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( 1 ) OJ NO L 99 , 5 . 5 . 1970 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 215 , 4 . 8 . 1978 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) SEE PAGE 20 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 221 , 14 . 8 . 1976 , P . 20 .

( 5 ) SEE PAGE 18 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2947/78

OF 14 DECEMBER 1978

AUTHORIZING THE CONCLUSION OF LONG-TERM PRIVATE STORAGE CONTRACTS FOR GRAPE MUST AND CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUST IN RESPECT OF THE 1978/79 WINE YEAR

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 816/70 OF 28 APRIL 1970 LAYING DOWN ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN WINE ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1861/78 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 5A ( 3 ) AND 6 ( 6 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2946/78 OF 14 DECEMBER 1978 ( 3 ), AUTHORIZED THE CONCLUSION OF LONG-TERM PRIVATE STORAGE CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN TABLE WINES FOR THE 1978/79 WINE YEAR ; WHEREAS THE CONDITION LAID DOWN IN THE SECOND INDENT OF ARTICLE 5A ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 816/70 FOR AUTHORIZING THE CONCLUSION OF LONG-TERM STORAGE CONTRACTS FOR GRAPE MUST AND CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUST IS THEREFORE FULFILLED ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 6 ( 4 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 816/70 PROVIDES THAT , FOR LONG-TERM CONTRACTS , THE AMOUNT OF THE AID MAY BE INCREASED BY UP TO 20 % ; WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THE CONSIDERABLE RISKS TO WHICH MUST IS SUBJECT DURING A LONG PERIOD OF STORAGE , PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE TO INCREASE BY 20 % THE RATES OF AID SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 11 OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2015/76 OF 13 AUGUST 1976 ON STORAGE CONTRACTS FOR TABLE WINE , GRAPE MUST AND CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUST ( 4 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2945/78 ( 5 );

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR WINE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

LONG-TERM STORAGE CONTRACTS MAY BE CONCLUDED FOR GRAPE MUST AND CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUST .

ARTICLE 2

FOR THE STORAGE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 , THE AMOUNT OF AID AS SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 11 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2015/76 SHALL BE INCREASED BY 20 % .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM 16 DECEMBER 1978 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 14 DECEMBER 1978 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT

Amendments and corrections
August 31, 1979	End of season 1978/79
December 16, 1978	Application - See Art 3
December 15, 1978	Entry into force - See Art 3

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2947/78 of 14 December 1978 authorizing the conclusion of long-term private storage contracts for grape must and concentrated grape must in respect of the 1978/79 wine year