COMMUNITY , ACHIEVES A LEVEL COMPARABLE TO THAT FOR THE CORRESPONDING PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THIRD COUNTRIES ;
WHEREAS THESE GROUNDS ALSO APPLY IN CASES WHERE SUCH MUSTS ARE USED AS THE MAIN ELEMENT IN A SET OF PRODUCTS MARKETED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN IRELAND WITH CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CONSUMER TO OBTAIN FROM IT A BEVERAGE IN IMITATION OF WINE ( HOME-MADE WINE ) ; WHEREAS THE QUANTITIES OF MUSTS CURRENTLY USED FOR THIS PURPOSE AMOUNT TO AROUND 75 000 HECTOLITRES AND THE GRANT OF AID MUST LEAD TO THE REPLACEMENT OF IMPORTED MUSTS BY COMMUNITY MUSTS ;
WHEREAS THE INDUSTRY USING SOME OF THESE PRODUCTS WHICH FALL WITHIN HEADING NO 22.07 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF REQUIRES MUST WITH A VERY HIGH NATURAL SUGAR CONTENT WHICH IS TRADITIONALLY PRODUCED IN SOUTHERN WINE-GROWING REGIONS ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ENABLE USERS TO CONTINUE EMPLOYING A RAW MATERIAL SUITED TO THEIR NEEDS , AID SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR MUST COMING FROM THOSE REGIONS OF THE COMMUNITY WHICH ARE BEST PLACED TO SATISFY THE AFOREMENTIONED QUALITATIVE REQUIREMENTS ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , THIS ACTION MUST NOT GIVE RISE TO DISTORTION OF COMPETITION ;
WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 348/79 OF 5 FEBRUARY 1979 ON MEASURES DESIGNED TO ADJUST WINE-GROWING POTENTIAL TO MARKET REQUIREMENTS ( 6 ) PROVIDES FOR THE ADOPTION OF STRUCTURAL MEASURES TO ADAPT WINE-GROWING POTENTIAL TO THE OUTLETS AVAILABLE ; WHEREAS SUCH MEASURES WILL NOT YIELD RESULTS FOR SEVERAL YEARS ; WHEREAS , PENDING THESE RESULTS , IT IS ESSENTIAL TO ADOPT , FOR A TRANSITIONAL PERIOD COVERING FOUR YEARS , CERTAIN MEASURES RELATING TO THE INTERVENTION MECHANISMS WHICH HAVE SOMETIMES PROVED INADEQUATE TO RESTORE PRICE LEVELS IN CASES OF SHORT-TERM IMBALANCE ON THE MARKET IN TABLE WINES ; WHEREAS , TO REMEDY THIS SHORTCOMING AND TO GUARANTEE PRODUCERS A FAIR INCOME IN THE LONG TERM , ADEQUATE STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO BRING ABOUT A RAPID IMPROVEMENT IN PRICES OF THOSE TABLE WINES WHOSE PRICE , DESPITE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL THE PLANNED INTERVENTION MEASURES , REMAINS VERY LOW FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE WEEKS ; WHEREAS IN SERIOUS CRISIS SITUATIONS OF THIS NATURE IT MAY PROVE NECESSARY THAT , AS AN EXCEPTIONAL AND TEMPORARY REMEDY , SUCH MEASURES SHOULD EXTEND TO FIXING A MINIMUM PRICE FOR SUCH WINES ; WHEREAS , IN ADDITION , IT IS NECESSARY TO TAKE STEPS TO ENSURE THAT SUCH A MINIMUM PRICE IS COMPLIED WITH AND AT THE SAME TIME TO PROVIDE FOR THE POSSIBILITY FOR THESE TABLE WINES TO BE DISTILLED UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS ; WHEREAS MOREOVER ACCOUNT SHOULD ALSO BE TAKEN , IN THE CONTEXT OF THESE MEASURES , OF TABLE WINES WHICH ARE CLOSELY RELATED ECONOMICALLY TO THE TYPES OF TABLE WINE CONCERNED ;
WHEREAS ARTICLE 40 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 LAYS DOWN THAT THE ALCOHOL CONTENT OF BY-PRODUCTS OF WINE-MAKING DELIVERED FOR OBLIGATORY DISTILLATION MAY BE INCREASED BY UP TO 6 % ; WHEREAS TO ENSURE BETTER CONTROL OF THE MARKET IT WOULD