CELEX: 31976R2167
Language: en
Date: 1976-09-02 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2167/76 of 2 September 1976 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 1975/76

3 . 9 . 76                               Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 242/ 11
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2167/76
                                                      of 2 September 1976
              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 1975/76
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      whereas, since the period for administrative imple­
COMMUNITIES,                                                        mentation of this measure is short, the quantities
                                                                   concerned often small and the transport costs low by
                                                                   comparison with the total costs, the amount of the aid
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              should be fixed at a standard rate ;
Economic Community,
                                                                   Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
                                                                    are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        ment Committee for Wine,
816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provi­
sions for the common organization of the market in
wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
11 67/76 (2), and in particular Articles 6a and 35
thereof,
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 provides for
the conclusion of long-term storage contracts ;
whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1437/70
of 20 July 1976 on storage contracts for table wine (3),                                   Article 1
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 546/75 (4),
lays down the terms on which such contracts may be
concluded ; whereas the quantities of table wine at                 Upon application and subject to the conditions laid
present covered by a current storage contract are                   down in Article 2, aid may be granted for the
greater than usual at this time of year ; whereas this is           re-storage in another locality or part of a locality, or in
attributable to the fact that sales during the current              other storage premises belonging to a third party, of
wine-growing year were not sufficient to provide an                 table wines in respect of which storage contracts were
outlet for all the quantities available at the beginning            concluded pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1437/70
of the year ;                                                       during the wine-growing year 1975/76.
Whereas the wine in question is stored in containers
which may be needed for storing the next vintage ;                                          Article 2
Whereas, in order that producers may store their next               Aid may be granted only if :
vintage under normal conditions, aid should be
granted for the re-storage of table wine, but subject to            — the distance the wine is transported does not
a limitation as to distance :
                                                                        exceed 1 50 km ; provided that where storage
                                                                        capacity is not available within this distance the
                                                                        intervention agency may authorize transportation
Whereas, in order to ensure that this measure applies                   to the nearest suitable place of storage ;
only in cases which appear to be economically justi­
fied, only storage contracts concluded during a speci­              — the relevant storage contracts have been made
 fied period should be eligible ; whereas, in order that                before 1 September 1976 and, except in the case
 the measure may be implemented in a proper                             of long-term storage contracts, will expire after 20
 manner, provisions should be laid down concerning                      October 1976 ;
the mode of transport and the time limit for the
                                                                    — the wine is re-stored before 10 October 1976 and
submission of applications ;
                                                                        transported in one or more vehicles ;
(') OJ   No L 99, 5 . 5 .  1970, p.  1.                               — the application for aid is submitted to the inter­
(2) OJ   No L 135, 24.    5. 1976,  p. 42 .
(J) OJ   No L 160, 22.    7 . 1970, p. 16.                                vention agency in the Member State concerned
(4) OJ   No L 58, 4. 3 .   1975, p. 5.                                    before 20 September 1976.
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                        Article 3                            re-storage of the table wine concerned has in fact
For all table wines the amount of the aid shall be 1-05
                                                             taken place.
units of account per hectolitre .                            2. Member States shall inform the Commission by
                                                             30 November 1976 of the quantities of wine re-stored.
                        Article 4                                                   Article 5
1 . Member States shall take all appropriate                 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
measures to ensure that the necessary checks are             following its publication in the Official Journal of
carried out. They shall in particular ensure that            the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 2 September 1976.
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                         P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                   Member of the Commission