CELEX: 31976R2925
Language: en
Date: 1976-12-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2925/76 of 1 December 1976 fixing the reference prices for the period 16 December 1976 to 15 December 1977 in the wine sector

No L 333/ 18                            Official Journal of the European Communities                                2. 12. 76
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2925/76
                                                      of 1 December 1976
              fixing the reference prices for the period 16 December 1976 to 15 December
                                                    1977 in the wine sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     tion of products other than those falling within
COMMUNITIES,                                                       heading No 22.05 of the Common Customs Tariff ;
                                                                  whereas, finally, a fixed amount corresponding to the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              normal costs of market preparation must be esta­
Economic Community,                                                blished, so that it can be added to the reference prices
                                                                   of the various products in the case where these
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       products are put up in containers of two litres or less ;
816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provi­
sions for the common organization of the market in                 Whereas in fixing the reference prices account should
wine (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                   be taken of the criteria provided for by the Council
2829/76 (2), and in particular Article 9 (6) thereof,              Regulation (EEC) No 947/70 of 26 May 1970 laying
                                                                   down general rules for fixing the reference price and
Whereas Article 9 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 816/70              levying the countervailing charge for wine (5), as
provides that a reference price for red wine and a refer­          amended by Regulation (EEC) No 29 1 8/76 (6);
ence price for white wine must be fixed annually ;
whereas these reference prices must be fixed on the                Whereas the costs incurred in bringing Community
basis of the guide prices for the types of red and white           wines to the same marketing stage as imported wines,
table wine most representative of Community produc­                which are to be established as provided in Article 4 of
tion, plus the costs incurred in bringing Community                Regulation (EEC) No 947/70, may, with the exception
wines to the same marketing stage as imported wines ;              of those in respect of losses, be assessed at a standard
                                                                   rate ; whereas these costs and the other factors to be
Whereas the types of table wine most representative                considered have varied appreciably since the last occa­
of Community production are types R I and A I, as                  sion on which prices were fixed, transport costs
defined in Articles 1 and 2 of Council Regulation                  having increased by some 4 % ;
(EEC) No 945/70 of 26 May 1970 determining the
types of table wines (3) ; whereas the guide prices for            Whereas the Management Committee for Wine has
these types of wine are set out in Article 1 of Council            not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
Regulation (EEC) No 833/76 of 6 April 1976 fixing                  its Chairman ,
the guide prices for wine for the period 16 December
1976 to 15 December 1 977 (4) ;
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas the third subparagraph of Article 9 ( 1 ) of
Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 provides that reference
prices are also to be fixed for grape juice (including                                       Article I
grape must) falling within subheading 20.07 B I of the
Common Customs Tariff, for concentrated grape juice                For the period 16 December 1976 to 15 December
(including grape must) falling within subheadings                  1 977, the reference prices shall be as follows :
20.07 A I and B I of the Common Customs Tariff, for
grape must with the fermentation arrested by the addi­             A. Products falling within subheading 22.05 C of the
tion of alcohol within the meaning of Additional                        Common Customs Tariff :
Note 4 (a) to Chapter 22 of the Common Customs
Tariff, for wines fortified for distillation within the                 1 . red wine : 2-50 units of account per degree
meaning of Additional Note 4 (b) to Chapter 22 of the                       actual alcoholic strength per hectolitre ;
Common Customs Tariff, and for liqueur wines                            2. white wine other than that specified in point 3
within the meaning of Additional Note 4 (c) to                              below : 2-37 units of account per degree actual
Chapter 22 of the Common Customs Tariff ; whereas,                          alcoholic strength per hectolitre ;
moreover, since special reference prices should be                      3 . white wine presented for importation under the
fixed for the products having regard to their special                       name Riesling or Sylvaner : 50-44 units of
characteristics or their special uses, reference prices                     account per hectolitre ;
should be fixed for wines of the Riesling or Sylvaner                   4. wine    fortified  for    distillation within   the
variety and for liqueur wines to be used in the prepara­
                                                                            meaning of Additional Note 4 (b) to Chapter
                                                                            22 of the Common Customs Tariff : 1 -60 units
(>) OJ  No L  99, 5. 5. 1970, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No  L  326, 25 . 11 . 1976, p. 1 .
(3) OJ  No L  114, 27.  5. 1970, p. 1 .                            (5) OJ No L 114, 27. 5. 1970, p. 4.
(4) OJ  No L  100, 14.  4. 1976, p. 12.                            (6) See page 6 of this Official Journal .
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       of account per degree actual alcoholic strength            30 % by weight, falling within subheadings 22.07
       per hectolitre ;                                           A I and B I of the Common Customs Tariff :
   5. liqueur wine within the meaning of Additional
       Note 4 (c) to Chapter 22 of the Common                     1 . white : 2-05 units of account per degree poten­
       Customs Tariff : 4-30 units of account per                     tial alcoholic strength per hectolitre ;
       degree actual alcoholic strength per hectolitre ;          2. others : 2*15 units of account per degree poten­
   6. liqueur wines, within the meaning of Addi­                       tial alcoholic strength per hectolitre.
       tional Note 4 (c) to Chapter 22 of the Common
       Customs Tariff, intended for processing into          The fixed amount per hectolitre to be added in
       products other than those falling within              respect of products listed in 1 , 2, 3 and 5 of item A,
       heading No 22.05 of the Common Customs                where these are put up in containers of two litres or
      Tariff : 2*40 units of account per degree actual       less, shall be 15 units of account per hectolitre.
       alcoholic strength per hectolitre ;
   7. alcohol-muted fresh grape must within the                                        Article 2
       meaning of Additional Note 4 (a) to Chapter 22
       of the Common Customs Tariff : 1-70 units of
       account per degree total alcoholic strength per       This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
       hectolitre .                                          publication in the Official Journal of the European
                                                             Communities.
B. Grape juice (including grape must) concentrated or
   not, with an added sugar content not exceeding            It shall apply with effect from 16 December 1976.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 1 December 1976.
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                            P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                    Member of the Commission