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COMMISSION OFTHE!EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)658 final
Brussels-11November 1981
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■Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
fixingtheactivatingpricefortablewinesfortheperiod16December
1981to15December 1982
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(81)658final

OCTVI x>>%
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM :
«
Article 3(1 )ofRegulation (EEC )No337/79onthecommon organisation of
the Eiarkst inwine makes provision for fixing ,annually ,"before
16December athreshold price foractivating theinterventon mechanism ,
hereinafter referred toas"activating price "foreach type ofwine for
which aguide price is ,fixed . - -
Provision ismade for theactivating price tobefixed ,taking account
of: _ ,'
a.the .market situation and ,inparticular ,theextent offluctuations
inrates ,.
b.theneed toensure stability inmarket rates while avoiding the
creation ofstructural surpluses' within theCommunity , .
c.thequality oftheharvest ,
d.data from theforecast referred toinArticle 5ofRegulation (EEC )
-No337/79.' ' ' ' >
Theexceptionally high output from the1979 harvest meant that the
1980 /81wine ye^r opened with extremely high carry over stocks .As
production wasabove average ,thequantities available attheoutset of
thewine year were ,together with those theprevious year ,thehighest
since themarket organisation was set-up .Theprices ofredwines of
types RIand RII,which atthebeginning ofthewine year were ,already
below theactivating price ,therefore fell until April /May .From that
time theprice ofredwines oftype RIrose tojust theactivating
price .The prices ofwines RIIalso underwent anincrease ,although
this was lower-' than forRI.Prices ofwhite table "wines oftype :AI.
were inthesame situation as .for redwines ,but the level was
proportionally lower than theactivating price .-The slight increase in
prices -during thelatter period isexplained byCommunity intervention ,
onavery large scale ,during the1980 /81wine year ,andbyforecasts of
asubs tantially less abundant' harvest for lS'8l/82than thepreceding "
year . . .

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The.situationfcrtaolewinesoftypesRIII,AIIandAIIIis
satisfactory asratesremainedpracticallyallthroughtheseasonabove
therespectiveguifieprices,onaocouiitofthebma3.1quantitiesofauoh
wineavailable .
3-,a)Whenfixingtheguidepricesfor1981/82(Regulation (EEC)I!o2027/61
of13July1581-OJHoL200,21.7-1981,p-l)theCouncil,totake
accchftitofasituationcreatedbydifferingtrendsinthe
S
representative pricesfortnevarioustypesoftablevine,increased
theguidepricesfortablewinesoftypeAIbylessthanforthe
othertypesoftablenine.,Inpractice ,thisDecisiontransferred to
theguidepricesystemthepolicyofselectivity whichhadbeen•.
followedduringthetwopreviouswineyearsinrespectofthe
activatingprice.
b)Inviewof
-tr.eabovecomments,
-thequantitiesavailablewhicharesubstantiall;/lowerthaninthe
previouswineyearbutstillhigherthantheaveragewhichstock
levelsandthevolumeoftheharvest "suggestandofanaverage
productquality,
-theincreaseinguidepricesv/hich,fortheperiod16December
1S81to15December1982,was10%foralltablewinesexceptAI,
forv/hichtheincrease v/as8-5#,
itisproposedthattheactivatingpriceforalltypesoftablewine
b6increasedbythepercentageadoptedfortheguidepriceandthat
theexistingrelationship betweentheactivating andguidepricesfor
thepreviousyearberetained,namely93#forredwines,91«2f,for
whitev/inesoftypesAIIandAIIIand90-5#forwhitewinesoftype
AI.
■Z 1981/81
Guide :Proposedactivating 1980/81activating :
:RI-RII:2-95 2.74:93-00%2.49:+10%:
:"RIII :45.97 :42.76:93.00%38.87 :+107':
•A•XLI :2.72 :2.46:90.5*2.27:+8,5%i
:AII :61.26 :55.07:91.2f50.79:+10%:
:AIII :69-96 :63-BO:91.2%58.00:+10J6:
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Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
fixing theactivating price fortable wines fortheperiod
16December 1981to15December 1982
THE COUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC )No337/79of5February 1979
.(1)onthe common organization ofthemarket mwine . ,aslast amended by
(2)
Regulation (EEC)No3^56/80 ,andinparticular Articlp 3(1)thereof ,,
" ' *
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission , •' -
Whereas anactivating price must befixed annually 1for each type ofwine
forwhich aguide price isfixed ,taking into consideration the factors
setoutinArticle 3(2 )ofRegulation (EEC )No337/79;
Whereas thequality oftheharvest forthe 1981 /82wine year can
generally beregarded asaverage ; _
Whereas theprices fortable wines oftypes RI,RII andAIhave increased
inrecent weeks but arestill below theactivating price ;whereas the
prices forRIII ,AIIandAIIItable wines areabove their respective
activating price asaconsequence ofthelimited availability ofsuch
wines : :
(1)0JNoL54,5.3.1979 ,p.1 -
(2)0JNoL360,31.12.1980 ,p.18

