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Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION' (EEC)
fixing theactivating prices fortable wines forthe
period from 16December 1976 to15December 1977
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(submitted ,totheCouncil bytheCommission )*
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COM(76 )603final .

EXPLANATORY MEMORABDUM
csessscsssssssisssasisssssrsasasssrscs
1#Article3(l)ofRegulation (EEC)N°816/70layingdownadditionalprovisions
forthecommonorganization ofthemarketinwineprovidesthatathreshold
priceactivatingtheintervention systemforeachtypeofwineforwhicha
guidepriceisfixed(thereaftercalledthe"activatingprice")shall"befixed
annuallybefore16December.
Itislaiddowninparticularthattheactivatingpriceshallbefixedinthe
lightofthefollowingfactors:
(a)thestateofthemarketandinparticulartheextentofpricefluctuations ;
(b)theneedtoensurepricestabilityonthemarketswithoutcausingstructural
surplusestobuildupintheCommunity ;
(c)thequalityoftheharvest;
(d)theinformationcontainedintheforwardestimatesprovidedforinArticle
3ofRegulationN°24ontheprogressiveestablishment ofacommonorgani­
zationofthemarketinwine.
2.(a)ObservationoftheCommunitymarketsshowsthattheweightedaveragepricesshowedanupwardtrendatthebeginningofthe1975/76wineyear.Prices
fortablewinesoftypesRIandRIIarefarabovethecorresponding
activatingprices,whiletheaveragepricesforothertypesoftablewine
arestillbelowtheselevels.
(b)Theneedtoguaranteepricestabilityonthemarketswithoutcausingstruc­turalsurplusestobuildupintheCommunityleadstoadifficultchoice
betweeneffortstoprovideanequitableincomeforproducerswithoutthis
actingasaninducementtoexpandproduction.
Becauseoftherecentgeneralpriceincreaseaslightincreaseinthe
activatingpriceswasconsideredjustifiedinordertoguaranteeanadequae
incomefortheproducer,withoutcausinganyriskofstructuralsurpluses.
Toogreatanincrease,particularlyinviewoftheamountsavailableat
present,couldbeaburdenforthefuture.
(c)Thequalityoftheharvestingeneralmaybeconsideredaverage,butin
certainregionsoftheCommunityitisgood.
(d)Thelatestinformationintheforwardestimatesshowsadropinavailable
winestocksoomparedwiththepreviouswineyear.

CONCLUSIONS
Anincreasein"theactivatingpriceforeachtypeoftablewineappears
justified,especiallyastheguideprioesforallwinesfortheperiodbetween
16December1976and15December1977havebeenincreasedby6.5$(Council
RegulationN°833/76of6AprilI976-OJFL100of14April1976,page12).
Inthisconnectionaccount,musthoweverbetakenofthefactthattheguide
pricerepresentstheaimtobeachievedwhiletheactivatingpriceismore
closelylinkedtotheshort-termdevelopmentofthemarket,especiallythe
quantitiesavailable.
Underexistingmarketconditions ,increasingtheactivatingpricebythe
samepercentageastheguidepriceappearsjustified.
Inviewoftheabove,theactivatingpriceshouldbesetatalevelcorres­
pondingtotheratiobetweenguidepriceandactivatingpricelastyear,i.e.
93iooftheguideprice.

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
fixing theactivating prices fortable wines forthe
period from 16December 1976 to15December 1977
THE COUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard ,totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)N°816/70of28April 1970laying down
additional provisions forthecommon organization ofthemarket inwine 1,as
lastamended byRegulation (EEC)N°II67/762,andinparticular Article 3(1)
thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas foreach type ofwine forwhich aguide price isfixed anactivating price
must befixed eachyear inthelight ofthefactors setoutinArticle 3(2)of
Regulation (EEC)N°816/70 ;
Whereas thequality oftheharvest inthe1976/1977 wineyearmayingeneral be
considered average ;
Whereas theweighted average prices have tended torise somewhat since thebegin­
ning ofthe1975/76wineyear ;whereas ,however ,with theexception ofRIand
RIItable wines ,theweighted average foralltheother types areeither lower
than orclose totheactivating price ;
Whereas ,having regard tothelower stocks leftover from thepreceding wineyear
andthequantitatively poorer harvest ,theforward estimates showthat thequantity
available islower than last year ;
Whereas theabove factors must betaken into account when fixing theactivating
prices ;whereas theactivating prices fixed forthepreceding yearmusttherefore
beincreased ,without this increase being allowed tostimulate output ;
Whereas theguide prices fortheperiod from16December 1976to3.5December 1977
werefixed byRegulation (EEC)N°833/763;whereas ,pursuant toArticle 3(3)of
Regulation (EEC)N°816/70,theactivating price istobefixed atthesamesta*
andistobevalid during thesameperiod astheguide price ;whereas thetypes
oftable wine towhich these prices apply were laid down byRegulation (EEC)
K°945/704,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : ,
OJN°L99,5May1970 ,p.1
2OJN°L135 ,24May1976 ,p.42
3OJN°L100 ,14April 1976 ,p.12
4OJN°L114 ,27May1970 ,P«1

Article1
Fortheperiodfrom16December197®to15December1977»"theactivating
priceisfixedats
ιTableWine Guideprice
1.TypeRI 1.82u.a.perdegree/hectolitre
2.TypeRII 1.82u.a.perdegree/hectolitre
3.TypeRIII 28.44u.a.perhectolitre
4.TypeAI 1«71u.a.perdegree/hectolitre
5.TypeAII 37*89u.a.perhectolitre
6.TypeAIII 43.27u.a.perhectolitre
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16December1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident