No L 332/12 Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 12. 94 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3140/94 of 21 December 1994 authorizing the conclusion of long-term private storage contracts for table wine, grape must, concentrated grape must and rectified concentrated grape must in respect of the 1994/95 wine year THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1891/94 (%), and. in particular Articles 32 (5) and 81 thereof, Whereas the forward estimate drawn up for the 1994/95 wine year indicates that the quantities of table wine available at the beginning of the wine year exceed by more than four months’ supply those normally used up over the year ; whereas the conditions for authorization of long-term storage contracts specified in Article 32 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 are therefore met; Whereas the abovementioned forward estimate indicates the existence of surpluses of all types of table wine and of table wines which stand in close economic relationship to those types of table wine ; whereas it is necessary by the same token to open this possibility for grape must, concentrated grape must and rectified concentrated grape must ; Whereas the market for must and concentrated must for grape juice production is expanding and to promote uses of vine products other than winemaking permission should be granted for must and concentrated grape must placed under a storage contract covered by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1059/83 (}), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2192/93 (), that is intended for grape juice production to be sold from the fifth month of the contract onwards on simple notification by the producer to the intervention agency ; whereas to promote export of these products this same possibility should apply ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management’ Committee for Wine, () OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1. () OJ No L 197, 30. 7. 1994, p. 42. () O] No L 116, 30. 4. 1983, p. 77. () OJ No L 196, 5. 8. 1993, p. 19. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 During the period 21 December 1994 to 15 February 1995 long-term private storage contracts may be concluded, in accordance with the provisions of Regula- tion (EEC) No 1059/83, for: — table wines, provided that the conditions of Article 6 (3) of that Regulation are met, and — grape must, concentrated grape must and rectified concentrated grape must. Article 2 The minimum quality conditions that must be met by table wines which may be covered by a storage contract shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. By derogation to Article 6 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1059/83, table wines produced in Portugal must have a reduced sugar level not greater than 4 grams per litre. Article 3 Producers who, within the limits laid down in the first subparagraph of Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1059/83, wish to conclude a long-term storage contract for a table wine shall, when submitting applica- tions for conclusion of a contract, advise the intervention agency of the total quantity of table wine they have produced during the current wine year. For this purpose producers shall submit a copy of the production declaration(s) drawn up pursuant to Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3929/87 (9). Article 4 1. For the 1994/95 wine year, producers who have not applied for an advance pursuant to Article 14 (2) of Regu- () OJ No L 369, 29. 12. 1987, p. 59.