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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)439 final
Brussels.9September 1981
Proposalfora
COUNCILDIRECTIVE
amending,asregardsthespecialconversion grantand
themonetaryunitutilized,Directive 78/627/EEC
ontheprogrammetoaccelerate therestructuring
andconversion ofvineyardsincertain
Mediterranean regionsinFrance
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Article4(1)ofDirective78/627/EECStatesthatexpenditure
relatedtothespecialconversion grantshallbeeligibleforaid
fromtheGuidanceSectionoftheEAGGFprovidedthatitdoesnot
exceed2000unitsofaccountperconvertedhectareandisreduced
byatleast10%eachyearfromthethirdyearonwards.
Thereductioninthepremiumfromthethirdyearonwardswas_
specifiedinordertospeedupconversion operations intheareas
concerned.ButasaresultoftheCouncil'sadoptionofRegulation­
(EEC)n°456/80theeffectofthereductionisnowlikelytobe
thecontraryofthatintended,since:,
-theRegulation,whichwillapplytotheareascoveredbyDirective
78/627/EECafterthatDirectiveexpires,providesforaidequal
inamounttothespecialconversion grant,butwithnotime-related
reduction ,; ' /<
-fromthethirdyearonwards,therefore,winegrowers couldwell
finditmoreadvantageous nottoaskfortheconversion grantbut
toawaittheexpiryoftheDirective andreceivethehigherrate
providedforintheRegulation .
*-. -1
Thissituationcouldcompromise,atleastinpart,thesuccessof.
thecommonmeasureintroduced byDirective 78/627/EEC,despitethe
1verygoodcurrentprospectsforimplementingit
Moreover,areductioninthepremiumfromthethirdyearonwards
constitutes unjustified discrimination againstthe.areascovered
byDirective 78/627/EECincomparison withotherareasinthe
Communitywithsimilarproblems.Thegeneralandstructural -
situations intheseareasdemandtreatment'atleastequaltothat
providedforotherareas. N "
Giventhesituationindicatedabove,theCommission proposes <,
withdrawalofthereductioninthespecialconversiongrant.
*
In1^79theoutlineprogrammeprovidedfor.intheDirective was
presented bytheFrenchGovernment andapprovedbytheCommission .
TheFrenchGovernment hasalreadyapplied*totjieCommissionfor
reimbursement ofadvancepaymentfortherestructuring of4000ha
andtheconversion of2300ha.

PROPOSAL
fora
CouncilDirectiveamending,asregardsthespecialConversiongrantand
themonetaryunitutilized,Directive78/627/EEContheprogrammeto
acceleratetherestructuring andconversionofvineyardsincertain
Mediterranean regionsinFrance
\
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES, .•
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic
Community,andinparticularArticle43thereof,
1HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission, \
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament
WhereasArticle4(1)ofCouncilDirective78/627/EECstatesthatexpenditurerelated
tothespecialconversiongrantiseligibleforaidfromthe
GuidanceSectionoftheEAGGFprovidedthatitdoesnotexceed
2000unitsofaccountperconvertedhectareandisreducedby
atleast10%eachyearfromthethirdyearonward;
Whereasthepurposeofthereductionwastospeedupconversion
operations;whereas,however,asaresultofadoptionofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No456/80of18February198Qonthegrantingoftemporary
andpermanentabandonment premiumsinrespectofcertainareas
4undervinesandofpremiumsfortherenunciation ofreplanting ,•
thisreductionislikelytohaveaneffectoppositetothat
«
intended.;whereastheabovementioned Regulation,whichisto
applytotheareascoveredbyDirective78/627/EECwhenthevalidityofthat
Directiveexpires,providesforthegrantingofapremiumfor
thepermanentabandonment ofviticulture,ofthesameamountas
theabovementioned conversiongrantbutwithoutatime-related
reduction;whereas,consequently,fromthethirdyearonwards
winegrowers mayfinditmoreprofitabletoawaitexpiryofthevalidityofthe
Directiveinsteadofapplyingfortheconversiongrant;.
1
2
30JN°L206,29.07.1978,p.1
40JN°L57,29.02.1980,p.16

Whereas,moreover,inviewoftheadoptionoftheabovementioned
Regulation,theareascoveredbyDirective78/627/EEC,which
sufferveryseriouslyfromthestructuralsurplusonthemarket
intablewine,shouldbegrantedaidatleastas'advantageous
asthatprovidedfortheotherareasintheCommunity
experiencing similarproblems; _
WhereastheamountslaiddowninDirective78/627/EECshouldbe
expressedinthemonetaryunitnowbeing,usedforthecommon
agricultural policy, -s-■.J'/,
HASADOPTEDIHISDIRECTIVE: .v ^?'
K Article 1
.Directive78/627/EECi?herebyamended'as*foIlows:,•
1.ThethirdindentofArticle4(1)isreplacedbythefollowing:,
"expenditurerelated-to ,thespecialconversiongrantreferredto
inthefourthindentofArtiole3(1)'<b)providedthatitdoes
notexceed2410ECU(A)perconvertedhectare"..
2.Theamountsspecifiedin.thefollowingprovisions ,
shallbeasfollows: ^
(a).Article4,(1),firstindentJ::3143ECU(A)insteadof
.;',2600unitsofaccount\
(b)Article4(2),secondsubparagraph :2410ECU(A)insteadof
•- _ -2000unitsofaccount;
(c).Article5(2)-'.■1;105millionECU'insteadof
•' .105millionunits,ofaccount
;J■Article2
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.-.
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DoneatBrussels,....
'-' •'FortheCouncil

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J.LEGALBASISSArtic.le6ofRegulation 729/70
*.AIMSofPROJECTiHarmonization ofthespecialconversiongrant.inDirective 78/627
withthepermanent abandonment premiuminRegulation 456/80".
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