28. 2. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 49/97 
Proposal for 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No . . . 
of . . . 
fixing the guide prices for wine for the 1990/91 wine year 
(90/C 49/60) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 
thereof, 
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, 
and in particular Article 89 (1) thereof, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 
16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in 
wine(1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 
1236/89 (2), and in particular Article 27 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social 
Committee, 
Whereas, when the guide prices for the various types of table 
wine are fixed, account should be taken both of the objectives 
of the common agricultural policy and of the contribution 
which the Community wishes to make to the harmonious 
development of world trade; whereas the objectives of the 
common agricultural policy are, in particular, to guarantee a 
fair standard of living for the farming community and to 
ensure that supplies are available and reach consumers at 
reasonable prices; 
Whereas, when the guide prices were last fixed, it was stated, 
in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1238/89 (3), that the same 
guide price would be fixed for the 1990/91 wine year for 
table wines of types R I, R II and A I in the Community of 
Ten; whereas the difference between the guide prices for 
types of red wines and that for white wine should be 
eliminated, care being taken to ensure that the resulting 
average financial impact is neutral for both producers as a 
whole and the Community budget; Whereas the price level in Spain is different from that of the 
common prices; whereas, pursuant to Article 70 of the Act of 
Accession, the Spanish prices should be aligned on the 
common prices in annual steps at the beginning of each 
marketing year; whereas the rules on this alignment give the 
Spanish prices set out below; 
Whereas the guide prices must be fixed for each type of table 
wine representative of Community production as defined in 
Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
For the 1990/91 wine year, the guide prices for table wine 
shall be as follows: 
Type 
of wine 
RI 
RII 
R III 
AI 
All 
A HI Guide price in the 
Community of Ten 
ECU 3,22/% vol /hi 
ECU 3,22/% vol/hl 
ECU 52,23/% vol/hl 
ECU 3,22/% vol/hl 
ECU 69,60/% vol/hl 
ECU 79,49/% vol/hl Guide price 
in Spain 
ECU 
ECU 
ECU 
ECU 
ECU 
ECU 2,81/% vol/hl 
2,81/% vol/hl 
45,56/% vol/hl 
2,81/% vol/hl 
60,69/% vol/hl 
69,32/% vol/hl 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
It shall apply from 1 September 1990. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
(') OJNoL84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 128, 11. 5. 1989, p. 31. 
(3) OJ No L 128, 11. 5. 1989, p. 33.