26.1.79 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL19/17
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No130/79
of25January1979
onthegrantingofaidforconcentratedgrapemustusedinwine-makingduring
the1978/79wineyear
Whereasitisnecessarytofixtheaidatanamount
whichtakesaccountofthemarkeitpriceforconcen­
tratedgrapemust;
Whereasthecostpriceofgrapemustusedinthe
productionofconcentratedgrapemustdependsonits
naturalalcoholicstrength;whereasthemarketprice
ofgrapemustwithahighnaturalalcoholicstrength
potentialishigherthanthatofothermusts;whereas,
inordertotakethisintoaccount,itisessentialto
graduatetheamountoftheaidbyfixingahigher
amountforconcentratedmustsproducedfromgrape
mustswiththehighestnaturalalcoholicstrength;
whereas,sincetheconcentration operationshave
alreadybeencarriedout,andsinceitisconsequently
nolongerpossibletocheckthenaturalalcoholic
strengthofthemustsused,itisnecessarytorestrict
thehigheramountofaidtotheregionsinthe
Communitywhichtraditionallyproducemustwitha
highnaturalalcoholicstrength;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3065/78(2),andinparticularArticle6(e)(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
878/77of26April1977ontheexchangeratestobe
appliedinagriculture(3),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2580/78(4),andinparticularArticles4
(3)and5thereof,
WhereasArticle6(e)ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70
providesforthepossibilityofgrantingaidforconcen­
tratedgrapemustproducedwithintheCommunity
andusedtoincreasethealcoholicstrengthofwines;
Whereastheconditionswhichhavemarkedthebegin­
ningofthe1978/79wineyearcallfortheapplication
ofthisenrichmentmeasureprovidedforinArticle18
ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70;
Whereasenrichmentoperationsbytheadditionof
concentratedgrapemustandthequantitiesofthat
productwhichareheldmustbedeclaredtothe
competentauthorities;whereasthequantitiesof
concentrated mustwhichareorwhichhavebeenused
forenrichmentareknown;whereastheretroactive
applicationoftheproposedmeasuredoesnotthere­
foregiverisetodifficulties;WhereasArticle4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No878/77
providesthat,asregardstheeffectonrightsandobliga­
tionsexistingatthemomentwhenarepresentative
rateisaltered,theprovisionsinrespectofanaltera­
tionintherelationshipbetweentheparityofthe
currencyofaMemberStateandthevalueoftheunit
ofaccountwhicharecontainedinCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1134/68of30July1968layingdownrules
fortheimplementation ofRegulation(EEC)No
653/68onconditionsforalterationstothevalueof
theunitofaccountusedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(5)shallapply;
Whereasinthewine-growing regionswherethe
naturalalcoholicstrengthmaybeincreasedbythe
additionofsaccharose,useofconcentratedgrapemust
istheexception;whereasitisthereforeappropriate
thatproducersinthesaidregionsshouldnotreceive
theaid;
Whereas,inordertogivepreferencetothose
producersmostseverelyaffectedbyabadseason,this
aidshouldberestrictedtothoseproducerswhoare
abletofurnishproofofayieldlowerthan70hecto­
litresperhectare;Whereas,underArticle4(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1134/68,sumsreferredtointhesaidArticlearetobe
paidonthebasisoftheconversionrateapplicableat
thetimewhenthetransactionorpart-transaction was
carriedout;whereasunderArticle6ofthesameRegu­
lationthetimewhenatransactioniscarriedoutshall
beconsideredasbeingthedateonwhichtheevent,as
definedbyCommunityrulesor,intheabsenceofand
pendingadoptionofsuchrules,bytherulesofthe
MemberStateconcerned,occurswhichgivesentitle­
menttotheamountinvolvedinthetransaction ;
whereas,however,byvirtueofArticle4(3)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No878/77,derogationsmaybemadefrom
theabovementioned provisions;(>)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
:(2)OJNoL366,28.12.1978,p.9.
;(3)OJNoL106,29.4.1977,p.27.
>(<)OJNoL309,1.11.1978,p.13. (»)OJNoL188,1.8.1968,p.1.

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Whereas,pursuanttoArticle2a(2)(e)ofRegulation
(EEC)No878/77,therepresentative ratesfixedbythe
saidRegulationapplyfrom16December1978inthe
winesector;
Whereasitisnecessary,inordertoavoidanydiscrimi­
nationamongtheoperatorsconcerned,toprovidefor
theapplicationofasinglerepresentative rateforall
paymentsrelatingtotheenrichmentoperations
referredtointhisRegulation ;whereastheenrich­
mentoperationsreferredtointhisRegulationmaybe
carriedoutby31December1978butwhereasthey
werealmostallcarriedoutbefore15December1978;
whereas,therefore,therepresentative ratesusedshould
bethoseprevailinginthewinesectoronthedate
fromwhichthisRegulationisapplicable,namely15
September1978;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforWine,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Aidshallbegrantedonthetermslaiddowninthis
Regulationtoproducersofwinegrapesintendedfor
theproductionoftablewineswhoareabletofurnish
proofofayieldlowerthan70hectolitresperhectare
fromthe1978harvestandwhoseholdingsaresituated
inwine-growingZoneC,withtheexceptionofthe
Frenchregionswheretheincreaseinthenaturalalco­
holicstrengthmaybeachievedbytheadditionof
saccharosepursuanttoArticle19(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No816/70.
Article2
1.TheamountofaidprovidedforinArticle1is
herebyfixed,forconcentratedmustusedintheopera­
tionsdescribedinArticles18and19ofRegulation
(EEC)No816/70,inunitsofaccountperdegreeof
potentialalcoholicstrengthperhectolitreat:—116unitsofaccountforconcentratedmustsorigi­
natingintheItalianpartofZoneCIIIandin
Corsica,
—1-04unitsofaccountforconcentratedmustsorigi­
natinginotherCommunityregions.
2.Conversionintonationalcurrencyofthe
amountsreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbecarried
outbymeansoftherepresentative ratesapplicablein
thewinesectoron15September1978.
Article3
1.Producerswishingtotakeadvantageoftheaid
providedforinArticle1shallapplytothecompetent
interventionagencyby15February1979atthelatest.
2.Beforepayingaid,theinterventionagenciesshall
satisfythemselvesthattheconditionslaiddownin
Article1arefulfilled.
Article4
TheMemberStatesshallcommunicate tothe
Commission by15June1979thenumberof
producerswhohavereceivedaid,thequantitiesof
winesubjectedtoenrichmentandthequantitiesof
concentratedmustusedforthispurposeexpressedin
degreesofpotentialalcoholicstrengthperhectolitre.
Article5
TheMemberStatesshalldesignateanintervention
agencytoberesponsibleforapplyingthisRegulation.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallbeapplicablefrom15September1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25January1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President