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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
fixingtheactivatingpricesfortablewinesfortheperiod
16December 1979to15December1980
(presentedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
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1*Article3(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No337/79onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinwineprovides ,forthefixing,before16Dscembereach
year,ofathresholdpriceactivating theintervention system,herein­
aftercalledthe"activatingprice",foreachtypeofwineforwhich
aguidepriceisfixed*
Theactivatingpriceistobefixedinthelightofthefollowing
factors:
a)thestateofthemarketandinparticular theextentofprice
fluctuations ;
b)theneedtoensurepricestability onthemarketswithoutcausing
structural surplusestobuildupintheCommunity;
c)thequalityoftheharvest; •
d)theinformation containedintheforwardestimatesprovidedforin
Article5ofthesaidRegulation *
2*Withtherelatively smallvolumeofproduction in1978/79,'combined
withverylowstocks,availabilities atthebeginningofthemarketing
yearwerethelowestforanumberofyears*Pricesforredwineswere
thussatisfactory duringtheearlymonths*QuotationsforRItable
winesremainedabovetheguideprice,virtually uptoJune;thosefor
RIIwinesfluctuated aroundtheguidepricealsouptoJune*InJune,
assoonasthefirstindications ofaforthcoming veryabundantharvest
becameknown,quotationsfellsharply:thoseforRIwinestobetween
theguidepriceandtheactivatingpriceandthoseforRIIwinesbelow
theactivatingprice*Whentheforecastsof.averylargeharvestwere
confirmedinSeptember,pricesfellfurther,withtheresultthatprices
forRIwinesfelltolessthantheactivatingprice*

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PricesforAIwhitewines,whichattheendofthepreviouswineyear
hadrisenslightly,remained,withafewexceptions (linkedinsome
caseswiththeabsenceofquotations oncertainmarkets)belowthe
activatingprice,sothatthepossibility ofconcludingshort-term
storagecontracts,whichhadbeenabolishedinNovember1978,wasre-
established andisstillopennow*
AsregardAIItablewines,pricesremainedbelowtheactivatingprice
untilJanuaryandthensteadiedjustaboveit*
PricesforAIIItablewinesovertooktheguidepriceinJanuaryand
stabilizedatalevelaboveit*
QuotationsforRIIItablewinesremainedexcellentthrouthout the
wineyear,abovetheguideprice*
a)For.the1978/79wineyeartheCommissionproposedactivatingprices
forredandwhitewinesequalto93and91*5'/.oftheirrespective
guideprices*Thereasonforthatproposalwasthelong-term
weaknessofthemarketforwhitewinesandinconsequence the
imbalancebetweensupplyanddemand*Thesituationhasremained
virtuallyunchanged,apartfromsomeshort-lived improvements for
typesAIandAIII*Evenduringayearwhensupplies overallwere
short,themarketinwhitewinesfailedtostabilizeatthe.
activatingprices*
b)Inthelightof: \
-theforegoingremarks;.
-harvestforecastswhichatpresentshowthatconsiderably more
winewillbeavailablethaninthepreviousyearandthatquality
-willbeaveragebutwithlowalcoholicstrenghtinsome.regions;
•-thedesirabilityofintroducingselectivity betweendifferent
typesofwine,inlinewithcertainmeasuresalreadyadoptedand
inaccordancewiththemeasuresproposedforadjustingwine-
growingpotentialtomarketneeds;

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-the1.5%increaseintheguidepricesforalltypesoftable
wineduringtheperiodfrom16December1979to15December1980
(Regulation No1615/79of24July1979-0JNoL190,28,7.1979,
P«10);,
itisproposedthat:
-theactivatingpriceforredwines(RI,RIIandRIII)should
beincreased bythesamepercentage astheguidepirices,sothat
theactivatingpriceremainsatthesamerelativelevelaslast
year,i.e.,93%oftheguideprice;
-theactivatingpriceforwhitewinesshouldbeincreased by0.5%
bringingtheactivatingpriceto91.2%oftheguideprice.
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•.

PROPOSAL FOR . ■
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)<«
fixingtheactivatingpricesfortablewinesforthe
period16December1979to15December1980
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No337-/79of5February1979on
thecommonorganizationofthemarketinwine(1),ak^ilnendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2397/79(2),andinparticularArticle3(1)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereasanactivatingpricemustbefixedannuallyforeachtypeofwine
forwhichaguidepriceisfixed,takingintoconsideration thefactors
setoutinArticle3(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No337/79;.-
Whereasthequalityoftheharvestforthe1979/80wineyearcangenerallybe
regardedasaverage; -
WhereasthecurrentpricesforRIandRIItablewinesareverycloseto
"theactivatingprice;whereas,however,thepricesforAItablewines
havebeenconsistently lowerthantheactivatingpriceforthelastfive
years,withtheexceptionofashortperiodattheendof1977and
sporadicincreasesduringthe1978/79•wine .year;whereas,duringthe
lastwineyear,thepricesforAIIandAIIItablewinessettledata
levelabovetheirrespectiveactivatingprices,asaconsequence ofthe
verylimitedavailability ofsuchwines;
C1)0JNoL54,5„3„1979,p*1
(2)0JNoL275,1.11..1979,p„\4

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Whereas ,asaresult ofthe ,farmore plentiful harvest than intheprevious
wine year ,thequantity available isconsiderably greater than that
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recorded forthe 1978 /79wine year ;
Whereas the level oftheactivating prices must take account ofthe
factors mentioned above ;whereas theactivating prices fixed forthe
previous wine year should therefore beincreased ,butnot,however ,soas
tostimulate production ;
Whereas thediffering trends onthemarkets inredandwhite wines justify
theintroduction ofselectivity infixing activating prices ,namely that
-the increase intheactivating prices forwhite wines should beless than
that adopted forredwines andthat adopted bythe Council fortheguide
prices ;
Whereas theguide prices fortheperiod 16December 1979 to15December
1980 were fixed byRegulation (EEC)No1615 /79 (3);whereas Article 3(3)
*ofRegulation (EEC )No337/79provides that theactivating price isto.be
fixed atthe same stage and istobevalid during the same period asthe
guide price ;whereas Regulation (EEC).No340/79 (4)determined thetypes
oftable wine towhich these prices apply , N
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Theactivating prices fortable wines fortheperiod 16December 1979 to
15December 1980 arehereby fixed asfollows :
Type ofwine Activating price
[RI • 2.36 ECU /%vol hl
RII 2-36 ECU/%vol/hl
RIII 36-84 ECU /hl
AI -2-17 ECU /%vol /hl
AII 48-04 ECU /hl
AIII 54-85 ECU/hl
•(3)0JNoL190,28„9„1979 ,p„10
(4)0JNoL54,5„3.1979 ,p„60

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Article 2
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceon16December1979„
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates-
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident

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3.BASEJURIDIQUE:Règlement337/79duConseil .
4.OBJECTIFSDELAMESURE:fixationdesprixdedéclenchement pourlesvinsdetable.
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