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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 L 235 , 19 . 9 . 1979 , P . 25 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2096/79

OF 27 SEPTEMBER 1979

ENABLING SHORT-TERM PRIVATE STORAGE CONTRACTS TO BE CONCLUDED FOR TABLE WINES CLOSELY RELATED ECONOMICALLY TO THE R I TYPE OF TABLE WINE

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

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 7 ( 6 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 7 ( 2 ) OF THE AFORESAID REGULATION PROVIDES THAT , IF THE STATE OF THE MARKET SO REQUIRES , A DECISION MAY BE TAKEN TO ALLOW SHORT-TERM STORAGE CONTRACTS TO BE CONCLUDED IN RESPECT OF TABLE WINES OTHER THAN THOSE OF THE TYPE FOR WHICH THIS POSSIBILITY EXISTS , WHERE SUCH TABLE WINES ARE CLOSELY RELATED ECONOMICALLY TO THAT TYPE OF TABLE WINE ;

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2037/79 ( 3 ) ENABLED SHORT-TERM PRIVATE STORAGE CONTRACTS TO BE CONCLUDED FOR THE R I TYPE OF TABLE WINE ;

WHEREAS TABLE WINE PRICES ON THE COMMUNITY MARKET ARE AT PRESENT FALLING ; WHEREAS THIS TREND HAS BEEN MARKED BY THE FACT THAT INTERVENTION MEASURES HAVE HAD TO BE BROUGHT INTO EFFECT FOR THE R I TYPE OF TABLE WINE ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , LARGE QUANTITIES OF RED TABLE WINES THAT ARE CLOSELY RELATED ECONOMICALLY TO THE R I TYPE OF TABLE WINE ARE ON THE MARKET AND ARE SUBJECT TO THE GENERAL DECLINE IN PRICES ;

WHEREAS THESE RED TABLE WINES THAT ARE CLOSELY RELATED ECONOMICALLY TO THE R I TYPE OF TABLE WINE ARE NOT COVERED BY THE SAID INTERVENTION MEASURES , AND CONSEQUENTLY MAY PREVENT THE MEASURES TAKEN FROM HAVING THE EFFECT DESIRED ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE TO ENABLE STORAGE CONTRACTS TO BE CONCLUDED FOR SUCH TABLE WINES ;

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

1 . THE POWER TO CONCLUDE SHORT-TERM PRIVATE STORAGE CONTRACTS FOR THE R I TYPE OF TABLE WINE GRANTED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2037/79 IS HEREBY EXTENDED TO RED TABLE WINES THAT ARE CLOSELY RELATED ECONOMICALLY TO THE R I TYPE OF TABLE WINE .

2 . RED WINES SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO STAND IN CLOSE ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP WITH TABLE WINES OF THE TYPE R I WHERE THEY HAVE AN ACTUAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH OF NOT LESS THAN 12 % VOL AND NOT MORE THAN 12.5 % VOL AND ARE NOT TYPE R III .

3 . THE POWER REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL CONTINUE FOR AS LONG AS THE SAME POWER EXISTS UNDER REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2037/79 FOR THE R I TYPE OF TABLE WINE .

ARTICLE 2

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

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 27 SEPTEMBER 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT