2000/503/EC: Commission Decision of 25 July 2000 fixing an indicative financial allocation, in respect of a number of hectares, by Member State for restructuring and conversion of vineyards under Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for the 2000/2001 marketing year (notified under document number C(2000) 2226)
Date: 2000-07-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, financial aid, redirection of production, vineyard, viticulture

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 25 July 2000

fixing an indicative financial allocation, in respect of a number of hectares, by Member State for
restructuring and conversion of vineyards under Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for the
2000/2001 marketing year

(notified under document number C(2000) 2226)

(2000/503/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

efforts to be undertaken in the light of the objective of
the scheme.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in
wine (1), and in particular Article 14 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The rules for the restructuring and conversion of vine-
yards are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999
and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 (2)
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council
Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organ-
isation of the market in wine, in particular on produc-
tion potential.

The detailed provisions should be established as to
financial planning and as to participation in financing of
the system for restructuring and conversion laid down in
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 provide for
references
to
payments actually made by Member States between 16
October and the following 15 October.

to a given financial year

shall

refer

According to Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/
1999 the Commission shall make initial allocations to
Member States per year on the basis of objective criteria
taking into account particular situations and needs, and

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

According to Article 14(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/
1999, financial allocation between Member States shall
take due account of the proportion of the Community
vineyard area in the Member State concerned.

In order to implement Article 14(4) of Regulation (EC)
No 1493/1999, it is necessary for a financial allocation
to be made in respect of a certain number of hectares.

Pursuant to Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/
1999 the Community contribution to the costs of
restructuring and conversion is higher in regions classi-
fied as Objective 1 in accordance with Council Regula-
tion (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down
general provisions on the Structural Funds (3).

It is necessary to take into account the compensation for
the loss of income incurred by the wine growers during
the period when the vineyard is not yet in production.

According to Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/
1999, initial allocations shall be adapted in view of real
expenditure and on the basis of revised expenditure
forecasts submitted by the Member States taking into
account the objective of the scheme and subject to funds
available,

(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 143, 16.6.2000, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 1

Done at Brussels, 25 July 2000.

Financial allocations, in respect of a number of hectares, by
Member State for restructuring and conversion of vineyards
under Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for the 2000/
2001 marketing year shall be as set out in the Annex.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

Financial allocations, in respect of a number of hectares, by Member State for restructuring and conversion of
vineyards under Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for the 2000/2001 marketing year

ANNEX

Member State

Amount of hectares

Financial allocation
(EUR million)

Germany

Greece

Spain

France

Italy

Luxembourg

Austria

Portugal

United Kingdom

1 624

1 162

18 371

14 359

13 691

19

780

3 980

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12,61

8,28

122,11

104,14

100,31

0,15

5,47

26,66

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