31978R2932

14 . 12 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 350 / 17

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2932 / 78 of 13 December 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 having the effect desired ; whereas, therefore , storage COMMUNITIES , contracts should be allowed to be concluded for such table wines ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No ment Committee for Wine , 816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provi­ sions for the common organization of the market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 1861 /78 (2 ), and in particular Article 5 (7) thereof,

Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 5 ( 2) Article 1 thereof provides that, if the state of the market so 1 . The power to conclude short-term private requires, a decision may be taken to allow short-term storage contracts for the A I type of table wine storage contracts to be concluded in respect of table granted by Regulation ( EEC) No 2790/78 is hereby wines other than those of the type for which this possi­ extended to white table wines that are closely related bility exists, where such table wines are closely related economically to that type of table wine ; economically to the A I type of table wine .

2 . White table wines with an actual alcoholic Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 2790 / 78 (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 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 2790 /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 type of table wine are on the market and are subject Article 2 to the general decline in prices ; This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its Whereas these white table wines that are closely publication in the Official Journal of the European related economically to the A I type of table wine are Communities. not covered by the said intervention measures , and consequently may prevent the measures taken from It shall apply with effect from 30 November 1978 .

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

Done at Brussels , 13 December 1978 . For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(•) OJ No L 99 , 5 . 5 . 1970 , p . 1 . (2) OJ No L 215, 4. 8 . 1978 , p . 1 . (3) OJ No L 333, 30 . 11 . 1978 , p . 29 .