CELEX: 31977R2776
Language: en
Date: 1977-12-14 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2776/77 of 14 December 1977 authorizing the conclusion of long-term private storage contracts for grape must and concentrated grape must in respect of the 1977/78 wine year

15. 12. 77                              Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 320/29
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2776/77
                                                     of 14 December 1977
                authorizing the conclusion of long-term private storage contracts for grape
                    must and concentrated grape must in respect of the 1977/78 wine year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
COMMUNITIES,                                                      are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
                                                                  ment Committee for Wine,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provi­
sions for the common organization of the market in
wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                                           Article 1
221 1 /77 (2), and in particular Articles 5a (3) and 6 (6)
thereof,
                                                                   Long-term storage contracts may be concluded for
                                                                  grape must and concentrated grape must. Grape must
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2775/77                    which has been the subject of a long-term storage
of 14 December 1977 (3) authorized the conclusion of              contract may not be used for the production of grape
long-term private storage contracts for certain table             juice.
wines in respect of the 1977/78 wine year ; whereas
the condition, as laid down in the second indent of
Article 5a (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 816/70, for auth­
                                                                                           Article 2
orizing the conclusion of long-term storage contracts
 for grape must and concentrated grape must is there­
 fore fulfilled ; whereas, in view of the reduced harvest          For the storage contracts referred to in Article 1 , the
 for the 1977/78 wine year, grape musts intended for              amount of aid as specified in Article 1 1 of Regulation
 the production of grape juice should be excluded from            (EEC) No 2015/76 shall be increased by 20% .
 the authorization referred to above ;
Whereas Article 6 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 816/70                                        Article 3
 provides that, for long-term contracts, the amount of
 the aid may be increased by up to 20 % ; whereas, in
                                                                  Short-term contracts concluded before the date of
view of the considerable risks to which must is subject
 during a long period of storage, provision should be              entry into force of this Regulation shall, at the request
 made to increase by 20 % the rates of aid specified in            of the party concerned, be terminated in respect of
 Article 1 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No                     those quantities for which at the time of such termina­
 2015/76 of 13 August 1976 on storage contracts for                tion that party enters into a long-term storage
                                                                   contract.
 table wine, grape must and concentrated grape
 must (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
 2206/77 (5) ;                                                     In such case, entitlement to short-term storage aid for
                                                                   the said quantities shall not be lost in respect of the
                                                                   period during which they are the subject of a long­
Whereas, in order to relieve the market on a more                  term contract .
 lasting basis and to prevent further difficulties after
 the expiry of the short-term contracts already
 concluded, it appears advisable to permit the conclu­
 sion of long-term storage contracts for must covered                                      Article 4
 by short-term contracts concluded before the date of
 entry into force of this Regulation ;
                                                                  This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
(!) OJ  No L 99, 5. 5. 1970, p.   1.                               publication in the Official Journal of the European
(2) OJ  No L 256, 7 . 10 . 1977, p. 1 .                            Communities.
(3) See page 26 of this Official Journal .
(<) OJ  No L 221 , 14. 8 . 1976, p. 20 .
(5) OJ  No L 255, 6. 10 . 1977,  p. 13 .                           It shall apply with effect from 16 December 1977.
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States.
          Done at Brussels, 14 December 1977 .
                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                  Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                     Vice-President