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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)477final.
Brussels.3October1977*
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
onthegrantingofaidtocertainproducersofwinegrapes
intendedfortheproductionoftablewinesincertain
wine-growing regionsaffectedbynaturaldisasters
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
CCM(77)477final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Theaim ofthis Regulation istogrant aid tocertain wine producers
inorder toencourage them ,inthe interests ofquality ,touse
concentrated grape must .This aid isgranted toproducers incertain
regions oftheCommunity who arethreatened fcyheavy losses caused
"bysevere frosts during March andApril andexceptional rainfall
during the summer .

Proposalfor
COUNCILREGULATION' (EEC)
on-i,hegrantingofaidtocertainproducersofwinegrapesintendedfortheproductionoftablewinesincertain
wine-growingregionsaffectedbynaturaldisasters
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No816/70of28AprilI970layingdown
additionalprovisionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarketinwine1,aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)NOI678/772,andinparticularArticle38thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129onthevalueoftheunitofaccount
andtheexchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthecommonagricultural
policy,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2543/734,andinparticular
Article3thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasArticle38ofRegulation(EEC)No816/70laysdownthatmeasuresof
derogationmaybedecidedontoremedyanexceptionalsituationresultingfrom
naturaldisasters;
WhereasmcertainregionsoftheCommunitytherewereseverefrostsduring
themonthsofMarchandApriland,.duringthesummer,exceptionalrainfalland
reducedsunshine;
Whereasgoodweatherduringthesemonthsisindispensabletoagoodqualityharvest;
wnereas,inconsequence,thesaidabnormalweatherconditionsconstituteanatural
disaster;whereasitfollowsfromthisthatthewinesproducedfromgrapesharvested
inthesedisaster-affected regionswillnotnaturallyreachtheminimumalcoholic
strengthlaiddownfortablewines;
2OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1,0JNoL187,27..7-1977,p.1
.OJNoL106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62
OJNoL263,19.9.1973,P.1

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Whereas theMember States may ,tinder Article 18ofRegulation (EEC)No816/70,
authorize thenatural alcoholio strength tobeincreased ;whereas ,intheregions
inquestion ,this increase iseffected bytheaddition ofconcentrated grape must
tothebasis products }
Whereas ,inorder toencourage producers whoarethreatened byheavy losses to
useconcentrated grape must intheinterests ofquality ,itappears necessary
togrant them aid forthis purpose ;whereas such ameasure avoids therisk of
non-enriched wines ofmediocre quality finding their way ,atexcessively
lowprices ,onto thetable wines market tothedetriment ofthestability of
that market ;whereas ,furthermore ,this measure maybring about anincrease in
thevolume ofgrape must to beconcentrated and hence adrop inthe
total volume ofproduction supplied tothemarket ;whereas ,inconsequence ,
this measure serves toregularize thetable wines market ;
*
Whereas ,morder togive preference tothose producers most severely affected ,
itisappropriate tolimit thegranting ofthis aidtoproducers whoareable
tofurnish proof ofayield lower than 50hectolitres perhectare ;
Whereas itisnecessary tofix theaid atanamount which takes account ofthe
market price forconcentrated grape must ;
Whereas theapplication ofthemeasures provided for inthis Regulation extends
beyond 15December 1977 ;whereas itisnecessary ,inorder toavoid any
discrimination among theproducers concerned ,toprovide fortheapplication of
asingle representative rate for thepayments effected pursuant tothis
Regulation ;whereas itisappropriate tousetherepresentative rate applicable
inthewine sector forthe1977/78wine-growing year ;
Whereas theMonetary Committee will beconsulted andwhereas ,inview ofthe
urgency ,itisappropriate toadopt themeasures envisaged inaccordance with
Article 3(2)ofRegulation No129 ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION J
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Article 1
Aidshall hagranted ontheterms laid down inthia Regulation to
producers ofwine grapes intended fortheproduction oftable wines whoare
a"ble tofurnish proof ofayield lower than 50hectolitres perhectare from
the1977 harvest aaidwhose holdings aresituated incertain parts sto "bedetermined
a)ofthefollowing French departments t
-Alpes deHaute-Provence -Haute-Garonne
-Aude -Hérault
-Bouches~du~Rhône –Landes
-Corse duSud ■ -Lot
-Dordogne –Lot–et–Garonne
-Gard –Pyrénées-Atlantiques
-Gers -Pyrénées-Orientales
-Gironde -Tarn
-Haute-Corse -Var
b)ofthenorth ofItaly
whose 1977 harvest wasaffeoted bynatural disasters®
Article 2
1.Theamount oftheaidprovided for inArticle 1ishereby fixed ,for
concentrated must used intheoperations described inArticles 18and19
ofRegulation (EEC)Ko816/70,atO.87u.a .perdegree ofpotential
alcoholic strength perhectolitre .
2.The conversion oftheaidreferred toinparagraph 1ofthis Article into
national currency shall beeffected bymeans oftherepresentative rate
applicable inthewine sector during the1977/78wine-growing year .
Article 3
1.Producers wishing totake advantage oftheaidprovided forinArticle 1
must apply tothecompetent intervention agency before thebeginning of
wine-making operations andatthelatest by15October 1977 *
2.Before granting theaid ,theintervention agencies must satisfy themselves
that the conditions laid down inArticle 1are fulfilled .

