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Proposaifora
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
concerningaidforthetransportation of
qualitywinesp.s.r.inwine-growing zoneA.
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COÏÎC74)1C40final

EXPLAÎTA?ORY MET'IDRANIIUT-I
AttheCouncilMeetingof16/17June1974»duringthediscussiononthemarketin
wine,andinparticularondistillingandre-storing,theGermanDelegationdrew
attentiontotheparticularsituationofGermanqualitywines.
Asaresultoftherecordharvestof1973thestocksofqualitywinesin
Germanyareforabovethenormallevel#Inviewofthissituationitappears
justifiedtoinstitutemeasurestotransportthesewinesinordertoensure
thattherewillheroomforthenewwineharvest.

PIUMCIMi EFFECT
Theencloseddraftregulationprovidesforaidduringalimitedperiodforthe
transportation ofqualitywinesp.s.r.originatinginWine-growing zoneA,
Thisisanintervention measureunderArticle33ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No816/7Ojustifiedbythesurplusresultingfromthe1973harvestandthe
limitedstorageavailable#
Thecostsofthismeasureareestimatedat1.500.000u.a.Theyareentered
inArticle691ofthe1974BudgetoftheEuropeanCommunities.
Appropriations Expenditure
8,703.297
37.300,000 190.080(Januaryto
March1974)Article09I
1973
1974
AnexaminationofexpenditureoftheGuaranteesectionsuggeststhat,parti­
cularlyinthissector,expenditurein1974islikelytoreach80000000u.a.
(includingthefinancialeffectoftheproposedmeasure)#
Inviewoftheproposedappropriation forthissector,additionalexpenditure
of40000000u.a.mustbeprovidedfor.Thisextraamount,whichcomesunder
thegeneralappropriations oftheGuaranteesection(andisinfactconfirmed
bythelatestexpenditureposition),callsforatransferoffundsbetween
chapters.

Proposal fora
REGULATION (EEC)N°/74OFTHECOUNCIL
" of -
concerning aidforthetransportat ionofquality
wines p.s^r ,inwine«*growing zone A.
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN C0MMDKITI3S ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No816/70^^of28April 1970laying dotm
additional provisions forthecommon organisation ofthemarket inwine ,aslast
amended "byRegulation (SEC)no2592/73 and .inparticular Article 33(2)thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas Article 33ofRegulation (EEC)n°816/70provides that intervention measure' .;
may "betaken inrespect ofwines other than table wines inorder tosupport the
market intable wines ;
Whereas there hasbeen ageneral slump intheprices ofquality wines p.s.r .asa
result oftheabundant 1973 harvest inwine-growing zone A,particularly ofquality
wines p.s.r .,thereby causing adrop intheprices quoted fortable wines from that
zone ;
Whereas storage capacity being limited ,difficulties canbeexpected instoring the
wine from thenext harvest ;whereas this situation isalready depressing thetable
wine prices ;whereas inorder toremedy thesituation provision should bemade for
. /thetransportation ofaidfor/ thewine concerned ;whereas action inrespect oftable wines
would beinadequate ,since these represent only asmall part ofthe1973 harvest ;
whereas provision should therefore bemadefor/^r^S^°^^nftiality wines p.s.r .
from wine-growing zone A;
HâSADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
OJEoL99,5May I97O ,p.1
GJNoL269 ,26September 1973 ,P*1

Article1
Attherequestofthoseconcernedaidshallbegrantedforthetransportation
tootherstoragelocalitiesfor1973harvestqualitywinesp«s#r«originating
inzoneAcarriedoutbetween 1974and 1974»
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon"thethirddayfollowingitspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities#
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates,
DoneatBrussels. PortheCouncil,
ThePrésident,