31978R0677

6 . 4 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 92/ 11

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 677 /78

of 5 April 1978

enabling short-term private storage contracts to be concluded for table wines closely related economically to the A I type of table wine

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN not covered by the said intervention measures, and COMMUNITIES, consequently may prevent the measures taken from having the effect desired ; whereas, therefore, storage Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European contracts should be allowed to be concluded for such Economic Community, table wines ; 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 2560 /77 (2 ), and in particular the first subparagraph of HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 5 (7) thereof,

Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 5 (2) Article 1 thereof provides that, if the state of the market so requires, a decision may be taken to allow short-term 1 . The power to conclude short-term private storage contracts to be concluded in respect of table storage contracts for the A I type of table wine wines other than those of the type for which this possi­ granted by Regulation (EEC) No 610/78 is hereby bility exists they may be concluded, where such table extended to white table wines that are closely related wines are closely related economically to that type of economically to the A I type of table wine . table wine ; 2 . White table wines with an actual alcoholic Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 610/78 of strength of not more than 14°, and which do not fall 29 March 1 978 (3 ) enabled short-term private storage within type A II and type A III shall be considered to contracts to be concluded for the A I type of table be closely related economically to the A I type of wine ; table wine . Whereas table wine prices on the Community market are at present falling ; whereas this trend has been 3 . The power referred to in paragraph 1 shall marked by the fact that intervention measures have continue for as long as the same power exists under had to be brought into effect for the A I type of table Regulation ( EEC) No 610/78 for the A I type of table wine . wine ; whereas, however, large quantities of white table wines that are closely related economically to the A I Article 2 type of table wine are on the market and are subject to the general decline in prices ; This Regulation shall enter into force on the day Whereas these white table wines that are closely following its publication in the Official Journal of related economically to the A I type of table wine are the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 5 April 1978 .

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH

Vice-President

(') OJ No L 99 , 5 . 5 . 1970 , p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 303 , 28 . II . 1977, p. 1 . 3 ) OJ No L 83 , 30 . 3 . 1978 , p. 21 .