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REGULATION No143OFTHECOMMISSION
layingdowninitialprovisionsforthepreparationoftheviticulturallandregister
Whereasthemethodsofkeepingtheviticulturalland
registeruptodatewillneedtobedefinedlater,
havingparticularregardtothemethodsadoptedfor
drawinguptheregisterintheMemberStates;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Forthepurposesofthepreparationoftheviticultural
landregisterprovidedforinArticle1ofCouncil
RegulationNo24ontheprogressiveestablishment of
acommonorganisationofthemarketinwine,any
naturalorlegalpersonwhocultivatesvinesinthe
openairorcausesthemtobesocultivatedonhis
behalfisherebyrequiredtosubmittotheauthority
appointedbyMemberStatesasigneddeclaration
regardinghisvineyard.
Howevernonaturalorlegalpersonwhocultivatesor
causestobecultivatedonhisbehalf,lessthan10ares
ofvinesintheopenair,ofwhichnopartofthe
outputingrapes,mustorwineissolddirectlyor
indirectly,shallberequiredtosubmitadeclaration.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC
COMMUNITY ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo24onthe
progressiveestablishmentofacommonorganisation
ofthemarketinwine,andinparticularArticle5
thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforWine;
WhereasArticle1ofCouncilRegulationNo24
providesthatMemberStatesshallpreparea
viticulturallandregisterandlaysdowntheminimum
informationtobeincludedtherein;
Whereas,inviewoftheminorimportancetothe
wine-growing economyofplantationswithanarea
undervinesoflessthan10ares,theseneednotbe
subjecttothegeneralcensus,providedthatnopart
oftheiroutputissold;
Whereas,inthepresentstateofdevelopmentofthe
commonwinepolicy,itisnotessentialtoconducta
censusofvineplantationsunderglass,bearingin
mindtheirnegligiblecontributiontoCommunity
outputofwine;whereasitisneverthelessusefulto
have,inrespectofsuchplantations,theinformation
listedinArticle1ofCouncilRegulationNo24;
Whereas,ontheotherhand,inordertoobtain
adequateknowledgeofwine-growing potential,the
outputofwhichaffectsthemarket,andtobein
apositiontoimplementonsiteanynecessary
measures,itisimportanttodetermineforeachvine
plantationthenumberofvineyardplotswhichit
comprisesanddetailsenablingthemtobeidentified;
Whereasitisimportanttodefinethenatureand
scopeoftheinformationlistedinArticle1ofCouncil
RegulationNo24;Article2
ThedeclarationprovidedinArticle1shallinclude
thefollowinginformation :
—thenameandaddressofthevinegrowerandthe
typeofmanagement ;
—thenameandaddressofthelandowner/s;
—thetotalareaoftheplantation;
—thetotalareaundervinessubdividedaccording
to:
(a)natureofproduce,
(b)typeofcultivation,
(c)ageofthevine-stocks,
(d)yearinwhichthedifferentvinevarietieswere
planted;
—numberofvineplantsperare;

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—numberofvineyardplotsintheplantation,the
areaofeachanddetailsenablingthemtobe
identified .
Article3responsibleforcentralisingthedeclarationsandfor
preparingasummaryatnationallevelofthe
informationrequiredbyArticle2.
Asregardsvinesgrownunderglass,MemberStates
shall,byanyappropriatemethod,collectthe
information mentionedinArticle1ofCouncil
RegulationNo24.
2.Forstatisticalpurposesareasundermixed
cultivationshallbeconvertedintoareasunderpure
cultivationbymeansoftheratiobetweentheaverage
yieldsperhectareofthetwotypesofcultivation
appliedtosufficientlyuniformzones.ThetermsusedintheprecedingArticleshallmean
thefollowing:
—natureofproduce:
(a)winegrapes,
(b)tablegrapes,
(c)produce-fromnurseriesandroot-stockparent
vines;Article6
—typeofcultivation :pureormixed;
;—vineyardplot:onecontinuouspieceofland
carryingvines,workedbyoneandthesame
naturalorlegalpersonandconstitutingadistinct
entityasregardsnatureofproduceandtypeof
cultivation .ThisRegulationshallnotinvalidateanymeasures
takenbyMemberStatestoprovideageneral
vineyardcensusincludinginformationadditionalto
thatrequiredbyArticle2,obtained,forexample,
fromwidercategoriesofpeoplethanthoselaiddown
inArticle1,orfromamor,edetaileddeclarationof
thecharacteristics ofthevineyardorplantation.
Article4
Article7Asregardsthe•classificationofvineyardareas
accordingtotheageofvine-stockstheexact
indicationofagemay,inthecaseofvinesmorethan
threeyearsold,bereplacedbymentioningoneofthe
followingagegroups:Proceduresforcommunicating totheCommission
theinformationobtainedandtheforminwhichitis
tobecommunicated ,togetherwithmeasuresfor
keepingsuchinformationuptodate,shallbe
'adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedureprovided
forinArticle7ofCouncilRegulationNo24,onthe.
basisofthemethodschosenbyMemberStatesfor
drawinguptheviticulturallandregister.3to6years,
6to10years,
10to20years,
20to30years,
over30years.Article8
Thesameshallapplytotheyear,inwhichvine
varietiesareplanted.ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyand
directlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,23November1962.
Article5
FortheCommission
ThePresident
W.HALLSTEIN1.MemberStatesshalltakeallnecessarymeasures
toensurethatthedeclarationsprovidedforinArticle
1aresubmittedandarecorrect.Theyshallbe