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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77 )579final .
Brussels .14November 1977
Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
fixing theactivating prices fortable wines for theperiod
16December 1977 to15December 1978
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(77 )579final .

EXPLANATORY MMORAMXJM
Article3(l)ofRegulation (EEC)N°816/70layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganization ofthemarketinwineprovides
thatathresholdpriceactivatingtheintervention systemforeach
typeofwineforwhiohaguidepriceisfixed(thereaftercalledthe
activatingprice)istobefixedannuallybefore16December.
Itislaiddowninparticularthattheactivatingpriceshallbe
fixedinthelightofthefollowingfactors:
(a)thestateofthemarketandinparticulartheextentofprice
fluctuations 5
(b)theneedtoensurepricestabilityonthemarketswithoutcausing
structuralsurplusestobuildupintheCommunity ;
(c)thequalityoftheharvest {
(d)theinformationcontainedintheforwardestimatesprovidedforin
Article3ofRegulationF°24ontheprogressiveestablishment of
acommonorganization ofthemarketinwine.
(a)ObservationoftheCommunitymarketsrevealsanupwardtrendin
theweightedaveragepricesatthebeginningofthe1977/78wine
year.PricesfortablewinesoftypesRI,RIIandAIareat
leastequaltothecorresponding activatingprices,whilethe
averagepricesforothertypesoftablewinearewellabovethese
levels.
(b)Theneedtoguaranteepricestabilityonthemarketswithout
causingstructuralsurplusestobuildupintheCommunitymakes
itdifficulttoselectwhiohmeasureswillensureanequitable
incomeforproducerswithoutactingasaninducementtoexpand
production.
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Becauseoftherecentgeneralpriceincreaseaslightincrease
intheactivatingpriceswasconsideredjustifiedinorderto
guaranteeanadequateincomefortheproducerwithoutcausing
anyriskofstructuralsurpluses *Toogreatanincreasewouldbe
aburdenforthefutureandoouldcontravenetheguidelineson
theadjustmentofproductionpotentialtomarketneeds*
(o)Thequalityoftheharvestingeneralmaybeconsideredslightly
belowaverage,butinoertainregionsoftheCommunityitis
good.
/
(d)Thelatestinformationintheforwardestimatesshowsadropin
availablewinestockscomparedwiththepreviouswineyear.
CONCLUSIONS
Anincreaseintheactivatingpriceforeaohtypeoftablewine
appearsjustified,especiallyastheguidepricesforallwine^forthe
periodbetween16December1977and15December1978havebeenincreased
"by3.5%(CouncilRegulation 1171/77of17May1977-OJN°L137of
3June1977»page12)*
Giventheexistingmarketsituation,increasingtheactivating
prioebythesamepercentageastheguidepriceappearsjustified ;
thiswillkeeptherelationship betweentheguidepriceandthe
activatingpricethesameaslastyear,i.e*theactivatingpricewill
be93$oftheguideprioe*
♦

Proposal for
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) '
filing theactivating prices fortable wines fortheperiod
16December 1977 to15December 1978
THE COUNCIL OPTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
/
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economio Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)N°816/70of28April 1970
laying down additional provisions forthecommon organization ofthe
market inwine ,aslist amended byRegulation (EEC)N°2211/77 *and
inparticular Article 3(l)thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas ,anactivating prioe must befixed annually foreaoh type ofwine
forwhich aguide prioe isfixed ,taking into account thefactors
setoutinArticle 3(2)ofRegulation (EEC)N#8I6/7O;
Whereas thequality ofthe1976/77harvest cangenerally beregarded as
slightly below average |
Whereas thecurrent prioes forRI,RIIandAItable wines axeatleast
equal totheactivating prioes ;
Whereas ,inspite oftheconsiderable stocks brought forward from theprev *-
ious wine-growing year ,thequantity available is,beoau.se ofapoor harvest ,
lower that that recorded fortheprevious wine-growing year :
10J*•L99,5.5.1970 ,p.1
2OJN®L256,7.10.1977 »P.1

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WhereastheleveloftheactivatingpriceBmusttakeaccountofthe
factorsmentionedabovejwhereastheactivatingpricesfixedfor
thepreviouswine-growing yearshouldthereforebeincreased,without,
'however,enoouragingproduction ;
Whereastheguidepricesfortheperiod16December1977to15December
1978werefixedbyRegulation(EEC)N°1171/77^»whereasArticle3(3)
ofRegulation(EEC)N®816/70providesthattheactivatingpriceshall
befixedatthesamestageandshallbevalidduringthesameperiodas
theguideprice;whereasRegulation(EEC)N®945/70^determinesthe
typesoftablewinetowhiohtheseprioesapply,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION 1
.Artide1
Theactivatingprioesfortablewinesfortheperiod16December1977
Ito15December1978shallbeasfollowst
Typeofwine Activatingprice
RI I.89u.a./degree/hl
RII 1.89u.a./degree/hl
RIII 29.43u.a./hl.
AI 1.77u.a./degree/hl
AII 39.23u.a./hl
AIII 44.79u.a./hl
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16Deoember1977•
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicable ^inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil,
ThePresident
OJK®L137.3.6.1977 »P.12
OJF®L114,27.5.I97O,p.i