NoL256/4 OfficialJournalpftheEuropeanCommunities 7.10.77
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2212/77
of6October1977
onthegrantingofaidtocertainproducersofwinegrapesintendedforthe
productionoftablewinesincertainwine-growing regionsaffectedbynatural
disasters
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,grantthemaidforthispurpose;whereassucha
measureavoidstheriskofnon-enriched winesof
mediocrequalityfindingtheirway,atexcessivelylow
prices,intothetablewinesmarkettothedetrimentof
thestabilityofthatmarket;whereas,furthermore ,this
measuremaybringaboutanincreaseinthevolumeof
grapemustwhichwillbeconcentratedandhencea
dropinthetotalvolumeofproductionsuppliedtothe
market;whereas,inconsequence ,thismeasureserves
toregularizethetablewinesmarket;
Whereas,inordertogivepreferencetothose
producersmostseverelyaffected,itisappropriateto
limitthegrantingofthisaidtoproducerswhoare
abletofurnishproofofayieldlowerthan50hecto­
litresperhectare;
Whereasitisnecessarytofixtheaidatanamount
whichtakesaccountofthemarketpriceforconcen­
tratedgrapemust;
Whereastheapplicationofthemeasuresprovidedfor
inthisRegulationextendsbeyond15December
1977;whereasitisnecessary,inordertoavoidany
discrimination amongtheproducersconcerned,to
providefortheapplicationofasinglerepresentative
rateforthepaymentseffectedpursuanttothisRegula­
tion;whereasitisappropriatetousetherepresenta­
tiverateapplicableinthewinesectorforthe1977/78
wine-growing year;
WhereastheMonetaryCommitteewillbeconsulted;
whereas,inviewoftheurgency,itisappropriateto
adoptthemeasuresenvisagedinaccordancewith
Article3(2)ofRegulationNo129,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70of28April1970layingdownadditionalprovi­
sionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
wine('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1679/77(2),andinparticularArticle38thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129onthe
valueoftheunitofaccountandtheexchangeratesto
beappliedforthepurposesofthecommonagricul­
turalpolicy(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2543/73(4),andinparticularArticle3thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasArticle38ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70
providesthatmeasuresofderogationmaybedecided
upontoremedyanexceptionalsituationresulting
fromnaturaldisasters;
WhereasincertainregionsoftheCommunitythere
wereseverefrostsduringthemonthsofMarchand
Apriland,duringthesummer,exceptionalrainfall
andreducedsunshine;
Whereasgoodweatherduringthesemonthsisessen­
tialforagoodharvest;whereas,inconsequence ,the
abnormalclimaticconditionsreferredtoaccordingly
constituteanaturaldisaster;whereasitfollowsfrom
thisthatthewinesproducedfromgrapesharvestedin
thesedisaster-affected regionswillnotnaturallyreach
theminimumalcoholicstrengthlaiddownfortable
wines;
WhereastheMemberStatesmay,underArticle18of
Regulation (EEC)No816/70,authorizethenatural
alcoholicstrengthtobeincreased;whereas,inthe
regionsinquestion,thisincreaseiseffectedbythe
additionofconcentratedgrapemusttothebasis
products;
Whereas,inordertoencourageproducerswhoare
threatenedbyheavylossestouseconcentratedgrape
mustintheinterestsofquality,itappearsnecessarytoHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Aidshallbegrantedonthetermslaiddowninthis
Regulationtoproducersofwinegrapesintendedfor
theproductionoftablewineswhoareabletofurnish
proofofayieldlowerthan50hectolitresperhectare
fromthe1977harvestandwhoseholdingsaresituated
incertainyettobedefinedparts:(')OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL187,27.7.1977,p.15.
P)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(4)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.

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(a)ofthefollowingFrenchdepartments : 2.Beforegrantingtheaid,theinterventionagen­
ciesmustsatisfythemselvesthattheconditionslaid
downinArticle1arefulfilled.Gironde
Haute-Garonne
Hérault
Landes
Lot
Lot-et-Garonne
LozèreArticle4Alpesde
Haute-Provence
Alpesmaritimes
Ardèche
Ariège
Aude
Aveyron
Bouches-du-Rhône
Charente
CorseduSud
Haute-Corse
Dordogne
Gard
GersTheMemberStatesshallcommunicate tothe
Commission atthelatestby15June1978the
numberofproducerswhohavereceivedaid,thequan­
titiesofwinesubjectedtoenrichment,andthequanti­
tiesofconcentratedmustusedtodosoexpressedin
degreesofalcoholicstrengthperhectolitre.Pyrenees-Atlantiques
Hautes-Pyrénées
Pyrénées-Orientales
Tarn
Tam-et-Garonne
Var
Vaucluse;Article5
(b)ofNorthernItaly1.TheMemberStatesshallappointanintervention
agencyresponsibleforapplyingthisRegulation .
2.Thecompetentbodyshallbetheintervention
agencyoftheMemberStateinwhoseterritorythe
grapeshavebeenharvested.
Article6whose1977harvestwasaffectedbynaturaldisasters.
Article2
1.TheamountoftheaidprovidedforinArticle1
isherebyfixed,forconcentratedmustusedinthe
operationsdescribedinArticles18and19ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No816/70,at0-87unitofaccountper
degreeofpotentialalcoholicstrengthperhectolitre.
2.Theconversionintonationalcurrencyoftheaid
referredtoinparagraph 1shallbeeffectedbymeans
oftherepresentative rateapplicableinthewinesector
duringthe1977/78wine-growing year.RulesfortheapplicationofthisRegulation,andin
particularthedetermination ofthepartsofFrench
departmentsandofNorthernItalyreferredtoin
Article1,shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle7ofRegulationNo
24H.
Article7
Article3
1.Producerswishingtotakeadvantageoftheaid
providedforinArticle1mustapplytothecompetent
interventionagencyatthelatestby15November
1977.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallbeapplicablefrom15September1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,6October1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.HUMBLET
(i)OJNo30,20.4.1962,p.989/62.