Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2189/85 of 31 July 1985 on the granting of re-storage aid for table wine for which a long-term storage contract was concluded during the 1984/85 wine-growing year

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2189/85
of 31 July 1985
on the granting of re-storage aid for table wine for which a long-term storage contract was concluded during the 1984/85 wine-growing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 of 5 February 1979 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 798/85 (2), and in particular Articles 10 and 65 thereof,
Whereas rules on storage contracts for table wine dealing with their conclusion were laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1059/83 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1997/84 (4);
Whereas Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 stipulates that producers may benefit from intervention measures only if they have complied for a reference period to be determined with the obligations imposed by Article 39 and, where appropriate, Articles 40 and 41 therein; whereas this reference period must therefore be fixed;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3537/84 (5) authorized the conclusion of long-term private storage contracts for table wine in respect of the 1984/85 wine-growing year;
Whereas the quantities of table wine in stock are large for the time of year; whereas this is due to the fact that stocks during the current wine-growing year are in some regions substantially higher than can be disposed of through the normal market outlets; whereas the forecasts for the coming harvest give little hope of relief of the market;
Whereas the wine under storage contracts is stored in containers which may be required to store the next harvest;
Whereas, in order that producers may store their next vintage under normal conditions aid should be granted for the re-storage of table wine, subject to a limitation as to distance;
Whereas, in order to limit this measure to cases where it appears economically justified, only storage contracts concluded or extended by the intervention agencies during a given period should be considered; whereas, in order to ensure that the measure operates correctly, provisions should also be adopted in respect of the nature of the transport and the date of submission of the application;
Whereas, since there is little time for administrative implementation and since the quantities involved are often small and the transport costs minimal by comparison with total costs, a standard amount of aid should be fixed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,