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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 195 , 29 . 7 . 1980 , P . 6 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 234 , 5 . 9 . 1980 , P . 17 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2391/80

OF 16 SEPTEMBER 1980

ON THE APPLICATION OF THE ADDITIONAL MEASURES APPLICABLE TO HOLDERS OF LONG-TERM STORAGE CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN TABLE WINES FOR THE 1979/80 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 LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1990/80 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 12 ( 4 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS THE MEASURES TO SUPPORT THE WINE MARKET WHICH WERE EMPLOYED DURING THE 1979/80 WINE-GROWING YEAR HAVE NOT IN ALL CASES GIVEN THE DESIRED RESULTS ; WHEREAS ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2325/80 OF 4 SEPTEMBER 1980 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE ADDITIONAL MEASURES APPLICABLE TO HOLDERS OF LONG-TERM STORAGE CONTRACTS FOR TABLE WINE FOR THE 1979/80 WINE-GROWING YEAR ( 3 ), PROVIDES THAT THE PERIOD OF THREE CONSECUTIVE WEEKS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 12 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 MUST FALL BETWEEN 1 AUGUST AND 30 NOVEMBER ; WHEREAS SINCE 1 AUGUST THE REPRESENTATIVE PRICES FOR TABLE WINES OF TYPE A I , R I AND R II HAVE REMAINED LOWER THAN THE ACTIVATING PRICE FOR FIVE CONSECUTIVE WEEKS ;

WHEREAS THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 12 ( 1 ) ARE THUS SATISIFIED ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO ADOPT THE MEASURES REFERRED TO IN THE SAID ARTICLE 12 ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 2 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2325/80 PROVIDES FOR FIXING THE PERCENTAGE OF THE WINE UNDER STORAGE CONTRACT WHICH MAY BE DISTILLED AND THE DURATION OF ANY STORAGE CONTRACTS ; WHEREAS , HAVING REGARD TO THE MARKET SITUATION AS INDICATED BY THE HARVEST FORECASTS AND THE LEVELS OF STOCKS AT THE END OF THE WINE-GROWING YEAR , THE SAID PERCENTAGE SHOULD BE FIXED AT 50 % FOR TABLE WINE OF TYPE A I AND 50 % FOR TABLE WINE OF TYPES R I AND R II , AND THE SAID DURATION AT 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

1 . HOLDERS OF LONG-TERM STORAGE CONTRACTS FOR TABLE WINE OF TYPE A I , AND FOR WINES WHICH ARE IN CLOSE ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP THEREWITH MAY , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2325/80 ;

( A ) DISTIL A QUANTITY OF WINE NOT EXCEEDING 50 % OF THE QUANTITY UNDER CONTRACT ;

( B ) IN RESPECT OF ANY QUANTITY NOT DISTILLED UNDER ( A ), CONCLUDE A STORAGE CONTRACT FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR MONTHS .

2 . HOLDERS OF LONG-TERM STORAGE CONTRACTS FOR TABLE WINE OF TYPES R I AND R II , AND FOR WINES WHICH ARE IN CLOSE ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP THEREWITH MAY , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2325/80 :

( A ) DISTIL A QUANTITY OF WINE NOT EXCEEDING 50 % OF THE QUANTITY UNDER CONTRACT ;

( B ) IN RESPECT OF ANY QUANTITY 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 FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM 16 SEPTEMBER 1980 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 16 SEPTEMBER 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT