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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEÀN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)638final.
Brussels,24November1976*
Proposalfora •
COUNCILREGULATION-(EEC)
amendingRegulation(ESC)No947/70ladingdowngeneral^
rulesforfixingthereferencepriceandlevying "the
countervailing chargeforwine
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COî.I(76)638final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
InArticle9OFCouncilRegulation(EEC)NO1160/76of17May1970
amendingRegulation(EEC)NO8I6/7Olayingdownadditionalprovisionsforthe
commonorganization ofthemarketinwinetheCouncilprovidedthatthe
referencepricesoriginallyintroducedforwineonlyshouldbeextendedtogrape
mustandgrapejuicewhetherornotconcentrated andtowinesincontainersof
upto2litres.Inviewofthenewprovisions,itisessentialtoaddto
CouncilRegulation(EEC)NO947/70OF26May1970layingdowngeneralrules
forfixingthereferencepriceandlevyingthecountervailing chargeforwine,
sothatgeneralrulesarealsolaiddownfortheproductsinquestion *:
«.
AdoptionofthisRegulationisurgentasthereferencepriceshould
comeintoeffecton15December1976# '

Proposal for
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
amending Regulation (EEC)No947/70laying down general
rules forfixing "thereference price andlevying the
countervailing charge forwine
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)NO8I6/7Oof28April 1970 laying
down additional provisions forthecommon organization ofthemarket inwine (l),
aslastamended "byRegulation (EEC)NOll67/76^2nd inparticular Article 9(5)
thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC)No947/70(3)of26May1970 lays down gene­
ralrules forfixing reference prices andlevying thecountervailing charge for
wine ;whereas Regulation (EEC)NoH6O/76(4)amended Article 9ofRegulation
(EEC)No8I6/7O,inparticular "byextending theobligation tofixareference
price tocertain grape juice andmust ;whereas inthese circumstances Regul -.
ation (EEC )No947/70should beamended -inparticular bythe inclusion of
criteria forfixing the reference prices fortheproducts inquestion ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
; './•
(1)OJNoL99,5.5.1970 ,p.1
(2)OJNoL135 ,24.5.1976 ,p.42
(3)OJNoL114,27.5 .1970 ,p.4
(4)OJNoL135»24.5.1976 ,p.1

2.
Article 1
Regulation (EEC)No947/70isamended asfollows :
1.Twofurther paragraphs asfollows areadded toArticle 1:
"Thereference prices fortheproducts referred tointhefirst ,second
third andfourth indents ofthethird subparagraph ofArticle 9(l)of
Regulation (EEC)NO816/70shall hefixed onthebasis oftheguide prices
forredorwhite wines multiplied byacoefficient taking account ofthe
relationship ontheCommunity market between theprices ofred or ,white
wines asthecase maybeandoftheproducts inquestion ^plus anamount
equal tothecosts incurred inbringing similar Community products tothe
same marketing stage asthecorresponding imported products .
Thereference prices fortheproducts referred tointhefifth inderrtof
thethird subparagraph ofArticle 9(l)ofRegulation (EEC)No8I6/7Oshall
f
befixed onthebasis oftheprices obtaining intheCommunity forthe
wines inquestion ".
2.Article 3isreplaced bythefollowing :
"Infixing special reference prices fortheproducts referred tointhefirst
andthird subparagraphs ofArticle 9(l)ofRegulation (EEC)NO8I6/7Oin
accordance with their special characteristics oruses ,thelevel ofthesaid
prices shall beestablished byreference tothelevel oftheprices ru­
ling within theCommunity fortheproducts inquestion ".
4
3«Article 4isreplaced bythefollowing :
"Thecosts incurred inbringing Community products tothesame marketing
stage asthecorresponding imported products shall comprise thefollowing :
a)brokerage costs ;
b)loading costs ;
c)insurance costs ;
d)transport costs ;
e)losses .
/

3
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingitspubli­
cationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbe"bindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident