31977R2689

8 . 12 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 314/ 3

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 2689/ 77 of 5 December 1977 fixing the activating prices for table wines for the period 16 December 1977 to 15 December 1978

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the guide prices for the period 16 December COMMUNITIES , 1977 to 15 December 1978 were fixed by Regulation ( EEC) No 1 171 /77 (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) determined sions for the common organization of the market in the types of table wine to which these prices apply, wine ('), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 221 1 /77 (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 table wines for the period 16 taking into consideration the factors set out in Article December 1977 to 15 December 1978 are hereby 3 (2) of Regulation ( EEC) No 816/70 ; fixed as follows :

Whereas the quality of the 1977/78 harvest can gener­ ally be regarded as slightly below average ; Type of wine Activating price Whereas the current prices for R I , R II and A I table R I 1-89 u.a./ degree/ hectolitre wines are at least equal to the activating prices ; R II 1 -89 u.a./degree/hectolitre Whereas, in spite of the considerable stocks brought R III 29-43 u.a./ hectolitre forward from the previous wine year, the quantity AI 1-77 u.a./degree/hectolitre All 39-23 u.a./ hectolitre available is, because of a poor harvest, lower than that A III 44-79 u.a./ hectolitre recorded for the previous wine year ; Whereas the level of the activating prices must take account of the factors mentioned above ; whereas the Article 2 activating prices fixed for the previous wine year should therefore be increased , without, however, This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 encouraging production ; December 1977 .

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

Done at Brussels, 5 December 1977 . For the Council The President

A. HUMBLET

(') OJ No L 99, 5 . 5 . 1970 , p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 137, 3 . 6. 1977, p. 12. (2) OJ No L 256, 7 . 10 . 1977, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 114, 27. 5 . 1970, p. 1 .