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

( 2 ) SEE PAGE 48 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 32 , 7 . 2 . 1983 , P . 28 .

( 4 ) OJ NO C 96 , 11 . 4 . 1983 , P . 47 .

( 5 ) OJ NO C 81 , 24 . 3 . 1983 , P . 6 .

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

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1596/83 OF 14 JUNE 1983 FIXING THE GUIDE PRICES FOR WINE FOR THE PERIOD 16 DECEMBER 1983 TO 31 AUGUST 1984

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 REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1595/83 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 2 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 3 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 4 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 5 ) ,

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 1983/84 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 ( 6 ) ;

WHEREAS , AS A RESULT OF THE AMENDMENT MADE TO ARTICLE 3 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/79 BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1595/83 , THE GUIDE PRICES APPLY FROM 1 SEPTEMBER EACH YEAR AND FOR THE FIRST TIME FROM 1 SEPTEMBER 1984 ; WHEREAS THE PERIOD DURING WHICH THIS REGULATION SHALL APPLY SHOULD BE LIMITED TO 31 AUGUST 1984 ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

SOLE ARTICLE

FOR THE PERIOD 16 DECEMBER 1983 TO 31 AUGUST 1984 THE GUIDE PRICES FOR TABLE WINES SHALL BE :

TYPE OF WINE * GUIDE PRICE

R I * 3,45 ECU PER % VOL/HL

R II * 3,45 ECU PER % VOL/HL

R III * 53,84 ECU/HL

A I * 3,20 ECU PER % VOL/HL

A II * 71,74 ECU/HL

A III * 81,93 ECU/HL

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

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 14 JUNE 1983 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

I . KIECHLE