FOR INTERVENTION , ON THE BASIS OF WHICH INTERVENTION MEASURES MAY BE TAKEN ; WHEREAS , INDEPENDENTLY OF SUCH MEASURES , IT SHOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR INTERVENTION TO TAKE PLACE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WINE-GROWING YEAR ON THE BASIS OF THE FORWARD ESTIMATE IN ORDER TO ENSURE AN OVERALL BALANCE DURING THAT YEAR ;
WHEREAS IT IS ADVISABLE TO MAKE PROVISION FOR AID TO BE GRANTED FOR THE RE-STORAGE OF TABLE WINES WHICH , SINCE THEY ARE THE SUBJECT OF A STORAGE CONTRACT , MAY NOT BE MARKETED AND THUS MIGHT CREATE STORAGE DIFFICULTIES FOR WINES OF THE NEW HARVEST ;
WHEREAS TO COMPLETE THE SYSTEM OF MARKET SUPPORT , PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS FOR PREVENTIVE DISTILLATION AT A BUYING IN PRICE WHICH IS NOT SUCH AS TO ENCOURAGE PRODUCTION OF WINE OF INSUFFICIENT QUALITY ; WHEREAS , FURTHERMORE , IT HAS PROVED NECESSARY TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL MEASURES APPLICABLE TO HOLDERS OF LONG-TERM STORAGE CONTRACTS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN PRICES AT A LEVEL HIGHER THAN THE ACTIVATING PRICE ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO BE EFFECTIVE , THESE ADDITIONAL MEASURES MAY CONSIST , IN PARTICULAR , OF STORAGE OF THE WINES IN QUESTION FOR A PERIOD TO BE DETERMINED , OF DISTILLATION OF THESE WINES , OR OF BOTH THESE MEASURES ;
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE QUALITY OF WINE IT WOULD SEEM ADVISABLE TO EXCLUDE FROM THE SCOPE OF THE INTERVENTION MEASURES , WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PREVENTIVE DISTILLATION AND THE DISTILLATION OF WINES SUITABLE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CERTAIN SPIRITS OF REGISTERED DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN , THOSE WINES NOT REACHING A CERTAIN DEGREE OF ACTUAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH ;
WHEREAS THE CREATION OF A SINGLE COMMUNITY MARKET FOR WINE INVOLVES THE INTRODUCTION OF A SINGLE TRADING SYSTEM AT THE EXTERNAL FRONTIERS OF THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES MUST BE IN A POSITION TO KEEP IN TOUCH AT ALL TIMES WITH TRADE MOVEMENTS IN ORDER TO ASSESS MARKET TRENDS AND , WHERE REQUIRED , TAKE THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ; WHEREAS , TO THAT END , PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE ISSUE OF IMPORT OR EXPORT LICENCES SUBJECT TO THE PROVISION OF A SECURITY TO ENSURE THAT THE TRANSACTIONS FOR WHICH THE LICENCES ARE REQUESTED ARE CARRIED OUT ;
WHEREAS , FURTHERMORE , APPLICATION OF THE DUTIES IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF SHOULD SUFFICE , AS A GENERAL RULE , TO STABILIZE THE COMMUNITY MARKET BY PREVENTING PRICE LEVELS AND PRICE FLUCTUATIONS IN THIRD COUNTRIES FROM AFFECTING PRICES OBTAINING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ;
WHEREAS , HOWEVER , IT IS NECESSARY TO AVOID DISTURBANCES ON THE COMMUNITY MARKET CAUSED BY OFFERS MADE ON THE WORLD MARKET AT ABNORMAL PRICES ; WHEREAS TO THAT END REFERENCE PRICES SHOULD BE FIXED FOR CERTAIN PRODUCTS AND CUSTOMS DUTIES SHOULD BE INCREASED BY A COUNTERVAILING CHARGE WHEN FREE-AT-FRONTIER OFFER PRICES PLUS CUSTOMS DUTIES ARE LOWER THAN REFERENCE PRICES ;
WHEREAS CERTAIN AGREEMENTS WITH THIRD COUNTRIES SIMILARLY MAKE PROVISION FOR