Commission Regulation (EC) No 262/2006 of  15 February 2006  amending Regulation (EC) No 2729/2000 laying down detailed implementing rules on controls in the wine sector
Date: 2006-02-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU control, common organisation of markets, grubbing premium, remote sensing, viticulture

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 262/2006

of 15 February 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 2729/2000 laying down detailed implementing rules on controls in
the wine sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

To verify the existence of the vines concerned, of the area
concerned and of
its average yield or production
capacity, an on-the-spot check is indispensable as these
factors cannot be verified through remote sensing.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of
in
wine (1), and in particular Article 72(4) thereof,

the market

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Under Article 5(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No
2729/2000 (2) plots which are the subject of an appli-
cation for aid for permanent abandonment are to be
systematically verified on the spot.

Under Article 8(1)(b) and (e) of 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, as regards production potential (3), the
application procedure for the permanent abandonment
premium to be laid down by the Member States must
provide for subsequent verification of the existence of the
vines concerned, of the area concerned and of its average
yield or production capacity,
and verification that
grubbing-up has taken place.

(3)

Since developments in remote-sensing technology have
made it a reliable tool, those Member States who wish
to do so should be given the option of using it provided
that this maintains the level of verification.

(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2165/2005 (OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 316, 15.12.2000, p. 16. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 2120/2004 (OJ L 367, 14.12.2004, p. 11).

(3) OJ L 143, 16.6.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1216/2005 (OJ L 199, 29.7.2005, p. 32).

(5)

(6)

However, remote sensing can be used to verify that vines
have actually been grubbed up and therefore its use
should be permitted for this stage of control.

In view of the difficulties in calculating area through
remote sensing, this method should be authorised only
in cases of abandonment of entire vineyard parcels.

(7)

Regulation (EC) No 2729/2000 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

(8)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Wine,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2729/2000 the following
third subparagraph is added:

‘Verification that grubbing-up has actually taken place as
in Article 8(1)(e) of Regulation (EC) No
provided for
1227/2000 may be carried out by remote sensing,
in the
case of abandonment of the entire vineyard parcel.’

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 15 February 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission