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

( 2 ) OJ NO C 75 , 3 . 4 . 1981 , P . 28 .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 90 , 21 . 4 . 1981 , P . 101 .

( 4 ) OJ NO C 159 , 29 . 6 . 1981 , P . 27 .

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

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2027/81

OF 13 JULY 1981

FIXING , FOR THE PERIOD 16 DECEMBER 1981 TO 15 DECEMBER 1982 , THE GUIDE PRICES FOR WINE

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 LAST AMENDED BY THE 1979 ACT OF ACCESSION , 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 ),

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 1981 TO 15 DECEMBER 1982 SHOULD BE FIXED AT HIGHER LEVELS THAN THOSE ADOPTED FOR THE PRECEDING PERIOD , PARTICULARLY IN VIEW OF TRENDS IN PRODUCTION COSTS ;

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 );

WHEREAS THE BALANCE BETWEEN PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION AS WELL AS THE MARKET SITUATION FOR THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TABLE WINES HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG DIFFERENT LINES ; WHEREAS , TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE SITUATION AS DETERMINED BY THIS DEVELOPMENT , THE GUIDE PRICE FOR TYPE A I TABLE WINES SHOULD BE RAISED BY LESS THAN THE PRICES FOR OTHER TYPES OF TABLE WINE ;

WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLES 58 AND 59 OF THE 1979 ACT OF ACCESSION , GUIDE PRICES MUST ALSO BE FIXED FOR APPLICATION IN GREECE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

SOLE ARTICLE

FOR THE PERIOD 16 DECEMBER 1981 TO 15 DECEMBER 1982 , THE GUIDE PRICES FOR TABLE WINES SHALL BE :

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TYPE OF WINE // GUIDE PRICE //

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// APPLICABLE IN GREECE // APPLICABLE IN THE OTHER MEMBER STATES //

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R I // 2.71 ECU PER % VOL/HL // 2.95 ECU PER % VOL/HL //

R II // 2.71 ECU PER % VOL/HL // 2.95 ECU PER % VOL/HL //

R III // 45.97 ECU/HL // 45.97 ECU/HL //

A I // 2.72 ECU PER % VOL/HL // 2.72 ECU PER % VOL/HL //

A II // 61.26 ECU/HL // 61.26 ECU/HL //

A III // 69.96 ECU/HL // 69.96 ECU/HL //

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 13 JULY 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

LORD CARRINGTON