31970R0947

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

The level of the reference prices referred to in Article Whereas there are international agreements in the 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 : 1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the (a) brokerage costs ; 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