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■^PROPOSAL^FORACOUNCILREGULATION (EEC).
AMENDINGFORTHESECONDTIMEREGULATION(EEC)N°1162/76■
ONMEASURESDESIGNED TOADJUSTWINE-GROWING POTENTIAL TO
MARKETREQUIREMENTS
PROPOSALFORACOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
LAYINGDOWNMEASURES TOADJUSTWINE-GROWING POTENTIAL TO
«
MARKETREQUIREMENTS INCERTAINCOMMUNITY REGIONSAND .
AMENDINGREGULATION(EEC)N°1163/76
(Submitted "bytheCommissiontotheCouncil)L^Ï «piwoç-\^
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^PROPOSALforacouncil
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM -
Atits516th meeting held from 8to12May,1978 theCouncil invited the
Commission toreconsider theproblems ofthe wine market andtosubmit to
itsupplementary proposals onthe structural measures before 1August 1978 .
TheCommission proposed tothe Council anaction programme covering several
years (1979-1985 ).This programme covers allpossible areas ofaction and
the concomitant andenergetic implementation ofallthemeasures should
allow theprogressive establishment ofequilibrium inthe wine market .
With this inmind theprogramme wassupplemented bysixdraft regulations ■\
andone ;proposal for adirective which ifadopted bythe Council would
effectively contribute totheabovementioned objectives /These proposals
are currently being studied bythe Council .
Since acertain ,period oftime isrequired toexamine theproposals ,an
extension : i
ofthedate provided forbyArticle 5(1 )ofRegulation (EEC)No1162 /
76inrespect ofthedecision onmeasures concerning thewine-growing
potential ,and *
ofthedate provided for byArticle 2(1)ofthesame Regulation in
respect oftheprohibition onnew vine plantings .
Forthis reason theCommission proposes tochange thedate ofthedeoision
onthemeasures concerning thewine-growing potential and toextend the
prohibition ofnewplant ing'until measures concerning thewine-growing
potential areadopted .
/
Moreover itis,.possible that thediscussions mayfavour the rapid and
separate adoption oftheproposal for aCouncil Directive (EEC )No
ontheprogramme tospeed uptheconversion ofsome wine-growing areas in
theCharentes region ,inview oftheurgent nature oftheproblem .Ithad
been planned that this measure should beapplied asoneofaset,but inthe
absence ofsuch aframework ,themeasure will have tobesupplemented by
additional provisions toensure that thestated objectives areachieved ,in
particular :

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-the prohibition ,inthe region inquestion ,ofnew plantings ofvarieties
4
intended for theproduction of'Cognac "wine spirits forthe full duration
ofthe measure ;
-anamendment ofRegulation (EEC )No1163 /76designed toensure that
producers donot receive two premiums for the same grubbing operation .
The adoption ofsuch measures will have norepercussions onthe Budget of
the European Communities .

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingforthesecondtimeRegulation (EEC)No1162/76
onmeasuresdesignedtoadjustwine-growing potentialto
marketrequirements
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES, ,.
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle43thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No816/70of28April1970
layingdownadditionalprovisionsforthecommonorganization ofthemarket
inwine^,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1861/78^,andin
particularArticle17(5)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament^,
.... ...(4)HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicandSocial'Committee,
WhereasArticle5(1)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1162/76of17May1976
onmeasuresdesignedtoadjustwine-growing potentialtomarketrequire­
ments^,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3140/76^,providedthat
theCouncilshouldadopt,before1October1973,themeasuresrequiredto
ensureadjustmentofwine-growing potentialtomarketrequirements ;
whereas,sincetheCouncilhasbeenunabletoadoptthesaidmeasuresbythat
date,alaterdateshouldbefixed;
(1)J0NoL99,5.5.1970,p.1
(2)J0NoL215,4.8.1978,p.1
(3)
(4)
(5)0JNoL135,24.5.1976,p.32
(6)0JNoL354,24.12.1976,p.4

Whereasitisalsoadvisable,intheabsenceofappropriate measuresto
ensuretheequilibrium ofthewinemarketandcontrolofwine-growing
potential,toextendtheprohibition onnewplantingsreferredtoin
Article2(1)ofthesaidRegulation;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : . ,
Article 1
Article2(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1162/76isamendedtoreadasfollows:
"1.Allnewplantingsofvinevarietiesclassified aswinegrapevarieties
fortheadministrative unitconcernedshallbeprohibited from
1December1976untiltheentryintoapplication ofthe.measures
referredtoinArticle5(1).Fromthedateofentryintoforceof
thisRegulation,theMemberStatesshallgrantnofurtherauthori­
zationsfornewplantings."
Article 2
(a)Inthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle5(1)thedate1October1978"
isamendedtoread"1June1979".
(b)Paragraph 2ofArticle5isdeleted.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1December1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
Doneat-Brussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ProposalforaCouncilRegulation (EEC)
layingdownsupplementary measurestoadjustwine-growing potential
\
tomarketrequirements incertainCommunityregionsandamending
Regulation (EEC)N°1163/76.
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle43thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
1WhereastheCouncilhasadoptedDirective , ;whereasthis
Directive hadbeenproposedatthetimeandinthecontextofanoverall
programmefortheprogressive establishment ofequilibrium onthewine
market;whereasithasnotbeenpossibletoadopttheothermeasures
whichwereproposedaspartofthesaidprogramme andwhichwerenecessary
fortheeffectiveapplication ofthesaidDirective;whereas,consequently ,
certainmeasuresmustbeadoptedsothattheobjectivesoftheDirective
canbeachieved; ",
WhereastheCharentemeasureisdesignedtoreduce-thewine-growing area
intheregionofproductionspecifiedforwinespiritscarryingtheregistered
designation oforigin"Cognac";whereas,consequently ,thisarea,must
notbeincreased bynewplantings;
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Whereasthereplanting shouldbemadesubjecttocriteriawherebyan
improvement inthequalityofproduction canbeensured;whereas,con­
sequently,itshouldbeprovidedthatreplantirigs mustbeofrecommended
varietiesonly;
Whereas,underFrenchlegislation,certainwine-growers haveacquired
plantingandreplantingrights;whereastheexerciseoftheserights
duringtheperiodofprohibition ofnewplantingsmightjeopardizethe
statedobjectiveofrestoring marketequilibrium ;whereas,therefore,i
isclearlyinthepublicinterestthattheexerciseoftheserightsbesus­
pendedduringthesaidperiodwhileatthesametimetheirvalidityis
extendedbyanequivalentperiod;
Whereasduringthemarketingyear1978/79theconversionmeasurescouldgive
entitlementtoapremiumeitherputsuanttoRegulation(EEc)No1163/72^aslas
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1155/78"^,orpursuanttothe"Charente"measure;
whereasholdingscoveredbytheDirectivemustthereforebeexcludedfrom
qualifyingforthepremiumprovidedforbyRegulation (EEC)N°1163/72;
2
OJN°L135,24.5.1976,page34.
3
OJN°L144,31.5.1978,page9.

HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : _,'
■Article 1
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation :
a)"replanting "meanstheplantingofvinesaftergrubbing-up hasbeen
carriedoutwithinthepastfouryearsoveranequivalent areaonthe
sameholding; -
b)"newplanning"meansaplantingofvineswhichdoesnotcorrespondto
thedefinitionofreplanting setoutina).
Article 2
Inthecommuneslocatedintheregionofproduction specifiedforwine
spiritsbearingtheregistered designation oforigin"Cognac"andfor
thedurationoftheprogrammeofmeasuresreferredtoinArticle5ofthe
Directive :
-allnewplantingofvarietiesclassifiedinthe-categoryofVarieties
withspecialusesshallbeprohibited,
-allreplanting mustbecarriedoutwithvarietiesclassified inthe
categoryofrecommended varietiesfortheadministrative unitsconcerned.
Article3
WithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)N°1162/76
theperiodofvalidityofplantingorreplantingrightsacquiredunder
national lawsbythedateonwhichthisRegulation entersintoforceshall
beextendedbyaperiodequivalent tothatreferredtoinArticle2.
Duringthisperiod,exerciseoftherightsinquestionshallbesuspended.
OJNoL135,24.5.1976,p.32.

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.'"Subject to .the'conditions laid down in'this Regulation ",'wine-growers irv -'v
.theCommunity shal I,onrequest ,feegranted apremium if .they convert to
/.. -other uses -vineyards !planted ,with wine-grape ,table-grape orvine-stock v
:; ;varieties >with "theexception of :those uses specif iedv in-thesecond
indent ofArticle' .32>b).■;"':-:■•.'• '■'.*!;;'/pP''.P'P ,'■-P-'-•.PP'/-■■
However ,wine-growers inthe communes situated inthe region ofproduction
specified forwine spirits bearing theregistered designation oforigin
' "Cognac "shall notqualify forthis premium asfrom the date onwhich
Directive N° /€EC takes effect inrespect of areas planted
with vines ofvarieties classified inthecathegory ofvarieties with
special uses ."
- ' Article 5
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird day following its
publication intheOfficial Journal ofthe European Communities ..
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels , For the Council
The President