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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2239/86
of14July1986
onaspecificcommonmeasuretoimprovevine-growingstructuresinPortugal
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission('),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParli­
ament(2),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicandSocial
Committee (3),
WhereasArticle263(2)ofthe1985ActofAccession
providesinparticularfortheapplicationinPortugal,from
thedateofaccession,ofCommunityrulesinthesocio­
structuralfield,includingthoserelatingtoproducers'
organizations ;
Whereas,toachievetheobjectivesofthecommonagri­
culturalpolicymentionedinArticle39(1)(a)and(b)of
theTreaty,specialprovisionsadaptedtothesituationin
theleast-favoured agriculturalareasmustbetakenat
Communitylevel;
Whereasthevine-growingstructuresinPortugalmustbe
improvedinviewofthepresentmajorstructuralimba­
lances,particularlyasregardsthegeneralstateof
vineyards,thelocationandthedispersionofareasandthe
qualityofthevineproducts;
Whereastheimbalancesonthewinemarketmaybe
graduallyeliminatedonlybyacoherentseriesof
measures;whereas,consequently ,provisionshouldbe
madeforPortugaltoqualifybothformeasuresrelatingto
restructuringandformeasurestoencouragetheabandon­
mentofcertainareasplantedwithvines;Whereasthemeasuresforrestructuringvineyardsmust
notleadtoanincreaseinareasplantedwithvinesin
Portugal;whereasthesemeasuresshouldbeconfinedto
areasparticularlysuitableforvine-growing ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No458/80of18
February1980oncollectiveprojectsfortherestructuring
ofvineyards(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3827/85(5),cannotapplytoPortugalonaccountofthe
absenceofaclassificationofvine-growing areasinthat
MemberState;whereas,inaddition,itisnotsuitedto
Portuguesevine-growingstructures,onaccountinparti­
cularofthelimitedsizeandthedispersionofvine­
growingareas;
Whereasprovisionshouldaccordinglybemadefora
specificmeasureforPortugal,andwhereastherestructur­
ingmeasuresshouldbeextendedtoincludethenecessary
supportoperations,suchaslandimprovementandconso­
lidation,andareasundervinesintendedfortheproduc­
tionoftablegrapes;
Whereastherestructuringmeasurescanbeimplemented
successfullyonlyifaidisgrantedtocompensateforthe
costofrestructuringwork(restructuringaid)andforthe
incomelossesentailedbytherestructuringoperations
(additionalpremium);
Whereas,inordertoensuremaximumeffectiveness for
thevineyardrestructuringoperations,priorityshouldbe
giventothoseoperationswhichcoverlargeareascarried
outonacollectivebasis;whereas,tothisend,additional
aidshouldbegrantedwhererestructuringoperationsare
carriedoutbyagrouporonacollectivebasis;
Whereas,inordertoobtaintheeconomicandqualitative
resultsexpectedoftherestructuring measures,vine­
growersinvolvedinrestructuringoperationsshouldbe
affordedtherequisitetechnicalassistance,includingassis­
tancewiththepreparationofrestructuringprojects;
Whereastheabandonment ofcertainareasundervines
shouldbeencouragedonaccountofthegrowing
imbalanceonthewinemarketandtheneedtoreduce (')OJNoC153,19.6.1986,p.5.
(2)Opiniondeliveredon11July1986(notyetpublishedinthe
OfficialJournal).
(3)Opiniondeliveredon3July1986(notyetpublishedinthe
OfficialJournal).(4)OJNoL57,29.2.1980,p.27.
0OJNoL372,31.12.1985,p.1.

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Communityvine-growingpotential;whereas,therefore,
premiumsforthepermanentabandonment ofcertain
areasplantedwithvines,varyingwithproductivity ,should
begranted;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No777/85of26
March1985onthegranting,forthe1985/86to1989/90
wineyears,ofpermanentabandonment premiumsin
respectofcertainareasundervines('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No3775/85(2),providesforpermanent
abandonmentpremiumswhicharenotadaptedtothereal
pricesituationinPortugal;
WhereasfundsavailableinPortugalarefairlylimited;
whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforaCommunity
co-financingrateof50%ofexpenditureincurredin
implementing restructuringmeasuresandthatrateshould
beraisedto70%forexpenditureincurredinimplemen­
tingmeasuresforthepermanentabandonment ofvine­
growingwheretheresultswillreduceEAGGFGuarantee
Sectionexpenditure ;
Whereastheachievementofsuchobjectivesshouldbe
encouragedviaactioncombiningtheindispensable
measuresandinvolvingaprogrammeextendingover
severalyears;
Whereasitistheresponsibility oftheCommission ,
havingobtainedtheopinionoftheStandingComitteeon
AgriculturalStructures,todecideontheapprovalofa
programmesubmittedbythePortugueseRepublic;
Whereasitfollowsfromtheforegoingthatthemeasures
inquestionconstituteacommonmeasurewithinthe
meaningofArticle6ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
729/70of21April1970onthefinancingofthecommon
agriculturalpolicy(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3769/85(4),
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Withaviewtocontributingtowardsimprovingthesitua­
tioninthewinesectorinPortugalbyimprovingthebasic
vine-growingstructuresontheonehandandbyencoura­
gingthepermanentabandonmentofcertainareasplanted
withvinesontheother,acommonmeasurewithinthe
meaningofArticle6(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No729/70
isherebyinstituted.financethroughtheGuidanceSectionoftheEuropean
AgriculturalGuidanceandGuaranteeFund,hereinafter
referredtoas'theFund',forthefollowing:
—measurestorestructurevineyardsintendedforthe
productionofwineortablegrapes,
—varioussupportmeasuresconnectedwithrestructu­
ring.
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,therestructu­
ringoperationsshallcomprise:
—thegrubbingofvinesonplotswithaminimumarea
equivalenttothatreferredtointhesecondindent,
—thereplantingofvinesintendedfortheproductionof
winesdeemedequivalenttoqualitywinesproducedin
specifiedregionsortablewinesandtablegrapes,of
improvedquality,bymeansofanappropriateselec­
tionofrecommended vinevarieties,onlandwhether
ornotlocatedonthesameholdingwithaminimum
areaof0,25hectaresinthecaseofindividualrestruc­
turing,1hectareinthecaseofgrouprestructuring
involvingatleastthreevine-growersand10hectares
inthecaseofcollectiverestructuringinvolvingatleast
15vine-growers ,whetherornotincludinglandconso­
lidation,
—thedoublegraftingofvinesundertheconditionsand
withthevinevarietiesreferredtointhesecond
indent.
However,fortheautonomousregionsofMadeiraandthe
Azores,theCommission may,attherequestofthe
MemberState,authorize,inaccordancewiththeproce­
durelaiddowninArticle12,areductionintherequisite
minimumarea.
3.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,support
measuresshallconsistof:
—theproductionofreplantingmaterialinlinewiththe
requirements ofthecommonmeasure,
—landimprovementwork,includingdrainageandanti­
erosionmeasures,andworkconnectedwithland
consolidation suchaslevelling,thecreationof
embankments ,ditchesandaccessroadsortracksand
otherworkmadenecessaryasaresultoflandconsoli­
dation,
—improvement ofaccessroadsortrackstovineyards,
—landconsolidation ,
—suchtechnicalassistanceasisessentialforachieving
theaimsofthecommonmeasure.
4.Vineyardssituatedonthefollowingtypesofland
shallnotqualifyforrestructuringaid:TITLEI
Restructuring ofvineyards
Article2
1.InaccordancewithArticles3and5,theCommunity
shallgrantaidforthecommonmeasurebyproviding—deepsoilcontaininglittlecoarsematter,
or
—landclearlyunsuitableforvine-growing owingin
particulartoadversenaturalsoilconditionsinthe
formofinadequateslopes,excessivehumidityand
adverseexposure,(')OJNoL88,28.3.1985,p.8.
(2)OJNoL362,31.12.1985,p.39.
(3)OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.13.
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ataparcellingratioofatleast2to1mustbe
providedfor,
—arrangements toensurethattheestablishment of
newvineyardstakestheformsolelyofreplanting,
i.e.plantingaftergrubbingoperationscarriedout
withaviewtorestructuring ;
(b)supportmeasures:
—theprovisionscontemplated withaviewtothe
productionofselectedreplantingandgrafting
material,
—asregardslandimprovement ,adescriptionofthe
worksplannedforeachmajorrestructuringarea,
—asummaryoftotalexpenditurebrokendowninto
thepublic,privateandCommunityexpenditure
envisagedandatimetableshowingsuchbreak­
down,
—thearrangements forprovidingthetechnical
supervisionwhichisessentialforthesuccessof
therestructuringoperationsandforensuringthat
newstaffwillberecruitedonlyforcarryingoutthe
commonmeasure .—landsuitableforprovidingsufficientincomewith
othercropswhichhavenormaloutletsonthemarkets.
5.Forthedurationofthecommonmeasure,the
measuresforrestructuringPortuguesevineyardsshallnot
qualifyfortheCommunityaidprovidedforinRegulation
(EEC)No458/80.
Vine-growerswhohavereceivedthepermanentabandon­
mentpremiumprovidedforinTitleIImaysubsequently
qualifyfortheaidforrestructuringprovidedforinthis
Titleonlywheretheareasinrespectofwhichtheabove­
mentionedabandonmentpremiumwaspaidarenotadja­
centtotheotherareasoftheholding.
Article3
1.ThefinancialcontributionbytheCommunityshall
begrantedonlyinthecontextoftheimplementation ofa
programmeinvolvingalltheoperationsreferredtoin
Article2(1).Thatprogrammeshallbesubmittedtothe
CommissionbythePortugueseRepublic.
2.AttherequestoftheCommission ,thePortuguese
Republioshallprovideadditionalinformationforasses­
singthedataprovidedforinArticle4.
3.Theprogrammeandanyamendmentstoitshallbe
examinedandapprovedaftertheFundCommitteehas
beenconsultedonthefinancialaspectsinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle12.Whenthe
programmeisapproved,theCommissionshalldetermine,
inagreementwiththeMemberState,theinformation
whichmustappearintheannualreportontheapplica­
tionofthisRegulationtobesubmittedtotheCommis­
sioneachyear.
4.Thedurationoftheprogrammeshallnotbeless
thanthatofthecommonmeasure.
Article4
TheprogrammereferredtoinArticle3shallcontain,in
particular,informationonthefollowing:
(a)restructuring :
—adefinitionofthequalityofsoilsuitablefor
restructuring ,
—theestimatednumberofhectaresofvineyardto
havebeenrestructuredoncompletionofthe
programmeandatimetablefortheworks,
—thelocationofthemainareasofrestructuring ,
—thesuitabilityofthoseareasforprovidingproducts
ofsoundquality,
—detailsofthevinevarieties,theiroriginandregi­
onaldistribution ,
—inthecaseofcollectiverestructuring ,thenatureof
theconstraintsimposedinordertoensurethe
effectivenessoftheoperations,
—theprovisionscontemplated inordertoimprove
landdistribution ,i.e.landconsolidation orother
measures.Inthelattercase,arrangements toarriveArticle5
Investmentsqualifyingforafinancialcontributionfrom
theCommunityunderCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
797/85(')orothercommonmeasureswithinthemeaning
ofArticle6(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No729/70maynot
qualifyforafinancialcontributionfromtheFundunder
thisTitle.
TITLEII
Permanentabandonment ofvine-growing
Article6
1.InaccordancewithArticles7and8,vine-growers
cultivatingareasundervinesasreferredtoinArticle2(4)
shallqualify,onapplication,forapremiumforthe
permanentabandonment ofvine-growing .
2.Thegrantofthepermanentabandonmentpremium
shallentailforthevine-grower :
(a)forfeitureoftherighttoreplanttheareaforwhichthe
premiumispaid;
(b)areductionofthereplantingrightoriginatingfrom
anygrubbingcarriedoutontheresidualvine-growing
areaoftheholdingaftergrantofthepremiumand
exercisedbeforethedateofexpiryofthisRegulation .
Thereductionshallbeequalto20%:
(c)compensation forthereductionprovidedforin(b)
equalto500ECUperhectareofvineyardgrubbed.
