CELEX: 31971R0436
Language: en
Date: 1971-02-26 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 436/71 of the Commission of 26 February 1971 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1437/70 on storage contracts for table wine

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27.2.71                             Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 48 /73
                               REGULATION (EEC) No 436/71 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                  of 26 February 1971
                    amending Regulation (EEC) No 1437/70 on storage contracts for table wine
THE      COMMISSION      OF     THE EUROPEAN       COM­        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 MUNITIES,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                                            Article 1
European Economic Community;
                                                               The following subparagraph shall be added to Article
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                  8 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1437/70 :
816/701 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional
provisions for the common organisation of the                       'For the 1970/ 1971 wine-growing year and for
market in wine, as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                contract applications made and accepted since 15
No 2612/70,2 and in particular Articles 35 and 37                  January 1971 , the period of validity of a contract
thereof;                                                           shall begin on the day that the written application
                                                                   is received by the competent authority.'
Whereas Article 8 ( 1 ) of Commission Regulation
 (EEC) No 1437/703 of 20 July 1970 on storage
contracts for table wine, as amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 2419/70,4 provides that a contract may not                                      Article 2
be concluded for a period beginning before the date
of the conclusion of the contract; whereas that
provision has impeded the conclusion of storage                The following paragraph 3 shall be added to Article
contracts, since, because of administrative difficulties,      17 of Regulation (EEC) No 1437/70 :
there is often a long time lag between the contract
application and the conclusion of the contract;                    '3 . Member States in which storage contracts are
whereas, in order to promote the private storage of                concluded shall inform the Commission not latej:
wine, this provision should be amended for the                     than the tenth day of each month, in respect of
1970/71 wine-growing year and temporary provision                  the preceding month, of :
made for the conclusion of contracts with retroactive
effect ;
                                                                   (a) the quantities of wine under contract at the
                                                                          beginning of the month in question;
Whereas, in order to allow the Commission to follow
the progress of private storage in the Community,
there should be provision for Member States in                      ( b ) the quantities of wine for which contracts
which private storage contracts are concluded to                          have been concluded or have expired during
communicate the necessary information ;                                   the month in question;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation                (c) the quantities of wine under contract at the
are in accordance with the Opinion of the                                 end of the month in question .'
Management Committee for Wine;
                                                                                         Article 3
1 OJ No L 99, 5.5.1970, p. 1 .
2 OJ No L 281 , 27.12.1970, p. 6.                             This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
3 OJ No L 160, 22.7.1970, p. 16.                               following its publication in the Official Journal of the
4 OT No L 260. 1.12.1970 . o . 40 .                            European Communities.
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    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
    States .
    Done at Brussels, 26 February 1971 .
                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                         The President
                                                                    Franco M. MALFATTI