CELEX: 31975R2117
Language: en
Date: 1975-08-12 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2117/75 of the Commission of 12 August 1975 on the granting of aid for the re-storage of table wine in respect of which a storage contract was concluded during the wine-growing year 1974/75

No L 215 / 18                              Official Journal of the European Communities                               13 . 8 . 75
                               REGULATION ( EEC) No 2117/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                         of 12 August 1975
                on the granting of aid for the re-storage of table wine in respect of which a
                       storage contract was concluded during the wine-growing year 1974/75
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       concerned often small and the transport costs low by
COMMUNITIES,                                                         comparison with the total costs, the amount of the aid
                                                                     should be fixed at a standard rate ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ;                                                 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
                                                                     are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
                                                                     ment Committee for Wines,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
8 1 6/70 (') of 28 April 1970 laying down additional
provisions for the common organization of the market
in wine, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
678 /75 (2), and in particular Articles 6a and 35                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
thereof ;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 provides for
                                                                                              Article 1
the conclusion of long-term storage contracts ;
whereas        Commission           Regulation      (EEC)    No
 1 437/70 (3) on storage contracts for table wine, as last            Upon application and subject to the conditions laid
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 546/75 (4), lays                      down in Article 2, aid may be granted for the
down the terms on which such contracts may be                         re-storage in another locality or part of a locality, or in
concluded ; whereas the quantities of table wine at                   other storage premises belonging to a third party, of
present covered by a current storage contract are                     table wines in respect of which storage contracts were
greater than usual at this time of year ; whereas this is             concluded pursuant to Regulation ( EEC) No 1437/70
attributable to the fact that sales during the current                during the wine-growing year 1974/75 .
wine-growing year were not sufficient to provide an
outlet for all the quantities available at the beginning
of that year ;
                                                                                              Article 2
Whereas the wine in question is stored in containers
which may be needed for storing the next vintage ;                    Aid may be granted only if :
                                                                      — the distance the wine is transported does not
Whereas, in order that producers may store their next                     exceed 1 50 km ; provided that where storage
vintage under normal conditions, aid must be granted                      capacity is not available within this distance the
for the re-storage of table wine, but subject to a limita­                intervention agency may authorize transportation
tion as to distance ;
                                                                          to the nearest suitable place of storage ;
                                                                      — the relevant storage contracts are made before 5
Whereas, in order to ensure that this measure applies                     September 1975 and, except in the case of long­
only in cases which appear to be economically justi­                      term storage contracts, will expire after 20 October
fied, only storage contracts concluded during a speci­                     1 975 .
fied period should be eligible ; whereas, in order that
the measure may be implemented in a proper
manner, provisions should be laid down concerning                          For the purposes of this Regulation , contracts
the mode of transport and the time limit for the                          renewed between 5 September and 20 October
submission of applications ;                                               1975 are to be treated as if they were made before
                                                                          5 September 1 975 and would expire after 20
                                                                          October 1975 ;
Whereas, since the period for administrative imple­
 mentation of this measure is short, the quantities                   — the wine is re-stored before 5 October 1975 and
                                                                           transported in one or more vehicles ;
(')  OJ No   L  99, 5 . 5 . 1970 , p. 1 .
(2 ) OJ No   L  72, 20 . 3 . 1975, p. 43 .                            — the application for aid is submitted to the interven­
(3 ) OJ No   L  160, 22. 7. 1970, p . 16 .                                 tion agency in the Member State concerned before
(■») OJ No   L  58 , 4. 3 . 1975, p . 5 .                                  5 September 1 975 .
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                        Article 3                            2.    Member States shall inform the Commission by
For all table wines the amount of the aid shall be 1-05
                                                             31 October 1975 of the quantities in respect of which
                                                             re-storage aid has been granted.
units of account per hectolitre.
                        Article 4
                                                                                    Article 5
1 . Member States shall take all             appropriate
measures to ensure that the necessary        checks are
carried out. They shall in particular       ensure that      This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
re-storage of the table wine concerned      has in fact      following its publication in the Official Journal of
taken place.                                                 the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 12 August 1975.
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                         P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                                   Member of the Commission