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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)126 final
Brussels ,13April 1977
Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (ESC )
amending for "thefourth "timeRegulation (EEC)ITO1163/76
ongranting ofaconversion premium inthewine sector
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
COM(77)126final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Thepurpose ofthis proposal foraregulation istoderogate from the
provisions inthefirst indent ofArticle 3(2)(b)ofCouncil Regulation
(EEC)NoII63/76,of17May1976 ,ongranting ofaconversion premium inthe
wine sector ,,where itisstipulated that thegrant ofthepremium issubject
toanundertaking "bytheapplicant togrub uporhave grubbed upbefor
1May1977 thevines inthe'areas forwhich thepremium hasbeen requested
forthe1976/77wine year .
." ." ' / • ••• ••
Commission Regulation (EEC)No2034/76provides that thecompetent autho­
rities oftheMember States have theobligation tocarry outon-the-spot checks
toascertain that theconditions forgranting thepremium have been satisfied ,
andtofixtheamount tobegranted .
Recent unfavourable weather inoneMember State having delayed thenormal
progress ofthese checks ,thedeadline of1May 1977 cannot beobserved despite
theundertaking given bythose concerned before 16January 1976 tocarry out
grubbing by1May 1977 *
Therefore itisproposed that thegrubbing ofvines cantake place until
15June 1977 . -

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)'
.\
amendingfor"thefourthtimeRegulation(EEC)NO1163/76
ongrantingofaconversionpremiuminthewinesector
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN'COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,and
IinparticularArticle43thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament(l),
*
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicandSooialCommittee(2),
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1163/76of17May1976(3)»aslastamended
"byRegulation(EEC)No530/77(4)»providedforthegrantingofaconversionpre­
miuminthewinesector}whereasunderthefirstindentofArticle3(2)("b)thereof
theapplicantmustundertake-to grubuporhavegrubbedupby1May1977thevines
ontheareasforwhichthepremiumhasbeenrequestedforthe1976/77wineyear;
whereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2034/76of17August1976layingdownde­
tailedrulesandconditionsforthegrantingoftheconversion premiuminthewine
sector(5)requiresthecompetentauthoritiesoftheMemberStatestoverifycer­
tainparticularsbeforegrubbing,inordertocheckthattheconditionsforgranting
jthepremiumhavebeenmetandtofixtheamounttobegranted;whereasthesechecks
whichrequire anon-the-spotvisithavebeendelayedbyrecentunfavourable wear-
therconditions {whereasgrubbingshouldthereforebealloweduntil15June1977J
: •/•
(1)Opiniongivenon
(2)Opiniongivenon
(3)OJNoL135»..:24.5.1976,p.34
(4)OJNoL6%J16.3.1977,P.3
(5)OJNoL226,"'*;18c8r1976,p.10

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whereas this extension calls for acorresponding amendment ofthedate from which
Member States arerequired -tomake certain checks :
Whereas provision should bemade incase
wine years »
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :such changes are required insubsequent
Article 1
Bywayofderogation from Regulation (EEC)No1163/76forthe1976/77wine
year
-forthepurposes ofgranting theoonversion premium ,thegrubbing ofvines shall
take place "before 16June 1977 5
–Member States shall carry outtheohecks referred toinArticle 6(l)from the
said date . .
Article 2
% ' .
Thefollowing subparagraph ishereby added _to .Article 4(5)ofRegulation -
^(EEC).No1163/76:.
__"Aderogation from thetime limit,for .grubbing jnay^be made under thesame ,
procédure .*•
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on1May 1977 *
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable in
all Member States .
Done atBrussels , For the Council
the President