CELEX: 31977R2753
Language: en
Date: 1977-12-12 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2753/77 of 12 December 1977 fixing certain reference prices for the period 16 December 1977 to 15 December 1978 in the wine sector

No L 318 / 24                               Official Journal of the European Communities                              13 . 12 . 77
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2753/77
                                                         of 12 December 1977
                fixing certain reference prices for the period 16 December 1977 to 15 December
                                                        1978 in the wine sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         because of certain difficulties of a technical nature, it
COMMUNITIES,                                                           is not possible at the present moment to fix reference
                                                                       prices for grape juice (including grape must) and
                                                                       liqueur wine ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                       Whereas, moreover, since special reference prices
                                                                       should be fixed for the products, having regard to
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                           their special characteristics or their special uses, refer­
816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provi­                  ence prices should be fixed for wines of the Riesling
sions for the common organization of the market in                     or Sylvaner variety and for liqueuer wines to be used
wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                       in the preparation of products other than those falling
221 1 /77 (2), and in particular Article 9 (6) thereof,                within heading No 22.05 of the Common Customs
                                                                       Tariff ; whereas, finally, a fixed amount corresponding
                                                                       to the normal costs of market preparation must be
Whereas Article 9 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 816/70                  established , so that it can be added to the reference
provides that a reference price for red wine and a refer­              prices of the various products in the case where these
ence price for white wine must be fixed annually ;                     products are put up in containers of two litres or less ;
whereas these reference prices must be fixed on the
basis of the guide prices for the types of red and white               Whereas in fixing the reference prices account should
table wine most representative of Community produc­                    be taken of the criteria provided for by Council Regu­
tion , plus the costs incurred in bringing Community                   lation ( EEC) No 947/70 of 26 May 1970 laying down
wines to the same marketing stage as imported wines ;                  general rules for fixing the reference price and levying
                                                                       the countervailing charge for wine (5), as amended by
                                                                       Regulation (EEC) No 2918 /76 (6) ;
Whereas the types of table wine most representative
of Community production are types R 1 and A 1 , as
defined in Articles 1 and 2 of Council Regulation                      Whereas the costs incurred in bringing Community
(EEC) No 945/70 of 26 May 1970 determining the                         wines to the same marketing stage as imported wines
types of table wines (3 ) ; whereas the guide prices for               which are to be established as provided in Article 4 of
these types of wine are set out in Article 1 of Council                Regulation (EEC) No 947/70, may, with the exception
Regulation (EEC) No 1171 /77 of 17 May 1977 fixing                     of those in respect of losses, be assessed at a standard
the guide prices for wine for the period 16 December                   rate ; whereas these costs and the other factors to be
 1977 to 15 December 1 978 (4) ;                                       considered have varied appreciably since the last occa­
                                                                       sion on which prices were fixed, transport costs
                                                                       having increased by some 4 % ;
Whereas the third subparagraph of Article 9 ( 1 ) of
Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 provides that reference                     Whereas the Management Committee for Wine has
prices are also to be fixed for grape juice (including                 not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
grape must) falling within subheading 20.07 B I of the                 its chairman ,
Common Customs Tariff, for concentrated grape juice
(including grape must) falling within subheadings
20.07 A I and B I of the Common Customs Tariff, for
grape must with the fermentation arrested by the addi­
tion of alcohol within the meaning of Additional                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Note 4 (a) to Chapter 22 of the Common Customs
Tariff, for wines fortified for distillation within the
meaning of Additional Note 4 (b) to Chapter 22 of the
Common Customs Tariff, and for liqueur wines                                                       Article 1
within the meaning of Additional Note 4 (c) to
Chapter 22 of the Common Customs Tariff ; whereas,
                                                                        For the period 16 December 1977 to 15 December
(')  OJ No   L 99 , 5 . 5 . 1970 , p. 1 .                               1978 the reference prices shall be as follows :
(2 ) OJ No   L 256 , 7 . 10 . 1977, p. 1 .
(3 ) OJ No   L  1 14 , 27 . 5 . 1970 , p . 1 .                         ( 5 ) OJ No L 114, 27 . 5 . 1970 , p. 4 .
C)   OJ No   L  137, 3 . 6 . 1977, p . 12 .                            ( 6) OJ No L 333 , 2 . 12 . 1976, p. 6 .
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Products falling within subheading 22.05 C of the                 Note 4 (a) to Chapter 22 of the Common Customs
Common Customs Tariff :                                           Tariff : 1-75 units of account per degree total alco­
1 . red wine : 2-60 units of account per degree actual            holic strength per hectolitre.
    alcoholic strength per hectolitre ;
                                                              The fixed amount per hectolitre to be added in
2. white wine other than that specified in point 3
                                                              respect of the products listed under 1 , 2 and 3, where
    below : 2-47 units of account per degree actual alco­     they are put up in containers of two litres or less, shall
    holic strength per hectolitre ;                           be 18 units of account per hectolitre.
3. white wine presented for importation under the
    name Riesling or Sylvaner : 5216 units of account
    per hectolitre ;                                                                   Article 2
4. wine fortified for distillation within the meaning of
    Additional Note 4 (b) to Chapter 22 of the                This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
    Common Customs Tariff : 1-60 units of account              publication in the Official Journal of the European
    per degree actual alcoholic strength per hectolitre ;      Communities.
5. grape must with fermentation arrested by the addi­
    tion of alcohol within the meaning of Additional           It shall apply from 16 December 1977.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 12 December 1977 .
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                          Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                             Vice-President