CELEX: 31975R3264
Language: en
Date: 1975-12-15 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3264/75 of the Commission of 15 December 1975 on long-term private storage aid for certain table wine

No L 324/8                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                            16. 12. 75
                                 REGULATION (EEC) No 3264/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                        of 15 December 1975
                                   on long-term private storage aid for certain table wine
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        sion of long-term contracts should be authorized for
COMMUNITIES,                                                          wine which has been the subject of a short-term
                                                                      contract concluded before the date of entry into force
                                                                      of this Regulation ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ;
                                                                      Whereas the Management Committee for Wine has
                                                                      not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          the Chairman,
816/70 ( !) of 28 April 1970 laying down additional
provisions for the common organization of the market
in wine, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
1 932/75 (2), and in particular Articles 5(6) and 6(4)                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
thereof ;
Whereas the forward estimates for the 1975/76 wine                                           Article 1
year show that the quantities of table wine found to
be available at the beginning of that wine year exceed                Long-term storage contracts for table wines of types R
total demand for the wine year by more than four                      I, R II, A I, and for those table wines which are
months' consumption ; whereas the situation in which                  economically closely linked with these types of table
long-term storage contracts may be concluded                          wines, may be concluded on condition that their
pursuant to Article 5 (5) of the aforesaid Regulation                 actual alcoholic strength is not inferior to 10°. These
thus obtains ; whereas under Article 5 (4) of the same                contracts shall be valid for a period of nine months.
Regulation the conclusion of short-term contracts for
the relevant wine is to be suspended ;
                                                                                             Article 2
Whereas the aforesaid forward estimates show that
there are surpluses, in particular, for types R I, R II, A            The amount of aid fixed in Article 6 (3) of Regulation
 I table wines as well as for table wines which are
                                                                      (EEC) No 1437/70 shall be increased by 15 % in
 economically closely linked with these types of table                 respect of the contracts provided for in Article 1
wines ; whereas provision should therefore be made to                  above .
 permit the conclusion of long-term contracts for those
 wines ;
                                                                                             Article 3
 Whereas under Article 6 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No
 816/70 the amount of the long-term private storage                    Should the person concerned so request, short-term
 aid may be incereased by up to 20 % ; whereas in                      storage contracts concluded before the date of entry
 view of the circumstances for the present wine year,                  into force of this Regulation shall be terminated for
 and in particular of the quantities available, which                  those quantities in respect of which that person
 warrant the conclusion of long-term storage contracts,                concludes at the time of such request a long-term
 a 1 5 % increase seems appropriate in the amount of                   storage contract.
 the aid under Article 6 (3) of Commission Regulation
 (EEC) No 1437/70 (3) of 20 July 1970 on storage                       In such cases the person concerned shall, as regards
 contracts for table wine, as last amended by Regula­                  the volume thus placed under long-term storage
 tion (EEC) No 546/75 (4) ;                                            contract retain his entitlement to short-term storage
                                                                       aid in respect of the period during which such wine
  Whereas to relieve the market of a long-term excess                  was stored under a short-term contract.
 of supply as well as to eliminate the possibility of
  fresh difficulties arising upon the expiry of the short­
  term storage contracts already concluded, the conclu­                                       Article 4
  (>)  OJ No L  99 , 5 . 5 .  1970, p.  1.                             This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
  (2 ) OJ No L  198 , 29 .   7. 1975,  p. 19 .
  (3)  OJ No L  160 , 22.    7 . 1970, p. 16 .                          publication in the Official Journal of the European
  (4 ) OJ No  L 58 , 4. 3 .   1975, p. 5.                               Communities.
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States.
           Done at Brussels, 15 December 1975.
                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                    P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                              Member of the Commission