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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)47 final
Brussels.11February1980
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
prohibiting newplantingsofvinesintendedfor
theproductionofqualitywinespsrintheFederal
RepublicofGermany
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
With regard tothe system ofplantings ,thewine action programme ,adopted
bytheCouncil on10-12 December 1979 ,basically provides for a
prohibition onnewplantings until 30November 1985 .
However ,certain exceptions areenvisaged ,inparticular ,onewhich lays
down that Member States may grant authorizations for newplantings with
regard toareas intended fortheproduction ofquality wines psr .This
exemption may belimited orsuspended where ,onnotification from aMember
State ,there isarisk ofanimbalance being created onthemarket for
quality wines psr .
The figures appearing inthe report drawn upbytheCommission and
forwarded on15October 1979 tothe Council demonstrate that ,for the last
three marketing years ,there hasbeen anincrease inwine-growing areas in
Germany which greatly exceed forecasts whereas direct human consumption
for thewhole oftheCommunity hasbeen gradually falling since the
1975 /76wine-growing year andremains static inGermany .For this reason
and inorder toprevent German wine-growing potential from developing in
such away that itwould entail therisk ofaserious andpersistent drop
insales ofGerman quality wines psr ,itisproposed that ,for aperiod
ending on30November 1980 ,newplantings ofvines intended forthe
production ofquality wines psr inGermany should beprohibited .
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Proposai
for
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
prohibiting newplantings ofvines intended fortheproduction of
quality wines psr intheFederal Republic ofGermany
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No337/79of5February 1979onthe
common organization ofthemarket inwine (1),aslast amended by
Regulation (EEC )No / ,(2),andinparticular thesecond subparagraph
ofArticle' 30(2 )thereof (x),
Having regard tothecommunication from theFederal Republic ofGermany ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas the report prepared bytheCommission and forwarded on15October
1979 totheCouncil shows ,forthe 1976 /77,1977 /78and 1978 /79wine years
anincrease inwine-growing areas inGermany which greatly exceeds
forecasts ,while inthe other major wine -producing Member States there has
been adrop inwine-growing areas ;whereas thereport reveals ,moreover ,
asfrom the 1975 /76wine-growing year a drop indirect human
consumption throughout theCommunity and stagnation ofsuch consumption in
Germany ;whereas ,inorder toprevent German wine-growing potential from
developing insuch away that itwould entail therisk ofaserious and
persistent drop insales forGerman quality wines psr andofother quality
wines psr ,itisadvisable tosuspend during aperiod ending on
30November 1980 ,thepossibility ofauthorizing newplantings ofvines
intended fortheproduction ofquality wines psr inGermany ;
(1)0JNoL54,5.3.1979 ,p. 1
(2)0JNo
(x)See Document 9206 /79of25.10.1979

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
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Article 1
Until30November1980thepossibility ofauthorizing anynewplantingof
vinesintendedfortheproductionofqualitywinespsrontheterritoryof
theFederalRepublicofGermanyisherebysuspended .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1980.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident