecordingquotationsandfixing
averagepricesfortablewiAes(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No528/74(4),laysdowndetailed
rulesgoverningthefixingofaveragepricesfortable
wines;whereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1160/76of17May1976(5)amendedArticle4of
Regulation (EEC)No816/70byintroducing a
weightedaveragepricetobedeterminedbythe
Commission ;whereasboththeaverageandweighted
averagepricesmustbepublishedinthe'C'seriesof
theOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ',
whereasitisthereforenecessarytoreplaceRegulation
(EEC)No1020/70;
WhereasArticle4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70
providesthatforeachtypeofwineforwhichaguide
priceisfixedtheCommissionmustdetermineeach
week,forthetypeofwineinquestiononthebasisof
allfactsavailabletoit,an.averageproducerprice
(hereinaftercalled'averageprice')foreachrepresenta­
tivemarketandaweightedaverageprice;
Whereasitisthereforenecessarytospecifytherepre­
sentativemarketsforthedifferenttypesofwine;
Whereasparagraph2ofthesameArticle4provides
thatMemberStatesshallsupplytheCommissionwith
allrelevantinformationforfixingtheseprices,andin
particulartheproducerpricesrecordedontherepre­
sentativemarketsforeachtypeofwine;
Whereasitisnecessarytospecifyindetailthemanner
inwhichquotationsaretoberecordedandboth
averageandweightedaveragepricesdetermined ;Whereas,toavoiddifficultiesasregardsthepublica­
tionofthesaidprices,atimelimitshouldbesetfor
thetransmission totheCommission oftherelevant
information ;
Whereasthevariousquotationsforwardedtothe
Commission aretoserveasabasisforthecalculation
ofweightedaveragepricesinaccordancewithArticle
4(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70;whereasitis
thereforenecessarythatthesaidquotationsreflectthe
actualsituationofthemarket;
Whereasaveragepricesaretobedeterminedbythe
Commissionhavingregard,inparticular,totheextent
towhichquotationsnotifiedarerepresentative ,the
commentsoftheMemberStates,andthealcoholic
strengthandqualityofthetablewinesconcerned ;
whereas,inorderthattheaveragepricesfixedmay
giveatruepictureofthesituation,itshouldbe
providedthatonlyquotationsrecordedatonerepre­
sentativemarketinrespectofaspecificquantityof
thetypeofwineinquestionaretobetakeninto(')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.I.
(2)OJNoL135,24.5.1976,p.42.
(J)OJNoL118,1.6.1970,p.16.
(■»)OJNoL64,6.3.1974,p.8.
(5)OJNoL135,24.5.1976,p.1.

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LuxembourgMosellefortablewinesoftheAIIandA
IIItypes.
Article5consideration ;whereasthisquantityshouldbefixed
byreferencetotheaveragequantitiesinvolvedinall
transactionsinrespectofthedifferenttypesofwine;
Whereasitseemsjustifiabletoprohibittheconclusion
ofstoragecontractseveninthecasewhereno
weightedaveragepricehasbeenfixedforacertain
period;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforWine,Aspecialboardfortherecordingofquotationshere­
inaftercalled'board')shallbesetupbytheMember
States,whereitdoesnotexistalready,foreachofthe
representative marketsassetoutinArticles1to4
corresponding toanareaundervinesexceeding2000
hectares.
Article6 HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1Whensettingupaboard,MemberStatesshallensure
thatallthepartiesconcernedarerepresentedin
proportiontotheirimportanceontherepresentative
marketconcerned .The'representative marketsoftheFederalRepublicof
Germanyshallbe:
(a)fortablewinesoftheRIIItype:
Rheinpfalz-Rheinhessen (Hiigelland); Article7
(b)fortablewinesoftheAIItype:
Rheinpfalz (Oberhaardt),Rheinhessen (Hügel­
land);
(c)fortablewinesoftheAIIItype:
Mosel-Rheingau .