Whereas ,asaresult ofthefarmore plentiful stocks atthe "beginning of
thewine year than average ,thequantity available isconsiderably greater
than that recorded inanaverage vine year ;
Whereas thelevel oftheactivating prices must take account ofthefactors
mentioned above ;whereas theactivating prices fixed fortheprevious
wine year should therefore beincreased ,without ,however ,encouraging -
production ;
Whereas theguide prices fortheperiod 16December 1981 to15December 1982
werefixed byCouncil Regulation (EEC)No2027/81^; whereas "Article3(3)
Regulation (EEC )No337/79provides that theactivating price shall be
fixed atthe same stage andshall bevalid during thesame period asthe
(4)guide price ;whereas Council .Regulation (EEp .)No340/79 determined the
types oftable wine towhich these prices apply ,,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Theactivating prices fortable wines fortheperiod from 16December 1981
to15December 1982 shall befixed asfollows :
:Type ofwine :
ifActivating price :
1^
:RI : 2.7^ECU/#volAil
:RII : 2.7^ECU/%vol/hl :
RIII : I+2.76 ECU/hl :
'AI : 2.U6 ECU/%vol/hl :
:AII : 55.87 ECU/hl , :
:AIII ; 63.80 ECU/hl :
Article 2^
This Regulation shall enter into force -on 16December 1981.
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable in
all Member States .
Done atBrussels , FortheCouncil »
The President
(3)OJNoL200,21.7.1981 ,p.1
(h)OJNoL54,5.3.1979 ,p-60

FINANCIAL 'STATEMENT
Date :19.!0.19°1
1,Bg»Gir HtAojNfl :CftaP"ter69
1982 :Chapter 16•apprô CftlATioNS :1931A.B. no2
'6l8MECIf"
2.T1TL€:Draft Council Regulatidn fixing ,theactivating price -for .table' wines for ,the
period from 16December 195.1 to15December 1982 ■■-
3.LÉGAL BAS15 :Council Regulation No337/79
I.-AIMS OFPROJECT .-;Setting theactivating 1prices fortable vines'
5.FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
5.0 EXPENDITURE
-CHARGED TOTHE FCBUDGET
(REFUNDS /INTERVENTIONS)'
-NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
•-OTHER
5.1 RECEIPTS
-OWN RESOURCES OFTHE EC
,(LEVIES /CUSTOMS DUTIES )
-NATIONAL
5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE '
5.1.1 ESTIMATED RECEIPTSPERIOD OF .12MONTHS
>0)
1983
1)CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR
(U1 ■>
1)FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR
(82 >
(D
5.2 METHOD OFCALCULATION
6.0CAN -THEPROJECT BEFINANCED FROMAPPROPRIATIONS ENTERED INTHERELEVANT CHAPTER OFTHECURRENT BUDGET .?
YES/NO
6.1CA.'-j THE PROJECT BEFINANCED BYTRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF .THE .CURRENT BUDGET ?
YES/NO
0-2 WILL ASUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BENECESSARY ?
YES/NO
6.3 WILL 'fijruRE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BENECESSARY ?
(1)YES/*IS >
jjjOBSERVATIONS :Ai)Asit .isproposed toincrease theactivating prices bythesame
ijpercentage asthat adopted inApril bytheCouncil fortheguide price ('thereby .
Imaintaining tneexist 3ng -relationship between these prices ),thefinancial impact
FJOJ.this proposal isneutral 'and indirect .Itseffect wasincorporated when prepar­
ingthe1982 budget .'Anappropriation ofU61+MECU isentered inChapter 16of' ,
thedraft .1982 budget.' - ., ;. 1