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Article 4
TheMember States shall communicate totheCommission "by15January 1978
thenumber ofproducers whohave received aidandthequantities ofwine
subjected toenrichment .
Article 5
1.TheMember States shall appoint anintervention agency responsible for
applying "theprovisions ofthis Regulation .
2.The competent body shall bethe intervention agency oftheMember State
inwhose territory the grapes areharvested .
Article 6
Rules fortheapplication ofthis Regulation ,and inparticular the
determination oftheparts ofdepartments referred toinArticle 1,shall be
adopted inaccordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 7of
Regulation No24.
Article 7
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing
itspublication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
Itshall apply with effect from 20September 1977 *
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels . For the Council
The President

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
DATE I20.9.1977
1.BUDGET LINS CONCERNED 1Item 6919
2.ACTION .Proposal foraCouncil Regulation onthegranting ofaidtocertain
producers ofwinegrapes intended fortheproduction oftable wine incertain
wine–growing regions affected bynatural disasters
3.LEGAL BASIS ,Article 38ofRegulation 816/70(measures ofderogation following
natural disasters ) ■■
.––LU.M.■■■■■UNII IIIIWM–IW*»»–
4.OBJECTIVES »Thegranting ofaidfortheuseofconcentrated musts toenrich wme
incertain disaster areas
5.FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCE
5.0EXPENDITURE
-CHARGED TOTHE ECBUDGET
(XBEDJCDS)£L NTERVENTI ONS )
5.1BŒŒC
-axKDEEx ,FOR THE MARKETING YEAH CURRENT FIN/J.'CIAL YEAR
(77 )FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEARriEr:
6mu.a .
(»6,2MEUA )
TEAR »*Z•«•••• •YEAR A*B««*VQI >»••••»« YEAR ,.81
5.0.1 PLURI ANNUAL PATTERN OFEXPENDITURE
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5.2METHOD OFCALCULATION
Aid of0.87 u.a .perdegree perhiofmust used .
Enrichment of2degrees perhiofwine .
Quantity ofwine tobeenriched ;5million hi
O.87u.a .x2degrees x5million hi■=8,7mu.a .(rounded offto9mu.a .)
Note :Thequantity ofmusts used forthis operation will reduce wine production
forthe77/78growing yearby0.8million hi;hence thepossibility of
savings ontraditional measures .
6.0FINANCING POSSIBLE WITH CREDITS INSCRIBED INRELEVANT CHAPTER OFCURRENT BUDGET ? 1)YES/&X
6.1FINANCING POSSIBLE BYTRANSFER BSTXEEH CHAPTERS OFCURRENT BUDGET ? YES/MO
6.2NECESSITY FOR ASUFPLEI-JSNTAHY BUDGET ? fâS/HO
6.3CREDITS TOBEWRITTEN INTO FUTURE BUDGETS ? 2)YES/NO
COMMENTS JThis isanemergency measure forwhich noprovision wasmade inthe
77Budget anddraft 7oBudget . ,
(1)1977 :Inview oftheamount inquestion andtherate ofpayment ,itshouxa oepossible tofinance this measure from Chapter 69or,ifriGv ,bytransfer
from other Chapters . . ^
(2)1978s Where possible ,inthefirst instance bytransfer 01appropriations iromChapter 69,since suchutilization cfmusts reduces thevolume ofwine on
themarket ,or,where appropriate ,byother means ,transter from Tici.es
i and 7oradditional appropriations .1(2)1978 !