31978R0898

29 . 4. 78 No I 117/ 62 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 898/78

of 28 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, wirte I1 ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2560/77 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 5 (7) thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

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 844/78 is hereby bility exists, where such table wines are closely related extended to white table wines that are closely related economically to that type of table wine ; economically to the A I type of table wine. Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 844/78 of 2 . White table wines with an actual alcoholic 26 April 1 978 (3) enabled short-term private storage strength of not more than 14° , and which do not fall contracts to be concluded for the A I type of table within type A II and type A III, shall be considered to wine ; be closely related economically to the A I type of Whereas table wine prices on the Community market table wine . 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 844/78 for the A I type of table wine ; whereas, however, large quantities of white table wine . wines that are closely related economically to the A I type of table wine are on the market and are subject Article 2 to the general decline in prices ;

Whereas these white table wines that are closely This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 April 1978 . related economically to the A I type of table wine are

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

Done at Brussels, 28 April 1978 .

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH

Vice-President

(') OJ No L 99 , 5 . 5 . 1970 , p. 1 . (-') OJ No L 303 , 28 . 11 . 1977, p . 1 . (•') OJ No L 115, 27. 4. 1978 , p. 38 .