CELEX: 31974R3158
Language: en
Date: 1974-12-12 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3158/74 of the Commission of 12 December 1974 on long-term private storage aid for certain table wine

No L 334/36                             Official Journal of the European Communities                             14 . 12 . 74
                             REGULATION (EEC) No 3158 /74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                     of 12 December 1974
                                 on long-term private storage aid for certain table wine
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    Whereas to relieve the market of a long-term excess
COMMUNITIES,                                                       of supply as well as to eliminate the possibility of
                                                                   fresh difficulties arising upon the expiry of the short­
                                                                   term storage contracts already concluded, the conclu­
                                                                   sion of long-term contracts should be authorized for
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             wine which has been the subject of a short-term
Economic Community ;                                               contract concluded before the date of entry into force
                                                                   of this Regulation ;
                                                                  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
816/70 (') of 28 April 1970 laying down additional                 ment Committee for Wines ,
provisions for the common organization of the market
in wine, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
1532/74 (2), and in particular Articles 5 (6) and 6 (4)
thereof ;                                                          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                             Article 1
Whereas the forward estimates for the 1974/75 wine
year show that the quantities of table wine found to
be available at the beginning of that wine year exceed             Long-term storage contracts for table wines of types
                                                                   R I , R II , A I ; as well as the table wines which are
total demand for the wine year by more than four
months' consumption ; whereas the situation in which               economically closely linked with these types of table
long-term storage contracts may be concluded                       wines, may be concluded on condition that their
pursuant to Article 5 (5) of the aforesaid Regulation              actual alcoholic strength is not inferior to 10°. These
thus obtains ; whereas under Article 5 (4) of the same             contracts shall be valid for a period of nine months .
Regulation the conclusion of short-term contracts for
the relevant wine is to be suspended ;
                                                                                             Article 2
                                                                   The amount of aid fixed in Article 6 (3) of Regulation
Whereas the aforesaid forward estimates show that                  (EEC) No 1437/70 shall be increased by 20 % in
there are surpluses, in particular, for types R I, R II,           respect of the contracts provided for in Article 1
A I ; table wines as well as for table wines which are             above .
economically closely linked with these types of table
wines ; whereas provision should therefore be made
for concluding long-term contracts for those wines ;                                         Article 3
                                                                   Should the person concerned so request, short-term
                                                                   storage contracts concluded before the date of entry
Whereas under Article 6 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No                 into force of this Regulation shall be terminated for
816/70 the amount of the long-term private storage                 those quantities in respect of which the person
aid may be increased by up to 20 % ; whereas in view               concerned concluded a long-term storage contract.
of the circumstances for the present wine year, and in
particular of the quantities available, which warrant              In this case, for the volume thus placed under long­
the conclusion of long-term storage contracts, a 20 %              term storage contract, the right to short-term storage
increase seems appropriate in the amount of the aid                aid remains vested for the period during which it has
under Article 6 (3) of Commission Regulation (EEC)                 been placed under such a contract.
No 1437/70 (3) of 20 July 1970 on storage contracts
for table wine, as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 753/73 (4) ;                                                                              Article 4
(')  OJ No L 99 , 5 . 5 . 1970 , p. 1 .                            This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
(2 ) OJ No L 166, 21 . 6. 1974, p. 1 .
(3 ) OJ No L 160 , 22. 7. 1970, p. 16.                             following its publication in the Official Journal of
(<)  OJ No L 69, 16 . 3 . 1973, p. 32 .                            the European Communities.
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             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 12 December 1974.
                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                        The President
                                                                   Francois-Xavier ORTOLI