Suchcompensation shallbepaid,onapplicationby
theholderofthereplantingright,bythePortuguese
Republicwhentherightinquestionisexercised.
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3.Paragraph2(b)and(c)maybeamendedbythe
Councilactingbyaqualifiedmajorityonaproposalfrom
theCommission .
4.Thepermanentabandonment premiumshallbe
limitedtoanoverallareaof15000hectares.Itshallbe
grantedinrespectofaminimumareaof0,10hectares.
5.Thepermanentabandonmentpremiummaynotbe
grantedinrespectofthefollowing:
(a)areasundervineswhereinfringements ofnationalor
Communityprovisionshavebeenfoundtohavebeen
committed ;
(b)areasplantedwithvineswhicharenolongerbeing
tended;
(c)areasplantedwithvinesaftertheentryintoforceof
thisRegulation .
6.Forthedurationofthecommonmeasure,vine­
growersmaynotqualifyforthepermanentabandonment
premiumprovidedforinRegulation(EEC)No777/85.
Article7
1.Applicationsforpermanentabandonmentpremiums
mustbesubmittedtothedepartmentsdesignatedbythe
PortugueseRepublicnotlaterthan31Decemberforthe
currentwineyear.
Applicationsrelatingtoareasunderwinegrapesshallbe
accompanied byanofficialdeclarationstatingtheyield
perhectaredeterminedonthebasisofthedeclared
averageyieldoftheapplicant'sholdingandtheproduc­
tioncapacityofthevineyardatobegrubbeddetermined
onthespotbeforegrubbingbythecompetentPortuguese
agency.
2.Thegrantofthepremiumshallbesubjecttoa
writtendeclarationinwhichtheapplicantundertakes :
—by31Mayoftheyearfollowingthatinwhichthe
applicationissubmitted,togrub,orcausetobe
grubbed,thevinesontheareasforwhichthe
premiumhasbeenappliedfor,
—nottoplant,ontheholdingtowhichtheareafor
whichthepremiumisreceivedbelongs,newvines
withinthemeaningofAnnexIVa(e)ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No337/79of5February1979on
thecommonorganizationofthemarketinwine('),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3805/85(2),for
16wineyearsfollowingthatinwhichthevinesare
grubbed,
—todeclareeachyearduringthatperiod,whereappro­
priateatthesametimeashisharvest,theareaunder
whichisinproductionortheareawhichisnotyetin
production .
3.Thegrantofthepremiumshallalsobesubjectto
theapplicant :—beingentitled,whentheapplicationissubmitted,to
continuetocultivatethelandinquestionduringthe
periodreferredtointhesecondindentofparagraph2,
—producing,ifhedoesnotfulfiltheconditionlaid
downinthefirstindentofthisparagraph,awritten
undertakingbytheownerofthelandthathewill
guaranteethattheobligationslaiddowninparagraph
2arecompliedwithorthathewillcomplywiththem
personally.
If,afterthegrantofthepremium,andinthecourseof
theperiodreferredtointhesecondindentofparagraph
2,allorpartoftheholdingshouldpasstoanotherparty,
therecipientofthepremiumorhisassigneesshall
remainresponsibleforthesuccessor'sperformanceofthe
undertakingenteredintobytherecipient,unless:
—thesuccessorentersintosuchanundertakingonhis
ownaccountfortheremainderoftheperiod,
or
—theownerhasgiventheundertakingprovidedforin
thesecondindentofthefirstsubparagraph ofthis
paragraph .
4.ThePortugueseRepublicmaydecidetobring
forwardthedatesreferredtointhefirstsubparagraph of
paragraph 1andthefirstindentofparagraph2.
Article8
1.Forthegrantofthepermanentabandonment
premium,areasundermixedcropsshallbeexpressedas
areasunderspecializedcrops,usingthecustomaryconver­
sionfactorfortheproductionareaconcerned.
2.Thepermanentabandonment premiumshallbe
paidbytheendofthecalendaryearfollowingthatin
whichtheapplicationforapremiumwassubmitted,on
conditionthattheapplicanthasprovidedevidencethat
grubbinghasinfacttakenplace.
