2001/636/EC: Commission Decision of 6 August 2001 fixing the financial allocations to the Member States of the remaining balance for the 2000/01 marketing year, in respect of a number of hectares, for the purposes of restructuring and converting vineyards under Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 (notified under document number C(2001) 2475)
Date: 2001-08-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural production policy, aid per hectare, financial aid, marketing year, redirection of production, vineyard

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 6 August 2001

fixing the financial allocations to the Member States of the remaining balance for the 2000/01
in respect of a number of hectares, for the purposes of restructuring and
marketing year,

converting vineyards under Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999

(notified under document number C(2001) 2475)

(2001/636/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(5)

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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000 (2),
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 of 31
May 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application
of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the
common organisation of the market in wine (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1253/2001 (4),
in
particular on production potential.

The detailed rules on financial planning and participa-
tion in financing the restructuring and conversion
scheme laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000
stipulate that the references to a given financial year
refer to the payments actually made by the Member
States between 16 October and the following 15
October.

In accordance with Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No
1493/1999, the Commission makes initial allocations to
Member States each year on the basis of objective
criteria, taking account of particular situations and needs
and the efforts to be undertaken in the light of the
scheme's objective.

(4)

The Commission fixed the indicative financial alloca-
tions for the 2000/01 marketing year in Decision 2000/
503/EC (5).

(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 328, 23.12.2000, p. 2.
(3) OJ L 143, 16.6.2000, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 173, 27.6.2001, p. 31.
(5) OJ L 201, 9.8.2000, p. 4.

In accordance with Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No
1493/1999, initial allocations must be adapted in view
of real expenditure and on the basis of revised expendi-
ture forecasts notified by the Member States, taking into
account the objective of the scheme and subject to the
funds available.

Under Article 17(8)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No
1227/2000, Member States that have incurred expendi-
ture of
less than 75 % of the initial allocation may
submit a request for subsequent financing in the finan-
cial year 2001. This request is accepted to the extent
that the total expenditure in the current financial year
does not exceed 75 % of the initial allocation to the
Member State concerned.

Under Article 17(8)(c) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No
1227/2000, Member States that have incurred expendi-
ture exceeding 75 % but less than 100 % of the initial
allocation may
subsequent
a
financing in the financial year 2001. This request is
accepted to the extent that the total expenditure in the
current financial year does not exceed the initial alloca-
tion to the Member State concerned.

request

submit

for

Under Article 17(8)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 1227/
2000,
the requests submitted by the Member States
pursuant to Article 16(1)(b) are accepted on a pro rata
basis, using the amount available after deducting the
sum of the amounts accepted under Article 17(8)(b) and
(d),

(6)

(7)

(8)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The financial allocations to the Member States of the remaining
balance for the 2000/01 marketing year,
in respect of a
number of hectares, for the restructuring and conversion of
vineyards under Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, for the period
1 July 2001 to 15 October 2001 in the financial year 2001,
are set out in the Annex hereto.

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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 6 August 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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Financial allocations to the Member States of the remaining balance for the 2000/01 marketing year, in respect of
a number of hectares, for the restructuring and conversion of vineyards under Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999,
for the period 1 July 2001 to 15 October 2001 of the financial year 2001

ANNEX

Member State

Area (ha)

Financial allocation (EUR)

Germany

Greece

Spain

France

Italy

Luxembourg

Austria

Portugal

361

0

7 463

5 185

2 010

14

936

581

2 802 614

0

49 609 812

37 600 000

14 725 291

112 500

6 561 423

3 893 210

Total

16 550

115 304 850