31976R2996

11 . 12 . 76 No L 342/5 Official Journal of the European Communities

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2996/76 of 9 December 1976 fixing the activating prices for table wines for the period 16 December 1976 to 15 December 1977

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the guide prices for the period 16 December COMMUNITIES, 1976 to 15 December 1977 were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 833/76 (3) ; whereas Article 3 (3) of Regula­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European tion (EEC) No 816/70 provides that the activating Economic Community, price shall be fixed at the same stage and shall be Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No valid during the same period as the guide price ; 816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provi­ whereas Regulation (EEC) No 945/70 (4) determines the types of table wine to which these prices apply, sions for the common organization of the market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2829/76 (2), and in particular Article 3 ( 1 ) thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Article 1 Whereas an activating price must be fixed annually for each type of wine for which a guide price is fixed, The activating prices for the period 16 December taking into consideration the factors set out in Article 1976 to 15 December 1977 are hereby fixed as 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 ; follows : Whereas the quality of the 1976/77 harvest can gener­ 1 . 1 -82 units of account per degree/hectolitre for table ally be regarded as average ; wine of type R I, 2. 1 -82 units of account per degree/hectolitre for table Whereas the average weighted prices have tended to rise somewhat since the end of the 1975/76 wine wine of type R II , year ; whereas, however, with the exception of R I and 3 . 28-44 units of account per hectolitre for table wine R II table wines, the weighted average prices for all of type R III, the other types are either lower than or close to the 4. 1-71 units of account per degree/hectolitre for table activating price ; wine of type A I, Whereas, because of the lower level of stocks brought 5. 37-89 units of account per hectolitre for table wine forward from the previous wine-growing year and the of type A II, quantity available is similar to that recorded for the 6. 43-27 units of account per hectolitre for table wine previous wine-growing year ; of type A III . Whereas the level of activating prices must take account of the factors mentioned above ; whereas, Article 2 therefore, the activating prices fixed for the previous wine year should be increased, without, however, This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 December 1976 . encouraging production ;

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

Done at Brussels, 9 December 1976. For the Council

The President

P. J. J. MERTENS

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