31976R2918

No L 333 / 6 2 . 12 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2918 /76

of 29 November 1976

amending Regulation (EEC) No 947/70 laying down general rules for fixing the reference price and levying the countervailing charge for wine

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN the costs incurred by bringing similar Community COMMUNITIES , products to the same marketing stage as corres­ ponding imported products. Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, The reference price for the product referred to in the fifth indent of the third subparagraph of Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Article 9(1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 shall 816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provi­ be fixed on the basis of the level of the prices sions for the common organization of the market in ruling within the Community for the product in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No question .' 2829/76 (2), and in particular Article 9 (5) thereof, 2. Article 3 shall be replaced by the following : Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 'Article 3 Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 947/70 (3) lays down The level of special reference prices fixed for the general rules for fixing reference prices and levying products referred to in the first and third subpara­ the countervailing charge for wine ; whereas Regula­ graphs of Article 9(1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No tion (EEC) No 11 60/76 (4) amended Article 9 of Regu­ 816/70 in accordance with their special characteris­ lation (EEC) No 816/70 , in particular by extending tics or purposes shall be established with reference the obligation to fix a reference price to include to the level of the prices ruling within the Commu­ certain grape juices and grape musts ; whereas Regula­ nity for the products in question .' tion (EEC) No 947/70 should be amended with this in view, in particular by laying down criteria for fixing 3 . Article 4 shall be replaced by the following : the reference prices for the products in question, Article 4

The costs incurred by bringing Community HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : products to the same marketing stage as similar imported products shall be established with refer­ Article 1 ence to : Regulation (EEC) No 947/70 shall be amended as (a) brokerage costs ; follows : (b) loading costs ; 1 . The following shall be added to Article 1 : (c) insurance costs ; .'The reference prices for the products referred to in (d) transport costs ; the first, second, third and fourth indents of the (e) losses.' third subparagraph of Article 9(1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 816/70 shall be fixed on the basis of the Article 2 guide prices for red or white wines weighted to take account of the relationship on the Commu­ This Regulation shall enter into force on the day nity market between the prices of red and white following its publication in the Official Journal of wines and those of the products in question, plus the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 November 1976 .

For the Council

The President

J. A. van KEMENADE

(') OJ No L 99, 5 . 5. 1970, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 326, 25. 11 . 1976, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 114, 27. 5. 1970, p. 4. (4) OJ No L 135, 24. 5. 1976, p. 1 .