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►B COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No3112/93
of10November1993
laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific aid arrangements for the smaller
Aegeanislandsinrespectofvineyardsandtheprivatestorageofliqueurwines
(OJ L 278, 11.11.1993, p. 52)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 2537/95 of 30 October 1995 L 260 10 31.10.1995
NB: This consolidated version contains references to the European unit of account and/or the ecu, which from 1 January 1999
should be understood as references to the euro — Council Regulation (EEC) No 3308/80 (OJ L 345, 20.12.1980, p. 1) andCouncil Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 (OJ L 162, 19.6.1997, p. 1).
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No3112/93
of10November1993
laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific aid
arrangementsforthesmallerAegeanislandsinrespectofvineyards
andtheprivatestorageofliqueurwines
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 of 19 July 1993
introducing specific measures for the smaller Aegean islands concerning
certain agricultural products(1), and in particular Articles 9 (4) and 10
(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28
December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to beapplied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy(
2), and in
particular Articles 6 and 9 (1) thereof,
Whereas Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 provides for a
system of aid per hectare for the continued cultivation of vines for theproduction of quality wines psr in traditional production areas in thesmaller Aegean islands; whereas detailed rules should be laid down forthe administration of these arrangements and for the monitoring of the
conditions laid down by the Council;
Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 provides for aid to
be granted for te ageing of locally produced quality liqueur wines;
whereas detailed rules for its implementation should be adopted as
necessary;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3824/92 of 28 December
1992 laying down the prices and amounts fixed in ecus as a result of
monetary realignments(
3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
1663/93(4), establishes a list of prices and amounts to which the
coefficient of 1,013088 fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 537/93(
5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1331/93(6), is to be
applied from the beginning of the 1993/94 marketing year as part of the
arrangements for the automatic dismantling of negative monetary gaps;
Whereas amongst the aid which could influence wine production
provided for under Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 is aid for the ageing of
wines and per hectare aid for the continued cultivation of vines for the
production of quality wines psr; whereas the abovementioned coefficientshould be applied to the amounts of aid in question;
Whereas, in order, to ensure that the aid scheme for the ageing of liqueur
wines can be administered in a proper and uncomplicated manner, a
contract should be concluded between the interested producer and thecompetent agency for ageing the wine for at least two years; whereaspayment of the aid should be made contingent on the lodging of a one-off performance guarantee for a reasonable sum;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 of 10 April 1993
on detailed rules for determining and applying the agriculturalconversion rates(
7) applies in respect of the amounts to be paid pursuant
to this Regulation; whereas the rate to be used for the aid for the ageing
of wines should be laid down;
Whereas the application of the measures in question, from the beginning
of the 1993/94 wine year, should be provided;1993R3112 — EN — 01.02.1995 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 184, 27. 7. 1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.
(3) OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 29.
(4) OJ No L 158, 30. 6. 1993, p. 18.
(5) OJ No L 57, 10. 3. 1993, p. 18.
(6) OJ No L 132, 29. 5. 1993, p. 114.
(7) OJ No L 108, 1. 5. 1993, p. 106.
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Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance
with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
TITLE I
Aid for the production of quality wines psr in the smaller Aegean
islands
Article 1
The flat-rate per-hectare aid for continuing to cultivate vines suitable for
the production of quality wines psr provided for in Article 9 ofRegulation (EEC) No 2019/93 shall be granted at the request of wineproducers or groups or organizations thereof for areas planted with vine
varieties suitable for the production of quality wines psr and which:
(a) have been fully utilized and harvested and had all normal cultivation
work carried out;
(b) have been covered by harvest and production declarations as
specified in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3929/87(
1);
(c) meet maximum yield requirements laid down by the Member State
as indicated in Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93.
From the beginning of the 1993/94 wine year, the abovementioned flat-
rate aid shall be ►M1ECU 476,76 ◄per hectare.
Article 2
1. The application for the per-hectare aid shall be lodged by the
interested party with the competent authority during the period fixed by
the latter and by 1 May at the latest of each year for the following wineyear. However, for the 1993/94 wine year, applications shall besubmitted by 31 December 1993 at the latest.
2. The aid application shall state at least the following:
(a) the name, forename and address of the producer, group or
organization;
(b) the areas cultivated for the production of quality wines psr, in
hectares and ares, with the land register reference or indication
recognized as equivalent by the agency responsible for verificationof the areas;
(c) the grape variety used;
(d) an estimate of the potential crop.
Article 3
The Member State shall, after recording the actual harvest and yields on
the areas concerned, pay the aid prior to 1 April of the wine year forwhich it is granted.
Article 4
The Member State shall notify the Commission by 30 April at the latest
of the areas for which aid applications were lodged and aid actuallypaid.1993R3112 — EN — 01.02.1995 — 001.001 — 3
(1) OJ No L 369, 29. 12. 1987, p. 59.
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TITLE II
Aidfortheageingofqualityliqueurwinesproducedinthesmaller
Aegeanislands
Article 5
1. Aid for the ageing of liqueur wines as provided for in Article 10
(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 shall be granted for batches of
liqueur wines produced by methods traditional in the region and whoseageing period is a minimum of two years.
A batch is understood to be a quantity of wine put into storce on the
same date for ageing purposes and whose ageing period is uninterrupted.
From the beginning of the 1993/94 wine year, the abovementioned aid
shall be►
M1ECU 0,02379 ◄per hectolitre per day.
2. Aid for the ageing of quality liqueur wines shall be granted to
producers in the region submitting applications to the competent agency
in the first three months of each wine year.
If the total quantity for which applications are submitted is greater than
40 000 hectolitres, each application shall be reduced by a uniformpercentage.
The total amount of product in respect of which a producer submits an
application may not exceed that contained in the production declaration
in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 3929/87 for the wine year inquestion.
Article 6
1. Operators who wish to be eligible for the aid scheme shall
conclude an ageing contract for a minimum period of two years with thecompetent agency. The ageing period shall commence on the first day ofthe wine year in respect of which the crop in question is harvested and
shall continue uninterrupted until the end of the following wine year.
The contract shall be concluded on the basis of an application for aid
submitted once at the beginning of each wine year. The application muststate at least:
(a) the producer's name and address;
(b) the number of batches to which the ageing contract relates with a
precise identification of each batch (vat number, quantity stored,precise location, etc);
(c) for each batch: the harvest year, the technical characteristics of the
liqueur wine (total alcoholic strength, actual alcoholic strength,
sugar content, total acidity, volatile acidity);
(d) for each batch: the nature of the containers;
(e) for each batch: indication of the first and last day of the storage
period.
2. Performance in accordance with the ageing contract shall confer
the right to payment of the total amount of aid determined at the time thecontract was signed. The aid shall be paid in instalments of 50 %, at thebeginning and at the end of the second year of storage.
3. Payment of the aid shall be subject to the lodging of a performance
guarantee for the contract period corresponding to 50 % of the total
amount of the aid. The guarantee shall be lodged in accordance withCommission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85(
1).
4. The rate to be used for converting the amount of aid into national
currency shall be the agricultural conversion rate applicable on 1January of the year for which the aid is paid.1993R3112 — EN — 01.02.1995 — 001.001 — 4
(1) OJ No L 205, 3. 8. 1985, p. 5.
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Article 7
1. The competent agency shall verify compliance with the ageing
contract by means, in particular, of checks of the producer's records and
on-site inspections. An on-the-spot check shall be made in respect of
each contract during its period of performance.
The performance guarantee shall be released on confirmation that the
contract has been duly performed.
2. If the competent agency discovers that the liqueur wine which is
the subject of the contract is not fit to be offered or delivered forimmediate human consumption, it shall cancel the contract.
Except in the event of force majeure, such cancellation of the contract
shall entail the recovery of payments made and the seizure of the
performance guarantee.
Where force majeure is invoked, such cases shall be notified to the
competent agency within three working days of their occurrence.
The competent agency shall determine the measures to be taken and
shall duly inform the Commission at the earliest opportunity.
TITLE III
General provisions
Article 8
1. Greece shall ensure, by investigation and on-the-spot checks, that
the information provided in support of aid applications is accurate.
In cases where aid has been paid unduly the competent departments
shall recover the amounts paid, plus interest running from the date of
payment until that of the actual recovery. The interest rate shall be that
in force for similar recovery operations under national law.
2. The aid recovered and any interest shall be made over to the
paying departments or agencies, which shall make a deductionproportionate to the Community financing rate from the volume ofexpenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guidance and
Guarantee Fund.
Article 9
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day of its publication
in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply with effect from 1 September 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.1993R3112 — EN — 01.02.1995 — 001.001 — 5