31974R3157

No L 334/34 Official Journal of the European Communities 14 . 12 . 74

REGULATION (EEC) No 3157/ 74 OF THE COMMISSION of 13 December 1974 fixing the reference prices for wines for the period 16 December 1974 to 15 December 1975

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN ristics or which are intended for special uses ; whereas COMMUNITIES, in pursuance of this provision reference prices should be fixed for wines of the Riesling or Sylvaner variety, for liqueur wines, for wine fortified for distillation and Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European for liqueur wines to be used in the preparation of Economic Community ; products other than those falling within heading No 22.05 of the Common Customs Tariff ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 ( !) of 28 April 1970 laying down additional Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 947/70 provisions for the common organization of the market provides that the level of reference prices for those in wine, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No products must be established with reference to the 1 532/74 (2), and in particular Article 9 (6) thereof ; level of the prices ruling within the Community for the wines in question and, where a wine distillate has Whereas Article 9 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 been added, account must also be taken of the prices provides that a reference price for red wine and a refer­ of wine distillates within the Community and of the ence price for white wine must be fixed annually ; cost of preparation ; whereas these reference prices must be fixed on the basis of the guide prices for the types of red and white Whereas the costs incurred in bringing Community table wine most representative of Community produc­ wines to the same marketing stage as imported wines, tion, plus the costs incurred in bringing Community wines to the same marketing stage as imported wines ; which are to be established as provided in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 947/70, may, with the exception of those in respect of losses, be assessed at a standard Whereas the types of table wine most representative rate ; whereas neither these costs, nor the other factors of Community production are types R I and A I, as to be considered have varied appreciably since the last defined in Articles 1 and 2 of Council Regulation occasion on which prices were fixed, with the excep­ (EEC) No 945/70 (3) of 26 May 1970 determining the tion of transport costs, which have increased by some types of table wines ; whereas the guide prices for 13% ; these types of wine are set out in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2496/74 (4) of 2 October 1974 Whereas the Management Committee for Wine has fixing the guide prices for wine for the period from 16 December 1974 to 15 December 1975 ; not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman ,

Whereas, moreover, in fixing the reference prices, the factors set out in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 947/70 (5) of 26 May 1970 laying down general rules for fixing the reference price and levying HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : the countervailing charge for wine must be taken into consideration so as to ensure that the level of prices is adequately safeguarded and that priority of outlet on the internal market goes to Community-produced Article 1 wines ; whereas it is necessary to take account of these factors, notably for the wine growing year 1974/75, for For the period 16 December 1974 to 15 December which it appears from forward estimates that the quan­ 1975 the reference prices for wines shall be as tities available are very substantial ; follows :

Whereas pursuant to the third subparagraph of Regula­ 1 . Red wine : 2-22 u.a./degree/ hl ; tion ( EEC) No 816/ 70 , Article 9 ( 1 ), reference prices are to be fixed for wines which have special characte­ 2. White wine other than that specified in point 3 (') OJ No L 99, 5 . 5 . 1970, p. 1 . below : 2-12 u.a./ degree/ hl ; (*) OJ No L 166, 21 . 6. 1974, p. 1 . (3 ) OJ No L 114, 27 . 5 . 1970, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 268 , 3 . 10 . 1974, p. 1 . 3 . White wine presented for importation under the 5) OJ No L 114, 27. 5. 1970, p. 4. name Riesling or Sylvaner : 45-00 u.a./hl ;

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4. Liqueur wine : 4-30 u.a./degree/hl ; Article 2

5. Liqueur wines intended for processing into This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its products other than those falling within heading publication in the Official Journal of the European No 22.05 of the Common Customs Tariff : 2-40 Communities. u.a./degree/hl ; 6. Wine fortified for distillation : 1 -55 u.a./degree/hl. It shall apply with effect from 16 December 1974.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 December 1974.

For the Commission The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI