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REGULATION (EEC)No2117/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of12August1975
onthegrantingofaidforthere-storageoftablewineinrespectofwhicha
storagecontractwasconcludedduringthewine-growing year1974/75
concernedoftensmallandthetransportcostslowby
comparisonwiththetotalcosts,theamountoftheaid
shouldbefixedatastandardrate;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforWines,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Uponapplicationandsubjecttotheconditionslaid
downinArticle2,aidmaybegrantedforthe
re-storageinanotherlocalityorpartofalocality,orin
otherstoragepremisesbelongingtoathirdparty,of
tablewinesinrespectofwhichstoragecontractswere
concludedpursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No1437/70
duringthewine-growing year1974/75.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70(')of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
678/75(2),andinparticularArticles6aand35
thereof;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No816/70providesfor
theconclusionoflong-termstoragecontracts;
whereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1437/70(3)onstoragecontractsfortablewine,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No546/75(4),lays
downthetermsonwhichsuchcontractsmaybe
concluded ;whereasthequantitiesoftablewineat
presentcoveredbyacurrentstoragecontractare
greaterthanusualatthistimeofyear;whereasthisis
attributabletothefactthatsalesduringthecurrent
wine-growing yearwerenotsufficienttoprovidean
outletforallthequantitiesavailableatthebeginning
ofthatyear;
Whereasthewineinquestionisstoredincontainers
whichmaybeneededforstoringthenextvintage;
Whereas,inorderthatproducersmaystoretheirnext
vintageundernormalconditions,aidmustbegranted
forthere-storageoftablewine,butsubjecttoalimita­
tionastodistance;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatthismeasureapplies
onlyincaseswhichappeartobeeconomically justi­
fied,onlystoragecontractsconcludedduringaspeci­
fiedperiodshouldbeeligible;whereas,inorderthat
themeasuremaybeimplemented inaproper
manner,provisionsshouldbelaiddownconcerning
themodeoftransportandthetimelimitforthe
submissionofapplications ;
Whereas,sincetheperiodforadministrative imple­
mentationofthismeasureisshort,thequantitiesArticle2
Aidmaybegrantedonlyif:
—thedistancethewineistransporteddoesnot
exceed 150km;providedthatwherestorage
capacityisnotavailablewithinthisdistancethe
interventionagencymayauthorizetransportation
tothenearestsuitableplaceofstorage;
—therelevantstoragecontractsaremadebefore5
September1975and,exceptinthecaseoflong­
termstoragecontracts,willexpireafter20October
1975.
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,contracts
renewedbetween5Septemberand20October
1975aretobetreatedasiftheyweremadebefore
5September 1975andwouldexpireafter20
October1975;
—thewineisre-storedbefore5October1975and
transportedinoneormorevehicles;
—theapplicationforaidissubmittedtotheinterven­
tionagencyintheMemberStateconcernedbefore
5September 1975.(')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL72,20.3.1975,p.43.
(3)OJNoL160,22.7.1970,p.16.
(■»)OJNoL58,4.3.1975,p.5.

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2.MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionby
31October1975ofthequantitiesinrespectofwhich
re-storageaidhasbeengranted.Article3
Foralltablewinestheamountoftheaidshallbe1-05
unitsofaccountperhectolitre.
Article4
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatthenecessarychecksare
carriedout.Theyshallinparticularensurethat
re-storageofthetablewineconcernedhasinfact
takenplace.Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12August1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission