AREAS INTO THREE CATEGORIES ;
WHEREAS CLIMATIC CONDITIONS HAVE A FUNDAMENTAL INFLUENCE ON THE NATURAL ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH BY VOLUME OF WINES , WHICH IS USED AS A BASIS FOR DIVIDING COMMUNITY WINE-GROWING LAND INTO WINE-GROWING ZONES ; WHEREAS THESE WINE-GROWING ZONES CAN THEREFORE BE CONSIDERED AS REFLECTING CLIMATIC CONDITIONS AND , ACCORDINGLY , BE USED AS A BASIS FOR CLASSIFYING WINE-GROWING AREAS ;
WHEREAS THE INFLUENCE OF THE SOIL AND THE TERRAIN ON THE QUALITY OF A PRODUCT IS STRICTLY CONDITIONAL UPON CLIMATIC CONDITIONS ; WHEREAS THE USE OF THESE FACTORS AS CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA MUST BE MODULATED ON THE BASIS OF THE CLIMATE ; WHEREAS IN ONE PARTICULAR CASE , HOWEVER , REFERENCE TO A WINE-GROWING ZONE DOES NOT MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO TAKE SUFFICIENTLY PRECISE ACCOUNT OF CLIMATIC INFLUENCES ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , IT IS NECESSARY TO MODULATE THE CRITERIA FOR CLASSIFYING AREAS EVEN WITHIN THAT PARTICULAR WINE-GROWING ZONE ;
WHEREAS CLIMATIC AND SOIL CONDITIONS IN WINE-GROWING ZONE A AND IN THE GERMAN PART OF WINE-GROWING ZONE B DO NOT JUSTIFY THE INCLUSION OF AREAS BELONGING TO THESE ZONES IN CATEGORY 2 ;
WHEREAS , IN THE LIGHT OF THE EXPERIENCE GAINED IN MANAGING THE MARKET IN WINE AND OF THE STUDIES CARRIED OUT , IT SEEMS ESSENTIAL TO PROVIDE FOR THE STRUCTURAL MEASURES NEEDED TO BALANCE THE MARKET ; WHEREAS THIS DOES NOT SEEM POSSIBLE UNLESS THE CURRENT TEMPORARY BAN ON NEW PLANTING IS EXTENDED UNTIL 30 NOVEMBER 1986 ;
WHEREAS AN EXEMPTION FROM THIS PROHIBITION IS JUSTIFIED , OWING TO THEIR SMALL SIZE , IN THE CASE OF NEW PLANTING OPERATIONS CARRIED OUT IN THE MEMBER STATES WHICH PRODUCE ANNUALLY LESS THAN 25 000 HECTOLITRES OF WINE , AND , IN VIEW OF THEIR INTENDED USE , IN THE CASE OF NEW PLANTINGS OF VARIETIES OF VINE CLASSIFIED SOLELY AS TABLE GRAPE VARIETIES ;
WHEREAS IT IS ADVISABLE TO RELAX THE PROHIBITION IN QUESTION BY ENABLING THE MEMBER STATES TO AUTHORIZE NEW PLANTING INTENDED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF QUALITY WINES PSR WITH A VIEW TO ALLOWING , WHERE APPROPRIATE , IMPROVED ADJUSTMENT OF SUPPLY TO DEMAND IN THESE WINES ; WHEREAS THIS POSSIBILITY MUST BE EXTENDED TO NEW PLANTING CARRIED OUT IN THE CONTEXT OF REALLOCATION MEASURES OR COMPULSORY PURCHASE MEASURES IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND ALSO TO NEW PLANTING CARRIED OUT UNDER DEVELOPMENT PLANS WHICH MEET THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 72/159/EEC OF 17 APRIL 1972 ON THE MODERNIZATION OF FARMS ( 6 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY DIRECTIVE 78/1017/EEC ( 7 ) ; WHEREAS HOWEVER EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THAT IT IS ADVISABLE NOT TO GIVE THIS POSSIBILITY TO THE MEMBER STATES WHERE THE PRODUCTION OF QUALITY WINES PSR CONSTITUTES A PREDOMINANT PART OF TOTAL WINE PRODUCTION ;
WHEREAS THE MEMBER STATES SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO AUTHORIZE NEW PLANTING IN RESPECT OF AREAS INTENDED FOR THE CULTIVATION OF PARENT VINES FOR ROOT-STOCK AFTER THE PERIOD DURING WHICH AID FOR THE ABANDONMENT OF SUCH AREAS IS GRANTED , AND IN RESPECT OF AREAS