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9.12.72 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL276/1
REGULATION (EEC)No2583/72OFTHECOMMISSION
of7December1972
fixingthereferencepricesforwinesfortheperiodfrom16December1972to
15December1973
iseffectivelyprotectedandthatpreferenceis
giventothatproductionontheinternalmarket.
Whereasthethirdsubparagraph ofArticle9(1)
ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70providesthat
referencepricesarealsotobefixedinrespect
ofwineswhichhavespecialcharacteristics or
whichareintendedforspecialuses;whereasin
ordertocomplywiththisobligation,reference
pricesmustbefixedforwinesofferedunder
thenameRieslingorSylvanerforliqueurwines
andforwinesfortifiedfordistillation;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No
947/70providesthatthelevelofreferenceprices
forthoseproductsmustbeestablishedwith
referencetothelevelofthepricesrulingwithin
theCommunityforthewinesinquestionand,
whereawinedistillatehasbeenadded,account
mustalsobetakenofthepricesofthewine
distillateswithintheCommunityaswellas
thecostofpreparation ;
Whereasthecosts,withtheexceptionoflosses,
incurredinbringingCommunitywinestothe
samemarketingstageasimportedwines,,
establishedasprovidedinArticle4ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No947/70,canbeassessedata
standardrate;whereasneitherthesecosts,nor
theotherfactorsconsideredhavevaried
appreciably,exceptfortransportcostswhich
haveincreasedabout8%;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforWine
hasnotdeliveredanOpinionwithinthetime
limitsetbytheChairman;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES,
Havingregardtoi:heTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No816/701of28April1970layingdown
additionalprovisionsforthecommonorganis­
ationofthemarke:inwine,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No1651/72,2andin
particularArticle9(6)thereof;
WhereasArticle9(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No816/70providesthatareferencepricefor
redwineandareferencepriceforwhitewine
mustbefixedannually;whereasthesereference
pricesmustbefixedonthebasisoftheguide
pricesforthetypesofredandwhitetable
winemostrepresentative ofCommunityprod­
uction,plusthecostsincurredinbringing
CommunitywTinestothesamemarketingstage
asimportedwines;
Whereasthetypesoftablewinemostrepre­
sentativeofCommunityproductionaretypes
RIandAI,definedinArticles1and2of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No945/703of
26May1970determiningthetypesoftable
wines;whereastheguidepricesforthesetypes
ofwinearesetoutinArticle1ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No804/724of17April1972
fixingtheguidepricesforwinefortheperiod
from16December1972to15December1973;
Whereas,moreover,infixingthereference
prices,thefactorssetoutinArticle2ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No947/705of26May1970
layingdowngeneralrulesforfixingthereference
priceandlevyingthecountervailing chargefor
winemustbetakenintoaccountsoastoensure
thatthelevelofpricesofCommunityproductionHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Fortheperiodfrom16December1972to
15December1973thereferencepricesforwines
shallbedsfollows:1OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.11.
2OJNoL174,1.8.1972,p.52.
3OJNoL114,27.5.1970,p.1.
4OJNoL94,21.4.1972,p.16.
5OJNoL114,27.5.1970,p.4. 1.redwine:1*84u.a./degree/hl;

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2.whitewineotherthanthatreferredtoat5.winefortifiedfordistillation :1*20u.a./
3:1*75u.a./degree/hi; degree/hi.
3.whitewineofferedforimportunderthe Article2
nameRieslingorSylvaner:37*17u.a./hi;
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
4,liqueurwine:4.30u.a./degree/hi; 16December1972.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,7December1972.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
S.L.MANSHOLT