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REGULATION (EEC)No3410/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of18December 1973
onlong-termprivatestorageaidofcertaintablewine
sionoflong-termcontractsshouldbeauthorizedfor
winewhichhasbeenthesubjectofashort-term
contractconcludedbetween 1December1973and
thedateofentryintoforceofthisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforWines,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Long-termstoragecontractsfortablewinesoftypes
RI,RIIandAI,aswellasthetablewineswhichare
economicallycloselylinkedwiththesetypesoftable
wines,maybeconcludedonconditionthattheir
actualalcoholicstrengthisnotinferiorto10°.These
contractsshallbevalidforaperiodofninemonths.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70(')of28April1970,layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inwineaslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2592/73(2),andinparticularArticles5(6)and6(4)
thereof;
Whereastheforwardestimatesforthe1973/74wine
yearshowthatthequantitiesoftablewinefoundto
beavailableatthebeginningofthatwineyearexceed
totaldemandforthewineyearbymorethanfour
month'sconsumption ;whereasthesituationinwhich
long-termstoragecontractsmaybeconcluded
pursuanttoArticle5(5)oftheRegulationaforesaid
thusobtains;whereasunderArticle5(4)ofthesame
Regulationtheconclusionofshort-termcontractsfor
therelevantwineistobesuspended ;
Whereastheforwardestimatesaforesaidshowthat
therearesurpluses,inparticular,forTypesRI,RII
andAItablewinesaswellasfortablewineswhich
areeconomically closelylinkedwiththesetypesof
tablewines;whereasprovisionshouldthereforebe
madeforconcludinglong-termcontractsforthose
wines;
WhereasunderArticle6(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
816/70theamountofthelong-termprivatestorage
aidmaybeincreasedbyupto20%;whereasinview
ofthecircumstances forthepresentwineyear,andin
particularofthequantitiesavailable,whichwarrant
theconclusionoflong-termstoragecontracts,a20%
increaseseemsappropriateintheamountoftheaid
underArticle6(3),ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No1437/70(3)of20July1970,onstoragecontracts
fortablewine,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No753/73(4);
Whereas,torelievethemarketofalong-termexcess
ofsupplyaswellastoeliminatethepossibilityof
freshdifficultiesarisingupontheexpiryoftheshort­
termstoragecontractsalreadyconcluded,theconcluArticle2
TheamountofaidfixedinArticle6(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1437/70shallbeincreasedby20%in
respectofthecontractsprovidedforinArticle1
above.
Article3
Shouldthepersonconcernedsorequest,short-term
storagecontractsconcludedbetween 1December
1973andthedateofentryintoforceofthisRegula­
tionshallbeterminatedforthosequantitiesinrespect
ofwhichthepersonconcernedconcludedalong-term
storagecontract.
Inthiscase,forthevolumethusplacedunderlong­
termstoragecontract,therighttoshort-termstorage
aidremainsvestedfortheperiodduringwhichithas
beenplacedundersuchacontract.
Article4
(')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(-')OJNoL269,26.9.1973,p.1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .(3)OJNoL160,22.7.1970,p.16.
(4)OJNoL69,16.3.1973,p.32.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18December1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI