, THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY AND THE EFFECTS OF SUCH CONTRACTS ;
WHEREAS ARTICLE 9 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 PROVIDES FOR CONTRACTS TO BE CONCLUDED BETWEEN THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES AND PRODUCERS APPLYING FOR THEM ; WHEREAS THE TERM ' PRODUCER ' SHOULD BE DEFINED AND , TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE OBLIGATIONS WHICH SUCH PERSON MUST FULFIL , IT SHOULD BE LAID DOWN THAT HE MUST BE THE OWNER OF THE PRODUCT STORED ;
WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO KEEP AN EFFECTIVE CHECK ON THE PRODUCTS WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF STORAGE CONTRACTS ; WHEREAS , TO THAT END , IT SHOULD BE LAID DOWN THAT THE INTERVENTION AGENCY OF A MEMBER STATE MAY CONCLUDE CONTRACTS ONLY IN RESPECT OF QUANTITIES STORED ON THE TERRITORY OF THAT MEMBER STATE , AND THAT IT MUST BE INFORMED OF ANY CHANGE CONCERNING THE PRODUCT IN STORE ;
WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY , WITH A VIEW TO UNIFORMITY , TO PROVIDE FOR CONTRACTS TO BE CONCLUDED ON TERMS WHICH ARE THE SAME THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND SUFFICIENTLY PRECISE TO ALLOW IDENTIFICATION OF THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION ;
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE CONCLUSION OF CONTRACTS HAS AN EFFECT ON MARKET PRICES , IT SHOULD BE PROVIDED THAT A CONTRACT MAY BE CONCLUDED ONLY IN RESPECT OF A SIGNIFICANT QUANTITY ;
WHEREAS STORAGE AID SHOULD BE LIMITED TO PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE AN EFFECT ON MARKET PRICES ; WHEREAS ONLY PRODUCTS IN BULK SHOULD THEREFORE QUALIFY FOR AID ; WHEREAS , FOR THE SAME REASON , CONTRACTS SHOULD COVER ONLY PRODUCTS OF SUFFICIENTLY HIGH QUALITY ; WHEREAS IT IS ALSO ADVISABLE AS REGARDS TABLE WINES TO STIPULATE THAT CONTRACTS MUST RELATE TO WINES THE PREPARATION OF WHICH IS ALREADY ADVANCED , BUT AT THE SAME TIME NOTHING SHOULD BE DONE TO PREVENT THE CARRYING OUT DURING THE CONTRACT PERIOD OF ANY OENOLOGICAL TREATMENTS OR PROCESSES NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE KEEPING QUALITY OF A PRODUCT ;
WHEREAS , TO ENCOURAGE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE QUALITY OF PRODUCTION , THE MINIMUM ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH OF WINE AND MUST WHICH MAY BE THE SUBJECT OF STORAGE CONTRACTS SHOULD BE FIXED ; WHEREAS , TO THE SAME END , PROVISION SHOULD ALSO BE MADE TO ENABLE TABLE WINE WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF LONG-TERM STORAGE CONTRACTS TO BE MADE SUBJECT TO MORE STRINGENT CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO THE QUALITY OF THE HARVEST ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , PENDING THE ADOPTION OF SUCH CONDITIONS , PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE TO ENABLE MEMBER STATES TO APPLY MORE STRINGENT PROVISIONS IN RESPECT OF PRODUCTS STORED ON THEIR TERRITORY ;
WHEREAS , SO AS TO AVOID ABUSES , IT SHOULD BE STIPULATED THAT A TABLE WINE WHICH HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A STORAGE CONTRACT MAY NOT BE SUBSEQUENTLY RECOGNIZED AS A QUALITY WINE PSR ;
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO PREVENT PRODUCTS COVERED BY A CONTRACT FROM AFFECTING THE MARKET SITUATION , MARKETING AND CERTAIN ACTION PREPARATORY THERETO SHOULD BE PROHIBITED DURING THE PERIOD IN RESPECT OF