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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROEBAN COMA
COM(75)561 final .
Brussels ,11November 1975
Proposal fora
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
fixing theactivating prices fortable wines forthe
period from 16December 1975 "to15December 1976
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
CCMC75)561final .

EXPLANATORY MPMORAHDU !!
1.Article3(l)ofRegulation (EEC)NO816/70layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganization ofthemarketinwineprovides
that"theCommissionshallfixannuallybefore16Decemberathreshold
priceactivatingtheintervention system,herineaftercalledthe
"activatingprice"foreachtypeofwineforwhichaguidepriceis
fixed.
Itprovidesfortheactivatingpricetobefixedinthelightofthe
followingfactors:
a)thestateofthemarketandinparticulartheextentofprice
fluctuations ;
b)theneedtoensurepricestabilityonthemarketswithoutcausing
:structuralsurplusestobuildupintheCommunity;
c)thequalityoftheharvest;
d)theinformationcontainedintheforwardestimatesprovidedforin
Article3ofRegulation No24ontheprogressive establishment of
acommonorganization ofthemarketinwine.
2.a)ObservationoftheCommunitymarketsrevealsthattheaverage
weightedpriceswerelowerduringthepreviouswine-growing
yearandatthebeginningofthe1975/76wine-growingyearthan
theactivatingpriceforalltypesoftablewine.Substantial
intervention measures,includingdistillation ,werenecessaryin
ordertoavoidacompleteslumpinprices.
b)Theneedtoensurepricestabilityonthemarketwithoutcausing
structuralsurplusestobuildupintheCommunityimpliesa
carefulchoiceofmethodswhichguaranteeafairincomeforthe
producer,withoutthisbeingconducivetoincreasesinproduc­
tion. /

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Itwasestimated *inview ofthegeneral rise inprices recently ,that
areasonable increase intheactivating price was justified inorder to
guarantee afair income fortheproducer ,without therisk ofcreating
structural surpluses .Toolarge anincrease could jeopardise the
future particularly inview ofthequantities currently available .
(c)Thequality oftheharvest maygenerally beconsidered average .In
certain regions oftheCommunity ,however ,itisgood .
(d)Theforward estimate will show ,inkeeping with rthelatest assesments
some reduction insupplies ofwine compared with theprevious marketing
year . -
CONCLUSION
Itseems legitimate tomake provisions foranincrease intheactivating prices
ofeach type oftable wine ,especially since theguide price forallwines
hasbeen increased by8%fortheperiod between 16December 1975 euacL15
December 1976 (Council Regulation no611/75of20March 1975-OJNoL"J2
of20March 1975 ,p.10).
However ,itshould beborne inmind that although theguide price remains
theobjective ,theactivating price islinked rather totheshort-term mar--" ■
lcetsituation ,seen mainly from thesupply standpoint .
It,therefore ,seems reasonable toprovide that theincrease inthe
activating prices forallwines should beless than theincrease approved
fortheguide "price .
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Table wine oftype RIIis,however ,aspecial case ,theprices for
this wine having been fixed inthepast atalower level than forwines
oftype RI.Inorder totake account ofthespecial situation oftheRII
type ,theCouncil decided ,when last fixing guide prices ,tobring the
price ofthis wine into line with theprice oftheRItype .This situation
should ,therefore ,beborne inmind when fixing theactivating price .
Itshould seem tobeindicated ,inview ofthefactors setout
above ,that theactivating prices should befixed ataslightly lower percen­
tage oftheguide price than that fixed forthewine-harvest year 1974/75
(94f°)»itistherefore proposed tofixtheactivating price at93$ofthe
guide price for alltypes oftable wine .

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REGULATION (33C)Ho ,OPTHEC0UHC7.L OP
fixing activating prices fortable wines fortheperiod
1CDecember 1975 to15December 197-
THE CC'UITGIL 0?TH3EUROPEAN CGEHOHITRS ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ;
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (SoC)Ho316/70^of23April 1970
laying down additional provisions forthecommon organization ofthemar-
f2)ketinwine ,aslast amended "byRegulation (EEC)Ho1932/75 »andin
particulr-r Article 3(l)thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ?
IThereas anactivating price must befixed annually foreach type ofwine
forwhich aguide price isfixed ,taking into consideration thefactors
setoutinArticle '3(2)ofRegulation (EEC ).No816/70;
IJhereas thequality ofthe1975/7^harvest cangenerally beregarded as
average ;
Miereas there hasbeen aslight increase inaverage tvine prices since the
andofthe1974/75wine year ;whereas theprices foreach type of
table wine ,asrecorded inatleast inonemarketing centre for
each auch type ,arebelow theactivating prices ; /
(1)JJi:oLÇ9,3.5.1970 .p.1.
(2)OJ¡loL152 ,29.7.1975 -p.l?.

■There as,because ofthelower level ofstocks brought forward
from theprevious wine-growing year and .thefact that theharvest
isofaverage quantity forward estimates show that thequantity
available islower than that recorded forlast year ;
Whereas thelevel ofactivating prices must take account ofthe
factors' mentioned above ;whereas therefore theactivating prices
fortheperiod 16December 1975 to15December 1976 should be
increased incomparison with theprices for theprevious wine
year ,without ,however ,encouraging production bytoo 1'arge
anincrease ;' -■
Ilhereas theguide prices fortheperiod . 15December 1574
15December 1975 were fixed byRegulation (3i£C)NouC'l/75 J
'Jhereas Article 2(3)ofRegulation (JSC)Hof.15/70provides that the
activating price shall befixed atthesame stage andshall bevalid
during theseme period astheguide price ;whereas Regulation (EEC)
Ho945/70^'^determines thetypes oftable winetowhich these prices
apply ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS FJiXJULATlON t
Article 1
«
Theactivating prices fortheperiod . loDecember 1975 to15
December 197"arehereby fixed asfollows :
1. 1.71 u.a .perdegree /hifortable wine oftype RIj
2. 1.71 u.a .perdegree /hifortable wine oftype RII *,
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(3)OJNoL72,20.3.1975 ,p.10.
(4)OJNoL114,27.5.1970 .p.1.

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3.2..70u.a.perhifortablowineoftype'dIII*,
4.l.'lu.a.perdegree/hifortablewineoftypeAI;
5.3^.3'-u.a.perhifortablewineoftypeAII.J
6.A0.,'3'u.a.perhifortablewineoftypeAIII.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16December1975*
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyappli­
cableinall-HemberStates.
DoneatBrussels. FortheCouncil
ThePresident