COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0M(91) 241 final 
Brussels, 1 July 1991 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 on the granting 
of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine-growing areas and 
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2239/86 on a specific common 
measure to iinprove wine-growing structures in Portugal 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
The transition to the second stage of accession in the wine-growing sector 
is an opportune occasion, in so far as the abandonment of wine-growing 
areas is concerned, on which to incorporate In the Community arrangements 
the specific provisions laid down In 1986 for Portugal. Tne particular 
situation of wine-growing structures In that country justifies the amounts 
of the abandonment premiums being maintained at the levels now applicable. 
proposal for a 
Council Regulation (EEC) 
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 on the granting 
of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine-growing areas and 
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2239/86 on a specific common 
measure to improve wine-growing structures in Portugal 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 
and in particular Article 43 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 of 24 May 1988 on the 
granting, for the 1988/89 to 1995/96 wine years, of permanent abandonment 
premiums in respect of wine-growing areas^1), as amended by Regulation 
(EEC) No 1327/90(2), does not at present apply in Portugal; 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2239/86 of 14 July 1986 on a specific 
common measure to improve wine-growing structures in Portugal^3) provides 
for measures for the permanent abandonment and restructuring of 
wine-growing areas; 
(1) OJNoL 132, 28. 5.1988, p. 3. 
(2) OJ NO L 132, 23. 5.1990, p. 23. 
(3) QJ No L 196, 18. 7.1986, p. 1. 
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Whereas the system of premiums for the permanent abandonment of 
wine-growing applicable in the other Member States has been transferred to 
the Guarantee Section of the EAGGF by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1327/90 
of 14 May 1990(4) and the level of Community funding has been fixed at 100 
%; 
Whereas, in accordance with the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, the 
provisions concerning the common organization of the market in wine apply 
in Portugal from the second stage of transition; whereas the general 
permanent abandonment arrangements should also be made applicable in that 
Member State and the amounts of the premiums currently applicable should be 
retained in order to take account of the specific structural situation; 
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 should therefore be amended and the 
provisions relating to the abandonment of wine-growing laid down in 
Regulation (EEC) No 2239/86 should be repealed; whereas those provisions 
will continue to apply, however, to applications for reimbursement 
submitted by Portugal under the latter Regulation, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 is hereby amended as follows: 
1. The following paragraph is added to Article 2: 
"5. As regards Portugal, the premiums and amounts applicable shall be 
the following: 
for areas of not less than 10 ares but not more than 25 ares 
cultivated with wine-grape varieties and constituting the entire 
wine-growing area of the holding concerned: ECU 2 500; 
(4) QJ No L 132, 23. 5.1990, p. 23. 
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for areas of more than 25 ares cultivated with wine-grape 
varieties: 
ECU 1 000 if the average yield per hectare is not more than 
20 hi, 
ECU 1 600 if the average yield per hectare is more than 20 
hi but not more than 25 hi, 
ECU 2 200 if the average yield per hectare is more than 25 
hi but not more than 30 hi, 
ECU 2 800 if the average yield per hectare is more than 30 
hi but not more than 50 hi, 
ECU 3 500 if the average yield per hectare is more than 50 
hi but not more than 90 hi, 
ECU 5 000 if the average yield per hectare is more than 90 
hi but not more than 130 hi, 
ECU 6 200 if the average yield per hectare is more than 130 
hi but not more than 160 hi, 
ECU 6 500 if the average yield per hectare is more than 160 
hi, 
for areas cultivated with varieties classified in the 
administrative unit concerned either as table grapes or as both 
table and wine grapes: 
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ECU 5 500 in the case of varieties trained by the pergola 
method, 
ECU 3 500 in the case of varieties trained by a method 
other than the pergola method. 
The amounts specified in the second and third indents of the first 
subparagraph shall be increased by ECU 300 per hectare if the areas 
concerned constitute the entire wine-growing area cultivated by the 
applicant. 
2. The following is added to Article 7(1): 
Portugal shall have authority to reduce the amounts provided for in 
Article 2(5) if the applicant for a permanent abandonment premium is a 
member of a wine cooperative or other association of wine-growers. In 
such case, the premium shall be reduced by not more than 7 % and the sum 
corresponding to this reduction shall be paid to the cooperative or 
association in question. 
3. In Article 20, the following is added after the second indent: 
the application of this Regulation in Portugal,". 
4. Article 22 is deleted. 
Article 3 
Title II and Article 9(l)(c), Article 9(2),(3),(4) and the second and third 
subparagraphs of Article 9(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2239/86 are hereby 
repealed. The provisions of that Regulation shall continue to apply, 
however, to applications for reimbursement submitted by Portugal before the 
entry into force of this Regulation. 
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Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in 
all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
-X. BUDGET HEADING : 184 Date : 30 May 
APPROPRIATIONS : ECU 445,0 m 1991 
,af TITLE : 
Amendment of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 on the granting of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of 
wine-growing areas and amendment of Regulation (EEC) No 2239/88 on a specific common measure to Improve 
vine-growing structures In Portugal. 
3. LEGAL BASIS : Article 43 of the Treaty 
4. AIMS 
Funding of 100* by the EAGGF Guarantee Section for the grubbing of vines in Portugal and mointenance of 
the level of grubbing premiums set in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2239/86 of 14 July 1986. 
S. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 
5.0 EXPENDITURE 
- CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET 
(REFUNDS/INTERVENT IONS) 
3.1 REVENUE 
- OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC 
(LEVIES/CUSTOM DUTIES) 
- NATIONAL PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS 
ECU m 
20.0 CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR 
( »1 ) 
ECU m FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR 
( 92 ) 
ECU m 
20.0 
1993 
5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 
5.1.1 ESTIMATED REVENUE 20.0 1994 
20.0 1995 
20.0 1996 
20.0 
5.2 METHOD OF CALCULATION 
The area grubbed annually is presumed to be 5 000 ha. 
The average premium selected Is ECU 3 500/ha. 
5 000 ha x ECU 3 500/ha x 1.145 (DR) - ECU 20 m 
6.0 CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET ? 
YES 
6.1 CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT BUDGET ? 
YES 
6.2 WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY ? 
NO 
6.3 WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY ? 
YES 
COMMENTS : 
The sum ef ECU 20.0 m «III be entered In the letter of amendment concerning the preliminary draft budget 
7 for 1992 which will be presented to the Budget Authority as a result of the decisions taken as part of the 
pricee package for 1991/92. 
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FICHE D'IMPACT 
Objet : Projet de proposition de règlement (CEE) n° du Conseil 
modifiant le règlement (CEE) n° 1442/88, relatif à l'octroi de 
primes d'abandon définitif de superficies viticoles et 
modifiant le règlement (CEE) n° 2239/86 concernant une action 
commune spécifique pour l'amélioration des structures viti-
vinicoles au Portugal. 
Cette mesure n'a pas d'impact sur les PME et l'emploi. 
Diese Mapnahme hat weder Auswirkungen auf Klein- und Mittelbetriebe 
noch auf die Beschaftigungslage. 
This measure has no impact on the small and medium-sized businesses and 
employment. 

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