31974R2083

8 . 8 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 217/ 15

REGULATION ( EEC) No 2083 /74 OF THE COMMISSION of 7 August 1974 on the granting of aid for the re-storage of table wine in respect of which a storage contract was concluded during the wine-growing year 1973/74

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES, f Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Article 1 Economic Community ; Upon application and subject to the conditions laid Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No down in Article 2, aid may be granted for the 816/70 (') of 28 April 1970 laying down additional re-storage in another area or locality, or in other provisions for the common organization of the market storage premises belonging to a third party, of table in wine, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No wines in respect of which storage contracts were 1 532/74 (2), and in particular Articles 6a and 35 concluded pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1437/70 thereof ; during the wine-growing year 1973/74.

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 provides for Article 2 the conclusion of long-term storage contracts ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1437/70 (3) on storage contracts for table wine, as last Aid shall be granted only if : amended by Regulation (EEC) No 341 1 /73 (4), lays — the distance the wine is transported does not down the terms on which such contracts may be exceed 150 km , concluded ; whereas the quantities of table wine at present covered by a current storage contract are — except in the case of long-term storage contracts, greater than usual at this time of year ; whereas this is the relevant storage contracts were concluded attributable to the fact that sales during the current before 31 August 1974 and are to expire after 15 wine-growing year were not sufficient to provide an October 1974, outlet for all the quantities available at the beginning — the wine is re-stored before 15 September 1974 of that year ; ' and transported in one or more vehicles ,

— the application for aid is submitted to the interven­ Whereas the wine in question is stored in containers tion agency in the Member State concerned before which may be needed for storing the next vintage ; 31 August 1974 . Whereas, in order that producers may store their next vintage under normal conditions, aid must be granted Article 3 for the re-storage of table wine, but subject to a limita­ tion as to distance ; For all table wines the amount of the aid shall be 0-95 unit of account per hectolitre . Whereas, in order to ensure that this measure applies only in cases which appear to be economically justi­ fied, only storage contracts concluded during a speci­ Article 4 fied period should be eligible ; whereas, in order that the measure may be implemented in a proper 1 . Member States shall take all appropriate manner, provisions should be laid down concerning measures to ensure that the necessary checks are the mode of transport and the time limit for the carried out . They shall in particular check that submission of applications ; re-storage of the table wine concerned has in fact taken place . Whereas, since the period for administrative imple­ mentation of this measure is short, the quantities 2. Member States shall inform the Commission by concerned often small and the transport costs low by 31 October 1974 of the quantities in respect of which comparison with the total costs, the amount of the aid re-storage aid has been granted . should be fixed at a standard rate ;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Article 5 are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Wine , This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of (•) OJ No L 99, 5 . 5 . 1970, p. 1 . the European Communities, (2) OJ No L 166, 21 . 6 . 1974, p. 1 . (J ) OJ No L 160 , 22. 7. 1970 , p. 16 . (4) OJ No L 349 , 19 . 12. 1973 , p . 25 . It shall apply with effect from 1 August 1974.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 7 August 1974.

For the Commission

The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI