31977R2028

No L 235/ 10 Official Journal of the European Communities 14 . 9 . 77

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2028/77

of 12 September 1977

on the application of the additional measures applicable to holders of long-term storage contracts for certain table wines for the 1976/77 wine-growing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN tion of any storage contracts ; whereas, taking into COMMUNITIES, account the market situation indicated by the harvest forecasts and the levels of stocks at the end of the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European wine-growing year, the said percentage should be Economic Community, 50 % and the said duration four months ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation 816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provi­ are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ sions for the common organization of the market in ment Committee for Wine, wine (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 679/77 (2), and in particular Article 6c (4) thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas the measures to support the wine market which were employed during the 1976/77 wine­ Article 1 growing year have not in all cases given the desired results ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No Holders of long-term storage contracts for table wines 2027/77 of 12 September 1977 laying down the of types R I and A I and for wines which are in close detailed rules of application for the additional economic relationship with them may, in accordance measures applicable to holders of long-term storage with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2027/77 : contracts for table wine for the 1976/77 wine-growing year (3) provided that the period of three consecutive (a) carry out distillation in respect of a quantity of wine not exceeding 50 % of the quantity under weeks referred to in Article 6c ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) contract ; No 816/70 shall fall between 1 August and 30 November ; whereas since 1 August the weighted (b) in respect of the quantity which is not distilled average price for table wines of types R I and A I has under (a), conclude a storage contract for a period remained lower than the activating price for five of four months . consecutive weeks ; whereas the conditions laid down in Article 6c ( 1 ) are thus satisfied ; whereas it is there­ Article 2 fore necessary to adopt the measures referred to in the said Article 6c ; This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2027/77 makes provi­ the European Communities. sion for fixing the percentage of the wine under contract which may be distilled and fixing the dura­ It shall apply with effect from 16 September 1977.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 September 1977.

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH

Vice-President

(>) OJ No L 99, 5 . 5. 1970, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 187, 27. 7 . 1977, p. 15 . (3) See page 6 of this Official Journal .