TITLEIII
Financialandgeneralprovisions
Article9
1.ThefollowingexpenditureincurredbythePortu­
gueseRepublicshallbeeligibleforassistancefromthe
GuidanceSectionoftheFund:
(a)inthecaseofrestructuringoperationswithinthe
meaningofArticle2(2)andinrespectofamaximum
overallareaof30000hectares,aidgrantedintheform
of:
—arestructuringaidperhectareintendedtocontri­
butetowardscoveringtheactualcostsofrestructu­
ringwork:
Theamountofthisaidshallbefixedata
maximumof:
—2500ECUperhectarewhererestructuring
involvesgrubbingofvines,soilpreparationand
replanting,
—500ECUperhectarewhererestructuring
involvesdoublegrafting.(')OJNoL54,5.3.1979,p.1.
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Thisamountmaybeincreasedbyamaximumof:
—200ECUperhectareinthecaseofgrouped
restructuring ,
—400ECUperhectareinthecaseofcollective
restructuring ,
—600ECUperhectareinthecaseofcollective
restructuringcarriedoutinthecontextofland
consolidation atcommunelevel,
—adegressiveadditionalpremiumpaidoverseveral
yearstopersonswhosemainoccupationis
farming,tooffsetconsecutiveincomelossesdueto
restructuring :
Thispremiumshallbegrantedforamaximum
periodoffouryears,tototalbetween800and
1500ECUperhectareofreplantedvineyardor
between200and500ECUperhectareofdouble­
graftedvineyard,dependingontheageandthe
yieldofthevineyardwhichhasbeengrubbedor
doublegraftedrespectively .
Theyieldstobetakenintoconsideration forthe
grantingoftheminimumandmaximumamounts
oftheadditionalpremiumsshallbe15and80
hectolitresofwineperhectarerespectively .The
procedurefordeterminingthevariableamountof
theadditionalpremiumshallbelaiddowninthe
programmereferredtoinArticle3;
(b)inthecaseofsupportmeasureswithinthemeaningof
Article2(3),investmentaidofupto1500ECUper
hectareofrestructuredvineyardwheretheland
improvement operationsentaildrainageandanti­
erosionmeasures,orworkconnectedwithlandconso­
lidation,suchaslevelling,thecreationofembank­
ments,ditchesandaccessroadsortracksandother
workmadenecessaryasaresultoflandconsolidation .
Aidforthetechnicalassistancenecessaryforcarrying
outtherestructuringofthevineyardscoveredbythe
commonmeasure,includingaidforthepreparationof
restructuringprojects,shallnotexceed5%ofthe
estimatedtotalcostofrestructuringprovidedforin
theprogrammeapprovedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle12;
(c)thepermanentabandonmentpremiumperhectare
referredtoinArticle6,theamountofwhichshallbe
laiddownasfollows:
—forareasofnotlessthan10aresbutnotmore
than25aresplantedwithwinegrapevarietiesand
constitutingtheentireareaundervinesonthe
holdingconcerned :2500ECU,
—forareasofmorethan25aresplantedwithwine
grapevarieties:
—1000ECUiftheaverageyieldperhectareof
theareasisnotmorethan20hectolitres,—1600ECUiftheaverageyieldperhectareof
theareasexceeds20hectolitresbutnot25
hectolitres ,
—2200ECUiftheaverageyieldperhectareof
theareasexceeds25hectolitresbutnot30
hectolitres,
—2800ECUiftheaverageyieldperhectareof
theareasexceeds30hectolitresbutnot50
hectolitres ,
—3500ECUiftheaverageyieldperhectareof
theareasexceeds50hectolitresbutnot90
hectolitres,
—5000ECUiftheaverageyieldperhectareof
theareasexceeds90hectolitres ,butnot130
hectolitres,
—6200ECUiftheaverageyieldperhectareof
theareasexceeds130hectolitresbutnot160
hectolitres ,
—6500ECUiftheaverageyieldperhectareof
theareasexceeds 160hectolitres ;
—forareasplantedwithvarietiesclassified,forthe
administrativeunitconcerned,astablegrapesoras
bothtableandwinegrapes;
—5500ECUinthecaseofvinestrainedbythe
pergolamethod,
—3500ECUinthecaseofvinestrainedbya
methodotherthanthepergolamethod.
2.Theamountsspecifiedinthesecondandthird
indentsofparagraph 1(c)shallbeincreasedby300ECU
perhectareiftheareasconcernedconstitutetheentire
areaundervinescultivatedbytheapplicant.
3.ThePortugueseRepublicshallbeauthorizedto
reducetheamountsspecifiedinparagraph 1(c)ifthe
applicantforthepermanentabandonment premiumisa
memberofacooperativewine-cellarorotherwine­
growers'association.Inthiscase,thepremiumshallbe
reducedbyanamountnotexceeding7%andthecorres­
pondingsumshallbesenttothewine-cellarorassocia­
tioninquestion.
4.Thecompensation providedforinArticle6(2)(c)
shallconstituteinterventionintendedtostabilizetheagri­
culturalmarketswithinthemeaningofArticle1(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No729/70.
5.TheFund,GuidanceSection,shallrepaytothe
PortugueseRepublic50%ofeligibleexpenditurewithin
thelimitslaiddowninparagraph 1forrestructuring .
Asregardsthepermanentabandonment premium,the
Fund,GuidanceSection,shallrepay70%ofexpenditure
withinthelimitslaiddowninArticle6(4).
Asregardsthecompensation providedforinArticle6(2)
(c),theFund,GuaranteeSection,shallfinance90%of
expenditurewithinthelimitslaiddowninArticle6(4).

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Article10
1.Theperiodforcarryingoutthecommonmeasure
shallbe10years.
2.Everyyear,thePortugueseRepublicshallsubmita
progressreportonthecommonmeasureinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddownbytheCommissionwhen
theprogrammeisapproved.
3.Beforetheexpiryoftheperiodprovidedforinpara­
graph1,theCouncilshalldecide,onaproposalfromthe
Commission ,whetherthecommonmeasureshouldbe
extended .
4.Theestimatedcostofthecommonmeasuretothe
Fundis73millionECU,thatamountbeingindicative
only.
5.Article6(5)ofRegulation(EEC)No729/70shall
apply.
Article11
1.Applicationsforrepaymentshallrelatetoexpendi­
tureincurredbythePortugueseRepublicduringone
calendaryearandshallbesubmittedtotheCommission
before1Julyofthefollowingyear.
2.AnydecisiontograntaidfromtheFundshallbe
takeninaccordancewithArticle7(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No729/70.
3.AdvancepaymentsmaybegrantedbytheFund
dependingonthefinancingarrangementsadoptedbythe
PortugueseRepublicandtheprogressofthemeasures
providedforinTitlesIandII.4.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticleshall
beadopotedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle13ofRegulation (EEC)No729/70.
Article12
1.Wherereferenceismadetotheprocedurelaiddown
inthisArticle,theStandingCommitteeonAgricultural
Structuresshallbeconsultedbyitschairman,eitheron
hisowninitiativeorattherequestoftherepresentative of
aMemberState.
2.Therepresentative oftheCommissionshallsubmita
draftofthemeasurestobetaken.TheStanding
CommitteeonAgriculturalStructuresshalldeliverits
opiniononthedraftwithinatimelimitwhichthe
chairmanmaylaydowndependingontheurgencyofthe
matter.Theopinionshallbedeliveredbyamajorityof54
votes,thevotesoftheMemberStatesbeingweightedas
providedforinArticle148(2)oftheTreaty.The
chairmanshallnotvote.
3.TheCommissionshalladoptthemeasures,which
shallbeimmediately applicable .However,•ifthese
measuresarenotinaccordancewiththeopinionadopted
bytheStandingCommitteeonAgriculturalStructures,
theyshallforthwithbecommunicated bytheCommis­
siontotheCouncil.InthateventtheCommissionmay
defer,fornotmorethanonemonthfromthedateofsuch
communication ,applicationofthemeasureswhichithas
adopted.
TheCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajority,maytakea
differentdecisionwithinonemonth.
Article13
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14July1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.JOPLING