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( 1 ) OJ NO L 54 , 5 . 3 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 162 , 30 . 6 . 1979 , P . 28 .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 93 , 9 . 4 . 1979 , P . 49 .

( 4 ) OJ NO C 171 , 9 . 7 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 54 , 5 . 3 . 1979 , P . 60 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1615/79

OF 24 JULY 1979

FIXING THE GUIDE PRICES FOR WINE FOR THE PERIOD 16 DECEMBER 1979 TO 15 DECEMBER 1980

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 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1303/79 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 2 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

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

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 4 ),

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 1979 TO 15 DECEMBER 1980 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 ( 5 ),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

SOLE ARTICLE

FOR THE PERIOD 16 DECEMBER 1979 TO 15 DECEMBER 1980 THE GUIDE PRICES FOR TABLE WINES SHALL BE :

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TYPE OF WINE // GUIDE PRICE //

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R I // 2.54 ECU/% VOL/HL //

R II // 2.54 ECU/% VOL/HL //

R III // 39.61 ECU/HL //

A I // 2.38 ECU/% VOL/HL //

A II // 52.79 ECU/HL //

A III // 60.28 ECU/HL //

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 24 JULY 1979 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

J . GIBBONS