31975R2117

No L 215 / 18 13 . 8 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities

REGULATION ( EEC) No 2117 / 75 OF THE COMMISSION of 12 August 1975 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 1974/75

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN concerned often small and the transport costs low by COMMUNITIES , comparison with the total costs, the amount of the aid should be fixed at a standard rate ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Wines, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 8 1 6/70 (') of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provisions for the common organization of the market in wine, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 678 /75 (2), and in particular Articles 6a and 35 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : thereof ;

Whereas Regulation ( EEC) No 816/70 provides for Article 1 the conclusion of long-term storage contracts ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 437/70 (3 ) on storage contracts for table wine, as last Upon application and subject to the conditions laid amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 546/75 (4), lays down in Article 2, aid may be granted for the down the terms on which such contracts may be re-storage in another locality or part of a locality, or in concluded ; whereas the quantities of table wine at other storage premises belonging to a third party, of present covered by a current storage contract are table wines in respect of which storage contracts were greater than usual at this time of year ; whereas this is concluded pursuant to Regulation ( EEC) No 1437/70 attributable to the fact that sales during the current during the wine-growing year 1974/75 . wine-growing year were not sufficient to provide an outlet for all the quantities available at the beginning of that year ; Article 2 Whereas the wine in question is stored in containers which may be needed for storing the next vintage ; Aid may be granted only if :

— the distance the wine is transported does not Whereas, in order that producers may store their next exceed 1 50 km ; provided that where storage vintage under normal conditions, aid must be granted capacity is not available within this distance the for the re-storage of table wine, but subject to a limita­ intervention agency may authorize transportation tion as to distance ; to the nearest suitable place of storage ; — the relevant storage contracts are made before 5 Whereas, in order to ensure that this measure applies September 1975 and, except in the case of long­ only in cases which appear to be economically justi­ term storage contracts, will expire after 20 October fied, only storage contracts concluded during a speci­ 1 975 . fied period should be eligible ; whereas, in order that the measure may be implemented in a proper manner, provisions should be laid down concerning For the purposes of this Regulation , contracts the mode of transport and the time limit for the renewed between 5 September and 20 October submission of applications ; 1975 are to be treated as if they were made before 5 September 1 975 and would expire after 20 October 1975 ; Whereas, since the period for administrative imple­ — the wine is re-stored before 5 October 1975 and mentation of this measure is short, the quantities transported in one or more vehicles ; (') OJ No L 99, 5 . 5 . 1970 , p. 1 . — the application for aid is submitted to the interven­ (2 ) OJ No L 72, 20 . 3 . 1975, p. 43 . (3 ) OJ No L 160, 22. 7. 1970, p . 16 . tion agency in the Member State concerned before (■») OJ No L 58 , 4. 3 . 1975, p . 5 . 5 September 1 975 .

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Article 3 2 . Member States shall inform the Commission by 31 October 1975 of the quantities in respect of which For all table wines the amount of the aid shall be 1-05 re-storage aid has been granted. units of account per hectolitre .

Article 4 Article 5 1 . Member States shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that the necessary checks are carried out. They shall in particular ensure that This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day re-storage of the table wine concerned has in fact following its publication in the Official Journal of taken place . the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 August 1975 . For the Commission P. J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission