CELEX: 31970R2699
Language: en
Date: 1970-12-30 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2699/70 of the Commission of 30 December 1970 widening the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 2232/70 on private storage aid for table wines which stand in close economic relationship with the R I and A I types of table wine

Official Journal of the European Communities                                    975
 31.12.70                              Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 285/71
                             REGULATION (EEC) No 2699/70 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                      of 30 December 1970
               widening the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 2232/70 on private storage aid for table
               wines which stand in close economic relationship with the R I and A I types of table wine
 THE     COMMISSION        OF   THE     EUROPEAN      COM­        with those types; whereas those wines are moreover
 MUNITIES,                                                        available in sufficient quantities to exert an
                                                                  unfavourable influence on table wine prices; whereas
                                                                  provision should therefore be made whereby storage
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                      contracts may be concluded for these wines as well;
 European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                     Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
 816/701 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional                  are in accordance with the Opinion of the
                                                                  Management Committee for Wine;
 provisions for the common organisation of the
 market in wine, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
 1253/70,2 and in particular the second subparagraph
 of Article 5 (7) thereof;                                        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 5 (3 ) of
                                                                                            Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 provides that, if the
state of the market so requires, a decision may be
 taken to grant aid also for table wines of a type other          The following shall be substituted for Article 1 ( 1 ) of
than that for which the average price remains less                Regulation (EEC) No 2232/70 :
than the activating price for two consecutive weeks,
 where    such    wines     stand    in   close    economic           * 1 . The private storage aid referred to in Article
 relationship with the latter type;                                   6 (3 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1473/70 shall be
                                                                      granted in respect of:
Whereas 'Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2232/708
 of 3 November 1970 has provided for private storage                  — red or rose table wines which are not of types
 aid for table wines which stand in close economic                         RI    and  R III  but   which have  an  actual
relationship with the R I and A I types of table wine;                     alcoholic strength of not less than 9-5° and
whereas that Regulation has however limited its                            not more than 12-9° ;
scope to wines which have an actual alcoholic
strength of not less than 9-5° and not more than                      — white table wines which are not of types A I,
 12-5° ;                                                                   A II and A III but which have an actual
                                                                           alcoholic strength of not less than 9-5° and
Whereas, in - certain regions which normally produce                       not more than 14° .'
tables wines of types R I and A I, the weather last
 summer led to an appreciable rise in alcoholic
                                                                                            Article 2
 strengths ; whereas, because of this, some marketing
 centres     have    table     wines     available    whose
 characteristics differ from those of types R I and A I           This Regulation shall enter into force on the third
only in having a higher alcoholic strength; whereas               day following its publication in the Official Journal
 they therefore stand in close economic relationship              of the European Communities.
1 OJ No L 99, 5.5.1970, p. 1 .
2 OJ No L 143, 1.7.1970, p. 1 .
3 OJ No L 241 , 4.11.1970, p. 17.
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    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
    States .
    Done at Brussels, 30 December 1970.
                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                        The President
                                                                    Franco M. MALFATTI
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 29 December 1970
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                             The President
                                                                         Franco M. MALFATTI
                                                 ANNEX
           CCT heading No                                                     Destination
   04.02 A II ( a) 2
   04.02 A II ( a) 3
   04.02 A II (a) 4
   04.02 A  II ( b) 2
   04.02 A  II (b) 3
   04.02 A  II (b) 4                                                 All destinations
   04.02 B    I ( b) 1 ( bb)
   04.02 B    I (b) 1  (cc)
   04.02 B    I (b) 2  (bb)
   04.02 B    I (b) 2  (cc)
ex 04.03                                 Butter, of a fat content by Zone E
                                         weight not exceeding 99 -5%
   04.04                                                             Zone D
                                                                     Canada
                                                                     Puerto Rico
                                                                     United States
ex 04.04 A II                            Emmenthaler and             Liechtenstein
                                         Gruyère cheeses             Austria
                                                                     Switzerland
   04.04 E I ( b) 2                                                  Liechtenstein
                                                                     Austria
                                                                     Switzerland
ex 04.04 E I ( b) 4                      Cheeses of a fat content by
                                         weight referred to dry mat­ Zone E
                                         ter of 40% or more
ex 04.04 E I (b) 4                       Edam and Gouda cheeses      Australia
ex 04.04 E I (b) 4                       Butterkäse, Edam, Fontal,   Liechtenstein
                                         Fontina, Gouda, Italico,    Austria
                                         Mimolette, St Paulin and    Switzerland
                                         other cheeses of a water
                                         content by weight exceed­
                                         ing 52% and not exceed­
                                         ing 67%