31977R2796

16 . 12 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 321 /37

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2796/77 of 15 December 1977 amending Regulation ( EEC) No 2753/77 fixing certain reference prices in the wine sector for the period 16 December 1977 to 15 December 1978

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN whereas the costs incurred in bringing Community COMMUNITIES , wines to the same marketing stage as imported wines, which are to be established in accordance with Article Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 4 of Regulation ( EEC) No 947/70, may, with the Economic Community, exception of those in respect of losses, be assessed at a standard rate ; whereas these costs and the other Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No factors to be considered have changed appreciably 816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provi­ since the last occasion on which prices were fixed, sions for the common organization of the market in transport costs having risen by about 4 % ; wine ('), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2560 / 77 (2 ), and in particular Article 9 ( 6) thereof, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 2753/77 ment Committee for Wine , of 12 December 1977 fixing certain reference prices in the wine sector for the period 16 December 1977 to 15 December 1 978 (3 ), because of certain technical difficulties , did not fix the reference prices referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 9 ( 1 ) of Regula­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : tion (EEC) No 816/ 70 for grape juice (including must) falling within subheading 20.07 B I of the Common Customs Tariff, concentrated grape juice (including Article 1 grape must) falling within subheadings 20.07 A I and B I of the Common Customs Tariff and liqueur wines within the meaning of Additional Note 4 (c) to Article 1 of Regulation ( EEC) No 2753 / 77 is hereby Chapter 22 of the Common Customs Tariff ; amended as follows :

Whereas, when fixing these reference prices, account should be taken of the criteria laid down in Council 1 . First paragraph : Regulation ( EEC) No 947/70 of 26 May 1970 laying down general rules for fixing the reference price and ' 6 . Liqueur wine within the meaning of Additional Note 4 (c) to Chapter 22 of the Common levying the countervailing charge for wine (4), as amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 29 1 8 /76 (5) ; Customs Tariff : 4-30 units of account per degree of actual alcohol per hectolitre . Whereas, as regards liqueur wines , the reference price 7 . Liqueur wines within the meaning of Addi­ must be based on the level of prices obtaining for tional Note 4 (c) to Chapter 22 of the Common those products within the Community ; whereas, pur­ Customs Tariff intended for processing into suant to Regulation ( EEC) No 1019 / 70 , some products other than those falling within imported liqueur wines are exempted from the coun­ heading No 22.05 of the Common Customs tervailing charge ; whereas, however, that provision is Tariff : 2-40 units of account per degree of repealed with effect from 28 February 1978 ; whereas actual alcohol per hectolitre .' this forthcoming change in the arrangements makes it necessary both to establish criteria for comparing the 2. Second paragraph : quality and prices of Community products and imported products and to know the price trends in 'Grape juice (including must), whether or not the Community for those products which are compar­ concentrated , with an added sugar content not able to the imported products ; whereas part of the exceeding 30 % by weight, falling within subhead­ information required is currently lacking and it is ings 20.07 A I and B I of the Common Customs therefore necessary that the reference price for liqueur Tariff : wines be fixed with a revision clause attached ;

1 . white : 2-14 units of account per degree of poten­ (') OJ No L 99 , 5 . 5 . 1970 , p. 1 . 2 OJ No L 303 , 28 . 11 . 1977 , p. 1 . tial alcohol per hectolitre ; (3) OJ No L 318 , 13 . 12 . 1977 , p . 24 . (4) OJ No L 1 14, 27 . 5 . 1970 , p. 4 . 2 . other : 2-25 units of account per degree of poten­ 5 OJ No L 333 , 2 . 1 2 . 1 976 , p. 6 . tial alcohol per hectolitre .

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Grape juice (including must), whether or not Article 2 concentrated, with an added sugar content The reference prices fixed in respect of the liqueur exceeding 30 % by weight, falling within subhead­ wines referred to in points 6 and 7 of Article 1 shall ings 20.07 A I and B I of the Common Customs be valid only until the date of their replacement Tariff : during the period referred to in Article 1 of Regula­ 1 . white : 2-14 units of account per degree of poten­ tion (EEC) No 2753/77 and at the latest until 28 tial alcohol per hectolitre ; February 1978 . 2. other : 2-25 units of account per degree of poten­ Article 3 tial alcohol per hectolitre. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its The standard amount per hectolitre to be added in publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. the case of the products referred to in points 1 , 2, 3 and 6 when they are packaged in containers of two However, the second subparagraph of the amendment litres or less shall be 18 units of account per hecto­ appearing in Article 1 (2) of this Regulation comes litre .' into effect on 1 January 1978 .

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

Done at Brussels, 15 December 1977 .

For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President