1. 8. 85 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 203/83 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2189/85 of 31 July 1985 on the granting of re-storage aid for table wine for which a long-term storage contract was concluded during the 1984/85 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 ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 798/85 (3, and in particular Articles 10 and 65 thereof, Whereas rules on storage contracts for table wine dealing with their conclusion were laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1059/83 (°), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1997/84 (%); Whereas Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 stipulates that producers may benefit from interven- tion measures only if they have complied for a reference period to be determined with the obligations imposed by Article 39 and, where appropriate, Articles 40 and 41 therein ; whereas this reference period must therefore be fixed; Whereas Commission  Regulation (EEC) No 3537/84 (°) authorized the conclusion of long-term private storage contracts for table wine in respect of the 1984/85 wine-growing year; Whereas the quantities of table wine in stock are large for the time of year; whereas this is due to the fact that stocks during the current wine-growing year are in some regions substantially higher than can be disposed of through the normal market outlets; whereas the forecasts for the coming harvest give little hope of relief of the market; Whereas the wine under storage contracts is stored in containers which may be required to store the next harvest ; Whereas, in order that producers may store their next vintage under normal conditions aid should be granted for the re-storage of table wine, subject to a limitation as to distance; Whereas, in order to limit this measure to cases where it appears economically justified, only storage contracts () OJ No L 54, 5. 3. 1979, p. 1. () OJ No L 89, 29. 3. 1985, p. 1. () OJ No L 116, 30. 4. 1983, p. 77. () OJ No L 186, 13. 7. 1984, p. 28. ( Y, ) O No L 330, 18. 12. 1984, p. 14. 00000 concluded or extended by the intervention agencies during a given period should be considered ; whereas, in order to ensure that the measure operates correctly, provisions should also be adopted in respect of the nature of the transport and the date of submission of the application ; Whereas, since there is little time for administrative implementation and since the quantities involved are often small and the transport costs minimal by compa- rison with total costs, a standard amount of aid should be fixed; 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. On application and subject to the conditions laid down in Article 2, aid may be granted for the re-storage, in another location or another place of storage belonging to a third party, of table wine covered by a long-term storage contract concluded under Regulation (EEC) No 3537/84 in accordance with the rules laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1059/83. 2. In accordance with Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 producers who in the course of the 1984/85 wine-growing year were subject to obligations under Articles 39, 40 and 41 of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 may not receive aid under this Regulation unless they give proof that they complied with their obligations : : — under Articles 39 and 40 between 1 September 1984 and the dates set in Articles 2 (1) and 11 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2461/84 (¥) and in Articles 2 (1) and 8 (2) of Commission Regula- tion (EEC) No 2462/84 (") respectively or where appropriate the dates fixed by the competent authority under Article 11 (2) of Council Regula- tion (EEC) No 2179/83 (%); () OJ No L 231, 29. 8. 1984, p. 12. ) O] No L 231, 29. 8. 1984, p. 18. () OJ No L 212, 3. 8. 1983, p. 1.