CELEX: 31972R2583
Language: en
Date: 1972-12-07 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2583/72 of the Commission of 7 December 1972 fixing the reference prices for wines for the period from 16 December 1972 to 15 December 1973

Official Journal of the European Communities                                    3
 9.12.72                           Official Journal of the European Communities                     No L 276/ 1
                     REGULATION (EEC) No 2583/72 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                 of 7 December 1972
            fixing the reference prices for wines for the period from 16 December 1972 to
                                                  15 December 1973
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                    COM­      is effectively protected and that preference is
 MUNITIES,                                                   given to that production on the internal market.
                                                             Whereas the third subparagraph of Article 9 ( 1)
 Having regard to i:he Treaty establishing the               of Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 provides that
European Economic Community;                                 reference prices are also to be fixed in respect
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC)                   of wines which have special characteristics or
 No 816/701 of 28 April 1970 laying down                     which are intended for special uses; whereas in
 additional provisions for the common organis­               order to comply with this obligation, reference
 ation of the marke : in wine, as last amended               prices must be fixed for wines offered under
 by Regulation (EEC) No 1651/72,2 and in                     the name Riesling or Sylvaner for liqueur wines
particular Article 9 (6) thereof;                            and for wines fortified for distillation;
Whereas Article 9 ( 1) of Regulation (EEC)                   Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No
No 816/70 provides that a reference price for                947/70 provides that the level of reference prices
red wine and a reference price for white wine                for those products must be established with
must be fixed annually; whereas these reference              reference to the level of the prices ruling within
prices must be fixed on the basis of the guide               the Community for the wines in question and,
prices for the types of red and white table                  where a wine distillate has been added, account
wine most representative of Community prod­                  must also be taken of the prices of the wine
uction, plus the costs incurred in bringing                  distillates within the Community as well as
Community wTines to the same marketing stage                 the cost of preparation;
as imported wines;                                           Whereas the costs, with the exception of losses,
Whereas the types of table wine most repre­                  incurred in bringing Community wines to the
sentative of Community production are types                  same marketing stage as imported wines,,
R I and A I, defined in Articles 1 and 2 of                  established as provided in Article 4 of Regu­
Council Regulation (EEC) No 945/703 of                       lation (EEC) No 947/70, can be assessed at a
26 May 1970 determining the types of table                   standard rate; whereas neither these costs , nor
wines; whereas the guide prices for these types              the other factors considered have varied
of wine are set out in Article 1 of Council                  appreciably, except for transport costs which
Regulation (EEC) No 804/724 of 17 April 1972                 have increased about 8 % ;
fixing the guide prices for wine for the period              Whereas the Management Committee for Wine
from 16 December 1972 to 15 December 1973 ;
                                                             has not delivered an Opinion within the time
Whereas, moreover, in fixing the reference                   limit set by the Chairman;
prices, the factors set out in Article 2 of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 947/705 of 26 May 1970
laying down general rules for fixing the reference
price and levying the countervailing charge for              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
wine must be taken into account so as to ensure
that the level of prices of Community production                                   Article 1
1   OJ No L 99, 5.5.1970, p. 11 .                            For the period from 16 December 1972 to
2   OJ No L 174, 1.8.1972, p. 52.                            15 December 1973 the reference prices for wines
3   OJ No L 114, 27.5.1970, p. 1 .                           shall be ds follows :
4   OJ No L 94, 21.4.1972, p. 16.
5   OJ No L 114, 27.5.1970, p. 4.                            1 . red wine: 1*84 u.a./degree/hl;
 ---pagebreak--- 4                            Official Journal of the European Communities
2 . white wine other than that referred to at          5 . wine fortified for distillation: 1*20 u.a ./
    3 : 1*75 u.a./degree/hi;                               degree/hi.
3 . white wine offered for import under the                                 Article 2
    name Riesling or Sylvaner: 37*17 u.a. /hi;
                                                       This Regulation shall enter into force on
4 , liqueur wine: 4.30 u.a ./degree/hi;                16 December 1972.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all
             Member States .
             Done at Brussels, 7 December 1972.
                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                         The President
                                                                        S.L. MANSHOLT