NoL135/32 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.5.76
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1162/76
of17May1976
onmeasuresdesignedtoadjustwine-growing potentialtomarketrequirements
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,constitutethelargestproportionofallwinepro­
ductionoveragivenperiod,asalso,owingtotheir
smallnumber,inthecaseofnewplantingscarried
outunderdevelopmentplanswhichmeetthecondi­
tionslaiddowninCouncilDirective72/159/EECof
17April1972onthemodernization offarms(5)
andofthosecarriedoutinMemberStateswhich
produceannuallylessthan5000hiofwine;
Whereasreplantingshouldbesubjecttocriteria
designedtoimprovethequalityofwineproduction ;
whereasitshouldthereforebestipulatedthat
replantingshallbecarriedoutwithrecommended
varietiesand,ifmarketdemandortheclassification
ofthevarietyinquestionsowarrant,withcertain
authorizedvarieties;
Whereassomevinegrowershaveacquiredtheright
undervariousnationallawstoplantorreplant;
whereasthere-establishment ofthebalanceofthe
marketcouldbejeopardized ifthisrightwere
exercizedduringtheperiodwhennewplantingsare
prohibited;whereasundeniablepublicinterest
thereforerequiressuspensionoftheexerciseof
sucharightduringthisperiod,accompanied by
extensionofitsvaliditybyanequivalentperiod;
Whereasinordertoadjustwine-growing potential
tomarketrequirementsforaslongaspossible,
appropriatemeasuresshouldbetakenby1October
1978,takingintoaccountthesuitabilityforwine
productionofthevariousregionsoftheCommunity
andtheexistenceintheseregionsofviablealter­
nativesintermsofagriculturalcrops,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article43thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No816/
70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovisions
forthecommonorganization ofthemarketin
wine(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1160/76(2),andinparticularArticle17(5)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament (8),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee (4),
Whereasthereisaconsiderable imbalanceinthe
tablewinemarketatpresent;whereasthesmooth
functioningofthecommonorganization ofthis
marketcouldbejeopardizedasaresult;
Whereas,furthermore ,thereportreferredtoin
Article17(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70shows
thattherewill,onaverage,beatendencyinthe
nextfewyearsforproductiontoexceedforseeable
needs;whereasappropriatemeasuresshouldthere­
forebetakenasregardsnewplantingandreplanting
ofvineyardsinordertopreventtheformationof
structuralsurpluses;whereasthissituationcalls
fornewguidelinesaimedatputtingabrakeon
productionandre-establishing thebalanceofthe
marketinboththeshortandthelongterm;
Whereasinordertopreventanincreaseinthepro­
ductionoftablewinesnewplantingsofwinegrape
vinevarietiesshouldbeprohibited,atleastfora
certainperiod;
Whereasanexemptionfromthisprohibitionis
justifiedinthecaseofnewplantingsintendedforthe
productionofqualitywinespsrinthoseMember
StateswheretheproductionofsuchwinesdoesnotHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation :
(a)'replanting'meanstheplantingofvinesafter
grubbing-uphasbeencarriedoutwithinthe
pastfouryearsoveranequivalentareaonthe
sameholding;(*)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(*)Seepage1ofthisOfficialJournal.
(3)OJNoC53,8.3.1976,p.24.
(4)OJNoC50,4.3.1976,p.19. (5)OJNoL96,23.4.1972,p.1.

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Article4 (b)'newplanting'meansaplantingofvineswhich
doesnotcorrespondtothedefinitionofreplant­
inggivenin(a). Theperiodofvalidityofarighttoplantorreplant
existingundernationallawsonthedatethisRegu­
lationentersintoforce,shallbeextendedbyaperiod
equivalenttothatreferredtointhefirstsubpara­
graphofArticle2(1).Duringthisperiodexerciseof
therightinquestionshallbesuspended.Article2
Article51.Allnewplantingofvinevarietiesclassifiedas
winegrapevarietiesfortheadministrative unit
concernedshallbeprohibitedduringtheperiod
from1December1976to30November1978.
AsfromthedateonwhichthisRegulationenters
intoforce,MemberStatesshallnolongergrant
authorizations fornewplanting.
2.However,thefollowingshallbeexemptfrom
theprohibitionreferredtoinparagraph1:
(a)newplantingintendedfortheproductionof
qualitywinespsrinMemberStateswhose
productionofqualitywinespsrwaslessthan
50%ofthetotalwineproductionduring
the1972/73,1973/74and1974/75wine-growing
years;
(b)newplantingcarriedoutunderdevelopment
planswhichmeettheconditionslaiddownin
CouncilDirective72/159/EEC;
(c)newplantingcarriedoutinMemberStates
whichproducelessthan5000hiofwineannually
usinggrapesharvestedontheirterritory.1.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,
shalladopt,by1October1978,themeasures
necessarytoensurethatwine-growing potentialis
adaptedtomarketrequirements ,takingintoac­
count:
—thesuitabilityforwineproductionofthevarious
regionsoftheCommunity ,and
—theexistenceineachoftheseregionsofviable
alternativesintermsofagriculturalcrops.
2.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,
shalldecide,by1December1978,toextend,if
necessary,theprohibitionreferredtoinArticle2(1).
3.MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission
alldatarelatingtotheexemptionsreferredtoin
Article2(2).
4.Thedetailedrulesforimplementing thisRegu­
lationshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththepro­
cedurelaiddowninArticle7ofRegulationNo24(1).Article3
Article6Asfrom1September1976,allreplantingshallbe
carriedoutwithvarietiesclassifiedfortheadminis­
trativeunitconcerned :
(a)in^thecategoryofrecommended varieties,or
(b)inthecategoryofauthorizedvarietiesenteredon
alisttobedrawnup.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicati<?nintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMembeir
States.
DoneatBrussels,17May1976. ,,
FortheCouncil
'ThePresident
: J.HAMILIUS
C)OTNo30,20.4.1962,;n,;?89/62.