CELEX: 31973R3304
Language: en
Date: 1973-12-06 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3304/73 of the Commission of 6 December 1973 derogating to Regulation (EEC) No 1437/70 on storage contracts for table wine

No L 338 /34                           Official Journal of the European Communities                              7. 12. 73
                            REGULATION (EEC) No 3304/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                    of 6 December 1973
               derogating to Regulation (EEC) No 1437/70 on storage contracts for table wine
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    would result in intervention measures, being with­
COMMUNITIES,                                                      drawn shortly after being taken ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             Whereas, in the interests of market stabilization and
Economic Community ;                                              in order to avoid a collapse in prices Article 13 should
                                                                  be suspended from operation for a determined time
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 ( J ) of              period ;
28 April 1970 laying down additional provisions for
the common organization of the market in wine, as                 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2592/73 (2), and              are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
in particular Article 6 (4) thereof ;                             ment Committee for Wines,
Whereas Article 13 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No
1437/70 (3) of the Commission of 20 July 1970, on                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
storage contracts for table wine, as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 753/73 (4), lays down that                                             Article 1
contract shall stipulate that the intervention agency
will terminate the payment of aid when for two                    The application of Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No
consecutive weeks, the average prices for a type of               1437/70 is suspended from operation until 30 April
                                                                   1974 .
table wine are equal to or higher than the guide price
for that type of wine ;
                                                                                           Article 2
Whereas application of that provision at the present
time, when for certain types of wine or in certain                This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
production zones there is a situation of surplus                  following its publication in the Official Journal of
combined with prices higher than the guide prices,                 the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 6 December 1973 .
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                                The President
                                                                           François-Xavier ORTOLI
 (>) OJ No L 99 , 5 . 5. 1970 , p. 1 .
 I1) OJ No L 269, 26. 9. 1973, p. 1 .
 (3) OJ No L 160, 22. 7. 1970, p . 16.
 (4) OJ No L 69, 16. 3 . 1973 , p. 32.