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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 252 , 6 . 10 . 1979 , P . 10 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2281/79

OF 17 OCTOBER 1979

ON THE APPLICATION OF THE ADDITIONAL MEASURES APPLICABLE TO HOLDERS OF LONG-TERM STORAGE CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN TABLE WINES FOR THE 1978/79 WINE-GROWING YEAR

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 12 ( 4 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS THE MEASURES TO SUPPORT THE WINE MARKET WHICH WERE EMPLOYED DURING THE 1978/79 WINE-GROWING YEAR HAVE NOT IN ALL CASES GIVEN THE DESIRED RESULTS ; WHEREAS ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2186/79 OF 5 OCTOBER 1979 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE ADDITIONAL MEASURES APPLICABLE TO HOLDERS OF LONG-TERM STORAGE CONTRACTS FOR TABLE WINE FOR THE 1978/79 WINE-GROWING YEAR ( 3 ) PROVIDES THAT THE PERIOD OF THREE CONSECUTIVE WEEKS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 12 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 SHALL FALL BETWEEN 1 AUGUST AND 30 NOVEMBER ; WHEREAS , SINCE 1 AUGUST , THE REPRESENTATIVE PRICE FOR TABLE WINES OF TYPE R II HAS REMAINED LOWER THAN THE ACTIVATING PRICE FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE WEEKS ; WHEREAS THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 12 ( 1 ) ARE THUS SATISFIED FOR THIS TYPE OF WINES ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO ADOPT THE MEASURES REFERRED TO IN THE SAID ARTICLE 12 ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 2 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2186/79 MAKES PROVISION FOR FIXING THE PERCENTAGE OF THE WINE UNDER CONTRACT WHICH MAY BE DISTILLED AND FIXING THE DURATION OF ANY STORAGE CONTRACTS ; WHEREAS , TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE MARKET SITUATION INDICATED BY THE HARVEST FORECASTS AND THE LEVELS OF STOCKS AT THE END OF THE WINE-GROWING YEAR , THE SAID PERCENTAGE FOR TABLE WINES OF TYPE R II SHOULD BE 60 % AND THE SAID DURATION FOUR MONTHS ;

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

HOLDERS FOR LONG-TERM STORAGE CONTRACTS FOR TABLE WINES OF TYPE R II AND FOR WINES WHICH ARE IN CLOSE ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP THEREWITH MAY , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2186/79 :

( A ) CARRY OUT DISTILLATION IN RESPECT OF A QUANTITY OF WINE NOT EXCEEDING 60 % OF THE QUANTITY UNDER CONTRACT ;

( B ) IN RESPECT OF ALL OR PART OF THE QUANTITY WHICH IS NOT DISTILLED UNDER ( A ), CONCLUDE A STORAGE CONTRACT FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR MONTHS .

ARTICLE 2

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 SEPTEMBER 1979 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 17 OCTOBER 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT