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COM(74)1948final
Brussels,22November1974
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
fixingtheactivatingpricesfortablewines
fortheperiodfrom16December1974to
to15December1975
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(74)1948final

EXPLANATORY MEMQ3MD0M
1.Article3(l)ofRegulation(EEC)11°8l6layingdownadditionalprovisions
forthecommonorganization ofthemarketinwineprovidesthat"theCouncil
shallfixannuallybefore16Decemberathresholdpriceactivatingtheinter­
ventionsystem(hereinaftercalledthe"activatingprice")foreachtypeof
wineforwhichaguidepriceisfixed."
Theactivatingpriceisfixedinthelightofthefollowingfactors:
(a)thestateofthemarket&ndinparticulartheextentofpricefluctuations ;
(b)theneedtoensurepricestabilityonthemarketswithoutcausingstructure.],
surplusestobuildupintheCommunity;
(c)thequalityoftheharvest;
(d)theinformationcontainedintheforwardestimatesprovidedforin
Article3ofRegulation Uo24ontheprogressive establishment ofa
commonorganization ofthemarketinwine.
2.(a)AnexaminationofthemarketintheCommunityshowsthatincertain
quotationplacespriceswerebelowtheactivatingpriceforthepreceding
wine-growing yearandthebeginningofthewine-growing year1974-75•
Massiveintervention measures,includingdistillation ,werenecessary
toavoidatotalcollapseofprices.
(b)Theneedtoensurepricestabilityonthemarketswithoutcausing
structuralsurplusestobuildupintheCommunitycomplicatesthedecision
tobetakenasafairincomemustbeguaranteedfortheproducerswithout
therebeingatthesametimeanincentivetoincreaseproduction .
Theunderlyingconsideration wasthatinviewofrecentpriceincreases
asuitableincreaseintheactivatingpriceseemedjustifiedinorderto
guaranteeafairincomefortheproducerswithoutcausingstructural
surplusestobuildup.Anexcessiveincreasecouldcauseproblemsinthe
future,especiallyinviewofthequantitiesavailableatpresent.
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(c)Thequality oftheharvest seema ingeneral tobeaverage onthewhole
butinsufficient incertain regions oftheCommunity .
(d)Theinitial predictions oftheforward estimates indicate acertain
supplementary increase inthequantities ofwine available .Consequently
there should beageneral tendency forprices toremain around the
activating price .
COITCLUSIOÎT
Asaresult ofrecent general production cost increases itseems .justified to
provide foranincrease intheactivating-price foralltypes ofwine ,particularly
astheguide price foralltable wines wasincreased bymore than 16$forthe
period from 16December 1974 "to15December 1975 (Council Regulation Ho2496/74
of2.10.1974 -0JJTOL263of3.10.1974 ,page l).
Itshould bepointed outthat whereas theguide price isatarget price the
activating price ismore closely linked totheshort-term market situation ,and
inparticular tothequantities available .
Hence itseems justified toprovide foranincrease intheactivating byan
amount less than theincrease agreed upon fortheguide price
Wine oftype RIIisaspecial case .Hitherto theprice ofthis wine hasbeen
fixed atalower level than that ofwine oftype RI.Theincreased demand for
wines ,oftype RII,which isemphasised bytheincrease intheir price3 which
'even exceeds those ofwine oftype RI,seems tojustify alarger increase in
theactivating price forwine oftype RIIthan forthat oftheother ,types of
wine .Consequently itisproposed tofixtheactivating price at93 ofthe
guide price .

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
fixingtheactivatingpricesfortablewines
fortheperiodfromI6December1974to15
DecemberI975»
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity:
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)NO8I6/7Oof28April1970laying
downadditionalprovisionsforthecommonorganization ofthemarketin
T ,9wine,aslastaciendedbyRegulation (EEC)N°1532/741andinparticular
Article3(i).thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereasanactivatingpricemustbefixedannuallyforeachtypeofwinefor
whichaguidepriceisfixedaccoundbeingtakenofthefactorssetoutinArti­
cle3(2)ofRegulation(EEC)NO8I6/7O;
Whereasthequalityofthe1974/1975harvestcangenerallybedescribedas
average;
Whereastherehasbeenaslightincreaseinaveragewinepricessincethe
1973/1974wineyear;whereas,hoitfever,forallotherwinetypeswiththeexcep­
tionoftypeRIIthepricesrecordedinatleastonetradingcentrearebelow
theactivatingprices;
(1)O.J.NoL99of5May1970,p.I
(2)O.J.NoL166of21June1974,p.I.

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Whereasonthebasisofsuppliesthdpreviouswineyeartheforwardestimate
showsthatthesamequantitywill"beavailableasinthepreviousyear;
Whereastheleveloftheactivatingpricesmusttakeaccountofthefactors
mentionedabove;whereasitseemsappropriatethereforetoincreasetheacti­
vatingpricefortheperiodfrom16December1974to15December1975incom­
parisonwiththepreviouswineyear,without,,however,offeringaninducement
toproductionbytoolargeanincrease;whereasinaddition,themarketsitua­
tionjustifiesagreaterincreaseforwinesoftypeRII;
WhereastheguidepricesfortheperiodfromI6December1974to15December
1975werefixedbyRegulation(EEC)No2496/74^;and-whereasArticle3(3)of
Regulation(EEC)HO8I6/7Oprovidedthattheactivatingpriceshallbefixed
atthesamestageandshallbevalidduringthesameperiodastheguideprice;
andwhereasRegulation(EEC)No945/70^determinesthetypesoftablewineto
whichthsepricesapply; .
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION j
ArticleI
Theactivatingpricesfortheperiodfrom16December1974"to15December
1975areherebyfixedasfollows !'■
1.1,58u*a*perdegree/hifortablewineoftypeRI,
2.If54u.a.perdegree/hifortablewineoftypeRII,
3.24,72u.a.perhifortablewineoftypeRIII,
4.1,49u«a.perdegree/hifortablewineoftypeAI,
5«32,95u.a.perhifortablewineoftypeAII,
6.37162u.a.perhifortablewineoftypeAIII.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforoeon16DecemberI974» ■'
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil,
ThePresident
(3)O.J.NoL268of3October1974,P-I
(4)O.J.NoL114of27May1970,p.I.