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REGULATION (EEC)No3264/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of15December 1975
onlong-termprivatestorageaidforcertaintablewine
sionoflong-termcontractsshouldbeauthorizedfor
winewhichhasbeenthesubjectofashort-term
contractconcludedbeforethedateofentryintoforce
ofthisRegulation ;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforWinehas
notdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetby
theChairman,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Long-termstoragecontractsfortablewinesoftypesR
I,RII,AI,andforthosetablewineswhichare
economicallycloselylinkedwiththesetypesoftable
wines,maybeconcludedonconditionthattheir
actualalcoholicstrengthisnotinferiorto10°.These
contractsshallbevalidforaperiodofninemonths.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70(!)of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inwine,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1932/75(2),andinparticularArticles5(6)and6(4)
thereof;
Whereastheforwardestimatesforthe1975/76wine
yearshowthatthequantitiesoftablewinefoundto
beavailableatthebeginningofthatwineyearexceed
totaldemandforthewineyearbymorethanfour
months'consumption ;whereasthesituationinwhich
long-termstoragecontractsmaybeconcluded
pursuanttoArticle5(5)oftheaforesaidRegulation
thusobtains;whereasunderArticle5(4)ofthesame
Regulationtheconclusionofshort-termcontractsfor
therelevantwineistobesuspended ;
Whereastheaforesaidforwardestimatesshowthat
therearesurpluses,inparticular,fortypesRI,RII,A
Itablewinesaswellasfortablewineswhichare
economically closelylinkedwiththesetypesoftable
wines;whereasprovisionshouldthereforebemadeto
permittheconclusionoflong-termcontractsforthose
wines;
WhereasunderArticle6(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
816/70theamountofthelong-termprivatestorage
aidmaybeincereasedbyupto20%;whereasin
viewofthecircumstances forthepresentwineyear,
andinparticularofthequantitiesavailable,which
warranttheconclusionoflong-termstoragecontracts,
a15%increaseseemsappropriateintheamountof
theaidunderArticle6(3)ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1437/70(3)of20July1970onstorage
contractsfortablewine,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No546/75(4);
Whereastorelievethemarketofalong-termexcess
ofsupplyaswellastoeliminatethepossibilityof
freshdifficultiesarisingupontheexpiryoftheshort­
termstoragecontractsalreadyconcluded,theconclu­Article2
TheamountofaidfixedinArticle6(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1437/70shallbeincreasedby15%in
respectofthecontractsprovidedforinArticle1
above.
Article3
Shouldthepersonconcernedsorequest,short-term
storagecontractsconcludedbeforethedateofentry
intoforceofthisRegulationshallbeterminatedfor
thosequantitiesinrespectofwhichthatperson
concludesatthetimeofsuchrequestalong-term
storagecontract.
Insuchcasesthepersonconcernedshall,asregards
thevolumethusplacedunderlong-termstorage
contractretainhisentitlementtoshort-termstorage
aidinrespectoftheperiodduringwhichsuchwine
wasstoredunderashort-termcontract.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .(>)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL198,29.7.1975,p.19.
(3)OJNoL160,22.7.1970,p.16.
(4)OJNoL58,4.3.1975,p.5.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15December1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission