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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 341/79

OF 5 FEBRUARY 1979

FIXING THE GUIDE PRICES FOR WINE FOR THE PERIOD 16 DECEMBER 1978 TO 15 DECEMBER 1979

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 43 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 OF 5 FEBRUARY 1979 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN WINE ( 1 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 2 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 2 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 3 ) ,

WHEREAS , WHEN THE GUIDE PRICES FOR THE VARIOUS TYPES OF TABLE WINE ARE FIXED , ACCOUNT SHOULD BE TAKEN BOTH OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND OF THE CONTRIBUTION WHICH THE COMMUNITY WISHES TO MAKE TO THE HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF WORLD TRADE ; WHEREAS THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ARE IN PARTICULAR TO ENSURE A FAIR STANDARD OF LIVING FOR THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY , TO ENSURE THAT SUPPLIES ARE AVAILABLE AND THAT THEY REACH CONSUMERS AT REASONABLE PRICES ;

WHEREAS , TO THAT END , THE PRICES VALID FOR THE PERIOD 16 DECEMBER 1978 TO 15 DECEMBER 1979 SHOULD BE FIXED AT HIGHER LEVELS THAN THOSE ADOPTED FOR THE PRECEDING PERIOD , PARTICULARLY IN VIEW OF RECENT PRICE TRENDS ;

WHEREAS THE GUIDE PRICES MUST BE FIXED FOR EACH TYPE OF TABLE WINE REPRESENTATIVE OF COMMUNITY PRODUCTION AS DEFINED IN COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 340/79 ( 4 ) ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE PERIOD 16 DECEMBER 1978 TO 15 DECEMBER 1979 THE GUIDE PRICES FOR TABLE WINES SHALL BE :

TYPE OF WINE*GUIDE PRICE*

R I*2,07 U.A ./ % VOL/HL*

R II*2,07 U.A ./ % VOL/HL*

R III*32,28 U.A./HL*

A I*1,94 U.A ./ % VOL/HL*

A II*43,02 U.A./HL*

A III*49,12 U.A./HL*

ARTICLE 2

1 . COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1299/78 OF 6 JUNE 1978 FIXING THE GUIDE PRICES FOR WINE FOR THE PERIOD 16 DECEMBER 1978 TO 15 DECEMBER 1979 ( 5 ) IS HEREBY REPEALED .

2 . REFERENCES TO THE REGULATION REPEALED BY PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS REFERENCES TO THIS REGULATION .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 2 APRIL 1979 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 5 FEBRUARY 1979 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

P . MEHAIGNERIE

( 1 ) SEE PAGE 1 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 2 ) OJ NO C 276 , 20 . 11 . 1978 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 296 , 11 . 12 . 1978 , P . 58 .

( 4 ) SEE PAGE 60 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 160 , 17 . 6 . 1978 , P . 11 .