CELEX: 31970R0947
Language: en
Date: 1970-05-26 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 947/70 of the Council of 26 May 1970 laying down general rules for fixing the reference price and levying the countervailing charge for wine

Official Journal of the European Communities                                     269
No L 114/4                          Official Journal of the European Communities                                  27.5.70
                               REGULATION (EEC) No 947/70 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                    of 26 May 1970
                laying down general rules for fixing the reference price and levying the countervailing
                                                    charge for wine
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       stage as imported wines ; whereas it is necessary to
                                                               specify the elements for calculating those costs ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community;                                   "Whereas certain criteria should be established for
                                                                determining wines which have special characteristics
                                                               or are intended for special uses and for which a
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                   special reference price must be fixed ;
816/701 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional
provisions for the common organisation of the
market in wine, and in particular Article 9 (5 )               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
thereof;
                                                                                         Article 1
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
                                                               The reference price for red wine and the reference
                                                               price for white wine shall be fixed respectively on the
Whereas Article 9 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No                  basis of the guide prices for the types of red table
816/70 provides that a reference price for red wines            wine and on the basis of those for the types of white
and a reference price for white wines shall be fixed            table wine which are considered as having a determin­
annually; whereas reference prices are, moreover,               ing influence on the amount of Community wine­
fixed in respect of wines w'hich have special                   growers' incomes.
characteristics or which are intended for special uses ;
whereas it is necessary to establish general rules for
fixing those prices ;                                                                    Article 2
Whereas there are international agreements in the               The level of the reference prices referred to in Article
                                                                1 shall be determined with reference to :
wine sector;
                                                                ( a ) the information in the forward estimate provided
Whereas reference prices should contribute towards                    for in Article 3 of Regulation No 242 on the
ensuring that prices for Community wines are                          progressive establishment of * a common
effectively protected and that preference is given to                 organisation of the market in wine;
Community production on the internal market;                    (b) the quality of the harvest of the wine-growing
whereas it is therefore necessary for them to be fixed                year in which the reference price is fixed;
at a level which makes it possible for these objectives
to be realised ; whereas this is essential for ensuring a       (c) the     extent and the      nature    of foreseeable
fair income for Community producers ;                                 intervention measures .
Whereas the reference price for red wines and the                                        Article 3
reference price for white wines must be fixed on the
basis of the guide prices for the types of red and              1.      The level of reference prices for wines having
white table wine which are most representative of               special characteristics shall be established with
Community production, plus the costs incurred by                reference to the level of the prices ruling within the
bringing Community wines to the same marketing                  Community for the wines in question.
1 OJ No L 99, 5.5.1970, p. 1 .                                     OJ No 30, 20.4.1962, p. 989/62.
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2. The level of reference prices for wines intended                                   Article 5
for special purposes shall be established with
reference to the level of the prices ruling within the         1.    Without prejudice to the provisions of the
Community for the wines in question.                           second and third subparagraphs of Article 9 (3 ) of
                                                               Regulation (EEC) No 816/70, any wines coming from
Where a wine' distillate has been added, account must          third countries, if not included among the wines for
also be taken of the prices of the wine distillates            which a special reference price is fixed, shall be
within the Community as well as the cost of                    subject to the countervailing charge applying to red
preparation .                                                  wines or, where appropriate, to white wines.
                                                               2.    For the purpose of the countervailing charge
                        Article 4 '                            rose wines shall be considered as red wines .
The costs incurred by bringing Community wines to
the same marketing stage as imported wines shall be                                   Article 6
established with reference in particular to :
(a) brokerage costs ;                                          1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the
                                                               third day following its publication in the Official
(b) loading costs ;                                            Journal of the European Communities.
(c) insurance costs ;
(d) transport costs ;                                          2. . The provisions of this Regulation shall take
(e) losses.                                                    effect on 1 June 1970.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 26 May 1970.
                                                                                        For the Council
                                                                                         The President
                                                                                          Ch. HÉGER