Article21.Everyboardshallatleastonceaweekcompilea
returnofthetransactions concluded between
producersandpurchasesintheperiodsincetheprev:
iousreturn.Thetransactions recordedmustrelateto
quantitiesofatleast:
—200hifortablewinesoftheRIandAItypes,
—100hifortablewinesoftheRIItype,
—30hifortablewinesoftheAII,AIIIandRIII
types.
2.Thevariousboardsshallforwardtothecompe­
tentagencytheinformationreferredtoinpara­
graph1.Therepresentative marketsoftheFrenchRepublic
shallbe:
(a)fortablewinesoftheRItype:
Bastia,Beziers,Montpellier ,Narbonne,Nîmes,
Perpignan ;
(b)fortablewinesoftheRIItype:
Bastia,Brignoles;Article8
(c)fortablewinesoftheAItype:
Bordeaux,Nantes.
ArticleJ
Therepresentative marketsoftheItalianRepublic
shallbe:
(a)fortablewinesoftheRItype:
Asti,Firenze,Lecce,Pescara,ReggioEmilia,
Treviso,Verona(forlocalwines);1.MemberStatesshall,notlaterthanthe,Monday
ofeachweek,forwardtotheCommissionbytelexthe
informationreceivedfromeachboardduringtheprev­
iousweek,togetherwiththeircommentsasappro­
priate,inparticularinrespectofthetrendofquota­
tions.
Wherethereisnoboardforarepresentative market,
theinformationspecifiedinparagraph2shallbe
collectedbytheMemberStateconcerned.
2.Theinformation shallrelateto:
(a)prices;
(b)thecolouror,whereappropriate ,thetypeofwine
underconsideration ;
(c)thealcoholicstrength,inthecaseoftablewines
quotedperdegree/hi;
(d)thevinevariety,inthecaseoftablewinesoftheR
III,AIIandAIIItypes;
(e)thequantitycovcredbythetransactionsforthe
periodunderconsideration .(b)fortablewinesoftheRIItype:
Bari,Barletta,Cagliari,Lecce,Taranto;
(c)fortablewinesoftheAItype:
Bari,Cagliari,Chieti,Ravenna(Lugo,Faenza),
Trapani(Alcamo),Treviso.
•Article4
Therepresentative marketoftheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgshallbethewine-growing regionofthe

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Article9 relatetotransactionsinrespectoftotalquantitiesof
lessthan:
—2000hifortablewinesoftheRIandAItypes,
—1000hifortablewinesoftheRIItype,
—500hifortablewinesoftheAII,AIIIandRIII
types.
Article111.EveryTuesday,andforthefirsttimeon7
September1976,theCommission shallfixand
publishinthe'C'seriesoftheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities :
—theaverageprice,perdegree/hiorperhiasappro­
priate,foreachrepresentativemarketforthetype
ofwineinquestion,
—theweightedaveragepriceasdefinedinthe
secondindentofArticle4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No816/70,expressedperdegree/hiorperhias
appropriateandcalculatedonthebasisofthe
quotationsrecordedfortheweekinquestion.
2.WhereTuesdayisapublicholiday,theaverage
priceandweightedaveragepriceasreferredtoinpara­
graph1shallbefixedonthefollowingworkingday.Wherenoweightedaveragepriceforatypeofwineis
fixedfortwoconsecutiveweeksthisshallbenobarto
thesuspensionpursuanttothesecondindentof
Article5(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70ofthe
righttoconcludestoragecontracts.
Article12
MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommissionwithout
delayofthemeasurestakentoimplementthisRegula­
tion. Article10
Article13 TheCommissionshallfixtheaveragepriceasreferred
tointhefirstindentofArticle9(1)onthebasisof
theaverageofthequotationsnotified,takingaccount
inparticularoftheextenttowhichtheyarerepresen­
tative,thecommentsoftheMemberStatesandthe
alcoholicstrengthandqualityofthetablewines
concerned .QuotationsshallbedisregardediftheyRegulation (EEC)No1020/70isherebyrepealed.
Article14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26August1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission