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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)1938 final
Brussels ,13November 1973
PROPOSAL FOR A
fixing theactivating prices fortable wines forthe
period from 16December 1973 to15December 1974
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(73 )1938 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Article 3(l)ofRegulation (EEC)No8l6laying down additional provisions
forthecommon organization ofthemarket inwine provides that "theCouncil
shall fixannually before 16December athreshold price activating theinter­
vention system (hereinafter called the"activating price ")foreach type of
wine forwhich aguide price isfixed ."
Theactivating price isfixed inthelight ofthefollowing fa.ctors :
(a)thestate ofthemarket andinparticular theextent ofprice
fluctuations 5
(b)theneed toensure price stability onthemarkets without causing
structural surpluses tobuild upintheCommunity ;
(c)thequality oftheharvest ;
(d)theinformation contained intheforward estimates provided forin
Article 3ofRegulation No24ontheprogressive establishment ofa
common organization ofthemarket inwine .
(a)Anexamination ofthemarket intheCommunity shows that theprises
ofalltypes ofwine were above theactivating price inthelast
wine year .Quotations foralltypes ofwine have been falling offsince
thebeginning ofthe1973/74wine year andinthecase ofwine type
AIIhave already fallen below theactivating price ,with theresult
that storage contracts have been concluded .
(b)Theneed toensure price stability onthemarkets without causing
strucural surpluses tobuild upintheCommunity complicates the
decision tobetaken asafair income must beguaranteed forthe
producers without there being atthesame time anincentive toincrease
production .
Theunderlying consideration wasthat inview ofrecent price increases
asuitable increase intheactivating price seemed justified inorder
toguarantee afair income fortheproducers without causing structural
surpluses tobuild up.Anexcessive increase could cause problems in
thefuture ,especially inview ofthequantities available atpresent .

(c)Thequality oftheharvest seems good inallareas intheCommunity .
(d)Theinitial predictions oftheforward estimates indicate aconsiderable
increase inthequantities ofwine available .Consequently there should
beageneral tendency forprices toapproximate totheactivating price .
C0FCLUSI01Ï
Asaresult ofrecent general price increases itseems justified toprovide
foranincrease intheactivating price foralltypes ofwine ,particularly
astheguide price foralltable wines wasincreased by1$fortheperiod
from 16December 1973 to15December 1974 (Council Regulation No135?/73
of15May1973 -OJHoL141of28May ,page 17).
Itshould bepointed outthat whereas the gui/eprice isatarget price
theactivating price ismore closely linked totheshort-term market situation ,
and inparticular tothequantities available .
Hence itseems justified tolimit theincrease intheactivating price in
comparison with that ofthelast wine year toanamount corresponding tothe
increase intheguide price ,sothat theexisting ratio between these prices
ismaintained .
Wine oftype RIIisaspecial case .

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Hitherto theprice ofthis wine hasbeen fixed atalower level thaii that
ofwine oftype RI.Theincreased demand forwines oftype RII,which is
emphasised bytheincrease intheir prices which even exceeds those ofwine
oftype RI,seQms tojustify alarger increase intheactivating price forwine
oftype RIIthan forthat oftheother types ofwine .Inthe light ofthese
considerations anincrease of3^intheprice ofwine oftype RIIseems
fair .

proposal fora
REGULATION fEEC ;OPTSECOU1TCIL
fircing theactivating prices fortable wines forthe
period from 16December 1973 to15December 1974
TH-3 CCUITCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUITITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Co.ronunity ;
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No8l6/70^"of "23April 1970laying
down additional provisions forthecommon organization cfthemarket inwine ,
2 .. ... ,aslast amended "byRegulation (EEC)lTo 2592/73,andInparticular Article 3(
thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Yfhereas anactivating price must b.fixed annually foreach type ofwine
forwhich aguide price isfixed ;whereas that activating price must be
fixed inthelight ofthefactors setoutinArticle 3(2)ofRegulation
(ZZC)Ho816/70,
Whereas thequality oftheharvest cangenerally bedescribed asgood ;
Whereas there hasbeen ageneral falling offinwine prices since the
previous wine year 1972/1973 ;whereas this hasalready ledto "theconclusion
cfprivate storage contracts foronetype ofwine .
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X0JEoL99»5-5.1970 ,p.L
20JFoL269,26,9*1973 .p.1.

whereas theforward estimates show that ,onthebasis ofsupplies inthe
previous wine year ,there will begreater quantities available than there
were inthat year }
Whereas thelevel oftheactivating price must take account ofthefactors
mentioned above jwhereas itseems appropriate therefore toincrease the
activating price fortheperiod from 16December 1973 to15December 1974
incomparison with theprice fortheprevious wine year }whereas ,because
ofthemarket situation ,alarger increase isjustified forwines of
type RII}
Whereas theguide prices' fortheperiod from 16December 1973 to15December
1974werefixed byRegulation (EEC)No1352/73oftheCouncil of15Mai1973^}
whereas Article 3(3)ofRegulation (EEC)II0816/70provides that the
activating price shall befixed atthesame stage andshall bevalid during
thesame period astheguide price }whereas Regulation (EEC)No945/70of
theCouncil of26Mai1970^determines thetypes oftable wine towhich these
prices apply ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1 1
Theactivating prices fortheperiod from 16December 1973 to15December 1974
shall beasfollows }
1.1.36 units ofaccount perdegree /hifortable wine oftype RIs .
2.1.35 units ofaccount perdegree /hifortable wine oftype RII,
3.21.8 units ofaccount perhifortable wine oftype RIII ,
4.1.32 units ofaccount perdegree /hifortable wine oftype AI,
5.28.3 units ofaccount perhifortable wine oftype AII,
6.32.4 units ofaccount perhifortable wine oftype AIII .
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on16December 1973 •
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
For the Council
Done atBrussels ThePresident
30JNoh141,28.5-1973 ,p.17.
40JNoL114,27.5.1973 ,p.1.